How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 172



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Episode 172

Rianus, who woke up half-asleep in the sunlight, put his hand under his pillow to check if the fairy had safely taken his milk tooth and the letter.

“……!”

There was something!

“Neil…, ah, phew!”

I jumped up and flipped over my pillow, and Pupu, who had been sleeping peacefully next to me, flew into the sky. Luckily, Sir Evan quickly caught him before he hit the ground.

“Thank you, Sir Evan!”

“you’re welcome.”

Lianus checked what was under his pillow, holding Pupu and Popo tightly in his arms. He saw a small card and two pretty tassel decorations.

The wine decorations seemed to be a set and had the same design, but one was gold and the other was dark blue.

Lianus shook Nihil awake.

“Neil, wake up! The fairy has given you a sash!”

“Okay…, uhm….”

Nihil, who had been rubbing his eyes half-asleep, snorted when he heard my pronunciation. His lips pursed, but since the letter came first, he decided to just ignore it.

In fact, Lianus thought that his close friend might have written the letter on his behalf, but he quickly corrected himself.

Because there were tiny footprints on the sealing wax!

This was definitely a fairy’s footprint. If it were my friend, he wouldn’t have stamped the footprint in such a messy way.

Rian wanted to preserve the stamp properly, so he carefully removed the sealing wax with a paper knife.

A cool but warm breeze blew.

When I opened the small card, a flowing yet powerful handwriting was revealed. It was a handwriting that made me feel like I had seen it somewhere.

But it definitely wasn’t Nihil’s handwriting!

-Rian, congratulations on your first tooth extraction. As much as you mustered up the courage, a strong and clean new tooth will surely grow. I will cherish your baby tooth. Please grow up healthy and pain-free in the future. If you need anything, please tell me anytime. I will help you as much as I can… … .

“……?”

Somehow, I felt like the fairy’s speech had changed from the middle, but I could still tell that she liked me very much.

Lianus carefully placed the card in the envelope and touched the two-colored tassel decoration. It was clean, but somehow it looked used. It seemed like he had seen it somewhere.

You must treasure it!

“Rian, do you like the gift?”

“huh!”

Lianus nodded his head wildly. He couldn’t have liked it more.

“I’ll re-carve the preservation spell later. It’s already carved, but it doesn’t seem to be a very strong spell. Maybe it’s because it’s so old.”

“good!”

Rianus answered vigorously and carefully placed the cards and wine decorations in his safe.

I haven’t gotten a sword yet because I’m still growing, but I felt I should get one, at least to use the alcohol I received as a gift.

Later, when Nihil engraves a preservation spell on you, you should hang it on the hilt of your sword!

***

“Is it really possible for me to do this well…….”

Nihil sighed deeply, holding a small knife in his hand. The child’s guardian continued to fidget beside him, so treatment could not even begin.

I don’t know how many times I’ve already disinfected it. I’m sure they’ll charge you separately for the holy water and potions.

“…Mother, please calm down now.”

Sergio, who was scared at first, gradually got tired of waiting and started to comfort his mother instead.

“That’s right, calm down, ma’am. I’m telling you to trust my friend.”

Our little Miyeok, who had her baby teeth pulled and became more mature, tried to comfort her mother. It was quite funny to see her speak clearly without any slurring of her pronunciation.

“…My teeth were pulled out without any pain. I didn’t even notice it. Really…, it happened in an instant.”

… I was always concerned about that.

“Rian, it’s not like I chose it……”

“Isn’t that the problem! Who, why are you covering your eyes?”

Nihil tried to make excuses for Lianus’ words, but was forced to take off his blindfold because of Countess Talandrus’s sudden outburst.

“Is it okay now?”

“As expected, asking a member of parliament to do it…, You, you’re too young and your hands are small…, Gyaak!”

In the end, I ordered ‘Miyeok-i’ to shake off the countess. I heard some questioning, but I ignored it and sprinkled holy water again.

“Your mother is really extreme.”

“…….”

***

At some point, Jane began to feel unpleasant gazes directed at her.

Of course, it was a familiar sight to him.

The problem is…,

“Jane, what’s wrong?”

“…Hey, Yvonne.”

“huh.”

“Who, who is bothering you, you have to tell me. T-T, don’t fight right away, no…”

Especially not with knives. Jane prayed to herself that no fights would ever break out in the kitchen.

“Ahahaha, who would do something like that here?”

“…….”

Jane pursed her lips as she watched Yvonne smiling comfortably. It seemed that she had been targeted by some servants for telling the butler about the ‘Master’s mistake’, but she seemed completely unaware of it.

By the way, I need to tell the butler about the silver coin I forcibly received from my master… … .

Jane explained the situation to Yvonne and asked the butler to go with her. After all, many people would feel frustrated if she stuttered.

But before there was even a chance to explain, an uproar broke out in the palace.

“Pharmacist! Please check carefully!”

“Yes, yes? What, what did I…….”

The pharmacist was fidgeting, surrounded by a group of servants. Among them was a girl of about the same age with pigtails, who was sniffling and looked suspicious.

“I want you to find out what medicine was in this bottle!”

“That, that’s an empty glass bottle…, but is there something I can’t see…?”

The servant thrust an empty bottle with a pretty ribbon tied around it at Rima.

