How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 132



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Episode 132

“I hope you don’t scold me for making the baby cry, Noah’s father.”

“…….”

Maurice rolled his eyes slightly and looked at Sedes, wondering how to respond to such a unique way of speaking. However, Sedes was not yet used to this way of speaking, so he just shrugged.

Morris looked at the child, who was hidden by the black cotton cloth and therefore more mysterious, with trembling eyes, and nodded cautiously. He was no ordinary child, so he could have saved his son.

“How can I blame my son’s benefactor? Still, I want to repay you, so if you need anything, just let me know.”

“hmm…….”

Nihil didn’t really want anything in particular when he saved the child, but he thought that receiving help from a high-ranking official would have some benefits.

“Do you also deal in herbal medicine?”

“Of course. Do you need anything?”

“I didn’t mean to ask for something right now. Just sell it to me a little cheaper later.”

“Tell me the name of the family. I will make sure to relay it to the higher-ups.”

“I have no family.”

“……?”

“I mean, commoners.”

Maurice looked at Sedes with a confused expression. What kind of commoner child would have such a private conversation with the king of a country? And with such a noble tone.

Nihil tilted his head slightly and asked, looking at Maurice who looked full of doubt.

“Is it weird that my friend’s father and son’s friend are talking?”

“…….”

I was speechless again. Where did this come from, the atmosphere between a father and his son’s friend? At least, I had never had a private conversation like this with my son’s friend.

Maurice had to rack his brain to figure out who the child was. Then he opened his eyes wide when he realized that it was the new friend the Second Prince had made, the one who had even been rumored to be a troublemaker today.

Sedes looked at Maurice, who looked confused, and gave him some advice.

“Baron Ali, don’t try to think logically. You’ll just end up confused.”

“…yes.”

‘I guess he’s not an ordinary kid after all.’

After organizing things in his head, Maurice searched through his belongings and handed Nihil a small token of appreciation. It was the only token of appreciation for the upper class.

“It’s our top tier bonus. If you show it to us, we’ll give you top priority no matter where you go in Ali.”

“hmm…….”

Nihil glanced at the platinum shield with the magic applied and put it in his bosom.

“I will gratefully accept it. I will leave the preservation and anti-forgery spells as they are, but I will disable the location tracking spell. I hate being watched by anyone.”

“…Don’t misunderstand, it was just for theft prevention.”

“well.”

“…….”

“Sangdanju, don’t try to dig up my back.”

“…….”

Maurice looked down at Nihil, who had changed his title, with narrowed eyes. He told me not to dig around, but he felt compelled to find out more about this child.

But the child opened his mouth again as if he saw through that.

“This is not a warning, but a piece of advice. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them yourself, because I’m afraid you’ll just end up wasting your time. Honestly, it’s none of my business whether you dig up my butt or not.”

“…then…….”

“Ugh…, ugh…….”

Sedes, who had a history of following Nihil and coming up empty-handed, tried to ask a question, but Noah groaned and fluttered his eyelids open, forcing him to keep his mouth shut.

“Noah!”

Morris rushed to Noah, overcome with emotion that his son had woken up safely. But Noah started to fight again as soon as he saw his father.

“Ugh, euaaaah!!”

“No, Noah!”

“Ugh, ugh, freak, monster, s, save me……!”

Nihil pulled back and covered Noah’s eyes as he started to fight. Noah fell down on his butt, but he was unable to calm down easily and continued to struggle in Nihil’s arms.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh……!”

After a while, when there was no sign of calming down, Nihil spread out the blanket he had covered Noah with to make a round dome over his head. He motioned for Maurice to stay away.

“Huh, ugh, sa, save me…….”

“Look at me.”

Nihil grabbed Noah’s cheeks and turned his head towards him.

“Huh, huk, huk, huk……?”

Noah, whose eyes were covered, flinched at the black cotton cloth placed in front of him, then opened his eyes wide at the yellow blanket wrapped around him.

“Ugh, you, you… that belly….”

Why was the second prince’s belly button in front of me? I clearly said he couldn’t speak, but it seemed like I heard his voice.

Noah thought he had misheard, but the calm voice came again, as if to deny it.

“Shhh, okay. It’s okay. Breathe slowly.”

Noah didn’t know what was going on, but he was out of breath so he took a deep breath. The yellow blanket felt strangely unfamiliar yet comfortable.

“You, you, you said you couldn’t speak.”

“…That’s right. I can’t say.”

“But…, I’m telling you! Is this, is this also, huh, a hallucination? I, I’m out of my mind…, so I’m hallucinating?”

As he spoke, Noah tightened his grip on Nihil’s wrist, hoping that this was real.

But instead of calming down, her body started shaking again. Could it be that she was crazy like everyone else was saying, and that even this sensation was something she had created in her head?

Then he remembered being chased by a monster and falling from the terrace. Noah gasped again, not even realizing that the wrist he was holding tightly was gradually turning white.

“Oh, by any chance, am I dead?”

To those words, Nihil answered Noah, hugging him tightly.

“Hmm… it’s soft and warm. I don’t think it’s dead yet.”

“…….”

It seems like he’s not dead yet… Where is that saying?

Noah thought it was a very strange thing to say, but apart from that, he felt very comfortable in her small arms and remained quiet.

“But…, what are you saying? Could it be…, you lied to the prince?”

Nihil answered the question roughly as he could.

