How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 158



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Episode 158

“Brother?”

“…Aryl?”

Evan came to see Ariel early in the morning and froze at the sound of her voice. Ariel, who should have been sleeping, was awake.

Aril also opened her eyes wide and smiled brightly, as if she had never expected to see herself.

“Brother!”

“Hey, watch out!”

Aril stumbled as he got out of bed. Evan quickly caught Aril, who was about to fall, and sat him back down on the bed. Perhaps because he was so thin, he seemed lighter than the much smaller prince.

“Aryl, did you stay up all night?”

“Ugh, no. I fell asleep early and woke up early. The sleeping scent you brought me before really tastes good. My head doesn’t hurt when I wake up! But why didn’t you wake me up last time and just left?”

As she said that, Ariel pulled out a doll bigger than herself and hugged it tightly, poking out her lips. It was the doll she had left behind last time.

My little sister’s petty complaints were soon put to rest.

“I really like this. It looks just like you.”

“…I see.”

Evan looked at the puppy doll with a puzzled look.

‘…Does my face resemble a dog… … .’

Then I shook my head, thinking that I would have heard the same thing if I had bought a teddy bear. I just thought… it must mean that they resembled each other because they were big.

“Aryl, where is the chick?”

“chick……?”

“The teapot I bought you last time.”

“Oh, come on, it’s not a chick, it’s a canary. It’s on the shelf over there.”

Evan followed Aryl’s fingers and his gaze shifted to the chick-shaped teapot on the shelf, his expression hardening.

It was too high for 10-year-old Ariel to reach.

‘… I asked you not to put it on top… … .’

Suddenly, my teeth ground. How can I ignore it like this?

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

“No, no.”

Evan quickly straightened his expression and brought a teapot, insisting that all yellow birds were chicks. He then took out the tea can he had brought and poured some tea leaves into it.

It was the tea leaves that the fired pharmacist of the main palace had prepared for the new pharmacist who would be brought into the second prince’s palace.

I was going to throw it away but forgot about it, but today I saw it for some reason and ended up picking it up without realizing it.

‘I’m sure I put it deep in a drawer… … .’

When he opened the drawer, what he saw was a little strange, but Evan quickly thought it was his imagination and poured hot water over it.

“It smells good.”

“I’ll leave it for you, so drink it.”

“Yeah. Thanks, oppa.”

Horok-.

“……?”

Ariel’s face became delicate as she took a sip of tea.

“what’s the matter?”

“Oppa, is this what it originally tastes like? The scent and taste are a little… different.”

“…Probably…, not really.”

It seemed that he couldn’t drink tea. Judging from the fact that only the wildcat drank without saying anything.

“Still, it’s delicious.”

“Think of it as medicine and drink it. It’s good tea.”

“huh.”

Horok, in the comfortable silence, only the sound of drinking tea occasionally broke the silence.

Evan continued to grumble, “Why do we drink water like that?” Then he thought about the reason he came to see Ariel today and carefully opened his mouth.

“Aryl.”

“Huh?”

“Give me your hand.”

Ariel tilted her head, but obediently held out her hand.

Evan stared at his skinny, bony hands for a moment. His wrists were so thin they looked like they could break at any moment.

“Are you eating well?”

“Ugh……”

“Why are you so… thin.”

“lol…….”

Evan took something out of his pocket and wrapped it around his slender wrist. It was too long to wrap around just once, so he wrapped it around twice, then put it through the small, hard-to-reach loop.

A strange sense of relief came over me.

“What is this? … A bracelet? Oppa, do you know how to buy something like this?”

“What? What does that mean?”

Ariel opened her eyes wide as if she was really surprised and fiddled with her bracelet.

I guess I really liked the fact that I couldn’t take my eyes off of it.

“But…, oppa originally only knew how to buy chocolates…. But recently, he’s been buying me a pretty teapot and a doll puppy…, and even this…, a bracelet….”

Evan laughed awkwardly at that. The reason he only knew how to buy chocolate was because that was the only gift he had ever received.

The high-quality chocolates my teacher brought me once or twice a month were truly the best gift for me.

“So… pretty.”

Ariel looked at the bracelet, smiling faintly.

The flower decoration that the wildcat had put on his wrist to tease himself, which looked just ridiculous on my wrist, shined on my sister’s wrist.

As if… I had gone to find my master.

***

Nihil, who was about to put down another needle, took a deep breath and took the needle back. The dog, who had come back from going out early in the morning, was fidgeting like Evan II who had to poop.

Nihil opened his mouth first, removing the cloth covering his eyes.

“Stop whining and just tell me. Why are you so concerned?”

Evan looked at the tip of the longsword swinging in Nihil’s hand, then glanced down at the Chancellor, who had a frightened expression on his face. Then he tightened his grip on him and turned his speech around.

“…But when did I notice? Continue with the treatment. The Prime Minister is waiting.”

At those words, the prime minister instinctively shook his head. Then he rolled his eyes once, nodded, and then shook his head again.

He said that the treatment process was very painful, so he seemed to be mentally unstable.

“Do you think lying in front of me will work?”

“…….”

Evan lowered his head, feeling stung by the words that were blurted out. Then, when he made eye contact with the prime minister who was lying down, he quickly turned his head to the other side, feeling embarrassed.

“Speak quickly. Don’t whine.”

Evan chewed his lip. He was grateful that she spoke first since he had something to say anyway, but on the other hand, he felt very uncomfortable because he was worried that everything he was hiding would be discovered.

“Ugh…….”

Abel took a breath with a rag in his mouth, as if trying to live a little while his treatment was delayed by the conversation.

