How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 220



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Episode 220

Crunch, crunch.

Instead of making contact, Helia walked down the hallway, waving the contract. A bitter smile of satisfaction and mockery was on her face.

“It’s a little big, but a puppy is a puppy.”

“…….”

“Isn’t that so, Sir Leopold?”

“…yes.”

Leopold was a little late in answering the queen’s question. A corner of his heart felt uneasy.

Although he could not hear exactly what was being said since he was only a gatekeeper from a distance, he could guess the content from a few words.

‘Are all Shadow Knights like that?’

Are you taking advantage of my weaknesses and doing the dirty work for me?

Of course, someone might have to do it, but Leopold felt a little sorry for the shadow knight who was only bound by weakness and contracts without trust.

“Do you pity him?”

Leopold felt a little embarrassed at that question. He had to be careful about his facial expressions when performing a mission, but he must have let it show without realizing it.

“no.”

A bitter smile appeared on the queen’s face as she answered decisively.

“There’s no need to pity him, sir. He’s a criminal.”

“…Is that so…?”

Leopold was a little puzzled by the word criminal and asked back.

“What crime have I committed…?”

“I can’t tell you the details, but just know that I am a criminal who will be executed.”

“…….”

Leopold frowned involuntarily after hearing the explanation. It was ridiculous that a criminal would pretend not to harm anyone anymore.

‘I can’t thank you enough for saving me… I really am a man who doesn’t know gratitude.’

Leopold shook off all the sympathy he had for the knight named Nave. Helia smiled as she watched Leopold like that.

‘How stupid.’

* * *

The palace of Wernus, where he had returned, was extremely quiet. Evan felt relieved and changed his clothes before going up to the prince’s bedroom. Fortunately, the children were sleeping soundly, as if nothing had happened.

Evan lifted one leg up onto Nihil and stared at Rianus, who was sleeping in an odd position, before gently pressing his chubby cheek. It was so soft.

“Uuuum, yum…….”

The prince’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, perhaps because my hand was cold, but he licked his lips and soon fell asleep while holding onto my hand tightly.

“I’m sorry for suddenly leaving.”

“no.”

Lima, who had been watching quietly, shook her head at Evan’s apology, saying it was nothing.

“Has anyone come?”

“There was a sound of it getting closer, but it soon retreated.”

“…I see.”

Evan apologized again for waking her up in the middle of the night and sent her away. This time, he planned to stay and watch her all night just in case.

“Kkiang.”

“Shh, be quiet, Almond.”

A puppy the color of a baked almond suddenly woke up and waddled over to Evan.

“Did you wake up because of me? Go back to sleep quickly.”

“Kiowong……”

Evan motioned for the puppy to go quickly, but the puppy just snuggled closer to Evan. Evan hesitated for a moment and then held the little thing in his arms. The small warmth he felt made him smile for no reason.

“Sorry for waking you up.”

“Kkiuung……”

Evan whispered an apology and lightly kissed her small, dark nose. However, Evan did not know at the time that there were three more people he had to apologize to for waking her up.

* * *

“Puppy, puppy.”

“…What is it? I understand.”

Evan answered, glaring at the medicines Nihil had spread out on the table. I don’t know what kind of medicine there are.

“Is there any holy water left?”

“Seongsu?”

“Yes. Your Majesty, I think I have a lot of magic power, so I’ll take one with me… ”

“Wait a minute.”

Evan, who was tired of memorizing the types of medicines, quickly got up from his seat. Sergio was also diligently memorizing them, so his mind could rest for a while.

‘I definitely put it here… Ah, I found it.’

Evan returned to his room and searched through the drawers to find a vial of holy water.

‘I thought you’d definitely have four bottles left… … .’

Evan, who didn’t know that Nihil had secretly taken the holy water, tilted his head while still taking all three remaining bottles of holy water.

‘Let’s just give it all.’

Anyway, there will be one or two more holy waters left on the Ariel side.

