How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 229



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Episode 229

“Bring Sir Evan.”

Karus’ face hardened in an instant at Sedes’s harsh command.

“Your Majesty, even so, I guess we can’t make that hasty conclusion, right? I, I’ll have a talk with Sir Evan and…!”

“Marquise Francesca.”

“……!”

“I know you’re close to Sir Evan, but you have to keep your public and private affairs separate.”

“…Ha, but…….”

Karus opened and closed his mouth a few times before finally closing it. It was certainly not something to do lightly. However, Karus was certain that his earnest request to find the prince had not been false.

Karus quickly continued his mana cycle. It seemed that if he just did a little more, he would be able to summon Silphy again.

When Sir Evan comes…, I will ask him in detail what he was trying to tell me.

Now that I think about it, I’m sure Sir Evan had something to tell me.

If the reason I was holding my breath was not because I was overcome with emotion, but because I was unable to speak due to some constraint… … .

But after a while, Sir Ernest, who had gone to fetch Sir Evan, returned alone.

“…The queen was taken first…….”

“Yes. They said it wasn’t long ago that they took him away to help find the kidnapper.”

“…….”

Sedes, who was a step behind, frowned slightly at Walter’s report. If he had wanted to deal with the Shadow Knight quietly, he would not have taken him away so openly.

‘Did you steal it on purpose, thinking I would find it?’

At that time, a breeze blew gently.

“……?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was in a hurry…….”

Karus, who was in a hurry, summoned Silphy as soon as his mana recovered a little.

But before Karus could finish speaking, the summoned Silphy waved her hand up and down and tried to say something.

“Hey, Sylphy, what’s wrong? Did you happen to find the prince?”

Nod nod!

“what?”

“Is it true, Marquis?”

“Where should I go!”

Everyone gathered around at the little boy’s nod.

Silphi seemed momentarily taken aback by the intense gazes, but soon began to explain earnestly, using her whole body again.

“What? The prince is in danger?”

“What are you talking about, Marquis!”

“Then isn’t that a really big deal!”

“Why don’t you just ask me to go there with you?”

“No, no, just be quiet for a moment!”

Karus, who had forgotten to even speak in a stern manner due to the barrage of questions, bit the faces that were barging in and continued his conversation with Sylphy.

“The prince was in danger so you used your power? That’s why your mana suddenly became like that… No, Sylphy, I’m not blaming you. Yeah, you did a great job. Even though I couldn’t materialize because I didn’t have enough mana, you kept watching over me. Hmm, so the prince ran away on his own? Oh really. So where did you go… Hmm? A rabbit? …No way? A cat with pointy ears? Something like that? Hmm… A lynx… Did your close friend take you there?!”

Bang! Karus slammed the table down without realizing it. And at the same time, the office door flew open.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty!”

“…Chief of Staff?”

Everyone’s heads turned. The old janitor, who had opened the door without even knocking, opened his mouth, panting.

“The prince, oh my, they say the prince has returned!”

“……!”

* * *

Sedes sent everyone including Marquis Francesca to the scene of the crime and, ignoring the chamberlain’s words to prepare, mounted his horse and rode straight to the Palace of Wernus.

The palace of Wernus, upon arriving, was strangely full of white birds, but the Duke’s private soldiers standing at the entrance to the palace were too busy chattering amongst themselves to notice Sedes’s appearance.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty?”

“Oh, you have come, Your Majesty!”

The private soldiers who had belatedly noticed his presence quickly saluted him, but Sedes, who already hated the sight of them, ignored them all and opened the palace door himself.

Rattling, squeaking-

“…your majesty?”

“……!”

As he opened the door, a large knight caught his eye first. The prince was clinging to him like a cicada on an old tree. Knowing that the knight was a traitor, Sedes could not help but be furious at the sight.

“Your Majesty, you have arrived……”

“stop.”

The servants who had grasped the situation tried to quickly offer an example, but Sedes stopped them by lightly raising his hand.

“…….”

“…….”

