How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 276
Only Noblemtl
Episode 276
“No, really? The golden sword energy is cutting through the smokescreen…!”
“…….”
“…….”
Count Calypse, who had come to report the situation, noticed Helia’s expression. No matter how much he tried to hide it, the birth of a new Sword Master, and his flashy debut by destroying even the palace, could not be hidden.
“Are you really a Sword Master?”
“Is that so? I saw it with my own eyes. I swung my sword to save the child, but the palace went crazy…!”
Even in prison, Helia ground her teeth at the sightings she heard from time to time.
“How long do I have to listen to that?”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Count Calypse, who realized that Helia was very uncomfortable, quickly removed the guards. The guards with light snouts had the advantage of being able to hear about the situation outside, but they also had the disadvantage of having to hear things they didn’t want to hear.
Count Calypse, seeing that things had quieted down a bit, continued his report.
“…So, since His Majesty will be visiting again in three days…, it seems that they are planning to hold a birthday banquet for the princes and a welcoming banquet for His Majesty.”
“Just because he is the father of the Grand Duke, he is being praised like this…. This is why people say he sold his country to the devil. It’s not for nothing that he is being rejected by other countries.”
“…….”
Count Calypse did not respond hastily to the blatant sarcasm. The reason he was not ignored by other countries was all thanks to the demon archduke.
“Have you heard from your father?”
“That’s…, it seems like you were seriously injured…….”
“It must be an excuse. Isn’t it true that you have some kind of relationship with the Holy Empire and are hiding it?”
“…….”
“I hope you don’t get caught…….”
Helia clicked her tongue. Since everyone is hiding their bodies, if things continue like this, we will either die or be kicked out without being able to do anything.
‘How did I get to this point… … .’
Helia rolled her head and then carefully opened her mouth.
“Count Calypse.”
“Yes, yes, Your Majesty.”
“Let’s spread the word.”
“Yes? …What…?”
“The Archduke… can control the demons.”
* * *
Sedes returned to his office and spoke after a long time.
“Sir Evan, first of all…, congratulations on reaching the realm.”
“thank you.”
“The palace…, um, yeah. Can’t be helped.”
The palace owner has also moved to the prison. What a blessing.
“…sorry.”
“No. Who was it that nagged you to shoot the sword? Why should I blame you? Rather, it’s fortunate that you failed when aiming for the wooden doll. If you had succeeded, the onlookers might have been hurt.”
Where would it have hurt? It would have definitely been torn in half. With that power and speed, even the most skilled Aura user would not have been able to avoid it. This was also my fault for not properly understanding the Sword Master’s capabilities in the first place.
“Still, make sure you learn how to control your strength.”
“…yes.”
Evan lowered his head. He felt resentful and hurt at being toyed with by the wildcat. Of course, he had no choice but to step in because he was frustrated with me… … .
‘If you can’t shoot the sword, why would you do something so reckless… … .’
“Why are you so depressed? You could be a little happier.”
“…Actually, it doesn’t really feel real.”
“When that happens, you’ll realize it when you see the broken palace. I’ll leave it like that for a while… ”
“…….”
“Hahaha, just kidding. More importantly, you can come back now.”
“yes?”
Sedes chuckled at the stupid question. In the end, everything was going according to his son’s friend’s wishes.
“You can go to the prince. You can’t keep a valuable person in prison. It’s pointless in the first place.”
“……!”
“There’s still some time left until the verdict…, can I trust you?”
“Yes! Of course!”
The young knight kept bowing his head and then ran away when told to go.
‘Is it that good…?’
It would have been nice if Lawrence had had an article like that. It’s really a shame.
“Saddie.”
At that time, Abel, who was observing the scales that Taekong had given him by turning them around, called me.
“What is it, Abel?”
“Evan Sir left his teddy bear behind.”
“ah.”
It was only then that Sethe noticed the teddy bear sitting slightly askew on the sofa.
Knock knock, knock knock.
Sedes approached the sofa and picked up the doll. The left eye that Natura had given her was relatively intact, but the right eye that I had given her was crooked and dangling so much that it looked like it might fall off at any moment.
“…I guess the repairs… were kept to a minimum.”
“The maids wouldn’t have been able to touch it carelessly either. The prince might not have permitted it in the first place.”
“…….”
Sedes carefully stroked the doll’s face. The stuffing had all died from how long she had slept with it, and the doll was thin.
“…It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at this doll this closely.”
Looking at the doll, I thought of her when she was sewing. She wasn’t a very good sewer, but even she, who was always talkative and rambunctious, was so focused on sewing that she didn’t say a word.
Of course, I was the only one who knew that she had a habit of opening her mouth into a triangle when she focused on him.
‘Seddie, do you think Ruth would like this doll?’
