After returning from Testarossa's place, Elina immediately decides to call together her circle of friends who adore Sieg.

　However, it is not so easy to gather them because they work for the Order of the Knights.

　After all, the Order has a 24-hour shift system, so even if they were summoned at short notice, they would have to check their work schedule.

　In the first place, there is no such thing as a day when everyone is conveniently off.

　Therefore, Elina forced her friends to take paid holidays.

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　The day after Leold wrote to the Duke of Flugel, he was busy with his lord's duties.

　It was not because he had been slacking off, but because he had to finish his work before his meeting with the Duke of Flugel, so that he could have a date with Silvia.

　To be more precise, Sylvia is doing everything she can to make sure she has time with Leold, and she is even busier than usual.

Leold-sama. Next, please put your stamp on this document here.'

"Understood."

'Are you going through them properly?'

'......, in a nutshell.'

　It's a lie.

　Leold hardly read through the documents, thinking that if Sylvia had compiled them, there would be no flaws.

　Naturally, Sylvia knows that Leold is lying and gives him a slight warning.

"Léold-sama. I am glad that you trust me, but please look over the documents properly to see if there are any deficiencies."

"Ah ......"

　Sylvia is right.

　She deserves credit for the work she does, but it's not like she can guarantee that mistakes won't happen.

　No matter how good Sylvia is, she is still a human being and will make mistakes at some point.

　It may be now or it may be tomorrow.

　If that is the case, then Leold, her superior and lord, should take the closest attention to it.

'Uu~'

'It's no use groaning. Leold-sama. There are still so many documents you need to check over, you know?'

　A pile of documents is piled up on Leoldo's work desk.

　Sylvia was wiping the sweat off her face as if she had finished a job.

'...... this much?

'This much.'

　Leold takes a pile of documents from the top and checks them.

　The documents show tax revenues.

　The documents also showed how the tax money would be spent.

　After reading through the documents from cover to cover and checking that nothing weird was written, he stamped his seal.

"Leold-sama. There is only one sheet."

　Sylvia gently handed him a second document.

　Leold smiles a twitchy grin as he receives it, but Sylvia never allows him to slack off, smiles at him and tells him to get on with his work.

'Come on, Leold-sama. Let's work hard, shall we?'

'...... yes.'

　With a small reply, Leold picks up the pile of documents one by one, looks through them from end to end, checks for any oddities, and then stamps his seal.

　Leold's face was as expressionless as a noh mask as he stamped his seal.

　A few hours later, Leold, who had burnt out completely white, collapsed sitting on his work desk.

　The urgent matters were completed, and he had reached the point where it was no longer a problem to take a rest for the time being.

　The civil servants are smiling at this.

　The civil servants went back home, feeling happy to be able to enjoy their holiday for the first time in a long time.

'Thank you for your hard work, Leold-sama"

"Ah~...... tired."

　Leold turns his face to Sylvia, moving only his head in a slow, zombie-like motion.

　Isabelle, who was watching such a scene up close, snickers at Leoldo's comical appearance.

'Huh,...... you look like a zombie."

'I don't even have the energy to talk back to you, .......'

'Isabelle. Leold is not a zombie. He's rather adorable, isn't he?"

'Lady Sylvia. Would you like to see a doctor for once?"

　The current Leold is not adorable at all.

　He's as pale and lifeless as a zombie.

　Nobody can look at him and say he's adorable.

" He's in perfect health."

I think it's a sickness to look at the dying Leold and call him adorable'.

'Isn't he adorable?　I can push him a little bit and he'll collapse."

'Now that you put it that way, ......"

　Isabelle takes one look at Leold, who is like a frog that is about to be crushed.

　Sylvia told her to think about it, but all she could come up with was that it was more awkward than adorable.

'I think I could take him down with a single poke now, right?"

"Right?"

'Are the squire and servant all boiling in the head?'

　The two of them were having a wild conversation right in front of him, and Leold whipped his immobile body into a frenzy.

'Please, let me relax now, ......."

'Yeah. Take all the time you need."

