How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 180



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Episode 180

I woke him up by knocking at dawn, but he woke up only when the sun was high in the sky.

(Sorry.)

A girl with a slightly sour expression rolled her eyes as she looked at me. No, it was ambiguous to call her a girl. Spirits had no gender.

“(Is that all if I’m sorry?”

This guy’s thoughtless stay in the Middle-earth has caused this area to become a spirit realm. The fact that spirits are gathering around here and that Nihil has been helplessly transformed into a spirit realm is all his fault.

If our kind-hearted Miyeok hadn’t come forward, my existence would have been questioned again.

(I was so upset that I couldn’t help it.)

“(If you’re that upset, you should have gone back to the spirit world.)”

(But Karina asked me to take care of the children.)

Nihil’s eyebrows furrowed again. Asking for the children didn’t necessarily mean asking them to stay and upset the balance.

But the king has woken up, so things will be sorted out soon. Just as I was about to turn around with relief,

(But who are you?)

“…….”

(Who are you imitating me?)

In an instant, the wind direction changed.

* * *

“Sir Evan.”

Lianus, who was chewing on the mushroom that Kara had secretly put in his mouth, asking him to eat it instead, called out to Evan.

Evan answered, chewing on the paprika that Lianus had put in his mouth.

“Yes, Prince.”

“After we finish eating, let’s go to the wind forest.”

As he spoke, Lianus broke some bread and made a sandwich for Sir Evan. He couldn’t make him work without feeding him.

‘Put in a lot of meat… Oh, and I should add some paprika too. It’s good for your health.’

“…….”

Evan sighed deeply as he looked at the sandwich filled with meat and paprika that somehow felt like it was his. Why do we eat grass?

But since it was a sandwich that our kitten made himself, we decided to eat it without complaint.

“I want to go to Karado!”

“If the youngest goes, I will go too!”

“Uh, I…, then, me too…….”

“Me too!”

“Reven, I should be respectful to the prince. And if the prince goes, I think I should follow him.”

Kara, Karum, Noah, Revan, and Sergio took turns adding their words. The number of people increased, and it became very hectic.

“Brother, just stay here!”

“Revan, don’t be rude.”

“My brother is a nagging person!”

Karus looked at the dukes of the Talandrus family bickering happily, then suppressed his laughter as he watched the prince munching on meat.

The little prince, who had given all the paprika to his secret friend, was eating his meal with a rather solemn expression.

“Prince, the wind forest is dangerous.”

“Why did you send Neil alone to such a dangerous place?”

“Well, my friend….”

Carus covered his mouth with a piece of bread before saying anything.

My friend… no matter how much I thought about it, he wasn’t human.

What kind of human in the world would naturally use the runes that were half destroyed in the Heavenly Demon War?

Yeah, he’s a dragon.

It was clear that the dragon was a very kind dragon, as he kindly taught the runes to the annoying Cayenne.

It would have been ridiculous if Nihil had heard it, but Carus had already concluded it himself and had Cayenne keep her mouth shut.

Cayenne, who had been furious at the words that she would support the Second Prince, seemed to immediately understand when she heard that her close friend was a dragon.

“Your Majesty, it is as the Marquis said. Isn’t it dangerous?”

“But Neil is too late.”

If my friend who went out at dawn doesn’t come back until the sun is high in the sky, something must have happened.

“Maybe I’m lost in the forest!”

When I was kidnapped to the rooftop, I was late because I didn’t know where to go, so there was no way it wouldn’t happen this time too.

“I have to pick her up!”

* * *

Karus looked at the forest entrance with a little nervousness.

‘It’s a forest I’ve always seen, but why does it feel so unfamiliar?’

Somehow the forest looked different than usual. It was still beautiful, but today, somehow, that beauty seemed artificial.

“It’s quiet.”

“ah…….”

Evan’s muttering made Karus realize that the wind was not blowing in the Wind Forest. The Wind Forest was famous for its never-ending winds. In recent years, the winds had been strong.

It felt strange to see the forest, which always swayed, standing still as if it were a painting. It was as if time had stopped here.

I wonder if my friend has taken any action.

Karus quickly joined his sturdy secret friend. Unlike the magician Cayenne and the apprentice knight Karum, his own strength was reduced to zero.

At that moment, my secret friend Evan Sir looked around and muttered.

“By the way, I don’t know where to go.”

That was right. The wind forest was not suitable for people to walk in, so no separate path was made.

“Let’s go over there!”

While I was wondering where to go, the prince pointed in a direction. Since there was no set path, I just walked in that direction.

“Over there!”

“This way!”

“Um… this way?”

I clearly followed him to guide the way, but at some point, the prince started to lead the way ahead of me.

Carus looked down at the back of his curly head and patted his secret friend.

“Sir Evan, is the prince taking the lead because he knows something…?”

“…I guess you’ll just go wherever your heart desires.”

“no!”

As the two were whispering, Rianus suddenly turned his head.

“If you look closely, there is a path.”

“…Did you hear our conversation?”

“Your Majesty has excellent hearing.”

