How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 198



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Episode 198

“Dia, try this on.”

Nihil pushed the little boy the little pajamas he had received from Noah. Like most baby clothes, they were cute and fluffy.

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The little boy snatched the pajamas away with a bug-bitten expression, and gripped them with such force that he seemed to be about to tear them apart.

“Do you not like wearing matching clothes with me?”

At those words, the little boy’s hand stopped. The fabric stretched a little, but fortunately it didn’t tear.

“Are you going to wear it?”

“…….”

Or should I put it on for you? At those words, the kind little boy got up from his seat in annoyance.

Peep, there was a sound from the shoe. It was none other than the shoe that had kept me so quiet.

I thought civilization had regressed from 500 years ago, so I was surprised to discover those groundbreaking shoes. Humans are truly evolving animals.

‘… I’ll bet… what should I bet?’

‘I don’t ask for much. Just wear the clothes I chose for you and spend the day with me.’

‘If it’s clothes… I can just put them on.’

‘Really?’

But that face that suddenly crumples up after seeing baby clothes.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Bam, bang-!

The sound of feet stomping, full of anger, could be heard all the way to the next room, and then the door closed noisily.

“The baby is really…, so spirited….”

Lianus’s trembling sentiment made me laugh. Even though the little boy is so irritable, he does most of what he asks. Didn’t he come here with me as a baby in the first place?

“But Neil, where on earth did you get that baby from?”

“Your Majesty.”

“…You’re not the Archduke’s lover?”

“It’s not the Archduke’s love.”

It’s the Archduke himself.

Rianus was confused as he looked at Nihil, who was smiling meaningfully. In the meantime, the little boy who had changed into his pajamas came back, but his face was more fierce than before, despite his cute clothes.

At that moment, Revan, who did not know the child’s circumstances, opened his mouth seriously.

“Dude, the kid keeps frowning. Could it be that he’s actually taking a dump?”

“……Big!”

Nihil bit his lip to keep himself from laughing, but it was too late; the boy was frozen in place.

“Oh, I guess it’s all sold out.”

Does Revan know that he has turned the Grand Duke into a mere idiot?

‘Is this pure evil? Kids these days are truly scary.’

Although he felt a little sorry for the little boy who was being strangely misunderstood, Nihil had always lived a life of teasing, so he picked up the shocked little boy and patted his butt.

“Dia, should I change your diaper…, ugh, Dia, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Please don’t pull your hair!”

Eventually, the hair was grabbed.

“Oh, Neil!”

“Oh, baby, don’t do that!”

“Ugh, my friend’s hair is all pulled out!”

“Baby, be good! Don’t pull on that. Kara will give you this!”

The children tried hard to stop him, but there was no way they could overcome the strength of the boy, which even the knights could not overcome.

The little boy only became quiet again after tearing out a handful of my hair.

“Dia…, it was just a joke, but isn’t this too much…….”

Whether Nihil argued or not, the little boy smiled with satisfaction for the first time at the sight of the white loot in his hands.

Perhaps that made the little one feel better, as he has been quite well-behaved since.

“So Neil, don’t follow strangers….”

Rian, who firmly believed that he had been kidnapped by the Archduke, kept nagging them to stop kidnapping him, even while they were huddled together playing cards.

Thanks to that, Lianus, who couldn’t hide his expression, was unintentionally carrying out a pretty good psychological warfare.

“Rian, I wasn’t kidnapped.”

“If I don’t meet you, it’s kidnapping.”

“I see.”

Nihil nodded obediently and slipped the old maid to Rianus. Rianus was absentminded, so he took all the cards that were given to him, and in the end, he was the one who lost.

“…Why is this in my hand?”

Lianus tilted his head as he looked at the old maid in his hand. He could feel that the father of the girl, who was watching the game, was feeling a little uncomfortable as the girl kept losing.

‘I guess I’ll have to include Father in the game too.’

“Shall I teach you how to pick a lock?”

“Uh, yeah?”