It was an expensive holy water that cost two months’ salary to buy, but I didn’t regret it that much. I had previously smuggled the medicines that the wildcat had made, so it was actually more reasonable to think of it as the cost of medicine.

“Make sure your child eats a variety of vegetables.”

“…All right.”

“Paprika…, you can let it slide once. No, twice.”

When he returned to the prince’s bedroom, the lynx was lecturing to Prince Sergius, sitting in front of him. The content of the sermon seemed to be something like ‘Proper eating habits for the healthy and strong growth of our great kitten.’

There was a baby cat sitting next to me who had come at any given time, and judging by the look in its eyes that said it was obviously fed up, it seemed like this wasn’t the first or second time something like this had happened.

Evan looked at the back of the head of the dead kitten with pity, then handed the holy water over to Nihil. The baby next to him frowned at the sight of the holy water. Maybe it was not a dragon, but a demon.

“You won’t die if you don’t eat grass. Don’t bother our prince.”

“That’s what it’s like for you, a strong guy. Lian’s body is not well-balanced, so you have to take care of it regularly.”

“…I see.”

Evan nodded in agreement to the well-founded argument. Then, looking at the small, drooping head again, he gathered his courage and timidly protested.

“But isn’t it okay to be picky for a couple of days?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“Really? …Oh, no, I can stay cool. Don’t worry and go.”

Lianus raised his head at the words that he could be a picky eater, but quickly turned away. He was almost eight years old, and he couldn’t continue to act like a child.

Then the baby, who had been quiet, opened his mouth as if sighing.

“Let’s go.”

“Wait a minute, Dia. I still have some safety instructions to give you……”

“Requies! It’s only two days!”

Snap! Finally, the baby, unable to stand it any longer, slapped the stray cat on the back. It felt somehow satisfying.

“…Rian, I’ll be back soon. I’ll bring lots of souvenirs too.”

“What kind of souvenir is it?”

This guy is talking about something really big. He’s talking about a souvenir, but he’s talking about stealing it from the Grand Duke.

‘… Now that I think about it, did this guy get permission from the Grand Duke… …?’

“Don’t worry, puppy. I won’t forget yours either.”

“…I don’t need it.”

Still, it would be good to bring the prince’s stuff. If it’s something that the Grand Duke has, it must be something extraordinary.

The baby’s gesture opened a pitch-black passage. Evan glanced at it and added quietly just before the lynx disappeared.

“…Come as soon as you can.”

Yeah. I think I heard that answer at first glance.

* * *

Jebug-, Nihil immediately put something like a red fruit in his mouth as soon as he passed through the passage. It was Ryanus’ blood that had been hardened through magic.

It was funny how he was scared when asked if he could give blood, but then he held out his arm and said, “Quickly, please.”

“father.”

As I was trying to get used to my body becoming dull, Dios, who had returned to his original form, asked me cautiously.

“The wolf cub seems a little suspicious. Would it be okay if I leave?”

“it’s okay.”

“…….”

Dios looked like he didn’t understand the calm answer. Nihil stretched and laughed lightly.

“Why do you look like that?”

“…If you care so much about little Rex, why don’t you step forward and help him?”

“You know, Dia. I have to prepare for the disappearance of the being called ‘Neil’.”

“…….”

“You should know it too and cut ties with me, didn’t I advise you?”

Moreover, this time I almost got into big trouble, so I have no choice but to protect myself.

He simply chose the circuitous route because he wanted to be with Lianus as long as possible.

“And I’m helping in my own way.”

“Isn’t Dad’s way very troublesome? And if he finds out that all the choices he thought were his were actually guided by his father behind the scenes… he certainly won’t like it that much.”

“Well… isn’t hatred with a reason better than hatred without a reason?”

“…….”

Dios kept his mouth shut. He hated groundless hostility, and he couldn’t carelessly offer comfort to you, who insisted on creating a reason for it.

“Come to think of it, everyone thinks the Grand Duke’s territory is an island in the sea.”

