Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 123

Smell

Finally, we all settled down.
Grandfather and Sana too brought the person they saved.
Because his house took a long time to prepare money, it seems that person was held captive for a long time.
The person himself said 'We're just poor n.o.bles~' carefreely.
How foolish to kidnap such a person.

"Eh? I was kidnapped?"

I took off Elise-san's blindfold, and having explained the situation, Elise-san seemed surprised.
She seems to have been drugged as she was being kidnapped.
Suddenly her consciousness cut off, and the next thing she saw was pitch blackness.

Having her blindfold removed, Elise-san began restlessly looking around, and noticing brother she approached him staggering.

"Ricardo-sama! You came to save me! I'm so happy! As I thought, you are my prince!"

Elise-san clung to brother with a radiant smile.
I was worried about Sana, so I glanced sideways.
Sana's… expression hasn't changed, but she looks a bit sad.
When I looked back to brother and Elise-san, a somewhat strange scene was taking place.

"M, Miss Elise, could you please separate from me soon?"

Saying so brother tried to separate from Elise-san, I get him.
It's just, she's clinging to him, and… smelling him?
Elise-san seems to be sniffling brother's smell with all her might.
Moreover, while sniffling him, she curiously tilted her head.
She seemed unconvinced after confirming his smell.

Brother, who was trying to peel her off, was also bewildered by her strange behavior.
After a while, Elise-san finally got away from brother.
What was that I wonder.

"Now, let's leave this place to Ricardo and Alek-dono and escape. If we stay here, it'll be the same as announcing Miss Elise's kidnapping. I'm sure those who saw Sasuke's gunpowder b.a.l.l.s alerted guards."

Prompted by grandfather we decided to leave the mansion.
However, Allen who tried to exit through the door broken by brother, came back in a hurry.

"There are many people gathered in front of the mansion. To leave… seems impossible."

After all, gunpowder b.a.l.l.s draw attention.
But as they don't know what's going on, n.o.body seems to be coming in.
Well, it's not easy to enter a n.o.ble's mansion.

"Hmm, then we'll leave just as we entered. Ricardo, we'll escape using a hidden pa.s.sage, so I'll leave the rest to you. After that, what will you do?"

Grandfather confirmed with the other rescued person.
By the way, who is he?
I'm sorry, but I absolutely can't remember.

"Ah, I'll stay here. It will be more convincing if I'm here as a proof of kidnappings. Besides, my abduction being exposed won't affect my house."

He said it with a smile, but is it alright?
He said "Ah, but…" and came here.
And began talking to Sana next to me.

"Um, may I ask for your name? Ah, right. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Damian."

Damian-san is watching Sana with a smile.
Apparently, he's waiting for Sana to tell him her name.
Sana also faced him, and unwillingly introduced herself.

"My name is Sana."

"Sansan. What a nice name. I would like to thank you in the near future for helping me, may I ask for your time? Well, there seems to be no more time right now. Sansan, you seem to be Lillinsama's maid. Yes, I'll visit you another time. Oh, somebody may be coming soon. I'm sorry I took your time."

As he said that, Damian-san moved out of our way.
It's quite a splendid exit.
He disappeared before Sana could refuse.
Sana seems to be unable to keep up with such a rapid development.
Afterwards, Damian-san talked with grandfather a little.

"Alright. Let's go."

At grandfather's signal, we returned to the room we first entered.
Elise-san is delighted to see the hidden pa.s.sage.
Elise-san appears, how should I say it, not n.o.ble-like.

We escaped safely and returned to our mansion.
Elise-san's father, Count Kukuul, was there, as soon as she saw Elise-san's figure, he came up to and hugged her.

"Ah! Elise, you, you are safe… Everyone, thank you so much."

Count Kukuul thanked us in tears.
Yup, it's a relief she's safe.

After that, the count, who composed himself, returned to his place with Elise-san.