151 Seven Lives: Half a Day in Elsie (2/2)

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. .......