How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 124



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Episode 124

Lianus had a dream.

I had a dream about a very, very scary witch.

A terrifying witch with long, pure white hair that flowed down to the ground was quietly looking down at the charred corpse.

The sight was so frightening that Rianus found himself shedding tears.

***

Frederick, who had grown bored while standing guard, followed the ray of moonlight streaming through the curtains with his eyes, and when he saw small feet, he was startled and raised his head.

At some point, calm eyes resembling the night sky began to watch over Frederick.

‘… Since when have you been watching?’

Frederick, who had not felt any movement at all, could not help but feel nervous.

“Ha, haha…, are you going to the bathroom?”

“I’ll be back in a bit. You should stand guard well.”

“Oh, yes. …Master? The bathroom is over there. Where are you going?”

“To the puppy.”

“ah…….”

Nihil glanced at his watch and added.

“Now it’s time for the pain to start creeping in.”

Nihil said that and left the bedroom. Frederick muttered quietly, looking at the already closed bedroom door.

“……This family is raising two children.”

***

Evan woke up to the sound of groaning coming from somewhere, and at the same time, a sharp pain shot through his back.

No, that’s not it. The pain was there from the beginning, and I just realized it too late. The groans were coming out of my mouth too.

Evan struggled to turn over to minimize the area of ​​contact with his back. No, he tried to turn over, but his body wouldn’t move properly. Although only his back was injured, it felt like his entire body was being torn apart.

After struggling for a while, I finally managed to turn over, but the pain didn’t get any better. I really thought I should go find that stray cat, but I wondered if I could properly drag this body out of the room.

At that moment, the bedroom door opened without warning, and something small and white came in.

The little thing opened its mouth.

“If this is your first flip, I should congratulate you.”

“…Why did you come?”

Nihil raised the corners of his lips, pushed the door shut roughly with his tiptoe, and placed the things he had been holding in his arms on the side table.

“Why did you come? I knew you wouldn’t be able to move, so I came myself.”

“If you can’t stand it anymore, come find me…”

Nihil chuckled softly at Evan’s gruff retort, burned some incense, and crawled onto the bed, quickly lifting Evan’s shirt.

“At least I’m glad I managed to turn over. If I had still been lying down, I would have been wondering how to turn this large body over.”

“……Ouch, I crushed you, ahh! It hurts! Can’t you be gentle, you damn cat!”

Nihil began to apply the ointment while grinning mischievously, regardless of whether Evan was struggling or not. After he finished applying the ointment and lowered his shirt, Evan, who had been burying his face in the pillow, turned his head slightly and opened his mouth.

“You little squirrel……”

“What is it?”

“Did you apply it all?”

“okay.”

“The pain… doesn’t go away….”

Evan asked timidly, still in pain. He was pretending like nothing was wrong, but his whole body was soaked in cold sweat from enduring the pain.

“Of course. It’s just an ointment. Drink this.”

“Damn, shouldn’t we give him anesthesia first?”

Evan frowned and snatched the vial Nihil had handed him and downed it right away, hoping the anesthetic would take effect quickly.

But it couldn’t have worked. What Evan drank wasn’t a drug with an anesthetic effect, it was just a restorative drug made by Nihil.

“The pain will go away soon. Lie down comfortably.”

“Do you mind if the medicine gets on your clothes?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Evan rolled over again with difficulty at the words that it was okay and straightened his posture. Nihil patted the 240-month-old puppy’s broad chest as he successfully rolled over and immediately began to receive the ‘fruit’.

Evan grumbled that he wasn’t a kid, then muttered in wonder as the pain began to subside.

“…The medicine has a good effect.”

“Who made this?”

Nihil planned to exchange breaths with Evan while he was asleep and run away with the ‘fruit’. However, even after a long time, the baby puppy did not think well and instead grabbed Nihil’s hand.

“Stop nagging and go to sleep.”

“…Aren’t you sleepy?”

Nihil tilted his head as Evan refused to fall asleep. He had burned a strong sleeping scent that would put even elephants to sleep, but it didn’t seem to have much effect on the large baby pup.

“I’m sleepy, so you should go to sleep too.”

“I’ll watch you fall asleep before I go.”

“I’m the one. Go quickly… no, I’ll take you.”

Evan sat up as he said that. Thinking about it, it didn’t seem right to just let the guy who came to him at dawn to treat him go.

Nihil was a little embarrassed that the sleeping scent he had prepared with great care was not working properly. It was clear that the ‘fruit’ would return the moment contact with the puppy was lost.

When I fell asleep, I tried to run away while holding my breath… … .

Nihil tried to push down on the body of the puppy that had raised itself without showing any sign of it, and laid it back down.

“…What are you doing?”

Evan looked at Nihil with a subtle expression as he tried to lay himself down with his small body.

“tight.”

“I told you I’d bring it to you.”

“No need.”

“Why do you decline?”

“Grow up quickly.”

“…….”

Evan narrowed his eyes. It seemed as if this suspicious lynx was up to something again.

“Hey, you should go to bed early to be a good dog.”

