How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 110



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Episode 110

After getting his physical condition checked by Nihil once more, Lianus prepared for class. The class went smoothly and he received a lot of compliments.

Nihil was still a sack of barley that occasionally gave applause.

After class was over and Olivia left, Rian looked out the window.

The weather is nice, so I thought we should go horseback riding together. When I woke up, my condition seemed to have improved. It might be the best condition I’ve been in for a while.

“Neil, the weather is nice. Do you want to go horseback riding together?”

“No. You’re not better yet.”

“But I’m so energetic.”

As he spoke, Lianus jumped up and down in place. The seaweed on his head fluttered.

“I’m going to take the fruit instead. Get some rest today.”

“……?”

Rianus, who had been jumping around, tilted his head for a moment, not understanding the meaning of those words. Then, a little later, he understood and his face hardened.

“Guarani…? That thing you gave to the twins in Shaton?”

“Yeah. I have a headache right now, my whole body aches, and I’m not feeling well.”

“…Are you getting sick instead of me right now?”

“I’m just sharing the pain. My body is fine. ‘In’ can’t take it for me, so just rest quietly.”

Evan, who had been listening, sighed deeply and washed his face dry. Rianus froze as if he had been hit and grabbed Nihil’s shoulders.

“Give it back!”

“what?”

“It’s my ‘profession’! I don’t want Neil to get sick instead of me. So give it back!”

“no.”

“Neil!”

“Rian, the way for me not to get sick is simple. You just need to get better quickly. I’ll give you back the fruit once your fever goes down, so just rest for now.”

“but……!”

“I’m sick, Lian.”

“……!”

At the mention of being sick, Lianus quickly shut his mouth.

My best friend didn’t seem to be giving back his ‘fruit’. The only thing he could do right now was to get some rest and get better quickly.

Lianus opened his mouth with difficulty, holding back tears.

“Why, why did you take it?”

My dead nanny would always say that she wanted to be sick in her place whenever she got sick, but my best friend showed it with actions, not words. I was grateful for that and it was upsetting.

“Because it’s cute.”

……huh?

Lianus momentarily doubted his ears at the plain answer. Unlike his serious self, Nihil was smiling with the corners of his eyes raised.

“I did it because it was cute to play with stamps.”

“……Huh?”

“Think of it as a reward for being funny.”

“Talent…? Playing the dojo?”

This time, Rianus racked his brain again to figure out what he had done.

“Did I do something else weird?”

“Not really. Just marking territory, I guess.”

“Tell me properly!”

“…….”

“…Sir Evan!”

When Lianus saw that Nihil didn’t seem to be responding, he quickly turned his head to Evan. Evan was at a loss as to how to explain this, but changed the subject, saying that it was nothing.

But Lianus had to see it.

The bulging belly of ‘Robert Luis de Armond II’, whom Evan had forgotten to erase the seals on, and the subtle marks left on the face of the butler, who secretly wanted to brag about receiving three seals.

“Eungnyaaaahhhhhhhh!”

Evan crawled into bed and opened his mouth to comfort the squirming kitten, who was kicking the covers away.

“Don’t worry. It was very… cute.”

Lianus thought, This might really be a shame.

***

“Neil, are you sure you’re okay?”

Rianus, still embarrassed, asked while lying on the bed with his eyes peeking out. He was worried about his close friend who had taken his ‘fruit’.

Because he himself had been sick twice a month without fail, and whenever he was sick, he couldn’t get out of bed.

But Nihil shrugged his shoulders as if nothing had happened and patted Lianus on the chest.

“I’m not very sensitive to pain, so I don’t feel much of a change from this.”

“But, every time I got sick, I was in so much pain.”

“Lianus said that, but then added timidly, as if it were an excuse.

“……I’m not lying. It really hurt.”

“I know. That’s why I gave you medicine in advance and took good care of the herbs. Even if I give you back the ‘fruit’, it won’t hurt as much as before.”

“Then just give it back.”

“Rian, just let me do this much. And it’ll be easier for you to recover if I have the ‘fruit’. When you’re all better, let’s go horseback riding and flower viewing.”

“Yeah…, you’ll get better soon.”

“Okay. Should I read you a storybook?”

“huh!”

Lianus thought that he should just take it easy now that it had come to this. That way, he would get better quickly.

And the fairy tales were always fun. Nihil’s voice was so calm and clear that I felt at peace when I listened to it. I also liked the touch of his hands and the occasional caressing touch.

Lianus smiled as he took Nihil’s hand, which was trying to pat his head, and brought it to his cheek.

“Neil’s hands feel really cool.”

“That’s because you have a fever.”

“Do I have a fever?”

“It’s pretty high. Lian, let’s drink a little more of the fever reducer.”

“Ugh……”

Lianus didn’t really want to drink it, but he knew that Nihil would get sicker if he didn’t drink it, so he took it without complaint.

I wanted to get better soon and go see the flowers with my friend. The weather hasn’t cleared up completely, but I think I’ll be able to see some plum blossoms or magnolias.

Nihil, who had given medicine to Lianus, put the storybook down on the table and said.

“I guess it would be better to take a nap.”

At those words, Rianus lay quietly and smiled bashfully.

“Then sing me a lullaby.”

“Wouldn’t you rather wake up?”

“Euuuuung, call me.”

“Okay, close your eyes, Lian. You’re so bright.”

“huh!”

Lianus smiled broadly and closed his eyes tightly. He could have refused, but Nihil paid no attention and sang him a lullaby.

Although the language was still incomprehensible, the gentle melody and calm tone put my mind at ease.

And, surprisingly enough, Rianus fell asleep and woke up the next morning.

***

“Are you asleep?”

