How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 121



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Episode 121

Nihil added.

“Of course you have to keep your mouth shut. It’s not usually that loud.”

“……It’s not hard to lend it, but is it a bit too much for Sir Evan to be the guard alone?”

Sedes was wondering if he should increase the number of guards for the second prince. However, he couldn’t appoint just anyone. Since the guards were the closest supporters of the royal family, mutual trust was important.

Originally, it was common for the person to directly appoint the escort from among the applicants, but in the case of the second prince, that was not the case. There was no one who volunteered to be the escort knight.

‘It was Sir Evan who appeared in the midst of all that.’

The youngest person to enlist and the first knight of commoner origin. It was surprising that he volunteered to be the second prince’s bodyguard, but the second prince, who was two years old at the time, smiled brightly at him.

“That’s not the kind of impression kids would like, you know… … .”

Nihil opened his mouth as Sedes’ consciousness drifted to a strange place.

“My dog ​​is fine with guarding himself. However, he’s about to get sick.”

“……Why am I sick?”

Evan raised an eyebrow, embarrassed at being treated like a sick dog all of a sudden. Above all, he felt a little hurt in his pride because he had never been sick before.

Nihil continued speaking, leaving Evan behind, who was frowning in displeasure.

“You must be wondering how to train your manpower, and how I train my dogs. I can show you right now. But only if you lend me that article for two weeks.”

“Is there a way to develop human resources?”

“I can. Because I can see it.”

“…….”

“You decide. Can you lend me some?”

“I like it better than being a janitor!”

Frederick chimed in with a chuckle. He figured it might be nice to see his sister more often.

“…Good. It’s been a full moon. Would you like to move to my private training ground? It’s the only place I can avoid the eyes of my servants.”

“No. Let’s do it here. We don’t need a lot of space and it’ll be over quickly.”

“……?”

A question crossed Sedes’ face. In what form could he possibly train in the office? The office wasn’t that small, but it was too narrow to wield a sword.

Nihil grabbed Evan’s hand and said he would show him right away. Evan followed Nihil’s lead, confused as to what was going on.

“Will you allow the puppy to draw his sword?”

“I don’t allow it.”

With Sedes’ permission, Nihil gestured to Evan to draw his sword.

As Evan placed his hand on the scabbard, the other knights all approached Sedes’ side and stood guard, ready to respond in case anything happened.

“But what are you trying to do?”

Evan muttered as he drew his sword, half anxious and half excited.

“First, surround yourself with aura. Condensate it as much as possible.”

As he spoke, Nihil walked over to the unlit fireplace, leaving Evan standing alone in the center of the office with his sword drawn, and picked up the poker hanging next to it.

Evan frowned as he watched Nihil trudging toward him, holding a poker.

“What are you going to do with that?”

“Come and disperse. Do it properly.”

“I’m telling you in advance, don’t even think about hitting a sword loaded with Aura with that. You’ll get hurt.”

“If you keep messing around like that, you’re going to get hurt. Stop talking and focus.”

“…….”

Evan felt a slight hurt in his pride at the mention of messy auras, so he kept his mouth shut and focused on condensing his auras. The deep golden aura that had been splendidly swirling around the blade gradually decreased in size and became clear and calm.

While Evan was concentrating, Nihil picked up the stuffed rabbit lying on the sofa, untied the green ribbon adorning its neck, and covered his eyes with it. Then he stood in front of Evan’s sword surrounded by aurors.

“I’ll strike your sword with this, and you just have to maintain this aura state.”

“…If we keep it?”

“You won’t be able to maintain it. Try to maintain it.”

“…Is that okay?”

“Just take it easy for 10 minutes. You need to leave enough strength to return to Lian’s palace.”

“10 minutes…, what do you think I am…!”

Before Evan could finish his sentence, the poker was swung.

***

“Coolook, coolook, whoosh, whoa!”

Exactly ten minutes later, Evan was retching on the floor of his office, apparently due to the exhaustion of his mana.

Nihil untied the green ribbon that had been covering his eyes and muttered while rubbing his eyes.

“Hmm, maybe around 9 times.”

“Whoa, sh, even 10 times, ugh, you couldn’t hold it in?”

“That’s because I blew away almost half of my mana the first time. My results aren’t bad.”

“I, I, am, not, comforted, at all, ugh, not at all…….”

“Then, Puppy will rest for a while next to the napping kitten…….”

Nihil turned around and asked the still dazed audience.

“Any questions?”

At those words, hands were raised in the air. Sedes, who was trying to maintain his dignity, also raised his hands quietly.

“Let’s give your father a chance to speak first.”

Sedes thought. In the midst of all this, should he be thankful that his father took care of him first?

“What on earth… have you done?”

All the kid did was swing the poker at the sword. And only nine times. And yet, Evan Sir was crawling on the floor and vomiting.

“I just stimulated the aura and made it scatter more strongly. I dug into the gap and induced resonance. I’m telling you in advance, I can see it, so it’s possible.”

“So, does that mean that it might be possible if there was another person with those special eyes?”

“no.”

Theoretically, it might have been possible. However, the size, concentration, and speed of the aura varied depending on the user, and it also varied greatly depending on the condition and concentration of the day, so it was impossible to find the gap and resonance point simply by looking at it. Furthermore, if the opponent was moving, the difficulty would increase even more.

