The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103. Guest of the Prince’s Palace (6)

“This is the Gloria Knight Order Headquarters.”

“Ah.”

Kaiden let out a sound somewhere between admiration and a groan.

“So this is the knight order led by the Empire’s Sword.”

He stared at the Gloria Knight Order building for a while, then let out a chuckle.

He had been wearing a serious expression, but suddenly burst into laughter, making me curious about the reason.

I eventually forgot my resolution not to engage in private conversation with him and asked.

“Why are you laughing?”

“I was wondering if buildings resemble their owners.”

Jerome, the Empire’s Sword, was Duke Crowner before he was a knight.

It was natural for the headquarters of a knight order led by the head of the most powerful ducal house to be splendid.

Indeed, it seemed to give off a similar atmosphere to Jerome, who liked to show off as much as his skills.

“Oh, I didn’t expect to run into you in a place like this.”

Just then, familiar figures emerged from the headquarters.

It was Duke Jerome Crowner, the Gloria Knight Order Commander, and Count Philip, the Vice Commander.

‘Speak of the devil and he shall appear.’

Jerome spotted Kaiden and approached cheerfully, but then flinched for a moment.

He looked at me standing next to Kaiden and frowned.

“Are you frowning at me right now?”

Kaiden looked at Jerome’s reaction and made an incredulous expression.

“I was just standing here?”

“It’s probably not because of Your Majesty.”

“Then what’s it because of?”

Probably because of me.

Not only had I rejected his proposal to take Edwin as a disciple, but I had also delivered some cutting remarks.

He couldn’t help but view me unfavorably.

“I greet His Majesty the King.”

Jerome, who had composed his expression, approached us and offered a friendly greeting.

“Did you sleep peacefully last night?”

“Thanks to you.”

Kaiden lightly narrowed his eyes and nodded his head.

Though his mouth wasn’t smiling at all, his eye smile was perfect, making it look like he was genuinely smiling.

Though I couldn’t tell what emotions were contained in that smile.

“But why are you wandering around with only one woman and no escort? Even so, this is inside a foreign nation’s imperial capital.”

Kaiden’s martial prowess had been proven on countless battlefields.

Nevertheless, it was beyond common sense for a king of a nation to wander freely around another country’s imperial capital without any guards.

“It’s fine.”

But Kaiden answered cleanly, as if mocking such common sense.

“At least within this imperial capital, there’s no one who could harm me.”

At his answer, Jerome’s brow furrowed slightly.

The previous answer left room for numerous interpretations.

Among them was the interpretation that ‘even the Empire’s Sword would be no match for him.’

It was something he couldn’t dare say without looking down on the Duke.

“And if push comes to shove.”

But Kaiden continued saying what he wanted to say, regardless of whether Jerome in front of him was displeased or not.

“This person will protect me.”

He hid behind my back and pretended to cling to me as he said this.

“You don’t know how reassuring it was to have my bedchamber guarded last night.”

Wasn’t last night’s affair a secret tryst that occurred under mutual agreement?

It shouldn’t be something to carelessly reveal to others like this.

“Haha, is that so.”

Jerome listened to Kaiden’s words and looked at me with surprised eyes.

His gaze seemed to say he hadn’t thought I was someone who would do such things for social advancement.

Philip was also looking at me with eyes that found it unexpected.

“But where are you all rushing off to in such a hurry? You seem quite busy.”

“We’re heading to the Imperial Palace.”

Jerome seemed to have regained his composure at Kaiden’s question, returning to a serious expression.

“There was another monster attack last night.”

“…Which direction this time?”

“Northwest.”

At the mention of northwest, Kaiden’s thick eyebrows twitched.

He seemed to ponder for a moment, then spoke again.

“Then may I come along? I have something urgent to discuss with His Imperial Majesty.”

“If you wish to see His Majesty, it would be better to submit a separate audience request…”

“Since the Duke, who is practically the head of the Imperial Army anyway, should also know about this, it doesn’t matter.”

Kaiden added a word to Jerome and Philip, who were looking at him as if urging an answer.

“It’s about the source of the monsters.”

I frowned at Kaiden’s words.

‘The source of monsters?’

The principle by which monsters were created had never been revealed.

The most credible hypothesis was that monsters occurred in places where high-purity magical power was condensed, like magic stones.

‘The monster I saw in Luksen also appeared near a mine where magic stones were extracted.’

Could there be newly discovered facts about the source of monsters during the one-year gap before I died and came back to life?

