The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 173

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Chapter 173. The Trap (4)

“What, what is it? Why are you suddenly acting like this?”

Edwin began to struggle as if he sensed an ominous premonition.

He tried desperately to shake off the hands of the knights holding him.

“No, what are you doing! Don’t go, Kayl! Come back! That’s an order!”

Look how grown up he’s become, knowing how to give orders without hesitation.

I let out a bitter laugh as I drew the two daggers I had tucked at my waist.

‘Honestly.’

I didn’t want to go either.

But if I didn’t go, there would be no one to save Adrian.

Then the First Prince would be brutally killed under the monster’s feet.

And the young prince behind me would continue to blame himself and suffer, unable to sleep even after returning to the Imperial Palace.

‘And I too….’

The former captain who once taught me had said something like this.

That I wouldn’t live long because of the weakness within me that gets swept away by emotions.

‘Well, still.’

In a situation like this, wouldn’t it be profitable if even one of the two could survive?

Of course, I had no intention of being the one to die.

“Don’t worry.”

I quietly spoke to Edwin behind me.

“I’ll be back soon.”

“Noooooo!”

The young prince’s heart-wrenching scream was instantly drowned out by the surrounding roar.

Kwaang, kwaang, kwaang.

Having so many damn legs for no reason.

I ran at full speed and immediately swung my dagger at the leg that came down in front of me.

Pagagagagak.

The hard shell made a loud noise and shattered into pieces.

I continued forward without rest, covered in thick green blood.

“Prince Adrian!”

Prince Adrian showed no response to my call.

He was just staring at the monster’s body above his head as if he had seen a ghost.

‘Is he in shock?’

Sometimes people overwhelmed by unbearable fear and terror break down while standing. Adrian seemed to be in exactly that state right now.

‘This is insane.’

Standing so defenseless in the middle of all this chaos.

I felt a surge of anger.

‘Why the hell is he doing such pointless things!’

The First Prince was born with a weak constitution.

Though he was said to be skilled in various martial arts, according to Edwin, he seemed to prefer reading books in the library.

‘What are they trying to test by pushing someone with a scholar’s temperament into such a deadly situation!’

Damn Emperor, damn Empire, damn Imperial Court!

Damn Duke Crowner, he claims to cherish his nephew dearly, so where the hell is he and what is he doing! Your nephew has gone missing in a place like this!

“Damn it!”

I leaned back as I saw the monster’s second leg flying toward me.

Then I slid toward Adrian with my knee on the ground.

“Prince Adrian!”

Adrian was startled as soon as I grabbed him.

He was clutching his chest with one hand and breathing heavily.

“This way!”

The place where Adrian was standing was completely open on all sides.

I embraced him and hid behind a large rock before the monster’s leg could fall over our heads again.

“Are you alright? Why are you here alone? Where is Duke Crowner?”

Adrian didn’t answer.

No, to be precise, he couldn’t answer even after hearing my question.

He was breathing heavily while only looking down at the ground.

‘His whole body has been ice cold since earlier. Even cold sweat….’

The First Prince’s condition was clearly not normal.

I pulled Adrian with one arm and forced him to sit down.

“Your Highness, please calm down. Try to breathe slowly.”

“Huk, I, I am, huk, huuuuk….”

“…Excuse me.”

Normally, touching a member of the royal family without permission was a grave crime.

But what use were imperial etiquette and such things in a situation like this?

I covered Adrian’s nose and mouth with one hand.

“Hwup.”

Surprise and bewilderment replaced the fear in Adrian’s eyes.

‘This is actually better.’

It was much easier to handle someone who was too surprised to move rather than dealing with a kid who was continuously terrified.

“You might faint if you hyperventilate. This is an unavoidable measure, so please understand.”

Adrian listened to my words and quietly blinked his eyes.

His body was still cold and he was still sweating, but he seemed a little better than before.

“It’s too dangerous here, so we need to evacuate to a safe place first.”

I continued speaking while checking the monster’s position.

“Where is Duke Crowner? I’ll escort you to where he is.”

At my words, Adrian suddenly flinched and slowly shook his head.

“What do you mean?”

“Mmph.”

Right, I was still covering his mouth with my hand.

I removed the hand that had been covering Adrian’s nose and mouth.

“Now tell me.”

“Who, who are you….”

Seeing that he has the presence of mind to ask for introductions, his condition seems to be continuously improving.

I quickly answered Adrian’s question.

