How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 208



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Episode 208

“Brother, you don’t have to worry about my close friend.”

Evan smiled bitterly as he watched his master respond confidently.

Yeah, you don’t have to worry about the lynx guy. It’s not him you have to worry about… … .

“I’m not talking about that movement. Well…, it’s hard to understand what I mean unless you experience it yourself.”

“Haha, that’s right. You’ll realize it once you get stabbed in the back of the head by a stupid commoner. In the first place, isn’t it foolish to expect loyalty from those guys?”

Evan lowered his head further. Am I a stupid commoner? Is that why I did something I regret so much?

My mood was sinking deeper and deeper as I had a feeling that there really wasn’t much time left.

“It is also wrong to bring something without honor or dignity to the class of the Prince. How can someone of such low status be given the same position as the Prince? This is an insult to the Prince.”

So I didn’t even notice that the red-haired, bad boy was secretly turning his back on his master.

Fortunately, the oblivious Lianus tilted his head and asked back.

“But didn’t Gongsun come either?”

“I will be the one to lead the Tesaurus Dukes, the only Dukes in the Kingdom….”

“My friend is smarter and more talented than you!”

“Comparing me to a beggar…!”

“Neil is not only smart, he’s also strong, kind, pretty, and patient… no, maybe he could be a little less patient!”

bang!

Lianus slammed his palm on the desk without saying a word. Abel, who had just returned from talking to the administrator, opened his eyes wide at the sight.

“…What happened while I was away, Your Highness?”

“You have to be angry when you get angry! Isn’t that right, Your Excellency?!”

“Yes, yes? Well, that’s true.”

“Being too patient is also a nuisance to those around you!”

“Of course, of course. When I see Your Majesty just glossing over a serious situation, I feel like grabbing him by the collar… No, no, that’s not right….”

Abel quickly changed his words after a brief pause. Whether the prime minister grabbed the king by the collar or not, Lianus continued his passionate speech, saying that people should not live in patience for too long.

“…So the conclusion is that my close friend should be a little angry…!”

Click.

“……?”

At that moment, I heard a very small door knock. I turned my head in the direction of the sound, thinking that someone had come in, but the door was firmly closed and I could not feel any signs of life.

“…Sir Evan, didn’t you hear anything?”

“……ah.”

Evan, who had been hanging his head in thought, flinched at Lianus’ question and cautiously walked toward the entrance and opened the door.

Crunch.

“…….”

“…….”

And then I came across a lynx crouching there in a pitiful state.

“her.”

I suddenly burst into laughter when I saw the lynx rolling its eyes and watching me closely. It seemed like it had tried to sneak in and surprise me, but had gotten scared by the roar of the ferocious baby beast and backed away.

“you…….”

“Shhh-.”

“…Your Majesty, the lynx has come.”

Evan ignored Nihil’s gestures for him to be quiet and announced the arrival of the lynx. The creature immediately slapped my thigh to show its displeasure, but then reached out to me as if to ask me to help it up.

Evan stopped himself as he naturally tried to lift Nihil. He couldn’t let him continue to rely on me like this.

“…Am I your servant? Get up.”

When I responded a little bluntly, the guy slapped my thigh again.

“Neil! Welcome!”

Soon, Rianus came running and helped Nihil up. Nihil nodded quickly, as if the child would not nag him, and came inside, timidly.

“Your Excellency, may my friend also sit with you?”

“Of course. Shall we start class again now?”

“Yes, sir!”

Nihil stroked the seaweed, which was especially green today, and it turned into a barley sack.

“… Diplomacy for a weak country like this is not easy. It’s frustrating, but there are times when you have to be mindful of what the other party thinks. For example, King Edward, the 9th king, was criticized for lacking integrity when he pursued a neutral diplomacy with the empire that was divided in two at the time, but he also minimized the damage that would come from war…”

Boritjaru was so bored that he overheard the class and created a curriculum for the magic class he would teach the prime minister. Of course, he wrote it in ancient language so that no one would understand it, because he was afraid that someone would think it was strange if they saw it.

“Neil, no matter how bored you are, you still doodle during class… No, your handwriting is really nice. Should we continue…?”

The prime minister took the paper in front of him, glanced at its contents, and then put it back. Nihil shrugged his shoulders and continued writing.

“I guess they wanted to follow us because they thought it was cool how we studied.”

Aiden whispered and giggled to Lawrence at the seemingly scribbled handwriting, but Nihil nodded vaguely, tore off a corner of the paper, wrote the word “idiot” in ancient language, and tossed it to him as a gift.

“what!”

Of course, the note was immediately thrown to the floor, but Nihil didn’t show it.

Until the somnus that had been dozing off on my head suddenly came down and ate it.

“!!!”

Nihil almost screamed when he saw Somnus eating the note. He quickly put his hand in and tried to pull the note out, but it was too late, as there was nothing left in Somnus’ mouth.

“Uh, um, Neil. Since Som-som ate the chewy ones too, wouldn’t the small pieces of paper be okay?”

“…….”

Rianus tried to console Nihil, who was standing there blankly, but it didn’t comfort him at all. Nihil quickly picked up his pen again and started writing a letter.

