How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 262
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Episode 262
-… Does the Grand Duke have a father too?
“…….”
Dios’ face crumpled at the unexpected question. It was the kind of question that only a bloody lump would ask.
“What made you old, Rex?”
-Oh, no, I never mentioned it. It’s not even in the records.
“Father must not be recorded.”
Moreover, my father’s absence lasted 500 years. It has only been 300 years since the Harpen bloodline took the throne. Naturally, there would be no records left.
-…? What are you talking about?
“When is the trial?”
Dios changed the subject. There wasn’t much he could say about his father anyway.
-Any time is fine?
“The faster the better.”
There was a brief silence after those words. It seemed as though he was thinking about something.
-… Instead of that, why don’t you ask Chief Chun and decide? I don’t want to discuss the trial date.
Dios chuckled at the childish request.
“I guess you don’t like it when the trial is postponed with all sorts of excuses.”
-… The kids’ birthdays are coming up soon, but I can’t even celebrate them properly.
“Then, let’s catch it in three days.”
-…That quickly?
“They say this is the best time.”
Dios replied vaguely and glanced to the side. His father, who had been combing Khan’s hair, nodded while holding up three fingers.
Even though I thought it was too short a time to hold a trial, my father couldn’t have made that decision without thinking.
Either you have actually decided that this is the best time to hold a trial, or something will happen that will force you to hold it now, no matter what.
Dios stopped thinking and opened his mouth again.
“And even if we give them a long trial preparation period, wouldn’t it just be used to destroy evidence?”
-Your Highness, I feel like you have a clear view of the Queen’s actions.
“The scope of human behavior is about the same.”
-Umm… When will Chief Chun arrive?
“In accordance with the trial.”
No matter how much preparation there is, Father will not reveal his true self until then.
‘I don’t think you would want to leave the children and deal with nobles… … .’
Dios glanced at his father just in case.
The small white head nodded again, as if my guess was right, but for some reason, I noticed Khan, who was staring at the comb in his hand with his head on his lap, more than my father.
‘I have a bad feeling about this.’
puck!
Wake up! Awwwww!
When he was hit once, Khan cried as if it was unfair, but Dios ignored him and turned his gaze back to the communication port.
“You must treat them with the utmost respect.”
-… What the hell is that noise… , No, don’t worry about that. And that… … .
“What now?”
-If the nobles object to the trial date, can I use the Archduke’s excuse?
“Do whatever you want.”
-Thank you.
“Hang up.”
As soon as Sedes finished expressing his gratitude, Dios cut off the communication. In the meantime, I saw my father gently patting the wolf I had hit, and I felt a surge of irritation.
“Get out of here.”
Dios grabbed Khan by the back of the neck and pushed him aside. Khan pressed his nose against the arm of the chair and grumbled again, but Dios ignored him cleanly.
“Stop playing with him. You’re spoiling him.”
“If Dia wants it, I will do it.”
After saying that, my father took my anima out of his arms and started to fiddle with it.
“Kuiyang~”
“…….”
Anima let out a stupid noise, feeling good, but Dios frowned instead.
My father has a habit of holding something in his hand to keep himself awake when he is tired, especially during the dead of winter when he can’t sleep well.
“…Are you tired?”
“My little one is very sharp. But it’s time to go back.”
Actually, I should have gone back a long time ago since my work was done, but I deliberately didn’t go because I wanted to spend more time with the kid.
Nihil thought for a moment and then asked the boy.
“Would you like to go together?”
“…….”
But there was no answer in return.
Nihil tilted his head. There were still a couple of hours left until the next rift opened. Was he getting annoyed by this?
“Why is that, Dia? If you don’t want to go, it’s okay to say so.”
“…What happened at the palace?”
“Not really.”
“I don’t think you’re feeling well.”
“Huh? Where did you see that, sir, you were in a bad mood. I was wrong! Please don’t hit me!”
As Dios raised his hand, Khan ran away in a panic. However, Dios was still annoyed by the fact that he was still in his sight, so he called his aide.
“Aspel.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Take that and have them do the paperwork.”
“…?! Now, wait a minute, Your Majesty! If I go, who will carry you, sir? T, let go of this, Aspel! It is my duty to take care of you comfortably…!”
“Shut up and follow me.”
“Hey, sir! Please take me with you!”
I hate paperwork! Khan cried out desperately, but his father simply waved goodbye.
Dios glanced down at his father as soon as the aide and the commander disappeared. His father spread his arms wide as if he had been waiting.
“Dia, as you said, I’m not feeling so well today. I can smell the blood of a child in the palace.”
“…….”
“But I think it’ll be a little better if you carry something cute around.”
“…….”
Dios had no choice but to shrink. He didn’t know what would happen if he left his father unwell and even tired.
As soon as my vision lowered, my body suddenly lifted, a faint pressure enveloped me, and my body temperature was transmitted to me.
“Shall we go, Dia?”
* * *
“Sister Aril, this too!”
“Yeah, thanks, Kara.”
Karus looked happily at Aril and Kara feeding each other snacks, then turned his head to the window. He could see the knights leaving the palace, having finished their business.
‘You’re leaving earlier than I thought.’
To be honest, there wasn’t much to complain about considering the size of the bedroom. Plus, Kara had already ruined everything.
Karus looked down at his secret friend, still being dragged away by the rope, and summoned Sylphy.
“Sylphie, did the Knights find the note?”
Nod nod.
“Okay. Will you continue following that note?”
Nod nod.
