Then we finished lunch and transferred to the Teito's house .
Okay, I'll be off then. I'll probably be back in an hour or two.

Okay. Okay. I will be waiting for you.

Yeah, I'll see you later.
　I said that to Mr. Edwan, and I transitioned to the Imperial City house with Sherry and Leena.

　When we transitioned to the front door of the house, I rang the doorbell .
''Yes . Who are you?　Huh?　Dear Leo: ...... How did you end up here?
　Oh, my God, I thought I gave her the day off, but then Belle came out.
　What's Belle doing here?

Well, ...... they're running out of cooks over there, so I'm going to take them. So I've decided to take him with me.

Oh, I see. Mr. Sam is in the kitchen.

'Okay ......, but why is Belle here?　I gave you the day off, didn't I?
　I asked a question, and Belle looked apologetic and answered .

'Well ...... I'm not comfortable with not working ......'
　Are you serious?

'Oh, really? ...... Did you go back to the orphanage?'

'Yes . I couldn't stay long enough to get out of the way, but I'm back.

Then that's great. So, if you're working here anyway, will you come with me and work over there?

'What?　Are you sure?

Yeah. I need you to take care of Shelly and the others.
　We still don't know if the maids over there are safe or not, so it's safer to leave it to Belle .

'Hey!　If you'd just shut up and listen, what are you talking about!
　Shelly, who'd been waiting in the back for us to finish talking all this time, yells at me.

"Oh, I'm sorry,
　Come to think of it, it's not very polite to ask them to take care of him in front of him .
　And although Belle and Shelly have gotten along better ...... they're still far apart.

I don't mind that you're taking Belle with you. I don't like the way you said that I can't take care of myself. Besides, you have a maid over there, don't you?

Yeah, but... You can't trust him.
　I can't leave you two in charge of someone who doesn't know who they are.

'What?　What are you talking about?
　Oh, I'm sorry, that was a gaffe.

'Oh well, Leo, you have an idea, so let's just follow it.
　I was wondering how I was going to fix Shelly when Leena came to my rescue.

I'm sorry. I'll tell you why later.

...... All right. You'll have to tell me later, I promise!
　When I apologized, Sherry gave it up.

　Seriously, Lena's been a big help to me all year.
　I'm gonna need my strength, too.

I promise. So, will you be maid to Sherry and Leena for a couple of months?

I understand.
　I promised Sherry that I would ask Belle to be my maid, and she immediately agreed.

"Thank you. So why don't you go and get ready to go over there, Belle. In the meantime, I'll go visit Sam.
　So we said that and headed for the kitchen where Sam was working.

Mr. Sam, are you there?
　I peeked out into the kitchen to look for Sam and was able to find him quickly .

'Hmm?　What's that voice?!
　Sam recognized my voice and came over soon after.

'Long time no see. Do you have a minute?

"Yes. Okay. Do you have any new ingredients, perhaps?
　New ingredients. ...... Next time you're in the Devil's Forest, look for them and oops.

It's forbidden to go into the Demon Woods. This time I want to take a couple of cooks with me to my new territory.

Oh, I see. Then ...... hey!　Emma and Jim!


　Sam called out their names to the kitchen and a man and a woman came out one by one .
　They were both young and very vivacious .

Yes, sir. What is it?

Master Leo wants to take you to his new territory.

"Oh, really?
　Oh, she's in perfect rhythm.

Yeah, I'm supposed to leave soon after this, you okay?
　If not, I'll come back tomorrow to get you.

That's okay. I'll go get ready right now.
　They were in perfect synch with each other and had left in a hurry.

''Those two have a passion for cooking that makes them one of the best cooks here, so I'm sure they will do well over there too.
　It's not your arm, it's your passion: .......
　You're looking at it differently, Sam.

Yeah. Well, that's good to know. Well, I'll be back in two months or so.

''Yes . I'll have my cooking skills up by then, so stay tuned.

Okay. I'll look forward to it.
　When Sam asks you to do something, you expect it to happen.

Can we have some of that food?
　I was licking my tongue, thinking about two months from now, when Shelly joined in the conversation.