Nihil changed the subject, looking down the cliff to lighten the mood. Through the passing clouds, he caught a glimpse of the Kingdom of Harpens.

“I just told them it was an island. They got it wrong.”

“Well… it doesn’t matter. Oh, can I bring the kid over to play next time?”

“Do whatever you want.”

“Can I bring a lot of them?”

“…….”

Dios had a gut feeling at this point. His mansion would soon become a playground for children.

“…Stop talking nonsense and follow me.”

Dios hugged Nihil and placed him on his side. Nihil thought the position was extremely uncomfortable, but he carried him quietly without saying a word.

“If you don’t rest for more than three hours between training sessions, I won’t let you in.”

“That’s enough. I won’t let you get in the way of my work.”

“You can use any empty room.”

“Do I have to use it alone? Can’t I use it with Dia?”

At those words, Dios let out a hollow laugh as if he found it ridiculous.

“I’m not even a child, so should I just watch from the side?”

“But what if I’m alone and get eaten?”

“What nonsense…….”

“You haven’t forgotten that I’m in a state of fusion with the child, have you?”

“…….”

“Ugh.”

“…Please stay in my room.”

Dios had a creeping feeling that things might get noisy. And soon, it became a reality.

“Your Majesty! Where have you been again…, Kkaaaak!”

“…….”

“Your Majesty has caught the child!!”

“under…….”

Dios roughly ran his hand through his hair as he watched his aide run away, his voice resonating through the hallway. Come to think of it, he hadn’t told his subordinates that a guest was coming.

At that moment, Nihil, who was next to me, lifted his head slightly and whispered.

“So you should hold the child kindly. You didn’t cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.”

“Please be quiet, Requies.”

Meanwhile, Dios looked at his father teasing him and touched his forehead. He was already tired.

“Dia, my forehead is starting to hurt.”

“No, can’t you tell me that in advance?”

“But when will I ever hear from Dia again?”

“…….”

Dios did not respond any further and hugged Nihil tightly. As the energy of the holy water in his father’s arms drew closer to his heart, he felt a slight sense of discomfort.

“…….”

Only then did Dios realize that he had unconsciously been avoiding the holy water, and that his father had also noticed this and was quietly listening in an uncomfortable manner.

“Dia, you can just put it down.”

“it’s okay.”

I felt a needless rebellion and hugged her tighter. Even while I was doing that, she kept teasing me that I didn’t seem to be used to holding a child, but I ignored her and continued walking.

“Your Majesty, that child is…?”

“Go to work.”

“Your Majesty, is that person later……”

“No, go to work.”

“Oh, a kid…!”

“Just work without worrying about anything!”

However, as every single guy he met kept nagging him, Dios eventually couldn’t stand it anymore and put Nihil down.

“Play as you wish.”

“…Dia, I didn’t come here to play…….”

“I’ll just take care of what I was doing and come see you. My room is upstairs. You can go first, or if you want to take a look, do so.”

If you want to find a souvenir, go to the warehouse. Dios said as he gathered his magic power and created anima.

“Soft and fluffy.”

“Kuya!”

Somnus jumped up and down in joy as he tried to run into Nihil’s arms, but then stopped. He instinctively felt a sense of rejection at the divine power emanating from the holy water.

Nihil apologized to Somnus for his actions, then carefully lifted him up and placed him on his head.

“Don’t take it off.”

“All right.”

Nihil nodded. With his dependable grandson… no, Somnus, it seemed like the Grand Duke’s exploration would be easy.

But after a while, Nihil realized that it was a mistake.

“Soft and fluffy.”

“Kuya?”

“…Are we just going around in the same place?”

“Kuii.”

Somnus nodded as if to say so. Then he tilted his head as if to say, “What’s the problem?”

‘Dia, why didn’t you tell me that I made a mistake?’

‘Because I thought my father might have some thoughts.’

“hmm…….”

Nihil swallowed his breath as an old conversation suddenly passed by.

I think I was tricked by Somnus.