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

Chapter 35 And when the Duke of Spiegel drinks the potion, I will deliberately climb onto the podium and whisper to Caesar.The Duke will remember me without difficulty, and he will fall into a trap of his own making.I didn’t want the Duke to die.All I wanted was for him to realize something was wrong and make a mistake in front of everyone.In short, for him to mistake what he held in his hand for poison.If that were the case, it would be possible to accuse him of trying to assassinate the Crown Prince.‘Of course, the Duke could be even more stupid than I thought, and not realize that the bottle have been switched.’In that case, it would have been necessary to order the investigation of the potion.An investigation would reveal that the potion was a stimulant that had nothing to do with hair color, and the Duke of Spiegel would be accused of trying to frame the Crown Prince by inventing a rumor about an illness that didn’t exist.It was a plan that could not fail.‘Even so….’“Ugh! Cough!”I hid behind the podium and watched Duke Spiegel with delighted eyes as he was being led away completely caught up in the plans.‘I didn’t think it would turn out this good.’As if admitting to the assassination attempt, the Duke of Spiegel cried out for a doctor like a man who had been poisoned. It was a confession that no one could deny.Caesar, who already knew that the contents were not poison, handed him over to the guards instead of calling a doctor.Duke Spiegel tried to scream in rebellion, but the guards put a restraint on him without hesitation. It restrained his limbs and every movement. Naturally, he couldn’t speak.‘It must have been a stroke of luck that I had ink on the spout of the bottle.’I can’t help but chuckle as I recall the puzzled look on his face when he realized it wasn’t the bottle he’d brought.‘Caesar did a better job than I thought.’I gave only a brief explanation and did not write down the lines to be said, but Caesar did a great job.I was scared to death when he laughed in front of the Duke. It’s like seeing someone you don’t know…I saw Caesar looking around the back of the podium. He seemed to be looking for me, so I sneak out.When our eyes met, the handsome face that exuded a sense of intimidation was instantly relaxed. ‘Did I do well?’ He had a face that looked like he was asking.‘Cute.’It was a strange feeling, like I was taming a beast that only listened to me.  ***** After all the noisy banquets were over, Caesar, me, and the other maids returned to the Crown Prince’s Palace.After I got transferred to the Crown Prince’s Palace, I was living half the dormitory and the other half at home. Because my job was a personal maid, it was partly because I had to work late, and partly because I was busy in many ways.For example, when I had to go to the marketplace to meet Katana, I had to stay at the Imperial Palace instead of going home. My parents would be worried if I returned too late.Today’s banquet ended late, so I was in the dormitory for the same reason.“I wish every day was like today.”Devit, who shares the same room with me, said, lying down on the bed.“No work, eating, drinking, and looking at handsome men!”The room was quite spacious, so there was no inconvenience in staying, but the hardest part was having to keep up with Devit ramblings, most of which were very unnecessary.But today, Devit’s words helped me a lot, so I responded with a big heart.“If every day was like today, I’ll die of exhaustion.”As I recalled a day of running around without a break, my sacs ached. As if interpreting my words, Devit suddenly sat up again.“Well, it’s too late. The day is already over. I don’t know how we’re going to get back to work tomorrow morning.”I followed her gaze out the window; it was nearly midnight, as she said.“… I know.”‘Finally, the day is over.’‘… Huh? Wait a minute.’Suddenly, I remembered something I’d forgotten. The end of the day meant the end of all of Caesar’s birthdays.‘How did I treat Caesar today? In the morning, I chose Floria’s ribbon instead of Caesar.’Of course, I don’t think I even told him happy birthday…This was not the time. I threw down the clothes I was organizing and jumped to my feet.“Huh? Where are you going?”“You can sleep first!”I yanked open the door and walked quickly down the hallway. It wasn’t any other day, it was his fifteenth birthday.It was his fifteenth birthday, the day he would have died in original story. I couldn’t let such a monumental day go by without doing something.