‘Of course, Natura. How could I not like you? I’m sure we’ll be good friends.’
‘Well, that’s right. Ruth will love this doll very much and will rely on it. But I… I hope our Ruth won’t love this doll for too long.’
‘… … ?’
Sedes was a little puzzled by those words. Since it was a gift made with so much care, he thought it would be good to keep it for a long time.
But when asked why, Natura only smiled bitterly and went back to sewing.
“…I think I know what Natura meant when she said that.”
It still breaks my heart to think that the prince’s only friend was an old, worn-out doll whose only ability was to be by his side.
‘But seeing that I can lend my doll to others like this… I guess I like it a little less.’
No, to be exact, it’s because I started liking something more.
Sedes raised the corners of his lips slightly. All of these changes must be thanks to his son’s friend. Even though his son’s friend destroyed the palace, he had to turn a blind eye to it…
“Hey, father.”
“……!?”
Rattling, thud!
“…! My Lord!”
“Are you okay?”
As I stumbled over the sudden call, the shadows appeared in shock.
“Oh. Father, are you okay?”
“…….”
Sedes was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even think about getting up, and just stared at his son’s friend who had suddenly appeared.
‘I guess I should collect some of the palace repair costs… … .’
“I’m sorry. Please don’t do that.”
“…What?”
“Aren’t you worried about how to charge for the repairs of the broken palace right now?”
“!?”
How did you know?!
“It’s all shown on your face.”
“…….”
“If it hurts a lot, I’ll give you a hug.”
“…Okay.”
Although his shins were a little sore from hitting the edge of the table, Sedes pretended nothing happened and got up from his seat.
“So what brings you here? I don’t think you came here to give me money for palace repairs.”
“Ah. I need you to sew.”
“……?”
Why did you come all of a sudden to ask me to sew?
“…I am the king.”
“I’m almost done. Just put this on. Okay.”
“I’ll give you two days,” my son’s friend said, putting something in my arms before leisurely disappearing.
“…….”
Sedes stood there blankly for a moment, then looked down at the person being forcibly held in his arms and sighed deeply.
“I don’t know if I can succeed in two days.”
“It only took a day to make the doll’s eyes.”
“…Natura helped with that too.”
“We’re going to be late. Let’s start quickly.”
“…….”
Eventually, Sethe brought a needle and thread.
But it’s the second time, so it’ll be better than that time, I thought complacently.
* * *
“Evan.”
“…Master?”
Evan, who ran straight to the Wernus Palace, was a little puzzled by the sight of his master, who seemed to be waiting for him. Why was he here? Was the situation at the Autumnum Palace that I destroyed completely resolved?
“I have something important to say. Follow me.”
“…….”
Evan felt a little uneasy in the somewhat serious atmosphere, but followed behind silently.
But, ironically, the place we arrived at was the cat’s bedroom.
“You’re here.”
The cat, who was rolling around on the bed, saw me and started knocking on the bed.
“Sit down. I have something to tell you.”
“…Why are you feeling anxious too?”
And why is it your bedroom in the first place? Why even call me to the living room?
“First of all, let me apologize.”
“……?”
A look of doubt appeared on Evan’s face at the sudden apology. And then, in an instant, a certain assumption came to mind.
“…no way…….”
“It’s not what you think.”
“What the heck! I thought something was strange! There’s no way I could have become a Sword Master overnight…!”
“Evan, it didn’t happen overnight, did it?”
“……!”
Evan, who had been screaming in betrayal, turned his head in surprise.
Walter was upset that his disciple was belittling his efforts, so he pretended to scold him harshly.
“Of course you were faster than others. But that doesn’t mean you didn’t try.”
“Ha, but……”
Evan looked back and forth between his teacher and Nihil with still anxious eyes.
Although it still didn’t feel real that he had become a Sword Master, he was still a little excited at the fact that he could now properly stand next to the prince.
But what if that was all just a ruse the lynx had planned for himself… … .
“Don’t dig the ground, Puppy. First of all, let me make this clear: No matter what the process is, the achievement is entirely yours. If you don’t believe me, you can bring a scale.”
“Does that work for you too?”
“…Now that I think about it, it probably won’t work.”
“…….”
“So, are you going to keep listening?”
“……huh.”
Evan decided to listen first, because he wanted to believe that he had achieved it.
“Now, listen while you eat this.”
As I sat down on the bed, the cat handed me a package of chocolates as if it had been waiting for me.
“If you eat something sweet, you might feel less angry.”
“…Is that the attitude of someone who apologizes?”
Evan grumbled and put the chocolate in his mouth first. It was delicious.
“Well, I don’t know where to start. Would you like to hear the conclusion first, or the process first?”
“Just make it short and to the point.”
