How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 212



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Episode 212

“Sir Evan! Come in!”

“I’m back.”

When I arrived at the palace with a few more desserts, the first thing that came out to greet me was the kitten. Unfortunately, there was no strawberry cake. My attempt to change it up was a failure.

‘It won’t be easy in the first place because of the watchers.’

The sound of the watcher gradually faded away as they got closer to the palace, and by the time they reached the palace, they were no longer noticeable. It seemed as if they were trying to keep their distance as much as possible and only confirm the bare minimum.

“Hey, um, you’re here.”

For some reason, it seemed like the teacher was trying to hide something in a hurry, but Evan was puzzled but didn’t show it.

“Thank you, Master.”

“No. This is also my job. Whenever you want to go out, just ask me.”

“…yes.”

There was no need to go out anymore, but Evan simply said thank you instead of the words he couldn’t say.

At that moment, I felt a movement from the steps. I looked down and saw the lynx peeking around the dessert box with its eyes wide open.

“Why did you buy dessert?”

“I didn’t buy it for you.”

Evan responded bluntly, but Nihil, who was always suspicious, couldn’t be happier.

“Sir Ernest, have a cup of tea before you go!”

“I will not decline, Your Majesty.”

Choaaaah-.

The rain poured down as if there was a hole in the sky. However, on the optimal terrace where not a single drop of rain fell, the sound of the rain sounded quite nice.

“Sir Evan, sit down. Sir Ernest, are you okay?”

“Of course. Come on, sit down, Evan.”

“…yes.”

Since it was the last one, he could be greedy. Evan sat down without hesitation. The lynx also jumped up and took the seat next to the prince.

Soon, refreshments were served. Steaming hot water, fragrant tea leaves, milk, and… various pieces of cake that she had brought.

“The tea is ready, so please step aside.”

Perhaps because of the cat, the prince immediately pushed away the other servants and ate the teapot himself. Evan quickly brought the teapot.

“Your Majesty, I will do it.”

“Yours tastes bad.”

“…….”

The cat suddenly hit the bone. It wasn’t a wrong thing to say, but it was even more shocking that a guy who ate everything said it so directly.

“No, Sir Evan! I wanted to do it for you. Make yourself at home. What does Sir Ernest like in tea?”

The green-haired man who was scooping out tea leaves from a teapot looked anxious. Evan looked a little sullen, but Walter just smiled softly as if he found it cute.

“I just need black tea.”

“Neil, would you like some tea as usual?”

“I want to eat the same thing as you today.”

“Okay! What about Sir Evan?”

“…I will eat the same thing as the prince.”

“I’ll make it delicious for you!”

The prince rolled up his sleeves with determination, saying that this time he would truly show off the charm of milk tea.

The scent of tea spread out. Evan was blankly watching the dissipating steam, and then suddenly realized that the lynx was quiet.

I glanced back and saw the lynx dangling its paws, waiting for its turn.

Normally, he would have been sensitive to my gaze and blurted out, “What are you looking at?”, but strangely, he continued to look only at the prince as if he didn’t feel my gaze.

“…….”

A strange sense of unease came over me.

* * *

“It’s my ambitious project!”

Lianus proudly pushed forward his ambitious work. He was very happy that he could now share his favorite milk tea with his close friend.

But I couldn’t help but have doubts pop up in a corner of my mind.

‘… It seemed like you definitely didn’t like milk tea.’

My friend ate everything without being picky, but Rianus, who had always observed Nihil, knew that Nihil also had his own preferences.

Sometimes he acts in a way that is completely opposite to what he thought, which can be confusing, but when Nihil was asked what he disliked before, he said that milk tea with too much sugar might be a bit too much for him.

Lianus knew that he was a very sweet person, so he never felt bad that Nihil didn’t share milk tea with him. It was just a matter of taste.

“Horok.”

“…….”

Nihil drank his milk tea with five sugar cubes, looking quite satisfied. It couldn’t be acting. There was no reason to act now.

