How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 141



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Episode 141

A heavy silence descended. It was his own mistake to let his guard down while being distracted by his tail.

As the strength in the hand holding the tail released, the tail slid down and curled up between the legs again.

Evan stared at the tail and asked cautiously.

“…What are you doing?”

Nihil quickly made an excuse when asked a heavy question.

“Because the magic didn’t wear off…….”

“…so……?”

“I was going to cut it off……”

“Are you crazy…?”

Evan’s pupils dilated slightly as if he was seriously crazy.

“Oh, no, is there no way to break the spell?”

“It’s not permanent, so it will go away on its own over time. Probably, a week to two weeks….”

“Then, then, why are you trying to cut it instead of just leaving it alone!”

“…It’s annoying that it moves around on its own.”

“Hey, hey… you little bastard!”

Evan shouted and quickly snatched the dagger away. Then he started to nag.

“How is that any different from cutting off a finger! You, are you crazy? Stop teasing Tail! Tail is a hundred times, no, a thousand times cuter than you are!”

“…If you like it, can you cut it for me?”

“Ah, this guy…!”

Evan grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around Nihil, pulling out his hair.

“You, please be quiet. You’re cutting off your tail in front of the prince. If you say something like that, I won’t let you go.”

Evan said that and headed to the other room, carrying the cat that had turned into a roll cake. No matter how much of a brat he was, he wouldn’t say anything about cutting off his tail in front of the kids.

“Neil!”

The kitten greeted him brightly and stretched out both arms. Evan watched with delight as our kitten showed off its ultimate cuteness even without ears or a tail, and then handed him a cat wrapped in a blanket.

“Your Majesty, they say that the attempt to remove the ears and tail failed. They say that they will disappear on their own in about a week to two weeks.”

“I see! By the way, Neil, we all agreed to keep it a secret, so don’t worry too much!”

“…huh.”

As Nihil responded weakly, still wrapped in the blanket, Rianus hugged the blanket tightly.

“Neil, don’t be too disappointed. Mmm…, it suits you very well.”

“…….”

“Really. You’re really cute.”

“Ahahahaha, that’s right. Your Majesty, it really suits you well!”

Frederick, who had been hiding in the shadows all along, appeared and laughed heartily as if enjoying his freedom.

Nihil tried to act as if nothing had happened, but his tail was sticking out of the blanket and hitting the floor, expressing his displeasure instead. That annoyed him again, so he grabbed his tail tightly, and another burst of laughter came out.

“…Rian, that’s teasing me.”

“You, you go in now! I’m returning it!”

“Return! What are you planning on doing if I go to the Magic Tower and stab you?”

“What?! Rain, you promised me to keep it a secret!”

“I guess~ If I touch that fluffy tail, I might be able to keep my promise~?”

Frederick began to tease the kitten. Rianus whined, saying how could he say two things with one bite, but he couldn’t give Nihil his tail, so he carefully put the tail under the blanket.

In the meantime, I tried to secretly stroke it because I liked the fluffy feeling, but Nihil pretended not to notice.

“Sniff, Neil, if they come to catch you from the Magic Tower, let’s run away together.”

“Yes? Prince, you can’t run away?”

“Huh! I’m going to say that I ran away because of you!”

“Huh, huh? You shouldn’t do that…?”

“Neil, come here.”

Rianus pulled Nihil onto the bed, leaving the groaning Frederick behind, and carefully rolled up the blanket for him.

And then he started feeding them meat.

“Neil, eat lots!”

Nod nod.

Nihil eagerly ate the meat. He was extremely satisfied with the situation where he could just open his mouth while buried in the blanket and the meat would come in on its own.

“Do you have no hands or feet? Eat it yourself!”

Evan, who was watching, let out a cry for no reason. Our cute kitten was being manipulated by a disobedient cat! This was impossible. Even the other kids were waiting for their turn, each one putting a piece of meat on their forks.

Meanwhile, Bella the cat tried to give some of the meat to him, but then decided it wasn’t right and just put it in her mouth.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you doing this to me as well!”

Even the Marquis secretly joined the offering procession.

“Haha, I want to try feeding it to you too.”

Karus laughed heartily, then came closer and whispered quietly.

“Do you see that tail?”

“…Is there something wrong with your tail?”

Evan looked up at the white tail poking out of the blanket at Karus’s nod.

“Many animals express their feelings with their tails. Take a good look.”

“…….”

At those words, Evan unconsciously observed the tail.

And then I saw it. The tail wagging every time the meat went into my mouth!

‘Oh my god, this is crazy… …!’

I shouldn’t have seen it!

Evan cursed inwardly, but unconsciously picked up his fork and ate the last piece of meat.

I stood in line like that, dumbfounded, and when it was my turn, I froze in shock.

‘I’m falling for a lynx’s tail!’

At first, I wasn’t sure whether the wildcat would accept the meat I was offering, so I hesitated whether to put the fork down or not, but then I heard a tapping sound.

“……?”

When he turned his head, the lynx was staring at him with no expression on its face. But even though it had no expression on its face, he could tell that it was very upset.

Thud, thud, thud, thud-!

Because the tail was hitting the bed without mercy.

Evan held out the meat, thinking that it might be okay to grow a tail. Fortunately, the cat ate the meat obediently. The tail immediately became quiet, and only the tip of it twitched.

‘…Should I raise one of these?’

Evan thought that the tail was a hundred times, no, a thousand times cuter than the lynx. While continuing his stream of consciousness, wondering if he could raise the tail separately from the lynx, the tail was dragged back into the blanket by its owner.

