The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 261

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Chapter 261. Acceleration Ignition (2)

Thud, thud.

A dark secret chamber located beneath the Gloria Knight Order headquarters.

Several knights surrounded one person and kicked him repeatedly.

“Still not planning to open your mouth?”

“…Ha, haha, my apologies, Vice-Captain.”

Pinet, a member of the 3rd Knight Division of the Gloria Knight Order, spat out the blood pooled in his mouth and let out a bitter laugh.

“Pinet.”

Vice-Captain Philip asked quietly with a grim expression.

“We received a report that the 3rd Knight Division made contact with Johannes the High Priest, who was called The Prophet at the time, during the subjugation campaign. Is this true?”

“Oh, no matter how many times you ask, I don’t know, I tell you.”

“We’ve already heard testimony from other knights. You’d better give up any thoughts of lying.”

“Haa, Vice-Captain, really…”

Pinet struggled to raise his upper body and straightened his posture.

He looked up at Philip with both arms tightly bound by rope.

“You said you heard testimony from other guys. Why are you trying to hear the same thing from me…”

“The bodyguard that The 3rd Prince hired separately.”

At Philip’s words, Pinet’s expression hardened.

“I have some questions about the identity of that bodyguard who’s supposedly from a mercenary background.”

“…Are you talking about Kayl?”

“Yes, Kayl Angella.”

The Vice-Captain’s expression looked much more serious and grave than usual.

“Tell me everything you know about him.”

“…Isn’t he already dead? But you’re asking me to tell you everything I know about him – is there some problem?”

“Yes, it’s an important problem. It might be related to national security.”

“…What?”

National security?

Pinet’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

“Let me tell you in advance, Pinet. You’d better not try to maintain any loyalty to him just because you went through hardships together during the subjugation campaign.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I mean everything about him is completely false.”

Everything is false? What is this sudden talk about?

Pinet blinked with his mouth open.

“Because there is no mercenary with the name Kayl Angella.”

Kayl Angella.

The 3rd Prince’s bodyguard hired on the recommendation of the 3rd Prince’s Palace maid captain.

He was definitely said to be a former mercenary specializing in monster subjugation.

“Among the members of mercenary guilds existing not only in the Empire but across the entire continent, there was no such person.”

There were some with similar names or backgrounds, but their appearances were completely different.

‘Baroness Veil didn’t speak until the end either.’

Philip’s eyes slightly twisted.

He recalled Catherine, who had only shaken her head at his questions.

‘Please speak honestly, Baroness Veil.’

‘All I know is that Kayl Angella was a former mercenary specializing in monster subjugation. And what more do I need to know about someone who’s already dead?’

‘If you continue to lie, I might have to report you.’

At the mention of reporting her, Catherine’s face turned pale.

However, after thinking for a moment, she gave an unexpected answer.

‘Then there’s nothing I can do. Report me.’

He never intended to report Catherine from the beginning.

He just thought that with this level of threat, she would confess the truth.

‘Even if you are Philip, this is all I can tell you. I’m sorry.’

Just what kind of person was he?

Philip unconsciously clenched his fist.

“Vice-Captain, but I also know nothing about Kayl, or rather that Kayl person, except that he was a former mercenary and someone who knew a lot about monsters.”

“Pinet, do you remember when that cliff collapsed during the battle with the corrupt clerics and mages of the Holy Kingdom?”

How could he not remember?

Didn’t the entire knight order, including the 3rd Knight Division, almost die then?

“At that time, a black shadow suddenly emerged and saved the knights. I heard that shadow was related to that Kayl person – is that true?”

Dark clouds covering the sky, death emerging from the shadows.

The 3rd Prince’s bodyguard who summoned a white-haired mage with red eyes.

Pinet hesitantly moved his lips.

“That is…”

“Pinet, just confess everything you know. This is also The Captain’s order.”

Actually, the original order was to investigate Kayla Angel’s identity.

While digging into her, what emerged was the existence of ‘Kayl Angella.’

‘They say Kayla Angel died long ago, but assuming that the assassin who came to find The Captain is the real Kayla Angel.’

The person with the most similar characteristics was surprisingly ‘Kayl Angella,’ who had guarded The 3rd Prince during the subjugation campaign.

‘He was certainly no ordinary person.’

Even in Philip’s view, Kayl Angella was not an ordinary former mercenary.

He was the one who saved everyone from monsters at critical moments, and he was also the one who saved the 1st Prince from a suddenly appearing monster.

