How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 151



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Episode 151

‘Kill it.’

‘…What are you talking about?’

‘It was really annoying.’

‘… … .’

‘Why are you hesitating? Isn’t this something you’ve been doing all along?’

‘… There is a puppy the prince brought. That first… … .’

‘No, that bothers me. That white thing.’

‘… … .’

‘And haven’t you already killed countless young beasts?’

‘… but the children of beasts and the children of humans are different.’

‘Isn’t it the same in that it’s just a little bigger, but it can’t speak?’

Evan wanted to retort that she had no idea how flashy that snout was, but he kept his mouth shut.

‘There are also words like ‘spiritual being’ and ‘divine beast’. If you just think of it as a beast in human form, it won’t be difficult.’

‘but…….’

‘It would be better to kill it quickly. Well, honestly, it doesn’t matter if it’s late, but wouldn’t it be more difficult if you become attached to it? For that half-assed person, and for you, Sir Evan… . . . ‘

‘… … .’

‘You… , you have a younger sibling too… … ?’

‘…All right.’

‘If you want to protect your brother, you will have to fulfill the contract.’

bang-!

Evan slammed his beer glass down. Before he knew it, half the table was filled with empty beer glasses.

The red eyes that curved gently did not leave my mind. The lips that had burst due to her inability to control her temper odor emanated from them.

“…shit…….”

The owner noticed and took back the empty beer glasses. We didn’t order any snacks, but someone sneakily left us some skewers.

‘You don’t even get drunk.’

It must have been my mistake to order the most familiar beer. Evan emptied his glass and called over to the owner to ask for the strongest drink.

“…Do you have money?”

Evan’s eyebrows quirked slightly at the cautious question. However, since he had drunk that much, Evan took the money bag out of his pocket and handed it to the owner.

“Is it not enough?”

“…No. What about side dishes?”

“No need.”

“You’ll be upset.”

“Bring me some alcohol.”

It would be nice if I could disinfect my dirty insides with alcohol.

Evan lifted the beer mug he was holding to calm his upset stomach, then confirmed that it was empty and roughly shook his head.

“after…….”

Our little kitty will be waiting.

I went out to meet Ariel, but I couldn’t bring myself to go back, so I’ve been stuck in a bar for hours.

Before I knew it, the sun was slowly setting and turning bright red. The red color resembled the queen’s eyes, and countless emotions surged up.

I should have just accepted it when the Master tried to shake me off from the knight exam. There must have been a reason why he did that.

What am I saying?

Where did it go wrong?

***

One day, the master gave him a large sum of money, 50 gold coins, and told him to take the apprentice knight exam.

He said he would be busy for a while and wouldn’t be able to come, but Evan said he would be training hard on his own and saw him off.

But not long after the Master passed away, my father, who had gone out hunting, passed away in an accident. It was a common accident for hunters.

Evan had no time to be sad. His mother, who had been taking care of his younger sister at home, began to feel uneasy when she saw his father return home, barely able to hold on to his clothes.

He hunted harder to fill his father’s shoes. Even when he and his father were earning money together, they were already tight, so he had to work twice as hard.

One day, when all he did was hunt and train, Evan went to bed early because he was a little tired. When the moon rose, he heard Aril’s whining as usual, but he ignored it. It seemed like the medicine had worn off. His mother would take care of it. He was too tired to worry about such small things.

However, Evan could not easily fall asleep because of the child’s crying that seemed to penetrate his brain. He wanted to wake up, but there was nothing he could do even if he woke up. Without medicine, he could only endure until he collapsed from exhaustion.

Between the screams and cries, the voice of the mother trying to comfort Ariel could be heard here and there. No, it was more of a pleading voice than a comforting one.

“Baby, please… , please stop crying. Please… … .”

‘Eeeeeeeeeeng!’

But it’s all just crying so hard that you can’t breathe.

Evan flipped the blanket over himself in frustration. The thin blanket didn’t do a good job of blocking out the noise, but he wanted to create some sort of space.

