How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 138



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Episode 138

Pfft-!

There was a loud noise, so loud that you wouldn’t think a person had hit another person. Frederick was hit while trying to hug Nihil from behind.

Everyone was very surprised, as Nihil, who was tolerant of contact, had never been violent like this before. It was even more so because he didn’t react much when Evan hugged him.

It was a loud noise that made me think my cheekbones might collapse, and it would have happened if Frederick hadn’t quickly raised his mana to protect his face.

“Why do you do this to me when you don’t do this to Sir Evan?”

“Do you think I don’t know that you approached me without making any noise?”

Nihil continued speaking, still looking only at Lianus.

“If you approach me like that one more time, I won’t let you off the hook.”

Nihil was a little grumpy, like when they first met, covered in blood.

Evan quietly looked at Nihil like that and then hugged him as if to say, “What would I do if you didn’t look at me?”

I could see the tip of his small finger twitching, but he didn’t swing it.

“Saltcat, get some rest.”

“…What are you talking about when I haven’t done anything until now?”

“You’re not doing anything. You’re so nervous that you’ve turned from a cat to a hedgehog. Aren’t you tired?”

Evan clicked his tongue as he said that.

It’s ridiculous to think that you can lose one sense and still act normally, but he did it.

Checking the other person’s gaze and everything reflected in their eyes, feeling the movement of the floor and the wind that makes a little sound with every step.

Evan glanced at the herbs and the medicine bowl, then continued.

“What is that?”

“Your medicine.”

“…Okay, just rest.”

“If you skip it, the effect will be reduced.”

“…….”

“I’ll just make that and rest.”

“…okay.”

Evan had no choice but to put Nihil down again.

The sound of the herbs being ground echoed for a long time. The curious kitten just watched from the side.

Nihil handed the entire bowl to Evan, perhaps because he was too lazy to pour the medicine into it.

Evan’s face grimaced at the bitter smell that rose up. Even though it hadn’t even touched his tongue yet, the bitter and astringent taste seemed to linger on the tip of his tongue.

Nihil tilted his head as Evan stared at him, unable to take the medicine right away.

“Why, why don’t you mix in some chocolate?”

“…there is no need.”

Evan finally tipped the bowl over, unable to show his weakness in front of our cute kitten. Is this what it feels like to take poison?

As I was barely able to swallow the heavy medicine, I heard a rustling sound from my teeth. The cat was opening a chocolate wrapper.

“…….”

Evan narrowed his eyes at the obvious childish treatment, but he didn’t refuse the chocolate that Nihil offered. It would be a shame not to eat it since the wrapper had already been opened.

Yeah, I’m eating this because I feel bad about wasting chocolate. I’m definitely not eating it because I want to.

As I took the second piece of chocolate, I felt a hand stroking my head. I guess the puppy wanted to praise me for taking it well.

Evan stopped Nihil from opening another piece of chocolate and hugged him again.

“Okay, now take a rest.”

“…….”

The lynx looked up at him intently, took something out of its bosom, and handed it to him.

“What is this?”

“Paralysis… no, painkillers.”

“…Is it paralyzing poison?”

“I… might not be able to wake up at dawn. If you can’t stand the pain, eat it. However, your body will become dull, so keep that in mind.”

“I feel better now. It doesn’t hurt at all.”

Well, that’s because I’m accepting the ‘fruit’.

Nihil didn’t bother to say that out loud. He was wondering how he should accept the fruit today, but the puppy was in a light sleep, so he was able to accept the fruit without much difficulty.

When the little guy woke up in pain, I really thought he was being caught.

“Hey, Puppy, I have something to tell you about awakening….”

“Ah! It’s not urgent, so just rest for now!!”

Evan finally shouted at Nihil, who seemed unwilling to rest. However, Nihil still looked back at Frederick as if he was anxious.

Frederick, who was receiving attention, smiled and opened his mouth.

“Don’t worry. I will take good care of both the big and small babies.”

“…….”

Nihil, who had read Frederick’s lips, leaned comfortably against Evan. The small echoes coming from his wide chest that he was holding seemed to be the older baby’s argument, but he closed his eyes.

***

“…Sir Evan, are you okay?”

“…yes.”

No, actually, it wasn’t that great. I was worried about whether I should use the painkiller that the lynx gave me… or the paralyzing poison that was pretending to be. Still, it was a lot better than when I couldn’t move my body at dawn.

The night passed and the sun rose to its zenith, but the lynx did not wake up. Next to him were Pupu and Popo, lying on either side. At first, I wondered what ‘Popo’ meant, but it seemed to be the name our prince had given to the rabbit doll the lynx had received as a gift.

In conclusion, our prince even had a cute naming sense.

“But Sir Evan, I keep sweating coldly…….”

Noah, who had come to play early in the morning, rolled his eyes and watched Evan. Thanks to this, Frederick could not show himself, so Evan was guarding him.

“…I am fine, Your Majesty.”

Evan was a little annoyed at Noah coming over early, but he smiled faintly because he was glad that he had the prince to keep him company instead of the sleeping lynx.

“Eek-!”

“…….”

But the child was startled, so he quickly wiped away his smile. It seemed that his expression was not very smooth because he was enduring the pain.

“Sir Evan, stop and rest for a while.”

“No, Prince. I’m feeling much better. What about lunch?”

“Uh…, um….”

Lianus was worried. He had just had a hasty breakfast in his bedroom.

Sir Evan would not get out of bed until the morning, and my friend was as motionless as a corpse, so I ended up having breakfast alone, leaving Sir Frederick sitting in front of me.

Sir Frederick kept talking to him, but he felt so empty inside. Perhaps it was because he had no friend to feed him even when he put away his vegetables.

