How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 157



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Episode 157

“…….”

“…….”

Nihil stood at the entrance to the tent and had a brief staring contest with the stubborn leader.

Of course, the leader couldn’t see my eyes because I had my hood pulled down all the way, but judging by the fact that I didn’t blink, it wasn’t a one-sided staring contest.

I glanced inside and saw a puppy dog ​​with a dead look on his face. The kitten was rolling its eyes next to him, watching him closely, and Noah was just standing there blankly, as if nothing was wrong.

Walter’s eyes turned to the turtledoves that Nihil was holding in both hands.

“…Pigeon.”

Walter recalled the pigeon incident that had occurred at the guard post here and laughed out loud because it was so absurd.

The two little boys and the bear-like man who disappeared without a trace.

Who would have thought that the child who could not be found even after searching all the noble houses would be in the palace… and in the palace of the second prince at that?

It was clear that His Majesty already knew, as he had ordered the investigation to stop one day.

‘I expected it to be something out of the ordinary based on what you showed during your training as a knight… … .’

Then the little boy roughly threw the pigeon he was holding in his hand towards the tall boy and stood awkwardly.

“Are you going to arrest me for impersonating a noble?”

“…….”

“What? No!”

The prince, startled by the words, “I’m impersonating a noble,” jumped up and ran towards me, grabbing my thigh.

“Oh, Sir Ernest, no, no, no! That’s my, no, my brother…. lung…, no, father…, no, father isn’t there….”

Eventually, the prince began to deny His Majesty’s existence.

‘… You somehow managed to avoid getting caught.’

No matter how you look at him, he’s a prince… and even though he’s so bad at acting, why didn’t the guards notice?

“Neil……”

“Ner, come here.”

The prince, who was confused about his own immorality, quickly approached the child when he called, but then hid behind him.

Then a boy opened his mouth as if talking to himself.

“…You’re really not a noble? How…, how could you be?”

“I said no.”

“…Then…, change that noble tone.”

“…….”

Walter’s mouth fell open in shock at Nihil’s silent response.

Yeah, you’re not a noble, but one side is royalty.

I was so dumbfounded that I was about to open my mouth again, but then I felt someone grab the hem of my clothes from behind.

“S, Master……”

“……!”

“…Later…, I will explain.”

Evan rolled his eyes, noticing the situation. Walter felt strangely uncomfortable. He bit his lips tightly, as if he was about to burst out laughing, but soon nodded as his heart led him.

“Okay…, do it.”

***

“Bree! Don’t wipe the meat grease on your clothes! Come here quickly. Let’s wash your hands.”

“Eek…….”

“Are you going to get your new clothes dirty?”

“No~”

Although Bree’s clothes were already dirty, Yvonne quickly wiped Bree’s hands and face clean before they got any dirtier.

Compared to before, water and food were more abundant, but things like soap were still rare, so it was difficult to get oily.

Moreover, the dishes today were very greasy and had to be washed with soap.

“It’s your turn to wash the dishes today. Do them quickly.”

“Ugh, the water is cold…….”

“Elena, I heated the water in the hot stone. That kind of complaint won’t work.”

“Oh my… when did you heat that up?”

Elena grumbled, but she quietly went to get the water, dragging her twin brother along.

Yvonne gathered the children who were all stretched out after dinner. It was already dark, but she had to get them to read before it got any darker.

“I’m so full I don’t want to think!”

Pan pouted his lips. Dave looked at Pan like that and responded a little more firmly.

“Then don’t do it.”

“Who, who didn’t do it?”

Pan brought the stick while grumbling. Seeing Pan always grumbling but working hard, Dave thought that he shouldn’t fall behind.

Of course, not all of them studied hard, but seeing some children gradually learn to read led to an increase in interest among the children.

Dave separated the newspaper into pieces and handed them out to the children one by one.

“Uh…, we’re recruiting employees!”

The board, which had cut off everything in the front and barely read the back, shouted proudly.

Since it was an employment newspaper, it seemed like I only remembered the sentences that were repeated over and over again.