Karus patted Evan on the side, expressing his disappointment.

“Hey, what if you look at it so openly? You already went in.”

“…….”

‘I can’t believe there came a day when I was fooled by something as trivial as a lynx, let alone a lynx’s tail… ‘

Evan felt very hurt by his pride, but he also felt sorry that he couldn’t see the tail.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I could see Tails again soon. When I showed her the herbs sent from the top of Ali, Tails stood up so hard that she lifted the blanket and trembled. It was funny how she was so excited, but still maintained a blank expression.

“Let’s just grow the tail.”

“…What…, are you talking nonsense?”

Nihil frowned as if he had heard a strange sound while stroking the head of Lianus, who was taking a nap while holding onto his tail tightly.

“I bet the prince likes it very much.”

“Why, you want to play with my tail too?”

“…there is no need.”

While Evan barely managed to maintain his identity, Nihil turned his head slightly and looked at the man standing there blankly. It was Noah’s escort knight.

“More than that……”

“……?”

“Hand it over.”

“yes?”

“Give it to me.”

Noah’s knight, who had been standing there guarding without saying a word, tilted his head slightly as if asking what was going on.

“…What… are you saying?”

“Communication port.”

“…….”

“Did you think I didn’t know?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

The man pretended not to know and walked away, but Nihil did not press him any further. Instead, he just slowly stroked Noah’s head, who was sleeping next to Lianus.

But when those gentle hands passed over his head, his forehead…, his cheek…, his jawline…, and his neck, the man had no choice but to move.

“…here it is.”

Nihil took the crystal ball, which was slightly larger than his fist, and smiled faintly at it.

“Top stock.”

“…….”

“I know that this situation is being broadcast unilaterally.”

“…….”

“I advised you not to dig behind others, but now you’re openly digging ahead.”

“…….”

“I’d like to talk, so please connect in both directions.”

“…….”

As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow appeared in the crystal ball that had previously been blank. Immediately after, a voice was heard from it.

– I’m sorry.

“I know you’re sorry. I’ll accept this communication device as a token of my apology.”

-… … .

“Why, isn’t it cute?”

-… No. You can take it.

Nihil lightly tore off the only communication port in the main palace and smiled with satisfaction.

“So, what are your thoughts on the previous investigation?”

-… … .

“Huh? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Maurice couldn’t open his mouth because of the soft but strangely oppressive tone of speech. He unconsciously looked at the tail, but unlike his smiling master, the tail held by the prince didn’t move at all.

“Top stock.”

-…anything.

“You… are you using your strength from behind too?”

The corners of Maurice’s mouth, which had been tense with tension, rose slightly at that question.

-There are many more parts that are not revealed to me.

“Please contact me when you have time. I’d like to meet you in person and talk. Today… I’m busy with other things.”

Nihil said so and glanced at Karus.

“Let’s meet outside. It’ll be awkward if everyone’s looking at us.”

-Okay.

A short reply followed, and the crystal ball swallowed what it was reflecting. Nihil roughly rolled the crystal ball to the corner of the bed and called Karus.

“teacher.”

“Yes, yes, my friend!”

“Come here.”

Nihil gave the teddy bear Pupu to Lianus, who was holding onto his tail tightly, and reached out to Karus.

Karus said it was good and quickly hugged him, then started to twitch his ears and tail. Nihil slapped Karus on the forehead and closed his eyes.

As he opened his eyes with his eyes closed, he felt the spirit’s energy. Nihil confirmed that Karus’ condition had improved slightly compared to before and slowly opened his eyes.

“How is it, my friend? I treasure the precious stone you gave me.”

Karus looked at me with a look of anticipation, his turquoise eyes shining. Nihil adjusted Karus’ glasses, which were slightly crooked from having his face buried in his head, and glanced at Kara, who was sleeping while holding her cat, Bella, in her arms.

“…He’s developed a lot, but…, compared to that kid, he’s ridiculously…, untalented.”

If I had talent from the beginning, I would have awakened as a suitable person a long time ago. My mother would have constantly cast spells for me.

But Carus’ eyes lit up, as if it mattered more to him that his youngest brother had talent than that he had no talent.

“Does our Kara have talent?”

“Yes, sir, that child can sign a contract right now. But……”

“but……?”

“I can’t help you carelessly, since you are not a force to be underestimated. It would be troublesome if you become attached to the First Prince.”

“Oh, then should we make a formal declaration of support for the Second Prince? What about a sponsor? Wouldn’t someone like a Marquis be useful?”

Nihil wiped the corners of his mouth in embarrassment as he watched Karus, who naturally came forward to support the Second Prince.

“…It doesn’t seem like something that can be decided so easily…….”

“It wasn’t that difficult of a decision. I just kept neutral on the outside because I didn’t want to be at odds with the Duke.”

Karus shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing, then awkwardly scratched his head as if something had come to mind.

“I think I’ll get scolded by Cayenne and Karum….”

“…Are they younger siblings?”

“Haha…, but he said it was nice that I wasn’t cooped up in the lab these days. Well, that was because my close friend told me to. So when are you going to sign a contract with Kara?”

“Well, if you’re ready to sign a contract and you like the kid, then do it right away.”

“Friend, you need to prepare too!”

“…? What should I prepare?”

“So you still don’t like our Kara?”

“……?”

Nihil raised his eyebrows slightly, as if something seemed off with the conversation.

“Sir, I think you’re mistaken. I’m not the one being contracted.”

“Huh? Are you saying that your friend is not Jeong Ryeo-eo…? Since when?”

What the heck is this?