A tense silence hung over the lobby. Sedes wanted to punish the shameless knight right here and now, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it in front of the prince who knew nothing about him.

At that moment, the heavy silence was shattered by the bright smile of a small child.

“your majesty!”

Uda dada-!

“Welcome!”

“…Ruth.”

Sedes was a little taken aback by her cheerfulness, which made it impossible to imagine that she had been kidnapped and then returned.

However, he could not dare to ignore the small body that was rushing towards him in embarrassment, so Sedes quickly picked up Lianus.

“Ruth, are you okay?”

“Yes! Your Majesty, I was kidnapped.”

“…….”

…Is that a topic that can be talked about so brightly?

Cedes glanced at his servants, wondering if he had misunderstood the situation. Most of them looked uneasy, which was not much different from his own reaction.

“At first I thought it was a game. Then I thought it was really real, but then I found out it was real. Oh, and here’s how I escaped… ”

Even in the midst of all this, the child continued to babble. Sedes’s nervousness still hadn’t gone away, but seeing Lianus looking fine brought a sense of relief.

“So, I almost got caught, but then a sudden gust of wind blew in and…!”

‘Is this what the Marquis’ spirit meant by help…?’

“Okay, so what did you do?”

Sedes naturally accepted Lianus’ chattering words and cleaned up the surroundings with simple gestures.

The first thing he did was to have the vice-captain and some of the knights who had followed him chase away the queen and the duke’s private soldiers.

The queen’s face hardened as she was led away, but she no longer had to worry about what others thought since she had found the prince.

“So I almost fell over…, but my best friend suddenly appeared…!”

After calming down the chaotic atmosphere in the palace, at the very moment when I was about to get rid of the last and most unsightly young escort knight,

“Huh? Sir Evan, where are you?”

Shudder.

At the sharp remark, both Evan, who was being dragged away with a rope, and Sedes, who was trying to throw him out, froze in place.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you taking Sir Evan with you?”

“…Ruth, he must be punished for failing to protect his master.”

“But I came back safe and sound!”

“Didn’t you prevent me from being kidnapped?”

To be exact, it’s not that he failed to stop it, but he was the one who kidnapped it.

Sedes tried to change the subject by saying something he didn’t mean, saying that it was unfortunate but unavoidable.

But the little prince did not give in easily.

“But Sir Evan is my only knight guard. Without Sir Evan, who will protect me?”

“…The escort knight will be newly selected by this father. Yes, I will appoint a knight captain for a while. Or how about a vice-captain? Are you learning dual swords from him?”

“But I want to be with Sir Evan.”

“…Ruth. It’s not that I don’t understand how you feel, but….”

Sedes was embarrassed by the firm answer and trailed off, but a small hand grabbed his hand tightly.

“your majesty.”

“…….”

“Please allow Sir Evan to be by my side.”

“…….”

The child looked up at himself. His once brightly smiling face had now become hardened.

‘…I knew it.’

Sedes soon realized that the face was one that had overcome its wounds.

The little boy knew that his only knight was a traitor.

“your majesty.”

But the child was still saying that he would hold her.

“…Ruth, I don’t know when something like this might happen again.”

“It’s okay! It was your first time, but you managed to escape so well! It might be easier next time.”

The child raised the corners of his mouth as he said that.

“…….”

Sedes closed his mouth as he looked at the wounds hidden beneath his infinitely bright expression.

‘… When did you grow up like this?’

They say children grow up quickly, and it’s true.

However, we cannot just leave the betrayal story as it is just because the child wants it.

“Knight Evan.”

“…Yes, Your Majesty.”

The young knight immediately knelt down and bowed his head at my call.

“You know your own sins.”

“Of course, Your Majesty. I will gladly accept any punishment.”

“…….”

Sedes glared at the back of the knight’s head, who was pinned to the ground. He wanted to cut off his head right then and there, but since Lianus was there, he had to hear the details.

Sedes took a deep breath and opened his mouth softly.

“Remove Knight Evan’s title and strip him of his weaponry. He is also to be placed under mana restraint until his title is restored.”