“Boss, it’s important to know where to recruit, but what if you only read the back? Give it to me.”

When Dave heard that he was recruiting servants, he quickly checked the newspaper I had given him.

If you want to become a servant of Baron Dyke later, it would be good to know and learn the general conditions in advance.

The Baron might also be looking for a servant.

“Um…, umm…….”

But Dave squinted his eyes, unable to read the words either.

“What! You can’t read either!”

“Brother Yvonne, read this to me.”

Ignoring the board sticking out its beak and handing me the newspaper, Yvonne, who had been haphazardly filling out application forms here and there, raised her head.

Recently, Yvonne and Jane have been struggling to find jobs, but they are experiencing the bitterness of life as they are rejected from every application they submit.

“Well, let’s see, it says that Wernus is recruiting servants.”

“Wernus?”

“huh.”

“Is it really written as Wernus? Are you sure?”

“Yes. It says Wernus.”

Dave jumped.

“That’s it…, ah, no, bro, read it quickly.”

“Hmm…….”

Yvonne looked at sentences written with relatively difficult words and explained them as simply as possible.

“You must be of good character, not have any illnesses, have healthy limbs, and have a social status… Well, then you must be at least 15 years old. You must be able to read and write. There are no special requirements, but please bring a letter of recommendation.”

“Letter of recommendation?”

“You’re saying that you’ll only hire experienced candidates? Well, here’s one more line. If the number of vacancies isn’t met, the conditions can be relaxed.”

“What does that mean?”

“If there are fewer applicants than there are people to be selected, you can still be selected even if you don’t meet the requirements.”

Dave, who understood the content, shouted.

“Brother! Let’s put our application here too!”

“……?”

Yvonne opened her eyes wide at Dave’s words, then burst out laughing when she saw Dave’s serious expression.

“Oh, don’t laugh. Just put it in. If it falls, it falls. Brother Jane! Brother too! Okay, here. Write that down and write this down too!”

Dave even pestered Jane.

“Guys, even if it falls, no one will catch it. It’s already fallen here and there. Let’s just put it in one more place. Okay?”

***

“《…Therefore you…, like a waterfall》 Hmm, hmm, ah, 《A waterfall that cools down the heat of the fruit…?》 What does that mean? You’re giving a waterfall to the fruit? Does it mean that the other person’s heart is too much, like giving a waterfall to the fruit? Ah, I don’t know… The Eastern Continent’s Mane is the hardest.”

“It doesn’t mean fruit, it means summer. “Therefore, you pour down on me like a waterfall that cools the summer heat.”

As Nihil kindly explained to him while refining the magic stone, Lianus’ eyes widened.

“Neil, do you know Manner?”

“I know most languages.”

“Read this back too!”

“Beep!”

Evan II replied. What had once been the size of a child’s hand was now large enough to overflow from an adult’s hand.

Nihil glanced at the book Lianus had handed him and read it slowly, running his hand over it.

“《Therefore, you pour down on me like a waterfall that cools the summer heat. Your intensity is entangled in my insides, but you are so strong that a thirsty animal cannot resist it.》”

Nihil tilted his head after reading. It’s good to study for the quarterly assessment, but I’m not sure if it will help the assessment.

“Rian, aren’t the sentences too literary for learning a foreign language?”

“Oh… really? But Carus always taught Manners in sentences like this. They used a lot of metaphors there.”

As he spoke, Rianus carefully marked the words he did not know.

Nihil patted the head of the diligently studying Lianus and began refining the next magic stone.

“But Neil, what are those rocks?”

“This is a magic stone. It is currently being refined into a magic stone.”

“…? Where did you come from?”

“I picked it up.”

“Oh…, I see….”

Lianus was a little puzzled, but he just let it go. It was hard for him to understand everything his friend did.

Nihil smirked at Lianus, who was quickly returning to his studies, and called Lima over to give her a magic stone as extra compensation.

Lima received the magic stone and stood there blankly for a while, then turned back after being told that she could go.

“Beep, beep.”

“What is it, Evan II?”

“Don’t call me that!”

