How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 205



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Episode 205

“Your Majesty, where have you been without seeing or hearing anything?”

“…It’s noisy.”

Dios shook his head furiously. He felt a little uncomfortable because his time had been interrupted. Why was he bothering me today, when he usually did everything on his own?

… I was thinking of playing chess with my father for the first time in a long time, but the aide ruined everything.

“dismissal.”

“What is it?”

“Just in case, just in case, just in case.”

“Speak.”

I was already worried that I had said something unnecessary to my father, but seeing the aide acting so timid made me feel even more irritated.

“No…, well…, it might be our mistake…….”

“Don’t hesitate……”

“Are you raising a child?!”

Are you raising it, are you raising it, are you raising it, are you raising it… … .

“…….”

“Ugh…….”

The aide’s crooked voice echoed through the hallway. The aide must have felt guilty as well, because he quickly covered his mouth and then mumbled an excuse.

“No, that, that kiss…”

“…….”

Yeah, it’s understandable that a pacifier suddenly fell out of thin air. The problem is that the kid is on this side, not that side.

‘You only sent me flowers, so why are you suddenly doing something like that… …!’

The flowers that fell from the sky when they were forgotten could be generously understood. They must have been bored, I just thought so. The subordinates also looked at them strangely at first, but soon lost interest.

But, but, the pacifier… … !

‘What on earth were you thinking!’

‘There was nothing like this when Dia was a baby. Since she was the most similar to Dia, there was no way she would produce milk for me… I felt sorry that I couldn’t do it, but it was also amazing, so I sent it to her once.’

‘Don’t make excuses! I was just teasing you!’

‘Ahahahahaha.’

Was it the humiliation I had felt after hundreds of years? The silence that followed the pacifier falling on the table while I was working, and the gazes of the aides all looking at it, could not have been more embarrassing.

Dios gave the answer he had been waiting for to his aide, who was still staring at him, regretting that he should have retrieved Anima.

“I won’t raise it.”

“So… are you planning on raising it?”

“That won’t happen, so just report it.”

“…….”

Aide Aspel bit his lower lip when he saw Dios’ murderous expression.

If I asked questions carelessly, my head would fly off, but I had talked to other guys about it and I was so curious that I couldn’t just let it go.

Aspel was wondering what to do, so he racked his brain and decided to ask indirectly.

“That… that person who sometimes sends flowers.”

“He won’t come anymore.”

“yes?”

Aspel stared blankly at the quick reply, Dios muttered with a bitter expression.

“…He won’t come.”

* * *

“I told you, there’s a difference!”

“No, what kind of woman is that, Your Majesty!”

“Nonsense! That cold-blooded guy is crying and is disappointed that the flowers won’t come anymore…!”

Immediately after the Grand Duke went out to capture the devil, the aide’s office, where only the sound of paper being turned and pens being scraped could be heard, suddenly became noisy.

“But those magic stones… weren’t you collecting them to give to your lover?”

“That’s right. It’s not even a madhouse, but you went out to catch the devil again?”

Recently, the Grand Duke has been hunting demons in short bursts, regardless of the frenzy, and thanks to that, the warehouse is already full of magic stones that the Grand Duke himself has refined.

Everyone was curious about this person who would have left the unrefined magic stone as it was, but no one complained. They didn’t want to get their throats blown off if they complained. In fact, there was a guy who tried to touch the magic stone and lost his wrist.

However, no matter how much I tried to ignore the flowers arriving through the small passageway that the Grand Duke had opened some time ago, I couldn’t do anything about it.

I wondered what kind of fearless person would use the Grand Duke’s passage so freely, but when I thought about it, there was no way anyone could use the Grand Duke’s passage so freely.

That means the Grand Duke has given his permission!

At first, the Grand Duke frowned at the sight of the flowers that had suddenly sprouted, but he did not discard them. After that, the flowers continued to sprout randomly and the Grand Duke frowned without fail, but they were preserved with a magic spell and were piled up neatly in the Grand Duke’s gloomy bedroom to become decorations.

“…Honestly, when I saw those… baby items… popping out instead of flowers, I thought the Grand Duke was finally going to have a successor….”

“I thought so too. I thought my lover had told me she was pregnant.”

Even while you were submitting the report, didn’t you immediately stiffen your face and run away as soon as you saw it? Several people nodded their heads at those words.

“…Is it possible…that she wasn’t your majesty’s child from the beginning?”

“If that’s the case…, she might have told me that she was pregnant and asked me to break up.”

“…….”

“…….”

The aides who had come up with the answer among themselves felt their blood run cold in an instant.

“…Then did you go to kill the demons to relieve your anger?”

“You have to be quiet for a while……”

At that moment, the surrounding air began to ripple. It was the aura of the Grand Duke. The terrified aides hurriedly returned to their seats.

Uttang tang, kudang!

There was a commotion and soon the Archduke appeared. The Archduke’s short hair was still unfamiliar, but it was so refreshing. When the Archduke’s hair was long, I had to always look at the ground to avoid stepping on it.

“…Hello, welcome back.”

“okay.”

“You’re early.”

“There wasn’t much.”

“yes…….”

Well, you’ve been hunting so much lately that it’s almost like a massacre…

There was no more conversation. The aides looked around furtively and then turned their eyes to the documents. As expected, he didn’t look too happy.

Of course, if you ask me if I had a pleasant face before, that’s not the case.

In that suffocating silence, work began again. Aspel, the chief aide, diligently managed the mouths of the men who were hesitating whether to open their mouths out of curiosity, and then turned his head to the swaying magic. It was a sign that the passage was about to open.

