How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 178



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Episode 178

“No, dear friend! Why do you skip my class so often?”

Karus pushed up his round glasses as he looked at his slightly late disciples.

“You haven’t missed a single class today. And that’s because the teacher taught two classes.”

“This is just too much!”

“It’s noisy.”

“Please come to our mansion early as a token of our apology!”

“…….”

Nihil’s eyes narrowed. Then that’s right. This was the plan from the beginning.

“teacher.”

“yes!”

“Go to class.”

“That’s too much! Don’t you think so too, my secret friend Sir Evan?”

“Yes, yes? Oh, that’s right. The lynx was wrong a hundred times. But still, Your Majesty, that title…”

“Teacher, before, the puppy said……”

“Wait a minute, what are you trying to say…!”

To change the subject, Nihil told the story of how Mongmongi had previously referred to the Marquis as his ‘friend’.

Although the puppy’s face turned bright red and he made a fuss, Karus, who heard the story, finally felt his true feelings and pretended to cry while laughing.

“Sigh, sniff, so dear friend, when will you be coming to our mansion?”

“…….”

“Our Kara is waiting.”

Carus said so and handed me a postcard.

-Come on, Panni!

* * *

Eventually, unable to resist Carus’ urging, he arrived at Francesca’s mansion four days earlier than the birthday banquet.

In fact, since there would be restrictions if other guests gathered, this might have been a better choice for Nihil to work on.

“Welcome, Prince, my friend, and my secret friend Sir Evan!”

“Welcome!”

“Myaaaa …

The atmosphere of the Francesca Mansion was extremely light, as if it would fly away if the wind blew past it, belying its name of the Marquis’ residence.

“Thank you for inviting me, Kara.”

Lianus, who was in a hurry, jumped down from the carriage.

“Your Majesty, please keep your dignity.”

“Sergio nags too much……”

“It’s a habit.”

Sergio, who had followed Lianus down, checked the slightly disheveled state of Lianus’ clothes, whether Lianus stuck out his lips or not.

Evan held out his hand to the little boy who was still sitting blankly in the carriage, not even thinking about getting out.

“You’re not even a princess, so why do I have to escort you?”

“…….”

Despite the sarcasm, the cat obediently grabbed the outstretched hand. But that was all, and it still had no intention of getting up.

“Neil, are you okay?”

“…huh.”

If you talk to him, he will at least answer.

“What’s wrong, my friend? Are you feeling motion sickness?”

“…….”

To be exact, he only answered the prince’s questions.

“Friend, are you sick!? You shouldn’t be sick. I have to have a birthday party with Kara….”

“…no.”

Oh, now that I look at it, it seems like you only answer the kids’ questions.

“ha…….”

Finally, Evan sighed deeply and hugged Nihil. Rianus looked at Nihil with concern before opening his mouth to Karus.

“Carus.”

“Yes, Prince.”

“I’m sorry to ask you this so soon after you arrived, but could you possibly get me a magic stone?”

“First of all…, let’s go inside.”

Karus looked at Nihil, who seemed a little taken aback, and without saying a word, he searched the mansion and gathered all the magic stones and gave them to him.

The problem is…,

Bam, bang-!

“Brother! What happened to my magic stone?”

Could it be that there was a separate owner for that magic stone?

“…….”

Nihil, who had come to his senses a little, stopped engraving the fire rune on the second magic stone and turned his head to the source of the commotion. There, a girl in her late teens with the same pale turquoise hair as her teacher was grumbling.

“Sister!”

“Kara~ Our youngest~”

Kara, who was feeding undercooked cookies to Lianus, ran over to him as soon as she saw him.

Rian, who was briefly freed from the half-baked cookies, quickly rinsed his mouth with tea during the break.

“Rian, it’s okay if you don’t feed me every single meal.”

“But… you said you worked hard to cook it for me. It’s not that bad.”

Lianus couldn’t bear to turn away Kara, who was holding out cookies to him with sparkling eyes. What could he do when she had even forbidden her family from eating them, saying she would give them to the prince?

“By the way, are you feeling better now?”

“It’s a little better.”

Nihil closed one eye and opened it to look around.

‘How come there are so many spirits in this place that it’s not even the spirit world… … .’

The Francesca Manor… no, the Frances Marquisate had an unusually high density of spirits compared to other places.

Here, the teacher who was not judged as suitable was actually quite amazing.

‘I guess that means you don’t have that much talent.’

Nihil looked at Karus, who was truly untalented as a spirit master, with a sly look.

