How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 117



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Episode 117

Sedes felt a pounding in his head. To be honest, it was too much of a headache. After all, hadn’t he received a threatening letter after giving the prince chocolates with alcohol in them?

Of course, he admits that he was wrong. But he said that he would not let it go, as he was the king of a country.

Sedes washed his face dry.

“Do you seem very… angry?”

“Well, I don’t know. He’s such a calm person with no change in expression…….”

“So, what was it like when you met?”

“He was a scary person.”

“The prince’s condition.”

“It seemed like you were doing well since you went out for an outing.”

“That’s fortunate. First, get dressed and bring Sir Evan. In the meantime, you will guard the prince.”

“All right…….”

The knight bowed briefly and disappeared. In fact, it was right to call the child himself, not Evan, but he was worried about the attention and was worried about leaving the prince behind. No, he was actually scared. He didn’t know how the child would react.

Sedes glanced at the purchase document for the slate mine in front of him.

If I show you this, will you give it a try?

“Sedi, can I come with you?”

Abel, who had a mana restraint firmly attached to his neck, had sparkling eyes. He too was trying hard not to use his mana as the child had told him to.

“Be quiet, Abel. Do you know how that child will react and why you’re following him?”

“Wouldn’t it be okay if I brought a lot of gifts?”

“Just endure it for today. When the child is feeling better… then go see him.”

“Starting next week, we’ll divide the princes into groups.”

“That…, figure it out.”

Sedes also didn’t stop him because he thought it would be good if he could have some way to communicate with the child. If he had blocked him too much in the first place, he didn’t know what Abel would do.

Sedes, who was working like that again, suddenly looked up at the terrace because Evan seemed to be running late. It seemed like quite some time had passed, but there was no news.

At that moment, a large shadow appeared and there was a knock on the terrace window.

“I see you’re here.”

As one of the shadow knights standing guard revealed himself and opened the terrace window, Evan, with flowers in his hair, entered the office carrying something in his hand.

“……Kyung, the flowers suit you well.”

“yes……?”

As Evan asked absentmindedly, Sedes patted his head. Evan put his hand on his head and then realized that he had been holding a flower, and lowered his head.

“Ah, this, this, sorry. I forgot.”

Evan snatched the flower from my hair and carefully placed it in his arms. It was because it was a flower that was placed by none other than our cute prince himself.

“That’s something?”

Sedes asked, gesturing to the sack Evan was carrying in his arms. Evan carefully placed the sack on the floor.

“These are daily necessities made from hot stone. He told me to take them, saying that he was in the process of purchasing a mine. They are temporary prototypes, so I think they will continue to be supplemented and modified, but he wanted me to try them out for now… Your Majesty? Why is that?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

Sedes slid the mine purchase documents on his desk into a drawer.

It seemed wrong to score points with this. Sedes thought about what else he could score points with, and then he remembered the letter he had received this morning.

“I got the letter. I was looking for a pharmacist anyway, but is it urgent?”

“Yes. There are strange rumors going around the palace…, so please do it as soon as possible.”

“A rumor?”

“…There is a rumor going around that if you drink the blood of a spirit, all illnesses will be cured.”

“blood?”

“And there are also rumors going around that the wildcat is a divine beast or a spirit.”

Sedes frowned.

“That’s a malicious rumor.”

“Yes. If the servants find out that he’s making the prince’s medicine, the rumors will spread out of control… In fact, his medicine is much more effective than other medicines.”

“The prince’s condition… is he okay?”

“Oh, yes. I’m fine now.”

“now?”

“Last night, you threw up all the medicine and were drenched in a cold sweat, so we had a hard time. Well, actually, the cat did everything. Cleaning up the vomit, wiping the cold sweat, fanning him all day, constantly giving the half-asleep prince more water, coaxing him into eating… Whenever it was time, he would constantly check his pulse and prepare medicine depending on the situation. When he had nightmares, he would even sing lullabies to put him to sleep…”

“…….”

Evan continued to grumble, not realizing that he was in front of the king, perhaps because he felt frustrated at having nowhere to vent about Nihil.

“The guy had a hard time. What’s worse, he ended up receiving the prince’s ‘fruit’ instead…”

“‘And’? What is that?”

“Oh, no, that’s not it. I slipped out of line.”

Evan grumbled thoughtlessly and quickly shut his mouth. Sedes’ eyes narrowed, but he tried to look down and pretend not to notice.

“Sir Evan.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“It’s a very bad habit to stop talking halfway through.”

“…I’m sorry. I don’t think this is something I should bring up lightly.”

“…….”

Sedes didn’t ask any more questions, but since it was already out of his mouth, he couldn’t take it back, so Evan silently apologized to Nihil in his mind. Then he quickly opened his mouth to change the subject.

“Ah, anyway, since the guy said he was okay and suggested an outing, I guess the prince is really okay. Rather…, I’m more worried about the guy. He didn’t sleep much and the prince woke him up early in the morning, saying he was bored. He didn’t get a good night’s sleep in Shatun either, so he must be quite tired. Maybe that’s why he keeps falling over as if he’s fainting every time he sleeps…, Your Majesty?”

“…….”

“I’m sorry. I was too…, redundant.”

“…No. Keep going.”

Sedes groaned and placed his hand on his head. The threatening letter that he would not leave alone lingered in his mind.

Evan thought that Sethe was worried about the prince and reiterated that everything was fine now.

“The prince is really fine, so don’t worry. He’ll be fine after a day or so since he came. He’s taking his medicine better, too. That bastard is very particular about the taste of his medicine. His diary… no, his prescription… um, his parenting diary, if you need it, I’ll bring it to you. He won’t say much if you show it to His Majesty.”

