It's Belle's job to take care of Leo's personal needs.
Leena answered for Belle, who was in trouble.
'What? Does he have a girl taking care of him? It's not cool~
Shut up! I'm in a body that can't live without Belle.
That's not true. That's normal for a nobleman. Shelly and I have a maid to take care of us, too.
Hmm.
Lou turned to Shelley.
"What?
Nothing~. So why can't Belle fall for Leo? Leo's got no right to say no when he's being taken care of, right?
You're right: .......
I'm used to Belle's care.
So I have no right to complain about what Belle thinks of me.
Well: ....... Did you know that in the human world, there are separate classes for nobles, commoners and slaves?
Yes, ......, if only in name.
Well, then, let me explain. A slave, of course, is someone like Lou. They're treated as somebody's property.
Yeah, yeah.
Lou has been through this before.
Then there's the nobility. A nobleman is a person like you, Leo, who controls the lands of a country.
Yes.
'And by commoners, I mean ordinary citizens like Bell.
Heh. Which one is Lena?
''I'm treated as a nobleman at ...... in a manner of speaking. It's hard to explain this right now, so you can ask me again when you're free .
Well, I'll have to start with Lena's background.
Maybe you wouldn't understand it if I explained it to you.
Okay. So why can't Belle like Leo?
Well, it's not that ...... is a bad idea.
Leena answered the question with a slightly annoyed look on her face .
'Isn't it bad? What does that mean, then?
The other nobles are making a fuss about it.
Instead of Leena, this time it was Shelley who answered.
'Are the other nobles bothering you? What other nobleman besides Leo would complain about that?
Well, let's put it simply. Leo is very popular among the nobility. So many people want to force Leo to marry their daughters.
I really wish you would just give up .
It's going to be awesome every time I attend a party. .......
'You want me to marry my daughter? Not that you want to marry yourself?
'I'm sure some people are like that ...... but most aren't. And a nobleman can give up if a nobleman other than himself marries. But when the other person is a commoner, ......
Are you going to complain?
Yes, yes. Actually, my mother is a former commoner.
Hey, that's right.
He said he met you at the magic school.
Did you? Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask earlier, is Shelly an aristocrat?
Oh, I don't think I explained it to you. Shelly's a princess. She's the daughter of the greatest man in the land.
'What? Shelley was such a great guy: ......?
With that, Lou pulled away from Shelly a little.
After everything she'd said and done, it was a little late for that.
Nothing will change. And when my mother, a commoner, decided to marry the Emperor, a lot of people didn't like it. They said a commoner girl wasn't fit to be the emperor's wife.
Well, I'm sure you will. I'm surprised you got married.
Yeah. But if you have Shelley, you could have married her, right?
Yes, he did. It looks like your father pushed him over the edge, with the help of a brave man.
You're a grandpa: ....... I'm sure Grandpa would help you out: .......
He would have values from his time in Japan, and he doesn't like the aristocracy .
'What . So I have no problem with Belle falling for Leo then . Sherry's mom was okay with it, too.
Yeah, yeah, ......
Well, if you say so, I'll have to answer that.
I think what Shelly was trying to say was that maybe it's not a bad idea, but it's a difficult one.
Well, I don't think we need to worry about the other nobles.
Good for you, Belle. It's okay to like them.
'Yes, yes ......'
Belle replied, her face turning bright red.
'I think I'm going to get a bit runny soon, so shall we get out of the bath?
Yeah, sure.
Oops, got to turn that off now.
Hey, what are you looking at? What's that?
Wow!
I heard a voice and turned around to see Lou peering at the monitor from directly behind me .
And behind him stood a trio of scary-looking people: .......