How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 218



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Episode 218

CLANG!

The box opened with a loud noise.

Lawrence, who had reached out, couldn’t bear to look at her and closed his eyes tightly.

I should have just said that I was just playing hide and seek. If I got kicked out, I wouldn’t see you again. Should I admit it was a lie even now?

“uh……?”

But contrary to expectations, Aiden’s awkward voice continued.

“There’s nothing…?”

“……?”

Lawrence’s pupils shook slightly. Wasn’t that the box? But that was the only box in the playroom big enough to fit a child.

Aiden began to haphazardly take out the blocks from the box, as if he was certain that the box would contain the blocks.

“Hey, if I find you, I won’t leave you alone!”

But the box that had all the blocks taken out was empty. Lawrence glanced at his nanny in confusion, but she shrugged her shoulders slightly as if she didn’t know what was going on.

“hmm.”

My mother took a quick look and then smiled and continued.

“Your toy is badly damaged. I will give you a new one.”

“…Thank you, Mother.”

Soon, the unused, almost new blocks were thrown away. Lawrence glanced at the servants who were putting the blocks away at his mother’s order, then quickly scanned the playroom.

‘Where are you hiding?’

There were maids at the entrance who had followed his mother, so he could not pass without being noticed. However, since there was no place to hide, Lawrence became increasingly confused.

“Lewis.”

“Yes, Mother.”

Lawrence quickly looked up at his mother’s call. His mother, looking down at him with her back straight, looked more noble than anyone else.

“This mother has done everything our prince asked for, you know that?”

Didn’t Aiden come here because he said he needed to move? The voice he spoke in was gentle, but for some reason it felt harsh.

“Hwang Song-hap……”

“But why doesn’t the prince listen to his mother?”

“that…….”

“I wonder if you don’t love this mother?”

“…! No, no. Absolutely not!”

Lawrence unconsciously reached out to his mother’s skirt, but quickly withdrew his hand as the skirt moved away.

“Louis, don’t act like a child. You are a prince.”

“…yes.”

“Yes. If you just do as your mother says, everything will turn out well.”

“Yes, Mother.”

“I won’t disappoint this mother again, will I?”

“…Of course.”

“I will believe you.”

“I will live up to your expectations.”

Lawrence bowed his upper body just enough to show respect without appearing too humble. Helia looked down at Lawrence for a long time before dragging her maids out of the playroom.

“Your Majesty, where did you hide the bowl?”

“…….”

As soon as the surroundings became quiet, Aiden approached him. Lawrence felt betrayed for some reason and did not respond right away.

“Don’t associate with such vulgar people. You are royalty. Royalty is only fitting for royalty……”

“…please.”

“yes?”

“Get out.”

Aiden frowned at the words to leave. He was already very upset that he had been sent away after taking that bastard away, and now that he was coming out like this, he was so upset with the prince that he was almost angry.

“Your Majesty, how can you treat me like this?”

“Get out! Aiden!”

“……!”

Aiden’s eyes widened at Lawrence’s provocation. Lawrence had never shouted at Aiden or omitted honorifics before, so the shock was considerable. And so did Lawrence himself.

“Go back, Aiden.”

Lawrence took a deep breath and lowered his voice again.

Then, out of the blue, a worry came over me. Of course, it wasn’t that Aiden might be hurt, but that Aiden might go tell his mother again.

But it’s already spilt milk.

“Today…, I don’t want to talk to you.”

“…All right.”

Aiden glared at Lawrence, who turned his head, then turned away.

Click, the door closed and there was silence for a moment.

Lawrence, who had been blankly staring, looked around and confirmed that only the nanny was there, so he quickly approached the box. However, the box, which had been emptied of even the blocks, was empty as expected.

Lawrence looked back at her, wondering if perhaps his nanny had quickly hidden the child.

“Nanny, have you seen that child?”

“I’m sorry, Prince. I didn’t see it.”

“…….”

“Shall we look for it together?”

Lawrence nodded slightly and searched the playroom with Helen, but not a single hair of white hair was in sight.

It felt like a dream. If there had been a chessboard, I would have been sure that the child had been here.

