How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 225



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Episode 225

Knock, knock.

Evan stared blankly at the water droplets dripping from a corner of the ceiling, then lay down on the floor.

Clank, the chain was dragged in.

The floor of the dungeon I was visiting for the first time was extremely cold and hard. I turned my eyes slightly and saw the cold food and a bug passing by.

Groan, my stomach was churning. But I couldn’t eat.

Not only was I unaware of what was in it, but I also knew that our prince was starving, and I, a sinner, could not dare to feed him.

A day has passed since the prince was tricked and imprisoned by the Garbage Knight.

I used the sleeping scent of the wildcat, so I believed there wouldn’t be any major side effects, but I was worried that something might go wrong. Furthermore, if you lie down without eating, your body can’t help but get hurt.

Although the queen has promised to send him away safely, if the prince wakes up and rebels, there is no telling what will happen.

‘Ah, prince.’

I wish this nightmare would end soon.

Evan closed his eyes.

***

Evan, 15, often imagined himself standing proudly next to the Vision. He would be able to crush all the guys who looked down on him as a commoner and those who looked down on him as a young man, and he would show off as much as he could.

The fact that His Majesty recognized his abilities and even supported him was enough to inflate the ego of a foolish 15-year-old boy.

‘I have a favor to ask of you.’

That’s why the secret call of the Visionary couldn’t have been so welcome. It was as if he had become something.

‘Just order whatever you want.’

He confidently replied that he would do anything. He would dedicate his entire body to the cause of the vision.

‘We will soon select the knights to escort the princes.’

‘Are you talking about the escort knight…?’

At the mention of the prince’s escort knight, Evan glanced at the baby in the arms of a woman. The face was exactly like the vision, with red eyes. And the same dark blue hair as the majesty. Anyone could tell that it was of royal blood.

‘That baby is the first prince.’

Although she was only two years old, the baby had an unusually bright earring hanging from one of her ears.

I thought it might be an offer to become the First Prince’s escort knight, but something unexpected came out of the queen’s mouth.

‘Enter as the Second Prince’s escort knight.’

‘Second Prince…, is that what you mean?’

‘Can you do it?’

‘… … .’

The queen smiled as she spoke. Evan, who was not oblivious, immediately understood what she meant. His mood sank.

Did you show me such kindness from the beginning with the intention of using me and throwing me away? Were all the compliments you gave me lies?

After a long silence, the queen continued to speak softly, as if trying to soothe herself.

‘Why are you so scared? Are you worried that he might give you an order to harm the royal family?’

‘Then why… … .’

Are you planning to send me to the 2nd prince’s palace?

As Evan lowered his head, unable to continue speaking, a soft voice continued.

‘Your Majesty, I promise you this. I will not give orders to harm the Second Prince or to forcefully extract information. I do not want to lose young talent.’

‘…Then what should I do?’

The queen laughed out loud at that question.

‘That’s a very interesting question. What else can a knight do? Escorting is all there is to it.’

‘Is that okay?’

‘Yes. There are bad rumors about the second prince, so no one will want to protect him. Even though he is only half a prince, I cannot leave him alone with the name of prince. So, I would like you, who is free from prejudice, to take care of the child.’

‘I need an escort… … ‘

‘We build trust by doing everything together.’

‘… … .’

Since I joined the Royal Knights, it was natural to follow the royal family’s orders, and since I was receiving additional benefits while doing the natural thing, this might be a good opportunity.

But Evan couldn’t answer right away.

‘…Please give me some time to think about it.’

‘Okay. Think about it and come back.’

‘…thank you.’

Evan nodded and walked away. He had no reason to refuse since he had entrusted Ariel to him. It was an offer he had to accept anyway, and Vision knew that, so he sent it away obediently.

Evan rationalized it.

Yes. Isn’t it a very difficult environment for a second prince to become the crown prince anyway? Furthermore, His Majesty the King said that he would not order anyone to harm the royal family, so there might not be a problem.

‘Besides, what else can you get from a two-year-old baby… … .’

Chook-!

While he was in the midst of his musings, something fell over his head. Before Evan could even grasp the situation, he heard a giggling sound.

‘Oh my, I’m sorry. Are you okay?’

When he returned to the Knights, as expected, trouble broke out. Evan couldn’t hold back the anger that suddenly surged up in him and bit back a curse.

‘S**t.’

‘What? This kid, he’s so beloved by the captain that he doesn’t even look at his senior anymore?’

‘A senior is only a senior if he or she behaves like a senior.’

‘But this kid… … .’

‘If you dare, come at me, kid. Don’t be a pest behind my back.’

Eventually, another dogfight broke out. Later, several people rushed in at once to subdue him, and his hands and feet were tied, but Evan resisted to the end.

‘This damn bastard!’

‘Take this thing off quickly!’

‘Boss! Come here! Your dog is running wild again!’

‘… … !’

Evan was startled by the sound of calling his master and ripped off the hands that had been restraining him. He didn’t even hear the word “dog.” His mind was filled with the thought that he couldn’t show himself in such a pitiful state.

‘Ouch! This kid bit me!’

‘Is it a real dog!’

There was no such thing as face. Evan ran away in a hurry. He heard his teacher’s voice from behind him, but he tried to ignore it and just ran.

After running like that for a while, I stopped for breath and saw an unfamiliar landscape.

‘Where is this…?’

Could it be that he’s lost? A royal knight lost in the castle? How much longer will they tease him? No, more importantly, will he be able to get back before roll call?