'Isabelle. Refrain from making disquieting remarks. It sounds like you're putting him to sleep for good."

"If you wish, I can do it right away."

Don't.

　Isabelle, although nobody knows where she got it from, holds up a knife with a shakin' motion.

　Of course, it's not going to lose, but it's very troublesome to deal with Isabelle in the current tense.

　Leold raised his upper body, although it was a billion times worse, and exhaled heavily as he leaned deeply back in his chair.

'Fu~ ....... Sylvia, have you got all your immediate matters sorted out now?'

'The pressing matters have been settled. The other thing that remains is a request for a meeting from the trading company, but I don't think it will be a problem if we keep them waiting."

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In fact, if he complains here, he will miss a business opportunity.

　The possibility of not being able to set up a base in the rapidly developing Zeat is great.

'I see. Then I can relax for a while.

'Yes. Now we can go sightseeing in the royal capital, as I told you the other day."

"...... in moderation, please."

'Hmph. ......'

　Leold smiled bitterly when he saw Sylvia smiling at him with a smile that made him anxious.

　Tomorrow, he will probably be pushed around by Sylvia and Charlotte.

　Having seen such a future, Leold let out a sigh as if he had given up and stared off into the distance.

　After a short break, he went on with his daily training routine.

　He trains with Gilbert bare-handed, with Barbaroth and Jex in practical sword training, and with Charlotte one-on-one in magic training.

　The paperwork has used up his mind, the training has overworked his body to the limit, and Leoldo's physical strength is at its lowest ebb.

　However, this is not the end of the day.

　After finishing his work as a lord, Leold would spend his private time enjoying his hobbies and meeting his fiancée.

'Checkmate, Master Leold.'

'...... any room for rethinking?'

'I'm afraid going back five moves ago wouldn't change the outcome.'

'Oh my God, .......'

　Before going to bed, Leold and Sylvia were enjoying a chess game.

 

　　　　However, when it comes to domestic politics cheats, modern Japanese board games are not to be dismissed.

　However, since they had existed before Leold came up with the idea, there was no room to consider it.

　It is a great pity that the gold scheme has been destroyed, but this way it can be used to meet with Sylvia, so there is no complaint.

'Haaaa~...... I'm in trouble.'

　Leold lost in the end, although he was brought back from a deadlock to the point where he could still compete.

　Leold's losing streak was now renewed and he has now lost 27 games in a row.

　Leold often plays board games when he has time, but he has never been able to beat Sylvia.

"Leold-sama's perspective narrows when she's in a hurry."

'I know that, though - ......'

　Sylvia pointed out, Leold scratched the back of his head in a bad mood.

　Leold is aware of it, but habits are hard to break.

'By the way, compared to the first time, has my skill improved in any way?"

"Of course. Up until the halfway point, your was a good fighter."

"Sylvia was holding back."

"Shut up. Shut up, Charles, shut up.'

You don't have to say it again".

　The three people in the room are Leold, Sylvia and Charlotte.

　Isabelle is away at night because she's married and she sleeps and eats with Barbaroth.

　The other attendants prepare tea and sweets for them, but Leold can basically do everything on his own, so the attendants have already gone back to their own rooms.

　However, it cannot be overlooked that a man and a woman, who are not yet married, are alone together in a locked room.

　For that reason, there is Charlotte, who is a deterrent, but she is also a problem girl, so she cannot be reassured, but there is no doubt that Leold is a person who can fight back even if he becomes a wolf, and Sylvia's body is safe.

　However, if it was Charlotte who had run wild, the two of them would not be safe, but everyone was looking away about that.

'Why don't we play cards now?'

'I've picked something with at least a little chance of winning~'

'Hmm, I'm fine with anything as long as I can spend some peaceful time like this with Leold-sama.'

'Look, Char. My fiancée is soooo adorable!'

'She's my sister~. 'Of course she is.'

"That tickles , sister Char."

　Leold picks up a pastry as he watches Sylvia and Charlotte begin to play with each other right in front of his eyes.