Muyoku no Seijo wa Okane ni Tokimeku

Chapter 37: Leena is shocked. (2/2)

"W-wait! There's people aiming her!?"

"Yes...... but because Leonora-sama has a pure and kind heart, she refuses to pursue that matter–"

Kai had a warm smile on his face, as if he was bragging about his master... but that warm smile soon became a sad one.

"–And that's exactly why they're still trying to take her back to that dark place!"

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"...*Whisper*...Kind and pure? Who? That Leo? That money hungry beast?" – Leena asked Bruno, in Elandic.

"...*Whisper*...Wait, what!? He wasn't talking about someone else!?" – In which he answered back...... with another question.

Both Leena and Bruno weren't prepared for that sudden and shocking revelation.

But Kai wasn't over yet, the tale of his master's life had just begun.

"Where should I begin with... oh, that's right.... do you guys know why Leonora-sama isn't fluent in the common tongue, and why she sometimes gets frightened so easily? ...It's because she was raised by evil and dirty men, who sought to exploit her, after her mother's death–"

(Huh!?!?!?)

'What the hell are you doing with my body, Leo!?' – Is what Leena wanted to yell, but she managed to suppress her emotions.

On the other hand though, Bruno was as expressionless as ever–no, his face was just paralyzed from the shock!

"–But despite being raised in that kind of environment, Leonora-sama still managed to grow up into a kindhearted person. Even after Lord Harkenberg adopted Leonora-sama, she wasn't taken over by greed, not to mention how humble she is, always wearing that black dress because she's still mourning her deceased mother. When she was harassed by other students, Leonora-sama still sought to make them her friends, she even gave her hair away to save one of her senpai's little sister. On the day of the sorcery presentation, she placed her life on the line to save Prince Albert. After that she even donated an expensive painting to the Spirit Faith, and helped a team of water magicians when they were busy building wells for the people. Leonora-sama's kindness is bottomless."

After he finished telling them the tale of his master's life, Kai had a satisfied smile on his face–

".........."

".........."

–But Leena and Bruno, on the other hand, were speechless... for more reasons than one.

"Hmm, sorry Kai, I got a bit lost on the sorcery presentation part, can you repeat that for me, please?" – Said Leena, with a forced smile on her face.

"Oh, yes, the presentation. A group of terrorists were trying to kill Prince Albert, but since they were using a spell that tracked high amounts of magic power, Leonora-sama grabbed the Prince's dragon mark, which contains an immense amount of magic power within it, and acted as a decoy to save him and everyone else. After that, she went missing for a while, so we had to search for her everywhere, even here in Richard. But we soon found her, thanks to the enrollment ceremony of the academy."

(Heee∼, so that's why they were looking for him......?)

Leonora von Harkenberg was the benefactor of the Prince of this country, so of course they would worry if she suddenly went missing. However, without Kai noticing it, Bruno and Leena were becoming empty shells right in front of him. Why were they so worried about Leo, if he wasn't in danger to begin with?