151 Seven Lives: Half a Day in Elsie





 My morning starts with Leo.
 But Leo is not there, so I am watching him through a magical item I created: .......
 My item can't observe many people and places like Leo's, it can only be in one place.
 So I set up a place in Leo's bedroom, and only watched him in the morning and at night when he was sleeping.
 Generally, he is already asleep when I go to bed and when I wake up, so I can just watch him sleep!

 Well, today: ......
 Oh, that's not a pretty sleeping face ...... .
 Huh? Unusual, Leo is awake.
 I don't know what's wrong with him. ...... How did Mr. Bell end up in Leo's bed?

 Oh, come to think of it, yesterday, when Leo-kun was tired after stepping through the dungeon, he asked me to sleep with him.
 Leo was mentally drained this time, and I was able to see him smiling at Belle's sleeping face, so let's not tell Shelly about it.
 Now, this is a permanent fixture and .......
 You'll have something to shake up Belle again.
 Instead of keeping quiet, next time you have a chance to spoil Leo, give him to me.
 But I like the lovely Belle next to Leo, and I've always enjoyed collecting her embarrassing photos.
 It started out as jealousy, but before I knew it ...... I was in love with her.
 Oh, by the way, a photograph is a picture drawn by magic tools that is very close to reality.
 Leo taught me what to call it.

...... Oh, are you looking at it again? Oh, and Belle is here today.
 While I was watching Leo and Belle's sleeping face, Lou woke up.
 It was natural for us to sleep together now.
 Before I knew it, I didn't speak to Lou in a respectful manner and she was like a real sister to me.

I guess so. Oh, Belle's up.

Hahaha. He's so red-faced and embarrassed.
 As soon as he woke up, he saw Belle hiding her face in the bed in a hurry when she realized that Leo had seen her sleeping face, and Lou started laughing aloud.
 It looks cute to laugh that much, but it's certainly cute .
 I'll have to save the scene now too: ......

Then we'll get up too.
 After watching the two of them make out for a while, we said it, turned off the monitor and got up.

"Yes, breakfast.


 Then we finished getting ready and started eating breakfast together.
 After Leo and his friends left, it was lonely to eat alone in this big room, but I've gotten used to it now.
I don't know how Lou can eat so much in the morning. For me, one piece of bread is enough.
 I think the same thing every morning when I see Lou carrying food to my mouth at an amazing rate in the morning, even though I should be used to seeing it already.
 Because isn't it awesome to eat meat in the morning?

'My skills are breaking things and eating them~. I can always eat!

I know. But you should be careful, because too much food is toxic.
 Come to think of it, Lou doesn't gain any weight at all, even though she just eats and sleeps so much: .......
 I check on her every day in the bath and she's still as hungry as when I first saw her.
 It's amazing to see where all that energy is going.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, I'll get to work. Do you want to come with me as usual, Lou?

'Yes! Oh, I need to wear the hat that Sister Elle made for me properly!
 Recently, Roo has started to go outside with me.
 If I went out, she would be alone in the castle, and I felt bad for her, so I decided to walk with her.
 I had to hide her being a demon, so I made her a hat to cover her horns.
 Of course it's not just a hat.
 Only the person who wears the hat can take it off.
 So I made a hat that won't come off by itself, so that it won't fly off if a strong wind blows it away or if something happens.

 Then we finished getting ready to go out and got on the carriage and left the castle.
'Well then, we're going to visit the site in the morning as usual.

Yeah!

Last time I went to the factory, so today we'll be training for a magician's workshop.
 I haven't been there recently, so it will be interesting to see how far the craftsmen have progressed.


Oh, Mr. Chairman! And good morning, Lou!
 When I arrived, I was greeted by the craftsman in charge of fostering.

''Good morning .

Good morning, Shawn!


Is there a problem with the training of new recruits?
 I was led into the reception room and I immediately started talking about work.
 I wanted to finish in the morning, so we shouldn't waste time talking.

''Yes, sir. Rather, I have a lot of motivated people and I think we're going to meet our goals ahead of schedule.

That's great. By the way, how soon, if at all?
 The last time I was here, you said that maybe it would be a month or so earlier.

'Yes. ....... At this rate, I'll probably be able to build a lamppost wizard by myself about two months early.

'That's very fast! As a matter of fact, the factory is going to be finished in seven or eight months, so it's just as well.



"Oh, yeah. That's good to hear. Well then, I'll get to the point where I can teach people how to make it by then.

Yes, please. Okay, can I look around a little bit?
 It's hard to understand it from words alone.
 Now that you're here, I'll make sure you're in the mood for newcomers.

