How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 184



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Episode 184

Nihil, who had safely earned his allowance, smiled proudly and handed the video to his father.

Of course, it was Sergio who filmed the video, not me, since I was sitting at the piano.

Still, I think they worked hard with a sense of mission because our child came out cute. In particular, the way he blankly stared blankly when I was playing the piano was really cute.

Of course, our child is originally cute, so even if we took a rough picture, it would have come out cute.

“I like it.”

The father of the child who had watched the video until the end smiled contentedly and started watching the video from the beginning again. He looked very satisfied, so Nihil glanced at him.

“Isn’t there any extra money based on performance?”

“…You don’t seem to have any greed for money, but you secretly show it.”

“The more money the better.”

“…….”

Nihil smiled brightly at the flustered Sedes.

“Isn’t it all money that falls on our child anyway?”

“You have to tell her straight. She’s my child.”

“Let’s not be so picky, Father.”

“…….”

Sedes narrowed his eyes and glared at his son’s cheeky friend. Now he couldn’t tell if this rascal was his son’s friend or his own.

“In addition to pocket money… I’ll let you secure a location for the guild to be established. How about it? You said you’re going to establish it in Shaton? Oh, and Baron Allier also sent me a brand design.”

Sedes changed the subject and took out a piece of paper from the drawer and spread it out in front of him.

“Oh, there was that too.”

Nihil went straight to check out the brand design that the guild would use. He really liked the round canary drawn in the center and the curly seaweed that wrapped around the border.

“It’s okay. It looks a lot like the paper bird my child folded.”

“I’m glad you like it. I’m sure the Baron will like it.”

Sedes nodded, saying that it didn’t look bad to him, and unfolded the floor plan. It was the floor plan of the newly changed Shaton Street.

“I left out a few good spots. Check them out.”

Nihil accepted the street plan without hesitation. If he was going to do it, he might as well get a good spot.

To be honest, since it’s not a guild for exchange, it doesn’t need a good location, but wouldn’t it be easier to sell it later if the land price goes up?

“I heard that Ali is planning to open a branch in Shaton.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. He said he was going to build a tower next to your guild.”

“There’s no need to do that…….”

Nihil gave a vague reply and glanced at the floor plan, then flinched at the familiar name attached to the square.

-Requies Square

“But why?”

Sedes asked with a puzzled look, looking at Nihil who looked a little dazed, but Nihil shook his head.

“…No, nothing…, that’s not it.”

“Then why is it folded?”

Sedes gestured to Nihil’s hand. The once wide, flat floor plan now looked like a ball because Nihil had been folding it over and over again.

Nihil spread out the plan again, but eventually couldn’t finish it and handed it over to Sedes.

“Have you chosen?”

“…Everything seems fine, so please empty one somewhere.”

“It doesn’t look okay.”

“…….”

Nihil stared at the crumpled plan in Sedes’s hand, then finally got up from his seat.

“I guess I’ll be going now.”

“Are you going already?”

“The child might be waiting.”

“You’re not being honest either.”

Nihil hesitated for a moment, feeling stung by the words that he was being dishonest. But he soon responded calmly.

“What?”

“I just want to see the kid.”

“…….”

…that’s right.

Nihil, who had been blankly staring, muttered softly and opened the terrace window. However, he eventually turned around and approached Sedes.

“…Can you please position me somewhere with a good view of the square?”

“That’s not difficult, but are you okay? Your complexion doesn’t look good.”

“It’s okay.”

What could be wrong with that?

“……are you okay.”

* * *

Sergio, who had followed his mother to class but was held back after class ended and could not leave, timidly protested.

“…I don’t know why I’m here serving you.”

“…….”

But there was no response to the complaints.

Normally, if you were asked something like, “Shall I let you go home from work?”, you would respond by saying, “I didn’t go to work.”

Sergio looked at Nihil in wonder. The little devil who used to turn his stomach upside down with all sorts of nonsense, for some reason, just spread his arms and stared blankly out the window.

‘Oh, are you not talking because there is an outsider?’

The little prince and the little devil were now putting on their banquet attire, for His Majesty’s birthday was approaching.

But the royal designer was too proud to take Nihil’s measurements, so Sergio took his measurements while glancing sideways at the designer.

I couldn’t help but feel weak-hearted when I saw myself being discriminated against in such a strange place, even though I was a guest of the prince, no, even though I was in control of the two marquises and the upper class of the country.

“Please turn around.”

“…….”

Even when told to turn around, Nihil just looked somewhere else and didn’t move. Instead of nagging him, Sergio sighed deeply and moved away.

Even during my mother’s class, I thought she was just staring blankly out the window because she didn’t want to study, but something was wrong.

“Sergio, I’m sorry. Neil hasn’t been feeling well lately……”

“……No. I should be careful.”

Since the royal designer was still in place, Sergio treated Nihil as politely as possible.

No matter how lowly one’s status, if one is a guest of the prince, treating them carelessly is tantamount to disrespecting the authority of the royal family. The fact that the designer acted like this meant that not only Baedong, but also the prince was looking down on him.

