How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 193



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Episode 193

The man, who had transformed into a child without fail, stepped out of the passageway, his tangled hair held in one hand.

‘… I don’t feel any sign of that lump of blood.’

Wasn’t it the time to sleep? If my father hadn’t woken up, it would have been easier to search, but if he had, he would have followed the blood clot.

‘Do I have to check everything one by one in the end?’

If you go out following the clump of blood, you will only end up suffering in vain.

“…What brings you here?”

Dios stopped walking when he heard a voice from behind him. It was an old man who appeared to be a butler.

Although he did not particularly enjoy talking to humans, the man opened his mouth, thinking that he had no choice.

“I have come to bring you rest.”

“…….”

“Where are you?”

The old man didn’t answer. When I pressed him to release his energy a little, his hands started to tremble, but he quickly hid them behind his back and pretended as if nothing had happened, remaining unmoving.

He stared at me for a long time with a solemn expression, then slowly knelt down and bowed his head.

“Please…, don’t take him away. The prince needs him.”

“That’s not for you to judge.”

“…….”

But despite the cold treatment, the old man only bowed his head further and still did not open his mouth.

The little man furrowed his eyebrows slightly at the old man’s stubborn behavior.

“Should I grab Little Rex and threaten him?”

“…Rex…?”

Paul’s head was down on the floor, his eyes widening at the unfamiliar, yet not unfamiliar, address.

‘no way…….’

Paul, who realized the boy’s identity in a short moment with his head turned, quickly opened his mouth.

“Ah, no…, no. He….”

* * *

“under.”

The man, who had returned to his original form, looked down at the knights’ training ground and laughed in vain.

‘I followed the lump to class… … .’

The old man said that his father was following the blood clot to take lessons. And now it was time for swordsmanship lessons, so he must have gone to the knights’ training hall.

however…….

“…Why can’t I see my father and only see a lump of blood?”

Did he sense my presence and run away? Was it because his short limbs were uncomfortable and he had to return to his original form?

“Your Majesty, it is dangerous if you don’t relax your strength when you twist your waist there.”

“huh!”

But considering that his father was gone, his blood clot was so clear. Compared to the way he cried and snotted when he begged them not to take his best friend away, his attitude was incredibly calm and composed.

If I just watch that lump of flesh here, I’ll eventually run into it, but my patience has been running low for 500 years.

The man picked up the communication device.

* * *

“…….”

Sedes looked at the ring disintegrating into dust with a blank expression.

What on earth is going on? Did I do something wrong, or did my son’s friend give him a defective product?

Sedes wanted to ask his son’s friend right away, but he knew that if he looked at him here, everyone would look at him strangely, so he tried not to raise his head.

The onlookers were equally embarrassed, as they whispered among themselves. Some tried to hold back laughter, while others openly raised the corners of their lips like old snakes.

At that moment, the President of the Magic Association cautiously opened his mouth as if trying to change the mood.

“I guess that wasn’t a magic tool after all.”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s a gain to know that the Meister can handle elven trees.”

“Ahem, well, it’s probably natural for it to fail since it’s such a difficult tree to handle…”

At that moment, light flashed once again from the finger where the ring had been worn.

“……?!”

“your majesty!”

Kkudangtangtang-!

The nobles jumped up from their seats in shock, causing the chairs to fall over. But nothing remarkable happened after that. Only a strange letter was faintly engraved on his finger.

“What the heck is this….”

Knock knock.

“……?”

When Sedes was about to ask his son’s friend without realizing it, a knock came, which sounded a little urgent. Sedes was a little nervous, since he would never knock on the door of a conference room during a political meeting unless it was really urgent.

‘… Could it be that I received a call from the Empire?’

“Listen.”

As soon as permission was granted, an administrator came in, panting and with a pale face.

“What’s going on?”

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty……”

“…grandee……?”

“Oh, oh, you called me saying you were coming to visit, but….”

“…Truly.”

Sedes felt slightly relieved that it wasn’t a call from the Empire, but he couldn’t help but look towards his son’s friend.

In fact, the day after the accident, the Grand Duke contacted me and said he wanted to meet my son’s friend. However, my son hadn’t woken up yet and I was worried about what might happen, so I declined. However, I didn’t know he would make such an absurd request to visit.

The administrator took a few deep breaths and opened his mouth again.

“I was going to tell you that I was in a government meeting and would get back to you shortly……”

His expression distorted as if he was about to cry. Sedes became anxious. And his next words were not out of the ordinary.

“…you have arrived.”

“…….”

Was this a notice of trespassing rather than a notice of an expected visit? My son’s friend is also going in and out of my bedroom and office without permission… Is this how Wang Sung’s security is supposed to be?

“Friend, friend! You must hide for now.”

The Marquise Francesca stood up from her seat in a tumultuous manner and began to look for a place to hide. It seemed as if she wanted to avoid encountering her son’s friend as much as possible, perhaps because he had almost died at the hands of the Archduke.

Although it didn’t seem like it would be hidden even if I tried to hide it now, my son’s friend seemed to find the situation amusing and pretended to look for a place to hide with me.

Even though I moved around so casually, all I ended up doing was under the table.

‘…Why do you look so excited?’

Just as I was thinking that my son’s friend was strangely excited, there was a small noise outside the conference room.

The head maid came in with several maids and quickly set up a table of refreshments, and the nobles in the conference room tried to look calm, as if they wanted to look relaxed.

‘It would be easier to catch the Grand Duke’s eye if you act like a young marquis.’

The Grand Duke did not treat anyone outside the royal family, especially not those of his direct lineage, and this was also the case with Duke Tesaurus, the only duke and sword master.

The story of the Duke speaking to the Archduke when he was young and being ignored is still talked about among the nobles.

