The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58. Vice-Captain Philip Meyer (1)

“…Huh?”

What did he put in it? Don’t tell me, poison?

Edwin looked at Philip with a face that had turned completely pale.

“Just kidding.”

Thanks to the Vice-Captain’s joke of unknown intent, silence flowed between the two.

Edwin, who was suffering from the awkward atmosphere, decided to muster up his courage.

“Um, Sir Philip. Why did you help me earlier?”

It was a curiosity that had been floating around in his head throughout the training.

Philip glanced at Edwin and replied bluntly.

“Your posture was a mess, so I just pointed it out.”

It was an extremely logical answer.

Edwin felt embarrassed but tried to smile.

“I, I see. Thank you! Thanks to Sir Philip, I was able to run more comfortably than at first.”

Philip stared intently at the prince who was giving his thanks.

It was an expression where you couldn’t tell what he was thinking.

‘Is there something on my face?’

Edwin wiped both cheeks with his sleeves in embarrassment.

“…Your Highness is quite different from what I thought.”

Philip stood up from his spot with that enigmatic remark.

“Don’t worry too much about whatever the Captain said.”

He said while brushing off the grass from his pants.

“Despite appearances, he has childishly immature sides to him.”

Did he perhaps hear the conversation he had with Jerome?

Edwin blinked his eyes.

“Still, since you’ve ended up participating in the training, it would be good for you to work hard at it.”

Philip swept back his bangs and turned around.

The knight’s sharp eyes turned toward the young prince.

“The opportunity to train with the Empire’s strongest knights doesn’t come often.”

“Y-yes! I’ll work hard!”

Edwin jumped up from his spot and nodded his head vigorously.

Seeing that, Philip soon walked toward where the knights were.

On the young Vice-Captain’s lips hung a faint smile so slight that no one could notice it.

* * *

“You seemed to like him quite a bit?”

It was after all the training had ended.

Someone blocked Philip’s path as he was returning to the barracks.

It was Jerome Crowner.

“Seeing how you helped that brat even after hearing everything I said to him.”

Jerome was in a very irritated state.

Not only had the caretaker and then the prince rejected him, but now even that Vice-Captain had openly helped the prince.

Vice-Captain Philip replied indifferently, whether he knew his feelings or not.

“What did you say, Captain?”

“Hey, you…!”

“I simply did my job as a training instructor.”

Philip sighed and continued speaking.

“Why did you do something so unlike yourself, Captain?”

“Unlike myself?”

“Taking out your frustration because things don’t go as you planned is something only children do.”

“What, what did you say? Children?”

Jerome’s face reddened at the Vice-Captain’s criticism.

“You, just because I’ve been lenient with you…”

“It’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve served under you, Captain. But I don’t recall being treated leniently during that time.”

“Ha!”

Jerome let out a hollow laugh as if he found it absurd.

Philip spoke with an endlessly serious face.

“No matter how much it’s for Prince Adrian’s sake, I don’t think it’s right to use The 3rd Prince as a shield.”

Jerome glared at him at the Vice-Captain’s righteous words.

‘Philip Meyer, this stubborn bastard.’

Right. Gloria’s Vice-Captain had always been this kind of personality.

Despite being just a 28-year-old brat.

A guy with clear distinctions between right and wrong who would never cross the line he set, nor let others cross it.

He was exactly the kind of righteous knight that was truly rare to see these days.

But as justice sometimes tends to be, Philip also often had the ability to make people feel annoyed and irritated.

“You think you’re the only one who can speak righteously, don’t you.”

Jerome clicked his tongue with an annoyed expression.

“Tsk, I don’t feel like doing that anymore, so don’t worry.”

He kept muttering.

“It’s not like that brat is my only option.”

Jerome irritably ran his hand through his hair.

“The 3rd Prince, that worthless brat was never in my consideration from the start!”

“Is that so.”

“Yes! So from now on, I won’t let him participate in training either…”

“That’s a bit…”

Then, the Vice-Captain interrupted him.

“You wouldn’t want to go back on your word, Captain.”

“What?”

Jerome raised his eyebrows at Philip’s words.

“What do you mean by that?”

“You might not know since you left in the middle, Captain, but Prince Edwin followed through with today’s training to the very end.”

“Don’t lie to me. Today’s training regimen is tough even for the knights…”

“When have I ever lied to you, Captain?”

Jerome couldn’t continue his words at the Vice-Captain’s serious gaze.

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

He definitely thought the prince would give up halfway or collapse.

That’s why he deliberately spoke in a way that said ‘try it if you can.’

Jerome was shocked as he recalled what he had said to the prince.

“That’s impossible! How could that pathetic colt-like brat endure all that training!”

“I’m curious about that too.”

Philip curved the corners of his eyes as if he found it amusing.

“That’s why I’d like to observe him directly.”

“Huh, who was it that said we shouldn’t let a prince into the Knight Order?”