What could it be this time? I was sure there wouldn’t be any more flowers… Surely it can’t be an invitation.

As he was nervously vowing to himself that he would burn all the invitations at the wedding, something that had escaped through the passage fell on the Archduke’s hand, which was holding a fountain pen.

‘ring?!’

Everyone froze. The thing that came out of the passage was something decorated with flower-shaped jewels… … .

‘No, it’s a real flower?’

Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was a flower ring. And it was a ring made of common wildflowers.

The aides looked around among themselves at the appearance of the unexpected object. Then, someone muttered quietly as if talking to himself.

“Surely not a proposal…!”

Aspel quickly cast a silence spell to cover the snout of the oblivious youngest aide. However, it was of little use as the sound of gasping could be heard here and there.

‘Oh, the Grand Duke laughed?!’

Aspel was inwardly horrified. The Archduke, who didn’t seem to be able to draw a single drop of blood even if pricked with a needle, no, it seemed like even a needle wouldn’t go in, was smiling while wearing a cheap flower ring!

Even the ring’s loop was so small that it barely fit on the first joint of her little finger, making it look like she had snatched it from a child’s hand.

“…Your Majesty, is it by any chance….”

“Get to work.”

The flower ring went into the Archduke’s arms with a preservation magic applied to it.

* * *

‘… I think I should go.’

‘Oh, I can’t help it. I can’t stop the busy Grand Duke.’

‘Don’t be sarcastic.’

‘Ahahahahaha.’

I wanted to play with the little boy, but I couldn’t help it. Seeing the little boy growing up and living on his own made me feel proud and bittersweet at the same time.

‘Take care, Dia.’

‘…yes.’

The boy opened the passage and looked back again.

‘…father.’

‘yes.’

‘Honestly, I don’t think I could win a bet with my father.’

‘Then are you going to give up?’

‘… … .’

The boy stared at him for a long time without responding.

‘Dia?’

‘I have a favor to ask you…’

‘Please speak comfortably.’

Nihil smiled brightly at the thought that he had a favor to ask of me, glad that I still needed him.

‘…if that is.’

‘yes.’

‘Very… , very if, you have to fall asleep again… … .’

‘… … ?’

At that time, to me,

“…Your Majesty, Your Majesty!”

■■.

“Master Neil!!”

“……!”

Nihil looked up in surprise. The old man who had come before he knew it was there was looking at him with a worried face.

“Are you okay?”

“……okay.”

Nihil blankly replied a little late and ran his hand through his hair. He must be tired, thinking of something else while on his way to meet the child.

‘What if I make the child worry again for no reason?’

You must have been worried because of me, but if you waver again, you will only hurt the child for nothing. But I can’t just leave the child alone after hearing those words…

Nihil thought about it and realized that something that should have been above his head was gone.

“Somnus…?”

Where did you go?

“Baby, if you’re a demon, you’re over there.”

The butler pointed to the flower garden in the main palace. Before I knew it, Anima had descended from my head and was crushing the flowers with her entire body.

“Somnus, come here.”

I called out carefully, but Anima pretended not to hear me.

“Baby, come on, stay here for a long time.”

I glanced back as I called out once more, but soon he dug into the flower garden again and rolled around.

‘Is it because I don’t usually take you for walks…?’

I named her Somnus, meaning the fairy of sleep, because she sleeps all day, but I don’t know why she’s so active today.

‘… Did I carry you around too much?’

I carried it in my arms in case it rolled off my head while I was sleeping, but maybe that’s why I felt suffocated.

Nihil approached the flower garden and cautiously held out his hand, vowing to himself to go for a walk regularly.

“Soft and fluffy.”

Peep.

When I called him by his nickname, he only started to act like he knew me properly. It was just like when he was little, so I couldn’t help but laugh.

‘Dios.’

‘… … .’

‘Dios?’

‘… … .’

‘Dia.’

‘yes!’

‘…Who taught you how to be a fox?’

‘yes?’

I used to be obsessed with nicknames to the point of silently protesting if I wasn’t called by them, because of what I heard outside. Thanks to that, I’m more used to being called by nicknames now.

“Somsom, let’s go now.”

“Ku-ya.”

“…speaking…”

Nihil’s eyes widened. Anima’s short ears prickled and she cried again.

“Kuu-.”

“Inspiration, inspiration, our child spoke.”

“Hehehe…, congratulations.”

Paul just smiled kindly at Nihil, who seemed to be taking care of his grandchild.

‘I’m glad you’re feeling better.’

Paul nodded reassuredly. Since Baby Masunim has babbled for the first time, he should prepare a commemorative gift.

“Somsom, you have to be quiet.”

The master carefully placed the fur ball… no, the baby demon on his head, then picked a wildflower that had not yet bloomed and fiddled with it to make something.

“Hehe, it’s a flower ring.”

“It’s a kiss.”

“…….”

Paul almost lost his smile for a moment, but he skillfully regained his composure.

“Honey, your dad said he doesn’t like chewing gum, so you should try this…”

Wow- Gulp.

“…….”

“…Ugh, sorry.”

It seemed like he wanted to put it in Baby Masu’s mouth, but Baby Masu ended up swallowing it whole.

“…inspiration.”

“yes.”

“Let’s say it was a flower ring.”

“……?”

“I sent it today and the kid chased after it.”

“ah…….”

Kiss kiss… Are you talking to the Grand Duke?

“If the kid comes to me to question me, I have to defend him.”

“…I will try my best.”