The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 238

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Chapter 238. Karma (2)

“Even so! If your true identity is revealed…!”

Kaiden’s lips twitched.

Though he didn’t make a sound, I could tell he was about to say the name Ian.

“Don’t worry. No one will be able to know that the assassin who visited the Prince’s caretaker and Duke Crowner’s estate is the same person.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Yes. I met them without removing my disguise, and my face was mostly covered, so they wouldn’t know what I look like.”

The basic rule of an assassin is to thoroughly hide one’s identity.

Even when I revealed my identity to Jerome, I kept my facial features and real voice hidden.

“Moreover, Duke Crowner didn’t even know whether Kayla Angel was dead or alive.”

To be precise, he knew that the Breath of Angels had been disbanded, but he didn’t seem to know that I had died.

‘Well, it would be strange if he knew.’

A great noble who is a duke of the Empire wouldn’t be interested in the survival of a mere assassin.

“So I told him that for some reason, I was pretending to be dead to the public and barely surviving by taking personal commissions.”

“Then the documents you gave him too…”

“I said I came to deliver them on the Emperor’s commission. There are many within the Holy Kingdom who oppose the new Emperor, so there’s no one he can trust with such matters.”

Kaiden lowered his voice even more, worried that Emilia might wake up.

“By the way, did you know Duke Crowner too?”

“Yes, we were acquainted.”

Since there was a time when we tried to kill each other.

In a way, you could say we were acquaintances.

“Though it would be a stretch to say we were close.”

“You weren’t even close, yet you thought to reveal your identity and hand over those documents?”

“…Well, that’s how it turned out.”

Honestly, thinking about it now, I felt a bit regretful.

The Emperor’s statement that I had obtained through my hard work in the Holy Kingdom would be credited to Jerome’s achievements.

‘You’re Kayla Angel? The Crimson Reaper? That woman who tried to kill me?’

The day right before returning to the 3rd Prince’s Palace.

I stopped by Duke Crowner’s estate to deliver the documents to Jerome.

He was very wary of me appearing without a sound, but his eyes changed immediately after seeing the documents.

‘But why do you have such documents? If you’re thinking of deceiving me, give it up. I’m not one to be fooled by assassins’ shallow tricks.’

Jerome revealed his killing intent as if he would draw his sword at any moment.

But as soon as he saw the Emperor’s official seal stamped on the statement, he stood there dumbfounded as if he’d been hit on the back of the head.

‘…But this is strange. What’s the reason the Holy Kingdom decided to publicly reveal such disgrace now? Wasn’t the new Emperor uninterested in the Empire’s succession issues?’

Though a bit foolish, he wasn’t completely thoughtless.

Jerome wanted to understand the Holy Kingdom’s sudden intention to publicly execute the Marquis of Redcliff.

“That’s a reasonable question. So, what did you answer?”

“I answered that the new Emperor is a true representative of God who strives to correct the deep-rooted evils of the Holy Kingdom.”

It wasn’t empty words.

Johannes had fled the Holy Kingdom and was wandering the continent because he disliked the corruption and the previous corrupt Emperor.

“I said he was exposing the Marquis of Redcliff’s wrongdoings as a way of repenting for the great sins committed by the previous Emperor.”

But Jerome wasn’t an easy man.

Even after hearing my words, he didn’t drop his suspicions.

‘I don’t trust assassins. Don’t you have other ulterior motives? How would I know if you received a commission from His Holiness the Emperor, or if you killed and stole from whoever had these documents?’

It was quite insulting, but I couldn’t say it was unfair.

To Jerome, the person called ‘Kayla Angel’ was nothing more than a member of an assassin organization who killed people for money.

‘If this were stolen goods, why would I deliver it to you?’

I continued speaking calmly in front of Jerome who had drawn his sword.

‘Disgraceful records are most valuable to those who have the disgrace. If I wanted wealth and power, I would have delivered these documents to the Marquis of Redcliff, not to the Duke’s house.’

At my words, Jerome looked at me as if I were absurd.

‘If you don’t trust me, shall I live up to your expectations? I could deliver those documents to the Marquis of Redcliff right now.’

When I reached for the documents on the desk, Jerome quickly snatched them away.

‘Just like those quick-handed folks. Who said I don’t believe you? I don’t know why you’re doing spy work for the Emperor, but I’ll trust you for now. The seal on this document is real.’

