How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 247



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Episode 247

“Ruth! Stop it, stop it!”

“!!!”

Lawrence was so startled by His Majesty’s voice that he froze.

Why on earth is Your Majesty here? How long has he been here? Did he see the whole fight between me and Lianus?

If you just got here, maybe Lianus didn’t realize that he was the one dealing with you. Isn’t your hair color different now?

‘I have to run away.’

Lawrence slowly backed away and quickly left the place. It was not difficult, as His Majesty’s attention was focused solely on Lianus.

‘I guess I’ll have to ask Bae Dong-han to grant the wish I promised him. If it’s Bae Dong-han, he might be able to change my hair color permanently.’

No, maybe His Majesty would say it’s okay… …?

“…Sniff, Your Majesty?”

“Ruth, no matter what, how can I….”

Bam, bang!

But Lawrence ran away as soon as he saw the two people who looked affectionate as he turned around.

Funnily enough, I had nowhere else to go so I ended up going to Baedong’s room across the room, but I didn’t want to become a foreign substance stuck in that affection.

‘I was the one bitten… … .’

Lawrence immediately turned over the blanket. His scalp was throbbing from how hard Rianus had bitten him. It hurt so much that tears welled up in his eyes.

‘As expected, I am not Your Majesty’s child.’

“Turn it off, turn it off……”

Lawrence covered my mouth with the blanket, but no matter how hard he tried to suppress his tears, he couldn’t stop the sounds from escaping.

If I ask Baedong to find my father, will he be able to do so? If so, I think it would be better to make a wish for that rather than changing my hair color.

Crunch, squeak-.

“……!”

At that moment, the sound of the door opening was heard. Lawrence quickly rolled up the blanket and grabbed it tightly.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

‘…? Who is it?’

Was it Baedong? I wish it were so. But the voice that followed was not Baedong’s.

“Lawrence?”

“……!”

Lawrence was so surprised that he forgot to breathe. It was His Majesty’s voice.

Why did you come? Did you find out who you were? Did you come to scold me for being rude?

Lawrence was afraid, but he dared not ignore His Majesty’s call, so he answered, suppressing his tears as best he could.

“…Oh, yes, Your Majesty.”

“Are you crying?”

“No, no, no, no.”

“Come out here.”

“…….”

What should I do? Lawrence was conflicted. He couldn’t show this sight to His Majesty. But he couldn’t commit the disrespect of continuing to cover himself with the blanket in front of His Majesty.

“Lawrence.”

The soft voice came again. Seeing that she didn’t seem angry, she may not have realized that it was her with the pink hair from before.

Lawrence quickly opened his mouth, thinking that it would be better to ask her to change her hair color than to find her father.

“Hipp, I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I’m not in my proper attire right now, and I’ve been rude. I’ll get myself in order and come see you.”

“…….”

But there was no answer for a long time, and silence fell around.

The moment I thought that he had just left because he was angry, I heard a deep sigh.

“after…….”

Lawrence flinched.

I guess I’ve been too rude. I’m supposed to be a role model for everyone, but I can’t believe I’m acting like a child…

But at that moment, my body suddenly lifted up and I was seated somewhere.

“……!”

Lawrence was so shocked that he couldn’t move. Just as he was wondering what was going on, something gently wrapped around him.

And soon a soft voice was heard from above.

“Lawrence, are you sick?”

“……?”

At the affectionate question, Lawrence, who had been stiff, raised his head without realizing it. He felt a hand gently stroking his head.

“Ruth bit pretty hard.”

“…….”

Lawrence struggled with what to say. Should he be honest like Lianus, or should he be like his brother and say that it was okay?

… How should I answer so that Your Majesty will like me?

“Just speak comfortably. This is private.”

“…….”

Would that be okay? Lawrence pondered, but His Majesty did not rush him, perhaps because he had not lied when he told him to speak comfortably.

Instead, someone else urged me on.

“Brother, are you in a lot of pain?”

“…….”

Why is Lianus here? No, before that, since when has he been here? I really felt like crying.

“Are you bleeding?”

“…….”

If there was any bloodshed, I would have reported it to His Majesty… … .

“But I won’t be the first to apologize.”

“Ruth.”

“You were the one who was wrong first.”

So, I won’t apologize until you apologize first. Rianus said that arrogantly and then crawled in, squeezing into His Majesty’s lap.

“Brother, please move to the side.”

“Poetry, I don’t like it.”

Lawrence unconsciously held onto the hem of His Majesty’s clothes beyond the blanket to keep himself from being displaced, and timidly protested.

“Hey, go over there.”

“no, I do not want.”

“You have hugged His Majesty more than I have ever hugged you, so can’t you give in a little?”

