The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 214

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Chapter 214. The History of Two People (2)

 

“What you’re saying is…”

 

I was so shocked that the words wouldn’t come out properly.

 

I could only manage to open my mouth after spending a long time organizing my thoughts.

 

“Are you saying that Prince Edwin and Princess Emilia are your nephew and niece?”

 

“Exactly.”

 

The opponent I thought I had eliminated Edwin’s backing from was actually his most reliable support.

 

‘I thought there must be some story behind it.’

 

I recalled the inexplicable goodwill and excessive gifts that Kaiden had shown Edwin and Emilia.

 

“Why did you hide that fact?”

 

“Because I didn’t want the Emperor to know.”

 

Kaiden’s eyes suddenly sharpened.

 

“The fact that I had returned.”

 

“…Returned?”

 

“When I was young, I encountered the Emperor when he visited the kingdom. He stopped by several times to propose to Sister Idis.”

 

It didn’t seem to be a particularly good memory.

 

Every time he talked about the Emperor, fine cracks appeared around his eyes.

 

“My sister tried to introduce me to him, but that bastard completely ignored my existence.”

 

The bastard son of a king mixed with barbarian blood.

 

Given Cabellius III’s personality, he would have more than enough reason to ignore someone like Kaiden.

 

“Looking back now, I suppose it was fortunate that he ignored me.”

 

Kaiden shrugged his shoulders and continued nonchalantly.

 

“At first, I had no intention of founding a nation. I had no intention of becoming a king either. I simply brought down Lionel for personal revenge.”

 

“Personal revenge, you mean…”

 

“The one who sent assassins after me back then was the King of Lionel.”

 

The former King of Lionel had long since passed away.

 

The one who sent assassins after Kaiden was his half-brother, First Prince Bien.

 

“Overthrowing Lionel was easier than dealing with monsters. The Lionel that Bien ruled was nothing more than a toothless lion.”

 

To conquer a nation, a hundred or so private soldiers, including skilled comrades he had met during his mercenary life, were sufficient.

 

“I was dumbfounded. They had squandered the treasury so much that even the wages of the knights guarding the royal castle were overdue. Thanks to that, they even joined our side during the process of attacking the royal family.”

 

Thus, Lionel’s royal family came to an end after several hundred years by Kaiden’s army.

 

For Lionel, once called the hegemon of the west, it was far too shabby an end.

 

“After cutting off Bien’s head and taking Lionel’s territory, I had to wage war to conquer the surrounding regions.”

 

Kaiden seemed to be recalling the days he had lived through with his eyes closed.

 

“I would have preferred to avoid war if possible, but I had no choice.”

 

The neighboring countries that had friendly relations with the Kingdom of Lionel could not accept Kaiden’s rule.

 

“They all seemed displeased that some mercenary of unknown origin had taken over the largest country in the west.”

 

“Rather than that, they probably coveted the Adamantite Mines that Lionel possessed.”

 

“As expected, it’s a waste to keep you as just a caretaker.”

 

“That’s why I’m also working as a guard, isn’t it?”

 

Kaiden smiled softly at my words and added,

 

“Anyway, if it weren’t for such things, I would have met Sister Idis sooner.”

 

“Didn’t you have a chance after the war ended?”

 

“It’s not that there were no opportunities, but…”

 

He seemed to think about something before continuing.

 

“Sister Idis was originally of frail constitution. I heard that her condition worsened further after giving birth to Edwin. The only way to meet her would have been for me to visit the 3rd Prince’s Palace.”

 

“…The Emperor wouldn’t have allowed it.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

The young king of Adamant smiled awkwardly as if embarrassed.

 

“And as you know, Adamant is a new kingdom, so there were many internal disturbances.”

 

“Then during the Founding Festival, you deliberately wanted to see Their Highnesses…”

 

“You mean saying I would stay at the 3rd Prince’s Palace? I won’t deny I had intentions.”

 

I knew it.

 

It was strange that the king of a new kingdom with a renowned reputation across the continent would readily agree to stay at a worthless prince’s palace.

 

“Both Prince Edwin and Princess Emilia really resemble Sister Idis.”

 

I recalled the face of the Third Empress in the portrait.

 

Indeed, both of them resembled the Third Empress more than the Emperor.

 

“And.”

 

Kaiden tapped his knee with his fingertips.

 

“I searched for you.”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

“I asked how you lived, didn’t I?”

 

Golden eyes flew toward me.

 

“I said I searched for you whenever I had time while living.”

 

“For me, you mean?”

 

“Yes. Ever since I left the village and became a mercenary.”

 

Mercenaries and assassins had quite a close relationship.

 

Sometimes they would take requests from each other, and due to the nature of their professions, they often encountered each other.

 

“I was lucky. I did encounter you several times.”

 

“You saw me?”

