Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 121

Encounter

We intended to wait for Sasuke-san to come back.
… However, for some reason Sasuke-san returned to us immediately.

"Ara? Sasuke-san, that was fast. Is something…"

Before I could finish asking the question, unusually panicked Sasuke-san spoke.

"Hide. They're, coming, with, the hostage, here."

Eh? Coming here?
I, I see, probably they're using this route to hide from the public eye.
They really intended to release Elise-san soon.

We hurriedly searched for places where we could hide.
Looking around… There's nothing in this room!
While we were doing this, we began hearing voices from outside.
Then, the door opened…

The criminals and us looked at each other.
They have never thought there would be strangers inside the mansion, so they stiffened from shock.
Grandfather seized the initiative.

There are five criminals in total.
Their number is not even worth talking about.
Elise-san is… in the back, held by two people from both sides.
She seems uninjured, but she's blindfolded.

Grandfather dealt a single blow to a scary looking man in front.
The man who received it, was blown away into the wall.
As expected of grandfather, however the rest of his comrades began kicking up a fuss.

"H, hey! Intrudeeers! There are shady people inside the roooooom!"

Somebody shouted loudly.
I could hear people in the mansion, whom the sound reached, begin moving.
First of all, we moved to secure Elise-san's safety.
Allen-kun and Ange-san, who were closest to Elise-san, defeated the two who were holding her in a simultaneous attack.
I and Sana also succeeded in knocking out the remaining two.

"Good, Miss Elise was released. Let's defeat anybody who comes into this room and picks a fight. Afterwards, we'll call for Ricardo and Alek."

Soon after, a bunch of hostile armed guys entered the room.
Behind them, was a person whose clothes were obviously those of a n.o.ble.
Is he the current Marquis Varshava?
He looks to be in his late twenties.
His figure gives off quite a squishy impression.

"What an insolence to invade my residence! … Hm? W, why is Miss Lillina here? H, hey, did you guys bring her here too?"

Apparently, Marquis Varshava knows me.
Well, I used to be a fiancée of this country's prince… Used to.
I don't have much of an impression of him…

Even so, he became fl.u.s.tered when he noticed me, it seems he hasn't paid attention to others yet.
There are other people besides me though.

"A, anyway, catch her! Since she's seen my face… Ah, enough, I'll think about it later! Never mind that, catch her!"

Listening to marquis's words, the hostile guys charged at us.
But, we won't be captured easily.
The people who attacked me couldn't even get close.
Because…

"To try to approach Lillinsama… You are million years too early!"

Sana used a whip for the first time in a while, her personality changed.
The smiling appearance while swinging a whip suits her very much.

"Really, to approach Lillinoneesama you'll have to get through us… This means, please fall!"

As Ange-san said so, she struck with her rod, which was hidden as usual.
Ah, it's the thing that kills even demons… Please hold back, okay?

Because the entrance is narrow, the criminals can't enter all at once.
Even when they do come in, Sana and Ange-san turn the tables on them.
When they realized they're at a disadvantage, the marquis ran away with the remaining people.

"It's troublesome if they escape now. Allen, Sana, come with me. We'll follow the marquis. Sasuke, you must have gunpowder b.a.l.l.s? Detonate them outside to alert Ricardo. Lillina, Ange, go to the front entrance ensuring Miss Elise's safety. When Ricardo and Alek-dono come, you can go outside."

Each of us started moving according to grandfather's instructions.
Elise-san seems to have fainted.
I and Ange-san began carrying Elise-san towards where we think the entrance is.

Sasuke-san seems to have gone out of the window and used the gunpowder b.a.l.l.s.
I heard something like explosions.

n.o.body attacked me and Ange-san while we were carrying Elise-san.
We saw people who appeared to be servants, but everyone hid the moment they saw us.
Perhaps they, unlike the criminals, are properly working in this mansion.

"Lillinoneesama, don't you think the entrance is over there?"

Looking at the direction Ange-san pointed at, it certainly seems so.

"You're right. Then, let's wait for elder brother behind that pillar."

I and Ange-san leaned Elise-san on the pillar and decided to wait for brother.

I could hear something like screams from the distance.