Chapter 55 (1/2)
Chapter 55 – Rescue (highlight)
「d.a.m.n it, will we make it…!?」1
I’m currently running through the Royal Capital in the morning.
The ones following me are Len-dous.h.i.+ and group of around 10 knights.
Furthermore, two platoons have been planned to follow later.
As we ran through the main street, the citizens hurriedly made way.
The origin of this event started when a single knight came rus.h.i.+ng in.
「Your Highness Prince Sedrim! There’s an urgent matter!」
Having just finished breakfast, an Imperial Guard came rus.h.i.+ng to my side.
「What happened? What’s urgent?」
Not my father or my older brother, but urgent an urgent matter for me?
Also, this knight’s fl.u.s.tered appearance is…?
「Ha! A knight rushed into our guardroom…… uh, he said that His Highness’ fiancée-dono was kidnapped.」
My fiancée he says? I don’t have that sort of person but…
「What do you mean? Tell me in detail.」
At any rate, I’ll try listening to his story.
「Ha! According to the knight, this morning, he saw Your Highness’ fiancée-dono pushed into a carriage on a road connecting to the main street.」
Fiancée, I don’t understand what that means, but it seems it’ll be faster to directly ask that knight.
「I’ll meet that knight. Where is he?」
Being guided by that Imperial Guard, we headed towards that knight’s location.
According to that knight’s story, since today was his day off, when he drank until morning and was heading home, he witnessed that scene by chance.
The time was around 3-1 koku, he entered a side street from the main street to do his business, and on the other side, it seemed he saw my ‘fiancée’ being brought into a carriage by a large amount of men.
It seems the first thing that knight did when he saw that, was hide himself and pursued after that carriage.
Although he lost sight midway, he searched for a short while, and as a result, he discovered the carriage at an isolated house in a corner of the Royal Capital, it appears he rushed to the Royal Castle for the sake of letting me know.
I understood up until there, but I don’t know who’s pretending to be my fiancée.
When I enquired about it, he said it was a young girl with a child-like appearance, and long black hair.
It’s about Sakura!?
The moment I realized that, I got that knight up to his feet, confirmed the location on a map and immediately pulled out a horse in order to depart.
I immediately caught the knights that were working within the area, Len-dous.h.i.+ was looking for me by chance so I also had him come along, then rode horses to that isolated house.
What do they plan on kidnapping Sakura for?
I couldn’t understand. Certainly, part of her relations.h.i.+p with me were talked about in rumors but…
Is it simply a kidnapping?
Even when I tried thinking about it, I couldn’t come up with an answer.
Although Sakura seems indifferent to her own appearance, if you judge it from a third person’s perspective, she has an appearance of what you’d call a bishoujo. As well as her frequently changing expressions. Especially that limp smile that gives off an charming feeling that can’t be described2.
It would be good if she wasn’t kidnapped a bad group that has an indecent objective but…
Just as we arrived at the isolated
house, a ‘DOON!” sound resounded from within.