The Escape of Layla

From Mr. Leanhardt's point of view, I guess it was unexpected that I was here. I open my purple blue eyes and stare at this one.

"... Layla?

There are people around Mr. Leanhardt who were trained earlier in the sorcery division, and I can hear them dropping paperwork and caring for the division chief who opens his eyes to surprise.

I wanted to thank you lightly and smile on the spot, but at some point I was hugged by Mr. Leenhardt, who came running over. It's a totally routine embrace for a welcome at the mansion, but I don't expect to do it where there are a lot of eyes, and heat builds up on my cheeks as soon as possible. At the moment, I couldn't help but notice Gabriella's gaze, which would be right beside me.

"Layla, why are you here?

It sounded like a terrible hurry. Maybe I can't help it because I'm so worried about Mr. Leanhardt as much as overprotective.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your work. As a matter of fact, Charlotte asked me to use it, so I went up to deliver the magic equipment as a store use."

"Charlotte...? I can't believe I let Leila use it..."

"Mr. Grete's had a fever, so that's what I offered him."

I gently put my hand on Mr. Leanhardt's shoulder and can help him to let go of his body just a little bit.

"Oh, you know, more than that... it's embarrassing to be hugged in front of such a large crowd"

He was Mr. Leanhardt, who had a look of despair for a moment because of his body away from me, but he smiled deceptively when he remembered that this was the place to work.

"Well, so is that... I was wondering if something had happened to Leila..."

Mr. Leanhardt took his arm off me and instead overheard the flax hair that was on my cheek. I feel Mr. Leanhardt's affection for such a casual trick, and his pulse quickens.

"I just finished my training. Shall I come home with you?"

"Are you okay?

"Yeah, that was really the end of the day."

Mr. Leanhardt casually combs my hair with his hands, telling me to wait a minute. Is Mr. Leanhardt doing this at work?

"Chief, I'll show you Lord Leila to the exit."

Mr. Gabriella saluted him and then told him in a hearty voice.

"Oh, I guess that's good. Then, please. Thank you, Gabriela."

"I'll take care of it"

Mr. Leanhardt stroked my head again, turning his heels back to all of the sorcery divisions he was training for.

"That division leader..."

"There's a division leader hugging a girl or something..."

As Mr. Leanhardt moves away, I can't wait to hear the voices of all the other sorcery divisions. I don't know how Mr. Leanhardt is doing at work, but I'm pretty sure he's not the kind of person who would easily hug a woman.

Secondly, if I felt my gaze and looked up, Mr. Gabriella was looking down at me with some seemingly pathetic eye.

"... is the division leader always like that?

Me and Mr. Gabriella were waiting for Mr. Lienhardt in the shadowy part of the building. Ever since I saw the embrace between me and Mr. Leenhardt earlier, I feel like Mr. Gabriela has been pitying me.

"Yeah, yeah... you are these days"

"I can't believe the division chief loves me... well, that sounds tough. At that rate, you'll never get away with it again."

"How dare you run away..."

I don't think Mr. Leanhardt has anything to pity me for. Could it be very tough in the workplace?

"How does Mr. Leanhardt look in the sorcery division?

It bothers me purely. I was interested in a new side of someone who could be in love.

"Right...... He's basically a sweet guy. You have a mild tone, and you're a gentleman. It's just... training is pretty tough. He has so much magic in him that he has so much to demand from us. Well, thanks to you, I'm getting better every day..."

Mr. Gabriella moaned small with a bitter smile. Mr. Leenhardt, the direct descendant of the princess of Migawa, seems to be still highly magical. Again, I deepened my respect.

"And then... he's scared if I piss him off, but well, Lord Leila won't have to worry about it. I'm sure the division chief at that rate will never scold Lord Leila."

"What about…"

If they find out I've seen that rocket, maybe they'll be pissed off. As much, that should have been something important.

"If it gets really depressing, talk to me. He's a magic division general and he fights division chiefs... he won't win, but he'll buy time"

It was kind of ridiculous because it's what Mr. Gabriella would say in great seriousness. Even though I can't possibly be depressed about Mr. Leanhardt.

But to the point of being able to tap such a light mouth, Mr. Leanhardt seems to be cherished by everyone in the sorcery division. It's not like I was worried because I have such a calm personality, but I still feel different when I actually look at it this way.

"Hehe, I'm glad you're here today"

"Really? Well, to tell the truth, I enjoyed it, too. Few women are in the sorcery division. Now I'm going to visit your shop as the division leader's sister."

"Well, I'm looking forward to that! I'm sure you'll need it."

"Oh."

I couldn't stop my cheeks from loosening because of a feeling that new friends might be able to make it. With a smile, Mr. Gabriella laughs all the time. You're doing pretty good.

In the meantime, the voice of an unfamiliar young man sounds inadvertently.

"... Princess Amelia?

casually, shifting his gaze to the voice, there was a grey-haired young man wearing a blue coat. Although this young man looks about 20 years old without leaking into the example, his bright white hair is impressive. The eyes were bloody red, and although the shade seemed to be good for associating the ravioli, the rigorous atmosphere seeping out of the youth inhibited it.

More than that, I remember the strange heartbreak when I realized that the red eyes of that young man, who shrugged his unfamiliar name, did stare at me.

Princess Amelia?

It probably wasn't a mistake to wonder who the hell it was, but inadvertently, that little portrait in the rocket came to mind. The gray-haired young man asked to shake my shoulders as he packed his distance from me at once.

"Princess Amelia? Princess Amelia, right? Why are you here...? No way, Leahardt's guy, he's banned..."

I was afraid of how the young man looked like he was badly confused, and I couldn't say anything. Mr. Gabriella shields me instead.

"Deputy Division Manager Haino, I don't know who you can mistake for, but this girl is a guest of the Division Manager. I thought you might want to avoid a very rude imitation."

"Guests...? Oh, oh, it's true... you're alive, you."

The unpleasant feeling is amplified. Suddenly they called me by a name I was unfamiliar with hearing, and they said things that made me wonder that I was alive, and I couldn't help but be anxious. I look around unexpectedly.

Ahead, Mr. Leanhardt and I got eyes on each other.

Maybe at the worst time you can think of.

"Haino... what are you doing to Leila"

"Lienhardt......"

Mr. Leanhardt looked down at him with cold cut eyes he had never seen before when he stuffed Mr. Haino.

"Oh, I see you said something extra to Leila."

"I'm sorry, Lienhardt. Not on purpose. I thought if you were using a ban, you'd have to stop it."

"I'm not sorry they thought I was the kind of guy who would use the ban."

Maybe Mr. Leanhardt is angry. I've never seen such cold eyes.

Yes, there's usually just something to piss off that gentle, gentle Mr. Leanhardt, to this story.

And I can also guess that that would lead me to something I've always cared about.

I was scared I couldn't grasp the situation for what was going on. The more alarmed you are, the more confused you seem to have tears.

"Sorry...... Layla. I would have been scared. Let's go home together."

"Mr. Leanhardt... Who is Princess Amelia?

I couldn't help but ask, even though I was scared. Mr. Leanhardt softly holds my shoulder, smiling somewhere lonely.

"Sorry...... I'll tell you everything. I really had to tell you sooner."

The sound of that tender voice did not sound cruel in rejection. It's supposed to reveal what I've always wanted to know, except I was shaking because I was so caught in fear that I wanted to escape.