How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 211



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Episode 211

Evan woke up early in the morning and packed his bags and headed to the prince’s bedroom. The master would be guarding him instead, but he wanted to take a picture of our little kitten sleeping before he went out.

‘… Now that I think about it, I forgot to ask about the divine punishment.’

I was so surprised by the fact that the prince had even seen a little bit of Mana that I forgot about it.

As I was thinking that I should go ask the little lynx if he was awake, I opened the prince’s bedroom door and felt the prince’s presence on the other side of the door.

‘Are you awake already?’

I was a little skeptical, but soon thought, “That could be the case,” and opened the door.

“Your Majesty, you woke up early…?”

“…….”

But it was not the prince who was awake, but the lynx.

“……?”

Evan was momentarily confused when he saw a lynx darting around the room since dawn.

‘Did the prince talk in his sleep?’

Evan was shocked and dumbfounded that he had mistaken the presence of a cute kitten for that of a cheeky tomcat, but the white back of his head did not even look at the person and went about his business without even noticing them.

“Evan, are you going now?”

Evan barely came to his senses again at the sound of a welcome voice.

“Oh, yes, Commander. Please take good care of the prince’s escort today.”

“Don’t worry and have a comfortable trip. More than that…, you can call me a little more comfortably.”

“……?”

‘Comfortable?’

Evan wondered if he could sing more comfortably than that, but after much thought, he muttered vaguely.

“…heartbreak?”

Chin, chin, chin.

The wildcat that was running around fell down.

“Why did you suddenly fall down?”

Let’s quickly go and help him up. The lynx looked at me with a pitiful look in its eyes.

“Why do you look like that?”

“Do you have a brain?”

“…….”

I helped this guy up after he fell down… … .

“…What did I do that you’re persecuting me?”

“The captain wants you to call him master.”

“ah…….”

At Nihil’s words that hit the nail on the head, Evan and Walter simultaneously looked at each other and then quickly turned their heads away again.

“I, Master, it’s not that I didn’t want to call you Master…….”

“Oh, no, don’t misunderstand, Evan. I’m not asking you to acknowledge me as your master….”

“Tsk tsk.”

Nihil clicked his tongue at the two dishonest priests and continued walking. For a moment, his knees, which had been hit by the embarrassment, began to ache slightly.

* * *

It started raining lightly from early in the morning. It seemed like summer had finally arrived.

Because of that, I couldn’t go to the training center and was stuck in my room, but unlike the gloomy weather, the atmosphere in my room was brighter than I expected.

“How about three gold coins?”

“five things.”

“…four.”

“…….”

Lianus looked at his friend who was bargaining with Sir Ernest. It seemed that his excellent friend was making money more easily than he thought.

‘… Five gold coins as salary might be a little too little.’

Thinking like that, I secretly hoped my friend would take a little more of Sir Ernest’s money, but my fingertips felt tingly.

“……?”

I looked at my fingertips in wonder, and there was a very small wound, as if I had been pricked by a thorn.

‘Was the wooden sword less sharp?’

But since there were other wounds on his palm, Lianus ignored them.

“Honestly, a 5-star rating doesn’t even cover the cost of the video. How can you be so stingy with your disciple’s video?”

“…Haggle while showing me some video.”

Walter grumbled a little. The normal video storage is disposable and cannot be reused. There is no way to know what kind of video is stored inside, so it is not something you can buy just because you heard that your disciple was filmed. If you say so, you might end up with the back of your disciple’s head.

However, Rianus tilted his head as he listened to the conversation. If he was Sir Ernest’s disciple, he would be referring to Sir Evan… … .

“Neil, is that the… drunk video we filmed last time?”

“No. That’s been deleted. This is a different video.”

“…….”

Lianus was speechless. Does Sir Evan know that his images are being sold in this way?

However, Walter, who had thought that it was a video taken that day, asked back with a puzzled look.

“You mean another video? Aren’t you selling the previous video?”

“That’s erased.”

“Why?”

“Because I got caught.”

There was nothing he could do because the doggy guy kept looking for the cat. However, Nihil didn’t want to erase his own records with his own hands, so he set it to be erased naturally when a communication came.

“…Then what kind of video is saved here?”

“Video teaching Evan II.”

“…?! Does Evan have a child?!”

Walter was shocked inside because he didn’t even know that his disciple had a lover. How could he not have told him! Of course, they had only recently become close again, but still, still… … !

“Kkiang!”

Just as I was about to feel a little sad, a puppy came running towards me. Its slightly drooped ears were fluttering along with its body.

“Evan II.”

“……?”

Nihil gladly embraced Evan II, who had come closer. It seemed as if he had noticed that my story had come up.

Walter’s face, which had been filled with shock, gradually changed into something subtle.

“…That dog’s name is….”

“Evan II.”

“No, Sir Ernest! It is Robert Louis de Armond II!”

Walter’s mind was briefly confused by the shouts being shouted at the same time, but in the end, the only name he could remember was Evan II.

“So, should I buy it or not? It’s a video that teaches children to speak. It’s a little short, but I can worry about it for the rest of my life.”

“Will five gold coins be enough?”

“half dozen.”

“Why did you come up…, no, I’ll give you six.”

So, while Evan was away, a secret deal was made.

* * *

Aril smiled bashfully, wearing a flower pin in her hair.

“How is it, oppa?”

Evan couldn’t bring himself to answer, so he just stroked his small head and raised the corners of his lips.

