How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 231



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Episode 231

The two gentlemen immediately greeted Lawrence with courtesy.

“Welcome, Your Majesty.”

“Camilla, Aiden, it’s been a while.”

Lawrence glanced at the pile of blankets while accepting the gentlemen’s greetings. His target was not the gentlemen, but Lianus’s tummy.

The Duke’s servants also looked at each other as if they realized it.

“Hey, hey, wake up.”

Aiden carefully poked at the pile of blankets, but of course there was no response.

“…Have you taken any medication?”

In response to Lawrence’s question, one of the servants quickly made an excuse.

“Oh, no. We didn’t do anything. It’s been like this since the day we brought it home. It just sleeps all day without doing anything.”

Meanwhile, the hand that was waking Baedong up became increasingly violent.

“Hey, the prince is here…!”

“Aiden, stop it.”

Lawrence quickly stopped Aiden from shaking the pile of blankets violently and took a step closer to Nihil.

It seems like a lie to say that you’re sleeping. You can’t be holding the blanket like this while you’re sleeping.

Lawrence opened his mouth very carefully and called him.

“…Neil?”

Wiggle.

At that moment, Baedong, who had been lying still under the blanket, began to move. Baedong wiggled inside for a while and then popped his head out.

At this time, Lawrence felt a sense of elation, as if he had become a special person. It was as if he was being told that he was different from the other gentlemen.

But that was only for a moment, as Lawrence tilted his head slightly when he saw Nihil’s face. This was because Nihil had a cloth wrapped around his eyes.

“Your eyes… why are they covered?”

Your pupils are really pretty, but you covered them up… … .

When Lawrence asked timidly, one of the servants opened his mouth.

“They say that if you make eye contact with a spirit, you will be possessed. They say that’s why the Second Prince treasures spirits so much. I didn’t know because I was sleeping all day, but some of the knights on guard were possessed and tried to free the spirit.”

“…….”

Lawrence was speechless. He had met his eyes before. They had even played chess together.

Then my eyes went to the food on the table. It had already gotten cold, as if it had been brought out a long time ago.

“Is it meal time?”

“That’s true, but since they are spirits, they don’t eat.”

Lawrence’s eyebrows furrowed at the mention of not eating. It was because he remembered Nihil eating everything without any discrimination.

He even tried to put the flower I brought him as a gift into his mouth. This must have been some kind of protest.

But Lawrence wasn’t angry. Rather, he thought it was an opportunity to show off his specialness.

“…I brought you something you like.”

Lawrence said this and handed over what he had left for the servant to take. It was a cake filled with strawberries.

“…….”

However, Baedong just stared blankly and did not respond at all. Lawrence was a little embarrassed inside.

“…Don’t you like this?”

“…….”

I thought it was special, but maybe it wasn’t.

My face heated up for no reason at the thought that I was the only one who made a mistake. So, even though Baedong had done nothing wrong, his words became sharp.

“Now is not the time to complain.”

“…….”

“Why aren’t you eating?”

“…….”

Baedong didn’t respond. I knew he couldn’t speak in the first place, but this was a little different. He just turned his head toward the window as if he couldn’t hear.

“…….”

Lawrence’s expression crumpled at the blatant act of disregard. The servants quickly opened their mouths when they saw that his mood was getting worse.

“Your Majesty, is it possible that you are a spirit and cannot understand human speech?”

“That can’t be true, right?”

Lawrence knew that Baedong was very intelligent and could communicate with him at any time. Even Rianus always said that his friend was great.

“But no matter how I look at it……”

“What if I die like this?”

“If it’s a spirit, it might not die…….”

“Well, should I give you some raw meat?”

“…….”

However, to the Duke’s servants who had no idea about Baedong, he really seemed like a beast in human form.

“…I’ll be hungry, so bring me some porridge.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Lawrence ordered the porridge to be brought to him and then turned back to Nihil. He wondered if he would pay attention to him if he knew that he was taking care of him like this.

However, Baedong had already gone back into bed. It was the same after the servant brought him the porridge.