But didn’t I just take the chessboard away with my own hands?

“…….”

Suddenly, I had a thought that maybe I was being punished for lying too much. The lies piled up and piled up until they finally burst out and became my reality.

Lawrence hesitated, then carefully called out the name he had only heard through Rianus’ mouth.

“Neil…?”

“…….”

“Neil, where are you?”

“…….”

“It’s okay to come out now.”

“…….”

But no answer came.

* * *

“…….”

Nihil quietly watched Lawrence as he searched for himself before leaving the Estas Palace. One of the queen’s knights was hiding and watching, so he could not come and greet him.

‘… The prime minister will also be waiting with bated breath.’

“Neil! Why on earth did you follow me to the First Prince’s palace?”

“What were you thinking!”

As expected, as soon as I arrived at the main palace, the prime minister started nagging me. The problem was that there was another person nagging me.

Nihil raised his eyebrows at Sergio, who was with Abel, and gestured to the boy crouching in the corner.

“Jane, you can go.”

“Yes, yes.”

Jane, who had come first and told the prime minister the situation instead of me, got up from her seat hesitantly.

“Jane, should I get you some refreshments?”

“Ah, no, it’s, it’s okay. Wow, the prince takes, care, so, much. Thank, thank, you for, taking, so much care of me.”

“Okay. Take care.”

As Jane bowed and left, Abel looked back at Nihil.

“Neil, why did you send a servant? I wouldn’t have believed you if your nephew hadn’t confirmed your identity.”

Abel was surprised when he was suddenly told that a servant from the palace of Wernus had come to see him. He couldn’t believe it at all, especially since he was sent by Neil.

My nephew happened to be there for the entrance ceremony, and the servant who came to see him said that he was the only one Neil brought with him, so I brought him in.

Of course, my doubts were not completely erased, but what came out of the servant’s mouth was so surprising that I forgot them all.

“I was surprised to hear that you were a little late because you were dragged away by the prince. I thought something had happened.”

“I had something to check, so I went out for a bit. By the way, I heard it’s the kids’ birthday.”

“Oh, there isn’t much time left. The Second Prince didn’t tell you?”

“Because Lian isn’t the type of person to go around talking about her mother’s memorial day.”

Nihil jumped up and sat down next to Abel as he continued speaking.

“How’s the body?”

“I’m in great condition!”

“I think I stayed up all night.”

“…Tina Nani?”

Abel, who was caught right away, wiped his eyes in embarrassment. Sergio naturally poured the tea and placed it in front of Nihil.

“Yesterday, Sirentea was so bright that it was blinding. I couldn’t sleep because I was so nervous.”

Abel smiled stupidly, saying he couldn’t tell how relieved he was that you contacted him today.

“Will Sirentea be able to hold out until the treatment is finished?”

“The treatment is finished, Prime Minister.”

“huh?”

“I’m taking a two-day vacation starting tomorrow. I already told the baby’s father.”

“???”

Are there any vacations that you don’t even know about?

“Honestly, I’m not sure if it’ll end in two days.”

“…Neil, when I’m talking to you, sometimes I get the feeling that I’m talking to Seddie.”

In particular, their way of speaking, where they omit everything and only say what they want to say, is very similar. Fortunately, Sedes doesn’t know what the problem is with my way of speaking, while Neil knows it but still does it.

‘… Is that really a good thing?’

The explanation continued as I began to doubt myself. I guess it seems like it’s fun to just make things difficult.

“I will consume Sirentea today. Sirentea will be very similar to the Prime Minister’s mana, so absorbing it won’t be difficult, but it will still take time because the amount is so large.”

“That’s two days?”

“…it might take longer.”

Nihil replied vaguely that if he needed more vacation time, he could take care of it himself, and then released the mana restraints on Abel’s wrists.

Abel took a deep breath of relief.

“How was it?”

“Huh, ha…, what do you mean?”

At the sudden question, Abel took a deep breath and tilted his head.

“How was it when you used magic?”

“…….”

“If you’re going to lie and say you’ve never used magic secretly, then stop it. I can see all the traces of it.”

