Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 102

Idle Talk  Ricardo's crisis

I'm thinking of Sana whether I'm awake or asleep.
When I wake up in the morning I wonder if Sana is already awake and keeping Lillina company.
Lillina is lucky to be able to spend time with Sana from the morning.

When I ate in a restaurant full of men, I would eat sandwiches made by Sana.
Lillina is lucky to be able to eat food made by Sana.

I'm tired of chivalric order training that consists of trying to defeat me as I would crush anybody who thought of approaching Sana, Sana is much stronger than those guys.
Lillina is lucky to be able to entrust her back to Sana.

No matter what I do, I remember Sana, and also Lillina.
Why isn't Sana with me right now?
If Sana was my maid, I would have kept her with me at all times.

Aah~~, I wonder if they will return soon~~.
Maybe I should go to the Western Country?
But~~, grandpa would certainly be angry.
I don't want to admit it, but even if I challenged him 100 times, with my current ability I wouldn't win even as a fluke.
Why is he so strong, that person.

I was thinking such things while filling in doc.u.ments, which is what I'm the weakest at.

Smack!

"It hurts~~!"

"Here, please apply the stamp tightly and precisely."

It was my aide, Alek, who hit my head with a book as thick as a dictionary.
He's been treating me more and more crudely with each pa.s.sing year.

"Good grief, say it first. Why do you immediately hit me?"

"Phew… I spoke to you ten times since a while ago. And yet you… Please don't be so shockingly irresponsible. I understand you miss Sansan, but you are the captain of this chivalric order."

Alek said so and returned to his work.
Since it can't be helped, I decided to stamp the doc.u.ments towering over my desk.

Aah~~, I want to drink Sana's tea.
I want to eat Sana's sweets.
I want to go hunt demons with Sana.
Sana… At least I want to meet Sana.

While thinking of Sana, I was pounding the stamp in a hurry so that Alek wouldn't hit me.
I set the new record of stamped doc.u.ments this day.

That night I was told to come to father's room because he wanted to speak with me.
What in the world does he want to talk about?

"Ricardo, attend a marriage interview."

"I don't want to."

I curtly refused father's word.
Why must I attend something like a marriage interview.
Father repeated with a wrinkled brow.

"Listen up, attend a marriage interview."

"I don't want to."

We kept glaring at each other.
Still, why now?
Besides, is there a woman who wants to meet with me?
I'm sad to say it, but I don't think we'll match.

"Ricardo, the young lady is looking forward to a marriage interview with you very much. Couldn't you at least meet her for a little while?"

"… Is there some other purpose?"

"The young lady seems to want to meet you by all means."

What is this, I have a very bad feeling about this.
My intuition is warning me about danger.
I can already smell an absolute trouble.

"Father, let's refuse!"

"Impossible. The marriage interview is tomorrow."

"T, tomorrow? What are you saying? I have work tomorrow."

Tomorrow?
Usually you would announce it ealier.

"You can rest tomorrow without worry. I asked Alek-dono to have you finish your work to a certain degree."

That b.a.s.t.a.r.d~~.
So that's why we filled in so many doc.u.ments.
I want to hit myself for frantically stamping doc.u.ments as I was told.
Even if the marriage interview goes well, I won't get engaged, much less married.
I… I?
Yup? Why? Sana came to mind.
As I growled without refuting, father ended the talk and threw me out of his room.

I've been thinking ever since I came back to my room.
I dislike the marriage interview.
Because I don't want to marry a person who doesn't know me.
If I got married, I'd like to be with somebody who knows my character, and with whom I can protect my territory.

"Aaaaaaah!!"

I cried out unintentionally.
I, I, …Such a thing.
Why haven't I realized such a simple thing?

"I love Sana."

Now that I've noticed my feelings, everything starts to fall into place beautifully.
Hey, why haven't I noticed?
Stupid? Am I stupid?

Are my thoughts, my behavior not a proof that I love Sana?
Why haven't I noticed it until now, what a guy I am…
Moreover, tomorrow is the marriage interview.
But now that I realized my feeling for Sana, I can do it!

"Sana! Wait for me!"

As I finally realized my feelings, I fell asleep in a good mood.
Without being aware of tomorrow's crisis.