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"Excuse me! I've come to guard Raimondo-sama in place of Cyrillus-san!"
While I was talking to Maria, a blonde man with long hair at the nape of his neck entered the room from the door that was opened impolitely without knocking or my permission.
"You're Raimondo-sama, right? My name is Cosimo Bossa! I've been assigned to guard this room while Cyrillus-san is away, so please treat me well!"
Both me and Maria couldn't hide our displeasure at the man who had suddenly entered.
As for Maria, she stepped forward to protect me from Bossa.
"Ah, you're Maria-san, right? We'll be protecting Raimondo-sama from now on, so let's get along. I'll probably have more opportunities to guard in place of Cyrillus-san."
Bossa has a sparkling and refreshing smile, but that smile looks hypocritical and suspicious in reverse.
"You are the son of Count Bossa, right? Certainly, you are not serving our Grimaldi family, but I am the daughter of a duke. Your rudeness is a bit too much."
"Oh my, I'm sorry. Maria-sama?"
Bossa, who approached Maria's side as if asking for forgiveness, knelt there deliberately and took Maria's hand.
With Bossa lightly kissing the back of her hand as it was, he threw his gaze at me, who was behind Maria, while holding Maria's hand.
".........Can I say hello to Raimondo-sama?"
"Do you really think that you, who don't even have the minimum etiquette, can exchange words with Raimondo-sama, who is a prince of this country? Get out of here immediately."
Maria slightly shifted her body position, blocking Bossa's gaze directed at me.
"I'm sorry. I was so excited about guarding a member of the royal family that I got ahead of myself. But, since I'll be staying in the room to guard in the future, can't you let me at least say hello?"
Maria puts strength into her hand, trying to pull out the hand that Bossa is holding, but it seems that he is holding it quite strongly, and her hand is still held by Bossa.
My loathing for Bossa is accumulating because of the rude behavior towards Maria, and Maria's loathing for Bossa is accumulating because of the rudeness towards me.
"Maria. Let's contact Baltzer-shougun immediately. At least he is the person in charge of the military. Please have him take him away."
I don't call out to Bossa at all. I completely ignore his existence.
"Hey, Raimondo-sama! I apologize for losing my manners, but you don't have to tell Baltzer-sama anything,"
"The south garden is far away, isn't it. I'll go to Mother's room. Ah. That hand is in the way, isn't it."
I look at Maria's hand, which is still being held by Bossa, for a moment, and turn my gaze to the inside of the room.
"J, just talk calmly,"
"Ah. We had a wooden sword that we use for training with Cyrillus-sensei, didn't we. That hand that uses force on a woman, which should not be done by a gentleman or a knight. I'll knock it off for you."
My smile is only directed at Maria. Why would I give a smile to such a guy, even if it's a check.
If I completely ignored Bossa to that extent, even that guy seemed to sense a crisis in this situation, and immediately released Maria's hand.
"Yes! Look, I let go. Is this okay?"
"Ah, the troublesome shackles have been removed. Then let's go."
"Yes, Raimondo-sama."
I sincerely regret not having devices such as cell phones or smartphones that can be contacted remotely at times like this.
If only I could carry a magic communication device like the ones used by the knights, including Cyrillus-sensei, but they are expensive and have complex magic formulas, so only nobles who are in charge of the military and the political center possess them.
I want something that I can contact, even if it's one-on-one.
I'll try to research that with Bertrand-aniue while I'm thinking about the magic that Jean-niisama asked me to use to perceive the surroundings while hiding his eyes.
Anyway, I want to get away from this guy called Bossa immediately.
I took Maria's hand to leave the room and put my hand on the door, but an arm stretched out from behind and pressed on the door itself.
"Ugh, moou! It's my responsibility, so I'll leave the room! Cyrillus-san told me not to let Raimondo-sama out of the room because if Raimondo-sama leaves the room now, it'll be a prime target for the nobles!"
I'm not wrong for thinking that he should have done that from the beginning.
I saw Bossa off, who left the room while grumbling, and returned to the room with Maria.
It's convenient or what to say, it's easy and happy that there are no such things as bugs in this world, so you only have to be careful of eavesdropping from outside.
"What was that just now? His rudeness is too much."
"More than that, I don't like the way he held Maria's hand like that. I don't want her to marry anyone like that."
"I don't want to leave Raimondo-sama to someone like that."
I also have a Maria complex and a Sensei complex, just like my brothers, so I'm happy when I'm told this.
I definitely don't want Maria to be forced into an unwanted marriage by being involved in my troublesome situation.
It's the same with Cyrillus-sensei, but at worst, Sensei can return to being an adventurer, a commoner, with me.
"Hey, Maria. Promise me one thing."
"Yes, Raimondo-sama."
"Don't ever give up anything because of me. And, if you're about to be forced to do something because of me, abandon me without hesitation. Maria's happiness will also be my happiness."
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