How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 213



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Episode 213

“Hmm…….”

“…….”

Lianus turned his head slightly, looking at the canopy that had descended like a thin fog. My friend, who had a bad habit of sleeping so much that he could be described as a corpse, turned around with his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Rianus stared at the sight for a moment, then placed his hand on Nihil’s forehead. He wasn’t sure if he had a fever, but it seemed warmer than usual.

“…Neil, okay?”

“…….”

There was no answer. However, since he was still furrowing his eyebrows slightly, Rianus took Pupu and Popo, who were lying next to him, into his arms. Nihil’s expression relaxed a little more.

But Lianus’ expression did not soften.

“…….”

What is this subtle annoyance?

Rianus looked at Nihil quietly and then brought Pupu back. Holding Pupu made him feel a little better. However, the fact that he had irritated his close friend only made him feel more uncomfortable.

Why? Why on earth do you feel uncomfortable?

Lianus got out of bed. The bed shook with my movements, but my friend did not wake up. Perhaps that was why, although my senses were vivid, it felt like a dream.

The raindrops that had been pouring down as if there was a hole in the sky disappeared as if they were nothing. Moonlight broke through the chiffon curtains, but somehow it didn’t look all that beautiful.

Lianus opened the terrace window after taking a quick look at the ripples rising from the window and door. He said that he had set up a magic circle to sound an alarm if an outsider passed through the window or door, but since he was not an outsider, he didn’t react at all.

Lianus glanced at his friend to see if he had woken up, then hurried out onto the terrace and quickly checked the flower pots. The moonlight was so bright that there was no need for anything like a lantern.

I secretly hoped there would be nothing, but there was the teaspoon I had pushed with my foot. The problem was that the teaspoon had been covered in the scent of the cream, and there were bugs swarming around it. Lianus almost screamed when he saw them.

But the bugs didn’t move, as if they were already dead.

“…….”

Lianus carefully lifted the tip of the teaspoon with his fingertips and tapped it. The insect carcasses fell off one by one.

And then a teaspoon emerged, some of it blackened.

Lianus thought about taking out a handkerchief, but instead of waking up his friend, he rolled up his sleeve and wiped the teaspoon. He wiped it vigorously, hoping that it might be dirty, but of course, it wasn’t.

There was no excuse for the bug corpses. This was poison.

Did Nihil know and eat it?

But I knew the answer without even asking.

You must have known. That’s why you ate it with your hands, even though you didn’t have to act like you usually did. You know that silverware discolors when it touches something.

‘Neil, you said you like strawberries, right?’

I handed it over to you.

“…….”

My lips were pursed. Guilt was choking my throat. If my friend had not been immune to the poison, then surely,

‘One bite, nanny, one bite for me.’

Just like back then.

match-!

Lianus slapped his own cheek with all his might. He couldn’t give in to that helplessness again. He still had a friend to protect.

It’s okay. My friend is fine and will continue to be fine. So it’s okay.

And it’s not my fault. I didn’t poison myself and Evan brought the cake…

‘That… , yes. Actually, I… , bought it because I wanted to eat it.’

“ah.”

Rianus swallowed his sigh at the voice that suddenly passed through his mind. Soon, he thought he would understand why Nihil had pretended not to know anything and had monopolized the cake.

Someone is after my article. His life, or his honor as a knight.

“…How dare you.”

The eyes reflecting the moonlight were cool.

* * *

“Neil, Neil.”

“Ugh……”

Nihil groaned as he awoke at the sound of a voice. Perhaps because he was in union with the child, his body felt very heavy.

Has my child continued to live with this body? I feel proud.

I should praise her later, I thought to myself as I dozed off, and before I knew it, my head dropped. For some reason, something soft touched my face. I opened my eyes slightly to check, and there was a rabbit doll in my arms.

‘… Was the fairy tale rate too high?’

Nihil thought he had to be a little careful, because he didn’t know that the child would copy his sleeping habits. If he was not careful, the child might feel threatened and become hostile towards him.

But I still don’t want to move.

Nihil buried his face again in the soft, fluffy doll.

Todododododok-

At that moment, a light knocking sound was heard between my fading consciousness. The sound was getting closer and closer.

“……?”

Just as Nihil was about to raise his head in wonder,

puck-!

“Ugh!”

“Neil!”

Something hit me in the face.

“Kuya!”

“…Soft?”

What hit my face was none other than Somnus. Somnus was furry and puffed up his fur.

“Kui!”

“ah.”

Nihil, who was wide awake, quickly pushed the rabbit doll he had in his arms aside. Somnus immediately rushed to the rabbit doll and started trampling it.

“…I guess Somsom doesn’t like Popo.”

Rianus, who had been watching, muttered quietly and then picked up Pupu and hid him under the blanket.

“It’s because you’re so jealous. Somsom, come here.”

“coup!”

Somnus, who had trampled the rabbit doll to his heart’s content, fluffed up his fur as if he had won and quickly entered Nihil’s arms.

“But, Lian. Are you ready?”

Nihil looked up and down at Rianus’s already changed clothes and checked the time. It was too late to get up.

“Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?”

“Ah…, um, you looked tired. I just woke you up to say hello and say goodbye. Neil, you can sleep more.”

“I’m fine. I’ll get ready quickly.”

“No! It’s really, really okay! Neil’s smart, so it won’t be a problem if he misses a few classes.”

Lianus quickly laid Nihil back down as he tried to get up. Then he placed his hand on Nihil’s forehead once and then on his own forehead, and tilted his head. Nihil snickered at the sight.

