Shinario-dōri ni Taijō Shita no ni, Imasara Nan no Goyōdesu ka?

Strengthen the hand that connects, as I respond too.

When I looked up, Mr. Leo's gentle black eyes stared straight at me.

I want to hide my cheeks, which turn red on their own, and I also, slowly, lean down. I was ashamed of the silence falling, and I spun my words in a small voice.

"... Actually, I, I talked to your father directly. I really wanted to marry Leo."

"Chris............!

"I'm sure Leo and I will have a lot of expeditions, but if we're going home to one house, we won't have to force each other, we'll have a lot more days to see each other than we do now, will we? Well, that's what I thought, even if it's hard for you to do your job, maybe you can work hard."

"Why are you saying such cute things already..."

Mr. Leo says so like he's impressed, because this is what I can't falsely mean.

"But it was just fine. Actually, I was thinking about talking about my engagement on the carriage home."

"Eh."

"Because I was finally able to achieve a level of performance that I could report to the Duke. I've been talking to my parents and my late Marquis Huffleur, and I'd like to officially sign up."

"Mr. Leo...... really?

"Oh. If this happens, I'd like to go now. Chris will forgive the Duke if he talks directly in advance."

"At the same time as I graduated from school, you told me that you would allow me to get engaged, so... I'll leave the timing to you"

"Um, a little over three months away - unexpectedly long"

Mr. Leo's words spill a smile unexpectedly. I'm just glad that Leo realized that he was moving as seriously and as hard as he could towards engagement.

"I'll do my best so Chris can always laugh like that"

"Me... Me, too."

Glad to hear it, no more words well. Four years since I met Mr. Leo. When I first met him, I never thought he'd be such a loved one.

"Chris, let's be happy"

"Yes............!

I'm sure when I become a city marshal, there will be rewarding and fun things, but there must be a lot of hard things to do. It's a job that involves a lot of people's problems, even more so.

Still, I can only believe that if you stay with Mr. Leo, you can always feel so happy.

I tend to get lost, I tend to worry, but only now, I want to head to the future thoughtfully.

Let's live with this guy. Because I met someone who seemed like that.

End