The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 323

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Side Story 3. So the Two of Them (1)

The newly founded kingdom of Adamant.

The founding king of Adamant, who had overthrown Lionel, the hegemon of the west, and ascended as the new ruler, was a young man of merely twenty-five years.

“You would know, Oliver.”

The sole right-hand man of Adamant’s young founding king, Kaiden Ram.

Oliver Green, the vice-captain of the Royal Knight Order, scratched the back of his head with a troubled expression.

He had nothing to say in response to the persistent questions from the nobles following him around.

“Just what kind of person is the one who will become queen that His Majesty still remains silent about it?”

“I mean, we need some information to prepare for the wedding or not!”

“At this point, we have no intention of rejecting her for being a foreigner. But shouldn’t we at least know what kind of person will become the mistress of this country!”

These weren’t incomprehensible concerns.

With only two weeks left until the king’s royal wedding, the nobles of the home country didn’t even know what kind of person would become queen.

“I’m sorry, but I have nothing to tell you either. My apologies, gentlemen.”

“Don’t apologize, give us an answer! You there!”

Oliver flashed a good-natured smile and escaped, leaving the nobles behind.

But his ordeal continued even after he returned home.

“You really won’t tell me? Not even me?”

“D-dear.”

“I mean, you can’t even answer whether the future queen seems like someone suited for the queen’s position. Just what did Prince Kaiden threaten you with to make you keep your mouth shut like this?”

When his rabbit-like wife asked with her large eyes sparkling on the bed, it was truly a crisis.

“I’m sorry. Even if you’re my wife, I can’t tell you.”

“Fine. It’s my fault for asking someone as tight-lipped as you.”

Mrs. Green squeezed her eyes shut and waved her hand at Oliver, who was shaking his head.

“But at this rate, I wonder if the wedding preparations will go well. It’s not just a simple wedding either.”

“That’s true…”

Kaiden’s marriage wasn’t just a simple royal wedding.

It was also the day Adamant’s first queen would be born.

“But since Lord Aurel said he’d take responsibility for the preparations, we don’t need to worry too much. Please don’t trouble yourself too much, dear.”

“Worry? I’m more excited than worried.”

Oliver embraced his wife as she snuggled into his arms.

“Our children are incredibly excited too. They’re busy bragging to the whole neighborhood about being able to attend the royal wedding.”

Honestly, it would be faster to find someone who wasn’t looking forward to it.

The grand event of the first royal wedding since the founding of the nation was a day that all citizens of Adamant eagerly awaited.

“I hope the future Queen will be a good person.”

Oliver stopped stroking his wife’s back at her words.

The face of the woman who would become the new queen suddenly came to mind.

‘A good person.’

Someone who spoke and acted without restraint, who wouldn’t hesitate to dirty her own hands if necessary, who always had brightly shining green eyes even when covered in blood.

“…I don’t know if she’s suited for the queen’s position.”

Someone who threw herself like a moth to flame into situations where no one else dared to step forward.

Someone who would endure any pain for the sake of those she held dear.

The woman named Kayla Angel, or rather Rachel Brown.

“But she does seem to be a good person.”

Oliver smiled along with his ambiguous answer.

It was a smile full of confidence that showed not a hint of worry.

* * *

“Hahahaha!”

The dim bedroom.

Kaiden, who was lying diagonally on the bed, burst into laughter in front of a fist-sized orb.

[This is nothing to laugh about.]

The figure reflected in the orb muttered with a disgruntled voice.

[You yourself said that Prince Kaiden should keep an eye on Leo.]

“I did say that, but I didn’t expect you to actually worry about it.”

[Don’t tease me.]

“So has Emilia become my rival?”

[Kaiden.]

The other person’s voice lowered.

Kaiden buried half his face in the blanket, trying to hold back his laughter.

“Sorry, your reaction is just too cute.”

[…What do you mean cute to a grown adult.]

“You often call me cute too.”

[Well, Your Majesty is younger than me, so I can use that word.]

“Aren’t you younger than me now?”

[That’s…]

At his question, the figure in the orb seemed flustered and let out a confused sound.

[Even if my body became younger, my soul remains the same, doesn’t it? I’m still eight years older than Prince Kaiden…]

“Then should I call you big sister?”

[Absolutely not.]

The rejection was so firm that laughter escaped again.

He thought that perhaps what people around him said about him laughing more lately might actually be true.

“Rachel.”

Kaiden called the name of the woman reflected in the orb.

“I miss you.”

As always, the answer came back a beat late.

[…Me too.]

Seeing that face averting its gaze as if embarrassed made him laugh again.

[Why are you laughing?]

“Just because.”

Kaiden’s eyes curved into long crescents.

“I’m happy.”

A faint blush rose over Rachel’s face reflected in the orb.

The way she still felt embarrassed when hearing such honest expressions was even endearing. Even though she was eight years older than him, as she said.

[…I should go now.]

“Already?”

[I promised to sleep with Princess Emilia until I leave for Adamant.]

“I see.”

Just as she had monopolized his love when he was a child, even after being reborn, she was still receiving plenty of love from children.

“Alright.”

He wanted to continue looking at her face and talking like this, but he decided to be patient.

After all, in just a few more nights, that woman would be by his side for life.

“Good night, Rachel.”

Kaiden lightly kissed the crystal orb.

Looking forward to the grand reunion that wasn’t far away.

* * *

“My goodness.”

The royal palace of Adamant.

The nobles visiting the palace and the attendants working there couldn’t close their mouths at the sight of the endless procession of carriages entering.

They thought that the scene unfolding before their eyes today would surely be recorded in history books.

“But this is strange. Aren’t all those carriages following behind from the Bentrum Empire’s imperial family? As I understand it, the future queen is supposed to be a countess from the Empire.”

“Well, it wouldn’t be fitting if the spouse of Adamant’s king were merely an adopted daughter of a count’s family. So I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire personally vouched for her.”

The Queen’s previous status was that of a caretaker to the 3rd Prince Edwin, who is now the Crown Prince.

One nobleman made a fuss as soon as he realized that all the carriages had been sent from the Imperial Palace.

“Huh? So she became a member of the Imperial family for marriage?”

“That’s probably not it. But whether the woman who will become Queen of the new kingdom is supported by the Bentrum Imperial House or not makes a big difference.”

“Indeed.”

Even attendants and maids working in other palaces gathered nearby and whispered among themselves.

The procession of envoys from the Empire looked fascinating even to those who had worked long in the royal palace.

“How extravagant.”

“Amazing.”

Finally the procession of carriages stopped, and King Kaiden stepped down from the carriage at the very front. As soon as he got off the carriage, he turned around and extended one hand.

“From caretaker to Queen. What a remarkable woman.”

Then the protagonist of this dramatic rise in status took Kaiden’s hand and stepped down from the carriage.

“Adamant welcomes you.”

Kaiden welcomed the woman who had finally arrived on his land by kissing her hand.

“Rachel Brown.”

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