“delicious?”

“huh.”

“I’m going to add one more sugar cube… Neil, do you want one too?”

“okay.”

Plop, lop. Clack, clack. The sugar cubes were sucked into the tea. Rianus glanced at Sir Evan as he stirred the tea with a teaspoon.

Even Evan felt that Nihil was different from usual, and he was looking at him with uneasy eyes while tilting his teacup.

“How’s Sir Evan?”

Evan Sir flinched at the question, then smiled softly.

“Yes, Prince. I will never forget this taste for the rest of my life.”

“It’s okay if you forget. I’ll ride it again!”

It might be better to forget about it, because next time it might taste better. As he said that, Lianus scanned the tea table. Unlike the usual days when he only had a couple of desserts, today it was very colorful.

“Neil, you said you like strawberries, right?”

Rianus pushed a cake full of strawberries in front of Nihil. Rianus liked strawberries too, but he was more than willing to give it up to his close friend.

“Ah, that……”

Then Evan reached out and lowered his hand a beat later.

“Huh? Evan wanted to eat this too?”

Lianus’ eyes widened. Never before had one of his knights asked to eat something first.

‘Does Evan like strawberry shortcake?’

“No, not really…, no, that…, yes. Actually, I…, bought it because I wanted to eat it.”

Evan Sir lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed after speaking. Rianus wanted to take care of Nihil, but he also wanted to take care of his knight, so he thought he had no choice but to ask Nihil for a little bit of concession.

“Neil, could you give Sir Evan a little bit of a break…, ah….”

“…cellar?”

But the strawberry cake was already half eaten in my friend’s hands.

Nihil slurped down the cake in his mouth, then sipped his milk tea and quickly swallowed it.

“What is it, Puppy? Did you want to eat this?”

“No…, that….”

“Tsk, if you wanted to eat it, you should have told me in advance. Should I give you what’s left?”

Nihil pushed the rumpled cake out of my hand, then took it back. It didn’t look like something I could give to someone else to eat.

“Well, I guess I should just give up.”

Nihil shook his head and took another bite of the cake, saying, “The first one to eat is the owner.”

Walter, who was watching the scene, smiled lightly.

“Evan, I’ll buy it for you later.”

“Yes, yes? No, no!”

Evan waved his hand in amazement at his master’s kindness, then glanced back at Nihil.

“…Are you okay?”

“Um, not bad.”

Nihil nodded naturally. In fact, it was well past strawberry season, but they were still quite fresh.

‘… My fever is rising a little.’

I expected the puppy to suddenly bring me dessert, but it seems he heard something.

I was a little nervous because I was in a state of union with Lianus and it was hard to distinguish the poison properly, but fortunately, the 1st Prince moved as expected.

‘Maybe it’s because I’m still a kid. I find it easy because my thinking is simple.’

You said you liked strawberries, so you prepared a strawberry cake right away. There aren’t many bakeries that can use out-of-season fruits. And even if there were, there’s no way a puppy could go into such a fancy bakery and buy a dessert.

‘With this, the mastermind behind the puppies has been confirmed, but… … .’

It wasn’t that surprising, as expected. The problem was that the puppy seemed to want to use him to end everything…

‘That’s impossible.’

Nihil took a bite of the remaining piece of strawberry cake.

* * *

Evan felt a little relieved to see that Nihil was okay, but then he curled his fingertips in a wave of self-loathing.

I thought I was prepared, but I wasn’t. The thought of this peace being shattered made me suffocate. Even though it was a sham peace to begin with.

Then I remembered that there was another cake that the First Prince had brought. Maybe it was not the strawberry cake, but the ganache cake that was poisoned.

Fortunately, the prince and the master had chosen other desserts that they had bought, so it was not difficult to bring the ganache cake to me.

‘If I eat this… … .’

There may be a watcher watching from somewhere, but the rain was heavy and I purposely bought several similar cakes, so it would be hard to tell them apart.

