Please, sir. Please give me permission!
　Currently, I was on my knees to Belle, asking her to get down on my knees.
　There's one place I can never go without permission from Belle: .......

'No!　I will never give you permission to do so, no matter what they say!
　I knew it wasn't going to be easy.
　But I'm not gonna give up on you.

Make it happen!　As such, please.
　I rubbed my head on the ground and begged him for help.
　I had to get there.

'You can't say no!　You promised me you wouldn't go to the Demon Forest until you came of age.
　Yes, I want to go to the Devil's Wood.
　I would like to go there, but I promised Belle I wouldn't, and now I'm trying to get her permission to break that promise.
　Well, I'm having a very difficult time negotiating.

That's right, but .........well, we're running out of materials......... especially a large magical stone. ......
　The magical stones I collected in the Demon Forest were used to build the castle wall, so I don't have the magical stones I need to build the school.
　We're going to need more and more magical stones from now on. ...... If this continues, we won't be able to build anything good!

You just said that. But you can't!
　d*mn. How do I go about this: .......

'Well, can't you do something about that?　Now, if we're going to win the war, we're going to need it for sure. Belle doesn't want me to die in a war, does she?
　It's all about war preparation.
　We don't need these magical stones to remodel the school as a hobby.

Yeah, that's ......
　Oh, Bell's earlier fury of never forgiveness has diminished!
　Here's your chance.

Okay?　That's good, right?　I'm doing this so I don't die.
　I looked up and folded into Bell .

'Well, uh, ......!　I almost got swept away.
　For a moment, he was about to forgive me, but Belle hurriedly shook her head and returned to the never forgive mode she was in earlier.
　Huh, how can I get her to forgive me?

Oh, no?

'No no no!　Wouldn't it be the end of the world if you died in the Demon Forest just so you wouldn't die in the war!
　d*mn ...... you're too right to say anything back.
　Think about it. Anything you can think of that Belle would approve of.

"Well, why don't you come with me, then, ......?　I promise to leave as soon as Bell decides it's not safe!
　Good for a spur-of-the-moment idea, wasn't it?
　I feel like Belle's level right now isn't ...... okay, but that's where I can just beat her in a second and reassure her.

''Wow, me too!　Is it safe for me to go to the Demon Forest?

Of course it's okay. On the other hand, as long as Belle is out of harm's way, it's safe to go, right?
　I know I said it, so I don't blame you, but are you sure it's okay?
　Well, if it doesn't work, we can just go to the transference and get out of there.

'You're sure it's safe?　You'd be angry if I lied to you, wouldn't you?
　Ugh, I'm not going to lie: ...... No, it's a little dangerous, but it's .......

Yeah, I'm fine. See?　So, let's go . It's been a long time since I've had an adventure alone with Belle~

"Only two people: ...... Okay. Okay, I'll give you a green light then. But you have to promise to leave as soon as I decide it's not safe to do so.
　Hmmm, that last indulgence did the trick.
　I'm glad I could get away with it.

Of course.　I'm looking forward to tomorrow!

Already ....... So you'll start tomorrow morning then?
　Yeah, it's a day trip.

I know. Will you wake me up in the morning?

I have an idea. I won't wake Master Leo tomorrow.
　What the hell?

What?

If you overslept, it means you didn't have any plans for tomorrow.


　d*mn it!　I didn't know that was possible!

Oh, no.
　How many years do you think I haven't been able to get up on my own?
　I can't believe I'm up alone: .......

"Hmm, this is my punishment for breaking my promise to you. The truth is, you were no good until adulthood, so you deserve to be harassed like this.

"Wow, okay. ......
　Can I get up tomorrow?
　I don't think I can do it.

　The next day.
Please wake up. Please wake up. Please wake up. Wake up!　(Wake up!)

Ugh, wow!
　I jumped up with a ridiculously loud scream, and there was no one around.
　But I noticed a clock near my pillow that I had made in the dungeon a long time ago.

Wha-what an alarm clock: ....... I still hate to use this alarm clock ......
　It's kind of like a direct gunshot to my head, and it's about five times more disgusting than a normal alarm.

Well, it's a good thing I woke up on time. Well, let's get ready. Oh, by the way, is Belle awake?　Normally, it's a time that doesn't happen: ......
　Now that I think about it, I forgot to tell you what time I got up.
　I was so busy thinking about getting up that I just forgot.