‘Eww, ew, eww… … .’

Then the child’s voice became quiet. No, rather than quiet, it seemed as if it was blocked by something.

Evan tried to ignore it and go to sleep, but he felt a chill down his spine, so he lowered the blanket to check. The thin moonlight coming through the gap in the curtains illuminated his mother’s reflection. And even the figure of Aryl creaking at his mother’s fingertips.

‘… … !’

Evan threw back the covers and jumped out, grabbing his mother.

‘Mother, don’t do that! Mother! Please!’

‘Ugh, eueeeeeeeng~ Heuk, eueeeeeeeng!’

Aryll, whose breathing hole was punctured, began to cry again.

‘Let go, Evan! It was my fault for trying to raise this child. How could we possibly raise a sick child in our circumstances? Why couldn’t we give up on this little thing and make you suffer like this… …!’

My mother, who had not had a proper night’s sleep for several days, or almost five years since Ariel was born, was exhausted beyond belief. She had never starved, but her eyes were sunken and her thin wrists looked like they would snap if she exerted any force.

‘Mother, I, I have money! The money that the Master gave me! It’s not a small amount. I’ll be able to pay for my father’s funeral, which I haven’t been able to pay for yet, and Ariel’s medicine will be fine for a while!’

In the end, Evan ended up giving up the money his teacher had given him to pay for the knight exam.

If the Master finds out, he will be disappointed. Of course he will be disappointed.

But selfishly, he cried without telling his mother, feeling more sad about the reality that he could no longer be a knight like his teacher than about the anxiety that he might disappoint his teacher.

But perhaps because his foolishness was too great, the next day, Evan, who could not give up easily, paid for half a year’s worth of Aryl’s medicine first and headed to the training exam application center with only the remaining 10 gold coins.

’10. What the-?! Say something reasonable! Get out of here!’

‘Oh, I’ll somehow earn the money! Oh, just submit the application in advance.’

‘Oh, even if it doesn’t work? And don’t even think about borrowing money from other places! The moment you borrow it, your life is over! Even if you’re lucky enough to become an apprentice knight, do you think it’s easy to get promoted? There are a lot of guys who just clean knights’ feet their whole lives!’

‘Please, is there no other way?’

‘Ha, what if you suddenly explode with talent and a miracle happens that allows you to surround yourself with Aura? … !’

‘Oh, so if I can use Aura, I can become a knight?’

‘Of course! How precious is an Auror user! Even the nobles, no, the royal palace, would immediately accept you as a knight if you’re an Auror user… How old are you?’

‘Yes, I’m fifteen.’

‘What’s wrong with you? With that size? I thought you were 18, but you’re a total greenhorn! Since when did you start learning swordsmanship?’

‘It’s been about three years since I started learning properly.’

Even though he only learned once or twice a month, he learned something, and it was taught by the Commander of the Royal Knights, so Evan was proud.

‘Then try practicing for another ten years. Or else, bring me 50 gold coins.’

‘That, that… …!’

‘Go now, kid. You’ve done enough for me. Oh, and there’s only one month left to apply for the knight exam, so keep that in mind.’

‘How can I make that, oh, aurora?’

‘If I had known that, would I have written a story?! Go ahead and go!’

Evan, who was kicked out, headed straight home without looking back. Then, he grabbed his true two-hander and went into the forest.

Aurora… , if only I could create an aurora… … .

You can become a knight. A cool knight like the master.

Evan couldn’t forget the time when he was being chased by orcs. More specifically, the sight of his master slashing at an orc with a single breath while emitting a sparkling light.

For a month after that, I just swung my sword like crazy. I hunted more monsters to prepare for the money shortage. Bigger and stronger ones.

There was never a day when the smell of monster blood would go away from my body. I almost died several times while trying to catch them, but there was no sign of Aura appearing, so I fell into a sense of despair.

When the golden haze finally rose faintly, Evan, without even having time to ponder the realization, started running with the true two-hander on his back.