“That’s all there is to human resource training.”

The office became quiet for a moment. He seemed to have a lot to ask, but he seemed unsure of what to ask first.

But Nihil had no intention of showing off his skills any longer, so he didn’t wait and turned around to face Rianus.

“I’m going to go now.”

“Huh? Hey, kid, wait a minute! If you go like this…!”

Abel, who had been diligently taking notes, suddenly raised his head at the word “go.” He couldn’t even ask a proper question, so he couldn’t send her off like this.

“Your Majesty, make sure to empty your mana circuits. The treatment costs are not cheap, so prepare yourself mentally.”

“Okay, wait a minute!”

Abel jumped up from his seat. The recoil almost caused his chair to fall backwards, but a nearby knight quickly caught him.

Nihil approached Lianus, who was still sleeping peacefully, leaving the fidgeting Abel behind, and opened his mouth to Frederick.

“You, take care of our dog.”

“Huh? Yes!”

Frederick helped Evan up from under the sofa where Lianus was lying. However, because Evan was so much taller, the way he helped him up was awkward.

Evan said, barely able to stand on his feet, stumbling.

“Ugh, I’m fine, Sir Frederick. I can walk.”

“You can’t walk. You have to carry it or lift it.”

“The Master says so! Sir, please carry me!”

“Ugh…!”

Evan blushed in shame. Who would have thought that he would become so incompetent after just ten minutes of training?

“Now, wait a minute, then who is the prince…, put him down, you little punk.”

“…….”

Evan snapped at Nihil, who was holding Rianus in his arms, thinking this was his chance. Of course, Nihil didn’t listen and ran to the terrace with Rianus in his arms.

“Wooooong…? Neil…?”

A small vibration made Rianus open his eyes, rubbing them. When Nihil patted his back, he buried his face in the nape of his neck, and it seemed like he would fall asleep again soon. Perhaps it was proof that his body was recovering properly.

Nihil turned towards Sedes for a moment. Sedes was startled by the distance that suddenly narrowed, so he stood up, but he didn’t move away.

Nihil quietly called out to the half-asleep Rianus.

“Rian.”

“Ugh…….”

“I have to say hello to Dad.”

“Ummm…….”

“Okay, follow me. Bye, Daddy.”

“Wow, dad, hello…”

“…….”

“Good job. Now go to sleep.”

“Uuuuuuu… Cool….”

“…….”

Everyone present laughed stupidly at the cute greeting. However, Sedes was the only one who couldn’t laugh properly and cautiously reached out to Lianus, but then quickly withdrew his hand.

Nihil grabbed the rough hand full of hesitation without a care and placed it on top of Rianus’s curly hair. Sedes flinched in surprise, but soon carefully stroked Rianus’ head.

“……It’s soft.”

“You have little appreciation.”

“…….”

“See you at lunch tomorrow, Father.”

“…did you know I was going to lunch?”

“The place is the palace, so how can we hold lunch with the palace’s owner?”

“…I see.”

“Lean said she likes shrimp. And I want strawberry shortcake for dessert, so keep that in mind.”

At those words, Sedes responded with a smile on his face without realizing it.

“I’ll tell you about the shrimp. As for the cake, well. I’ll tell you when I think of it.”

“If you become forgetful as you get older…, there’s nothing I can do. I’m sure the younger me will understand.”

“…….”

Sedes, who had tried to tease her but ended up losing his initial investment, kept his mouth shut. In fact, Nihil was older than her, but it was always fun to tease the younger ones, so he smiled and waved.

“Let’s go first. It will take a long time because the bridge is short. Please bear with me, the First Prince is almost here.”

As he spoke, Nihil shifted Lianus into one arm, held him in his arms, and tied him with a blanket, securing him tightly to his body.

“Hey, you crazy bastard, what are you trying to do! Don’t put the prince down, ugh…!”

Evan tried to run towards him in shock, but his legs gave out and he collapsed. Nihil took out a wire from his bosom and spoke to Frederick.

“Please bring the puppy home safely. I’ll be taking good care of it for two weeks.”

“Haha, of course! Don’t worry!”

“Don’t worry! What do you mean don’t worry! Sir, catch that guy! This is the fifth floor! Why is that damned cat carrying a wire? Your Majesty, why are you just watching! That guy ran off with the prince!”

“…….”

“Your Majesty! Arrest that guy for possession of a weapon! In addition to that, there are many other crimes such as insulting the royal family, child abduction, enticement, and other crimes!”

Evan spoke passionately, forgetting that his opponent was a king. He was getting irritated because his body wouldn’t move as he wanted.

“……Aren’t we going back to the Second Prince’s palace anyway?”

Sedes didn’t feel the need to stop him. He had already turned one of his knights into something like that in ten minutes, and somehow he felt like he could trust him. Rather, wasn’t he better than the other knights?

‘I think it’s okay not to select a separate escort knight.’

Nihil walked past the knights who were stretching out their arms, hesitating whether or not to grab them, and stood on the terrace railing, leaving the dog behind, who was arguing passionately about how he should be locked up for treason.

Then, she turned the corners of her lips toward the glowing Evan and playfully bowed to him.

“I will not accept the kitten.”

The lynx jumped down.

“Ahhhh, you crazy bastard!”