The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 203
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Chapter 203. The Fall (1)
Adamant’s encampment.
There, the commanders who had successfully led this subjugation campaign and their adjutants were gathered in one place.
“…A magic circle?”
The Marquis of Redcliff’s eyes twitched.
“So what.”
He stood beside Prince Lloyd with a displeased expression.
“What does that magic circle matter?”
“Oh my, I thought you were still sharp, but the Marquis has been worn down quite a bit by the years. Judging by how your hearing has dulled.”
Jerome, who stood across from the Marquis with the huge round table between them, laughed heartily.
He respectfully gestured toward Kaiden standing beside him.
“Didn’t The Emperor himself just say so? That a magic circle supplying magical power to the mutant monsters that attacked us has been discovered.”
“Mutant monsters? What nonsense is that?”
The Marquis of Redcliff frowned as if hearing this for the first time.
Deep wrinkles appeared on his straight forehead.
“The Marquis must know from experience. There were some that showed different patterns from ordinary monsters, weren’t there?”
Jerome added his explanation in a kind voice.
“The ones that produced red magic stones instead of blue ones from their corpses.”
“So, are you saying we should all go destroy that magic circle together? The soldiers already think the subjugation campaign is over and they’re going home.”
The Marquis of Redcliff shook his head slightly.
“If it’s a magic circle related to monsters, we can just call clerics and holy knights to resolve it. There’s no reason for us to handle the cleanup…”
“That’s impossible.”
Jerome firmly cut off the Marquis’s words.
“Because the place that created the mutant monsters is Leon Kingdom.”
“…What? What nonsense is that?”
“The magic stones from mutant monster bodies emit red light, unlike ordinary magic stones. Upon investigation, it’s because divine power exists within the stones alongside magical power.”
“Ha! Divine power dwelling in magic stones?”
The Marquis of Redcliff let out a hollow laugh as if it were absurd.
“Aren’t you looking down on me too much for just reviewing documents in the council? How can divine power dwell within magic stones?”
“Why don’t you check for yourself if you want? There must be some with red magic stones among the monsters caught by the soldiers you lead.”
Heavy silence flowed.
At Jerome’s suggestion, the Marquis of Redcliff could only swallow an uncomfortable grunt.
“In any case, we cannot eliminate the suspicion that the Holy Kingdom was involved in the monsters’ appearance, so we cannot request their help.”
Adamant’s court mage, Aurel, carefully broke the silence.
“However, since the existence of the magic circle has been confirmed, we cannot leave it as is, so if you’re reluctant, there’s also the option of Adamant resolving it alone…”
“That cannot be!”
Jerome spoke firmly as if he would never allow that.
“Wasn’t this subjugation campaign a joint operation? We cannot return to the Empire until we eliminate the source of the monsters’ rampage.”
He glanced lightly at the Marquis of Redcliff and added his words.
“At least that is the will of the Gloria Knight Order subjugation force led by Prince the First.”
“Aren’t you being too unreasonable, Count Crowner?”
The Marquis of Redcliff spoke toward Jerome.
Unlike his fierce eyes, a seemingly crafted gentle smile hung on his lips.
“I heard that Prince the First still hasn’t recovered from his injured shoulder. If so, wouldn’t it be better to hurry back to the Imperial Capital?”
Jerome’s expression instantly turned cold.
As the Marquis said, the 1st Prince couldn’t even attend this meeting due to his injury.
Jerome opened his mouth with a blunt voice.
“The decision not to leave this place until the problem is resolved was made by Prince the First himself. It’s not something for the Marquis to worry about.”
“Ah, is that so? How rude of me.”
The Marquis of Redcliff backed down obediently.
He seemed satisfied just from irritating Jerome with a few words.
“It can’t be helped then. In that case, we’ll stay until the end as well. We can’t return to our home country by ourselves, leaving the injured Prince the First behind.”
He placed his hand on the shoulder of the 2nd Prince sitting in the chair before him and smiled.
“Prince Lloyd would also feel uneasy leaving his only older brother behind. Isn’t that right, Your Highness?”
Lloyd nodded slightly instead of answering.
Unlike his obedient nod, his eyes were fierce beyond measure.
“What does The Prince think?”
Kaiden finally asked Edwin for his opinion.
The boy pretended to think for a moment, then opened his mouth.
“I will too.”
Being intimidated by the adults’ war of nerves was only momentary.
The young prince expressed his opinion more calmly than expected.
