How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 135



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Episode 135

“Ugh, eww-!”

“Oh my god, this is crazy!”

Evan swore as he looked at the pool of blood that turned the floor bright red. The cat was spitting out so much blood that it seemed as if he was going to die from excessive bleeding.

“You, you, are you okay…! No, t, what is this…!”

“Ugh, don’t be so noisy and just stay there.”

Nihil glared at Evan with narrow eyes while spitting blood. Why should he stay behind instead of just following the kitten’s butt?

“You don’t look like you’re going crazy! Blood, blood like this…!”

“This is… gastric acid.”

“Speak sense! Even if it was just stomach acid, wouldn’t that be a problem?”

Evan was annoyed that the guy who had vomited blood was fine while he was the only one fidgeting, but he turned around thinking that he had to quickly call the senator. However, Nihil grabbed Evan’s trouser leg.

“I threw up everything. You don’t have to go.”

“Shouldn’t you get treatment?”

“I just spit out some blood. There’s nothing wrong with my body.”

“The fact that you have blood stasis means that there is something wrong with your body!”

“…I’m all better.”

“footle……!”

“Really. Isn’t that more uncomfortable?”

“There’s no way I would feel uncomfortable just because I saw a little blood……!”

Evan tried to deny it, but stopped talking because he felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, he had been feeling a little uncomfortable since lunch was over… … .

I tilted my head, wondering if I had ever been so weak-willed, and then the stray cat opened its mouth.

“The medicine will take effect. When the vomit comes up, don’t hold it in; spit it out.”

“…what?”

“dregs.”

“…Please explain in more detail.”

Nihil calmly brought a towel and wiped the blood he had vomited as he continued speaking.

“I said I would clean it since I emptied my mana heart. Normally, it would take a few more days, but since I administered the medicine, it will probably be excreted from my body soon.”

“…You never said you fed him that kind of stuff.”

“You took everything you were given and ate it all up, so why are you saying this again?”

“…….”

“That careless guy.”

It wasn’t a wrong statement, so Evan sighed and snatched the towel that Nihil was holding and wiped away the blood. He thought about calling a servant, but he thought it would be harder to explain the situation, so he decided to just take care of it himself.

Evan gritted his teeth and cried out in vain.

“Zuri ge itzur.” (Stay over there.)

“…….”

But the wildcat just crouched down next to me and stared at my face, whether I said it or not.

“Ah, stay away!”

Only when the unmoving lynx waved his hand nervously in frustration did the lynx back off a little. Evan continued grumbling as he finished cleaning up and threw the blood-soaked towel into the trash can.

Thud, thud.

‘yes!’

Evan was secretly pleased with the clean shot, but the cat, who was looking at it pitifully, walked over to the trash can and took out a dirty towel.

Evan’s eyebrows went up.

“What do you want?”

“…My blood cannot be left like this.”

As he said that, the guy took it and started washing it by hand. Evan was so dumbfounded that he just stared at it blankly, and then saw his small, white hands turn red and frozen, and finally he got irritated and snatched the towel away.

“Hand it over!”

“…….”

“Damn, you bastard! What the hell am I doing!”

“…….”

“Ah, stay away! Why are you following me around like this?”

Evan kicked Nihil, who was strangely clinging to his side, away from him. Then, when he saw his bloody hands and sleeves, he became angry again and lifted the back of his neck.

Evan took Nihil under his arm, quickly peeled off the cumbersome cotton, and began to wipe his face and hands thoroughly.

“Why are you raising Anna instead of doing the escorting I asked you to do?”

“…….”

“Bow your head, you punk!”

Even while washing his face, Evan lifted his head and looked at Nihil, who was staring at him with his head held high. Then he suddenly stopped when he saw the bloodstain starting from his ear hole and continuing along his jawline.

‘What is this…?’

Evan carefully wiped away the bloodstain. It was definitely coming from his ear hole, but it was already dried and hard to erase. He hadn’t noticed it because he kept wearing a cotton swab.

When I thought about it, when I heard the howl of what seemed to be a monster or something, the guy had definitely covered one of my ears. And he was holding something invisible in his other hand.

Could it be that he suffered hearing loss due to being directly exposed to that roar?

“…You little squirrel.”

Fortunately, the cat’s head rose again at the soft call.

“You, that monster from earlier.”

“Why the monster.”

“That thing, the one that told me to cover my ears… that thing.”

“Did you hurt your head? Why can’t you speak properly?”

Ugh.

“I should stop talking!”

The cat’s ear holes seemed perfectly fine, as it kept talking back.

Evan washed his face again nervously. He was even more annoyed because the dried blood stains were not easily wiped off. After washing his face, he took a fluffy towel and rubbed the cat’s face hard. Then, he saw his pure white face quickly turn bright red, so he relaxed a little.

“You don’t have to wipe it so gently.”

“Noisy, ugh…!”

I’ve been feeling sick for a while now, and I finally started vomiting. It’s really a mix of things.

Nihil naturally raised his hand and patted Evan on the back. Evan slapped it away, annoyed by the indifferent touch.

“Stop patting me on the back, you damn cat!”

“Don’t hold it in, just spit it out. I said support.”

“Why did you give me this medicine in the first place!”

“It was a measure taken for your convenience.”

“Explain in detail!”

You explain things so well to the prince, but why are you doing this to me?

