Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 134

Baaaaam!!

While I was desperately thinking about how to reply to Leon-sama, the door was suddenly opened without knocking.
… Well, I don't need to check to know who's there.
Just in case I turned to the door to make sure.

Yup, it's brother.

I'm half-resigned to brother's behavior but will others in the room be so sweet to him?
I'm not sure.
I knew he'd receive merciless punishment of the fist if mother was here, but unexpectedly grandmother moved.
Grandmother stood up silently, seemed to approach brother without making a sound, and the next moment brother became friends with the floor.
Oh, everyone is dumbfounded by her frightening work.
Brother seems to have no idea what happened.

In the meantime, grandmother spoke to him.
It's just, her foot is on the back of brother, who's making friends with the floor.

"Ricardo, I wonder if you are always opening doors like this?"

Grandmother said so with a smile, but her eyes are dangerous.
If her gaze was directed at me, I'd want to dogeza without asking a question.
Brother boldly objected to such grandmother.

"G, grandmother, there's no way. U, usually I do it neatly."

Under grandmother's gaze, in the latter half brother began talking strangely.
Well, I understand his feelings.
Regardless of what I think about him opening doors like that, how must it feel for the captain of chivalric order to be tramped by grandmother in front of the country's prince?
I looked at father and grandfather imploring what to do… Both of them are avoiding my gaze.
C, could it be that these two can't compete with grandmother?
While I was wondering if there was anything I could to, this time grandmother spoke to me.
By the way, brother is still under her foot.

"Lillina, is Ricardo always acting this way?"

T, the brunt of questioning switched to me~~.
What is the correct answer?
Should I be honest?
B, but, even if I lie, I feel like it will be exposed soon.
Looking at brother, he's desperately trying to mouth something.
Umm, he's saying… 'help me'?
Feeling sorry for brother's appearance, trying to do something about it I replied to grandmother.

"Umm, grandmother, please calm down. Brother rushed here surely because he was worried about me. Normally… um, let's see, sometimes he forgets in a hurry… maybe?"

Although I tried to provide follow-up at first, looking at grandmother's face it was becoming difficult.

"… I see. So, you're saying, he 'always' does it? Lillina, you aren't good at lying."

Eh? I'm not good at lying?
Apparently grandmother saw through me easily.
Brother… May you rest in peace.

"Then, Ricardo, shall we go?"
Grandmother grabbed brother who's still collapsed on the floor, and dragged him out of the room.
We, who remained in the room, looked at each other and conversed with our eyes.
'Let's not touch this subject for now.'

Well then, what were we talking about?
My head's not working properly~.

"Ah~, cough. Prince Leon, when are you planning to marry Princess Sumire?"

Grandfather tried to somehow restart the conversation.

"Ah, aah. That's right, it's scheduled to happen in about six months. Regarding queen education, it will continue even after we get married. As expected, it'd be difficult to finish it in such a short time. Lillina undertook it since she was ten years old. Princess Sumire underwent the education of the Eastern Country's royalty, so what's left is the knowledge about this country and martial arts. She can't become the queen if she can't protect herself."

Sumire-sama, can you fight?
Well, I think with ninja close by they will protect you.
As if he knew what I saw thinking, Leon-sama spoke with a bitter smile.

"Although Lillina seemed to have no difficulties regarding martial arts, it seems stumbling on this subject during queen education seems to be the usual. Princess Sumire also struggles with it. At the tea party she always says. 'If it was Lillinsan, she'd be able to do this easily… What a disagreeable person.'"

Huh? Am I perhaps vilified?
Noticing my expression, Leon-sama quickly provided follow-up.

"Ah, sorry. It's not good to take Princess Sumire's words at face value. At first I didn't notice, but she seems to be a somewhat twisted person.  It seems she's like that to the people she really likes. Well, whenever she talks, it seems to be about Lillina. She seems to like Lillina very much."

Then I wonder whether she really doesn't hate me?
Somehow, I remain unconvinced.