How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 219



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Episode 219

“Your Majesty, the Grand Duke has confirmed that the second prince’s affair has nothing to do with the Grand Duke’s residence.”

“is it so.”

“Yes. I checked and the Archduke said that the child had been carrying around the demon sword and took it back.”

“Then it would be of no use after all.”

Helia smiled with satisfaction. It seemed like there would be no aftereffects even if she dealt with it.

“Your Majesty.”

At that moment, a knight appeared. He was the one who had ordered the prince to be examined.

“Judging by the prince’s actions, it seems that Baedong was hiding in that box. He chased Aiden away and searched the playroom.”

Helia, who had received the knight’s report, tilted her head slightly as if in doubt.

“Then where did that child disappear to?”

“…That’s fine…….”

“There were three maids at the entrance, and the terrace could not be reached without crossing the room.”

“…….”

“He said he didn’t come out even when the prince called him, so he must have definitely left the room….”

Helia muttered to herself, then smiled and looked up at the knights.

“How could you not have noticed?”

“…….”

“Well… isn’t it strange?”

The surrounding knights also swallowed dry saliva. The round, crimson eyes were both attractive and eerie.

“I don’t know what tricks you’ve used, but I can’t allow our prince to associate with such a lowly creature.”

If I have something to rely on, it will try to get out of my hands.

“…What should we do?”

“hmm.”

It’s easy to get caught when you place a request in a guild. They’re only driven by money, so if the other party offers a huge amount of money, the blade might turn in your direction.

‘I need a card that I can use and throw away neatly… ‘

After a brief moment of thought, Helia thought of someone and smiled.

“I guess there’s a little bastard I need to deal with soon.”

It ended abruptly last time, but this time it will be different.

* * *

“under…….”

Sergio took a deep breath. Then, immediately after, a weak voice was heard from behind him.

“Is it heavy?”

“…no.”

Sergio picked up the child who was slowly slipping down his back and gave him a bounce. For some reason, he couldn’t stop sighing.

“Aren’t you sighing too loudly?”

“I can’t breathe right now… No, that’s enough.”

“If it’s hard, you can put it down and go call another child.”

“I told you, it’s done!”

I’ll take care of it! Sergio replied angrily and continued walking in silence.

‘I was wondering why an attendant was needed… … .’

‘Carry it.’

‘… … .’

I can’t tell you how dumbfounded I was when they suddenly told me to carry it.

To be honest, it was ambiguous to even call it a practice. It was just carrying a child on your back and going back. Of course, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t difficult…

Sergio looked down at his legs in surprise. Until recently, he had not been able to walk properly without a cane, so it was strange to see him walking while carrying a child.

Now that I think about it, I never even thanked you for fixing my leg… … .

“I…, Your Majesty.”

“What? Are you going to throw it away?”

“…….”

“It’s useless if a man is not strong and wavers so much.”

Then it won’t work. And you have to take care of the kids. After those words, a hand patted my head.

“…I should stop talking…….”

As I couldn’t help but sigh, the small body that was leaning against my back began to shake slightly and I heard laughter.

“Get down when you see the Palace of Wernus. The child will be shocked when he sees this.”

“…yes.”

* * *

‘I finally made it to Tarandrus.’

Evan threw himself on the bed, remembering Sergio, who had returned with Nihil and formally greeted him. The bedding, which was one of the better ones in the palace, supported his heavy weight without much recoil.

The Baron Allier, who holds the largest upper house in the kingdom, the Marquis Brigid, the family of chancellors, the Counts of Talandrus, a traditional family, and finally the Marquis Francesca, a family of spiritists.

No family was easy. No one could have imagined that such noble families would gather around the prince, who was often ignored, let alone supported.

Evan found it very refreshing and yet subtle, because he knew whose work it was all about.

“…….”

Since the arrival of the lynx, everything seemed to be falling into place. The prince’s rights… and himself.

Bam.

“……?”

At that moment, a very small noise was heard from the terrace. It was a noise that could be heard anywhere, but Evan felt strangely nervous and approached the terrace with his body tense.

Snap, foodie!

As he roughly opened the curtain, a bird flew up. Evan watched the bird fly away and went out onto the terrace. There was a red rose he had never seen before.

“…….”

What are the chances that a red rose that doesn’t even exist in the Wernus Garden will suddenly fly all the way to the terrace of my room on the fourth floor?

Evan stepped on the rose and twisted it with all his might. It left a red mark on the clean terrace floor, but he didn’t care. No, he was even more glad of it. Since it had come to this, he would leave some trace of her.

Evan changed into his clothes and got ready to go out. It wouldn’t take long.

Just before stepping onto the terrace railing, Evan turned his upper body slightly and looked around his bedroom. It was a large, spacious room, and more luxurious than you would expect for a common knight.

‘It was a room more than enough.’

I had a gut feeling that it wouldn’t be long before I would have to empty this room.

Evan pulled his mask up to his eyes and jumped down after waking someone up with his murderous intent.

* * *

Leopold, the queen’s escort knight, frowned at the sight of the large man who appeared wrapped tightly in his body. It was a shadow knight who appeared very rarely, but somehow he seemed to grow bigger every time he saw him.

The man opened his mouth in a hoarse voice that sounded like it was going to tear apart.

“I have come at the call of His Majesty.”

“Just wait, I’ll check.”

Although he had already heard of the matter from the King, Leopold was momentarily overwhelmed by his intimidation and became angry.

