How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 183



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Episode 183

The day of Kara’s birthday party.

Lianus realized anew that he was living in a greenhouse. And how much his Majesty, whom he had thought to be indifferent, was taking care of him.

‘Yeah, it’s always been like this outside the palace.’

Children who glanced at him but never came within a certain distance, laughter occasionally heard amidst the murmuring, and the scarlet eyes at the center of him.

‘Brother, you’re here too… … .’

Of course he would have gone to the invitation, but since he never thought she would come, Lianus felt a little nervous. His eyes met those crimson eyes for a brief moment, but as if it was an illusion, his gaze was quickly averted.

Maybe it really was an illusion. If it were true, the pupils would have been round and bright when they met.

At that moment, a slightly larger figure blocked my path. It was Sergio.

“Your Majesty, is there anything you would like to eat?”

The bitter feelings quickly subsided at that question. Sergio, who had always acted as if he would never do anything, now took care of himself whenever he had the chance.

“Brother, I……”

“You take what’s yours and eat it.”

“Tch.”

Revan tried to sneakily order something for his brother, but failed and went to get dessert. Rianus asked for something simple to drink and fiddled with the elixir in his arms.

“What do you want to eat too? …Yo?”

Sergio, who was about to go get something to drink, stopped for a moment and asked his friend. He was still wary of Nihil, but he seemed to be trying to take good care of him, perhaps because he had fixed his leg.

Nihil, who was expected to decline, unexpectedly clung to Sergio and wrote on his palm.

-Strawberry cake without strawberries

Of course, Sergio’s face crumpled when he read the writing, but Nihil found that reaction amusing and smiled faintly, nodding as if to tell him to hurry and bring it.

“Prince!”

“Noah.”

When Noah, who had finished talking to Baron Allie, rejoined, the circular void around Lianus was no longer noticeable. It was all thanks to my close friend that I was able to blend in so naturally with the banquet hall atmosphere.

“Thanks, Neil.”

“……?”

Nihil tilted his head at the sudden thank you, but soon nodded. And then, an annoying conversation was heard.

“There is a rumor that the commoner the second prince brought was not a human being but a doll…”

“He is so strong that he can carry the prince around in a flashy manner!”

“It really is a doll! They say it has no emotions and can’t feel pain.”

“Really?”

“I pulled her hair earlier and there was no reaction. Look!”

A child held out his hand and showed something. A thin white thread briefly sparkled in the light.

When on earth did you get your hair caught again!

As he listened, Rianus turned his head towards his close friend with a heavy heart, but a faint smile was visible under the black veil.

Yeah, that warm expression on his face, just like when Robbie the puppy nihilates and chews on his hair.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“It’s really white!”

“…….”

Lianus opened his mouth, then closed it again. It seemed that his friend had not been bullied. Moreover, the ponytail he had worked so hard to tie was still intact.

Soon after, the cat fairy Kara walked out proudly, showing off her ears and wings.

“Wow-!”

“It’s sparkly!”

“pretty.”

Naturally, the children’s reaction was the best. When the wings slowly flapped and sprinkled light powder, the children’s eyes also lit up.

And Nihil was looking at those children and wiggling his fingers. I couldn’t tell exactly what he meant by that, but it seemed like he was counting their numbers.

“Neil, what are you doing?”

“Collect the money.”

“…….”

Lianus was momentarily speechless at the unexpected answer. He glanced around and saw the faces of the guardians who had followed the children growing increasingly gloomy.

As he continued to think about whether Neil needed a lot of money or whether he should give him his share of pocket money, Kara, who was enjoying the look of admiration, cleared her throat.

“Ahem, ahem! Thank you all for coming to Kara’s birthday party! Have fun!”

After the short and concise greeting, Kara came down from the stage and the children rushed over. Most of them were girls around Kara’s age.

“Happy birthday, Kara.”

“congratulations!”

“It’s so pretty!”

“thank you!”

Kara manipulated her magical tools in various ways, receiving the envy of the little guests. Cat, fairy, rabbit, angel… Every time her magical tools changed, the children exclaimed in admiration. Kara’s shoulders also seemed to rise.

“Mom, I also have wings….”

“Father…, I want that too….”

Due to the popularity of the magic tool, Baron Karus and Ali were soon surrounded by guardians.

“Your Majesty, where did you get that toy….”

“Haha… I don’t know much about it since Kara received it as a gift. I just know that it’s an exclusive supply from the top of Ali…….”

“Baron Ali, now you are also handling magic tools at the top……”

“What about the Magic Tower…….”

Rian smiled proudly, thinking that the response was better than expected. As expected, my close friend is amazing.

“Miss, what’s strawberry cake without strawberries?”

Meanwhile, Sergio was picking out strawberries from the strawberry cake to fulfill Nihil’s order. What’s even funnier is that Nihil was poking and eating the strawberries he picked out.

