The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57. Adult and Child (2)

“…I thought this was a proposal that required no consideration.”

That caretaker seems to have educated the prince quite properly.

The Count removed his hand from Edwin with a displeased expression.

“Why do you hesitate?”

“Well…”

Edwin trailed off.

He knew better than anyone that even though his situation had improved compared to before, in reality nothing had changed.

‘That’s why I’m even more confused.’

What if something terrible happened by accepting this offer? Or what if something terrible happened by not accepting it?

For young Edwin, he couldn’t even guess which choice would lead to a positive outcome.

“Haha.”

Meanwhile, Jerome let out a small sneer at the sight.

“Your Highness cannot decide anything on your own, it seems.”

“…Pardon?”

Edwin was only bewildered by his change, when he had been friendly just moments before.

Just as Edwin’s small fists clenched with strength.

Jerome continued with a sighing voice.

“I don’t know what that caretaker has been telling Your Highness in the meantime, but I’m making this proposal to Your Highness out of pure goodwill.”

The caretaker told him something? Rachel?

Edwin frowned.

“What do you mean by that…”

“I understand as well. Your Highness is still young, so you might be swayed by the words of close adults.”

Jerome nodded as if he understood him.

“But Your Highness is a prince. A lion should never listen to a dog’s words.”

“…”

Edwin’s complexion darkened at the Count’s words.

But Jerome continued as if he didn’t care at all.

“Do you know that Your Highness’s caretaker is from an adopted daughter of a count’s family?”

Edwin flinched at his words.

“That woman is nothing more than a foolish woman who knows nothing of the world.”

The Count criticized the prince’s caretaker who wasn’t present.

“So don’t be swayed by useless words and think carefully…”

Just as the Count was about to finish speaking.

A resolute voice came from below his chin.

“Count Crowner.”

Blue eyes resembling the Emperor’s were directed at him.

“Rachel is not that kind of person.”

The young prince was now staring directly into the Count’s eyes.

“Please don’t speak of her that way.”

Hostility dared to bloom in the two eyes that captured the Count.

‘Well, look at this.’

Jerome’s eyes trembled slightly.

“…Prince Edwin.”

He closed his eyes briefly and opened them.

“Commands can only be given when one is in a higher position than the other party.”

At that moment, tremendous killing intent swept over Edwin’s entire body.

“Huk—!”

The young prince gasped and lowered his head.

Sweat poured down from his pale face.

“How unfortunate.”

Jerome watched the scene nonchalantly and withdrew his killing intent.

“I certainly thought Your Highness would understand my feelings.”

Edwin gasped for breath like someone who had nearly drowned.

“Then I’ll take it that you’ve rejected my proposal.”

He turned his head back toward the training grounds with an indifferent expression.

“The conversation is over. You may go now.”

He may go now.

Could it mean he shouldn’t come to training anymore from now on?

Edwin hesitated with a dismayed expression.

“What are you doing? Won’t you join the formation?”

Fortunately, it seemed he didn’t intend to expel him from training.

Just as Edwin was relieved and about to follow after the knights, Jerome added.

“Oh, if you can’t complete today’s training quota, then you don’t need to come from then on.”

Looking at him who had turned pale, Jerome smiled good-naturedly.

“Stragglers are just a hindrance, after all.”

* * *

In the afternoon when the scorching midday sun poured down aggressively.

The knights of the Gloria Knight Order’s 3rd unit would stop running and look back once in a while.

“Is this really okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Even so, he’s a prince, making him roll around just like us is a bit…”

“Leave it alone. The commander told us not to worry about it.”

“Still…”

“Right, he’s still just a child…”

The knights frowned as they watched the 3rd Prince chasing after them, covered in tears, snot, and sweat.

“But why is a royal so skinny? My youngest would be more chubby.”

“Didn’t you know? The 3rd Prince is a penniless prince.”

“Penniless prince? What’s that?”

“It means he has nothing, just like us.”

Most of the 3rd unit knights were commoner knights with outstanding skills.

The reason they remained in the 3rd unit despite their excellent abilities was simply because their status was that of commoners.

“Well, otherwise why would someone of prince status train with commoners like us?”