Rustle, rustle… … .

‘… … ?’

Just then a rustling sound was heard from a small bush nearby.

I looked down, wondering if there was a wild animal there.

Peep.

‘baby?!’

A baby raised its head and looked at him. It was a baby with two different colored eyes, and it looked very bright and bright.

The baby looked smaller than the two-year-old Prince, and it was unclear how he ended up outside alone.

Is it like a fairy living in the forest? Does the king raise fairies too? As he thought this while blankly staring at Odd-Eye, the baby who was also staring at him smiled brightly.

Aren’t you scared even though he’s a stranger?

Evan couldn’t help but chuckle at that pure smile. He felt a little better.

Then a woman approached.

‘Where is our prince~’

‘… … !’

The baby was startled by the sound and then started to wriggle again. His head was still sticking out, but perhaps because his hair was dark green, he looked quite comfortable when he lowered his head.

By the way, a prince? Could this baby be the second prince? Why is the prince playing around here like this?

Evan turned his gaze to the approaching woman, not knowing what to do in this embarrassing situation. She smiled faintly and shook her head slightly as if to pretend not to know.

‘Ah~ Our prince, where did you go~’

As I reflexively looked down at the bushes at those words, a small hand came up and grabbed my trouser leg. It seemed to mean that I should pretend not to notice.

‘Where did that sound come from? Sir, have you seen our prince?’

‘…I haven’t seen it.’

The nanny, who seemed to be my nanny, smiled at my crude lie and came closer, pretending to search around everywhere except for the bushes where the baby was.

‘Why not? Wasn’t he a stray cat and not our prince?’

‘… … .’

‘Oh, it might be over there!’

She came closer little by little. Just as she was about to search the bushes where the prince was hiding,

‘Hey, meow.’

The prince cried.

‘… … .’

‘… … .’

At the honest sobs, both she and herself were frozen in a daze.

The kitten seemed to mind the stutter and started meowing again, seemingly benign.

‘Meow~’

‘… … .’

Evan’s mouth was tightly shut. He held back his laughter, thinking that if he laughed here, it might hurt the prince. The prince’s nanny must have thought the same thing, because she covered her mouth tightly and took a deep breath to calm herself down.

‘Hmm, hm, was it a cat after all?’

‘… … .’

‘Meow~ Have you seen our prince?’

‘Hey, meow meow… … ‘

In the meantime, the kitten shook its head and answered. The prince’s nanny, unable to control the corners of her lips from twitching, continued her conversation with the kitten while pressing them down with her hand.

‘Meow, can you help me find my prince? I’d be so sad if I didn’t have him, I’d probably die.’

‘Hey, meow?’

Just the single word ‘meow’ made the prince’s embarrassment felt keenly.

‘Sob sob, what if I can’t find my prince?’

As she pretended to cry and turned away, the fidgety kitten finally couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped out and grabbed the hem of her skirt.

‘Oh, no! Nanny, Lian is here! She can’t die!’

‘Oh my goodness, prince!’

She laughed heartily and spun around, holding the prince in her arms. The sight was so peaceful that Evan’s troubled mind seemed to calm down as he watched.

‘Your Majesty, shall we go in now?’

‘huh!’

‘Well, I should say goodbye and say goodbye to you too, sir.’

‘why?’

‘…yes?’

The nanny, who had started speaking at the unexpected question, froze for a moment and then looked at herself.

‘Why?… You don’t want to say hello?’

‘huh.’

Didn’t you want to greet me?

‘…I’m going to go now.’

Evan nodded, feeling embarrassed by the firm answer, and turned away.

Hot.

‘… … ?’

But I had no choice but to stop walking because the hem of my clothes was suddenly grabbed.

‘Aren’t you going with Lian?’

‘…yes?’

‘why?’

‘ah…….’

The feeling was subtle. It seemed that the prince had mistaken her for a palace servant.

‘Your Majesty, this knight must go.’

The nanny gently pulled away the hand that was still holding onto the hem of her clothes while trying to soothe the prince. However, the prince grabbed the hem of her clothes again with his other hand and said firmly.

‘No, go with Lian.’

‘…I am…….’

‘Let’s go together.’

‘Oh my, our Lian, why are you suddenly like this? You should go back to your house, sir.’

The nanny, unable to hide her embarrassment, shook the prince off her. Then, her eyes, each with a different light, began to fill with moisture, and tears burst out like a waterfall.

‘Huh, hueeeeeeeng-!’

‘Oh, Prince, don’t cry.’

‘Hehehe, Lian, let’s go. Sniff, let’s go with Lian.’

‘just…….’

Evan couldn’t just leave the crying baby behind, so he hesitated, not knowing what to do. Then, the crying prince shouted again.

‘Rian definitely saw it! It’s Rian’s! I can’t go! I have to go with Rian!’

‘… … .’

For some reason, he felt uneasy. It was just the whining and stubbornness of a baby who didn’t know anything, but the fact that someone was so innocently lusting after him gave Evan a very strange feeling.

Evan stared blankly at the tears falling drop by drop, then unconsciously reached out and wiped them away.

‘Your Highness, I will see you again soon.’

I don’t know why I said that. I must have known I would regret it.

‘Sniff, really?’

‘yes.’

But, still, I want to do that.

Clank-.

Evan opened his eyes to the sound of the iron bars opening.

“Evan, the sinner. By His Majesty’s order, cooperate in the search for the kidnapper.”