　I wondered what I should do, but I changed my clothes and went out of the room.
Hmmm. I guess no one else is awake. Well, what choice do I have? Let's go to Belle's room: ......
　I walked down the corridor, with no sign of anyone awake and only a golem of guards wandering around, to Belle's room .

''Come to think of it, this is the first time I've been in Bell's room, including the dormitory room and the imperial mansion .
　Saying this, I knocked.

　Knock.
Belle. Are you awake?
　I tried calling the bell at the door, but there was no response.
　Yeah, this one's sleeping. .......

I don't know what to do. Sorry to bother you.
　I might get mad at you later for going in there without permission, but I got up so early in the morning, I'm not going to waste my time waiting for the bell to wake up!
　When I entered the room, I could hear him sleeping from the bed in the corner of the room.

Oh, I knew she was asleep. You look so cute asleep.
　I walked over to the side of the bed to see who was sleeping, and it was that cute little Belle.

Okay, let's wake her up. But still, Belle's room is neat and tidy: ......?
　I was about to say that Belle's room must be tidy with no extra stuff in it, as per her serious nature, but then I saw the pictures on the wall and the things on the shelves .
　This is definitely someone I shouldn't have seen.

"My ...... figure, right?　And that's a picture of me. When did you take this one?
　It's scary to see several of my figures on a shelf.
　Maybe Elsie got them from her creation magic practice, but this is scary .
　There's also a framed photo ...... of Belle crying and me consoling her at the beginning of her dorm life.
　I'm sure Elsie is the culprit behind this one too, but ...... since when did she ask her mentor for a camera?
　It hadn't been that long since you hadn't seen Elsie, had it?

There's some pretty godd*mn scary stuff about me in there.
　There are other clothes on the shelves and on the desk that I no longer wear ...... No, I didn't see anything .

'Yeah, let's pretend I didn't see anything and wake up the bell.
　I turned away from the shelves and the desk and went back to my bed.

'Belle, wake up,'

'Unn...... Dear Leo?　Mm-hmm. It smells like Leo~
　I shook my body as I called his name, and Belle clung to me, making a noise that I didn't know if she was awake or not.

'Oh, hey!　Wait!　She's chewing on it!　Because you're biting me!
　I'm pretty sure he's not asleep at the wheel!　I mean, it hurts like hell to have a canine tooth sticking in me!
　We sleep together sometimes, but it wasn't such a bad sleeping habit!

　A few minutes later
'Ugh, I'm finally freed: ......
　In front of Belle's room, I waited for her to finish dressing while I used holy magic to heal her shoulder where her teeth had been stuck.
　It's not ...... hard to get Belle to wake up.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.



All right, I'm feeling better. Don't let this happen to you. ......
　You were injured before you went to the Devil's Forest.

He had it coming. What do you think you're doing, sneaking into a sleeping girl's room!
　As I was checking my shoulder, a disgruntled Belle came out of the room.
　I guess it wasn't a good idea to go into the room without permission.

"Because ......
　Yeah, I can't think of any excuse.

Because it's not like this.　For that matter, did you look inside the ...... room or something?
　Yeah, this is a bad guy to say you saw that.
　Mr. Bell, your eyes are freaking me out.

In the room?　What's going on?　It was so dark I couldn't see anything.
　I feel like this was one of the best performances I've ever given.

No, no. If you didn't see it, it's okay. Are you sure you didn't see it?

Uh-huh.
　Miss Bell, your face is close.

Especially under the bed.

We're under the bed?
　There was something under the bed too!　I mean, there were more bad things hidden under the bed than shelves and desks!

'What's wrong with your face and under the bed?　It says: ....... I knew you saw the rest of it?
　Ah!　I'm so shocked, I can't believe I just showed my face!
　...... Yeah, let's reopen this one.

'No, I didn't see anything, and I don't remember anything.
　Yeah, all I remember is Belle's sleeping face.

Yeah, ...... okay. I'll let that slide this time.
　Apparently, they're going to take steps to say 'I didn't see it' .
　Well, I'm sure it would be embarrassing for Bell to see that one: .......
　Oops, I didn't see anything .

　And I heard a muffled "Thank God. I'm glad they didn't see me. If you had seen me under the bed, I would have locked Leo up somewhere.