The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 268

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Chapter 268. Bloody Feast (5)

‘The other children said so.’

Emma took exceptionally good care of me, who was particularly slow to speak and had difficulty expressing emotions. The other temple orphans who looked down on me for this excluded me even more.

‘That I was stupid, couldn’t speak well, was a coward who couldn’t speak up even when beaten, and a weak cripple. They said Emma only cherished me out of pity.’

Honestly, the children’s bullying wasn’t what tormented me.

Rather, I think I wanted to confirm whether Emma really cherished me for those reasons, as they said.

‘No, it’s not like that.’

‘Then why are you so kind to me?’

‘Kayla, because you’re the same kind of person as me. Because you’re someone who can feel the same things I do. That’s why I cherish you.’

Emma pulled me into her arms as I hid in a corner after being pelted with stones by the children.

‘Because I know how much it hurts when you experience sad or angry things, I don’t want Kayla to go through such things. Because I know how happy joyful things make you, I want Kayla to be just as happy.’

Compassion is the heart that pities others and wants to help them.

It wasn’t simply about pitying someone, but respect for a being who could feel the same heart as mine.

‘I realized it quite late.’

What the weakness the Former Captain spoke of was. Where it came from.

Why that heart didn’t wear away even while living as an assassin.

‘Kayla, I know. You’re a stronger and kinder child than anyone.’

Emma stroked my head and murmured softly.

‘You’re much bigger and stronger than the other children, but you don’t retaliate just because they bully you. You don’t ignore children in crisis and help them. Today too, you were hiding here alone because you were worried I’d be upset seeing you hurt.’

Could such a thing really be called strength?

Young me looked up at Emma while held in her arms.

‘Kayla, when you grow up, you’ll understand. What my words mean.’

Emma said I’d understand when I grew up, but honestly I still couldn’t know exactly what those words meant.

‘However, what’s certain is.’

The weakness Emma planted in me eventually led me to this place, and that against some people, I had to be able to abandon that weakness.

Clang.

The eyes of the Masked Men attacking me widened.

They seemed surprised by my movement of suddenly twisting my body in midair to avoid their attack.

“Kraaaah!”

The moment I landed, one of the Masked Men rolled on the ground with me.

He clutched both eyes and screamed. It seemed my sword, swung while rotating my body, had blinded both his eyes.

“My eyes! My eyes!”

“Cruel bitch! You should have taken my life instead of making me lose my eyes!”

I heard ridiculous cursing words but didn’t pay attention to them.

I leaped into the air and crossed my daggers. Then I fell down like a meteor and swung my daggers. In the blink of an eye, two Masked Men’s heads rolled across the grass field.

“…Such feelings are a luxury for people like us anyway.”

I looked at them coldly as they became corpses.

“Not all humans are the same kind of human.”

It was one of the truths I realized while working as an assassin.

That there are humans in this world who don’t deserve even compassion, who deserve to die.

“Damn it!”

The only surviving Masked Person tried to flee quickly.

But his ankle was pierced by the dagger I threw and he fell down.

“Ugh!”

I removed the poison sac in his mouth before he could even think.

“I’ll only ask once.”

“Ugh, let go of this…”

“Where is your master? Is he inside the Imperial Capital?”

“Can’t, can’t say! Kill me!”

“Don’t you know you shouldn’t carelessly ask an assassin to kill you?”

What a complete novice.

I gripped the dagger that had pierced the Masked Person’s ankle and twisted it.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

A scream filled with pain echoed all around.

But there were no allies left alive to help the Masked Person.

“You seem to have forgotten that an assassin’s role is to prevent humans who beg for death from dying easily.”

“Stop, stop it!”

“I’ll stop if you just open your mouth.”

“Ugh…”

Still, he’s got some stubbornness.

I waited for an answer briefly, then twisted the dagger in the opposite direction.

“Aaaaaaaah! Aaaaah! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you!”

“Speak quickly.”

“The 2nd Prince’s Palace! He’s at the 2nd Prince’s Palace! The Master is at the 2nd Prince’s Palace…”

“The 2nd Prince’s Palace? So you’re saying he’s with Lloyd?”

“Yes! Most of the Nobles of the Council of Elders want to put the 2nd Prince on the throne! When we open the gates and neutralize the magic circle, their private soldiers will enter the Imperial Capital. Then this place will all be finished…”

The Masked Person couldn’t finish his words.

Because I twisted his neck before he could close his mouth.

Whoosh.

The flames had spread even further by now.

The green lawn was no different from a blazing inferno.

‘For now…’

Should I go to the 2nd Prince’s Palace, join the banquet hall, or restart the magic circle?

