The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 276

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Chapter 276. Last Dance (2)

“What the hell is that supposed to…”

While my mind was in chaos, Ian tightened his grip.

His hand that had been touching my face was now gripping the back of my neck.

“If you’re here, if you’re alive before my eyes, I won’t be able to do anything.”

Ian had an expression I’d never seen before.

Maybe that’s why. Even though his hand was gripping my throat like that, I couldn’t think to immediately strike it away.

“…Don’t say such ridiculous things.”

Instead of removing Ian’s hand, I gripped the dagger pressed against his throat even tighter.

“To come all this way and that’s what you have to say…”

That loving me was painful? But if I was alive he couldn’t help but love me, so that’s why he killed me? An indescribable emotion rose to my throat, making me feel sick.

“You should have begged for forgiveness instead.”

I wasn’t being sincere.

I couldn’t understand Ian’s words, but I couldn’t understand the words coming from my own mouth either. Even so, words kept pouring out.

“You should have said there was an unavoidable reason, that you had your own circumstances.”

My eyes felt hot and my vision became slightly blurry.

Even in the midst of that, I glared straight at Ian and gritted my teeth.

“That would seem less disgusting.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that, Kayla.”

“Then at least give me a proper explanation!”

When I shouted with all my strength, Ian’s fingertips flinched.

“I told you to think about it in the afterlife! Why you killed me!”

Not for a single moment had I forgotten.

The memory of that day, the question from that day.

“Ever since I came back to life in this body, I’ve thought about it every moment. Why did you do that. How could you do that to me.”

But the more I thought about the reason, the more painful it became.

Because with Ian, I only had memories of always being joyful and happy.

“What did I do wrong? What went wrong and where? Why on earth did you do such a thing to me?”

Tears flowed down my cheeks.

It was still painful, but my vision cleared brightly.

“But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.”

Even recalling the name was painful, even seeing the face was painful.

To think I couldn’t find the answer unless I sought out someone with such a painful name and face. Ian’s question was like a curse to me.

“So answer me.”

I continued speaking while staring into Ian’s eyes.

“Since I came back even after death, since I ultimately stood before you again even in another’s form after going round and round.”

Now I wanted to be liberated.

From the doubt that made me die and made me live again.

“Isn’t this enough qualification to hear the answer to the question you threw at me?”

A brief silence passed.

Ian looked at me quietly.

“…Kayla.”

He called my name, then paused for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“You…”

Was it finally ending?

Was the curse you cast finally coming to an end?

It was the moment I held my breath and waited for Ian’s answer.

“Who goes there!”

Knights wearing armor that wasn’t imperial appeared.

From the looks of it, they seemed to be private soldiers of the nobles who had attacked the Imperial Capital.

“How unfortunate.”

I thought the mask was finally coming off.

Ian’s face had already returned to that annoyingly smiling face.

“It seems I’ll have to postpone my answer again.”

The very moment my attention was briefly stolen.

Ian immediately deflected my sword and kicked off the wall to leap overhead.

“Ian!”

I hurried to chase after him, but the knights rushed toward me.

“Catch him quickly!”

“He could be an outside spy!”

Damn bastards, who’s calling who a spy.

Who was it that attacked the Imperial Capital without permission in the first place.

“Ha!”

It was when the knights’ sword tips were pointing toward me.

Swooooosh.

Shadows that rose from the ground bound the knights’ arms and legs.

Suddenly fixed in midair like puppets, they twisted their bodies with bewildered faces.

[Honey, are you okay…]

The moment I heard Saylus’s voice in my ear.

I turned my back on the knights and leaped toward the direction Ian had disappeared.

[Honey, wait a moment, I have something to say! The… the mana connection keeps cutting out… Where are you going…]

I heard Saylus saying something in my head.

Feeling his voice growing faint, I gave a brief instruction.

“Save The Emperor, The Empress, and the 1st Prince.”

The mana connection was unstable, but not completely severed.