Evan, who had been guarding her from the side, approached her quietly. Hearing Nihil reading a storybook next to her and listening to the lullaby, she seemed to be falling asleep along with him.

“Hey, Puppy, bring me some ice.”

“Why ice?”

Evan, feeling a little annoyed, yawned deeply and replied grumpily.

Nihil continued speaking, laying Rianus, who was sleeping soundly, on his side.

“It’s worse than I thought. The fever keeps rising.”

“……I’m going crazy.”

“There will be a stone fireplace in the living room. Bring that too.”

Evan felt the chill completely disappear and brought ice and a heater.

When they returned to the bedroom, the prince was unconscious and vomiting something, and Nihil was trying to collect it.

“Hey, Puppy, don’t just sit there and do something.”

Nihil spoke calmly to Evan, who was frozen stiff. Watching him skillfully handle the situation as if he had known this would happen, I felt a strange yet trustworthy feeling.

“Shall we call the maids?”

“No. It’s better for Lian’s condition to remain unknown while I unofficially prepare the potion.”

“…Is the prince okay?”

“Have you ever had something like this before?”

“…….”

No, I did. And quite often. I would have a fever, I would vomit, I would not be able to move a finger, and I would stay in bed for days.

If you give him medicine, he’ll vomit it all out, and if you have no choice but to give him medicine again, he’ll vomit it out again, and this cycle repeats.

He had a high fever and cried a lot, and he also cried because he was sad about having to keep drinking bitter medicine.

That was the prince’s daily routine.

Evan couldn’t believe that the daily routine that had been taken for granted until just a short while ago seemed like a story from so long ago.

“Don’t worry. It’s not life-threatening. Bring me a wet towel.”

Evan followed Nihil around busily and then looked at the prince who was lying down quietly and sleeping.

Except for the slightly flushed face, he looked so relaxed that it was hard to believe he had just vomited.

“…You don’t seem like a sick person.”

“Because it doesn’t hurt. Did you forget? I’m the one receiving the ‘and’.”

“…Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Evan narrowed his eyes and carefully brushed back Nihil’s bangs.

His face still looked indifferent, as if it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but cold sweat was beading on his forehead.

That damn bastard. Every time he opened his mouth, it was a lie.

“Don’t lie.”

“Stop barking, light the stone stove, and put a kettle on top.”

“Didn’t you say you would receive the prince’s fruits in his stead?”

“What does that mean?”

“Are you feeling okay?”

Nihil, the questioner, stopped moving and looked up at Evan.

“What if it’s not okay? Do you want me to return the ‘fruit’ to your master?”

“…….”

Evan kept his mouth shut and avoided eye contact.

I liked the lynx, but that was it. My master was the prince, not this guy, and my master always came first.

Evan was hanging his head in guilt when a wet towel flew towards him.

“Hey pup, suck on this.”

While Evan was just standing there dumbly, Nihil was busy moving around on his own. For some reason, I was reminded of the day he first entered the palace.

Evan brought over a kettle boiling on the hot stone stove, watching Nihil, who was still resting even after the treatment was over.

We didn’t know much about the law, but we made some tea for the cat, hoping that he would at least have some tea and rest a little.

“Milk or sugar?”

“I don’t like it.”

“Your taste buds are like those of an old man.”

“He wasn’t a kid in the first place.”

“Now you’re speaking so openly.”

“It’s okay because kids usually insist that they’re not kids.”

“…….”

Evan opened his eyes squintingly.

Why are you becoming more and more shameless?

Evan glanced at the brazen cat’s hand as he handed him the car. The hole in his palm had healed completely.

“But what medicine did you take to get better so quickly? Is it just your constitution?”

“Is it my constitution? Talk sense. I’m not a troll….”

“I think I could believe you even if you were a pure white troll.”

Why, don’t white beasts have mystical powers? There might be trolls that have the ability to transform into humans… … .

Evan nodded to himself, completely unaware that he had been thinking the exact same thing as Sedes.

“…That’s not my taste.”

Nihil grumbled, “Honestly, isn’t that just too ugly?”

“Then what do you like?”

“Something soft and warm. The softer it is, the better.”

As he said that, he poked the sleeping Rianus’ cheek and drank the tea Evan had given him.

Evan opened his eyes slightly, looking at Nihil like that.

“I know it’s cute… So how did you treat the hand?”

“I used a potion.”

“Potion? Where does it come from?”

“The kid’s father gave him a nudge.”

“Phew, yuck, gurgle gurgle.”

Evan brought the tea to his lips and spit it out. Nihil shook his head in disappointment as he watched him.

Evan quickly gathered himself together and said, squeezing his eyes shut.

“……Can’t you do something about that title?”

“You call your child’s father, your child’s father, what do you call him?”

“No, you, haa…, I should stop talking.”

Evan decided to just give up, knowing that it wasn’t because the guy didn’t know how to address him.

The only good thing was that the boy called her ‘father’ and not ‘daddy’ in front of His Majesty.

‘Thank goodness…, okay?’

Evan tilted his head, wondering if this was really a blessing, but he had no answer. It was fortunate that he was not immediately arrested for insulting the royal family.

But if you think about it, it seems like whether or not calling someone ‘father’ is an insult to the royal family is a separate issue…

Nihil drank his tea while watching Evan lost in thought. He drank it because he was offered it, but it didn’t taste very good.

Just then, someone knocked on the bedroom door. Judging from the noise, it was the butler and the maid.

“Come in.”

After permission was granted, the two entered cautiously.

Nihil asked, tilting his head slightly as he sat on Lianus’ bed.

“What’s going on?”

“The letter… has arrived.”

The butler’s expression was dark.

It seems like the sender isn’t a very pleasant person.