‘Let’s get out of here.’

I couldn’t choose any option immediately, but what I had to do right now was decided.

Whoosh, thud.

I climbed up the stone wall that wasn’t on fire and leaped over it. Behind me, the corpses of the dead Masked Men were burning black.

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“Has His Majesty the Emperor still not returned?”

The nobles gathered in the banquet hall murmured in unison.

The festive atmosphere had ripened and was now fading, but the Emperor who had left his seat still hadn’t returned.

“Your Majesty the Empress, how about we gradually disperse now? Those who came from distant territories will be late even if they leave now.”

“His Majesty the Emperor will return soon. He said he had words to speak to everyone gathered, so please wait a little longer.”

Empress Melanie’s expression was more solemn than usual.

The nobles exchanged awkward glances and then bowed their heads.

“…Mother.”

Today’s protagonist, Adrian, looked at his mother’s hands.

She had a nonchalant expression, but her hands gripping her skirt were trembling finely.

“Nothing will happen.”

Adrian firmly grasped his mother’s hand.

“So please don’t worry too much.”

“…Yes.”

Melanie clasped her son’s hand and murmured softly.

“Yes, I won’t worry. Duke Crowner and His Majesty the Emperor are together, so nothing will happen.”

It was a tone as if she was convincing herself.

Adrian gazed at his mother’s profile, which looked like it was carved from ice, then turned his head.

‘Edwin looks anxious too.’

Below the dais, Edwin was pacing back and forth, biting his nails.

‘What should I do? How should I handle this?’

Meanwhile, Edwin was as anxious as Adrian guessed.

There was no way to know where Rachel and Emilia were, and since he couldn’t chase after them immediately, he felt frustrated and helpless.

“Prince Edwin, don’t worry so much. What could possibly happen to Princess Emilia inside the Imperial Capital? Besides, The Caretaker is with her, so what could go wrong…”

It was just as Catherine, who was guarding the prince’s side, was about to finish her words.

“Prince Edwin, The Maid Captain.”

“Philip, the Count?”

“Both of you, please come this way for a moment.”

Philip glanced around at the nobles and guided the two to the back door of the banquet hall, which was hidden by curtains. As the door opened, those who had been waiting revealed themselves.

“Emilia!”

Edwin, who came out into the corridor, spotted Emilia and rushed over to her.

“Brother!”

Emilia also burst into tears the moment she saw Edwin and threw herself into his arms.

“You’re safe, thank goodness!”

“Wahhh, Brother, what do we do, what do we dooo…”

“Ria, what’s wrong? What happened?”

Edwin patted Emilia’s back and looked around with a panicked expression.

Around them were the maids who had been guarding The Prince’s Palace, and Seiji was there too.

“M-Master?”

Seiji had not yet recovered his status.

It would be troublesome if he were discovered in a place like this.

“Edwin.”

Seiji, who was covered with something like a curtain, quietly spoke.

“The Imperial Capital has been attacked. The 3rd Prince’s Palace is also on fire.”

Edwin froze in place at his master’s words, as if he had forgotten how to breathe.

“I don’t know who orchestrated this, but they seem to be moving very systematically. Since they’re rebels who started a revolt, they must have made thorough preparations.”

A revolt.

Edwin’s eyes shook aimlessly.

“There are many reception rooms next to the banquet hall. Let’s escort those who came from The 3rd Prince’s Palace there. I’ll assign three knights as guards…”

“What are you talking about? We need to get out of here right now! We don’t know where the fire will spread, and what if those assassins chase us here?”

“Assassins?”

Philip frowned at Seiji’s words.

“What do you mean? Are you saying assassins have invaded the Imperial Capital?”

“Ah, well…”

Seiji made an expression as if he realized his mistake too late.

He rolled his eyes around and changed the subject.

“In any case, if we all gather in a place like this, everyone could be in danger. It’s like willingly becoming rats trapped in a jar.”

“W-wait a moment. So you’re saying something big has happened outside? Then evacuating all those people from the banquet hall to another location would also be too dangerous…”

Catherine trembled with anxiety while holding Emilia.

“But where is The Caretaker? She was supposed to be escorting Princess Emilia…”

“Ugh, uhhh.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Emilia suddenly began to cry.

“Rachel, Rachel didn’t come back. Grandfather said Rachel told him to go first, so we came, but she said she’d follow right away, but she didn’t follow…”

The Imperial Capital was on fire and assassins had appeared, but The Caretaker hadn’t returned.

Not only Catherine but also Edwin’s face turned pale.

“Wahhhhh, Rachel isn’t cominggg…”

The Princess’s small crying voice echoed through the dark and chilly corridor.

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