Nihil picked up the puppy, ignoring its barking.

When I first picked it up, I couldn’t even open my eyes, but now I’m looking at it with my eyes wide open.

“Your father doesn’t approve of you.”

“Oh, it’s not my child! And it has a proper name that the prince gave it!”

“What is it?”

Evan froze at the question. I could see his head rolling.

“……almond?”

“…….”

The reply that came back after a long time was just bullshit.

Nihil looked at Evan, who was turning the puppy into nuts, with pity. Then, Rianus, who had written the word “summer” about 57 times, filled in the 60th time and suddenly raised his head to correct himself.

“No, Sir Evan. It’s Robert Louis Armand II.”

“…okay.”

Evan, who couldn’t get even one of the three words right, decided to memorize the middle name, which was relatively short and easy.

Louis, Louis, Louis… … It’s okay to memorize this child’s name now.

Now I won’t have to kill you with my own hands.

As I was bitterly repeating the puppy’s name, a wildcat came over and had something tied to my wrist.

Whenever I saw him, he seemed to be really top-notch at killing me.

“What is that?”

“…….”

The boy didn’t answer my question, but instead continued to wiggle his little hands vigorously. Evan was tempted to pull his hand away, but he just left it there because it was working too hard.

But the moment he tied it all around my wrist,

“……!”

I was out of breath.

Evan was surprised and tried to rip the bracelet off his hand, but a small hand quickly stopped him.

“Don’t tear it. I worked hard to make it.”

“What is this…?”

Evan slowly took a deep breath, still looking at the calm Nihil. His chest felt a little tight, but he had no problem breathing.

“This is a magical tool to suppress the growth of mana hearts. It may be a little uncomfortable at first, but bear with it.”

“…….”

My lips curled up without me realizing it. It was a topic we had already discussed, but I didn’t know I would be restrained like this, like roasting beans in a flash.

“…Is it something like a mana controller?”

“I didn’t use the Kupium that absorbs mana. It may be a little inconvenient to accumulate mana in your body, but there will be no problem handling the aura.”

Evan lifted his wrist and checked the bracelet. It was thin and dainty, not at all suitable for his rough wrist. It even had a flower decoration on it.

“The shape is like that… and the color is a bit… flashy, isn’t it?”

“I took special care.”

Isn’t it pretty? Nihil said, his eyes rounded. It was clear that he was teasing himself.

“Did you do this on purpose?”

“well.”

“Do I have to wear this?”

Evan grumbled, fiddling with his bracelet.

No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t suit my thick, scarred wrists. The cute decorations were not pretty, they were just ridiculous.

Nihil shook his head, saying that there was nothing he could do about a dog with a poor sense of aesthetics.

“It also has the ability to block external magical power.”

“……?”

I tilted my head to wonder what was going on, and the explanation continued.

“It will block any magic that is directly engraved on the body. Things like mental magic attacks or curses. The caster won’t even notice why their magic is failing.”

Evan’s eyes widened at those words. This was something much more incredible than he had thought.

“…Then why don’t I make one for the prince too?”

At those words, the kitten raised its head, looked at the bracelet wrapped around Evan’s wrist, and proudly held up its own wrist.

“I have one too! A bracelet!”

Look, isn’t it pretty? Nihil smirked as he watched Lianus show off the bracelet he had made for him, and recited some ‘cautions’ to the puppy.

“This also blocks ‘magic contracts’. When a contract is needed, take it off and do it.”

“…You’re blocking the magic contract…?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t force you to cancel a contract that has already been made.”

“…….”

“And please note that this won’t be solved until you and Nana solve it yourself.”

“…I get it.”

“Don’t forget.”

“……okay.”

***

Knock, knock, knock… … .

Sedes tapped the desk with an unopened fountain pen and looked at the empty space.

The guy who said he was going out for a bit of air hasn’t come back for two hours.

I had an idea where it had gone, so I wanted to just leave it there if possible, but there were too many documents piling up to leave it alone.

Sedes stared at the documents for a moment, then opened his lips.

“…Bring him.”