‘It’s not wrong to say that the Second Prince’s popularity is low, but… … .’

But these days, my mother is trying to persuade my father. Talandrus has always been a neutral family, and my mother had decided not to interfere with that when she married into Talandrus, but it seems she has changed her mind.

Of course, it doesn’t seem like my father will give in easily.

“I’ll probably have about twenty banquet dresses.”

Sergio’s head turned at the ridiculous demand of having twenty banquet dresses made. It was not to appease the prince, but because he was curious to see what the royal designer would think. This was already planned.

“…It’s hard to wear twenty sets until the birthday party.”

As expected, the royal designer’s face showed a look of displeasure. But the prince was firm.

“sun.”

“…….”

“Well… if it’s too hard, it’s okay if you make two sets with similar designs.”

“…….”

Sergio stuck out his tongue as he watched Lianus, who was acting as if he wanted to give him a little extra attention. He had always thought of him as kind and gentle, but contrary to his imagination, the prince was smarter and more resilient than he had thought.

‘Neil, come and join me!’

‘huh.’

Actually, I don’t know if you even thought about feeding the designer water… … .

“I… have finished it.”

Sergio, who was a beat behind the designer, scribbled Nihil’s measurements on a piece of paper and handed it over to the maid. The maid compared the paper she had handed over with the one with the prince’s measurements and muttered quietly.

“I guess… repairs won’t be necessary.”

“yes?”

Sergio asked back, but the maid glanced at Nihil once and quickly disappeared.

“……?”

Does that mean there’s no need for repairs because their builds are similar? Well, at first glance, the builds of the prince and this little devil are pretty similar.

Sergio roughly adjusted Nihil’s clothes and got up. If he took care of him to this extent, his mother wouldn’t scold him if he left.

However, Sergio was unable to escape and ended up serving tea.

“…If you’re not going to eat it, just leave it.”

Sergio snatched the fork from Nihil, who was chopping the cake into crumbs. Only then did Nihil stop teasing the cake and look up.

“Neil, if you have any concerns, please let me know… no, you don’t have to tell me, but is there anything I can help you with?”

When Lianus, who had been looking at Nihil the whole time, asked with concern, an awkward smile appeared on Nihil’s face.

“I’m sorry, Lian. I worried you.”

“No. There are times when I don’t feel well. I’ve felt that way too, often. Um… should I bring the baby?”

“baby?”

“You can’t have it.”

At those firm words, Nihil opened his eyes wide and burst into laughter.

“Thank you. That makes me feel a little better.”

“Huh? Bring the baby?”

“No, no. You don’t have to bring it.”

Having a baby doesn’t fill that little one’s place, and thinking about it doesn’t make the little one come back.

‘Lord Requies!’

‘father.’

‘Requies!’

Nihil washed his face dry as the voice gradually grew in his head.

Is it time to let go? If you think about it rationally, 500 years is not a short period of time for a living organism. It was enough time for life to fade away, enough time to create new relationships, and too harsh a time to forget the past, no, to remember the past.

… I’m still stuck in the past.

“Neil, would you like to help me choose a gift for His Majesty’s birthday?”

“…I wonder.”

Nihil smiled slyly as he watched Rianus try to divert his attention elsewhere.

“…It’s strange that I became this emotional just by seeing that name.”

“What name did you see? Uh…, can I ask?”

Nihil always stroked the little prince’s hair, which suppressed his curiosity. Watching him consciously try not to ask questions, he felt grateful and sorry at the same time.

Nihil opened his mouth, thinking that it might feel a little easier if he talked about it.

“Um…, Lian, is that the new plaza in Shaton…?”

“Huh, huh?”

Lianus’s eyes widened. Nihil tilted his head at the slightly intense reaction.

“what’s the matter?”

“Why that square? Huh…, do you not like the name, ugh!”

Lianus, who had named the square, flailed his hands in confusion and almost dropped the cake plate.

“Your Majesty, be careful.”

“Uh, uh, Sir Evan, thank you.”

Fortunately, my cool knight quickly snatched it away and I didn’t get in trouble, but the fact that he named the square didn’t change, so Lianus opened his mouth after glancing at Nihil’s expression.

“The name of that square…, I….”

I built it.

I muttered as quietly as possible, but my friend, who had good ears, heard me and opened his eyes wide.

“You… built it?”

“Ugh……”

Rianus poked at the cake, feeling sorry for no reason. I don’t know for sure, but I felt bad for my friend because he was upset about that square.

“I… didn’t mean it with bad intentions. I just… found something I liked while looking through the dictionary…”

I think it suits you well… … When I answered hesitantly, Nihil stared blankly for a moment before bursting into laughter.

“Haha, that’s what it was.”

“Uh, um, are you okay?”

“Yeah, thanks. I should’ve asked you sooner.”

“I’m glad you feel better.”

Lianus smiled bashfully. It seemed that his friend was feeling better.

I wish it had ended there.

“Actually, that name… was the name given to me by the kid I was raising before.”

……uh?