“I will join as well. The mutant monsters will only completely disappear once we eliminate the magic circle too.”
“Then it’s decided.”
Kaiden stood up with a face full of mirth.
Through the small window in the encampment, the setting sunset could be seen.
“The soldiers are tired too, so we’ll camp here as is today and depart at dawn tomorrow.”
Adamant’s young king looked around at those gathered in the encampment and smiled brightly.
“It will be our last night at the subjugation site.”
His golden eyes gleamed brightly as if piercing through everyone’s intentions.
“I hope you all have a peaceful night.”
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Rustle.
In the forest where darkness had not yet lifted.
Ominous movement arose.
Whooooom.
On a cliff located at the peak of the highest mountain in the area.
A massive magic circle glowing with a subtle red light was carved into the ground.
Right next to the magic circle, a mage and several mercenaries were loitering around.
Clerics seemed to be sleeping in the shabby encampment set up nearby.
“Really kill them all?”
“Yes, it’s the Master’s order. Eliminate them all before dawn breaks.”
Those wearing black masks exchanged words in voices smaller than insect sounds.
“But Captain, there are not only mages here but also clerics from the Holy Kingdom. Wouldn’t it be too dangerous if we kill them all?”
Clerics were messengers chosen by God.
They were all beings under the Holy Kingdom’s protection.
If someone murdered a cleric, they couldn’t escape the Holy Kingdom’s pursuit for life.
“Moreover, wasn’t this a job the Master directly commissioned to the Holy Kingdom? If we kill them, it would be betrayal…”
The masked person called Captain slowly turned around.
Then his subordinate, who had been anxiously rambling, immediately shut his mouth.
“You talk too much.”
“…I’m sorry.”
“We are the Master’s tools. We just need to properly carry out the orders the Master gives us.”
Will is unnecessary for tools.
They just need to move faithfully according to their purpose.
“Do you understand what I mean?”
“Yes.”
The subordinate quietly bowed his head.
At the same time, their captain flicked his finger.
Rustle rustle.
The shadows that had been waiting burst forth and approached the magic circle while hiding in the darkness.
“Huh? What…”
“Guhk!”
The mercenaries guarding the magic circle had their breath cut off before they could even realize the identity of the shadows that had attached to them.
“What, what is it!”
“Who’s there! Intruders! Intruders have appeared!”
The mages screamed at the sight of the assassins who had suddenly appeared.
Some lost their minds and were busy fleeing, while others hastily tried to cast magic.
“Where do you think you’re going.”
But the hands of skilled assassins were faster than anything else.
The poor mages had their necks severed before they could even recite their spells.
“This, this can’t be! We definitely set up barrier magic! Only those who have permission can enter this place…”
One fleeing mage stepped backward as he saw the assassin blocking his path.
He was rambling in terror when he suddenly opened his eyes wide.
“Only those with permission, that is. Don’t tell me you guys are…”
“Sometimes the quick-witted ones have shorter lives.”
The assassin muttered mockingly and then turned around.
In the blink of an eye, his thrown dagger was embedded in the mage’s chest.
The mage stiffened like a wooden block and fell backward.
“Captain.”
The assassin pulled the dagger from the mage’s chest and then nudged his head with his toe. After confirming he was completely dead, he turned his back to his subordinate.
“What about the clerics?”
“We’re dealing with them now.”
“Take all the corpses with us.”
“We’re not burning them right here?”
“If we burn them here, it’ll leave traces and cause trouble. We’ll move to another location and burn them.”
Just as the subordinate was about to respond to the captain’s words.
Thud thud thud thud.
A strange rumbling sound was heard.
Tension appeared on the assassins’ faces.
“Captain, this is…”
“Why are they here now?”
The extermination forces were supposed to depart at dawn.
Those who emerged through the thicket were definitely the extermination forces of Adamant and the Empire.
“Damn it!”
The captain of the assassins hurriedly ran toward the encampment.
Even if they had to flee, they needed to silence all the clerics first.
However, he couldn’t even take a few steps before falling down.
“Kugh! What the…”
There was definitely nothing there.
The assassin raised his head while lying on the ground for no apparent reason.
He couldn’t see anything, but he had the strange feeling that something was wrapped around his ankle.
“Where do you think you’re going.”
A chillingly cold and low voice.
The subordinate who had been following him was already a cold corpse.
The assassin slowly raised his head.
“You should have moved more quickly.”
Would flames burning in hell have such a color?
Ominous green eyes were looking down at him.
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