The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 175

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Chapter 175. Trap (6)

“Adrian!”

It was a familiar voice.

I stopped drying Edwin’s wet clothes and turned my head.

In the distance, Jerome Crowner was running toward us, his red hair flowing behind him.

‘Only now showing up. How unexpected.’

Where had this man, who would die for his nephew, been doing what that he only appeared now?

I was looking at the duke with disapproving eyes when I heard a whisper.

“Duke Crowner was stirring through the monster horde alone to find Prince the First. He went after the monster pack saying he’d find the prince to the end, so he’s late because he was returning.”

“…What are you doing?”

I was sure he was standing some distance away.

Kaiden was now standing right next to me, looking at me.

“Hmm?”

When our eyes met, he smiled brightly.

“You seemed curious about why the duke was late.”

“…I appreciate the kindness, but.”

Unfortunately, The King of Adamant seemed to not understand the concept of appropriate distance between unfamiliar members of the opposite sex.

‘Or he’s pretending not to know.’

I frowned slightly and stepped aside.

“Don’t get too close. It makes me uncomfortable.”

“What makes you uncomfortable?”

“It makes me uncomfortable to show a situation that might cause misunderstandings.”

Kaiden tilted his head as if he didn’t understand anything.

“What kind of misunderstanding?”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”

He seemed to think for a moment at my counter-question, then opened his eyes wide as if something occurred to him.

“Ah, perhaps the misunderstanding that you’re conspiring with The King of Adamant?”

“You know well.”

Kaiden crossed his arms at my words and shrugged slightly.

“Well. I don’t think you need to worry about such trivial concerns.”

He pointed with his chin toward where Adrian was.

“It seems everyone’s attention here has been taken by that direction.”

Well, that’s not wrong either.

I looked in the direction Kaiden pointed.

A tearful reunion scene between Duke Crowner and the 1st Prince was unfolding.

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“What on earth happened here!”

Jerome was kneeling in front of Adrian’s feet, restless.

Then he saw that one of Adrian’s ankles was swollen and turned pale.

“Is the ankle broken? Mages, continue the treatment quickly! No, how did you end up in this state? Are there any other injuries?”

The excited duke made a fuss, forgetting that there were many watching eyes around.

“Even if you were attacked by monsters, what were the guards protecting you doing! Making you like this, I have no face to show your sister…”

“Duke Crowner.”

Unlike the excited duke, Adrian spoke with a calm face.

“I came here as a prince of the Empire, not as the duke’s nephew. Since this isn’t a private setting, please be careful with your forms of address.”

It was quite a stern look.

Jerome seemed to calm down a bit at his young nephew’s rebuke.

“Ahem, I apologize, Prince Adrian. I was too excited…”

“And the guards are not at fault.”

Adrian’s face looked somehow gloomy.

He muttered in a small voice with his eyes half-lowered.

“I left the procession on my own, so please don’t reprimand them.”

“What? You left the procession?”

Jerome looked at his nephew with very surprised eyes.

Prince Adrian was a child who was smart and dignified for his age, with a mature disposition.

It seemed even more unbelievable that such a boy would leave the procession on his own in a dangerous place like the extermination site.

“Why did you do that?”

Adrian hesitated for a moment, then answered in a small but clear voice.

“I wanted to see the monsters up close.”

“…What? You wanted to see the monsters?”

“Yes, it was my first time seeing such large monsters.”

It was truly a childish and irresponsible reason.

So much so that it was hard to believe it came from Adrian’s mouth.

“Good heavens, Brother Adrian.”

At that answer, Prince Lloyd joined the conversation as if he had been waiting.

The boy who had been standing behind The Marquis of Redcliff crossed his arms and walked forward.

“It seems I’ve been misunderstanding you all this time.”

Lloyd continued with a mocking voice.

“If I had known Brother Adrian was so recklessly brave and curious, I could have become closer much sooner.”

Recklessly brave meant foolhardy, and curious meant careless.

‘He’s being quite openly sarcastic.’

All situations that occurred during the subjugation campaign would be reported to The Emperor of the Empire.

Lloyd wouldn’t be unaware of this fact, and Adrian also seemed to know that Lloyd was deliberately speaking more sarcastically.

“…Thanks for your concern, Lloyd. I’m glad you’re safe too.”