“…I’m sorry Noah, but can I listen in the bedroom? I guess… I don’t want to leave Neil alone…….”

Lianus turned to look at Nihil as he mentioned him, wondering if he might wake up when he heard him call out to him.

But my friend still lay still and did not move. It was probably natural, since he couldn’t hear me.

“Of course, Your Majesty! I am honored that you have treated me so warmly despite my sudden visit.”

Eventually, I decided to have lunch in the bedroom and kill time playing chess with Noah when another guest showed up.

“Your Majesty, it’s been a while! It’s been a while for you too, Sir Evan.”

Carus put down the girl he was holding in his arms and greeted her vigorously. Bella, who had been following along, also waved politely at Rianus.

“Carus, come in!”

“Welcome, Marquis.”

When Lianus and Evan greeted him first, Noah, who had been observing them, bowed his head timidly.

“Oh, hello, Marquise Francesca. I, my name is Noah Allie.”

“Haha, nice to meet you, Ali.”

“Me, me too! Nice to meet you!”

“By the way, the sun is high in the sky and you’re still rolling around in the bedroom. You shouldn’t be lazy just because it’s the weekend. Oh, and this is my youngest brother. He’s the culprit behind the coal cookies.”

As Karus gave a brief introduction, the girl who had been holding onto his trouser leg poked her head out. She was a five-year-old with the same pale blue-green hair and eyes as Karus.

“Kara, you should say hello to the prince.”

“Kara! It is!”

The child greeted him cheerfully. Then he came up to Rianus and stared at him with his bright eyes. Rianus thought Kara was really cute, but then he hesitated and stepped back as his gaze became increasingly burdensome.

When the child looked at Karus as if asking why he was doing this, he smiled and responded.

“Haha, the prince’s eyes are truly magical.”

“Yeah! Pretty!”

Lianus turned his head away, embarrassed by the words, “Pretty.” It was the first time he had been praised so openly. Everyone had only teased him about having oval eyes.

“By the way, where is your friend?”

“Ah… Neil… is sleeping.”

As he spoke, Lianus nodded to the bed. Carus, who did not know the situation, approached Nihil cheerfully, saying that he should not sleep in so late even on his day off.

“Ahahaha, my friend, wake up. The sun is high in the sky~”

“…….”

“Friend, if you don’t wake up, I’ll bully you?”

As he said this, Karus massaged Nihil’s arms and legs. When he woke up like this, his younger siblings, who didn’t want to wake up, woke up relatively easily without getting irritated.

But when there was no response even after kneading it for a long time, Karus became puzzled and tilted his head to the side.

“……?”

“I…, Karus, Neil is sleeping a little deeply….”

“…Did you take some medicine and fall asleep?”

“Umm, that’s not it…, it just hurts a little.”

At those words, Karus hugged Nihil with a worried expression on his face.

“Friend, even if you’re sick, you should eat and sleep.”

“…….”

But the frail body remained motionless, its limbs hanging limp. If you teased it like this, it would have gotten up in frustration, but it just kept its eyes closed, like a carefully crafted doll.

“…Is this okay…?”

Karus’ face hardened as he looked at Nihil, who did not react at all even when he shook him slightly violently.

“It’ll probably be okay……”

Then Kara suddenly intervened.

“In fairy tales, when a princess gets a kiss from a prince, she wakes up!”

“…?! Th, what, what is that!”

Prince Rianus jumped in surprise. Rianus could not molest his sleeping friend, so he quickly made an excuse.

“Ka, Kara-san? T, that’s just a, a fairy tale…!”

“Kara will be the prince!”

“…….”

“Haha, should we have our Kara as a prince?”

Karus just smiled cutely at his youngest brother, who was pretending to be a prince, while the real prince was right next to him.

“What are you doing with a sleeping child right now…, ugh…….”

Evan, who couldn’t bear to just watch, quickly snatched Nihil away and hugged him, then groaned at the intense pain that surged through him.

As I stood frozen for a moment, unable to move, holding the baby in my arms, Karus asked if it hurt.

“Why are there so many patients?”

“I know…….”

Lianus looked a little sullen.

There was Bella and Noah’s escort, Sir Michael, so I thought there would be no problem with the escort, and was about to tell Sir Evan to go in and rest.

“…Are you awake?”

The black opal slowly rose.

“…….”

Nihil stared blankly at Evan, who was sweating profusely from the intense pain, with only his eyes slightly rolled, and then asked in a slightly hushed voice.

“…the medicine.”

“I didn’t eat it because it was bearable. But I’m a knight, so I can’t stay in a dull state.”

Evan continued to mumble, sitting up a little straighter in case the lynx bitch nagged him.

“Well, anyway, I’m fine now, so don’t worry. And while you’re up, eat and sleep.”

“…….”

But the guy didn’t answer, perhaps because he was still half asleep, and just slowly blinked his eyes. Now that I think about it, I wonder if he can hear me now. To be honest, it didn’t make sense that hearing loss could be restored overnight…

“Can you hear me now…? What is it?”

I was about to ask if he was feeling better when he put his hand on my cheek. Evan wondered what was wrong with the lynx, but he didn’t have any strength and his movements were slow and careful, so he didn’t really try to stop him.

Then, a hand seemed to go up to my head, so I lowered my head slightly, thinking that it wanted to pat my head. Maybe my head was like a magpie’s nest again.

“Is my head a mess? I’ll take care of my head myself, so wake up first……?”

While we were talking, the guy’s forehead hit mine with a thud.

“……?”

At that moment, when I thought he was trying to raise the temperature,

“you……!”

The excruciating pain that felt like it was tearing my back apart disappeared into nothingness.