How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 224



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Episode 224

“Search everything!”

“yes!!”

Armed knights were milling about in the palace of Wernus. Unlike the royal knights who were supposed to preserve the scene, the duke’s private soldiers literally ransacked the palace.

The servants were nervous and restless at the sight of the intimidating soldiers, unable to do anything.

Yvonne whispered to her friend who was standing awkwardly next to her.

“…Jane, was the prince really missing?”

“Oh, you disappeared yesterday, so, what, are you asking about now?”

“No, I thought you took her away when you went out and disappeared.”

Moreover, didn’t the Knight Commander keep quiet about any traces of you until yesterday?

“Uh, big brother, no, uh, there’s no way you’re leaving Sir Evan behind, uh, there’s no way you’re leaving.”

“But everyone thinks that Master Neil kidnapped the prince. If the Master took him, wouldn’t it be okay?”

“Did the master take you there?”

“That’s right.”

“…Uh, uh, that, then, did you go to the, experience, learning?”

The two thought for a moment. Then they asked at the same time.

“…Is this really the real situation…?”

“…Was this situation, was it you, the master, who led the way?”

“……?”

“……?”

Only then did Yvonne and Jane realize that their conversation was going nowhere. But just as they were about to open their mouths again, the old butler’s voice was heard first.

“Your Majesty, this is not right! How can you release the Duke’s private soldiers into the Prince’s palace?”

“This is something I am doing with Your Majesty’s permission. How can you be questioning such a thing when my master has disappeared?”

Helia replied vaguely and glanced around the palace of Wernus.

When that stupid woman was there, the palace was covered in flowers so much that it hurt my eyes, but now it was so empty that the name Wernus was meaningless, like a warehouse.

“Then at least pretend to search properly! Why are you searching the palace?”

Helia glanced at the old butler’s shout and opened her mouth nobly.

“Because that spirit is suspicious. What do you do? Quickly search and find traces of that spirit!”

“What nonsense are you talking about! The prince’s disappearance has nothing to do with you!”

Paul came forward and protested that he was not a spirit or anything, but it was no use.

‘How dare you, how dare you, a private soldier of the Duke’s family… …!’

Suddenly, Paul ground his teeth. How could a snake like that come into my master’s palace and stir things up?

The queen seemed to have no intention of looking for the prince. His Majesty could not have been unaware of this fact… … .

‘…Do you think the Queen is the culprit?’

It made sense if you thought that he had handed over his investigative authority in order to please her and get the prince back safely.

Right now, His Majesty is probably trying to find the prince somewhere else. That is certain, as the Prime Minister has not shown up either.

“The spirit might be hiding somewhere. Search thoroughly.”

Paul snickered at the absurd claim, then hardened his face again.

… It would have been better if the young master had taken the prince away like the queen claimed.

‘Honey, take good care of the house.’

‘… Where are you going?’

‘To buy a birthday present for the child.’

… But that can’t be. Paul kept his lips tightly shut and clenched his fists. For now, he just hoped the prince would be safe.

“Your Majesty is not the kind of person to do that!”

“That’s right! The focus of the investigation is wrong! Please focus on finding the prince!”

At that time, several servants came forward to defend the young master. However, the queen laughed at them instead.

“Don’t you know that you too are sinners because you failed to protect your master? If anyone gets in my way, arrest him!”

“what!”

Paul quickly blocked the servants’ path.

“Do not touch the servants! Only the prince, the master of the palace, can punish these people!”

“How dare you interfere?”

Chae-Ang, several armed knights drew their swords at Paul. One of them approached Paul and tapped him on the shoulder.

“Inspiration. Unless you want to grow old and spend your days in prison, you should keep quiet.”

Paul responded with a cool smile.

“You’re a knight, but your speech is just like that of a commoner. Haven’t you ever learned to respect your elders?”

“Wh, what…!”

Bam-!

“……!”

Before the knight could even retort, Paul punched him in the jaw.

thud-!

The knight’s body fell down. He was hit directly in the jaw and lost consciousness.

“…….”

“…….”

The noisy palace suddenly became cold. Paul carefully bent down and picked up the fallen knight’s sword.

Everyone stood there dumbfounded, astonished at the old butler’s powerlessness, when suddenly, Helia stepped forward and broke the silence.

“What is this…?”

“Your Majesty, you must know that only those who are permitted to draw their swords are allowed to do so.”

“…….”

“Disarm. No exceptions.”

Anyone who draws a sword will have his wrist cut off.

A deep blue-gray aura rose along with the old knight’s low growl.

* * *

“…Ha, maid…….”

“What should I do…?”

The young maids, startled by the appearance of the armed knights, held on tightly to Perry’s clothes. Rima, who always followed behind her, stepped aside a little when she saw the maids.

‘… I guess that means I can protect my own body.’

Perry knew from the first time he saw Lima that he was no ordinary pharmacist. That was why the young master kept him by his side.

Perry tried to keep his composure and keep his back straight as the knights passed him.

‘If something bad happens, it’s because the talisman didn’t work properly, so you can blame me for giving you a defective product.’

At the voice that suddenly came to mind, Perry tightly held the amulet he had been carefully wearing around his neck.

“…….”

Perry lowered his head and looked down at the amulet. It was still white. To be honest, he didn’t know if the amulet was effective in preventing misfortune as the master said. Not once had his white hair turned black until now.

But the reason why the master kept giving me this talisman was because he foolishly saw himself relying on this one talisman.

‘Sister, can I not go today? My horoscope isn’t good.’

My hands were shaking. How was your fortune today? Was it okay? I always felt lucky when the master spoke to me… Did this happen today because the master wasn’t there?