“Cayenne! What are you going to do, barging in like that while the prince is here?”

“The prince and the devil, what kind of magic stone is that…! What? The prince?”

The girl only then noticed Lianus and her eyes widened.

“Oh my goodness! Prince, I’ve been very rude. Brother, I wish you had told me in advance.”

“Didn’t I tell you that we had guests? And there’s no use pretending to be noble now.”

At those words, Cayenne leaned close to Karus and whispered while hitting him in the side.

“Be quiet, you idiot. You never said the guest was a prince!”

“Even if you’re not a prince, you should be careful. Didn’t the servants stop you?”

“…I thought you brought a researcher because you said you were my brother’s guest.”

Sometimes you would steal my magic stones and use them for research. My brother could use them too. Do you know how hard it is to get those magic stones? The siblings poked each other in the ribs and whispered.

Nihil watched the murmur and then gathered the magic stones in front of him. No matter how urgent it was, it was rude to use someone else’s things without permission.

“Ahem, ahem, Your Highness, has my brother done anything rude?”

“Excuse me, Cayenne, didn’t you do it?”

“Be quiet. Why are you still in the living room in the first place?”

The siblings started bickering again. How could they be so noisy even though they were just whispering quietly?

Nihil had always thought, but the people in this house were really… , to put it nicely, noisy, and to put it a little badly, crazy.

‘No… , it’s a little strange… … .’

Noisy? I’m quite tolerant of noisy things. I especially enjoy the laughter and chatter of children.

(Kyahahahahaha~)

(Catch me if you can~)

(Kara, look here!)

(Come play with us!)

(Contract! Contract!)

Nihil, realizing that he was hearing sounds he shouldn’t have heard, quickly called out to Rianus.

“Rian.”

“huh?”

“My eyes… what color are they now?”

“Huh? Um…….”

Lianus tilted his head at my question, but looked at me closely.

“It was originally hard to pinpoint a single color, but I think green and blue seem to be particularly prevalent.”

“…….”

Nihil’s face crumpled.

Even though I’m suppressing the fairy tale, you’re still sneaking in like this. What kind of corner of the house is this?

Clap-, everyone’s attention turned to the clap. This was not the time to hesitate. It was very unusual for the spirits to be gathered like this. If we were not careful, the balance would be lost.

‘Still, if a suitable person makes a contract with a spirit, the situation will get a little better.’

“Teacher, bring all the materials I’ve collected. As for the magic stone… I’m sorry, but I’ll use just one more. … No, two.”

After saying that, Nihil engraved fire attribute runes on two magic stones without waiting for permission from the magic stone owner.

The spirits’ discontented voices were heard, but soon they became silent. No, to be exact, it would be more accurate to say that they began to become inaudible.

“Gyaaaah!”

“……?!”

I heard a scream out of nowhere. As I was about to turn my head to see what was going on, a body suddenly lifted up.

“Oh my god, this is crazy! Oppa, what is this?!”

“Cayenne! Don’t be rude to your friend!”

“No, no, no! Look! You use the runes so naturally! Are you a wizard?!”

“Come here!”

“Hey, I have something to ask you!”

Cayenne ran away while holding Nihil in her arms. Nihil’s body was shaking back and forth.

Where did the girl who had been acting so noble just a moment ago go?

“Cayenne!”

Karus quickly snatched Nihil away and hugged him, growing angry.

“This brother came first!”

“…….”

Ah, I want to go home.

* * *

“Kyahahahaha~ Kara is a cat fairy!”

Evan followed Francesca’s youngest daughter as she ran around holding the black cat doll with jade eyes that the prince had given her.

The cat guy remodeled the magic tool after hearing that both cats and fairies were good, and thanks to that, a winged cat was born.

“Kara, can you take a look at that, unnie?”

“No way~ It’s Kara’s.”

“Our pretty and lovely Kara~ I’m so curious about you, unnie. Please lend me yours just this once~”

And Sir Cayenne followed after the cat fairy.

She was a 4th circle magician, and it seemed like she was curious about the magical tool that the lynx guy had given her.

In conclusion, wizards seem to be a bit unusual.

Evan turned his gaze to see the lynx looking through the strangely written documents. His eyes scanned the documents quickly, and he looked a little impatient, which was unusual for him.

“Go away!”

And our cute prince was waving his arms beside her. It was empty space, but Evan didn’t find it strange.

“Ugh…!”

That was because something invisible kept pulling at the cat’s hair.

When I was going up the stairs, I almost fell down, so Evan had to carry me by carrying me.