“…This is an outrageous and excessive action. Please give me the appropriate punishment.”

“Of course this is not the end.”

“……?”

Just as Evan was about to raise his head in confusion, Sedes called out to someone absentmindedly.

“Perina Lucis.”

“Yes, yes!”

Perry, nervous at the sudden call, quickly approached her. Evan and Lianus, who had thought the maid’s name was Perry until now, blinked and looked at her.

However, Sedes continued talking without answering their questions.

“Ron Paul.”

“yes.”

Butler Paul, who had been waiting quietly, also stepped forward. He still had a sword strapped to his waist.

What kind of sword is that? At the moment when Evan and Lianus were thinking that,

“The two are ordered to keep an eye on Knight Evan. If he takes any sudden action, he is to be executed immediately.”

* * *

My friend nodded his head in agreement without asking any questions when I suddenly asked him to help me with my article.

“Rian, sniff.”

“Cough~”

Lianus wiped away his tear stains and blew his nose. His eyes were so swollen that he couldn’t open them properly.

After pulling himself together, he felt a little embarrassed about crying, but since it wasn’t the first or second time he had cried in front of his close friend, Rianus quickly became calm.

Although the kidnappers would often be heard looking for him, they were dealt with with surprising ease by Nihil.

Nihil lured the kidnappers into the warehouse one by one, pretending to be himself by wearing his outer garment and putting a vine on his head. Frankly, Rianus was a little shocked at this point.

No matter how far away it was, how could I confuse my head with the vines! No matter how much I think about it, this is just too much.

Because the warehouse had been previously filled with strong incense, the kidnappers who came to capture Nihil, pretending to be him, collapsed as soon as they set foot in the warehouse.

“Rian, stay with the kid. I’ll go to your palace quickly.”

“Huh?”

Nihil put the cotton in my arms and left alone. Even though it would be difficult to sneak into the palace since he had been kidnapped, Nihil easily brought clean clothes and medicine as if he had robbed an empty house.

Somsom didn’t even look at me and just sat there, but as soon as Nihil arrived, she ran into his arms as if she had finished what she had to do.

“Rian, come here.”

Nihil called out to him after putting medicine in a small spring. Rianus went into the spring, washed off the dirt and dust, and changed into clean clothes. He felt much better in his fluffy clothes.

Nihil burned all the dirty clothes, tearing off only a few expensive buttons, and then erased all traces. It was a perfect destruction of evidence.

“Rian, as I said, your role is important.”

“huh.”

Rianus answered solemnly, then raised the corners of his mouth as high as he could and then lowered them.

‘I can do it.’

“…Second Prince?”

The soldier who found himself muttered as if talking to himself. He was an unfamiliar face.

Squeak-

Lianus opened the door to his palace, leaving the soldiers with dumb faces behind him. He felt all the servants and knights staring at him.

“Huh? What are you all doing?”

There was a brief silence at the bright question, and then it started to get noisy.

A soldier wearing armor with the Duke’s seal on it saw him and ran upstairs in a hurry, and a moment later, my knight came running down with a loud clatter.

“Sir Evan!”

Lianus quickly ran towards Evan. My knight hugged me tightly with an expression on his face as if he was about to cry, and then immediately began to examine my condition.

But in the meantime, something had happened and Evan was in a worse state than when he was kidnapped.

His eye sockets were sunken, and his lips were so cracked that they looked like they would bleed at the slightest touch.

A large, rough hand trembled slightly as it cupped my cheek, very carefully, lest it break.

What were you thinking as you waited? While putting on shoes, putting on outerwear, and putting on a bracelet for the kidnapped person.

“…What happened?”

The charming low-pitched voice cracked. It was Rianus who wanted to ask.

What happened?

Lianus smiled broadly, rubbing his face with the trembling anxiety.

“I almost fell down while running in the forest. But Neil showed up and caught me. But it was fun, so let’s do it again next time!”

That’s how the little prince learned to lie.

For my article.