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“Come on—! Come on!”
“Heeeying.”
I am a horse.
An animal that runs on four legs, a horse.
“Achille, right!”
“Heeeying.”
A horse among horses, he will run even if there is a slope in front of him if his master commands him.
"Now turn! Turn, turn!"
“Heeeying.”
At this moment, I was not a human, but a horse.
“N-Nani?”
Katherine looked stunned as she stared at me, as I crawled on my hands and knees with the princess on my back.
“Catherine, say hello to my horse.”
“Ah, hi, nanny… I mean, horse?”
To really greet me?! Even she is not ordinary. Who greets a horse?
"Achille! You have to answer when someone greets you!"
How does a horse respond to human greetings?
I almost regained consciousness for a moment, but I held on and gave a feigned cough.
“Heeeying.”
“Nani...”
Katherine's pitying gaze burned my face. Damn, could I be pitied for something like this? That's a harsh feeling in itself.
“Ha-ha-ha—!”
That little prince, laughing heartily, made me even more angry.
After he finished laughing, a cunning idea came to him, and a malicious smile appeared on his face.
“Leah!”
“What, brother?”
“They say a horse knows how to make moves, is that true?”
“Movements?”
“Yes, like standing on two poles and flapping them.”
“Of course! He can!”
Emilia pulled the sides of my hair and said, "Achille! Moves! Moves!"
Movements? Would they dare ask the leader of an assassination squad to perform a stunt?
"Achille! If you don't obey, I will punish you!"
Even an assassination leader doesn't want to get her ass kicked in front of others. So I remembered my duty as a horse, and raised my arms toward the sky.
“Heeeying!”
“Nani...”
Katherine's pitying gaze lit up my cheeks even more. But my suffering as the prince's nanny did not end here.
Truly, raising children is mercilessly hard work.
Whoever claims it is easier than work should be hung by his feet and dipped in the river.
I'd rather have two weeks in a swamp than this.
After the “ride” was over, I took Emilia to the large bathroom to bathe her.
“Your Highness, raise your arms.”
"No! He's pinching me!"
If we don't finish the bathroom, we won't catch up for dinner. But the princess, unconcerned, continued to shake her head:
"No! I don't want to! Leah just wants to play with the water!"
I had no choice but my secret weapon.
“Your Highness.”
"Yes?"
“Look here.”
I took a small candy out of my pocket and moved it above her head. As soon as the princess saw the cover, a sparkle appeared in her eyes.
"sweet!"
She raised her arms up for her to take it, so she seized the moment and rubbed the sponge over her armpits.
"Kiii! Pinch me—!"
Don't worry!
Thanks to her trembling, I too turned into a wet mouse.
"Ah, Achille! You took a shower with Leah! When did you get wet?"
"…now."
The hard bath was over, so it was time to study. Edwin has lessons with the teacher once a week, but Emilia does not.
In the Imperial Palace, the education of the little princess is the responsibility of the governess until she turns twelve.
“Achille, what does this word mean?”
Fortunately, the previous nanny taught her the letters well. She often reads the comics herself and asks me about strange words.
This time she pointed to the word:
[Night Emperor]
“…”
“Abu Leia is an Emperor, right? So who is the Night Emperor? Are there two Emperors?”
I sighed as I saw the cover of the book: [Night of Burning Flesh and Bone].
“You took this from the annex maids again?”
“Yes! Catherine was reading it, and it looked beautiful so she took it!”
A novel for adults?!
“Your Highness, this book is not suitable for your age. Let’s choose another one.”
"What? Why? He looks nice!"
As I carried her like a bag of wheat, I muttered wearily:
“So, when is Leah reading this book?”
“After a long time.”
“Okay, what does Night Emperor mean? I want to know!”
“…Emperor of the Night means a powerful man of the night.”
She tilted her head: “So my father is also the Night Emperor?”
“…Why would that be?”
“My father is an emperor, that is, the strongest man in the world, so he is strong at night too, right?”
"…I don't know."
the curse. How do I know if the Emperor is strong in bed or not? I felt nauseous.
“Why do you always say, ‘I don’t know?’ You say that because you think Leah won’t understand, right? Leah’s not stupid!”
Suddenly she puffed out her cheeks angrily. In the end I had to answer irresponsibly:
“Ask His Majesty yourself next time.”
“Great idea! Yes!”
Forgive me, Emperor, but your problem is yours.
Night scene
Night fell, and with it came the storm.
It rained, lightning thundered, and a strong wind entered through the crack in the window and extinguished the lamp.
"Yes!"
Emilia shuddered and sat up, darkness filling the room.
“M-Scary...”
She sat cross-legged in the corner of the room, trembling with fear.
Darkness and thunder, the princess's only enemies.
Heck—
She held her breath as she curled up more.
Then—knock, knock.
“Your Highness, are you still awake?”
A familiar voice came from behind the door.
It's her nanny, Rachel.