“Rian, I’m not sick. I’m just a little tired.”

“…Did you take the medicine?”

“……?”

Strangely enough, Lianus seemed particularly convinced that he was sick. Nihil thought about it for a moment and then realized.

‘I got caught.’

I thought it happened naturally, but how did you find out?

But since he had already been discovered, it didn’t matter how Rianus found out. Rianus may have been a bit oblivious, but he wasn’t stupid. The strong determination he occasionally displayed was enough to surprise even Nihil.

‘… Looks like he mistook the target for a puppy.’

Judging from the perspective of Lianus, who did not know the details of the dog’s circumstances, it was highly likely that he mistook the target for the dog, not himself. On the surface, the dog had bought the desserts himself.

‘Furthermore, it is quite understandable to misunderstand, since he even tried to eat poison himself.’

Whether it’s the puppy dog ​​eating poison and collapsing, or another dog eating poison and collapsing and being accused of attempting to murder the royal family, it could all be seen as being aimed at the puppy dog.

“I… I don’t mind taking the class alone. If I really need to, I can join my brother again…….”

Lianus lowered his head. If possible, he wanted to hide Sir Evan as well. Why do all the people I care about end up unhappy?

Of course, I now know that there is no such thing as a curse…

But does that mean I can say it’s not my fault?

“…I’m sorry I’m weak.”

If he had been very, very strong, he could have protected himself.

Lianus felt like he was about to shed tears. However, he held them back, thinking he couldn’t show tears to someone so weak.

“Shut up.”

As expected, a body was heard. Then a soft voice, as if soothing a child, was heard.

“Rian, you are strong.”

“…….”

“You’re just a bunch of shards flying around that can’t break you because you’re too strong.”

“Then… what should I do? The people I care about always end up unhappy.”

“okay?”

“…….”

“I’m happy.”

“……!”

“I don’t care?”

“no!”

Absolutely not. Rianus shook his head with all his might.

Nihil was having a little trouble holding the child in his arms as he was moving around violently, but he couldn’t let it show here, so he put as much strength into his arms as he could.

“Rian, you don’t have to do it alone. You’re doing well enough, and the people around you are trying too.”

“But Neil wants to handle it alone.”

“that…….”

Nihil laughed awkwardly and changed the subject when the spark suddenly flew at me.

“Class… I have something to do, so I’ll skip a few days. And let me be clear: I’m not sick.”

“…really?”

“Really.”

Nihil tried to pat the child with one hand, but stopped himself. He was too weak to pull his hand away from the child.

‘…I have to endure this with such a weak body.’

Although I couldn’t help it because of the child’s training, I was worried about having to endure training for several days with this body.

‘Would it be better to lower the assimilation rate even if it’s a little late? But if I assimilate for too long, there might be side effects… … .’

“But, Neil, you know……”

While I was wondering how I could train Mana Cognitively efficiently, Lianus spoke to me again, hesitantly.

“huh?”

“Have I… gained weight?”

“…No. Why?”

“My arms are shaking.”

“…….”

This is a really big deal. If this continues, I won’t be able to carry my child.

“Is it very heavy…?”

“…No. But I think I’ve gained a little weight because I’m tall.”

“really?!”

“Uh, uh.”

“lol.”

… the future already looks bleak.

* * *

“Prince… why are you alone?”

The administrator who came to the finance class asked curiously.

Since I’m usually so busy that I never have to miss a class, I had high expectations for the class, but for some reason there was only one student.

“Ah… my close friend has some circumstances….”

“What happened?”

“Um, no, just a little bit…, yeah. Anyway, I’m going to skip class for a while.”

“…I finally got to see that pretty girl…….”

“huh?”

“Oh, no, no. Let’s start class.”

The administrator was very disappointed, but he couldn’t just grab Baedong and make him sit down, so he put his disappointment aside and started class.

“Your Majesty, you are analyzing the budget very realistically.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. You seem quite familiar with the prices of common people. Did you study separately?”

“Oh, my friend told me a lot.”

“okay.”

The magistrate nodded. It seemed better to have a commoner like this than some stupid nobles who didn’t even know the price of the bread they were eating.

“But I heard that Baedong just sits still during class.”

“Still, I often follow what the teachers tell me to do.”

“…Is that so?”

The administrator seemed a little puzzled as he answered. It sounded as if it wasn’t the administrators teaching Baedong, but Baedong dealing with the administrators.

But since it was impossible to confirm it without a movement, the administrator said goodbye after class and walked away.

“Butler! Butler!”

The prince’s voice echoed through the hallway.

‘A child is still a child.’

I couldn’t help but chuckle because he was a prince who was quite polite during class.

“Where is Neil now?”

“Your Majesty is now in the bedroom with the pharmacist.”

‘Pharmacist? Where does it hurt?’

The administrator slowed down his pace out of curiosity. It occurred to him that perhaps the reason Baedong didn’t show up for class was because he was sick.

“Your Majesty… you… are dead…”

“Lima…are you okay…?”

“…Save me… ”

‘…? What kind of conversation is that?’

“Do you have any business left?”

At that moment, the maid came over and spoke to me. I couldn’t hear the conversation very well, so I stopped walking without realizing it.

“Oh, no. Then that’s it……”

The administrator greeted them hurriedly and walked away again. I couldn’t hear the conversation clearly, but the situation seemed more serious than I thought.

‘Could this be… the secret struggle I’ve only heard about?’

I’ve already heard rumors that Grand Duke Lepne is keeping an eye on the Second Prince’s movements. If the First Prince’s forces are keeping that in check…

‘This is really big news… …!’