I wasn’t worried about poison. If it was a poison that didn’t exceed the lethal dose for a child, it was more likely to not work on me.

Even if I had to vomit blood, it was okay. Just,

“Neil, eat lots!”

“cellar.”

…if I could stay in this peace a little longer…,

“Puppies shouldn’t eat chocolate.”

“…….”

As I was about to lose myself in my feelings, a wildcat suddenly came up to me and started to pick a fight. It was quite a sight to see him covered in whipped cream on his hands and face.

‘Why is this normally quiet eater acting like that today… … .’

Evan grumbled inwardly as he searched through his arms. Still, he felt a little special, so he had to take care of it.

“Wipe your face… why are you eating that!”

Evan, who was taking out a handkerchief from his bosom one by one, was surprised to see Nihil picking out chocolates decorated on top of the ganache cake and quickly reached out his hand.

Clang, ting!

A teaspoon flew out of his outstretched hand. The cat, who was peacefully munching on chocolate, swatted it away with his excellent reflexes.

“It’s delicious.”

“You…, you….”

I was stammering because I was so dumbfounded, and then someone grabbed my sleeve and tugged at it.

“Sir Evan.”

When I turned my gaze, the prince and the teacher were looking at me with wide eyes.

“Ah, this is, that……”

Evan rolled his head. He couldn’t say he was surprised because it might be poisonous.

At that time, chocolate decorations were placed on top of my cake.

“ruler.”

“……?”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t stop Neil.”

Rian felt responsible for his friend’s prank and willingly handed over his chocolate decorations, along with the cherries he had been saving.

“Prince, I’m fine……”

“Evan, have some for me too.”

“No, that’s not it, … thank you.”

Evan tried to make excuses, saying that it wasn’t like that, but ended up just saying thank you. Edible decorations were densely placed on the cake.

“You punk, don’t post weird stuff!”

Meanwhile, the naughty cat was picking grass from a flower pot next to him and putting it on my cake.

“Don’t be a picky eater. Our children learn by watching.”

“That’s a weed!”

“…These are herbs that I grew myself.”

“…….”

At the word herbs, Evan was momentarily speechless and looked down at the clump of grass. Since he had grown it himself, he felt hesitant to throw it away.

Although I was a little dubious, I was about to nibble on the end of a stick of grass to help my lovely kitten break his picky eating habits when I heard a gust of wind.

“That’s a lie.”

“Ouch! This is annoying!”

“Hahahahaha.”

Walter, who had been watching calmly, eventually burst into laughter. Rianus also burst into laughter.

As they laughed and chatted, time passed quickly. Rianus found the stories of Sir Evan’s childhood told by Sir Ernest particularly interesting.

Of course, Sir Evan was horrified… …

“Sir Ernest, I am afraid I have kept you too long.”

“No, I enjoyed it too.”

I didn’t realize it because of the dark clouds covering the sky, but it took longer than I thought.

“Rian, I’m going to wash my hands.”

“huh.”

“Huh, then why do you eat it with your hands?”

Nihil, who had picked up the cake with his bare hands and ate it, quickly left the place as if his hands were sticky. Sir Ernest looked at Sir Evan, who was complaining, and laughed softly again before whispering to Rianus.

“Your Majesty, please take good care of Evan.”

“Don’t worry about that! Sir Evan is my one and only knight……”

Bam, thud.

“……?”

Then something caught my eye. I looked down in wonder and saw a teaspoon had been kicked over and thrown into a corner far away.

The thing covered in cream was probably the teaspoon that Evan had thrown and Nihil had kicked away.

‘If I stay here, the servants might not be able to find me… … .’

However, Rianus, who was about to pick up the teaspoon without thinking, stopped and froze.

“Why is that, Prince?”

Walter asked curiously, but Rianus simply pushed the teaspoon behind the flower pot.

“No, no. I… I must have seen it wrong.”