Hill looked at the giant screen and showed a gentle smile. Leonard had won Edna's favor, but it was clearly not love, meaning he was in a controllable range of danger.
As for always encountering big bosses because of his good relationship with Edna, there's no need to worry. When the heroine faces real danger, she'll explode with a cosmos burst.
On the contrary, most of those who split up are doomed... if there is a male lead, given the fate-shaped melodrama, an annihilating result wouldn't be surprising.
Furthermore, Nature Mages are primarily supportive, and with Priests and Paladins unable to act now, Leonard, who can help heal, detoxify, and lift curses, hardly has any chance to exert himself.
In a traditional Western adventure party formation, Leonard should be the one standing behind Edna.
