Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 113

The next day, we got ready and headed back.
I was worried about saying goodbyes to the king of the Western Country, but grandfather said 'It's alright', so I left it alone.
Somehow, I can imagine the king having teary eyes.

On the way back, grandfather steered the carriage.
This time as a countermeasure for his driving I prepared a rather elastic cus.h.i.+on.
Goodbye pain.

What is brother going to talk to Sana about?
Until now he wasn't conscious of his attachment to Sana, I wonder where it cleared up.
If after sending the letter it still doesn't go well, I'll ask mother to introduce a good man to Sana.

While I was thinking of such measures, Ange-san spoke to me.

"Lillinoneesama, what have you been thinking about since a while ago? You have a difficult expression…"

"Yes, I wonder if I'm concerned about elder brother? I'm worried if he can convey what he wants to Sana properly."

Sana is now sitting on driver's seat beside grandfather.
That's why we can talk about it.

"Ricardo-sama loves Sansan, doesn't he~. It's so easy to understand."

Even from Ange-san's standpoint it's easy to understand.
But, what happened to the marriage interview?
I don't think there's a person who can get along with brother.

"If by any chance brother makes Sana sad I will immediately protect her, Ange-san, you'll help too."

"Yes! Obviously! I also wish for Sana to be happy."

Good, the number of allies increased.
Grandmother, Allen-kun, and Sasuke-san were listening to our conversation.
Grandmother grinned, and the two men looked at each other as if to consult something.
Huh? I wonder when they started getting along well.

Our travel was going well, and we arrived at our territory without anything happening.
Although we considered going to the Royal Capital directly, we decided to visit mother.

Because mother recommended us to stay overnight, I decided to take a good rest for the first time in a long time.
At night, I was told to come to mother's room because she wanted to talk.

"Mother, what do you want to talk about?"

"Lillina, are you aware that Ricardo partic.i.p.ated in a marriage interview?"

"Yes, a letter from elder brother addressed to Sana arrived while we were in the Western Country, it seems Sebastian attached a letter with such a thing written."

Mother nodded and began talking.

"That's right, I found a match for that child after a long time. Moreover, the partner herself wished for it~.”

"Eh? The partner? Not her parents?"

"Yeah. I was surprised. It seems Ricardo was pressured by Leaf."

"Oh, elder brother?"

"I was so surprised I laughed way too much."

No, no, it's no laughing matter.
Wouldn't you usually want to make a marriage talks a success?
Brother is more or less the heir to our territory, if you think about it normally there's no reason for refusing it.
Until now it was always the other party who refused~.

"Has elder brother met the talks partner?"

"Ricardo seems to be running away, but it seems the partner just keeps getting more aggressive. Such a wonderful partner, I wonder where she was hiding until now~. Ricardo is amazing to be able to get away."

Mother is saying as if it's something funny.
Though it doesn't sound like that to me…

"Oh, will elder brother be engaged at this rate?"

If such a thing happens, first of all I'll seriously beat him up, then go with Sana to a distant country.

"Let's see… Honestly, I don't know. I would like Ricardo to get married soon and entrust him with the territory. But, just any partner is no good. Our territory is unique, so it would be difficult for an ordinary n.o.ble lady. However, unusually it seems the partner this time has guts… Haa, that's why I would be relieved if he took Sana as a bride at once, but at the last moment that foolish son…"

Oh, mother's frustration leaked during the second half.
Certainly, the wife of a feudal lord who governs the land where demons appear can't be just a decoration.

"Lillina, leaving this place is a little difficult for me, so please go see Ricardo's partner with your own eyes."

Saying so, she concluded our conversation.
What a role to give us.

The next day we headed for the Royal Capital.
Because we're traveling by carriage, we'll probably arrive around noon tomorrow.

By the way, I was distracted by brother and Sana, but there are some people in the Royal Capital I don't want to involve myself with~.
What became of Leon-sama and Sumire-sama?
I haven't heard about marriage yet…
Well, I'll only be going to the mansion to meet brother, so I won't see them.
Let's quickly leave for the Eastern Country after meeting brother.