Evan responded indifferently. Listening to it for a long time won’t change the conclusion, right?
But the process was more important than you might think.
“The captain attacked you.”
“……?”
“…I’m sorry, Evan.”
“???”
Evan’s eyes were filled with confusion. He couldn’t understand the short and concise conclusion of the lynx or the Master’s apology.
“Should I tell you the process too?”
Evan opened his mouth as if sighing at the question that was asked as if he had been waiting for it.
“…Tell me from the beginning without leaving out a single word.”
“Okay. I was going to give you a sentence that you wouldn’t be punished for. You probably made up your mind to turn yourself in, but Lian didn’t want you to leave. Honestly, doesn’t the child come before you?”
Do you understand? The lynx said and smiled broadly. Evan was dumbfounded, but he didn’t argue. Yes, our prince comes first.
“…so?”
“I thought I should make you a sword master.”
“…Why is the conclusion like that?”
“Why. If you were a Sword Master, wouldn’t you be completely defeated? I believed that if you reached that level, I wouldn’t be able to punish you arbitrarily.”
“Not that much…, um, I guess that’s right.”
Evan nodded, trying to deny it. He had already benefited from the name.
“I thought it would be a good opportunity since I was able to use my power and was forcibly suppressing your awakening.”
“…But isn’t it not the case that something can be made just because the Sword Master wants to make it?”
“Of course. I hate to tell you this because I’m afraid you’ll get upset, but I thought you had potential, so I gave it a try.”
“…….”
Evan’s facial muscles almost gave out, but he forced himself to look serious by furrowing his brows.
“There’s no use pretending to be serious later. Well, anyway, the problem was the process. You needed to feel desperate. I had no choice but to artificially create the situation. Of course, I couldn’t tell you in advance… ”
“Wait a minute. Then could it be that intruder…?”
Evan hardened his face and looked at his teacher.
“…I’m sorry, Evan. It wasn’t the Queen’s knights that attacked you in the prison, it was me and His Majesty’s shadow knights.”
“that…….”
Evan touched his forehead. Yeah, now that I think about it, there were a few things that were strange. It started with the fact that he didn’t kill me in the first place.
“Just a moment…, just a moment….”
But Evan, recalling that time, became increasingly confused. To be honest, he didn’t remember much from that brawl. But… … .
“…I definitely smelled blood.”
Was it just the smell of blood? There were also the corpses of knights and I stepped into pools of blood.
“A dog’s nose is a dog’s nose. Since you came after dealing with the queen’s knights first, I think you must have smelled their blood. The guards put you to sleep with my sleeping incense because they really had to make it look like someone had broken in. You must have been intoxicated by the incense before you knew it. Other than that, it’s a hallucination… created by me.”
“That was all a hallucination? No, then what about the knights who were on duty? How did you get rid of them? Were they all in cahoots?”
“No way. When it comes to fraud, the fewer people who know the truth, the better. The Master took them away, saying that the intruders had stolen the prisoners. The Knights were searching the Hollow Forest while you were in prison.”
“…….”
Evan stared at his teacher with his mouth open. He couldn’t believe that his righteous teacher would get involved in such a fraud.
“The captain fell for the promise to make you a sword master.”
“…No, it wasn’t Holladang, was it…?”
Walter wiped his face. He had tried to apologize sincerely, but Baedong ruined the mood.
“I’m sorry, Evan. I used your awakening as an excuse to hurt you.”
“…….”
Evan didn’t answer right away. No, it would be more accurate to say that he didn’t know what to say, so he couldn’t answer. Rather, he wondered if he had the right to be angry. If you only look at the results, it was only good for him.
Of course, that didn’t mean it was okay. When I thought that my teacher had been hit, I really…
“…Who was the last person I fought? Well, I’m not sure if it was the last, but, I heard the Master’s voice looking for me… So one of them chased after me and fought the Master… ”
“Evan, I know what you’re talking about, so you don’t have to explain it to me in detail.”
Walter looked at his disciple who was talking nonsense with pity. It seemed that he was quite shocked.
“The voice you heard was an auditory hallucination. Rather, it was I who provoked you. I’m sorry for deceiving you.”
“…Then that, head…, was that also a hallucination?”
“Well, it’s similar.”
Actually, it was just a ball… Walter stopped himself from telling the truth. It might shock the child again for no reason.
“Will you forgive me?”
“Oh, no, Master. You don’t have to ask for my forgiveness. Rather, shouldn’t I be the one thanking you? But……”
“……?”
“…There’s no way you’d be taken advantage of so easily, right?”
“You ask the obvious. Do you think anyone can become a Knight Commander?”
Walter chuckled and patted the worried puppy’s head.
“Congratulations on becoming a Sword Master, Evan.”