“…Actually, only good kids can hear my voice.”

“……?”

“Really.”

“Ha, but I’m not a good kid. I said bad things to you…”

“A child who reflects is a good child.”

“…….”

Noah felt embarrassed by those words, lowered his head, and wiggled his fingers. Then, curious about what had happened to the monster, he lifted the blanket slightly.

But at that moment, both cheeks were grabbed again and his head was quickly turned around.

“Stop it. Don’t turn your head and look at me.”

“……!”

Noah’s eyes widened as he looked at Nihil, who was holding his face. Then he pouts and speaks grumpily.

“What on earth are you expecting me to see when you’ve covered everything with cotton?”

“…Just look at the cotton.”

“…You…, aren’t you actually the same as a monster?”

“monster……?”

Nihil tilted his head to the side, wondering what this meant. Noah sat down and muttered to himself.

“This is all in my imagination. I fell off the terrace and am in a desperate situation. That monster and you are all figments of my imagination!”

“Nonsense……”

Nihil flinched for a moment at the sound of the nonsense, but Noah spat out the words.

“Does it make sense that only good children can hear voices? I’m too old to believe in fairies! I’m already ten years old! This is… because I wanted to talk to you!”

“You wanted to talk to me?”

Noah was startled by the question and continued mumbling.

“Ah, no! It’s just that you act weird… and it’s frustrating not being able to talk… T, so… Ah, anyway! You’re wearing a face mask because I can’t imagine your face.”

“Then how did you imagine my voice?”

“Huh, huh?”

I know……?

Noah rolled his eyes in confusion. Then, was this the real situation? Where was he in the first place, and why was Baedong in front of him?

“Is it similar to the voice you imagined?”

“Uh…, no.”

When Nihil asked again, Noah hesitated for a moment and shook his head. The voice of the little boy who had played a mean prank on me and smeared chocolate on his face was lower and calmer than I had expected. The calm tone of speech, which was not at all playful, made me doubt if it was the same person.

Noah hesitated and then lightly picked up Nihil’s cotton thread with his fingertips. Then, he met eyes that resembled the night sky and took a deep breath.

“……!”

Nihil playfully arched the corner of his eye.

“What do you think? Is it similar to what you imagined?”

“I, I, I, not at all……!”

Does it resemble what you imagined? I myself did not have enough imagination to imagine such a face.

“Are you, you’re really a fairy…?”

At those words, Nihil’s expression became subtle.

“…Is this what fairies look like these days?”

“Uh… Actually, I don’t know because I haven’t seen it.”

“You know you’re saying the same thing to a 5-year-old? You’re 10 years older, so think about it more realistically.”

“Then…, angel?”

“…….”

“Am I dead too? Are you here to get me?”

“…no.”

Nihil sighed deeply, thinking that kids these days have lost a lot of their imagination.

“Noah, stay here for a moment.”

“Huh, huh?”

After saying that, Nihil poked his head out of the blanket. The adults were quietly listening to the conversation from a distance. Nihil sent a hand signal and herded the adults to a corner.

And then immediately the reception room door flew open.

“Neil!”

A kitten appeared.

“Rian.”

“You didn’t get in trouble much?”

As he spoke, Lianus approached Nihil without even checking if anyone was in his blind spot. Evan followed him, but stopped and froze when he saw the people in the reception room, but when Sedes quietly shook his head, he closed his mouth and looked at his master, who was so innocent, with trembling eyes.

Nihil quickly picked up the kitten that had come running towards him and hugged it. When he asked if class was over, Rianus nodded his head vigorously.

“Yeah! You finished it quickly today! I came quickly because I thought Neil was still getting scolded!”

“Yeah. Welcome.”

“Did you get in trouble a lot?”

“No, I’m not upset. It’s all thanks to you.”

At those words, Rianus smiled brightly and rubbed his face against Nihil’s head, saying that he was glad. Then he noticed a blanket standing up in a circle next to him.

“What is this….”

Lianus tilted his head and patted the blanket with his hand.

“Eww!”

“Kkiaaaak!”

The yellow blanket and the seaweed both jumped up and down, making strange noises at the same time.

“Hey, Neil! There’s something here!”

Lianus held Nihil’s head tightly and watched the blanket closely. The yellow blanket froze and didn’t move, as if it thought it shouldn’t be caught, and then crouched down again quietly. Of course, that was more noticeable.

“Who, who are you?”

The blanket ruffled a little at that question, then quickly became quiet again. It was curled up as tightly as possible, almost like a large chick.

Nihil fluttered the blanket over himself while holding Rianus. Noah opened his eyes wide and looked at him as if asking what was going on, but Nihil just handed Rianus over to Noah.

“ruler.”

“…Uh, uh?”

“What, what is it?”

Noah accepted Rianus in a daze. Rianus’ eyes widened as he watched Nihil handing himself over to someone else, but he remained obedient and did not refuse.

“Take good care of him.”

“Wow, why, why are you leaving the prince to me?”

“I’m not leaving Lian to you, I’m leaving you to Lian. Just hold on tight. You’ll feel better.”

At those words, Rianus and Noah looked at each other with their eyes wide open, then opened their mouths at the same time.

“Does the prince have such abilities?”

“Do I have that ability?”

Nihil nodded seriously and answered.

“It’s cute.”

“…….”

“Holding something cute makes me feel good.”

“…….”

I see