Instead of getting angry, Adrian turned his head away with a brief pleasantry.

“…Hmph.”

Did he lose interest when he didn’t get the reaction he wanted?

Lloyd snorted at Adrian’s response and went back to his own encampment alone.

“Just, just for such a reason you left the procession? Your Highness?”

Meanwhile, Jerome was still in shock.

He still seemed unable to accept the reason his nephew had left his position without permission.

“This…”

His face turned as red as his hair.

“This, this…”

The duke, who couldn’t continue speaking for a while, rubbed his face with one hand.

As if trying to suppress the anger rising at his nephew’s reckless behavior.

“As soon as treatment is finished, we’ll escort Prince the First to the encampment. Prepare a bed.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“And…”

It was when Jerome was giving various instructions to his subordinate.

Adrian gently tugged at the duke’s elbow.

“Duke Crowner.”

“…What is it.”

“If I had been alone, I wouldn’t have arrived here safely.”

The 1st Prince turned his gaze toward me, precisely toward where Edwin was.

“Edwin and his knights brought me here safely. I’d like the duke to properly commend them in my place.”

Jerome seemed quite surprised this time too.

He frowned and stared intently at Edwin, then sighed.

“…I’ll hear the detailed story at the encampment and make a judgment about that matter.”

When the mages stepped away from the prince’s side, Jerome personally lifted him up.

“Let’s go to the encampment and rest for now.”

“What about the subjugation operation?”

“Don’t worry. It’s a temporary break until the rain stops.”

He strode forward while carrying his nephew in his arms.

For a moment, it seemed like a sharp gaze lingered in our direction.

Though it was only for an instant.

“Then Your Highness the 3rd Prince should also rest now. You must have been through a lot.”

Kaiden politely greeted Edwin, who was sitting on a supply crate.

“You can relax and rest well. It doesn’t look like the rain will stop today.”

“Ah, yes! Your Majesty should rest as well!”

He nodded at the prince’s greeting and turned around.

“You heard that too.”

“Pardon?”

“Temporary break.”

Kaiden lightly tapped my shoulder as he passed by me.

“Today isn’t the only day. So don’t just take care of His Highness the Prince, but look after yourself too.”

How absurd. It’s natural for a guard to take care of the prince.

I stared blankly at the back of Kaiden’s head as he walked away.

‘Is he acting this way because he knows my identity?’

Before being a guard, I was a caretaker, and before being a caretaker, I was a woman.

At least that’s how it would have appeared in Kaiden’s eyes.

“…What unnecessary worry.”

“Kayl?”

Perhaps it was because I muttered to myself in a rather unpleasant voice.

Edwin was looking up at me with puzzled eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. Your Highness should also go into the encampment now.”

The temperature would drop as the day grew darker.

Continuing to be exposed to cold wind with wet clothes would surely lead to catching a cold.

“Everyone else should rest as well.”

The words about being able to rest seemed welcome.

Color returned to the faces of the 3rd Knight Squadron members who had been sitting on the ground with tired expressions.

It was sweet rest time after the sudden chaos that had unfolded.

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“Your Highness the 3rd Prince, are you inside?”

Unfortunately, the rest time didn’t even last half a day.

At least not for Edwin and me.

“You are…”

Edwin abruptly stood up from dozing in front of the campfire.

It was because of Oliver, the aide to the King of Adamant, who had suddenly come to the encampment.

“Sir Oliver?”

“You remembered.”

Oliver smiled as if pleased and bowed politely.

“The King of Adamant requests to have a brief discussion about the monster attack that occurred during the day.”

He added a word while keeping his head bowed.

“Duke Crowner will also be present. He is waiting for Your Highness as well. So would you please come with me?”

“Alright, but I’d like Kayl to come along too…”

I stood in front of Edwin before he could finish speaking.

Thanks to that, I ended up facing Oliver directly.

“Ahem.”

Oliver opened his mouth with a clearly uncomfortable expression.

“That guard…”

“Why?”

I muttered quietly while meeting Oliver’s eyes.

“Surely you wouldn’t ask a prince of a foreign nation to come without his guard.”

“…Of course not.”

Oliver stepped back half a step with a slightly flustered face.

“What I was going to say is that His Majesty specifically ordered that Your Highness’s guard must also attend.”

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