Of course. Right this way.
 Then we were led around to look at the people learning to make magic tools, sometimes asking them what they were up to these days.


''Hmmm... everyone worked so hard.
 We were in the carriage on the way home when Lou smiled and said to me

I know. Well, they're always so serious. No wonder they're learning so much faster than they should be.
 Lou's impressions, and I've been looking around.
 The new guys worked really hard.
 Many of them said that before, they hadn't done anything worthwhile, so now they have a goal and are having fun.
 The newcomers' eyes were shining so brightly that it was very motivating for me to work hard.

Are you going home like this today?

I am. Are you hungry?

Yeah!
 Lou responded cheerfully to my question by rubbing her belly .
 I ate so much in the morning. .......
 I couldn't help but wonder if that amount of food had already been digested? And then I looked at Lou's belly.
 As usual, Lou's belly is amazing.

Well, I'll be back soon for lunch.

Yay!


Uh-huh. Work in your room this afternoon?
 After lunch, a happy Lou asked me what I was doing this afternoon.

I don't have plans to meet anyone else today, so yeah. Is Lou going to take a nap as usual?
 Roughly, Lou went out with me in the morning and ate lunch and then it was time for a nap .

'Yeah! Can I sleep in Elsie's bed?
 Lou doesn't sleep in his own bed these days.
 Sherry, Leena and sometimes Leo's bed is also a place for him to take a nap.
 I want to take a nap in Leo's bed too, but I'm ashamed if my scent is still there when he comes home ......, so I have to put up with it.

'It's fine. I'll come wake you up when I'm done working.

Yes, please! Well then, good luck with your work~

Thank you. I'll try my best.
 Now, let's get to work!
 But first, let's go to ...... to see how Ms. Bell is doing .
 Ms. Bell, at this time of day, she's mostly done with her chores and is going on break.
 And what she does during her break is lie down on Leo's bed and smell him.
 I was very surprised when I found out that Belle is a very serious person and does such things.
 But now I can't help but smile and watch her do it.
 Thinking about this, I went to my bedroom and found Lou watching me on the monitor first.
 But something was wrong.

"Hey, look! Oh, my God! Shelly and the others are crying!

'What? What do you mean?
 I didn't understand what Lou was saying and I rushed to the monitor.

'Look, look!
 The monitor shows ...... Leo's sleeping face, which is rarely seen at this time of day, and Sherry and Leena, who are never on this monitor, crying on either side of it.
 Belle was also crying at Leo's feet.

What happened?

I don't know . I just looked over and there were three of them crying beside Leo as he slept.

I'm gonna go talk to Ms. Bell about it anyway.
 There's no point in discussing things here.
 So I telepathically talked to Belle, who was still able to speak clearly.

(Mr. Bell!)

(Yes, yes! (Is that voice ...... Elsie?

Yes. Would you mind telling me what the hell happened to Leo, please?
 I asked the question I wanted to ask right away, without preamble.

(Actually, ...... Master Leo was caught in an explosion at school and was seriously injured.)
 Explosion! Serious injury!
 Mr. Bell's explanation makes my mind even more confused .



(What? Are you sure you're okay? (You seem to be fainting. ......)

(Well, ...... I can't be sure, but it's probably okay. Once I was injured so badly that I almost died, but I've recovered fully with Leo-sama's new skill of regeneration. (It just won't wake me up, so I'll have to go to ......)
 He hasn't woken up, so we don't know if he's been saved yet: .......

(I understand . I'll be keeping an eye on him, and I'd appreciate it if you could report back to me if anything happens.)

(Yes . I'll let you know as soon as I have a problem.

(Thank you.)

Fuki: "......
 Having briefly ended the reminder, I took a big deep breath to calm my confused head.
 You can't do anything here that might upset Lou.

"Leo, what's going on?

I feel like I've been blown up at school.

'What? Is that okay?

I'm fine. She said the skills helped her heal all her injuries.
 I choose my answers carefully, trying to make Lou as uncomfortable as possible.

'Really? But then why isn't it happening?

'I don't get it either. I hope I'm simply sleeping off my energy.

Such as ...... Leo ......
 Oh, I mustn't be whiny.

Anyway, I'll be there for you. I'll cancel my afternoon's work and watch with you.

'What? Are you okay with not working?

It's okay, it's hard to concentrate either way.
 Even now, there's no way I can work when I'm too anxious to go crazy!

Sure. ....... So, shall we wait for Leo to wake up with us?

Yeah.
 I put Lou on my lap and continued to watch Leo as I held him in my arms .
 I didn't think that would happen for three days. .......