Of course, it was clear that he would be caught if he was left standing for too long, so I just pretended to check and took him deep into the reception room of Autumnum.

“You’re here, Lord Nave.”

Evan frowned at my pseudonym. I wasn’t sure if the Knave she was referring to was Jack or if it was just my name spelled backwards, but whatever it was, it was blatant.

“…Why did you call me?”

“Oh. Getting to the point? I guess you have some urgent business.”

Helia smiled from behind the line and nodded to the other shadow knights beside her as she continued speaking.

“But it wouldn’t be good if many people knew about it.”

“well.”

Evan, who would normally have looked around in shock, responded with a bitter laugh.

“Isn’t that the same for you, Your Majesty?”

“…….”

For the first time, Helia’s beautiful face cracked at the blatant laughter. Evan couldn’t help but laugh out loud, satisfied with the fact that he had struck the queen once.

“I will no longer be ordered to harm anything.”

“…Everyone, please step back.”

The queen immediately turned around, realizing that Evan’s firm words had changed his attitude.

Evan laughed bitterly again as he watched the knights disappear one by one. On the outside, it looked like the knights had retreated, but their presence still remained.

‘Have you gotten a little stronger?’

Being able to sense a hidden presence means that I am a little higher level than the hidden knights.

Even though it wasn’t a very good situation, I couldn’t help but laugh. Thanks to that, I was able to continue acting calmly.

“Is it really necessary to ask?”

“I guess I don’t have to worry anymore.”

“What…? Oh, you mean your little sister?”

Well, I guess she’s worried, but she’s also not worried. When Evan answered vaguely, the queen’s face hardened and she snorted.

“Sir, you are seriously mistaken.”

“……?”

“Do you think that the only thing you have to take care of is your little sister?”

“…So, is there something more?”

Evan tilted his head in puzzlement. Then, realizing something, he chuckled like the queen had.

“Your Majesty, if you think I left him unprepared… I think you should change your mind.”

“……?”

“You should have looked into the pharmacist’s side first, not the stupid brat’s side.”

Evan felt a little sorry for Lima, who had taken on the job, but he couldn’t help it. The cat guy was the joker card that would turn everything upside down at the end. He had to be hidden until the very end.

“…….”

The queen seemed to ponder my words for a moment, then hardened her face and gave a signal. Immediately, all signs disappeared.

Evan opened his mouth again, fidgeting.

“I guess the pharmacist side hasn’t figured it out yet either?”

“You’ve become much bolder, sir.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

He bowed exaggeratedly to the queen’s sarcasm. On the outside, he seemed very calm, but in fact, his hands were clammy with cold sweat. He had never expected it, but it seemed that someone had been sent to the palace while he was away.

‘It’ll be okay.’

Since they would be caught if they caused a commotion in the palace, they probably gave a light order to bring in the prince or the wildcat.

Honestly, I don’t know how good that pharmacist is, but he’ll probably do the basics, and the lynx guy should be able to deal with one or two shadow knights without much trouble.

‘…What if I just get kidnapped?’

A fleeting thought suddenly occurred to me and I was momentarily worried.

Wasn’t that lynx’s secret hobby to be kidnapped? If he had been quietly dragged in to get information, it would have been a big deal.

‘No, no.’

Evan quickly dismissed his worries. The guy would have noticed that he was gone, and if so, there was no way he would have quietly let the prince be kidnapped, leaving him alone. The guy’s priority was always the prince.

At that moment, he felt the remaining presences watching him. It seems that he had been absentminded for too long. Evan considered releasing his energy and pressuring them, but stopped. It would be best to hide his defeat as much as possible.

‘3 people.’

It wasn’t exact, as he couldn’t rule out the possibility that there was someone stronger than him. Evan counted the remaining signs and told himself that it would be okay, and met the crimson eyes once again.

‘I don’t know how long this psychological warfare can continue.’

As expected, the queen was once again smiling skillfully on her face. Honestly, looking at that experienced smile, I couldn’t even be sure if my bluff was working.

‘But if you just take Ariel out… … .’

All that’s left to do is resolve the contract that’s binding Ariel. If you’re a gentle prince and a cat who loves children, you’ll be happy to take care of Ariel.

Anyway, no matter what decision he makes, he can’t stay by the prince’s side. Either he will go under the queen, or he will fight with the queen and stay by the prince’s side and then be dealt with. He could just be executed for insulting the royal family.

But rather than seeing the prince get hurt after learning of my betrayal, it would be better for me to just quietly disappear.

‘No, it’s unfair to just disappear quietly.’

Evan looked at the queen, vowing to himself that he would blow up her palace before he disappeared.

Perhaps because of that will, the voice that came out of the queen’s mouth was softer and gentler than expected.

“Sir Nave, you don’t have to be so cautious. In fact, the reason I called you today was to give you a chance.”

“……?”

“Honestly, haven’t you been feeling bad all this time? If I had known you would be so affectionate towards the Second Prince, I wouldn’t have treated the young knight so cruelly.”

“…What are you trying to say?”

Evan instead became more alert. He wasn’t going to fall for those sweet words any more.

“How can the palace be so clean? Your Majesty, you understand that, don’t you?”

“…….”

“I’ll release you from your contract if you just complete this mission. What do you think?”

“…As I already told you, I don’t want to hurt anything anymore,”

“no.”

Helia cut Evan off with a grin.

“I will not order you to harm anything. I also swear that I will not touch the bodies of the prince or Baedong. You may write a contract.”

How about it? Are you interested in listening?

The snake offered a sweet fruit.