"You're late, Sakura..."

When she appeared before the princes with the enemy's sword against her neck, the prince was the first to notice and soon the other knights stood up, taking up their weapons. I mean, it's still not delirious, like being late to the women's restroom. I'll have to give you a sermon later....."

Whoa, what's going to happen to this young lady? Drop your weapons"

The enemy (apparently led by the man who is pointing his weapon at me) are making threats, deliberately flashing their weapons. The knights are waiting for the prince to decide what to do.

I send a message to the prince with eye contact.

(I will defeat this man with magic, and the prince will instruct the knights to defeat the bandits.)

Not sure if he got the message, the prince takes his hand off his sword and instructs the knights to do the same.

The moment the leader of the bandits saw this, he let his guard down, and then i electrocuted him with an electric shock to the body.

"Uwa, what the heck!? Uwaagh"

The leader of the bandits is electrocuted and collapses, causing unrest among the enemy. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the prince draws his sword and slashes at the nearest enemy, while giving orders to the knights.

"Don't let any of them escape!　Seize the bandits!"

At that command, the startled knights moved in a flash and attacked the bandits who had lost their leader. After confirming that, I searched for signs of the bandit's companions, who were supposed to be some distance away but had not appeared yet. At that moment, several arrows were aimed at us, or rather at the prince and the carriage.

「Flame Arrow!」

I intercepted it with magic, shot down the arrow and ran toward where the arrow flew. The archer panicked and fired arrows at me, but I used fire arrows again and knocked them all down without slowing down.

Thanks to the second arrow, i catch up with the archer and as he is about to flee i stun him with an electric shock. And then use binding magic to make him immobile and leave the rest to the knights. The binding magic is useful, but it is inconvenient because you cannot cast it if the opponent is resisting (if he has high resistance).

After knocking the archer unconscious, i returned to the square to find that all the bandits had been defeated and tied up by the knights. The attackers originally numbered a dozen or so, while the knights, with 40 men, were outnumbered, which would have been the case if not for the hostage act.

"Really, I'm worried that it's late and you've come back and you're being held hostage. ......Even though I know you're okay, I'm a little chilled out, aren't you?"

When I returned, the prince approached me with a sigh.

I am sorry to have startled you. But I got caught on purpose because I thought it was a chance to defeat the bandits all at once.

I could imagine to some extent that Sakura was caught without resistance, but...... it doesn't feel good to have a fiancée as a hostage. I want this to be as clear as possible.

"I hope so too, if possible."

I mean, could you please stop putting your hands on my head? It may be unconscious, but I don't want to feel like I am being treated like a child. And would you please stop patting my head as it is? Well, well, it seems to be unconscious, so I'll forgive you this time.

As I was calming down, a shiver began to rise from the nether regions of my body. Come to think of it, I was caught by the attackers when I went to do my business. During the battle I did not feel the urge to urinate, perhaps because I was distracted but once I calmed down and became aware, a sudden urge to urinate came over me.

" I'm sorry. I'm going to have to step out for a minute."

I hurriedly say so, and then I move toward the empty area again. I want to hurry, but I am afraid that if I run, I will be overflowing with things I am enduring, so I take cautious steps.

"Hmm? Ah. The bandits caught you before you could get to wash."

That is why I didn't put those things into words...... No, now is not the time to be talking about this. i will talk about this with the prince later, but right now i need to resolve this situation first.

Hurriedly but cautiously, we stepped forward and arrived at another bush, different from the one where we had just been caught by the assailants. I finally felt comfortable. I thought so.

"Kyaaa!?"

As I was about to pull down my pants, my left leg was suddenly yanked off. No, to be precise, I was "pulled and lifted up". It happened so fast that even I did not know what had happened. I found myself upside down with my left leg pulled upward.

Upon realizing that i have been caught in a trap, i quickly check my surroundings. First, i searched for signs of the surroundings, but there was no sign of anyone in the immediate vicinity. Next, i checked the state of the trap. It seems to be a kind of trap called a snare, in which the end of a rope is placed as a pivot, and when you step in the loop, the trap is triggered and the object is lifted. I stepped into the trap without realizing it was there. I followed the rope with my eyes and saw that it was tied to a tree some distance away. Since it is impossible to disarm that one, it would be better to cut the rope holding my legs, but I don't have any tools to cut the rope, such as ......a knife. I could use magic, but I have some concerns about doing that.......

I was having a hard time and there was a sign that it was approaching me. Before we can explore the sign, i hear a voice.

"Sakura, are you okay?　I heard someone screaming ...... What are you doing?"

What do you mean, can't you see it?

"It looks like i was caught in a trap......."

Yeah, I was caught off guard because we had wiped out the bandits. In addition to that I was feeling the urge to urinate, so I was also distracted. I never would have thought that a trap would be set up alongside a road like this, you know?