The Duke, who had finally dropped his suspicions, looked at the documents and repeatedly glanced out the window before making his decision.

“The decision to hand over the documents to His Majesty the Emperor was entirely Duke Crowner’s will.”

From the beginning, I had told Jerome that the documents I gave him weren’t official, so he could dispose of them as he wished.

“You said it was fine to dispose of them?”

“Yes, since His Holiness the Emperor would send an official apology and petition to His Majesty the Emperor within a few days anyway.”

Nevertheless, there was only one reason I gave Jerome the documents I had obtained with such difficulty.

“Since I’m not in a position to meet His Majesty the Emperor directly and explain, it was an unavoidable choice.”

Truths that couldn’t be delivered through Edwin’s hands or directly by my own hands.

So I had no choice but to use Duke Crowner.

“…Why didn’t you use me instead.”

Kaiden tilted his head slightly with his arms crossed.

“If you had asked, I would have found some way to deliver those documents to the Emperor and persuaded him to strike down the Marquis of Redcliff.”

“I appreciate the sentiment, but aren’t you an outsider in the Empire, Prince Kaiden? If an outsider gets too deeply involved in succession issues, problems might arise.”

Kaiden’s expression relaxed more than before.

“You were worried about me.”

“I couldn’t help but worry.”

I adjusted Emilia in my arms as she stirred and answered.

“Aren’t you someone more precious and special than anyone else to His Highness the Prince and Her Highness the Princess?”

Precious and special family, blood relatives.

The fact that the King of Adamant was Edwin’s maternal uncle would surely be a great weapon.

“…Is that the only reason?”

“Do I need any other reason?”

“You…”

“Of course, my personal feelings come first.”

I stroked the back of Emilia’s head and smiled wickedly.

“I couldn’t put a life I saved with my own hands in trouble over something like this.”

Really, making people’s hearts go up and down like this.

Kaiden laughed helplessly as if exasperated and changed the subject.

“Well, whatever the case, I understand that you put a lot of thought into bringing down the Marquis’s house.”

“I’m touched that you understand.”

“But I don’t think the Marquis of Redcliff will fall so easily.”

Even if rotten inside, the Marquis of Redcliff was one of the two pillars supporting the Empire along with Duke Crowner’s house.

“Most of the nobles in the Senate will first doubt the authenticity of what’s written in the statement.”

Just as simple suspicions can become truth if you keep adding to them, painful truths can also lead to the absurd conclusion that they were simple misunderstandings if you keep doubting them.

“The Marquis of Redcliff and the 2nd Empress will unconditionally deny their wrongdoings. Even the Emperor can’t keep pursuing them without reason unless there’s direct evidence and circumstances.”

Continuously suspecting and pursuing the Marquis of Redcliff, who is the Senate leader, could result in losing the trust of the nobles belonging to the Senate.

“Unless the Marquis or the 2nd Empress directly mention the sins they committed in the past, or there’s clear evidence proving the 2nd Prince’s bloodline issues, it could be difficult…”

“Prince Kaiden.”

I waved at Edwin, who had stopped wiping his sweat and was smiling toward us.

“I don’t start fights I can’t win.”

I had been gathering evidence for a very long time already.

And the evidence I had collected was already in the hands of someone who could deliver the most decisive blow.

“So both the Marquis of Redcliff and the 2nd Empress.”

Emilia, who had been in my arms, wriggled and burrowed deeper into my embrace.

I held the Princess even tighter and whispered softly.

“Will eventually have no choice but to admit their sins.”

* * *

The guest room attached to the Gloria Knight Order headquarters was locked, unlike usual.

This was to prevent the guest inside from coming out.

“Open it! Open it, I said!”

2nd Empress Helena pounded on the door as if to break it and screamed.

“Hasn’t the interrogation ended?! Why are you keeping me locked up?! I am an empress of this nation! Do you think your necks will remain safe after treating me this way…!”

It was before she could finish her words.

Suddenly, the locked door swung wide open.

“I never expected to see you in a place like this.”

Elegant red hair with low saturation, gray eyes whose emotions were unreadable.

The woman wearing a splendid dress mixed with red and gold entered the room with graceful steps.

“Helena.”

The other guest who had unexpectedly visited the Knight Order’s guest room was none other than the Empire’s Empress, Melanie Crauner.

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