There is a joke that because of this discriminatory treatment by the Archduke, anyone who talks to the Archduke is treated as royalty, and so there were many authors who tried to start a conversation whenever they had the chance. The most successful case was Marquis Francesca, who almost got her wrists blown off after suddenly bringing a world map and demanding that the mysterious language be translated.

Thinking back now, I think it might have been because the Marquis was so young at the time that it was overlooked to that extent. Strangely enough, it seemed like he was very tolerant of the circumstances of young children.

Meanwhile, Marquise Francesca picked up a snack and handed it to her son’s friend who was crouching under the table, saying:

“Friend, friend, can you please come out of there? Here, please eat this.”

Nod nod.

…play well.

Sedes leaned back in his chair as if to say, “Let it be.” Soon the Archduke came in, sweeping the floor with his long hair.

“Your Highness, you seem to have some free time these days.”

I spoke a little bluntly and the Archduke snorted.

“Rex, you’ve grown so much.”

“That Archduke wasn’t that big at all.”

He’s not old. When I made a light joke, the Archduke’s face hardened. Sedes unconsciously tensed up again.

“…I was joking.”

Sedes immediately changed his stance. After ascending to the throne, the former king had treated the Grand Duke so rudely that he almost got his head blown off.

“It’s a ring I’ve never seen before.”

“……?”

But contrary to my worries, the Archduke was looking down at my finger. To be exact, the strange letters engraved on my finger. I wasn’t wearing any rings or anything on my other fingers, so it was definitely right for me to look at this.

“I received it as a gift. What does it look like to you, Your Highness?”

“What.”

“This magical tool.”

“…don’t call what he made just a magic tool.”

“Him?” Sedes asked cautiously, not believing it.

“……Do you want to find out who made it?”

“Where is the child?”

“…….”

The Grand Duke immediately changed the subject. No, was this really changing the subject? Wasn’t he subtly revealing that the one who created this magical tool was a child?

But because he couldn’t be sure, Sedes pretended not to know.

“…Why are you looking for the child here?”

“There wasn’t one in the small Rex palace.”

“…….”

Has the prince’s palace already been raided?

“Where are you?”

Sedes sighed deeply at the Archduke’s behavior of coming to her out of the blue and looking for her child. Even though he had trespassed, his sincerity in notifying her and coming back even late was now enough to bring tears to his eyes.

It certainly seems like the target is my son’s friend. I was wondering if it was okay to hand over my son’s friend like this, when I heard a question that cut off everything.

“Are you okay?”

“…? Oh, if you’re asking about the child, then yes. He, he’s more fine than I thought.”

“I’m sure I said I would meet you.”

“I just woke up today…, I just got the news.”

In fact, he had trespassed into the conference room and was under the table… but Sedes had to make an effort not to look down.

“Your Highness, why are you looking for that child?”

“I have something to take care of.”

“…….”

Surely you don’t mean to say that you’ll handle it neatly?

“…Promise me you won’t harm the child.”

“I’m such a fool….”

At that moment, something white jumped out from under the table and rushed towards the Archduke in an instant. At the same time, a pitch-black shadow rose from the floor.

“……!”

In a very brief moment, all sorts of thoughts came to Sedes’ mind.

Is the banquet hall disaster happening again? And now there’s no more elixir. Why on earth won’t your son’s friend just sit still? If your son’s friend gets hurt here, what will he say to his son who trusted him and entrusted him with that?

But miraculously, the black shadow stopped just before it could pierce my son’s friend.

“…….”

“…….”

A heavy silence flowed. My body didn’t move as if I was caught by something. My breathing hole was open, but I was so surprised that I forgot to breathe. No one, including the Duke, the Sword Master, moved.

No, no, except for one.

Sedes looked down at his son’s friend who had already succeeded in a surprise attack on the Archduke twice. He was already hugging the Archduke’s waist and smiling bashfully. He looked very happy.

However, it seemed that only my son’s friend was in a good mood, as the sound of teeth grinding was heard from the Archduke’s mouth. The feeling of ominous pressure was a bonus.

“Eww, oh my, my friend, why are you like this? Haha, Your Highness, I’m sorry.”

The Marquise Francesca quickly stepped forward and tore her son’s friend off, but the Archduke’s furrowed eyebrows showed no sign of flattening.

Just as I was about to open my mouth, thinking that something really big might happen, the Grand Duke, who had been glaring at my son’s friend, spoke first.

“Requies, $@#%$%#^?”

An unknown language flowed from his lips. The only word that Sedes could understand was ‘Requies’, which he had recently learned. Considering that the word not only meant a place of rest but also meant eternal sleep, it seemed like he was threatening him with the idea of ​​falling into eternal sleep.

It wasn’t a completely wrong interpretation, and my son’s friend, who seemed to understand the meaning of the words, froze and couldn’t move.

“#$%@#$^@#%&@$#&”

As the Archduke continued to speak, his son’s friend opened his mouth a few times with a rare look of bewilderment before slowly getting down from the arms of the Marquise Francesca.

“@#$%^#@$%.”

The Archduke, who had added a few more words, grabbed the back of his son’s friend’s neck. His son’s friend dangled from his hand without resistance, like a kitten whose neck had been bitten.

“See you next time, Rex.”

After saying that, the Archduke opened a passage and disappeared.

“…….”

“…….”

A silence filled with embarrassment lingered. Sedes stared blankly for a moment before organizing the documents in front of him. It was a kind of escape from reality.

Yes, we are in a government meeting right now, and what happened just now was just a group dream because we were so tired. It wasn’t like any terrible disaster happened, and everyone is safe…

“your majesty.”

As I continued to steadily escape, Abel came close and quietly opened his mouth.

“What do we do now?”

“What…?”

“The consignment has been kidnapped.”

ah.