The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 217

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Chapter 217. The History of Two People (5)

“Haa, if you’re going to say it like that, then I’ll do it…”

Saylus glared at Kaiden with an unfriendly gaze.

“But you’re not planning to keep sticking around with that bastard, are you?”

“Who are you calling a bastard? Do you want to die?”

“Kill me then! Kill me! If you’re capable, try killing me!”

“You little…”

It was an utterly childish war of nerves.

I let out a sigh at the sudden wave of fatigue that washed over me.

“Sairius Krobel.”

When I called his name in a rather serious voice, Saylus’s shoulders trembled.

He turned to look at me with a slightly deflated expression.

“I’m counting on you alone.”

“…You’re so unfair.”

Saylus pursed his lips and sniffled.

“If you talk in such a sexy voice, of course I’ll obediently say ‘Yes!’ and follow along.”

The shadow rippled.

As Saylus sank into the shadow that formed like a puddle at his feet, he pointed at Kaiden until the very end.

“Hey, you dark bastard! If you do anything inappropriate to our guy, I won’t let it slide! Got it? I’ll mess you up so badly you won’t even recognize your own form! Consider yourself warned!”

Kaiden didn’t even blink at The Mage’s threat.

Standing quietly, he sneered as soon as Saylus completely disappeared.

“Foolish bastard, I’ve already done inappropriate things, so what.”

“…Your Highness.”

“It’s not like I said anything wrong.”

Kaiden slumped back into his seat and crossed his arms.

“But didn’t you say you hired that mage? It’s the first time I’ve seen an employee act so arrogantly.”

“Rather than an employee…”

I hesitated for a moment, then honestly opened up about Saylus.

I thought it was necessary to let Kaiden know about his existence.

Apart from being intimate, we had formed an alliance to eliminate Ian.

“…So he has some eccentric aspects. It would be stranger if someone who was sealed for thousands of years was normal.”

A mage who had been sealed in a magic circle for thousands of years.

Though he must have aged enough, Saylus’s personality was closer to that of a willful child.

‘Honestly, he seems less mature than Edwin.’

I sighed thinking about Saylus.

I had even made a special request, but I was worried whether he would properly convey what I had said to Edwin.

“…Still, I don’t like him.”

Understanding and preference were different matters.

Kaiden was still glaring at the spot where Saylus had disappeared with his arms crossed.

“Both the way he suddenly pops out of shadows and the way he acts friendly and clingy with you – everything about him is irritating.”

Ah, I almost forgot.

This one also had quite childish aspects despite his grown body.

“This time he popped out suddenly because he was in a hurry. Normally he’s someone who knows to wait until I tell him to come out, so don’t worry. And about being clingy…”

I slipped over to sit next to Kaiden and added firmly.

“I’ve never accepted it before, and I have no intention of accepting it in the future, so don’t worry about it.”

“But…”

“Didn’t I tell you? I don’t have enough patience to just watch a man I dislike try to seduce me.”

Kaiden turned his head to look at me.

His originally sharp eyes looked somewhat round and cute because they were slightly upturned.

“…You.”

Kaiden, who had been staring at me intently for a while, smiled softly.

“Even your way of expressing affection is so like you.”

“…I absolutely hate such cringeworthy expressions.”

I frowned and broke off dry twigs to throw into the campfire that had died down from earlier.

“I was just stating facts.”

“Right, and it’s also a fact that you have feelings for me.”

“…I never said such a thing.”

“Originally, you don’t need to say such things to know them.”

How self-serving of him.

I was unconsciously shaking my head when Kaiden changed the subject.

“But is it really necessary to fake your death?”

“It’s more effective for deceiving Ian.”

If Ian had noticed my existence, he would try to confirm that fact somehow.

‘Even this disguised appearance might be recognizable to Ian.’

It was because he had such good perception and was accustomed to assassins’ disguises.

So if I encountered Ian, who was currently desperate to find me, there was a high chance my identity would be exposed.

“Right now, it would be safer for His Highness if I stayed away from Prince Edwin.”

“But I’m worried.”

Kaiden spoke quietly.

“Because I don’t think your heart will be at ease.”