“If we scrape the glass bottle clean and examine it, wouldn’t we find something?”

“I, I’m not a wizard…….”

Lima had no knowledge of herbalism to begin with, and she had no ability to guess the identity of the liquid that was in the bottle but was now empty and gone, so she laughed awkwardly as if it was difficult.

Jane watched the situation for a moment, but since it didn’t seem like a place for her to interfere, she decided to pretend not to notice and just pass by.

“Uh, if it’s medicine, then Neil, ugh…?”

If it weren’t for my friend who was so generous, I would have gotten through it safely.

“What do you mean?”

“Oh, nothing, no.”

Jane, who had covered Yvonne’s mouth, responded awkwardly and dragged him away.

The young maid looked at me with wide eyes and tears in her eyes, but I tried to ignore her.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute.”

But she was caught before she could take three steps. Jane had no choice but to look back again, afraid that if she ran away with Yvonne, she might get into more trouble later.

“Oh, why?”

“What did you mean by what you said earlier?”

“Wh, what is it?”

“Not you, I mean you.”

“Uh… it was nothing.”

Yvonne also realized too late that the air around her was a bit strange, so she pretended not to notice, but the man persisted in asking her questions.

“Tell me exactly what you were talking about earlier. How did you, a rookie who just got here, know that this vial was given to you by Master Neil?”

“Huh? That was something Lord Neil gave me…, woof!”

“I, I, really, ah, ah, nothing, ah, no!”

Jane was surprised and quickly covered Yvonne’s mouth again. But she couldn’t avoid the servants’ narrowed eyes.

“You guys… do you know something?”

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

“Blow it the right way!”

Finally, the man grabbed Jane by the collar.

“What are you doing!”

Although it was quickly freed thanks to Yvonne’s rough yanking, Jane was nervous that a fight might break out.

“If the medicine was given by Master Neil, why don’t you go and ask him yourself! Why are you grabbing that man by the collar?!”

“The person who gave you poison won’t just call it poison!”

“…Poison?”

“When a pregnant woman ate this, her baby was born deformed!”

“……!”

Both Yvonne and Jane were taken aback by the unexpected words and held their breath for a moment.

“The baby has no eyes! I thought it was born with eyes that couldn’t open, but its eyes were just empty!”

“That’s ridiculous!”

Jane was so shocked that she couldn’t even stammer out her words. The man flinched back, perhaps because she was so tall and had a fierce expression.

Yvonne also chimed in.

“That’s right. Where is the evidence that it was because of the drugs that Master Neil gave you?”

“So you’re saying we’re going to investigate from now on!”

“What if you keep talking about something that isn’t even certain yet?”

“Hey, what does a guy who just came in know…! You, you were acting cute to the young master…!”

“What’s all this noise?”

“……!”

As my voice was about to rise, a young woman approached from the end of the hallway. It was the housekeeper, Perry.

Jane was a little scared of the butler and the maid, so she took a step back and hid behind Yvonne.

“Sniff, maid……”

“Anna, what’s going on?”

The young maid approached Perry, sobbing.

“Really, really, did the young master do something to my older sister?”

“What does that mean?”

“…It’s nothing.”

The man who had been shouting as if he was going to eat Yvonne just a moment ago backed away strangely enough.

Jane also felt relieved, thinking that she would be able to get through safely with the arrival of the head maid, but her friend, who was very generous, opened her mouth again.

“What is it? Maid, there are some bad rumors going around among the servants about Master Neil.”

“Hey, Yvonne…!”

“Jane, you have to make sure of this!”

Jane was embarrassed and tried to stop Yvonne, but her childhood friend, who was so righteous, continued to speak confidently.

“I don’t know exactly what you gave me, but I don’t think it’s right for kindness to be distorted in this way.”

“…That’s right.”

“And how heartbroken the young master would be if he found out that such rumors were circulating!”

“…….”

At those words, the maid’s face became a little strange. For a brief moment, it seemed as if she was looking at Jane, who was standing next to her, with pity.

“Anna, what Marilyn received from Master Neil was just an ordinary stamina restorative.”

“Hmm, right? Uncle Tom misunderstood, right?”

“Yes. And as a court lady, be careful of your actions and words. Always remember that you wear the royal emblem on your chest.”

“…yes…….”

“And the pharmacist, the young master is calling.”

“Oh, yes.”

The head maid calmed the young maid down and dragged the pharmacist away. Jane sighed in relief at the conclusion of the situation.

“Why are you spreading such rumors and creating anxiety!”

Oh, Yvonne, please… … .

***

“…That’s all.”

“Yeah. That old fart is still there.”

Nihil, who was stroking Evan II’s head, mumbled something after hearing Rima’s report.

“By the way, the butler and the maid must be having a hard time.”

Although they posted a recruitment notice to increase the number of employees, for some reason the workload for the two people only increased.

“Hehehe, it’s our job, so don’t worry about it.”

Likewise, Paul, who had come up to report, smiled kindly with a sharp look in his eyes.

“Hmm, but I guess I’ll have to pick one servant to help the two of them. I’ll tell the kid’s father and tell him that little kid too…”

Bam, bang-!

“Neil! This is a big problem!”

The door opened loudly and a toothless baby tiger appeared fiercely.