-[Dia, it was a misunderstanding. I didn’t mean to send that note to you, I meant to tease you, but for some reason our smart Sonjsomsom misunderstood the intention… ]

I almost teased the kid again without realizing it, but Nihil wrote a letter of apology with sincerity.

When he put the neatly folded letter into Somnus’ mouth, the third parties who did not know the circumstances frowned as if they could not understand Nihil putting a larger piece of paper into his mouth… but Nihil did not care because the explanation came first.

Phew!

But despite my sincerity, the explanation did not reach the child.

“…….”

“…….”

Nihil opened his mouth and closed it again as he watched the letter pop out again.

‘… Already in puberty?’

Just when I was wondering if he was growing too fast considering that he was just babbling for the first time today, Somnus, who had been rolling around, suddenly stopped and spat something out.

Knock, knock… … .

A crumpled, round note popped out. It seems that the passageway was not capable of transmitting in both directions simultaneously, so I ended up spitting out my explanation.

‘Thank goodness you’re not in puberty yet.’

The little boy’s puberty had been quite spectacular, so Nihil hoped that Somnus’ puberty would come a little more slowly.

‘… By the way, does this crumpled note mean that he wants to crumple himself up like this?’

Nihil felt a little bitter, but since this was the first time the boy had sent something other than a magic stone, he kept the crumpled note in his bosom.

“…Why on earth are you picking up trash?”

Aiden muttered as if it was ridiculous, but Nihil didn’t feel the need to respond to the words of a fool who didn’t know the value of what his child had given him, so he just ignored him.

When I gestured to the prime minister to hurry up and continue with the lesson, he showed a clear sense of regret. It seemed that if I didn’t want to get caught by the magician, I would have to run away right after class.

“Okay, wait a minute….”

“……?”

But unexpectedly, after class, it was Prince 1 who caught up with him.

* * *

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s not appropriate for a stupid commoner to take classes with me!”

“But… my friend is smarter than you?”

“What kind of humiliating words are those…! I have received a high level of education from the duke’s family since I was young, no less than that of princes! To be like that, someone who doesn’t even know manners or etiquette…!”

Aiden paused as he pointed at Nihil. His lush white eyelashes lowered slightly and he lifted his teacup, his posture so elegant.

“……Hororok.”

Nihil, who was trying to pour tea in a classy manner without much thought, was not flustered by the sudden gaze and drank the tea noisily.

“Look! How frivolous it is!”

“That’s right!”

“……?”

When Lianus, worried that his friend’s true nature would be revealed, panicked and responded urgently, Aiden’s face briefly showed confusion.

“…It’s a pre-meal, but if you’d like, I can bring you dessert.”

Nod nod.

Nihil gladly accepted Lawrence’s thoughtful consideration. Soon, the table was filled with a variety of desserts, making the word “appetizer” seem meaningless.

“…You can’t eat when you’re full, so just choose your favorite dessert and eat it.”

After thinking about those words for a while, they took a bite of each dessert as if they were trying something new. Aiden was horrified at how rude they could be, but the princes watched them carefully as they chose to eat.

Nihil chuckled inwardly at the obvious intention and carefully selected his dessert.

Excluding desserts that are hard to pick up and eat with your hands, excluding cookies or baked goods that come in large quantities, excluding things with chocolate in them that Puppy loves, Rianus… is not picky and eats them well… … .

For one reason or another, I was so busy picking out desserts that there weren’t many left. There were so many different kinds that I couldn’t figure out what to eat…

Nihil carefully took a bite of each type of cake and then brought out a few strawberry desserts. I thought they were out of season, but seeing that there were fresh strawberries, I thought that Wangseong must be very popular.

Although he didn’t particularly like strawberries, it was effective to focus on just one thing when artificially creating a taste, so from that moment on, Nihil decided to become a strawberry-loving baby.

“Neil, are you going to eat all that?”

Nod nod.

“Isn’t it too much to eat all of?”

“…….”

Nihil pretended to be troubled by Lianus’ words, then picked out the decorated strawberries and ate them, handing the rest to Aiden.

“What! Why are you giving me the leftovers?”

“Aiden, if there’s anything you want to eat, I’ll bring it out fresh.”

“Oh, no, it’s not that I want to eat it…….”

The prince smiled and placated Gongsun, then turned his gaze to Nihil.

“…Do you like strawberries?”

Nod.

“okay.”

The crimson eyes turned round. Nihil smiled back.

* * *

In the end, I had lunch with my brother. Unlike before, I didn’t feel uncomfortable. I think it was because my close friend was by my side.

‘But did Neil like strawberries…?’

On the carriage ride back to the Palace of Wernus, Lianus had such doubts, but soon gave up.

Even when I said I wanted a strawberry cake without strawberries, I ate all the strawberries, so I don’t think I disliked it.

“Come to think of it, Sir Evan.”

“Yes, Prince.”

“It seems like it’s been a while since you went out… Are you okay?”

“ah…….”

At that question, Evan’s face slightly distorted, as if he was crying or laughing.

“Not yet, not yet, it’s okay.”