“Where is that?”

“Don’t you have a belly button? Go and play with your belly button.”

Or there are knights. From what I’ve seen while staying here, the butler and the maid both love Lianus very much. They’ll gladly accept hugs from anyone.

“You…, there are many people who will take your side…….”

“I can’t go.”

Lawrence unconsciously stuck out his lips at the firm answer. My brother was really greedy.

“…Why.”

“Neil locked the door.”

“……?”

“We’re trapped.”

“…….”

I was speechless at the absurdity. What on earth does that guy do?

“Lawrence.”

“…! Yes, yes. Your Majesty.”

Lawrence answered in surprise. He must have been scolded for trying to push his brother away.

But His Majesty, instead, hugged me and Rianus tightly and made us sit comfortably, then comforted me.

“I’m sorry my arms are too small.”

“Oh, no. I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

“…….”

“…….”

An awkward silence passed. Lawrence honestly thought it was okay as it was, but the silence was soon broken.

“Lawrence.”

“Yes, yes, Your Majesty.”

“Isn’t there something you want to tell me? Um… something that’s upsetting.”

“I, how dare I…. I am always content with Your Majesty’s grace and mercy…….”

“Stop, stop, Lawrence. Who taught you to say such things?”

“…….”

Sedes touched his forehead. Is this the kind of line a seven-year-old would say? My eldest son, who I thought was mature, was starting to look a little different. He was like a well-trained doll.

But that thought was fleeting, as the pile of blankets seemed noticeably gloomy, and Sedes hurriedly continued speaking.

“Well, um, Lawrence, I don’t mean to blame you, but I’d like to talk more comfortably with my son. Yeah, you can call me dad.”

Well, Dad is okay too.

“…! Are you sure about this?”

“Would I be joking about something like this?”

“Ha, but……”

Lawrence hesitated. If it were to turn out that he wasn’t his son, it would be a big problem.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I actually…, that….”

“Speak comfortably. Even if you make a mistake, I won’t blame you.”

“Then, if you promise not to kick me out……”

Lawrence shut his eyes tightly, thinking that he had said it and done it. But Sedes was a little puzzled, because he couldn’t figure out why his son was so serious.

“How can I cast you out?”

“I, I made a huge mistake…….”

“Okay, I got it, I got it. No matter what happens, I will never kick you out, so don’t worry.”

“…Even if I am not Your Majesty’s son?”

“???”

What the heck is this?

Sedes thought seriously. In fact, isn’t this a kind of defense mechanism that he has activated because he is too unattractive?

Like women who always want to hear that they love you, or kids who ask, ‘What if I turn into a troll?’

‘It seems like this guess is correct.’

“Lawrence, I would love you even if you were a troll.”

Sedes was secretly proud of himself for finding the answer. It seemed that even Abel would praise him for his progress.

“Your Majesty, I am not a troll.”

“…….”

But the children had a harder time than expected, and the reality was harsh.

* * *

While Sedes was racking his brain to improve his relationship with Lawrence, Nihil, who was listening to the conversation, shook his head in disappointment.

“This is a ruined lynx!”

“Use proper language, puppy. The child learned bad language because of you.”

Nihil listened carefully. Our good and innocent child was screaming that he was a fucking punk. He must have learned this from that dog guy.

“Are you saying such nice and polite things right now?”

Boom, bang, bang!

But Evan, still trapped in the strange transparent membrane, was on the verge of exploding with anger.

“Why won’t you let me go!”

“I feel obligated to raise you strong.”

“What the hell are you talking about! Why should I be raised by you?!”

“Get out of here yourself, puppy.”

“Ahhhh!”

Evan was clutching at his head. He didn’t know why he was doing this to himself.

Then the wildcat picked up the puppy and started talking nonsense.

“Evan II, I have a mission for you.”

“Kiowong?”

“Go in here and give these idiots who can’t talk something to talk about.”

“Kkiang!”

After finishing his nonsense, the cat made a small hole in the floor and lured the puppy there. It seemed to be a passageway connected to the bedroom where the King and the Prince were, but it was heartbreaking to see the puppy jump into the hole without knowing anything.

At that moment, the prince’s clear voice was heard through the slowly closing hole.

“Huh? Then that won’t work…? My brother has to have a baby…?”

“……?”

… What on earth are you talking about… … ?

Evan looked at the hole in surprise, but it was already gone, and the lynx was holding its stomach and laughing on the ground.

“…Stop laughing.”

“Sigh…, when are you going to bring the kid home?”

“…….”

“Bring her here quickly. The child will be waiting.”

“…yes…….”

Evan scratched his head in embarrassment, then remembered why he couldn’t bring Ariel, and then yelled.