‘His main weapon was also a dagger, and he was very skilled at concealing his presence. Now that I think about it, he suited an assassin more than a mercenary.’

When he tracked her based on past records, reports, and what little traces remained, surprisingly, the figure of ‘Kayl Angella’ surfaced.

‘The testimony from the Holy Kingdom side played a part.’

Philip had already secretly made contact with the Holy Kingdom side.

Of course, they also consistently claimed ignorance about Kayla Angel’s identity.

‘What we can tell you accurately from our side is only that the person sent to your captain previously was of assassin origin, and that person’s name is Kayl Angella.’

Karl, the holy knight who claimed to be Johannes the High Priest’s representative, left only one statement at the meeting arranged with difficulty and departed.

‘According to rumors, the dead Crimson Reaper commanded black shadows like her own limbs.’

Several mages also said that the shadows she commanded were not cunning tricks or deceptions, but rooted in ancient and evil magic.

‘And the shadow we saw at that cliff was also…’

At first, it was just a small suspicion.

Assuming ‘Kayla Angel’ and ‘Kayl Angella’ were the same person based on just one clue would be reckless.

‘The shadow witnessed at the cliff and Kayl Angella who introduced himself as Kayla Angel.’

All evidence and circumstances indicated that Kayla Angel was alive and closer to them than they thought.

‘I don’t know why he used such a strange alias though.’

Philip, lost in thought, opened his mouth again.

“Pinet.”

Instead of answering, Pinet raised his gaze higher.

“The Kayl Angella you know might become someone who causes turmoil in the royal family.”

He added in a serious voice.

“So if you know anything about him, I’d like you to tell me everything. If you are a proud knight of the Empire.”

Pinet bit his lower lip.

Should he be grateful that Kayl, whom he thought was dead, was alive, or should he be sad about the reality that he couldn’t maintain loyalty to him?

‘Damn it, what am I supposed to do?’

Maintaining loyalty was an honor only those who could afford it could enjoy.

Pinet was a knight of commoner origin, and if he lost his title over this matter, his family would starve to death immediately.

‘No, it would be fortunate if they just starved to death.’

At this point, if he didn’t speak about Kayl, his entire bloodline might be killed for participating in threatening national security.

‘…I’m sorry, Kayl.’

Pinet muttered to himself inwardly, filled with guilt.

He hoped desperately that Kayl was truly a bad person as he struggled to open his mouth.

“…During the subjugation campaign, we were almost overwhelmed when surrounded by a mercenary group sent by someone unknown. That’s when Lady Kayl summoned a mage.”

“A mage?”

“Yes, a mage with snow-white hair and red eyes.”

Appearing alongside shadows, he instantly eliminated the enemies and smiled as if nothing had happened.

“What was that mage’s name?”

“I don’t know his name. It seemed like something humans couldn’t pronounce.”

A mage with a name that humans couldn’t pronounce.

Philip crossed his arms and asked a question.

“What’s the relationship between that mage and Kayl?”

“From what I briefly overheard, it seemed to be a contractual relationship. I think Lady Kayl employed him.”

“Then the shadow that appeared at the cliff back then was….”

“It was a shadow summoned by the white-haired mage. He was the one who saved us.”

Philip nodded at Pinet’s words, then tilted his head.

“Wait, but didn’t Kayl fall from the cliff back then? Why didn’t the one she employed save his master first? He could have saved her with magic, couldn’t he?”

“Well, perhaps Lady Kayl threw herself to save Prince Edwin, so the timing was off….”

That couldn’t be right. A capable person who could cast large-scale magic to save that many people wouldn’t fail to save his master falling from a cliff just because of poor timing.

‘The more I learn about her, the more suspicious aspects there are about this woman called Kayla Angel.’

Kayla Angel, who was once The Crimson Reaper.

What could be the purpose of that woman, who was thought to be dead, returning again?

Philip, who had been lost in thought for a while, gestured to the other knights standing by his side.

“Release him.”

He threw a dry remark at Pinet, who looked bewildered as if he hadn’t expected to be released immediately.

“The crown prince investiture ceremony is soon. Do we have hands to spare? Return to your post immediately.”

Despite his indifferent tone, the Vice-Captain’s eyes were still full of suspicion and doubt as he turned away.

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“Your Imperial Majesty, Your Imperial Majesty.”

Prince Adrian, the First Prince of the Bentrum Empire, sat before the imperial couple and opened his mouth.

“I do not wish to become the crown prince.”

With three days remaining until the crown prince investiture ceremony.

Shocking words that no one could have anticipated came from the First Prince’s mouth.

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