“…….”

‘It’s worth sending a threatening letter.’

Sedes had nothing to say even if he had two mouths. Has there ever been anyone who took care of the prince like this before?

“I guess I should give you a prize…….”

“Don’t worry about it, he doesn’t want that kind of thing. Above all, I heard you brought him a potion this time.”

“Oh, you did pack it for me yesterday…….”

It was a way to repay Sirentea and also to ask for my friend’s help. I was also a little concerned about my hand being wrapped in bandages.

“Thank you, Your Majesty. That guy doesn’t pay any attention to me at all….”

“That certainly seems to be the case. More importantly, the reason I called you was because my escort knight infiltrated the Second Prince’s palace today…, haa….”

Sedes sighed before speaking. He thought it was nothing serious, but he felt extremely embarrassed and pathetic when he said it with his own mouth.

To be honest, it was my own article, so it was fine, but if another outside article had infiltrated… … . Just thinking about it made me dizzy. After judging it objectively, I fully understood why the child had acted so forcefully.

“The knight who infiltrated…, I will take responsibility and make sure he is severely punished, but I will have to tell the prince, or rather the child, to give that maid a lighter punishment. The prince probably won’t care.”

“Oh, that maid has already been punished.”

“what?”

Sedes raised his head without answering. Evan continued his explanation calmly.

“The prince gave him complete authority to punish her, and she immediately brought the maid to punish her.”

“……Is it too late already?”

Sedes recalled his escort knight banging his head in the office, wearing a torn maid’s uniform.

Although he was the youngest among his escort knights, he was a strong man who could rival the captain in terms of skill. He had some shortcomings, but he was talented in many ways, so he was often sent on business trips… … .

My head started to throbbed. I buried my face in my palms and looked around, only turning my eyes. The other knights who had been standing awkwardly suddenly straightened their postures.

This is all because the other Shadow Knights were excitedly talking about meeting the kid and making fun of the knight who went out on business. When will these guys ever grow up?

“I don’t mean it with bad intentions, but…, did you get fired? It’s all my fault for not being able to control them. I’ll try to persuade that kid myself.”

“Don’t say such things, my lord! It’s all our fault. We will go and beg you, my friend!”

“I will gladly accept the punishment for defiling my master’s face!”

“I’m sorry, my lord!”

“We will all be punished!”

The knights knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads. Evan, who saw this, was startled and continued speaking.

“Now, wait a minute. I think there’s been some misunderstanding. The maid’s punishment wasn’t that severe.”

“…Then what?”

“She said she didn’t like the color of the ribbon on the rabbit doll’s neck, so she asked me to change it.”

“hmm……?”

For a moment, Sedes doubted his ears. The knights also stared blankly at Evan.

“I misheard you. You want me to change the maid’s neck?”

“…No, Your Majesty. I ordered you to change the ribbon on the rabbit doll, not the neck. The rabbit doll the maid had made had a red ribbon, but she said she liked green better than red, so she wanted the decoration changed. The maid said she didn’t have a pretty green ribbon, so she went out to buy one right away, and that was the end of it.”

Sedes’ eyes narrowed after hearing the explanation.

“Is this some kind of bullying? Like if you buy a green ribbon and come back, they make you buy a yellow ribbon……”

“No. It’s really over.”

“I heard Jim’s knight was trembling in fear that my sister would be severely punished. I thought he would be angry.”

“He doesn’t get angry easily.”

“At least the maid is safe. I barely managed to avoid having my knights dragged around.”

“There’s no way the guy would punish the maid who made the doll for him so severely in the first place. He’s really arrogant, but he’s also very… affectionate.”

When Evan brought up the word affectionate, his face relaxed and he smiled without realizing it. Sedes muttered in surprise as he looked at that expression.

“It seems like you like that kid quite a bit. His expression hasn’t changed, so he looks quite… cold.”

Even if you just listen to what his own bodyguard says, the child is very rational and cool-headed. He never crosses the line, but even though he is the king’s bodyguard, he doesn’t compromise. He seems to be taking good care of the prince, but he’s not the type to get carried away by feelings.

“The boy likes to joke around and often laughs in front of the prince.”

“Hmm, I guess you like the prince a lot…….”

Sedes couldn’t imagine that the cold-hearted kid was laughing sincerely. When they first met, he had found the hidden knight and just smiled as if it was hilarious.

“…The prince… said he liked it because it was cute.”

“……I see.”

Unlike Sedes, who was acting nervous, Abel burst into laughter and teased Sedes.

“Hahahaha, Sadie, how about putting a pretty ribbon on it? It’ll be really cute.”

“Abel, I don’t know about anyone else, but this isn’t the time for you to be smiling.”

At those words, Abel stopped laughing and muttered with a serious expression.

“……That’s right. I need to get another ribbon. The ribbon I used to decorate the bird was also dark green… I guess you took it because you like green.”

“Oh, that ribbon is currently being worn by, um, Louis Almond…? 2nd generation.”

Evan thought of the dark green ribbon currently adorning the puppy’s neck.

I couldn’t remember the dog’s name exactly, so I gave it a vague name, but annoyingly, the name ‘Evan II’ that the lynx had called me kept lingering in my head.

“…Louis Almond?”

“This is the name of the puppy the prince brought home from Shatun. The prince himself gave it the name, but it was so long that I couldn’t remember it properly.”

“Uh, um……”

Sedes sighed after hearing the explanation.

‘… You gave the puppy the nickname Lawrence? Is this some kind of petty revenge? Like, it’s like a dog, something like that… … ?’

Maybe my second son is tougher than I thought.