"Mm......, you've caught beautifully."

The prince traced the end of the rope with his eyes, and then muttered sincerely, " Be quiet, you know that best. the person who got caught knows that better than anyone else."

"Please let me down first rather than that. Oh, slowly and gently, you know?"

My concern, and it worried me, was that the impact of the fall would cause me to leak. Not only the impact of the fall, but also the force exerted on the stomach to correct the posture when falling is dangerous. Having already missed the chance to release it twice, the urge to urinate is now waiting for the time to break down. If you have to strain your lower body at such a time, there is no denying the possibility that it will start overflowing with urinary fluid. And once it overflows, even if he has the will to do so, it is already...... wobbly.

Then the prince came in. Prince, if you can get me down safely, let's forget about the previous delicacy of your comment. So, please let me down gently, okay?

As I watched the prince's movements with hopes and prayers, he approached the tree to which the other end of the rope was tied, muttered, "Okay," and drew his sword. No way.......

The rope, cut off with a snap naturally cannot defy gravity.

I'm falling! I forgot to brace myself and braced my buttocks for the shock and other contingencies that were about to hit.

Then...... I felt a jolt from my left leg that was not from the fall, but from a jerk. I opened my eyes in horror and saw that the prince was holding onto a broken rope. When I looked down, i.e., to the ground, it stopped about one body height above the ground. Fortunately, thanks to my buttocks, it didn't break down....... Once I recognized this, I felt relieved and angry at the same time. What a way to help!

"You......!"

When im about to yell, i remember that my urine is in the danger zone. Yell, I yell in other words I put a lot of pressure on my abdomen. If you are not good at it, you can go....... In the meantime, there are matters that should be of higher priority than yelling at the prince right now. I tell myself to be patient for now and prepare for the approaching ground.

It doesn't take long before I feel the ground on my head. I roll my body in time with the fall, and soon I am tumbling to the ground. And here is the problem. I really have reached my limit.

"I'm fine now. Please leave me alone"

I was already too occupied to even speak. I know it's a shameful, but if I don't keep my hand on my lower abdomen, I feel like it will overflow. I don't know it myself, but my face is probably red from the embarrasment. You can see my hair sticking to the forehead due to sweat. In such a state, i have no time to care about the prince. And yet, the prince!

"What's the matter?　Did you perhaps hit somewhere earlier?　You look like you're in a bad shape."

Now I hate him for his concern. Just get out here as soon as possible!！

"No, I'm fine, so please go over there......"

"But you seem to be in a great deal of pain,...... and if you can't walk shall I carry you on my back?　You can lie down back in the carriage."

Why do you show such concern only at times like this? You are usually slow on uptake, but is it on purpose? Is it on purpose isn't it?

"I'm really okay, so hurry up and go...!"

I squeeze my voice to contain my anger, but it's really bad.

"But you know? I can't just let you go."

"It's already leaking!　If only the prince would go, it would resolve the problem!"

Why is it that you are so perceptive in the weirdest places, but not in the most important ones?

"Huh?　Oh, I see. If that's the case, why didn't you just say so?"

You should have guessed that much! What do you think you are doing here in the first place? You are not like other men, you know?

The prince finally grasps the situation, mumbles a few unspoken words, and walks toward the plaza. I watch his back, feeling as if a second were a minute or ten minutes. After the prince is out of sight, I count 30 seconds with patience, and finally put my hand on my pants. It is a challenge to take off my trousers because it is dangerous to put pressure on my stomach.

As soon as I finally got my pants and underpants down to my knees and sat down, the buildup finally broke loose. I never thought that I would have to go through so much trouble for an act that I do every day without thinking. Because of my patience, it took longer than usual, but I finished safely and got up to clean up the mess.

"Now, I have to thank the source for making me feel this way......"

The source is the bandits who interfered with us in the first place. If they hadn't shown up, I wouldn't have had to go through all this pain and embarrassment. And the person who set the trap...... I don't know if you'll find this, but I won't forget it, okay? Hmmm, just you wait and see, will you?

Feeling refreshed and light, i returned to the plaza.

As it turns out, the original culprits were all the bandits. After a brief interrogation, we heard that it was one of the attackers who set the trap. If the hostages could not be secured, they were going to lead them to the place of the trap and capture them there. I heard that there are several similar traps in addition to the one I was caught in. Unfortunately, the person who set the traps was already dead, but I asked the leader to take responsibility for giving the instructions instead. What? Taking it out on them? That's fine, taking it out on them. Since they brought shame to the damsel, this is about as warm as it gets.

The leader of the bandits, who was tied up so that he could not escape, was taken away with bright red streak on both of his cheeks.