The parents of the children looked puzzled by the baseless conversation, but Nihil stubbornly continued to speak.

“I’ll tell you what to do after being kidnapped.”

The guardians’ faces changed to subtle as they took out the lock and rope from their bosoms. Still, the children showed interest.

“If your eyes are covered, rather than immediately securing your field of vision, use your other five senses to first grasp your surroundings… Ah, Dia, I told you not to cut the rope.”

The problem was that the kidnapping target would snap the rope.

“Isn’t the rope rotten?”

Noah said that the rope on top of the Allie was strong and approached the rope to pull it. However, of course, it would not break. Nihil did not miss the opportunity and grabbed the new hostage who had come to him on his own two feet and wrapped him tightly.

“Huh, huh?”

Noah was tied to a chair while he was playing around awkwardly.

“Noah, people like you are being targeted.”

“…Who is someone like me?”

Noah looked a little sullen after asking that.

“Is it because I’m dull and stupid?”

“That’s not it. It’s just that he’s the son of a wealthy family, so it’s easy to approach him for money.”

Nihil shook his head as he spoke, then took the dagger from his bosom and thrust it at Noah’s neck.

“Noah!”

The upper class, who had been laughing, screamed in surprise. Since it was a real sword with a sharp edge, his escort knight Michael also seemed nervous.

“It’s dangerous, so put the sword down…!”

“Your Majesty, I have kidnapped your son somewhere.”

“……?”

“They don’t know where the kidnapping took place, and they’re demanding money.”

Maurice opened his mouth, his face turning pale as he imagined his son being kidnapped.

“Uh, how much do you need?”

“…….”

“I’ll try my best to prepare accordingly.”

“…This one is also full.”

Nihil shook his head and sharpened his dagger. It seemed that the guardians’ education came first.

* * *

“When a child is kidnapped, it is important to buy time by pretending to give in to the kidnapper’s demands and extract information.”

Sedes was already listening. He had never known that a kids’ pajama party could be this useful.

‘Is this how it was originally?’

I had some doubts, but they quickly evaporated as I watched my son demonstrate his amazing rope-cutting and escape skills.

My son also won first place in the locksmith competition. He’s great.

Will I have a chance to compliment you later? If I had known this would happen, I would have just revealed my face from the beginning. If I take off my hood now, you might be surprised.

As I was lost in thought for a moment, I felt someone pulling the hem of my robe.

“Well then, please take care of me. Kidnapper #3.”

“……?”

What happened in the meantime that he became kidnapper number 3? No, if he is number 3, then who are number 1 and number 2…?

“Number one is me. Number two is my little one. Number four is Puppy, and number five is Meow.”

Somehow, it felt like he was the only human among the kidnappers, and Sedes became even more nervous.

My son’s friend handed me a small note with instructions written on it.

-Floors 3-5, only hallways. Stay on each floor for 5 minutes. Do not make any noise. If you make a loud noise or see a hostage in your sight, chase them away. Go to the ‘exit’ once every 10 minutes.

Sedes was inwardly surprised by the more specific instructions than he had expected, and glanced at the instructions from kidnapper number 4. Kidnapper number 4 flinched at his gaze and unfolded his own instructions note so that it was easy to read.

-3~5th floor, randomly search the rooms, stay in each room for more than 30 seconds. If the children you were chasing hide in a room, follow them, but if you can’t find them, don’t stay in the room for more than 3 minutes. Don’t stay in one floor for more than 10 minutes. Move only when the candles are lit. Chase even the slightest noise.

‘This order is a bit difficult.’

“Playing with children isn’t an easy task in the first place.”

“……?”

‘Did I mumble out loud?’

At the natural response of his son’s friend, Sedes turned to look at his son, thinking for a moment that he had made the noise. If he had already been caught, he would have just been comfortable.

“Noah and Revan are on the same side as me!”

But my son was waving yellow paper with shining eyes. It must have been a coincidence.

“It’s not a coincidence.”

“……?!”