When Evan complained, Nihil narrowed his eyes as if he was annoyed, but added an explanation.

“In order to completely expel the waste, you have to take the time to take a bath and manage your diet by only eating grass. Furthermore, when the waste is excreted, it will continue to smell. That’s why I borrowed the power of medicine to quickly collect the waste and expel it.”

“…….”

Evan quietly agreed with the very reasonable statement.

“…There’s definitely no time to take a bath. I have to be with the prince, and it would be embarrassing if I smelled.”

“Be honest. You don’t like eating grass.”

“…….”

Evan kept his mouth shut because he really wasn’t confident that he could live off of grass alone.

After finally throwing up all the black, smelly lumps, I was completely exhausted. As I was lying on the sofa with my body in my hands and feet, the cat crawled up to my lap. And naturally, he felt my pulse.

‘I’m tired.’

Evan didn’t really care if his heart was beating well or not. He just felt strangely tired and closed his eyes for a moment.

Sir Frederick is here, so let’s talk to the prince and go out for a bit. What should I get him as a present this time? He seemed to really like the chick-shaped teapot. Oh, and maybe I should get him a fluffy stuffed animal.

Evan was absentmindedly wondering where he could get a really big stuffed dog when suddenly a pain came down his back.

“……!”

I opened my eyes in surprise and saw the ceiling of the living room.

‘I… fell asleep?’

In the meantime, the pain in my back had disappeared as if it had been a dream. Instead, I rolled my eyes slightly and looked to the side, and saw long, pure white eyelashes. The lynx was sleeping, hugging my head.

Evan lay there blankly for a moment, then got up. He checked the time and saw that it was just past 3 o’clock. He thought it was just a moment, but it had been 20 minutes.

The lynx guy must have been in a deep sleep too, because he woke up right after.

‘No matter how tired I am, I sleep in the main palace reception room… … .’

Evan was washing his face dry, thinking that it was fortunate that the prince had not yet arrived. Then the lynx stepped on his thigh, straightened his hair, and opened his mouth.

“The baby is coming.”

“…….”

Evan had a lot to say, but first he patted the back of my head to straighten up my hair. I couldn’t let my kitten see me in such a disheveled state.

But when the door opened and a small head peeked inside, Evan almost lost his mind.

Our kitten’s eyes were bulging and plump.

***

“Requiesra. It’s a bit difficult, but… it’s a good name. Will that do?”

“Yes, yes! Please do that.”

Lianus nodded vigorously, hesitated as if embarrassed, and continued speaking in a whisper.

“And… I want to keep it a secret from Neil.”

Rianus smiled bashfully. Sedes smiled back at Rianus and patted his head again.

Then, I remembered Baron Ali and his son who had been carrying me tightly as I walked back, and I opened my mouth for no reason.

“Rianus.”

“yes.”

“You like shrimp, right?”

“Yes, yes. How did you know?”

Lianus looked at Sedes and his eyes widened. He had never told Sedes about himself before and Sedes had never asked him about it either.

Sedes continued speaking.

“You really hate paprika?”

“Well…, a, a little… It’s not that I can’t eat it.”

“My favorite books are fairy tales with witches and warriors……”

“yes…….”

“I heard you didn’t really like this hair color.”

“…But…, I like it now. Neil…, likes green.”

As he spoke, Lianus stroked my bangs. Now that I thought about it, it seemed like my best friend liked me more than I liked myself.

“I like it too.”

“……yes?”

Rianus’ head shot up at the unexpected words. Sedes smiled faintly at Rianus, who was looking up at him with wide eyes, and brushed his hair back.

“I love that color, it’s like a mix of your mother’s blonde hair and my blue-black hair.”

“…….”

“I also like your eyes, which have the same emerald eyes as your mother and my golden eyes.”

As Sedes continued to confess, Lianus blushed and lowered his head, feeling at a loss. Then he started to play with Sedes’ hand for no reason.

Sedes laughed softly and opened his mouth again.

“Your mother… loved Natura very much.”

Rianus’ movements froze. Sedes took the two small hands that had stopped kneading his own in one of his hands and squeezed them tightly.

“That’s why I couldn’t help but be more conflicted when you were born.”

“…….”

“I… weighed the lives of you and your mother.”

‘You shouldn’t have hesitated like that.’

The words that the little white child had casually blurted out have been lingering in my head since that day. At first, I couldn’t understand what they meant. No, I knew it as soon as I heard it, but I continued to pretend not to know and deny it.

Sedes took a deep breath and tried to continue speaking as calmly as possible, pretending that nothing had happened.

“My indecisive actions almost cost us both our lives.”

“…….”

“I heard that it’s because of this father that you can’t use mana.”

“…….”

“Haha, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have worried then…….”

Sedes continued speaking with a light laugh, but something warm soaked the back of my hand, forcing me to stop talking.

The child, who had her lips tightly shut and her head bowed, quickly wiped away the tears that had fallen on the back of her hand, but unfortunately, more tears fell down on it.

Yes, this father must be resentful. Because he was the child of a half-elf…, because he was the child of a concubine…, because he was a child without a mother…, because he was a child with the ‘Curse of Mana’…, how much he was looked down upon with such ridiculous labels.

Even his father was incompetent and could not take care of him properly, so all he could do was hide him behind his back.

The moment I opened my mouth to ask, “Are you resentful?”

“I… don’t you hate me?”

The lips that had been open at that question closed again.