At those words, Evan glanced at his watch. It was already past 3 o’clock.

“What nonsense are you talking about? It’s already dawn.”

“…Bad dogs usually sleep at dawn.”

“…….”

“Grow up.”

“I don’t like it.”

The lynx’s eyes narrowed.

What, why, what! What are you going to do when you look at me like that! What are you doing to a skinny cat… …!

Bam-!

“Ugh! This… this crazy…!”

Evan grabbed his forehead and trembled at the sudden blow. I was so dumbfounded that I looked up at the guy. He seemed to be in pain too, as he rubbed his forehead and muttered.

“…It’s not working.”

“What can’t be done?”

“…….”

The lynx averted its eyes. Evan asked cautiously, wondering if it was true.

“…Were you trying to knock me out?”

“…….”

“…By hitting?”

“…….”

No, really?

“…I knew it would happen.”

“That can’t be possible!”

“…If you had just slept well, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Huh, so it’s my fault?”

I don’t know if this kid is smart or stupid. Who on earth would knock someone out with a headbutt? It’s lucky his little head didn’t get split in the first place.

“You won’t sleep well, so just give up and be quiet.”

Evan said and picked up Nihil and hugged him. It was dark so I couldn’t see very well, but when I looked closely, I could see that the boy’s forehead was bright red.

“…How ignorant…….”

Evan walked towards the prince’s bedroom, rubbing Nihil’s forehead. As he opened the door, Frederick, who had been standing guard against the wall, approached him.

“Your Highness, how are you? Sir Evan, go and rest quickly. I will take care of you.”

“Oh, yes. Please take good care of the prince.”

Evan added that he wanted to keep a close eye on the lynx so that he wouldn’t do anything stupid, and then handed Nihil over to Frederick. Nihil had managed to get the ‘fruit’ by pretending to kick it, so he quietly handed it over to Frederick.

For a moment, Nihil was proud of his own scheme, but he felt the sleeping little boy’s breathing becoming more rapid.

As I approached Rianus urgently, Rianus opened his eyes with his eyelids fluttering.

“Rian.”

“You, you……”

“Yeah, I’m here, Lian.”

“Huh, huh…, M, the witch…, huhuk….”

“A witch is bothering you? It’s okay. There’s no witch.”

Nihil quickly consoled Lianus. As if he had had a scary dream, he kept repeating ‘the witch’ and clutching at his heart.

“Rian, it’s okay. It was just a dream. Did the witch chase you?”

“The witch, ugh, the witch…, a pitch-black corpse….”

“It’s okay. The puppy will fight it off.”

“Ughh …

“It’s okay. It’s okay, Lian.”

“Ughh …

Lianus’ heart ached and his throat was sore that he could not speak clearly.

Neil, the witch… the witch is crying.

***

The next morning, Evan woke up in a panic after oversleeping. He had thought he would be too upset to sleep, but as soon as he got to his room and lay down on his bed, he fell asleep and slept soundly.

“You’re crazy.”

Evan finished his preparations and went up to Lianus’ bedroom. The children were changing into their clothes, attended to by the butler and the maid.

“Sir Evan, come in.”

“I’m late. Sorry.”

“No. I thought you were in a lot of pain because Neil told me you might not be able to get up.”

“……?”

Evan looked at Nihil as if he was wondering what she was talking about. Nihil averted his gaze and opened his mouth as if making an excuse.

“I forgot to light some incense.”

“…….”

“It’s so strong that I originally planned to only burn it for about 5 minutes…….”

“…….”

“I’m glad I don’t fall asleep forever.”

That damn cat. Somehow I fell asleep… … .

I squinted my eyes and glared at the guy, and the lynx shrugged its shoulders nonchalantly and responded.

“Well, thanks to you, I slept well.”

“What would I have done if I couldn’t get up!”

“Then there’s nothing I can do.”

“Hey, you……!”

“If you pat me like that, I’ll fall asleep quickly. Who told you to be quiet?”

“Oh, really!”

Evan was already in a hurry and was tugging at his hair, which was already like a magpie’s nest. Why was he patting my chest so earnestly? I thought he was really trying to put me to sleep…

“But Neil, didn’t you go to Sir Evan’s early this morning?”

Rianus tilted his head as he recalled Nihil leaving to visit the puppy for a moment while he was rubbing his eyes in a half-asleep state.

“Yeah. I left a lighter on.”

“corrector……?”

Evan raised an eyebrow at the word neutralizer, as if to ask what it meant.

“Did you really think I would use medicine without a neutralizer or antidote?”

Nihil raised the corners of his mouth as he spoke. Evan realized that he was caught in the act again with that blatant mockery and grabbed his hair again.

That damned savage. He was really good at making people speechless. When will the day come when I can finally defeat him with words?

“I don’t think it’d be possible to beat Neil with words.”

“……Did you read my mind?”

“Huh? No, that was my story. It would be easier if you just gave up.”

“Rian, don’t give up. It’ll be no fun if you do.”

“That’s right. Sir Evan, I will try too, so don’t give up, Sir Evan.”

“…….”

…I’m a lynx’s toy.