Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 137

Idle Talk  Thoughts of each 2

Leon's situation

Finally, I could apologize to Lillina.
The current me has only seen Lillina a couple of times, but it seems the past me unbelievably inconvenienced Lillina.
In the first place what are the Records of 'Conferences About Aggravation of Prince Leon and Lillina'?
Thinking normally, isn't Lillina, who'd been a.s.sociating with a partner who'd caused so many troubles, an angel?

I've eventually heard the records from beginning to end, I'm nothing but astounded.
It was about myself, I was so embarra.s.sed I couldn't bear it.
The number of meetings is also outrageous.
What's this? Meeting 156…
I probably caused at least one problem a month.

'The case of stealthily following Lillina and getting lost' or "The case of spilling water on Lillina and running away' the content is varied.
Even though it was written in detail how I acted, honestly I don't think the reason behind my actions was transmitted to Lillina.
From Lillina's point of view, it must have been plain hara.s.sment?
If there was an opportunity to speak with my old self, I would like to listen carefully.

I told Lillina I would marry Princess Sumire, but obviously I can't forget about Lillina yet.
I acknowledge marriage with Princess Sumire in my head, but with hazy feeling my heart can't do the same.
It may be that the me from before losing memory is rejecting it with all his might.
Honestly, I feel sorry for Princess Sumire.
Even an idiot would understand after meeting her everyday that she adores me.

Princess Sumire knows I'm still drawn to Lillina.

"Leon-sama, I will wait forever. Even if you can't forget Lillinsan… Please let me stay by your side. I understand the feeling of being unable to give up very well…"

She told me such a thing.
Princess Sumire displays high-handed att.i.tude towards Lillina, at first I thought she just dislikes her, but it seems to be different.
Even this time, she was saying this about Lillina.

"Even so, to never leave Leon-sama's heart… I wonder how far can you go to get in my way? Lillinsan."

Normally you would think she's complaining about Lillina.
However, it's different.
How can I tell?
It's simple, she's… faintly smiling.
No, I don't think princess realizes it, but I can't describe it any better.
Whenever Princess Sumire talks about Lillina she's always showing a faint smile.
When you translate her previous words to what she actually meant they become.

"Even so, to never leave Leon-sama's heart… How charming! As expected of my target. Lillinsan."

Why have you become so twisted?
Even in the past I'm quite sure when it came to me Princess Sumire considered Lillina her equal.
There was a time I asked her during the everyday tea party.
Why does she take such an att.i.tude towards Lillina.
The answer she gave me was

"… Lillinsan… I don't want Lillinsan to be indifferent to me."

This.
She didn't say anything else, but I felt like I could somehow understand.
Afterwards, on every tea party, the topic of Lillina was brought up.
Princess Sumire was more familiar with Lillina than me who lost memory.
If you ask ninja to investigate, they will accept.
Ninja are convenient.
Jokingly I said to Princess Sumire that if I had ninja the investigation would end easily, and she instantly lent them to me.
Thanks to that I found the evidence I'd been pursuing for corruption of n.o.bles.
This time I will see it through.

Princess Sumire and I may be Lillina's fans.
Lillina is too dazzling for us.
Two of us now wish to become friends with her.
The guards around me are strict, Princess Sumire is twisted, I am distrusted, there a lot of walls but I want to somehow mend my relations.h.i.+p with Lillina.

Knock knock
The sound of knocking resounded in the room.

"Who's this?"

"It's vice-captain of the chivalric order, Alek. Could I enter?"

"Ah, please come in."

Excusing himself, Alek came in.

"Prince Leon, I know it's sudden, but could you attend a meeting now? Actually…"

I see, was this meeting called due to my actions yesterday?
It's said there are people who question my position.
Prime Minister knows I have the evidence of n.o.bles' corruption.
Then what I can do is…

"Understood. Let's go to the meeting as soon as I'm ready."

I headed for the meeting with the evidence gathered by ninja in one hand.
Isn't this in a certain sense a chance made by Prime Minister?