It was no wonder they'd kidnapped this girl. She looked fair and gentle, and quite a perfect example of a rich man's wife. They must have anticipated him being willing to pay a fair price for her.

It was a shame that she didn't recognize her lord on sight, being a person of the Land of Noodles...but he could hardly expect such a thing of people who'd never laid eyes on him before.

"I am Hotohori...and these men behind me were hired by a very distraught husband to help rescue you from your kidnappers."