Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are So Hot! [BL]-Chapter 93: A Day with Leonide

Hearing this, Leonide looked thoroughly delighted and laughed softly.

"But are you sure you’re okay? You’re not overdoing it?" Damien asked.

"Yeah, I’m used to the work, and you praised me, so I’m fine," Leonide replied, grinning.

"Well, in that case, you deserve even more praise!" Damien pulled him close, ruffling his hair with affection.

...Wait. Did he say I "praised" him? This is the first time I’ve complimented him, right? Maybe he just misspoke.

"So, does that mean your work for today is finished?" Damien asked. Since Leonide had said he was done, Damien wondered if one of the others would be taking over soon.

"Oh, no, not finished—just on break! From now on, each of us will take turns working from morning to night, one day at a time," Leonide explained.

"Got it. Well, I’ll be counting on you for the whole day, Leonide."

"You can count on me!" Leonide replied, giving a victory sign.

Damien noticed with some amusement that even here, people used the V-sign.

...

Damien awoke to a gentle shaking, feeling someone nudging him. He realized he’d dozed off after lying on the bed and chatting with Leonide for a while.

As he slowly opened his eyes, he found himself staring into Leonide’s face, who was shaking him awake.

"Master, it’s almost time for breakfast," Leonide said, gently shaking Damien awake.

"Mm... oh, thank you..." Damien replied, grateful as he propped himself up, though his mind still lingered in a dreamy haze.

Leonide peeked at him, as if wanting to be praised for waking Damien up. Damien reached out to stroke his hair.

Beaming with joy, Leonide turned his head to offer his right cheek, prompting Damien to give it a soft kiss. Leonide then presented his left cheek for another peck, and finally puckered his lips for one more.

With a big smile, Leonide hopped off the bed and began changing into his neatly folded servant attire.

Damien realized he needed to fully wake up too. He took a deep breath, letting oxygen flood his still-sleepy mind.

...What just happened?

"L-L-Leonide, um, w-what was that just now?" Damien stammered, still flustered.

"What’s wrong, Master?" Leonide asked, his expression completely calm. "You need to wake up soon. Or do you want to sleep a bit longer?"

Damien was in a state of panic, while Leonide seemed entirely composed. Was that a dream?

It seemed far too real, yet looking at Leonide’s serene demeanor, it felt like it had to be a figment of his sleepy imagination.

What kind of dream was I having this morning...?

Damien shook his head, trying to clear away the lingering thoughts.

...

In the sitting room, Damien was having breakfast while Leonide served him.

Today’s breakfast consisted of bread, soup, salad, and some kind of fish in a meunière sauce with sides.

It turned out Leonide had made everything except for the bread. That was impressive!

Damien thought about complimenting him, but Leonide had switched back to his serious mode and wouldn’t let him ruffle his hair. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

It was a little disappointing, but he was working hard, so Damien understood. He promised himself to spoil Leonide during his time off.

"By the way, what do you have planned after this, Leonide?" Damien asked.

"I will be attending to you all day, Master," Leonide replied.

"Wait, no other work?" Damien inquired, surprised.

"Indeed," Leonide confirmed.

So, Leonide would only be taking care of him for the day, interesting.

"What about my schedule?" Damien asked next.

"Your schedule remains the same as yesterday. After breakfast, when you’re called, you’re expected to assist Master Theo with his experiments," Leonide explained.

For the past few days, after breakfast, Damien had either spent some leisurely time with Theo before heading into experiments, or like today, when he couldn’t have a meal with Theo for some reason, he would take a short break before either Theo or Sebas came to summon him.

In other words, after eating, Damien would have a bit of free time. Interesting.

Even though he was eager to savor the meal Leonide had prepared, he hurriedly stuffed his mouth, wanting to finish quickly.

"Master, is something wrong?" Leonide asked, a puzzled look on his face as he watched Damien rush.

Damien chewed and swallowed the food in his mouth with some effort.

"I finished my meal, so how about we take a break and chat?" he suggested.

After a moment of thought, Leonide happily nodded with enthusiasm.

Well then, time to spoil him a bit.

After finishing breakfast, Damien was relaxed and chatting with Leonide. Since the room was protected by soundproofing magic, he casually suggested they retreat to the bedroom, but Leonide blushed and politely declined.

Apparently, after breakfast, there was a chance that guests might arrive, so he couldn’t leave his post. Although it was a bit disappointing, Damien understood. He settled for having Leonide sit on the sofa, letting him rest his head on Damien’s lap.

Damien wanted to spoil him more, but for now, he contented himself with gently twirling Leonides golden curls around his fingers and playfully tickling his equally golden ears. They chatted about how everyone else was doing, which reassured Damien that all was well.

"Today, I’m the on who is on duty," Leonide explained with a smile. "Lysander and Lucian are helping around the estate, while Lorenzo is on standby. Tomorrow, it’ll be Lysander turn, with Lucian and Lorenzo on estate duty, and I’ll be on standby. Then the day after that, Lucian will take over, then Lorenzo, and then it’ll be back to me. We rotate day by day like this."

As Damien listened, he suddenly wondered aloud, "So, standby... is that like a day off?"

Leonide shook his head. "No, standby means I’m available and ready for any tasks from you. Most of the time, I’ll be studying or learning other duties while I wait."

"So... you don’t get actual days off?"

"The next day off is during the Summer Festival," Leonide replied cheerfully.