Chae-Ang, friction arose between the servants and soldiers, and the sword was eventually drawn.

Bam! Bang!

… but soon it became quiet.

“Anyone who draws a sword will have his wrist cut off.”

A deep blue-gray aura rose with a low roar.

Perry was so captivated by the cold flames rising from the sword that he lost his mind.

“…Put your sword away.”

The queen’s calm but angry voice echoed through the palace. The duke’s private soldiers looked at each other and eventually put away their swords.

Perhaps because they lost the fight, they left the palace in shambles. The master’s room was the worst.

“There are herbs in the study!”

“There might be poison! Recover everything!”

“Your Majesty, please do not touch these precious herbs! These are all the prince’s property!”

Lima shouted, but it was no use. The butler just watched quietly beside her, checking the list of herbs. The bill would surely fly out when this mess was over.

Although the master didn’t use the room often, it was heartbreaking to see it in such a mess.

‘This is not it, this is not it. I have to tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty!’

Perry sneaked out of the room and hurried down the stairs.

His Majesty may be looking for another way, but I cannot let the palace be ruined like this. I don’t know if he will listen to me seriously, but I will visit him anyway…

“Whoa!”

Kkudangtangtang-!

“Maid!”

“Oh my god! Maid!”

“Ugh…!”

The palace servants gathered around Perry.

Perry, who had rolled down the stairs, got up awkwardly with the help of someone. It didn’t hurt much, but he was too embarrassed to raise his head.

“Maid! Are you okay?”

“Are you okay?”

“Ugh, I, I’m fine.”

Why did he have to act like this when there were so many people around?

“I’ll be back for a bit.”

Perry was in a hurry and embarrassed, so he quickly tried to leave.

“Maid, wait a minute! You dropped this!”

“……?”

At that moment, the young maid picked something up from the floor and quickly held it out. Everyone’s eyes naturally turned to what she was holding.

“ah…….”

The moment Perry saw what was in the maid’s hands, he felt like crying a little.

“Bird, the color is…….”

The talisman that the master had made by cutting the pretty hair himself was turning black.

***

“Pharmacist, what is this used for?”

“Can’t you see the instructions written there? Are you blind?! Ouch! Don’t touch that! Do you know how much that costs? It’s something so precious that you can’t even afford it with your annual salary!”

“Why on earth is the medicine in Baedong’s study?”

“How many times do I have to explain this to you! I said it was a good place to store medicine, so I kept it here! Your Highness, you don’t use the study, so it doesn’t matter, right?”

“Why the poisonous weeds……”

“Hey you stupid idiot! If you ever use anesthetics or painkillers again, I won’t let you off easy!”

“Hey, Pharmacist, calm down….”

“…How shallow.”

Helia glanced at the squealing pharmacist and quickly scanned the room. To be honest, there wasn’t much to see in Baedong’s room except for the study, which was full of medicinal herbs.

Moreover, unlike the meaningful words of the commoner knight, the pharmacist’s actions were extremely ordinary.

‘Baedong…, it seems like he will go out tomorrow. I cannot leave the prince’s side, so you will have to take him with you yourself.’

‘Baedong going out?’

‘It seemed like he was going to get a birthday present without telling the prince. I will send him a letter once he leaves the palace.’

So the next day, I received a letter saying that Baedong had left the palace. However, not only was Baedong not caught, but there were still no witnesses who had seen the child.

‘… I thought you had hidden the belly button… … .’

No matter how long I waited, there was no word that Baedong had been caught, so I thought that a commoner knight had hidden Baedong and lied to me.

‘…Did they take you somewhere else?’

But the prince’s only knight would be conspicuous for acting alone, leaving the prince behind, and he would have nowhere to turn for help.

‘…wherever…….’

As he continued his thoughts, he heard a voice calling him urgently.

“Your Majesty!”

“What’s going on?”

“It seems like there’s a hidden room behind here!”

“……!”

Well, that’s right. Helia raised the corners of her lips slightly and then continued speaking calmly.

“Come on, open it.”

Soon the bookshelf broke, revealing a small, hidden room.

Lima, who didn’t know there was a hidden room, made a face of emptiness at the fact that all her acting up until now had been useless, but Helia misunderstood that face as a sign that the secret place had been discovered.

“There are some herbs here too. Should I take them all out?”

“No. Leave the herbs and find something else. Anything will do.”

However, even after searching for a long time, Baedong was not found. Just as he was wondering, one of the soldiers found something in the corner.

“Your Majesty, there is a diary here.”

“…A diary?”

“That… appears to be Baedong’s diary.”

“……!”

Helia’s face lit up as if she was finally able to learn the truth about Baedong.

-Neil’s diary is the best. Don’t look at it. Just me.

“…….”

Although she felt suspicious, Helia carefully turned the pages. If it was just an ordinary diary, there was no way it would be hidden in a place like this.

-○ month○ day. Weather sunny

-I played hide-and-seek with Lian today. It was fun. Lian was still cute today.

“…….”

Helia doubted her eyes for a moment after reading the contents of the diary. She carefully turned to the next page, and the crooked handwriting continued, no different from the previous page.

-○ month○ day. The weather is a bit cloudy.

-The queen called me and said, “I’m going to eat some snacks.” The queen said, “Don’t you know that I’m eating a lot of snacks?” The queen is bad. I’m going to eat some snacks.

“…….”

“…….”

The face of the soldier who found the diary gradually turned pale. Helia pursed her lips a few times before putting the diary down and opening her mouth with difficulty.

“Bring me the sinner Evan.”