How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 294
Only Noblemtl
Episode 294
“Otherwise you will die.”
“……!”
At that moment, I felt a strong urge to run away from that place because of the killing intent that was squeezing my heart. No, actually, I wanted to run away, but I couldn’t.
Because the guy still had his arms around my neck.
“Ugh……”
My breathing became labored. Several knights noticed my mood and began to whisper among themselves, but there was no time to save face.
The cat didn’t hug me too tightly. If he had tried to shake me off, I would have been able to do so.
But Evan couldn’t do it, overcome by an inexplicable fear that his neck might fall off if he moved.
“I’m scared.”
Soon, a soft laugh was heard in his ear, and the arms around his neck were released. Without hesitation, Evan immediately distanced himself from the lynx.
Knock knock knock.
The guy was joking and provoking me in a funny and awkward way, as if nothing had happened.
“under…….”
Evan roughly swept his hair back, threw his sword aside, and summoned Ladere again. He would be the one who would suffer if he fought the guy in a half-hearted manner.
At that moment, the lynx snapped his fingers and a transparent curtain appeared around them. It seemed to be a protective curtain for the audience.
“…Can that stop my sword?”
Nod nod.
At the small nod, Evan wrapped his auror around without hesitation. At least the princes and Aryl wouldn’t get hurt. The lynx wouldn’t let that happen.
When the boy saw that he was ready, he took out his pocket watch from his bosom, tapped it, and then showed it with one hand wide open.
“…5 minutes?”
Nod nod.
“…….”
Evan narrowed his eyes. All the training he had done so far had only increased the time, never decreased it.
In the first place, aside from personnel training, I have never dealt with them directly… … .
“Brother, don’t hurt the angel!”
“…Aryl, you should be worrying about me, not that guy…, Hey, where are you going!”
I was grumbling for no reason, when the little cat got startled and suddenly started running away.
“???”
Evan followed behind, bewildered.
‘Did you mean to catch it within 5 minutes rather than holding out for 5 minutes?’
But if I do this, I won’t be able to show Ariel my swordsmanship…
“Evan! Back!”
“……?!”
As I reflexively turned my direction at the urgent shout of my master, a sword blade, or rather, something that I thought was a sword blade, narrowly passed me by.
“no…….”
Evan was momentarily dumbfounded and speechless. What had passed his cheek was not a sword, but a tree branch.
And the one holding that branch was none other than,
Beep!
It was a baby squirrel.
* * *
“What the heck is that baby?”
“Where did you suddenly come from……”
“No, to begin with, what the baby was holding was a branch!”
The moment the sword and the branch met, it was Sir Evan’s aura that began to shatter. Sir Evan’s aura, which had been like a calm lake, gradually became unstable like a wild calf, but the baby pushed him further as if he had no intention of letting it go.
Boom, boom! Kikkikkik! Kwakwakwakwang!
Behind the cute footsteps, a loud noise that was unimaginable as the sound of swords clashing with branches rang out.
“Oh, shouldn’t I stop you? What if the baby gets hurt?”
“…Aryl, no matter how you look at it, it’s your brother who’s being treated….”
Ariel’s anxious question was followed by his brother’s trembling answer. Rianus nodded his head without realizing it.
Even though the baby is small and spends more time floating in the air, he is not at all affected by Evan’s strength. Furthermore, he does not use his small size to his advantage.
Beep-!
Even the occasional sound of footsteps was clearly a handicap for the baby, and served as a sort of hint that another attack was coming.
“Neil, I hope Sir Evan isn’t seriously hurt?”
“…It’ll be okay. The kid is controlling his strength. I’ll keep an eye on him just in case….”
Pfft!
At that moment, Sir Evan, who had barely managed to open the distance, fired a golden sword energy.
“…! Baby!”
Rianus was surprised and called out to the baby without realizing it. The baby was floating in the air, and no matter how he looked at it, it seemed difficult to avoid.
But the baby glanced at me once, raised the corners of his mouth as if he didn’t like it, and waved his hand widely.
Boom-!
Evan’s golden sword energy was thrown straight into the baby’s hand, colliding with the curtain and exploding brilliantly.
“…That baby just now deflected the sword energy with his bare hands…?”
Lianus involuntarily turned his eyes away from the splendor, and then belatedly looked for Sir Evan and the baby, feeling sorry for the knights’ empty mutterings. However, he had already missed the movements of the two.
‘Hey, where are you?’
Lianus quickly focused on the sound. In fact, he had already missed the two’s attacks several times. He followed the sound every time, but at some point, the time seemed to be out of sync, and even the sound began to play separately, making it difficult to do that.
Beep-! Clang-, Boom! Beep! Kikkiik! Squeak!
‘…! Found it!’
Fortunately, I was able to find it because I could hear the sound of the baby’s shoes stuck in between.
But, to his horror, Rianus got up from his seat without realizing it.
“…! Sir Evan!”
Evan was knocked to the ground by the baby’s kick.
“Cough!”
The thick sand dust that rose from the training ground obscured the figures of the two sparring. No, could something this one-sided really be called a sparring match?
“Ugh, gulp, gulp.”
After a while, the sand gradually settled, revealing Sir Evan, bruised and down on one knee, and the baby standing awkwardly with his arms folded.
On the other hand, my friend somehow hid behind my back, and Rianus found his friend strange, so he fixed his gaze on the baby and asked quietly.
“Yes, Neil. Why did the baby suddenly appear and attack Sir Evan…?”
“…I think it’s because he’s a little angry at me.”
“…? What happened?”
“We had a little fight…”
“……!?”
Lianus’s eyes widened at the unexpected answer. It was impossible for my best friend to fight with a baby. If my best friend had to give in to a baby, he would have given in. He wasn’t the type of person to fight.