If so, it seemed Saylus alone could handle the situation inside the Imperial Palace to some extent.

“I’ll join you soon.”

Saylus’s voice could no longer be heard, but I could feel his mana, however faintly. So he must have heard my words.

Whoosh, thud.

I entrusted the rear to Saylus and leaped forward.

Climbing walls and railings, I could see Ian under the moonlight that hadn’t set.

He was standing on the rooftop with several masked subordinates.

“You followed already?”

Ian looked at me and shook his head slightly.

Then he gestured briefly toward his subordinates who were taking defensive positions.

“You focus more on Count Crowner’s side. You must prevent them from approaching the Imperial Palace.”

When the order was given, the masked men all disappeared at once.

There was one who glared at me until the end, but that was all.

“Kayla.”

Ian had already drawn another dagger.

Using twin swords with both hands was my specialty, but at some point it had become Ian’s specialty too.

“Do you want to hear the reason that badly?”

Ian looked at me not answering and let out a small laugh.

It was a strange laugh, whether it was a chuckle or a sneer.

“Even if you know, nothing will change, will it?”

“That’s for me to judge.”

“Right, I suppose so.”

Ian scratched his temple with the end of his sword hilt.

Then he grinned and narrowed his eyes by half.

“Then defeat me here. Then I’ll tell you the answer you want.”

It was a tone as if testing me.

No, perhaps it was a scheme to buy time here.

‘Is he having his subordinates block the Duke while he tries to prevent me from approaching The Emperor?’

If it was Ian, he would have thought many things through.

There was no reason for him to suddenly stop and say he’d face me after fleeing without any reason.

“…Right.”

Thinking was meaningless.

I bent my knee and held my sword forward.

“Let’s do that.”

On the rooftop of the Imperial Palace where moonlight poured down.

It was the extension of what might be our final match.

* * *

“What are you suddenly talking about!”

Seres, the representative of the Redcliff Marquess’s Estate, shouted angrily.

He even pointed accusingly at The Emperor who sat motionless like a wooden statue before him.

“The Crown Prince appointment letter disappeared! Do you call that reasonable!”

“What do you want me to do about something that’s gone missing?”

“The investiture ceremony was today! But you lost such an important document? If you’re doing this to deliberately stall for time…”

The Emperor, Cabellius III, firmly cut off Seres’ words.

“I have no intention of stalling for time. I merely stated the facts.”

He looked at Seres, whose face had turned bright red, and continued calmly.

“The Crown Prince appointment letter only takes effect when written on an official document bearing the Emperor’s seal. You know this well, don’t you?”

It wasn’t just the Emperor’s seal.

To begin with, appointing the Empire’s Crown Prince required the consent of the Senate Leader and the Military Commander.

‘Damn it, that bastard Jerome will absolutely refuse to sign a new appointment letter.’

Seres gritted his teeth.

The reason he had deliberately demanded The Emperor produce the existing appointment letter was to secure Duke Jerome Crowner’s signature.

‘I was planning to just change Prince Adrian’s name to Lloyd.’

The Emperor’s seal could be obtained again, and The Emperor and Senate Leader’s signatures could be redone. But Duke Crowner, the Empire’s Military Commander, was a different case.

‘What should I do?’

Duke Crowner was currently tied up on the fortress wall side.

If he came over here, things would likely become more troublesome.

‘He has high loyalty to The Emperor, plus The Empress is his sister and the 1st Prince is his nephew.’

If he found out they were holding them hostage, The Duke would absolutely not stay still.

‘What do I do?’

It was right at the moment Seres was pondering.

Whoooosh.

A dark shadow seeped into the Grand Council Chamber where everyone was gathered.

The shadow, whose origin was unknown, gradually expanded its form.

Then a human figure emerged from the shadow that had risen into the air.

“Brother Adrian!”

“Daddy!”

“Your Majesty! Prince Adrian! Are you safe!”

It was none other than Prince Edwin and Emilia, the Empire’s only Princess, along with their accompanying party.

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