“Rian, can you see it?”

When Nihil asked worriedly, Lianus fluttered his hands in a fluttering motion.

“Yeah, I can’t see it. If I could, I could protect you.”

“There’s no benefit in making eye contact with those guys unless they’re the right fit.”

“Why are you only bothering me?”

“I’m being grumpy because I have something that doesn’t suit me.”

Nihil thought of the three fire-attribute magic stones he had placed in his possession. Without these, he would have been unable to do anything to suppress the fairy tale.

‘I didn’t know I would be bullied so openly… … .’

Originally, it would have been just a matter of hair fluttering, but because there were so many of them, the force at work was considerable.

It is very rare for so many nature spirits to be gathered in one place for such a long period of time… … .

“The Prince’s friend!”

As I continued to ponder, Kara came running towards me with cat ears and fairy wings.

Nihil chuckled at Kara’s appearance.

“Are you tired? Should I change it to something else?”

“Kara wants to fly in the sky!”

“hmm?”

Are you asking me to make a new magic tool?

“I have wings, so why can’t I fly?”

“…that…….”

Nihil, momentarily speechless, quickly turned his head. Then, realizing that the spirits had stopped harassing him, he smiled faintly.

“Kara can fly in the sky.”

“Really?”

“Then. Instead, you must make a contract with the wind.”

The air shook for a moment at the mention of the contract. It was a sensation that ordinary people could not feel, but Evan, who had a keen sense of smell, noticed it and hugged Lianus.

The cat fairy tilted her head for a while, not understanding the meaning, and then answered forcefully.

“You can’t see or touch the wind! That’s why you can’t make a contract.”

“But you can make a contract with the wind spirit.”

The spirits do not like their stories to be told, as in the past humans treated spirit magic as something evil and hunted down their contract partners, who were no different from their friends.

But if there’s a suitable candidate right in front of you, it’s different.

“government ordinance?”

“It’s like a fairy that controls the wind.”

“Can you make a contract?”

“If Kara wants.”

“Want to! If I sign a contract, can I fly?”

“Of course. But……”

Nihil tapped on the pile of papers around him.

“There’s a lot to figure out before that. I also need to figure out how to make a contract.”

“But Kara can’t read this!”

“I’ll find it for you. But……”

“What’s wrong, my friend?”

As Nihil stopped talking and made a pitiful expression, the innocent five-year-old crouched down right in front of him and looked up at him with concern.

“I want to help Kara, but there are guys who are bullying me.”

“Who bullied you, my friend? Should I have Kara scold you?”

“Really? There are bad guys out there who keep pulling my hair,”

But… … ?

My voice was interrupted while I was speaking.

“Friend, why don’t you tell me?”

Kara tilted her head and asked, but I couldn’t answer because the air around them had disappeared.

“Friend? What’s wrong? Where does it hurt?”

No, no.

Nihil shook his head as calmly as possible so as not to startle the children.

“…Neil? Are you okay?”

“Hey, you little bastard, why are you doing that!”

But since the change in complexion was inevitable, it didn’t take long for Lianus and Evan to notice something was wrong.

Don’t chase me.

Nihil opened his mouth and quickly got up from his seat, trying to escape the point where the air was blocked. However, it was not easy, whether the range was wide or the spirits were chasing him.

The problem wasn’t just that he couldn’t breathe. If he was not careful, the pressure difference could have resulted in a terrible sight.

‘It would be taboo for a spirit to interfere with the Middle-earth in this way without a contractor… …!’

Nihil felt something strange, but he thought he had to get out of this place first, so he strongly pushed away Evan’s outstretched hand and ran straight outside.

Judging from the vibration I felt from my toes, it seemed like the puppy was right behind me, but I was out of breath and had no way to shake it off.

My vision was getting blurry.

Nihil hurriedly went into a nearby room and immediately locked it.

Bang, bang, the door rang.

In my hazy mind, I didn’t have time to check whether it was an empty room or not.

A faint murmur was heard.

(No, we are not bad.)

(I didn’t do anything bad! Don’t be early!)

(Don’t let me speak!)

(Shut up.)

(If I can’t breathe, I’ll die?)

(I can’t die, right?)

(But you can’t tell me!)

(What if he tells Kara that he doesn’t want to sign a contract?)

(Who told you to pull his hair?)

(You did it too!)

(Aren’t you going to die like that?)

(Then what should I do?)

(What should I do?)

(What should I do?)

That was the dumbest conversation Nihil had ever heard before he lost consciousness.