“…it was something I couldn’t compromise on.”
“Yeah, that could be it. It’s okay.”
There are days like that sometimes. Rianus quickly comforted his friend who was noticeably gloomy. Judging from Nihil’s reaction, it seemed like the baby was just one-sidedly angry.
… but I was angry at my best friend, why was it Evan who got hit?
Then, the baby walked towards Sir Evan.
Beep, beep, beep.
… It’s a pretty serious situation, but why don’t I feel nervous?
“Wake up, wolf cub.”
“…Cool.”
The baby hit Sir Evan on the head with a branch. Sir Evan, who must have been offended, didn’t say anything and just got up.
“Do you know why you’re getting beaten?”
“…sorry.”
“Don’t climb up.”
“…yes.”
“Get out.”
“…….”
The baby immediately gave a cursive command to Evan. Then he turned to me.
No, to be exact, the Nihil hiding behind me.
“Requies.”
Shudder.
“Don’t pretend not to know and come out.”
“…….”
I guess it’s my friend’s turn now.
* * *
“Then tell Bae Dong-han.”
-… … ?
“Stop talking nonsense.”
-…?! Okay, for a moment, Archduke,
Dios cut off the communication line. I wondered what had happened since dawn, and it seemed that his father had been harassing Rex.
“…….”
Knock, knock, knock… .
Dios thought for a moment and then called his chief of staff.
“Aspel.”
“…! Yes, Your Majesty.”
Aspel, who had come to report while the crack was not opening, had given up on reporting while listening to Rex’s long and pointless phone call, quickly came to his senses at the Archduke’s call and handed over the documents.
“This is about the wolf tribe that you asked me to find out about before…….”
“Leave that and go to the palace.”
“…yes?”
“Go and watch your father.”
“Huh?!”
Aspel was surprised. Although Aspel was proud of his magical skills, no matter how much he thought about it, he was not at the level where he could monitor Taikong.
“good.”
“I, I don’t have the confidence to not get caught. Furthermore, if Your Majesty decides to hide, there’s no way to find you…….”
“There’s no need to spy on me secretly. And since you know I sent you, you won’t be hiding from me either.”
“Father, aren’t you offended?”
“No way.”
Dios raised the corners of his mouth. He couldn’t possibly be offended. Rather, he would have been happy that he was sending it. That’s the kind of person his father was.
“But if your father speaks to you, pretend not to hear him.”
“That, that kind of…….”
Aspel sweated profusely at the absurd order. How could he ignore the elder?
‘And he’s the one who made the Grand Duke into a baby and carried him around!’
Aspel was in despair. If he didn’t like it, he would turn it into a baby and make it feel shameful to carry it around in public. This is something he realized when he asked Khan to meow before, but the old man is really cruel as he seems to be merciful.
‘I can’t back out like this!’
“…I have a lot to do…….”
His Majesty had given him many orders… Aspel prepared himself to be scolded and made an earnest excuse. He thought that it would be better to be punished by the Grand Duke than by his elder brother. In reality, he had a lot of work to do as the chief aide…
But despite Aspel’s efforts, all he heard was a firm answer.
“Let someone else do it.”
“…Can’t you just send it to Khan?”
“That guy is too big and stupid to be useful.”
“…That’s true.”
Certainly Khan was not suited to the watchman position. The Archduke warned me again, as if he was planning to send me as a watchman somehow.
“I tell you again, do not answer a single word to your father.”
“Is there a reason for that…?”
After all, it would be better to act a little more gentle when you are watching someone stronger than you, even the father of the person you serve. Isn’t that better than being caught watching anyway?
But the answer I heard was very realistic.
“Are you sure you won’t fall for your father’s tricks?”
“that…….”
“I don’t have any.”
“…….”
Aspel kept his mouth shut. Even the Grand Duke himself was not confident that he would not fall for his father, so how could he, a lowly person, complain any more?
Come to think of it, it would probably be easier to carry out the mission if we didn’t mix things up from the beginning.
“…Is it okay for me to just watch?”
“Report any unusual behavior.”
“…All right.”
In the end, Aspel headed to the palace, leaving behind only the documents he had brought to report.
Of course, as soon as I arrived, I was greeted by an old man, who looked in my direction and waved happily.
‘What else should I report?’
Aspel, who nodded reflexively, looked at the white back of his head and became lost in thought.
The criteria for abnormal behavior were too vague. If you contacted him about something trivial, he would get angry, and if you didn’t report it, he would get angry that you didn’t report it.
‘Ah, I guess I should just upload it like a regular report.’
Then you will be able to get out of it without getting in trouble in any way.
Aspel managed to establish communication with the Archduke after about three hours of surveillance. He planned to adjust the frequency of reports to be sent after observing the Archduke’s reaction.
-What is it?
“…! Ah, Your Majesty.”
Aspel, surprised by the response that was much faster than expected, quickly gathered his wits and continued speaking.
“Your Majesty, your Majesty has just come out to practice swordsmanship with the princes and has laid down about thirty knights.”
-… Keep talking.
“It looks like you’re about to have a swordsmanship duel with the Sword Master yourself.”
-I see.
Contrary to my expectations, it wasn’t that important of a matter; the Archduke’s reaction was quite indifferent.
‘Isn’t this what you were reporting?’
I guess that wasn’t the case.
At that time, the Sword Master was seen tying the old man’s hair before the duel.
“That prince’s knight treats you with great respect. Does he know your true identity?”
-…What are you talking about?
“I tied up the hair because I was worried that the old man might be uncomfortable…, ah, the old man must have been satisfied because he hugged her tightly…….”
-Bam, bang!
What does this mean… … ?