Sedes froze at the appropriate answer that came again.

‘Could it be that you have the ability to read minds?’

As I looked at my son’s friend with trembling eyes, the answer came without fail.

“No. I’m just racking my brain and trying to predict what will happen for kidnapper number 3, who can’t speak freely.”

“…….”

“Have fun and go. Kids grow up so quickly.”

The son’s friend, who said so, put a bell on his own ankle and gave a lantern to the suspicious baby.

“Dia, please walk properly and out loud so that the children do not get startled.”

At that request, the baby nodded his head slightly, seemingly annoyed, and then walked in place a few times as if he was trying to show off.

Beep, beep, beep.

* * *

“Welcome, Your Majesty.”

As I returned to the ‘exit’ as instructed by my son’s friend, Marquis Ali greeted me in a hoarse voice and then turned his head back to the crystal ball.

“You’re concentrating.”

“Your Majesty, please come quickly. Lord Revan has been captured by Sir Evan again, and Noah and the prince have barely escaped.”

At those words, kidnapper number 3 quickly approached the crystal ball, forgetting his duty. Rianus’ nervous face was very cute.

In another crystal ball, the eldest son of the Tarandrus family and the youngest brother of the young marquis were reflected, but it was not easy to see them because the Francesca siblings were looking at them so closely that they seemed to be entering the crystal ball.

I saw the child’s head fluttering in the windowless hallway, so I thought he was using spirit magic.

‘That small child has that much strength… … .’

“This thing called spirit magic, it seems like a bit of a scam.”

While I was secretly admiring the childish brute force, Abel, who was sipping wine, grumbled.

“Magicians start by learning about the mana cycle, and then barely manage to create a circle, memorize the magic circle, memorize it, and memorize it again, and then barely manage to complete a single spell by using the mana…”

Ting, Abel flicked his wine glass with his finger.

“Spiritualists make a contract with spirits using just their talent, and the spirits take care of everything for them when they summon them.”

“Isn’t it difficult to develop that talent?”

“I know, I know, but it feels unfair.”

Abel muttered as he tried to use the circle, but quickly stopped. If he used his mana carelessly again, he would obviously get scolded by Neil.

At that moment, Karus, who had been burying his nose in the crystal ball, raised his head and opened his mouth.

“Your Majesty, that is not true.”

Then he summoned a low-level spirit and showed it to him. The small spirit, which looked like a girl, circled around Karus and landed on his shoulder.

“Elementalism consumes a lot of mana. Whether you’re summoning, maintaining the summons, or manipulating the wind, it all consumes mana.”

Sarang, Karus’s pale turquoise hair fluttered.

“Furthermore, communication is surprisingly difficult. It’s okay if you don’t express your intentions out loud, but if you don’t imagine them specifically, the spirits may wander and use mana inefficiently.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Since Kara is still young, her application skills are also lacking. Her affinity is quite high, but since she has only just begun her mana training, she can only summon one low-level spirit. And even that only lasts for a few minutes. Since she has used her strength, the summoning will probably be lifted soon.”

As soon as he spoke, Kara, who had been reflected in the crystal ball, suddenly collapsed and the Francesca siblings sighed.

Sergio, who was nearby, hurriedly picked up Kara and tried to run away from the cat, but there was no way he, who had not been able to use one of his legs for several years, could shake off the cat while holding the child.

“Oh my, our Kara got caught again…….”

“Bella, take a look at this guy.”

“If you let it go, your friend will come back and catch you.”

Abel watched the sound of the song and then turned his gaze to Sedes.

“By the way, Sadie, aren’t you coming here too often?”

“I only move according to orders.”

“Your son has started watching you.”

“oh.”

Sedes chuckled at those words.

“I see you finally figured out my intentions.”

The reason my son’s friend made him go in and out of the room designated as the exit was probably to make the hostages focus on observing rather than focusing on escaping from their captors.

“I’ll go out right away.”

Then my son could find the exit. Just then, I saw Rianus hiding from the baby.