Breaking Off The Engagement… Bring It On! Chapter 67

The three that teacher caught are troublesome, what should I do?
Perhaps, almost certainly, they were looking into Sumire-sama's relationships~.
I don't want to be involved…
Then teacher spoke to those three.

"You guys, you aren't fully fledged ninja yet, are you? I have a feeling you three aren't enough to survey a scene."

The youngest, a child that's probably 12 or 13, responded to teacher.

"Don't make a fool of us. We are already independent. Such a rope, immediately…"

It's said this is a way to tie a rope, so it absolutely can't be removed.
Yes yes, it's the way I was taught by teacher.
It's a strange way of tying that keeps tightening the more you struggle.
Eventually, the child was completely unable to move.

"Hey, why were you tailing Lillinsama? Who asked you?"

Allen-kun asked three people, but he didn't get an answer.
Well, if they're ninja, they can't consent this easily.
If they spoke fluently here, I'd be worried about it.
But since I felt no blood l.u.s.t, they were just trying to investigate…
Let's try digging for a bit.

"Hey, what did Sumire-sama say about me? I think she's worried about me, so I should go meet her with you three."

I smiled and said this.
Of course I don't feel like going.
But the three people who heard my words paled.

"Gahaha, that sounds like fun."

"Oh~~, Lillinsama is smiling, but she seems rather irritated."

Both teacher and Allen-kun are also amused…
I'm gradually getting angry.
The three looked at each other.

Knock knock

At that time, somebody knocked on the front door.
Huh, who are you? We're busy here.
Teacher went for the entrance.
Me and Allen-kun are keeping an eye on the trio to not let them escape.
Well, I guess they couldn't escape with ropes digging in so deep, but just in case.

Teacher came back.
… And brought someone. Who's that?

The three raised their voices when they saw the person who entered.

"""Ah!"""

When he saw the tied up three, he dropped a fist on each of their heads with a high speed.

"""Painful~~"""

He turned around, again with a high speed… and dogeza'd.

"I am sorry!"

I can't keep up with this development anymore.
Who's this person.
The teacher explains to me and Allen-kun who are stunned.

"Gahaha, that person seems to be called 'Hanzou'-san. It's likely he's the guardian of those three."

Hanzou-san certainly has black hair unique to the eastern country.
But his outfit isn't black.
He's dressed in clothes worn by people around here.
But, for the time being I have to stop his dogeza.

"Uh, Hanzou-san, could you please raise your face? Also, may you stop the dogeza for now?"

"No, but I am really sorry about this time. I'm sorry for the enigmatic apology, but I'm really sorry about the problem!"

The talk hasn't progressed.
Hanzou-san doesn't move at all from dogeza.

"Hey, Hanzou-san, Miss Lillina is also troubled, so please apologize and explain the circ.u.mstances~. I have an idea, but I'd like to confirm for sure."

Hanzou-san finally raised his head to the words of teacher.
He keeps on sitting still though.

"Yes, I understand. I will explain. As you are aware, those three are Princess Sumire's ninja. However, as their skills are yet insufficient, such missions were forbidden."

Well, isn't that right.
It's foolish to be in black costumes in broad daylight.
If you were professionals, you'd dress normally to blend in.

"Their original role is to escort Princess Sumire. They were caught doing such stupid thing, but their strength is quite high. Even though they lack experience, the old man who caught them is really terrific."

"Master dealt alone with 20 demons… Well, I think if it's just three people dealing with them is easy."

Allen-kun's mention of '20 demons…' scared Hanzou-san and the trio.

"Wa, was that so…?  Then it's natural for those three to be overwhelmed. But this time Princess Sumire is unaware of the spying. Those guys ran wild. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm protecting the princess. It's not the case she bears no responsibility at all."

Indeed, it was done for Sumire-sama's selfish sake.
Perhaps they've heard about me from Sumire-sama, and decided to follow me with non-serious att.i.tude.
Maybe they didn't expect to be noticed.
… Foolish, isn't it?