Evan gave a brief explanation to Karus, whose eyes were wide open, and then carefully looked in the direction that Lianus had pointed.

“…I don’t know very well…….”

“Look carefully, Sir Evan. From here to here, like this, all the way!”

Evan squinted his eyes and looked at the place again. It was a bit ambiguous to call it a road, but at first glance, it looked like a road because there were relatively few fallen leaves and flower petals.

“Neil would have gone this way too!”

“But, Prince, there are no footprints.”

“Uh…, uh…?”

In response to Evan’s question, Lianus looked back at the path the group had taken. It hadn’t rained, but the forest soil was moist. Naturally, their footprints were clearly visible.

“…Could it be that he climbed a tree…?”

I looked up at the sky, thinking that it might be possible for my close friend. Tall trees looked down at Lianus.

Rianus thought for a moment and then looked up at Evan. Evan smiled at the look of what he should do now and muttered something.

“Well, if it’s a lynx, it might know how to walk without leaving footprints.”

“that’s right!”

The two were already accustomed to the universalism of the wildcat.

* * *

(Who are you?)

Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it? Who is it?

(Why are you trying to take my seat?)

Don’t take it away, don …

“…shit.”

That’s why I wanted to avoid assimilating with spirits.

Even if you give me the position of Spirit King, I won’t take it. In the first place, I wasn’t united with the ‘Spirit King’, I was just transformed into a spirit.

This is the mistake they make, thinking they are simple entities that are ranked solely by strength.

Pubberbubung-!

The condensed air collided with each other, causing an explosion. I was out of my mind as I tried to crush the attack with a force I wasn’t yet used to, and block the air to prevent the sound from spreading.

Speed ​​won’t be enough to shake off the wind. Since there was no place the spirits didn’t see, even if you did shake it off, you’d be caught right away.

There was another problem. He was fighting in a materialized state, but he wasn’t. So his attacks would work on him, but my attacks wouldn’t.

It wasn’t hard to dodge, but I had to block all the attacks to avoid destroying the forest.

‘If I release my materialization… my power may be absorbed.’

Although spirits may appear to be separate entities, they are ultimately just one type of power divided into many parts.

Since the spirits are ultimately subordinate to the Spirit King, if you release your materialization to attack him, you may lose your power.

But here more power is absorbed?

I absorbed all of the mana from the Magic Tower and grew a little hair, but if I return as a dwarf, what will Lianus think?

‘Neil is a baby! Now I can carry him too!’

“…….”

… … I don’t think I’ll have any particular thoughts.

Kwakwakwakwang!

“ah…….”

Nihil let out a short sigh as he watched a part of the forest being torn apart with a loud noise. The price for unconsciously dodging the attack while absentmindedly thinking about something else was considerable.

Although the sound was blocked out later, it may have made it even more unnatural.

‘I wonder if the sound was heard all the way to the back. It would be a problem if people come crowding around for no reason… ‘

Nihil glared at the guy who was messing with the forest on the subject of spirits.

In fact, no matter how much strength you have lost and how much of a newborn wind you are, if you release your materialization and fight, you will never lose to something like that.

However, if I defeat him in my ‘spirit’ state and have his power absorbed by me, the throne of the king will surely be passed on to me.

‘It has to be assimilated into something else.’

If you just fairy tale them, they will perceive you as something completely different.

Nihil scanned his surroundings quickly, shredding the attacks pouring down on me. But of course, there could be no other living beings in this chaos.

But that doesn’t mean I can drag this ignorant guy all the way to the Marquis.

If it was a guy who made a contract with the teacher’s mother, I don’t think he would attack that bloodline… … ,

(Why are you imitating me! Don’t copy me!)

Don’t do it, don …

Could a guy who feels threatened by his ‘existence’ really think that far?

‘What on earth should I synchronise with… … .’

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard from afar.

“Prince, it’s dangerous! Don’t run alone!”

“Sir Evan! I heard a loud noise from over there!”

‘Rian… …?’

* * *

Lianus held Karus and Evan’s hands tightly as he led them, then suddenly stopped and looked up at the two adults.

“…Are we going in the right direction?”

Although I confidently led the way, my confidence began to fade as I went deeper into the forest.

“If I call loudly, will he appear?”

“…well.”

Evan looked back at Karus, wondering if it was possible for him to do it.

“Are there any monsters in this forest?”

“I haven’t heard of anyone seeing monsters, but there must be some wild beasts.”

I wonder if an Auror Knight can’t deal with a mere beast… No, I think it would be a bit more reassuring if even a beast showed up.

“Isn’t it too… quiet for a beast to be here?”

There doesn’t seem to be a single bug, let alone a beast.

When I first entered the forest, I thought it was just quiet because there was no wind, but it seemed like it wasn’t just a matter of the wind.

Evan couldn’t shake off his unease, feeling that this was just the calm before the storm.

Just as I was about to think that perhaps the beasts were hiding to avoid the impending disaster,

Quagwagwa-!

A strange loud noise was heard from somewhere.