The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 132

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Chapter 132. The Owner of the Golden Goose (1)

“That’s strange.”

Edwin frowned after hearing my answer.

“Is Brown County really in such a dangerous place?”

“My hometown is not Brown County. Don’t you know that?”

It was fortunate that the real Rachel Brown was from an adopted background.

This way I could make excuses like this.

“Ah.”

Edwin seemed to recall Rachel’s background only after hearing my words.

“Sorry.”

Edwin, who immediately apologized, frowned once again.

“But you’re planning to go to such a dangerous place alone?”

“I’ll be fine.”

I pulled the hood attached to my cloak deep over my head in response to Edwin’s concern.

It was a place I had known very well for a long time, and it was like a hometown to me.

‘Though I’m concerned about leaving at this time, I’ve already prepared countermeasures for the 2nd Empress and others sending assassins.’

I looked down at Edwin and said.

“Prince Edwin, didn’t you promise to receive training camp with the Gloria Knight Order while I’m away?”

“That was when I didn’t know you were leaving the Imperial Capital. If I had known, I wouldn’t have agreed to participate.”

It was natural that he didn’t know.

I had kept my vacation a complete secret from Edwin until yesterday.

‘I had quite a hard time getting permission from the Emperor and Count Crowner.’

A member of the royal family, even a direct prince, eating, sleeping, and training with the 3rd Knight Division of commoner origin. It was an unprecedented event in the history of the Bentrum Empire.

‘It was unexpected in many ways.’

Even Cabellius III showed a positive attitude toward Edwin’s training camp.

Getting Count Crowner’s permission was more difficult than getting the Emperor’s permission.

‘In the end, Count Crowner reluctantly gave his permission.’

If it hadn’t been for the persistent persuasion of Philip, the deputy commander, he probably would never have given permission.

He was someone who had no interest in the succession issue, but as Edwin’s unofficial sword instructor, he seemed to have grown quite attached to the boy.

Seeing how he stepped forward so actively in the prince’s affairs, even prepared to be hated by his direct superior.

“Caretaker!”

Just then, Catherine came running from far away with a basket on one arm.

In her other arm was Emilia, who was still half asleep.

“Catherine, didn’t I tell you that seeing me off wasn’t necessary?”

“Oh my, but how could I not come to see you off when you’re going to be away for so long!”

She held out the basket as if to say no more long talks.

“Here, eat this on your way. It’s dried pickled meat and apple pie.”

The bundle was still warm.

She must have just finished baking the pie.

I took the bundle with a bewildered expression.

“You baked pie at this dawn?”

“This is all I can do.”

Catherine moved closer to Edwin’s side.

“Then have a safe trip, Caretaker!”

“Mmm, Neitche, where are you going?”

“The Caretaker is going home for a little while.”

“Hooome?”

Emilia rubbed her eyes and reached her hand toward me.

She naturally came into my arms and buried her face in my neck.

“Mmm, then how many nights will you sleep there?”

Perhaps because she had just woken up, the princess’s cheek was particularly warm.

Warm enough to instantly dispel the cold of the chilly dawn.

“After you sleep for about seven nights, I’ll return.”

“Mmm, okay.”

Emilia kept rubbing her face against my neck, acting spoiled.

Then she habitually kissed one of my cheeks.

“Then please have a safe triiiip.”

“Prince Edwin should also say something, shouldn’t you?”

When even his sister obediently said goodbye, Edwin finally gave up trying to hold me back.

“…Sigh.”

He let out a deep sigh and glanced at me.

“Listen.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“You have to return safely, okay?”

I pulled up the corner of my mouth.

“Don’t worry. When have I ever not been safe?”

“But if thieves appear like last time…”

“I’m lucky, so I’ll be fine. If such a situation arises, someone will help me this time too.”

It was confidence based on solid grounds, but to Edwin it must have seemed like mere bravado.

He still looked at me with a face full of worry.

“Rachel, Philip says that catching a monster or so isn’t that difficult. But thieves are people. They can think like us and attack in groups, so they’re more dangerous. So…”

“The road is long. I should depart now.”

I dared to interrupt the prince’s words and pulled the reins.

The horse lightly kicked up its front hooves.

“Rachel—!”

“Then I’ll see you in a week.”

