Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 96

My fist pulverized the table.
My grandparents only smiled at my sucesful act.

After a short while, Natasha and her father, who were in a daze, finally came back to reality.
They are alternately watching me and the table.
With how they're frowning, would it be okay to say they're still looking for a fight?

"It, it's insane to let such violent people approach the royal family! Now, capture them quickly! What are you doing, stop s.p.a.cing out and doing nothing! Isn't he just a margrave of a neighboring country with a grim face? I am saying this as a duke of this country, hurry up!"

The duke desperately appealed to the soldiers, but no one moved.
Rather, they're trying to keep a distance from grandparents.
Yup, a correct choice.
Because, grandfather is emitting a dangerous aura.
People who underwent sufficient training can understand that.

"Why doesn't anybody move? Prince Christopher! Why do you leave such a violent woman alone?"

Looks like he decided to appeal to Chris-sama when he understood n.o.body would move.
Chris-sama is looking at such duke with cold eyes.
Not then, isn't it about time the efforts of my dear friends start paying off?
Let's try asking a little.

"I am sorry to interrupt such a heated scene… I, am very worried. About my precious friends. Apparently, Natashsan knows their whereabouts, could you please tell me?"

The duke objected my words in a loud voice.

"Why would my daughter know where your friends are! Don't slander her!"

Well, so you won't admit it.
You're just tightening the noose around your neck though.

"Is that so… Then you don't know… Haa, around now the place they were brought to will surely have been destroyed. If they were kept inside a mansion somewhere… Its interior will be a mess. They will have investigated the inside of the mansion with scrutiny to find out the reason behind their kidnapping."

My words made grandparents laugh.
Chris-sama was also nodding vigorously with 'Yep yep'.
Meanwhile, the duke let out a shout.

"What could only 5 people do!"

"Oh, you are familiar with their numbers, huh?"

"I've gathered various information. From what I've heard, they showed no sign of resisting? What could they do!"

"No sign of resisting… Most likely, they were bored. Some time ago, I was called a violent person, but my friends are very similar to me. My preferred weapon is a sword but look at what happened to the table. Among my friends there's a person who specializes in unarmed combat, who's many times stronger than what I showed. There were also two women… But, you know~, they can hunt demons alone."

I said so with a beaming smile.

"Hm, hmph! I won't believe such obvious lies! Mere acquaintances of a margrave from a country with the military inferior to ours can't be this strong. How can you make a fool of us by lying in addition to the violence?"

… Haa, he's really a hopeless person.
Okay, then regret plenty.
Since a while ago I noticed a person flickering in my field of vision.

"Well then, should the people in question appear? One of them just came here."

"Such a big lie. Hmph! Where is he?"

"… Sasuke-san, you can come out."

The moment he heard my words, Sasuke-san appeared.
Sasuke-san's sudden appearance in front of the duke made his legs give in.
Everyone except me, grandfather, and grandmother is surprised.

"Welcome back, Sasuke-san. Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Ah, welcome back. Of course, everyone, is safe. Here, a souvenir."

Having said that, he handed me a thick stack of doc.u.ments.
It's quite heavy.

"Umm, what is this?"

"As I said, a souvenir. Grandfather, should, understand, at glance."

Hmph, I should show it to grandfather.
I tried to hand this heavy bunch of doc.u.ments to grandfather.
However, the duke's expression, who recovered somewhat from the earlier shock, changed upon glancing at the souvenir.
And then he tried to forcibly s.n.a.t.c.h it from me.

"Khh, give it to me!"

Arara, this souvenir seems awfully effective on him.
The duke who until now couldn't be driven to the wall, looked amusingly panicked.
But~, I still can't give it to you~~.
I ignored the frowning duke who was holding onto the doc.u.ments, pulled him along and gave the souvenir to grandfather.
Of course, the duke is still holding onto them.

Grandfather grabbed the troublesome duke's nape and lightly threw him.

Bang!!

Yup, lightly.
… But the duke was easily hurled into a wall.
A~~ah, he did it.