“Aryl.”

“huh?”

“That, that…, no, no. How are you feeling these days?”

Evan eventually changed the subject. Telling Ariel the truth would only add to his burden, and nothing would change. Above all, it would be like using someone who doesn’t know anything to ease his own guilt.

“Everything is good. Now I don’t fall over as much when I walk. Should I show you?”

Aril said that and jumped up from the bed as if to show off. He was still skinny, but his eyes definitely looked lively, perhaps because he had had a good night’s sleep recently.

“It’s getting better. Maybe I’ll get better soon.”

“…….”

There was no way it could get better. All I brought was sleeping pills and painkillers.

Evan didn’t respond, but turned his head outside the window, where the rain was falling steadily. Suddenly, he wished that the rain would continue until night. On nights when the clouds were thick and the moonlight was too dark to be seen, Ariel was less hurt.

On days when there was no moonlight at all, it was okay to leave the windows open… … .

The moon, the Wolang tribe, and the divine punishment.

Evan’s guesses grew stronger as the situation strangely coincided. At the same time, he felt a sense of emptiness. No matter how much of a savage he was, there was nothing he could do about the divine punishment. Even if the Grand Duke came, it would be impossible.

‘What do I do now?’

Is it more painful to live with the burden of divine punishment, or to be murdered by one’s only blood relative?

Evan closed his eyes and leaned his head against the wall, not wanting to think any more.

“Are you having a hard time, Oppa?”

“…….”

I didn’t respond. I didn’t want to lie and say I was okay, but I didn’t want to tell the truth and say I was having a hard time either.

“…Is the prince bothering you?”

“What? No!”

Evan stood up and denied it. I can’t even imagine our kindest and gentlest prince in the world bullying someone!

“Or maybe not…. He definitely doesn’t seem like the type of person who would harass anyone.”

“Aryl, have you ever met a prince?”

“Yeah? Come here sometimes.”

“When on earth…?”

Evan’s mind was in disarray. He had never mentioned Aryll to anyone since he entered the palace. Of course, the prince didn’t know either, so how could it be possible that he had met her…

“Ah, you mean the first prince.”

Evan relaxed again, realizing a little too late. It seemed like the baby snake had come to check his weaknesses regularly.

“Yes, Oppa, the Prince really looks like he came straight out of a fairy tale. He brought a really pretty cake last time, really…….”

Evan snickered as he watched Ariel chattering excitedly.

“…well.”

Is that really true?

* * *

“It’s not that difficult.”

“…….”

Evan looked down at the baby snake with blue-black hair and red eyes.

I had expected this to happen, so I kept putting it off, but when it actually happened, it was funny how I didn’t think about it at all.

The baby snake grinned and held out a box with a handle to me.

“It’s a gift.”

“…….”

“Baedong really eats well.”

It was a dessert box. A very cute box containing two kinds of sliced ​​cake.

One was a ganache cake coated in a glossy chocolate coating, and the other was a strawberry cake topped with strawberries.

Evan looked down at the dessert box and opened his mouth.

“Where is the antidote?”

The obvious question of whether it was poisonous was simply passed over.

“Why do you think it might be poisonous?”

“Then is it okay if I tell you what the First Prince sent?”

“Well, if you can handle your mother’s anger.”

“…….”

Evan bit his lip. He must have found that sight so amusing that a soft laugh could be heard.

“It’s just a little scare. You don’t have to worry too much.”

The prince spoke lightly, but Evan knew that the purpose of this gift was not as simple as harming the lynx.

Baby snakes are something you want to see.

The prince was struggling with trauma.

“You’ve been worrying for a long time.”

Let’s stand still without reacting, as the first prince urges us.

“Well, if you don’t want to take it, you don’t have to.”

“…What is that…?”

“Because you can give it to another child as a gift.”

The crimson eyes were round and round.

‘Oppa, the first prince really looks like he came out of a fairy tale.’

Eventually Evan received the box.

There was a strange sense of satisfaction in the soft laughter.

“Then, I hope you have a pleasant tea time.”

Evan turned around and walked away without asking any more questions.

It’s okay. It’ll be okay. The lynx will notice.

‘I’m sorry, Ariel.’

Now I just wanted to end it.

* * *

Even as the rain grew heavier, Evan didn’t hurry his steps. Maybe it was because his rain-soaked trousers were too heavy, or maybe it was because the sound of them following him was too jarring.

Daughter-.

Evan, who was just walking like a machine whose only purpose was to walk, turned his head to the clear sound of a bell cutting through the sound of rain. He saw an old gentleman coming out of a dessert shop with a box of cake in his hand.

“…….”

Evan looked down at the box in my hand and then turned around. The watcher was spraying death gasps at me as if warning me, but his role was to only watch and report, and he had no business stepping forward.

‘If it’s a lynx, it wouldn’t be a problem for it to detect that thing’s presence.’

Thinking about him made me feel a little bit relieved.

Daughter-.

As soon as the door opened, Munjong let out a clear sound as usual.

“Welcome.”

Evan glanced around the interior, leaving the greeting staff behind. There weren’t many customers, perhaps because of the rain, but his eyes were naturally drawn to a large man who didn’t look good with the cute desserts.

Normally, I would have felt embarrassed by that gaze, but this time, I ignored it and walked straight to the display case.

“What would you like?”

“…Do you have any cakes with strawberries in them?”