Chapter 300: (Gossip) Pumilla’s Fiancé and His Store 9

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I walked up in front of Tommy and braced myself.

“I refuse. I don’t love you. I cherish my brother’s store and I love my brother the most. I wouldn’t even consider marrying someone like you who seems like he would only trouble my brother and become a leech for our store.” After saying all that, I bowed my head lightly. “Now I can truthfully say that I thank you and her. Thank you very much for having canceled the engagement. I was kindly given some advice by a person who experienced the same as me, and she was right on all accounts. She said, 『it will be too late after you have tied the knot』 and that is very true. Please spend your life together with a woman of your choice. One thing I can say for sure: it won’t be me.”

I nailed it!

I lifted my head and went back to my brother while feeling refreshed. My brother was looking downward, but he was trembling as if holding back his laughter…ah, he really held back, seeing how he laughed out loud just now.

“Wow! Pumilla, that was scathing! 『Thank you very much for having canceled the engagement』 is an incredible line! It totally lifted a weight off my shoulders!”

“Yep, I feel the same. I’d have loved to let Damsel Scarlet hear this too. It makes me think that it’d have been great if she could have said so during the engagement-cancellation even with that spoiled, whiny brat.” Lady Indra nodded repeatedly.

Tommy stared at me while being lost for words, but at this point, I didn’t pay him any heed anymore.

We’re already unrelated.

Baroque looked very relieved.

“…That’s great. I had wondered what I should do if you still had some lingering affections.”

“Absolutely not. I don’t need people, who can’t even write decently, in my life.”

If I imagine some crooked doodles in the letters to be sent out…

Once I lightly waved a hand, even Baroque roared in laughter.

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Lady Indra loudly clapped her hands together.

“Now then! The conversation is over, right? Well, it was rather uncomplicated, though. Damsel Pumilla won’t marry the trashy guy, Bennyboy won’t cancel the agreement, and while at it, we’ll have him pay the price for breaching the contract. That’s all. With this said, it’s now my turn as 【Debt Collector】. All of you, you can go back now! I’ll make sure to get back the debt in full!”

Lady Indra was happy and in high spirits. Sir Sword, on the other hand, looked very anxious.

“I haven’t heard ‘nythin’ ’bout this. Ben, what did you tell Indra?”

“It’s simple, you know? It’s only natural to assume that they must have taken quite a bit of damage, seeing how he came all the way here to ask for the contract to be canceled, right? Under such circumstances he won’t have any money anyway, and even if he does, it’ll be loose change that won’t be able to cover the price of a single bottle of our wine. That’s why I pawned off that guy to Lady Indra, telling her that she’d be free to do with him as she likes.”

Sir Sword became dumbstruck, staring at my brother.

“……You….. Did you tell her all that while knowin’ what it meant?”

My brother nodded, revealing a smile that oozed with anger.

“Of course. If that makes Lady Indra feel grateful, it’s a cheap price to pay, right? It doesn’t hurt me in any way.”

…I wonder what it is. Somehow their talk sounds worrisome…

Sir Sword stared at my brother while speechless, but then he suddenly scratched his head, apparently having accepted things.

“……Then I got no right to butt in. It’s the outcome of your negotiations with Indra. That guy also needs to make up for havin’ picked a fight with you and your dear family. Soothin’ Indra when she’s pissed is a pain, and since I didn’t find a good place to let her vent so far, I guess it’s the perfect opportunity now.”

Lady Indra rotated her arms. For some reason, her pose was awfully enthusiastic. She was overflowing with motivation.

“Cya. I’m going to leave first as it looks like I could get dragged into this otherwise.”

With those words, Sir Sword disappeared in the next instant.

…Amazing. Just what you’d expect of Hero 【Thunderclap Whitefang】.

“We’re leaving too.”

With my brother pushing my back, I walked away even while feeling confused.

“P-Please wait a moment! I’ll apologize! I will, seriously! …Pumilla! Please stop Benjamin!”

My brother looked back at Tommy.

“Don’t act so familiarly with us. I’ll tell you once more, I don’t remember having allowed you to address us casually. Do your best in serving as stress relief for Lady Indra.”

……Umm, what sort of stress relief?

“Yep! Leave the rest to me!” Lady Indra threw her head back, pushed out her chest, and made Tommy kneel down in an instant.

Cheerfully taking out the contract, she waved it in front of his nose.

“Look, this is the contract and I’m the witness. Starting now, I’m going to punish you for violating the agreement. You’re poor, so you can’t pay a fine, right? Bennyboy and I are rich, so we won’t accept anything below a platinum coin. How about it? Are you going to pay?”

I stared at Lady Indra while shocked.

That’s way too much! …Ah, but right now I might have around that much saved up…

“I’ll plentifully discipline you so that you’ll never appear in front of Ben and his people ever again, okay? Yep, it’s going to be fun! Yahooo! Let’s go!”

I got slightly worried, but Lady Indra has happily harasse…err, said so, and since I felt that I wanted him to get punished a bit as well, and above all, avoid him ever following me around, I ignored Tommy’s loud begging and left through the grove.

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