‘The least I can do is congratulate him!’Passing through the garden heading towards the Crown Prince’s palace, a flower bed suddenly caught my eye.‘That’s…’I turned on my heel. ***** Arriving at Caesar’s doorstep, I took a deep breath. I was worried about the late hour, but there were few guards at the Crown Prince’s palace. The assassination that took place today had caused most of the troops to be transferred to the Princess and Empress’s palaces.The victim of the assassination is Caesar, but it’s normal for his troops to increase… Because I didn’t expect that kind of treatment. It was a very good thing for me there.‘Then now all I have to do is knock casually and say congratulations…’“Whew…”It was nothing, but I kept getting nervous. I wiped the sweat off the hem of my dress and finally mustered up the courage to knock.Knock, knock-“Yo-your highness, It’s me. Evelyn.”It was only after I knocked that it occurred to me that Caesar might already be asleep.‘If that’s the case, I should probably just go back without waking him.’I shake my head, and before I know it, the door swings open.“Evelyn?”“Your highness the Crown Prince.”Caesar stood there with a look of surprise.He was dressed in comfortable clothes, as if he was getting ready for bed, a look I hadn’t seen since I told him he was like a brother to mr.“What’s going on? I thought you were going back to your dorm, is something wrong?”“No, nothing’s wrong, just… Um, do you mind if I come in for a minute?”“Oh yeah…”Even with his still puzzled face, Caesar obediently stepped aside.I walked past him and into the room first, and as soon as the door closed behind me, I spun around and revealed what I was hiding behind my back.“Here! Happy birthday!”In my hand was a bouquet of yellow wild flowers intermingled among the bundles of blue delphinium.It was this bouquet that stopped me in my tracks as soon as I saw the flowerbed.I wanted to give her the same bouquet that Caesar had made for his late mother, the same shape as the one that was horribly trampled on by Marriott.Even though it was trampled on at that time, you can always make it again. I want to say that Marriott is nothing.“I didn’t have a gift for you, so I made this in a hurry. It’s not much, but it’s still…”However, when I took it out, I felt ashamed because it looked so unappealing. The flowers that were still covered in dirt were not even packaged. It seemed more appropriate to call it a bunch of flowers rather than a bouquet.Caesar stared at the bouquet in disbelief.“Well, if you don’t like it, you can just-”“No.”“What?”As I was about to take it back, Caesar snatched the bouquet from my hand. Then he looked at the bouquet with a strange expression.‘Does that mean… he likes it?’Clutching my hands awkwardly in front of him, I blurted out.“Well, I guess I’ll leave it to you, but I wanted to wish you a very happy birthday.”“Ah…”Then Caesar took his eyes off the bouquet and looked at me.“Wait, wait.”“Yes?”“That… I guess we didn’t train today.”“What? What do you mean, training-”Before I could finish my sentence, Caesar suddenly closed the distance between us and grabbed my hand with the one that wasn’t holding the bouquet.“Your hand… I didn’t hold it today.”“Ah, that…”He seemed to have endured the entire banquet when I said that we should only hold hands when there were only the two of us in the room.“Can’t we just stay… like this for a little while?”Caesar lowered his head and muttered.“Uh….”It was late enough for the moonlight to shine into the room. If anyone knew, they might get the wrong idea.Awakening was more important than the absolute time, but each other’s minds. It was said that it would be difficult to see a meaningful effect by holding hands for a few more minutes today, like swordsmanship training.It was time to say no, reject it.“Only until I fall asleep.”Caesar added urgently.“Until then.”The low voice trembled a little.“I had a lot of work today….”‘Ah….’It had only been a few hours ago that the Duke of Spiegel had been tricked and dragged away. It had worked out well, but it could have cost Caesar his life if it had gone wrong.If the duke’s plan had worked, Caesar would have been dethroned as crown prince and suffered all sorts of humiliation.‘He was so confident in front of the Duke, but he was actually scared?’No matter how mature he looked, Caesar was only fifteen.“You said you wanted to wish me a happy… birthday.”Caesar looked up at me with those irresistibly beautiful blue eyes.