I’m the Only One Who Can Put the Tyrant To Sleep

Chapter 25 I was having a peaceful day.I have found Caesar’s guide, though not in the direction I expected.Now he will not die, and there will be no rebellion, and I will not die.‘Is it true?’The problem was that I didn’t know what the empress or the Nobility were thinking. The original story is completely going wrong, so what happens after this will be different.In short, I had no idea what the world would be like without Caesar’s death.‘The Empress or the aristocracy would still be plotting a rebellion, and there’s no way they’d give up just because the prince isn’t dead.’But so far, nothing has stood out.The only problem these days is that Caesar has become too attached to me.He wouldn’t wake up in the morning without me, and he wouldn’t go to sleep at night without me.He wouldn’t eat his meals without me, and he even tried to make me join in his class.I stubbornly refused to schedule any outside activities, so I didn’t get any strange looks from other people.‘How far are you planning to use me as an excuse to make contact?’To this day, I’m still struggling with that very problem.“Your highness, do you think you should go back?”Caesar followed closely behind me as I headed to the Princess palace to fulfill my promise to Floria.“Why, is there any reason I shouldn’t follow you?”“There are… many.”Caesar was the Crown Prince. It was strange for anyone to see that the Crown Prince followed the maid rather than the maid following the Crown Prince.Besides, I was going to the Princess’s palace.‘The meeting between the prince and the princess can be seen as political contact if done wrongly.’That’s why I used to make excuses for playing ball in the past and let them meet.‘Come to think of it, I wonder what’s happened since I’ve been at the crown prince’s palace.’Caesar’s outside schedule was Erinne’s, not mine, so I couldn’t follow him to his sword training. Suddenly curious, I asked Caesar.“Your highness, do you ever see the Princess at the training grounds?”“No, she hasn’t come through the training grounds.”I see. I was, in effect, the missing link between them.I felt sad when I thought that the two people, who had become close friends with difficulty, were moving away again.‘Is that why Caesar is inevitably following along? You want to see Floria?’Soon the Princess palace was in sight. I halted my stride.“Your highness.”“Okay. I will go back.”Even though I didn’t say anything, Caesar, who was pricked, was so cute that I smiled involuntarily.“It’s not that, next time I will somehow… create an opportunity.”“Opportunity?”I whispered softly as I looked around.“It’s an opportunity to meet the Princess, since you haven’t seen her in so long.”“Ah… Well, there is such a thing.”Caesar nodded with a frown on his face.“I’ll be off then, go and do your homework for today, see you later!”I hurriedly waved and rushed into the Princess palace.After entering the palace, I realized that the road to the princess Palace was especially short today. Was it because of my conversation with Caesar?‘Was he trying to accompany me?’I looked out through the window in the hallway and saw Caesar still standing there.‘… Ah, it can’t be.’I quickly turned around and headed to the drawing room of the Princess Palace.“Evelyn!”Perhaps she was waiting in advance, Floria jumped out and hugged me as soon as I arrived.“Princess!”After hugging the little body tightly, I sat down at the table. A tray of pre-prepared refreshments greeted me.As the conversation turned to small talk, I asked.“So, are you enjoying your classes these days?”“Don’t talk!”As if Floria had been waiting, the story began.Floria began to talk as if she had been waiting for me.She was busy gossiping about her tutor and her classes every time I came over. Mostly, it was the usual stuff about the amount of homework and the pace of the class.Hearing the chattering voice, I finally felt relaxed.“Evelyn, are you listening to me?”As I leaned back in the chair and smiled.“What? Of course I am, you were talking about my imperial studies homework.”I hurriedly replied, but Floria’s face didn’t straighten.“Then why aren’t you talking?”“… Yes?”“Imperial studies homework! Evelyn told me, you’re going to help me last time!”Me?I blinked and groped for the memory.‘The lifestyle of the high-ranking aristocrats… She says you have to experience it firsthand and write it down.’‘Then how about going to the banquet?’Duke Spiegel, the head of the aristocratic faction, to keep tabs on his movements. If Floria was going to his banquet, I thought, I might as well go.“I did, right!”“Did you just forget?”“No, it can be! I’m just a little busy with work lately….”When I finished my words, Floria jumped up from her seat. She stood with her hands on her hips, and she was pretty fierce.“You can’t tell me now that you’re not going to come with me, you promised me you would, and I’ve already sent a letter saying that you’re going to the banquet!”“That is….”Of course I did, but I didn’t know I was going to work in the Crown Prince’s Palace.‘Now that I’m not a maid of the Princess Palace, I’m following Floria a little….’“This is the banquet of Duke Spiegel, and you want me to go alone?”Floria was now looking at me with a face that looked like she was about to cry, and I couldn’t find the words to say that I couldn’t go.“… I-I will go!”“Really?”A fellow maid, who was standing behind Floria and with whom I was quite close, looked at me with a questioning look.“However… Is Evelyn not the princess maid..”“Ah… Hm….”Floria asked, her eyes shining as she sat back down. She looked worried that I might say something else later.‘What?’Not only because of Floria, but also for me, this was an opportunity I couldn’t miss. It was a rare opportunity to see Duke Spiegel in person.Suddenly, I had an idea.‘If I do this right…’I glanced at the maid standing behind Floria. No matter how close we were, I couldn’t trust her easily.‘So I can’t tell her now.’I thought over my options. It didn’t hurt to repeat myself. I nodded quickly.“I think it’s probably possible.”“Really?”“Yes! I promise!”Now that I’d made the promise, I had to make it happen.‘And if you’re good at it, you can kill two birds with one stone!’ ***** Meanwhile, back at the Crown Prince’s palace after parting ways with Evelyn, Caesar stood in front of the mirror and stared at himself.These days, he is obsessed with looking in the mirror. His only pleasure was looking in the mirror when he was not with Evelyn.‘When will it turn black?’Evelyn said my hair would be black when I was fully awakened. But in fact, it wasn’t just the awakening that Caesar wanted.‘She said it was destiny.’Evelyn had said that someone called the Guide was the one who was meant to save him. Somehow, from the first time he’d heard the story, Caesar had found it hard to imagine that anyone other than Evelyn could be his guide.The person who came to the flowerbeds every evening for me, who kindly handed me cookies and told me to smile a lot.‘The person who saw me as myself, not as the Crown Prince.’Until now, Evelyn was the only person like that.Caesar raised his hand and ruffled his hair.‘Is it a little darker than yesterday?’I was constantly impatient and anxious. Evelyn said it took three years before he could achieve a perfect awakening.‘What if Evelyn disappears before then?’Just like mother and father did. Everyone around me died or got sick. If that happened to Evelyn, too…Caesar remembered Evelyn’s trip to the town’s black market to save him.It should never have happened again. Evelyn wasn’t supposed to be in danger. not for Caesar, not for himself.‘To do that, I must gain strength.’Caesar clenched his fist. Standing in the mirror stood a man who had grown remarkably in just a few months.His fifteenth birthday was just around the corner.‘If only time would fly…’He could do anything once he came of age. To grow in strength, to protect Evelyn, and to… promise her eternity.Caesar’s dreams had become more specific lately.With black hair, he appeared taller and more handsome than he is now, and Evelyn was still beautiful.And they were smiling and holding hands.‘Does the groom vow to love his bride forever?’When the unknown old man said that, the Caesar in that dream answered without hesitation.Until that dream becomes a reality…‘Three years, just three more years.’Caesar smiled deeply, knowing that Evelyn would feel the same way.