 

“Yes, though you probably don’t remember.”

 

Kaiden smiled mischievously.

 

“I secretly hid and watched you alone.”

 

“…Even if you hid and watched, there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed.”

 

“You were probably distracted by other things and didn’t notice.”

 

“No matter how distracted I was…”

 

“Ian Angel.”

 

A familiar name coming from the mouth of someone who knew my past.

 

When would I be able to hear that name and pass it off as nothing?

 

“The you I encountered was always with that bastard.”

 

Kaiden quietly observed my complexion before continuing.

 

“You looked happy back then.”

 

Kaiden’s hand slowly approached my face.

 

His large hand, big enough to cover the entire side of my face, carefully touched my cheek. The rough fingertips felt slightly ticklish where they touched.

 

“…If I had known things would turn out this way.”

 

I didn’t avoid Kaiden’s hand.

 

He stared intently into my eyes and muttered.

 

“I would have done whatever it took to separate that bastard from you.”

 

A person’s eyes show more information than you’d think.

 

The emotions that person feels and even the truth behind what that person says.

 

‘I remembered.’

 

The sparkling eyes visible between long-grown bangs.

 

Kaiden’s eyes were exactly the same as they were back in those days when he traveled with me.

 

“…Your Majesty.”

 

I looked into those eyes and asked.

 

“I saw you shedding tears at the place where I died.”

 

The reed bed where I had burned to death with Ian’s sword still pierced through me.

 

The image of Kaiden calling my name and shedding tears in that place was still vivid.

 

“By any chance, were you the one who saved my life?”

 

For a moment, Kaiden’s eyes wavered.

 

“…He seems certain it’s me.”

 

“Someone told me I was brought back to life through black magic.”

 

Ian had killed me, so he had no reason to resurrect me. There wasn’t enough justification to believe someone else had brought me back to life.

 

“I heard that black magic requires a considerable price. Preparation is needed too.”

 

Unless someone had particularly good feelings toward me, there was no reason to endure such trouble.

 

If the person who resurrected me was the boy I had once saved with my own hands, that would make sense.

 

“Your Highness owed me his life in the past, so perhaps you pitied me after I was murdered and tried to save me…”

 

“Are you deliberately being this oblivious?”

 

Kaiden’s gaze changed.

 

He looked angry somehow.

 

“Do you think I would resurrect you for such a trivial reason? Because I pitied you for being killed by someone worse than a dog?”

 

“…Isn’t that it?”

 

His large hand brushed against my cheek and moved down to touch the nape of my neck.

 

“…I first heard the news that you had died in battle against a foreign army that invaded the Adamant Mining Region.”

 

The hand touching my nape was excessively hot.

 

“And that you died at the hands of the man you cherished most.”

 

A gaze as hot as his body temperature lingered over my face.

 

“I’m someone who never even dared to think of getting close, someone who deliberately watched from afar for fear that my existence might cause harm.”

 

Under that persistent gaze, I felt as if heat was rising throughout my entire body.

 

“At first, I denied your death.”

 

Kaiden muttered in a low, indifferent voice.

 

“After that day, despite my retainers’ attempts to stop me, I frantically searched the continent like a madman. I visited every place where even the slightest trace of you remained.”

 

The young king pursued traces of the assassin who had saved him.

 

Wondering if perhaps you were still alive, perhaps just hiding somewhere.

 

“But no one knew anything. An old man I met in the Plague Village of the Empire shouted at me that there was no way you could be dead.”

 

An old man he met in the plague village.

 

Then the knight with the great sword who came looking for Seiji back then was Kaiden?

 

“But that old man was wrong. You were definitely dead.”

 

“…How did you know?”

 

“How do you think I knew? I found out while investigating those closest to you.”

 

Kaiden frowned as if in pain.

 

“Actually, who killed you wasn’t important to me.”

 

His voice came out heavily suppressed, as if someone was strangling him.

 

“…Because without you, there’s no reason to keep living until the end.”

 

To the boy who had walked all this way just to meet me, friends, comrades, country, and people all meant nothing.

 

“So I brought you back to life.”

 

“…Your Highness.”

 

“The reason I’ve been alive until now is to become yours.”

 

After his hand touched me, our foreheads came together.

 

We were close enough that our breaths could touch.

 

“Even so, do you still think I resurrected you just because I pitied you?”

 

I couldn’t answer because I knew the correct response.

 

I quietly looked at Kaiden.

 

“…I’ve wanted to do this to you for a very long time.”

 

Kaiden whispered with his forehead pressed against mine.

 

“So if you don’t want this, move away.”

 

The choice was mine.

 

But once again, I didn’t avoid Kaiden.

 

“…I warned you.”

 

Finally, an unbearably hot body temperature rushed into my mouth.

 

It was a heat no different from the flames that had ultimately burned me to death.

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