“That… was good.”

Abel folded his hands somewhat. He felt like it would be more comfortable to hit Sedes on the back of the head.

Of course, it wasn’t wrong to say that it was good. Even before, the speed of casting spells wasn’t that slow, but after receiving treatment, the speed increased by five times. Even including wizards of a higher circle than himself, he was in the top tier.

After tasting it, how many times have I been itching to use magic?

But instead of using magic, Abel memorized the magic theory book he received from Nihil. He mentally drew out magic circles that were slightly different from the ones he had memorized, and endured for several months with the sole determination not to make a mistake, not to use the wrong magic circle again.

“I still like you, Prime Minister. Weaving circles is entirely your domain.”

“I’m prepared. And…, I’m confident.”

Abel, who had used magic several times, was confident that he could easily weave at least 5 circles.

“Then I will take my leave now. I hope you get a good result, uncle.”

“ah.”

My nephew got up from his seat. He must have gone through all the formalities for entering the palace, so he’s probably going to the Wernus Palace.

I thought it would be nice if he could stay with me since I was scared, but I couldn’t really keep my nephew for that reason.

“Where are you going?”

But contrary to expectations, Nihil caught Sergio first.

“why?”

“Neil, do you have business with your nephew?”

“I sent Jane away. If you go, who will take care of me?”

“…….”

Sergio looked at Nihil, who was boldly proclaiming that he would use him, and then sat back down.

There must be some reason for this young master who doesn’t usually bring an attendant. Furthermore, since he was now a member of the Wernus Palace, he couldn’t ignore the guests of the Wernus Palace.

“If you have any other business, you can go and send Jane.”

“…I will wait.”

“It’ll be a problem if you curse later saying it was too hard.”

“then,”

“Still, it’s strange that there are any left.”

“…….”

Sergio glared at him with his eyes. Nihil grinned and patted his shoulder.

“Neil, please take good care of our nephew too.”

“of course.”

“…….”

Sergio looked at him as if he found it ridiculous, but Nihil took Abel out of the living room, past the bedroom, and into the dressing room.

“Change into comfortable clothes. Or pajamas.”

“huh?”

“Should I change your clothes? Are you a child of the prime minister?”

“…….”

Abel’s words for him to be treated with care rose to the tip of his tongue and then came back down. Children are so timid, yet somehow they seem so merciless to adults.

“If you’re not satisfied, have a baby.”

“I’ll change quickly…….”

After changing into my pajamas, I was forced to lie down on the bed.

Abel asked quietly as he saw Nihil carrying Sirenthea, which he had wrapped in a box and hidden in a corner of the bedroom.

“…How did you know it was there?”

“This is just a lump of mana. It’s strange that I don’t know about it.”

“ah…….”

Abel sighed and stared at the Sirentea fruit, which was still glowing with a warm orange color. He had heard that it changed to the color of his mana, but looking at it this way, it seemed much more transparent and clean than his mana.

“Your Majesty, take a deep breath and concentrate for a moment.”

“Do you think it will take a long time to absorb?”

“From the second day onwards, the mana will start to disperse. If you don’t absorb it properly before then, you might end up wasting more mana.”

“That won’t work.”

How could that be possible, given how I raised you? It hurts so much to have your fingertips pricked with a needle.

“Enter while circulating Prime Minister Mana.”

“huh.”

Abel immediately circulated the mana.

“Start slowly and gradually increase your speed. When you consume it, a huge amount of mana will flow in. Concentrate properly so that you don’t lose your mind. … Prime Minister, increase your speed.”

“…how much?”

“Five times more than now.”

“That quickly? … Then the pain must be considerable?”

Abel had previously learned how to cycle quickly for quick casting, but the more he tried, the more painful it became.

“It was like that before because the circuit was tangled. It will be a bit painful when a large amount of mana comes in, but I will take care of it, so just focus on circulating the mana and weave the circle.”

“okay.”

Abel closed his eyes. Soon, the fruit entered his mouth, and then it touched the child’s forehead with a tap, and then it lifted off.

“Well then, I wish you good luck.”