“It’s all your fault!”

“What did I do?”

“Because you picked up the baby snake, no, because you brought him here……”

“Pink?”

“…If you keep doing that, you’ll really go to jail.”

He was quite irreverent himself, but this guy was a real bad guy.

Evan took a deep breath. The Queen’s palace and the Duke’s palace were now in a state of emergency because the Prince had disappeared.

The request for a visit was naturally rejected, and because the security was tight, it was impossible to enter without permission. And above all…

“When will the first prince be returned?”

If the baby snake were to tell Ariel about me… … .

‘I wonder if Aril will be disappointed when he finds out what I did.’

The previous ones were all excuses. I know. If it was a wildcat that could subdue knights with a single wave of his hand, if it was a guy who could move through space as freely as an archer, then taking Aril out would be no problem.

It’s such a trivial thing that everything can be solved with just one request… … .

“When the child is ready.”

“…When was that?”

“Are you ready?”

“…….”

The guy was waiting for me to be ready.

“Bring her quickly. I’ve prepared clothes and toys for her.”

“……?”

“I also have a pink one-piece dress with pretty flowers on it. Should I show you?”

“…….”

Evan was convinced that Ariel would be happy here.

* * *

“Then I will go.”

“Whoa, Sir Evan, you have to come quickly.”

“Yes, please go to sleep more.”

Evan smiled faintly as he looked at the prince who was rubbing his eyes after waking up at the crack of dawn to see him off, then turned to open the door. Then he stopped and froze. It was because there was a pink crown in front of the door.

The baby snake, having just woken up, rubbed its eyes and flinched in surprise when it saw itself.

‘No matter how I look at that hair, it doesn’t suit me.’

Evan turned slightly to allow Lawrence to enter.

“…Please come in, Your Highness.”

“Oh, no, I came because I have something to give you.”

“……?”

This little snake to me? Evan raised an eyebrow in question. There couldn’t be anything more suspicious in the world.

The baby snake noticed me and then cautiously spoke to the maid through the crack in the door.

“Could I borrow a pair of scissors? A small knife would be fine, too. I can’t find them no matter how hard I look for them…”

“Why do you need that?”

Evan crossed his arms and stood in front of Lawrence, hissing softly. What on earth was this little snake trying to do? He had to go out, and he was really nervous.

“ruler.”

“hey!”

But the damn cat that sneaked between my legs quickly handed the dagger to the baby snake. That really didn’t help.

“Ah…, thank you….”

“Get in!”

bang!

Evan threw the disobedient cat into the bedroom and closed the door.

“…….”

The baby snake, who was left alone in the hallway with me, held the dagger tightly and watched me closely as he retreated. Then he grabbed his hair, which was neatly tied to one side, and said,

All right.

“……!”

I just cut it off.

“What on earth are you doing now…!”

“this…….”

I was embarrassed and stuttered as the baby snake shed its skin… no, it offered Evan its hair. The hair, which had become noticeably shorter, swayed around the base of its ears, which really bothered me.

Evan, who had his hair pulled in a daze, glared at Lawrence as if to ask what he was up to, but Lawrence lowered his eyes and opened his mouth quietly.

“I heard you were going to pick up Aryl.”

“…What does that have to do with you, Prince?”

“If things get worse… threaten your mother with that.”

“…….”

“Of course…, it may not be necessary and it may not be understood by your mother…….”

Still… , just in case… … .

Lawrence’s voice gradually grew quieter.

“…I’m sorry.”

“…….”

“The threats I made to Ariel before weren’t sincere either. The poison in the cake wasn’t that strong either, it was just… just….”

Lawrence kept his mouth shut. No matter how much he thought about it, it just sounded like an excuse.

Evan stared at the sunken forehead and opened his mouth softly.

“…Arili….”

“……?”

“The prince said he looked like he came out of a fairy tale.”

“…….”

“Whatever your intentions were…, I guess it meant that the prince was ideal for that child.”

“That… that is….”

I just gave him a few snacks… Lawrence felt embarrassed and fidgeted with his hands.

“Thank you for taking care of Ariel.”

“……!”

Lawrence’s eyes widened at the unexpected thanks.

Evan thought seriously that even the baby snakes were cute, and he shook his pink shell limbs.

“But if I show you this hair, won’t I become a kidnapper?”

The real culprit is a lynx.

“Uh…, that, that…, if I insist that I’m not the culprit….”

“I’ll be back.”

Evan chuckled and walked away, leaving the baby snake behind, squirming in embarrassment.

I somehow had a feeling that everything would work out well.

Yeah, that’s definitely the case… … .

“I kidnapped the first prince.”

… I feel like it’s all over.