Lawrence shook the blanket, but it didn’t help.

“Eat something, even if it’s just meat.”

“…….”

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“…….”

Lawrence was momentarily annoyed by the unanswered question. How could you be more arrogant than a commoner ignoring my kindness?

He felt like he was going to die. Lawrence pulled the blanket hard, thinking that he would have to force him to eat.

But no matter how hard I tried, the pile of blankets wouldn’t budge. For some reason, that hurt my pride even more.

“Come out right now…!”

Boohoo-!

Maybe it was because I pulled too hard. The duvet cover couldn’t handle the force and tore apart.

“……!”

My body was thrown backwards because I was pulling with all my weight. Then, bang, I bumped into someone.

“Whoa!”

The maid stumbled violently after bumping into Lawrence, and the tray she was holding flew into the air.

ah.

Hot porridge poured down before my eyes. For a moment, time seemed to pass very slowly, but there was no way to escape.

Why did I come?

Regret came flooding in. If I had known I would be treated like this, if I had known I would be treated like this, if I had known I would be treated like this, I would not have come.

The moment I closed my eyes tightly, thinking that it would be hot, something came over me.

Boom, boom! Bam, bang!

“……!”

Lawrence opened his eyes reflexively and gasped in surprise. He met mysterious eyes through the black cotton.

But the reason he was surprised was not because it was Bae Dong who saved him, nor because of his unchanging good looks.

“…Why is your head like that…?”

His pure white hair was cut short enough to reveal the back of his neck. Even for someone who slept all day, his eyes were filled with fatigue.

“…….”

Baedong didn’t answer my question, but gently stroked the back of my head. It seemed like he was checking to see if there were any injuries from hitting my head on the floor.

“I, I’m fine.”

Nod.

Baedong sat up, judging that there was nothing wrong with his head. The blanket was pulled back behind Baedong, and soon his vision brightened.

“Oh, Prince, are you okay?”

The knights and servants approached a beat late, but Lawrence shook off their hands and grabbed Nihil’s wrist.

“Who did that?”

“…….”

Baedong didn’t respond, pulled his hand away, and handed the quilt covered in blood to the maid next to him.

“…Are you hurt?”

Lawrence quickly grabbed Nihil again and examined him. He was covered with a blanket, so he probably wouldn’t have been burned, but if he had been hit by the falling dishes, he might have been hurt.

Dori dori.

But Baedong shook his head slightly and climbed back into bed. Then, as if he was going to replace the ruined blanket, he pulled out the bed sheet, rolled it up, and hid inside.

Lawrence stood there speechless for a moment before turning to the Duke’s servants.

“Why is Baedong’s head like that?”

“…I cut off a little bit for examination because I thought it didn’t seem human.”

Lawrence tilted his head in response. To cut it off for investigation… … .

“Didn’t you cut too much?”

What’s more, the ends of her hair were irregularly tangled, as if she had cut them little by little over the course of dozens of times.

The servants looked at each other at Lawrence’s question, and the youngest maid, unable to withstand the pressure from her seniors, opened her mouth hesitantly.

“That…, it is said that hair has mystical powers, so the servants also cut it little by little. It is said that if you make it into a talisman and carry it with you, it will ward off bad luck…….”

“You have that kind of power? Hey, give it to me too.”

“Huh? Oppa, me too, me too!”

After hearing the maid’s explanation, the servants immediately approached Nihil and pulled at the sheet that was wrapping him up.

The sheet was pulled away with surprising ease, despite Lawrence’s desperate attempts to snatch the blanket away, and the quilt covering Baedong’s eyes was also swept away.

But Baedong kept his eyes closed and did not move.

“Oh, I guess I finally fell asleep.”

“……?”

You fell asleep in the meantime? What does it mean when you finally did that?

Lawrence was confused, but the servants approached Baedong as if it were nothing and grabbed his arms and legs.

“I can cut it easily now. When I’m awake, it’s strangely hard to cut.”

“What are you doing….”

Before I could even utter a single sentence, the blade was thrust in and a clump of my beautiful white hair was cut off.