“I am Prince Edwin’s guard. He noticed that Your Highness the First Prince was in danger and sent me in his place.”

“Ed, Edwin…?”

Adrian opened his eyes wide as if he was truly surprised this time.

Then he suddenly covered his mouth with his own hand.

Cough, cough.

It was an ominous coughing sound somehow.

I frowned as I observed Adrian.

“Prince Adrian, are you alri…”

Oh no, I saw it unintentionally.

I frowned upon seeing the blood that came out on Adrian’s hand.

‘Is it not simply that he has a weak constitution, but that he has a chronic illness?’

Adrian’s coughing didn’t stop easily.

He seemed to finally calm down only after coughing several more times.

“Do you have a chronic illness?”

“…As you can see.”

“Does the Duke know about this too?”

Adrian shook his head slightly at my question.

He hesitated for a moment, then added his words.

“I felt like I was going to cough, so I stepped back for a moment to avoid Duke Crowner’s eyes. I never dreamed something like this would happen.”

So he’s saying he came to the back of the procession to hide his chronic illness symptoms from the duke and ended up getting into trouble.

‘What rotten luck this kid has.’

He was born as the Emperor’s eldest son, but he has a weak body, suffers from chronic illness, can’t even properly say when he’s sick, and now he’s even being attacked by monsters in a place like this.

‘I thought Edwin had the worst luck among the princes.’

Looking at the 1st Prince’s face, it didn’t seem to be just that.

“The duke is probably dealing with the monster up front by now. If I went there now, I’d just get in the way.”

“Then.”

I wiped Adrian’s bloodied hands with my sleeve.

“Come with me.”

“What?”

“You can stay with Prince Edwin and then join the duke after the situation is somewhat settled.”

No matter how I thought about it, that seemed to be the best method for now.

“But for that to happen…”

What’s with the ‘but’ again? What’s the problem now?

Adrian glanced at me and bit his lips.

“I hurt my leg.”

“What? You’re injured?”

You should say things like that quickly.

I quickly examined Adrian’s leg.

“Oh my, your ankle is quite swollen.”

“I think I stepped wrong when I fell from the horse.”

Adrian hung his head low as if he felt ashamed.

“I have no choice, so I’ll just wait here for the duke…”

“Are you insane? If you don’t want to die a miserable death at that age, come here.”

They said he was smart, but that’s completely wrong information.

I forcibly carried Adrian on my back.

“Wh-what is this…”

“You need to hold on tight.”

Oh, this feels familiar.

I’m sure I said something like this when I was riding a horse with Edwin.

‘This time I’m the horse.’

Somehow it doesn’t seem like what I’m doing is much different from when I was at the 3rd Prince’s Palace.

Back then I was the Princess’s horse, but now I’ve become the 1st Prince’s horse, I suppose.

“Then let’s go!”

I retraced the path I had come, carrying Adrian on my back.

No matter how frail and thin the 1st Prince was, running at full speed with a growing boy on my back was definitely difficult.

“Sir Kayl!”

“He’s coming!”

As I ran, I could see the faces of the 3rd Knight Squadron.

I could see Edwin among them too.

“Kaaaayl!”

He was shouting my fake name loud enough to wake the neighborhood.

‘What a fuss.’

I threw myself toward where the 3rd Knight Squadron was, still carrying Adrian on my back.

As soon as I threw myself, a monster’s leg swept past where I had been standing.

“Oh my!”

“You’re safe!”

The 3rd Knight Squadron members caught me and Adrian in their arms and went down the slope.

“Kayl!”

As soon as Edwin saw me, he threw himself into my arms.

His flushed face was soaking wet as if he had washed it.

“You fool! So recklessly, so recklessly…”

“Didn’t I say I’d be right back?”

I gently stroked Edwin’s head.

“When have I ever truly acted recklessly?”

Edwin didn’t answer.

He just pouted and turned his head away.

“…Edwin.”

It was then that 1st Prince Adrian first approached Edwin.

“Thank you.”

He stood in front of Edwin on his limping leg.

“I owe you a great debt.”

“Pardon?”

Edwin looked at Adrian with a dumbfounded expression.

But Adrian continued speaking with an utterly serious face.

“If you hadn’t sent your escort, I would have died on the spot.”

The 1st Prince slowly bowed his head to his half-brother, the 3rd Prince, who was lower in the succession order.

“I will definitely repay this debt in some way.”

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