Chapter 3

I will update 1-2 more chapters today.

Even a well-bred young lady attending an elite school is human. Therefore, it's only natural that she would need to use the bathroom.

But should she say that now? And in such a calm manner?

“What should I do?”

“Huh? I mean, what can I do…?”

“I’m going to have an accident.”

Her tone was so matter-of-fact that it was hard to tell, but she was probably in a bind.

I felt a bit uneasy as I called out to the short man in front of me.

“Hey! This young lady has something to say!”

“...Huh?”

The kidnapper tilted his head.

The girl, undaunted, spoke to the two men.

“Bathroom.”

“...What?”

“I’m going to have an accident.”

The kidnappers, clearly caught off guard, widened their eyes.

This girl didn’t seem to be afraid at all.

“...If you have to, go ahead. It would be a hassle if you moved around strangely.”

One of the kidnappers said, sounding irritated.

However, the girl didn’t panic and asked calmly.

“Is it okay?”

What pure eyes.

She seemed to have no resistance at all to having an accident. Even a stray cat would look apologetic when it had an accident.

“N-no, I don’t think it’s okay. If you can hold it, please do. ...For my sake.”

I pointed out, as the kidnappers were frozen in place.

The young lady and I were chained together, so we couldn’t move far apart. If she had an accident, I would be affected too.

“...Take her.”

The taller of the two kidnappers said.

“But, boss—”

“We don’t know how long we’ll be holed up. We don’t want it to get dirty.”

The younger man seemed to understand and scratched the back of his head as he approached the girl.

“Damn... I’m not unchaining you, got it?”

The kidnapper removed the girl’s ankle shackles.

The girl and I, still chained together, moved to the bathroom. The girl entered a stall without any shame in front of us.

Eventually, the girl came out of the stall, washed her hands, and looked at me and the kidnappers.

“I feel better.”

““You don’t need to report that.””

The kidnappers and I chimed in at the same time.

Feeling a strange sense of fatigue, we returned to our original spot.

“Hey.”

The girl called out to the kidnappers again.

“...What now?”

“Tea.”

Are you invincible or something?

The kidnappers were also dumbfounded.

“Hey, boss... Is this really the daughter of the Kihana family? She doesn’t seem like it...”

“Yeah, I know. ...Is she someone else? But that can’t be...”

The older man approached the girl, confused.

“Hey. You’re the only daughter of the Kihana family, right?”

“Yeah, but where’s my tea?”

You’re too laid-back.

The kidnappers were also taken aback.

“Well, fine. I’ll get you a drink. I don’t want you to starve. ...But in return, you need to be cooperative.”

The kidnapper placed a bottle of mineral water next to the girl.

However, it was just water.

“I said tea.”

“W-What! Don’t be so picky! Water is fine!”

“I want tea. And snacks.”

The man’s forehead veins bulged as the girl spoke.

“Hey! You! Take care of this woman!”

“Why me!?”

“We’re busy right now!”

The kidnapper shouted.

There was almost nothing I could do with my hands and feet tied, but I reluctantly nodded.

“Hey. Where are the snacks?”

“...There don’t seem to be any.”

“...I see.”

The girl picked up the bottle, looking dissatisfied.

After a while, a dripping sound came from the girl.

When I turned around, I saw her drenched.

“Whoa!? Why are you so wet...”

“...I don’t know?”

The girl tilted the bottle to her mouth, but the water spilled onto her face and soaked her clothes because her lips and the bottle’s mouth were not aligned.

“No, it’s spilling!”

“I’m not used to drinking from a bottle.”

Not being used to it is one thing, but this is on a different level.

Is this how all the young ladies in the world are? She’s too laid-back and thick-skinned... She’s supposed to be a hostage, but she doesn’t seem scared at all.

“...Let me help you drink. Give me the bottle.”

“...You won’t take it?”

“I won’t! It’s too much trouble!!”

I shouted, and the kidnappers turned to look at us.

I thought I had upset them, but they looked at me with sympathy. Stop it. You brought this hostage here.

At this point, my infatuation with the girl was completely gone.

She had a rare and beautiful appearance, but it seemed like something was missing.

“Since you’re a puddle, let’s move a bit.”

“Mm.”

The girl stood up and moved with me.

The next moment, she tripped over nothing and fell.

“...It hurts.”

The girl got up with tears in her eyes.

Her forehead, which had hit the floor, was bright red.

She was incredibly uncoordinated.

“Hey, boss... According to the information we gathered beforehand, the Kihana family’s young lady is called a perfect young lady, right? I don’t think she’s this clumsy...”

“W-Well, she looks the same. I haven’t heard of any sisters...”

The kidnappers whispered to each other.

On the other hand, the girl, with tears in her eyes, was rubbing her forehead.

“It hurts...”

“...Let me see.”

Unable to bear her sad voice, I lightly checked her injury.

“It’s more of a scrape than a bruise. You might get an infection, so it’s better not to touch it too much.”

“...Mm.”

The girl nodded and lowered her hand from her forehead.

“By the way... Why are you here?”

The girl asked, as if it were a casual question.