I could hear Edwin calling my name desperately from behind.

But I just rode the horse.

At full speed.

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Whinny.

I stopped the horse for a moment.

Below the mountain, a huge city was showing off its majesty.

To the west of the city, an endless horizon stretched out, and to the east, a massive mountain range that seemed to pierce the sky extended.

‘It’s been a while.’

The place I arrived at after riding non-stop for two days was the huge city ‘Paradis’ located near the southeast of the Empire.

This was the largest port city in the Bentrum Empire, and thanks to its beautiful scenery, it was a major city where not only merchants but tourists from all over the continent gathered.

‘And…’

I recalled Paradis’s nickname.

‘The continent’s greatest pleasure city.’

As facilities for people seeking entertainment naturally developed, it came to be called by such a nickname. A pleasure city boasting history and tradition – it wasn’t even funny.

“Huh? Did you come alone?”

When I came down from the mountain and entered Paradis’s checkpoint, all eyes focused on me.

The soldier conducting the inspection kept looking back and forth between my travel permit and my face.

“Did you really come alone?”

“That’s right.”

“To think a woman would come to a place like this alone. Are you perhaps a widow?”

“No.”

An unmarried woman came to Paradis alone?

The soldier looked surprised as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Did you perhaps come here voluntarily because your family needed money?”

There were quite a few young men and women in Paradis who had been sold to pay off gambling debts.

They were usually the children of incompetent heads of household who had lost unmanageable amounts of money at gambling tables, or of naive noble ladies who knew nothing of the world.

And among those children who were sold off like this, many despaired of their fate and gave up on life entirely.

“That’s not it either. I just came here looking for someone, so would you let me in?”

“Ah, you’re looking for someone.”

The guard finally showed an understanding expression.

Just as there were many children sold to pay their parents’ debts, there were equally many children who came looking for parents who couldn’t escape from Paradis.

“Go on in. Be careful. This isn’t a place for a young lady to wander around alone.”

Even a complete stranger was worrying about me this much.

Did I really look that weak?

‘I should increase my personal training time when I get back.’

I nodded lightly to the guard and passed through the gate.

Wahahahaha.

As befitting a city of pleasure.

As soon as I entered through the gate, boisterous laughter greeted me.

‘This neighborhood is still the same.’

A light rain was falling on the streets.

Nevertheless, all sorts of human specimens were mixed together on the streets.

‘The noisy and frivolous atmosphere never changes.’

Men who had come outside from a tavern fight and were brandishing swords, spectators cheering and jeering at the sight. Gaudily dressed men and women trying to drag anyone into their shops without discrimination.

On top of that, there were quite a number of nobles traveling with attendants or guards. Raggedly dressed children scurried between them like mice, picking pockets.

‘It’s nothing short of a cesspit.’

Ruxen Village was covered in foul odors, yet it had the smell of human life.

In contrast, though Paradis had pleasant fragrances wafting throughout its streets, it couldn’t hide the stench rising from human greed.

It was a scene all too familiar to me.

‘It’s not really my hometown, but I feel like I’ve truly returned home.’

I let out a self-deprecating bitter smile and slowly guided my horse.

Then young men from the inner area began to swarm around me.

“Miss, where are you from? Have you found a place to stay? If not, come to our shop. You can even have older sisters or brothers who suit your taste serve as your attendants.”

“Our shop has the second-best bathhouse in the Empire after the Imperial Palace! Come, miss!”

“Other places have bathhouses too! Our shop has the biggest stable! We even have a dedicated manager! Come!”

Solicitation targeting only women.

I frowned.

‘Still makes me sick.’

Why did the sight of beautiful young men and women pressing close in nearly transparent clothing look so horrible?

They looked exactly like demons struggling in hell. Ignorant demons who didn’t know that the place they stood was a pit of fire.

“Get out of the way. Unless you want to be kicked by horse hooves.”

I deliberately lowered my voice and spoke in a threatening tone.

Then those gathered around the horse slowly backed away.

Originally, the types who worked in places like this lived by their wits.

From my firm voice that wouldn’t bleed even if pricked with a needle, they seemed to have realized I wasn’t an easy opponent.

“You there.”

I pointed to the most docile-looking woman among them.

“Do you know where the Golden Goose is?”

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