While I was lost in various thoughts, Jerome nodded toward Kaiden.

“This works out well. His Imperial Majesty also said he had urgent matters to discuss with Your Majesty regarding monster subjugation. Let’s go together.”

At the Duke’s answer, Kaiden shrugged his shoulders lightly.

Then he looked back at me.

“Thanks for the guidance, Brown Lordling.”

He looked at my expressionless face and grinned.

“See you later then.”

Instead of answering, I bent my knee in greeting.

Soon, Kaiden left with Jerome’s group.

In the process, I felt Philip glancing at me as he passed.

He must have wondered why I had been leisurely walking with the King of Adamant.

“Hmm.”

I looked up with a frown.

Dark clouds unsuited to the bright spring weather were passing overhead.

Somehow, I had an ominous feeling.

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“Rachel, how was it?”

“What do you mean?”

Edwin asked me with an excited face as I was checking the bedding.

“His Majesty the King of Adamant. What kind of person did he seem like after spending time with him?”

What kind of person did Kaiden seem like?

‘A disgusting and shameless person.’

I reflexively frowned, recalling how Kaiden had hidden behind my back as soon as we met Jerome’s group in the garden.

But this was purely my personal perspective.

‘Edwin wouldn’t be curious about that sort of thing.’

I stopped fluffing the feathers bunched up in the blanket with my hand and looked up.

Edwin made eye contact with me, then grabbed the bedpost to stand and rolled his eyes.

“Well, you must have had many conversations with Rachel. I was curious about what you talked about while touring the Imperial Capital.”

I don’t recall having any particularly meaningful conversations.

I only said what was necessary, and Kaiden also disappeared with Jerome’s group in the middle.

“…If you’re asking what kind of person he is.”

I pondered for a moment before continuing.

“I’m not sure.”

Literally, he was a man whose inner thoughts were impossible to read.

His expressions and attitude changed rapidly, like switching masks.

Despite maintaining a playful attitude in everything, he had an aura that couldn’t be taken lightly.

He was an awkward and unsettling man, like mismatched pieces forcibly stuck together.

‘That means he’s hiding a lot.’

People who hide many things cannot be trusted.

I had already classified Kaiden as my top priority target for vigilance.

‘There must be another ulterior motive for such a great man, whose heroic tales spread across the continent, to humble himself and act foolishly.’

Those with hidden agendas needed to be kept at an even greater distance.

Of course, as long as he was a guest of the 3rd Prince’s Palace, completely avoiding him was impossible.

I continued with an indifferent expression.

“That’s probably all I can tell Your Highness.”

“What’s that supposed to mean.”

Edwin openly showed his disappointment.

He let out a deep sigh and threw himself onto the bed.

“This is a big problem.”

“What is, Your Highness?”

“Well, my teacher gave me an assignment that’s related to Adamant.”

An assignment from Seiji?

What kind of assignment could it be to make him look so serious?

I stared at Edwin silently.

Then he added an explanation on his own.

“He told me to think of ways to conquer Adamant.”

Could it be an assignment given knowing that the King of Adamant was a guest at the 3rd Prince’s Palace?

Anyway, that old man Seiji really has a peculiar personality.

“So I thought it would be good to know what kind of person the King of Adamant is, but even Rachel says she doesn’t know well…”

“Your Highness must have had conversations with His Majesty the King as well.”

This time I asked Edwin a question in return.

“What kind of person do you think he is, Your Highness?”

“Huh? I…”

Edwin seemed to ponder for a while, then immediately held his temples and made a troubled face.

“I don’t know either. Honestly, I can’t even tell if he likes me or dislikes me.”

If he knew the feelings the other person had toward him, it would be easier to approach them.

Kaiden only showed ambiguous attitudes that prevented Edwin from even making such guesses.

“Ugh.”

Edwin turned over and buried his face in the blanket, making groaning sounds.

“So Your Highness thinks that if you know how to conquer the King of Adamant, you can also conquer that country?”

“Mm-hmm, that’s what I thought at first…”

Well, in countries with strong royal authority, the ruler’s weakness often becomes the country’s weakness too.

I pondered for a moment before slowly parting my lips.

“Then you should find his weakness.”

“Weakness?”

Edwin raised his head at my words and slowly sat up.

He was now sitting on the bed, looking at me with bright, curious eyes.

“To bring down a person, you must attack their weakness. And a person’s weakness is usually…”

I continued while keeping my gaze fixed on Edwin.

“What that person loves most.”

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