“I might be released mid-summon because I’m low on mana. Can you still watch over me?”
Nodding, nodding.
Silphie thumped my chest as if telling me to leave it to her, then flew through the open window.
‘It should go as expected.’
Karus thought as he watched Silphy getting further and further away. No matter how developed his senses were, if he had not encountered spirits, he would not have been able to immediately sense Silphy’s presence.
Then, suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t just Sylphy who was following the Knights, and he jumped up from his seat.
“…?! Prince?”
A bushy green head was slowly following them from far behind!
Karus panicked and jumped out the window, calling out to Evan.
“Evan!!!”
At that call, all the knights, including Evan, turned to me in surprise.
“…! Karus, it’s dangerous!”
Evan shouted in surprise, but since his own safety was not at issue right now, Carus shouted again, pointing to the round head hiding behind the flower bed.
“Evan! Over there! Over there, behind the flower bed! Prince!”
“……!”
The prince looked up at me with a look of betrayal on his face. The prince ran away quickly to avoid being caught, but was caught by the knight commander’s hand after taking only a few steps.
“Ugh! I’m working in the palace of vision, so why are you taking Evan with you? Evan is also working here because this is his home!”
Or else, throw him in prison! Whether the knights were terrified or not, the sound of the prince’s tantrum echoed throughout the palace of Wernus.
The prince’s rebellion was stronger than expected, and the knights were at a loss for a while, unable to do anything. Then, Evan was seen approaching the prince and saying something.
The prince was sticking out his lips so much that they could be seen from the fourth floor where Karus was currently located, but fortunately, he was somehow coaxed and eventually returned to the captain’s arms.
“…Carus, this is too much.”
How can you be so mean there?
“But Prince, you have to teach.”
“But……”
Lianus was upset and hung his head in vain. Then, a brilliant idea suddenly occurred to him and he raised his head again.
‘If Sir Evan can’t come, I can go, right?’
Should I take the whole bed? No. The prison might be small, so I’ll just bring a blanket and a pillow. The prison is underground, so it’ll be a little chilly, but it won’t be that cold since it’s summer.
“Oh, but where is your brother?”
Then suddenly, Lianus tilted his head as he realized that the cotton candy head that should have been there was nowhere to be seen.
I thought you’d be with Karus, of course…
“Come to think of it, you didn’t come out. The knights came and the shadow knight took you and hid you.”
“…okay?”
Don’t you know that the Knights have returned yet?
Lianus had no choice but to go out and find his brother. If he called out loud enough, he would come out when he heard it.
“tongue……!”
Then, all of a sudden, he realized that his brother was the only one there and stopped. If he called out loud to his brother, wouldn’t the other servants hear him and know that he was here?
After thinking for a moment, Lianus opened his mouth again.
“Pink!”
Pink, where are you!
* * *
Martin fiddled with the note in his bosom and then turned his head to the chief, who was in the middle of an interrogation.
“Evan, how old is your brother now?”
“I’m 10 years old.”
“…You’re quite small compared to your peers.”
‘That’s ridiculous.’
How is that a newspaper? It’s just chatter.
It seems like the captain is taking the side of the criminal bastard. Even if he handed over the note he found, it would only end up helping the criminal.
‘If I use the note to lure the accomplice and then catch him… , no, before that, I have to save the prince first… … .’
If something happens to the prince while trying to catch him, isn’t it all in vain? He might even end up taking the blame.
‘What should I do?’
No matter how I think about it, the success rate for me going alone is slim. Furthermore, isn’t it highly likely that the accomplice will be a magician with considerable skill?
‘If only I could save the prince and run away… … .’
Martin shook his head quickly after thinking about it. Simply running away with the prince was a different achievement than rescuing the prince and catching the criminal.
Not only is he a common criminal, but he is also a wizard.
‘I guess I have to take someone with me… … .’
Martin looked around to see if anyone could help him.
‘That guy is too greedy. He might lose the credit. He’ll tell the manager right away, and this guy is old-fashioned… ‘
But no suitable candidate was found.
“Is that a closet or a uniform rack?”
“…Uniforms are also clothes.”
“Hey, what is this twisted thing?”
“?! Why did you bring that!?”
“Well, I brought it because it looked suspicious.”
“These are flowers that the prince himself picked for me. Don’t touch them, they might get ruined!”
“…Just dried flowers?”
“Then what do you know?”
“No, if you wanted to keep it, you would have treated it with chemicals and dried it properly…….”
Some of them even had friendly conversations with criminals.
‘You idiots.’
In the end, he found nothing else than the note he had found. No, I don’t know if he had even intended to find it in the first place.
Martin took the opportunity to sneak out of his post and head to Autumnum. He thought it would be better to show the note to the Visionary and get his stamp of approval first.
But things didn’t go as smoothly as I thought.
“I have something urgent to tell you, Your Majesty.”
“Your Majesty is currently in a state of mental and physical rest, so I cannot meet you.”
“This is a very important story.”
“Please go back.”
“…Even though it’s a story related to the prince?”
“If that’s the case, please report it through the captain.”
“…….”
Martin frowned secretly. Not being able to meet the Visionary would disrupt his plans.
There was also the option of simply passing a note, but there was a risk that it could be dismissed as a joke, and that someone would take credit for it along the way.
“Then would you just tell them that Martin of the Knights has come to see me?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
In the end, Martin had no choice but to return after only informing of his visit.
And that night.
“Sir Martin.”
Martin raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he saw the shadow knight coming to find him.