Chapter 55 Rescue(highlight)

Damn it, will we make it!?1

Im currently running through the Royal Capital in the morning.

The ones following me are Len-doushiand 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 rushing in.

Your Highness Prince Sedrim! Theres an urgent matter!

Having just finished breakfast, an Imperial Guard came rushing to my side.

What happened? Whats urgent?

Not my father or my older brother, but urgent an urgent matter for me?

Also, this knights flustered appearance is?

Ha!A knight rushed into our guardroomuh, he said that His Highness fiance-dono was kidnapped.

My fiance he says? I dont have that sort of person but

What do you mean? Tell me in detail.

At any rate, Ill try listening to his story.

Ha!According to the knight, this morning, he saw Your Highness fiance-dono pushed into a carriage on a road connecting to the main street.

Fiance, I dont understand what that means, but it seems itll be faster to directly ask that knight.

Ill meet that knight. Where is he?

Being guided by that Imperial Guard, we headed towards that knights location.

According to that knights 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 fiance 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 dont know whos pretending to be my fiance.

When I enquired about it, he said it was a young girl with a child-like appearance, and long black hair.

Its 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-doushiwas 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 couldnt understand. Certainly, part of her relationship with me were talked about in rumors but

Is it simply a kidnapping?

Even when I tried thinking about it, I couldnt come up with an answer.

Although Sakura seems indifferent to her own appearance, if you judge it from a third persons perspective, she has an appearance of what youd call abishoujo. As well as her frequently changing expressions. Especially that limp smile that gives off an charming feeling that cant be described2.

It would be good if she wasnt kidnapped a bad group that has an indecent objective but

Just as we arrived at the isolated

house, a DOON! sound resounded from within.

I hurried anyway and went towards the room that made that sound.

A voice was calling me from behind, but there was no way I couldve heard it.3

I opened that door, what was before my eyes was wind raging inside the room.

When I look inside, four men were collapsed in the corner of the room.

Although they werent moving, they seem to be alive.

Leaving that side at the centre of the raging winds was Sakura.

The moment I saw Sakura, my heart was awfully disordered.

Sakuras had an appearance with shackles attached to her hands and feet and her clothes teared, her eyes flowing with tears was empty as if it reflected nothing.4

Her lips were slightly moving, it seems shes muttering something, but the wind was interfering so it couldnt be heard.

Guessing from the movements of her lips, it looks like shes repeating the word no.

SAKURA! ARE YOU OKAY?

My voice involuntarily came out.

Theres no way shes okay. Although I knew that, I couldnt find any other words to say.

As if Sakura didnt notice me, she doesnt change where shes looking at.

SAKURA!

Those empty eyes turned in my direction after calling out a second time.

I unintentionally reached out my hand towards those eyes, but I was blocked by the wind and couldnt move.

Dont do that, Your Highness! Its dangerous!

Len-doushi, who caught up to me, restrained me from advancing.

But Sakura is!

At this rate Sakura will break!

Quickly, if I dont go to her side!

Her sorcery is running wild! Its dangerous to approach!

Sorcery is running wild he says? Impossible! Sakura shouldnt be able to use sorcery.

The moment I tried to somehow approach Sakura, Sakuras body suddenly collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.

Together with that, the wind that was violently blowing in the room rapidly stopped.

SAKURA!

With the wind that was blocking me disappearing, I hurriedly rushed over to Sakura.

I confirmed the collapsed Sakuras breathing, the moment I discovered she had only lost consciousness, my whole body seemed to have lost its strength.

Immediately recalling the figure of Sakura, I wrapped up Sakura with something that looked like a mantle from another person then gently embraced her.

After that, I ordered the knights that rushed into the room to capture the collapsed men, placed Sakura in a carriage then proceeded to the Royal Castle.

I carried Sakura to a guest room and decided to entrust Chiffon to take care her.

It seems the carriage that the knight who rushed in saw had already disappeared.

Ill have no choice but to squeeze it out from the captured men regarding this.

Having injured Sakura, Ill have you regret it!

Two days after that, Sakura woke up and I got in touch with her.