It was an unexpected answer that somehow hit right on target.

That was because, ever since meeting Saylus, Edwin’s face from when I last saw him kept floating around in my head.

“…Hearts often don’t help in life.”

Worry, anxiety, sadness, even joy or pleasure.

Such things often clouded one’s vision, preventing proper resolution of immediate situations.

“In this situation, rushing over just because I’m worried would be inviting greater misfortune.”

I had conveyed the news that I was alive through Saylus, so that was enough.

Of course, even after hearing those words, Edwin would still be trembling with anxiety.

Since he had an extreme fear of being left alone.

“So instead of worrying, I’ve decided to expect this opportunity to become a chance for Prince Edwin to overcome himself.”

A child cannot remain a child forever.

Because the adult protecting the child cannot stay by their side for a lifetime.

“Anyway, Saylus will be attached to His Highness’s side, so there shouldn’t be any major threats on the journey.”

Even without Saylus, there were the knights of the 3rd Knight Order, Philip, the Count, and Count Crowner.

“Whatever happens, they won’t just ignore Edwin, who saved my nephew.”

And though The Cliff had collapsed, suspicions still existed about intervention from The Holy Kingdom and The Marquis of Redcliff.

Not only Kaiden but even Count Crowner had directly confirmed the existence of the magic circle controlling the mutant monsters.

“The Holy Kingdom and The Marquis of Redcliff will also behave quietly until they reach the Imperial Capital. Having gone to the trouble of eliminating the evidence of the magic circle, they wouldn’t want to arouse unnecessary suspicion again.”

“…I’ve always thought this.”

Kaiden, who had been quietly listening to my words, slowly spoke.

“You really are strong.”

“Hearing such words from the Wolf King of Adamant, I don’t know what to do with myself.”

“I’m not joking, I’m serious.”

I was reflected in Kaiden’s eyes.

He saw my small frame and delicate bone structure that seemed far from strength, my slightly drooping eyes and soft facial lines.

“Looking at you makes me think that strength has nothing to do with outward appearance.”

Your weakness will kill you someday.

Suddenly, the curse-like harsh words The Former Captain had said echoed in my ears like an echo.

But unlike before, it didn’t feel particularly unpleasant or bothersome.

“…If the opposite of a curse is a blessing, then is this a blessing?”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing. Nothing at all.”

I chuckled softly and brushed myself off as I stood up.

“Well then, shall we start moving?”

“You’re leaving already?”

Kaiden started to get up following me but stopped and narrowed his eyes.

It was because it was still pitch dark outside the cave.

“It seems like there’s still some time left before dawn.”

“If we want to enter the Empire without being detected by anyone, we’ll have to take a detour. That will take at least two weeks, so we need to leave right now.”

While I was getting dressed and packing my things, Kaiden remained in place, watching me without moving an inch.

“Then I wish you a safe return.”

I politely bowed toward Kaiden who was standing there.

“Thank you for saving me. I’ll greet you again later, Prince Kaiden.”

“…So we’re parting ways like this.”

Kaiden raised his hand and gently touched the ends of my hair.

“When we’ve only just met again.”

Seeing those eyes dripping with regret made my heart feel heavy.

Really, emotions are such an inconvenient thing.

“Even after all those long years passed, we met again.”

I stood on my tiptoes and lightly kissed Kaiden’s cheek.

“We’ll be able to meet again soon.”

“Kayla, you…!”

“Well then, farewell.”

While Kaiden stared in surprise, holding the cheek I had kissed with one hand.

I turned around and ran out of the cave as if fleeing.

Feeling my face grow hot under that persistently following gaze.

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“Rachel is safe?”

The news delivered by Saylus, who had suddenly disappeared, was the best possible news for the young prince.

“Thank goodness she’s safe, really thank goodness…”

Edwin, who had been clutching his chest for a while, muttered with a dazed expression.

“But why pretend to be dead? Don’t tell me she’s not planning to come back…”

“You look stupid and your thoughts are stupid too.”

Saylus, who had been diligently combing his hair with his hand, lay down on the prince’s cot and wiggled his toes.

“Why is she pretending to be dead? It’s all for you, you damn brat.”

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