Evan opened his mouth hesitantly, hoping to give the tired-looking man a little rest. In fact, he thought that he might get in trouble less if there was an outsider present.

“Well, there is that……”

“What is it?”

“That’s why……”

“Evan II will express his opinion more clearly than you.”

“Beep!”

“Look how well that little one speaks.”

“…….”

Ugh.

Why do I have to keep comparing myself to that squeaky thing?

Evan swallowed his resentment and spoke with difficulty.

“…I lost it.”

“what.”

“The bracelet you made me.”

Ah… , I said it. I said it after all. Should I have said it later? Is it okay to do this right after coming back from going out? What if I arouse suspicion?

If even this lie is discovered… … .

After saying that, I suddenly felt regret.

One corner of the lynx’s mouth went up.

“under.”

That empty laughter became a knife and stabbed my heart.

Did you get caught? Did you get caught?

Well then, there’s no way I could hide it from him.

“…sorry.”

If you still didn’t notice.

Evan squeezed his eyes shut with a false hope. He heard a clicking sound.

“That fucking son of a bitch.”

“……?”

“It’s been a few days and you’ve already lost it. Are you thinking about it or not?”

The head was slightly raised.

The cat, who thought he would be fooled by such a lie, began to nag while flicking the spit he was holding.

“I see that you didn’t like the flower decoration I made with so much care, so you took it off your wrist and carried it around, and then lost it. It’s so obvious.”

“…….”

“Was the bracelet I made you that embarrassing? Huh?”

“No, that’s….”

Evan felt a strange sense of relief at the nagging and looked around, but Nihil’s nagging continued.

That’s why you shouldn’t be nice to a puppy. He’s an ungrateful bastard. He’ll take all the money you paid for him. You’ll never get any pretty decorations from him again.

“It takes 30 minutes of concentration to make that…!”

I couldn’t help but feel my expression soften at those words.

“…You said you worked hard to make it?”

“So 30 minutes of effort isn’t effort?”

“No… that’s not it….”

Sorry, sorry.

Evan mumbled an apology again. It was all his fault.

“This is difficult. I didn’t cast a tracking spell…….”

“……!”

Tracking magic? You can do something like that!

I was so surprised that I froze, and the wildcat wrapped something around my wrist.

It was a bracelet that looked plain and even a little rough.

“Ugh, don’t expect any decorations now.”

“…….”

I’m having trouble breathing. I’m not sure if it’s because of the bracelet or if there’s something else going on.

At that moment, the prime minister, who had needles stuck here and there and looked like a hedgehog, hurriedly threw up a cloth, spat it out, and opened his mouth with his eyes sparkling.

“Neil, I don’t know what you gave to Evan, but could you make me one too?”

“Your Majesty, stay still. If you move again, I won’t treat you.”

“yes…….”

Abel straightened his posture again and relaxed his strength.

Although it hurts, I am very fortunate to be receiving treatment like this today. I think it was a good idea to come and deliver the letter in person.

Of course, the letter he brought was thrown into the fireplace unopened, and his expected return time was way past.

Then he thought of his poor friend who was waiting for him endlessly, buried in paperwork.

“But Neil, how long will this take?”

“why.”

“Actually, I told Sadie that I was going out to get some fresh air.”

“…….”

“No, Neil, don’t look at me like that and listen carefully.”

Abel quickly made an excuse as he looked at Nihil, who was squinting his eyes.

“Even though I’m a 3rd circle member, there’s no one that Sedi can treat as comfortably as I do. Sedi will definitely be happy if the treatment is over quickly. In fact, she might even praise me for not missing this opportunity!”

“…The treatment needs to continue for a few more days.”

“What? How many more times do I have to do this? It hurts so much?! Can you make it not hurt anymore?”

“…Is it very difficult?”

When Nihil asked in a trembling voice, Rianus, who had been watching while crunching a cookie next to him, suddenly stopped moving his mouth.

“Neil, no.”

“but…….”

Nihil looked down at the prime minister, who was drenched in sweat from enduring the pain.

Lianus spoke firmly and with a serious expression.

“No. Don’t do it. Don’t accept it.”

“…….”

Abel, whose face had turned pale at the mention of needing a few more treatments, smiled awkwardly at Lianus’ reaction.

“Haha…, Your Majesty, I must have been too sullen. I’m sorry for showing you this. I was just joking, so please don’t take it too seriously.”

“…No, Your Majesty. This is…the problem of my close friend who is nosy. He has a bad habit of trying to handle things on his own.”

“…….”

Nihil bit his lip at the kitten’s sharp criticism. He had thought about it before, but sometimes he seemed too blunt.

“I guess I acted like a child.”

“No, no, Your Majesty. I did not mean to blame you.”

It was a bit strange to see the prime minister, who had always been mature and gentle, act like a child, but he was very grateful that he was treating Nihil comfortably.

“Your Majesty, I know that this treatment is a very… important matter.”

Rian rolled his eyes, feeling sorry for no reason.

I knew how desperate he was. Just as he had been obsessed with swordsmanship despite his body being unable to create auras, he had also been struggling to escape the 3rd Circle for 20 years.

“Your Majesty, shall I tell you a story about Your Majesty’s love life?”

“yes……?”

Abel opened his mouth playfully, looking at Lianus, who seemed to have calmed down a little.

“Well, it’s the story of Your Majesty who fell in love.”

At those words, my friend’s son’s eyes sparkled with interest.

Abel continued speaking, holding back a laugh at the very simple appearance.

“They say that people who fall in love become fools, but…, um…, Cedi, no, Your Majesty, really….”

Abel took a deep breath for a moment and then let it out as a sigh.

“It was a repeat.”