“Hey, but isn’t he going to faint again at this rate? Even so, making a child roll around with us is a bit much, isn’t it?”

“Mind your own business. We’re dying right now too, who are you worrying about?”

“Hey, pick up the pace! If we get caught by His Highness the Prince, we’ll die at the commander’s hands!”

“Damn it! Everyone’s going crazy today!”

The knights soon stopped paying attention to the prince.

Meanwhile, Edwin was also dying just like them.

‘No, I might already be dead.’

His knees creaked and his soles were on fire.

He wanted to give up everything and run away.

Even his head was a complete mess.

Why did Count Crowner say he would teach him?

What had happened between him and Rachel?

No, actually those things weren’t important.

‘I made Count Jerome angry.’

Edwin frowned.

It was sad that his hero had come to dislike him.

‘But I don’t regret it.’

He couldn’t tolerate someone insulting the person he trusted most right in front of him.

Rather, this incident left Edwin disappointed in the Duke.

The fact that his hero was someone who could casually insult another person’s precious someone.

That realization was quite shocking.

“…I’m an idiot.”

“Seeing you talking to yourself, you must still have some strength left.”

“Ack!”

Edwin let out a shrill scream at the sudden voice.

“V-Vice Captain Philip?”

The one who had approached him silently was none other than Vice Captain ‘Philip Meyer.’

Edwin looked back and forth between the formation and him with a surprised face.

“Um, this is the very back…”

“You’re putting too much tension in your shoulders. Make your stride shorter.”

Philip cut off the Prince’s words and only said what he had to say.

“Don’t swing your arms randomly, lightly clench your fists and swing them back and forth.”

Edwin stared at him blankly at the continued corrections.

“Mountains are different from flat ground. Step with your whole foot, not just your heel.”

“Um, Vice Captain Philip…?”

“Breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth.”

His silver armor glinted in the sunlight filtering through the leaves.

“If you want to continue participating in training, you’d better follow my advice.”

Edwin corrected his posture as Philip instructed.

Then something amazing happened.

Running became much easier.

He even seemed to have gotten a little faster.

“Then I’ll go ahead.”

Philip only said what he had to say and passed the Prince, leaving him behind.

‘Did he help me?’

Edwin stared blankly at his retreating figure.

‘Why?’

It was completely incomprehensible, but there was no time to think about it at length.

The backs of the other knights were gradually disappearing from view.

Edwin hurriedly moved his body, grateful for his much more comfortable breathing.

* * *

Twenty round trips to the mountain peak.

Edwin amazingly completed that training to the very end.

Not only that, he even completed the ladder crossing that he had fainted during yesterday.

The knights didn’t show it, but they were all secretly surprised.

No one had expected that young, small Prince to keep up with the Knight Order’s training.

“Whew.”

Meanwhile, Edwin was sitting alone under the shade of a tree.

He watched the knights gathered on the opposite side, cooling off their sweat.

Despite the grueling training, they all looked cheerful.

Edwin sat quietly with his legs drawn up.

‘I want to drink water.’

Perhaps because he had sweated too much.

Edwin felt extreme thirst but decided to endure it.

To find water, he would have to ask the knights, but he absolutely couldn’t do that.

‘They would all find me bothersome.’

The Prince knew that the knights didn’t welcome him.

Hadn’t the late Emma always told him to be careful with his behavior?

That just being royalty could make other people uncomfortable.

That’s when it happened.

A small canteen suddenly appeared before his eyes.

“Eek! Vice Captain Philip…?”

It was him again, Philip Meyer.

Just like before, he had approached silently and plopped down next to the Prince.

“It’s water.”

“Ah, thank y… ou.”

Edwin hesitantly took the canteen.

After glancing at Philip for a moment, he quickly opened the lid and gulped down the water.

Though it was surely ordinary water, it tasted as sweet as honey.

“…Thank you, I drank well.”

Edwin carefully handed the canteen back to the man sitting beside him.

“Should you really accept things from strangers so easily?”

“Uh, huh?”

Philip added to the flustered young Prince with an expressionless face.

“How do you know I didn’t put something in it?”

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