“It was you who said you weren’t afraid of The 2nd Imperial Consort, Captain.”

Jerome frowned at Philip’s answer.

“…As I thought, you’ve taken a liking to The 3rd Prince.”

“I won’t deny it.”

“Good grief. What has caught your interest now.”

Jerome stuck out his tongue at this unexpected situation.

After pondering for a long while, he eventually gave in to the Vice-Captain.

“Fine, do whatever you want. I don’t even want to see that bastard’s face anymore.”

Jerome turned his steps toward the training grounds.

“Gather the kids. Since it was training the prince could endure, those guys should be fresh as daisies. Time for some sparring matches.”

“…Yes.”

It seemed today was just an unlucky day for the Gloria Knight Order.

* * *

“Did something happen today?”

Edwin, who had returned from training, was grinning for no reason.

Even now, as I was changing his clothes.

“Hmm? A lot of things happened.”

“Good things?”

Edwin seemed to ponder something at my words, then nodded his head.

“Hmm, that’s right! Good things!”

“What kind of good things?”

Edwin, who had been looking at me with a strange expression, suddenly smiled slyly.

“I met someone who’s like you.”

What? Did he get hit in the head during training or something?

He doesn’t seem to be in his right mind.

“…Someone who’s like me?”

That doesn’t sound like something to celebrate at all.

This kid isn’t getting beaten up there, is he?

“Yeah, someone who looks indifferent like you but is actually a busybody.”

Is he calling that a compliment right now?

I looked down intently at the prince who was grinning.

Though it was annoying that he was laughing after teasing me, it was still better to see than him being dejected like before.

“…Is that the only good thing?”

At the follow-up question, Edwin immediately turned his head toward me.

“No, there’s more! Today my training load doubled, but I finished it all!”

“Really?”

“Yeah! It was super hard. But I endured it and finished everything! Amazing, right?”

The kid wagged his tail like a puppy seeking praise.

“Yes. Well done.”

Even as I praised him, I felt somewhat doubtful.

‘It’s just basic physical conditioning, but it should still be difficult for this kid.’

It was only Edwin’s second day participating in the knight order training.

‘But he kept up even when the training load was doubled?’

Does he really have natural talent in this area?

“Your Highness. Look here.”

“Huh?”

At my words, the kid looked at my clenched fist.

“Wait, why are you making a fist…”

“Please dodge.”

“Huh?”

Smack—

But contrary to my expectations, Edwin got hit by my fist and grabbed his nose.

“Owww! My nose! That hurts! What was that for, all of a sudden!”

“Hmm? That’s odd.”

Usually, people with talent for physical activities also have excellent reflexes.

But Edwin couldn’t dodge even though I told him to.

‘So he’s not quite a genius.’

Is he just simply physically fit?

“What do you mean ‘that’s odd’! Why did you suddenly hit me!”

The kid flapped his arms like an angry sparrow.

“I told you to dodge.”

“Grrr! You really…”

I caught Edwin’s wildly swinging fists.

Then I forcibly put the kid in bed and wrapped him tightly in blankets.

“Hey! This is stuffy!”

“The temperature difference between day and night is severe these days. You might catch a cold again if you’re not careful, so you must sleep covered with blankets.”

Edwin’s eyes widened at my words.

“What, are you worried about me?”

“You have to participate in training tomorrow too, so you need to take care of your health.”

“…Seriously, you have no affection at all.”

“What did you say?”

“Never mind! You ruined my mood!”

Why is he suddenly sulking?

He was smiling just a moment ago.

I stared quietly at Edwin, who had pulled the blanket over his head.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I didn’t mean to ruin your mood.”

The pile of blankets wriggled timidly as if expressing dissatisfaction.

“…Still, I’m glad that you only had good things happen today.”

This time the blanket stayed completely still.

I chuckled softly at the sight.

“May you have a peaceful night.”

* * *

Rustle.

Edwin confirmed that Rachel had left the room and peeked his face out from under the blanket.

“Hmph, I’m not sleeping. Stupid Rachel.”

The young prince hugged his blanket and pouted his lips.

– Still, I’m glad that you only had good things happen today.

Actually, it wasn’t all good things that happened.

He just didn’t want to cause unnecessary worry, so he deliberately didn’t mention it.

Edwin recalled Jerome, who had made what could be called threats.

Even now, remembering that moment made his knees weak with fear.

‘But…’

It seems okay even if I’m scared.

Edwin muttered to himself while looking up at the bedroom ceiling.

Strangely, even when bad things happened now, it wasn’t as painful as before.

Because he knew there were people waiting for him when he returned to the Prince’s Palace.

“Yaaawn.”

Emilia, Catherine, and Rachel.

Edwin slowly closed his eyes while picturing the faces of the three people.

The face of the young prince, who no longer had to seek sorrowful sleep, was utterly peaceful.

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