Sergio opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded at the sight.

“No, why are you eating that?”

“…….”

“You didn’t like strawberries?”

Dori dori.

“Then let’s just eat together!”

Sergio was furious that his labor was being wasted, but he picked all the strawberries anyway.

‘Sergio nags a lot, but… he seems like a really kind person.’

“Brother, help me pick out some olives.”

“Revan, if you don’t like olives, you should have brought something else! Just eat it.”

“Why do you do it for him and not for me! I’m his younger brother!”

Rianus smiled happily as he watched the bickering Talandrus brothers, but then suddenly he turned his head as he remembered his own brother.

“Happy birthday, Kara.”

“Thank you, Prince!”

My brother gave Kara a gift and had a brief conversation with Karus, but then he was about to leave, as if he had other plans.

“Rian.”

“Huh?”

Startled by the soft call, Lianus turned his head and almost got startled. Before he knew it, the black cotton… no, Nihil was right there, right in front of him.

Nihil whispered quietly so that no one else could hear.

“Have you tuned your violin?”

“Oh, that’s right!”

Rianus quickly checked the condition of his violin, remembering that he had planned to perform a celebratory performance. In fact, he had checked it last night and this morning, but the more thorough he was in this matter, the better.

“hmm…….”

Nihil looked closely at Rianus, who quickly became focused on something else, then turned his head to the other guy who was observing Rianus as well.

He was the first prince.

The guy stared at Lianus without even realizing that he was being stared at, and only realized his gaze belatedly, flinched, and immediately left the banquet hall.

Then a worried murmur was heard.

“Can I play it properly?”

Nod nod.

Nihil turned his gaze back to Lianus, nodded as if to tell him not to worry, and took out two spheres from his bosom.

1 I was a little worried about the prince, but I couldn’t spend any more time on him. I had to film our child’s talent show.

This time, the child’s father even gave her some money and asked her to take nice pictures.

“Eww~”

But that allowance was useless as the talent show… no, the birthday celebration performance was in danger of being canceled before it could even begin.

“Clara, it’s okay, don’t cry…….”

“Heeeeeelp… Clara, you don’t want to….”

The little pianist who had decided to play with Rianus ended up crying after being trembled under the unfamiliar gaze of so many people.

Olivia tried to comfort her little brother quickly, but the little boy cried even more sadly, perhaps because of the people’s chattering.

‘Do I have to return my allowance…?’

While Nihil was thinking about this and wondering what to do if he didn’t want to return the allowance, Rianus was leaning over Clara, who was crying while holding the violin.

“Miss Clara, don’t cry……”

The restless Lianus tried to calm Clara down. He understood how Miss Clara felt. When he first tried to play in front of people, his hands started shaking.

But I don’t know how to appease her. Even Kara, the birthday girl, seemed to be feeling very awkward about this situation and was looking around furtively.

If we leave it like this, not only will the banquet atmosphere be ruined, but it might also create bad memories for Clara.

‘Maybe it would be better… … .’

At that moment, Nihil, who seemed to be thinking about something, handed the crystal ball to Sergio and walked towards the piano.

“Neil?”

Everyone’s eyes were on him, but Nihil sat confidently in front of the piano.

But are you going to play it for me instead?

Lianus tilted his head, wondering if his friend could play the piano too.

“Neil, can you play the piano?”

Nod nod!

My friend nodded vigorously and raised his hand. Before I knew it, Clara was looking at Nihil with wide eyes.

‘There’s nothing Neil can’t do!’

Rianus lifted the strings inwardly, admiring them. Then he waited for Nihil to play the piano accompaniment. However, Rianus couldn’t help but stumble at the sound of the piano that followed.

Thump thump thump, ding ding tang tang tang –

“Phew!”

Baron Ali, who had been watching, spurted out his champagne. Then laughter erupted here and there.

The serious atmosphere seemed to have eased due to the chaotic performance, but Rianus’ confusion was further compounded. He had no idea when he should start playing!

Lianus glanced at the back of his friend’s head, wondering if he was sending a signal. But his friend didn’t look back and just played the keys. His white hair bouncing along to the rhythm looked very lively.

‘Actually, isn’t this something like performance art!’

My friend is a genius, so he might be showing me art in a field he doesn’t know about.

“Nooooooo!!”

At that moment, Clara screamed. It seemed that the piano prodigy did not understand her friend’s performance art.

“That’s not how you hit it!!”

Clara suddenly broke free from her sister’s embrace and ran to the piano.

“Look carefully! This is how you hit it!”

The little musician pressed the keys hard, saying that he would demonstrate to Nihil while sitting next to him. And just like that, the piano accompaniment began.

Rianus blankly stared at the sight, then looked at Nihil, who nodded at him, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

Kiiing-, the strings are ringing,

“(Blessings to those who follow the wind.)”

The petals scattered with a small whisper.