‘Mister, mister!!’

‘Who are you, Yeonseok?’

‘Auror, auror! I’ve created an auror. Please submit your application, application, and knight exam application!’

‘What the heck! Do you think it can be made so easily?’

‘Oh, no! Look, look at this!’

However, the aura that had bloomed by chance did not reappear no matter how hard Evan tried.

‘You little bastard! Even though it’s the last day to apply, where the hell are you going to eat raw fish!’

‘Oh, no! I really had an aura! A golden aura!’

‘Then let’s take a quick look around!’

But Evan was ultimately unable to fire his aura by the application deadline.

‘iced coffee…….’

Tears welled up in my eyes. Is this the end? Is it really true that I can’t become a knight like my master?

‘Yonsuk! Why is a man crying! I’ll wait for another hour… …!’

‘It’s a monster!’

‘A monster has appeared!’

‘… … !’

At the word monster, Evan instinctively picked up his sword and ran towards the sound. The old man behind him shouted something, but he couldn’t hear it properly.

There was a sound of something breaking. I went to the source of the sound and found a troll.

The trolls were large and slow, but their skin was tough and their regenerative powers were so great that only a knight could fight them. The guards swarmed over them, but all they could do was lure the monsters away or buy time until the knights arrived.

Evan had never caught a troll before either. The one in front of him was a little smaller than the trolls he knew, but he didn’t dare think that he could catch one.

But if it’s tough leather that can’t be hurt anyway, wouldn’t it be better to hit it with my heavy, large sword?

As I was thinking that, I saw a child running away fall to the ground.

‘Eww!’

Evan reflexively jumped at the sound of a child’s cry. For a brief moment, he felt his sword become lighter than usual.

Spoon-!

I was momentarily delighted by the familiar sensation running up my hand, but a beat later, the blue fluid burst out and blocked my vision.

Chook-

Then something hot poured down on his head. Evan quickly moved away, wiped his face with his sleeve, and took up his sword again.

But the moment I turned around, there was a loud thud and a strong vibration was transmitted through the soles of my feet.

‘… … ?’

Just as Evan was about to raise his question, someone muttered in the silence.

‘Oh, are you dead?’

‘Oh, it’s dead. The troll is dead!’

‘Is it a knight? Is a knight here?’

‘Oh my goodness, Laura! My baby!’

‘Mom~!’

Evan stood there blankly for a moment.

Did the knight come in the meantime? Where is the knight? If I ask him to tell me how to handle the aura, will he tell me?

But soon Evan shook his head and went back to the man who was taking the application for the knight exam.

I heard that they said to wait for about an hour. It might have been okay to wait a little longer, but it was a waste of time to search for an article that I didn’t even know where it was.

‘Okay, application form.’

‘… … ?’

Evan tilted his head as he looked at the application form thrust out in front of him.

‘Can you please not see the aura?’

‘Didn’t you see it just now? It was a brilliant golden color like the sun.’

‘… What is that… … .’

‘You know the deadline has already passed, right? Hurry up and write.’

‘Yes, yes!’

Evan started to write the application in a hurry. He didn’t know how to do it, but it was a good thing.

‘Why do you want to become a knight?’

At the old man’s sudden question, Evan stopped writing and thought for a moment.

Why do you want to become a knight?

‘Mom, my brother saved me. Right?’

‘Yeah, yeah. Should I say thank you?’

At that moment, a mother and daughter approached me. They thanked me and gave me the items they had bought that day.

‘Hello, Brother Knight!’

Evan awkwardly waved back at the girl who waved back.

‘Have you finished writing?’

As soon as the mother and daughter disappeared from sight, the man urged them again.

Evan opened his mouth as if he had made a resolution after writing the last word.

‘I will be the one who protects.’

‘It won’t be easy.’

‘it’s okay.’

‘okay.’

My mother and Ariel will protect themselves.

Yeah, until then I thought everything was going smoothly.