'What?　Yeah, that's fine. Well, why don't we invite Frank and Hermann to join us and have a good time with the class-change exams.
　Just in time. This will make both Hermann and Frank very happy.
　I'll have to write and invite them over later.

Are you sure?　Yes!

That's what's going on.

All right. Look forward to seeing you in two months. I'll give you the best one I've ever given you.
　Sam's number one or .......

'That'll be fun . Then I'll add some more dragon meat to the pantry on the way home.
　There's only a little bit of dragon meat left, but it's best to have Sam make it into a delicious dish .

'Oh, really?　Okay, I'll do it. I'll have my new dragon dish ready in two months.
　From the moment I heard the word "dragon", Sam's eyes changed color: .......

'Uh-huh. . well, take care of you then.
　I was a bit scared, so I decided to leave.

'It's your new dragon dish: ....... I can't wait to see it now.

Yeah. I'm sure Sam will come up with something even worse than last time.
　I know he'll do it.
　It'll be really fun~.

It'll be fun. So, what's next, Leo's room?

Yeah. We have to go get my backpack.
　I had the tools for adventure, but I didn't think I would use the magic stone, so I left my backpack behind.

　Then you went into my room and found my backpack in the corner of the room.

Alright, it's here. Shall we make a magic item?
　I put my hand in my backpack.

"What?　In here?　Aren't you going to remodel the castle over there?

I'm going to build another one.
　Shelley's question is answered while fishing through her backpack.

"What are you building?

I'm thinking of building a security kit.
　If the enemy sees us building something over there, it's useless.

Yeah, ...... really. So, why do you have it?

I think someone's after us over there. I'm fine with any of them, but we've got to be prepared for a lot of things to protect Shelly and Lina, right?
　After all, if you don't rely on your tools, you're afraid of what might happen.

I see. ...... So that's what happened.

'Yeah, that's what I'm talking about: ....... Hmm?　Oh, ......
　I got so caught up in the work that I spoke normally about what I was trying to hide: .......



See, I knew you were thinking about us, Leo.

Wow, I thought so, too. It's just that I got nervous because Leo didn't tell me.
　I looked up and saw Shelly with her wand and Leena, who was standing beside her, arguing with each other.

'Really?　I can't believe it, so wasn't it Shelly who suggested that we use the charm magic to get it out of Leo-kun?
　Leena said with a grin, and Shelly started to panic.

'Hey!　I didn't say that!　You did it because Leena told you to use charm magic to get it out of him because it's hard to watch Leo-kun hold something in his arms alone!

'Did I say that ......?'
　Sherry tried desperately to defend herself, but Leena was smirking and falling in love with her .

'Because I said it exactly!

Hey, you two, don't leave me alone and start a fight.
　Well, I can see that Leena is joking around, so I don't think it's going to get any more heated than it already is.
　Still, don't leave me alone: .......

'Oh, I'm sorry . So ...... is it true that someone is out to get us?
　Leena apologized and asked me that question.
　I guess Leena understood, after all.

Well, it can't be helped that she asked, so I'll tell you ....... Well, it's ...... true. We don't even know who the enemy is. Maybe some of the people who work at the castle have been mixed up in the ...... situation right now.
　That's about all I know.
　Uncle, I wish you had told me a little more about it: .......

'I did ....... Well ...... I'm sorry . I didn't know anything about it, but I kept saying things that were out of my control.
　Shelly shuffled as she apologized to me.

"It's okay. It's my fault for not telling you.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
　Don't make it so dark already!

You don't have to apologize anymore. Forget it. Just be nice to Belle. Maybe if I ever need to get away from them, Belle will be there to protect you both if I have to.
　I'd like to spend as much time with the two of you as possible, but there are going to be times when I have to be in the bathroom or something and it's going to have to be Belle.

Okay, okay.

I understand.

Yes, please.
　Now I don't have to worry about Belle's relationship with Sherry .

'And yet, ...... who's out to get Leo-kun: ......

I don't know if that's true. ...... I'm sure the nobles would be very disturbed by this. Besides, the kingdom has been after me for a long time and I've fought a lot of times with the ...... ninja.
　How did this happen .......

'Leo-kun is ...... full of enemies, isn't he?'

Yes, you do: ......
　When you rise, you'll have enemies all over the country.