“Give me some too!”

“Miss, when your hair turns black, you have to throw it away.”

“Why is it turning black? Is it rotting?”

“That, that’s fine with us too…”

The servants and the courtiers naturally continued their conversation. Lawrence just watched this scene blankly and glanced at the servants who had followed him.

“Do you want one too, Prince?”

“…Blood, no need.”

Lawrence answered the servants’ questions in a low voice that was barely audible. His voice, trembling slightly as if he was frightened, could not possibly sound so funny.

I did think that I should stop it, but I didn’t do it right away. I had thought about cutting Baedong’s hair short myself.

Of course, I don’t think I did anything wrong. It was Lianus’ fault. My stupid brother was so concerned about his father, throwing away his princely dignity, that it really bothered me…

Then one of the servants took a needle and cut Baedong’s body.

“What, why is there blood?”

“They said it would only work if I soaked it in blood…”

“I feel bad. I don’t want to have it.”

Aiden, who saw it, felt bad and threw his hair away.

Lawrence clenched his fists without realizing it as he watched his hair flying through the air.

What? You were the one who said you wanted it. Why are you just throwing it away?

But, ironically, Lawrence was soon distracted by her hair, which, in the sunlight, sparkled more than jewels.

It was pretty. I thought it would be okay to pick up a little bit since I was going to throw it away anyway.

The hair that had been scattered in the air fell like fluttering feathers and landed on Baedong’s face.

“……!”

Lawrence flinched as he absentmindedly chased the falling hair.

Baedong, who I thought was asleep, opened his eyes and was blankly staring at the hair that had fallen on the bed.

Those mysterious eyes were extremely beautiful, but they looked as if they might shatter at any moment.

Just like that jewel that resembles that eye, that easily breaks with even the slightest impact.

“It’s too short. Cut it longer.”

“Okay, miss.”

It seemed like no one else noticed that Baedong had woken up.

But… even if I notice it, will anything change?

At that moment, the opal-like eyes rolled slightly and looked at Lawrence.

Liar. It was as if he was saying that, and it took my breath away.

Tub.

“……!”

“Prince?”

Lawrence unconsciously took a step back and bumped into the knight behind him.

“Your Majesty, why are you doing this?”

“Oh, nothing, nothing.”

Lawrence stammered a reply and turned his head back to Nihil. His opalescent eyes were now hidden behind his eyelids.

“…I guess I should go back now.”

Eventually, Lawrence ran away from there.

* * *

“……!”

Suddenly.

Nihil, who had just opened his eyes, quickly got up. He was so tired that he had fallen asleep without realizing it.

The sun was slowly setting, but the moon had not yet risen. Thank goodness.

Nihil looked around. The pranksters had already left, and only one soldier was guarding the door.

“Hmm~”

Nihil yawned and stretched before getting up from his seat. He had work to do that night.

‘Come to think of it, the First Prince also went there.’

I was half-asleep so I forgot about it for a moment, but then I remembered it when I saw the cake on the table.

‘I wonder if you like it.’

Nihil took the cake, thinking of the child who would be waiting for him.

The guard standing guard at the door didn’t notice that he was passing right by. To be precise, there was no way he could have noticed.

Because he was an illusion of his own making.

Nihil twisted the ends of my short hair and let out a snicker.

‘I originally had no intention of using magic indiscriminately, but… … .’

Wouldn’t it be a waste to just leave the cut hair scattered?

Moreover, I could sit still and cast a spell on the entire mansion, thanks to the servants walking around the mansion with my hair.

In short, it meant that the Duke’s mansion was now in Nihil’s grasp.

Nihil, who had left the room, leisurely passed by the servants and arrived in front of a room in a corner.

Click, squeak-

“…! Angel!”

As I opened the door, the girl jumped up and came running over to me. She seemed a little unsteady when she put her feet on the floor, but she didn’t fall.

“Welcome……”

“Easy-.”

Nihil put his index finger to his lips and soothed the excited child.

“You have to be quiet, Ariel.”