Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 163

Those who gathered around are eagerly waiting for grandmother's and the queen's talk to end.
This can be perfectly described as 'he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day'.
I said to everyone in a quiet voice.

'As soon as the talk is over, let's leave this place. Their targets should be grandfather and grandmother.'

Everyone nodded to my statement.
Since we are smaller than our surrounding, it shouldn't be noticed if move away for a bit.
They're supposed to be after grandfather and grandmother, but it'd be awful to get mixed in.

It seems their talk is about to end.
… Now!
Everyone left the place following my movements.
As expected of Sasuke-san, his figure disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Ange-san and Allen-kun… ah, we were separated by a wave of people closing onto grandfather and grandmother, we ended up on opposite sides.
And then, I could no longer see them.

I'm alone, grandparents are barely visible.
Well then, what should I do next.
If possible I'd like to link up with everyone.
While I was thinking about it, I felt a presence.
Alertly turning around… Huh? Lute-sama?

"As expected of Lillinsama. I should have erased my presence, yet I was noticed."

Lute-sama said with a smile.
You can't erase your presence standing behind a lady.

"Lute-sama, are you alright staying here?"

"Haha, there's no problem even if I stay with you. Rather, it'd be more problematic to leave you alone. Aunt also asked for that. Perhaps, you ran away before getting surrounded by n.o.bles, Lillinsama?"

Arara, was I seen through by grandmother.

"I'm sorry. I was surprised by their enthusiasm."

"Isn't that right. That situation is abnormal."

I and Lute-sama looked at place where my grandparents are, from where we could hear angry shouts.
Is it really a party venue?

"With such a momentum, a fight will break out soon. There seem to a lot people who want to challenge Dragon G.o.d-sama… uncle. I guess a brawl will start."

What's with these disturbing words?
Are they allowed to have a brawl here?
Here, in the Royal Castle?
Did my inner voice leak out? Lute-sama answered me.

"Err, are you looking? Any time soon, the king will issue a challenge."

When I was told so by Lute-sama I did my utmost standing on tiptoes to see, but I couldn't see well.
Did he notice I was standing on my tiptoes? Lute grabbed my hips and put me on his shoulder.
Eh? Eh? Is it okay?

"Ummm, Lute-sama! Th, this position."

"Ah, you can relax, I won't drop you. Even so… I also thought so when I held you up the last time, but you really are light. Lillinsama, perhaps you are a genuine fairy."

No, no, no way, no way.
Why a fairy?
More importantly, this position is a problem.

"No, I think this position is a problem…"

"Hm? I don't think there's any particular problem with it… You're light as a feather, you can see uncle's situation, if anything it feels good to be overdoing it. Lillinsama, I'm honored to spend time with you."

I was told such a thing by a smiling handsome man, I'm at a loss for words.
Unsurprisingly I could feel my face getting red.
At least the saving grace is the people around aren't paying attention to us.
I'll say it as many times as necessary, is it really a party venue where n.o.bles gathered?
At that moment, I heard a somehow interesting conversation.

"Old men are excited, what's going on?"

"Ah, it is said that there are celebrities from their youth are partic.i.p.ating in this party, so they got greatly excited. It's somehow unusual to see grandpas in battle mode. But when I glimpsed at them during their talk with the king some time ago, they looked weak."

"Is that so?"

"Their physiques seemed very thin, the women seemed to not train at all."

"What, did old men grew senile?"

Young n.o.ble men were talking with a sneer.
Looking at them, we could tell they aren't trained.
Lute-sama, who noticed me looking at them, spoke to me.

"Lillinsama… Would you like to beat them up right away?"

As he said that, Lute-sama gently let me down and tried to approach the group of men.
No no, you can't!
I hurriedly grabbed Lute-sama's clothes.

"Lute-sama, I'm happy about your feelings, but let's not kick up a fuss here. There are already other people making a fuss."

We looked at what appeared to be old men.
… Yup, someone has started hurling various people.
There's no need to confirm that grandfather is in the center of it.