How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 297
Only Noblemtl
Episode 297
“What does [Get ready to say goodbye] mean?”
“…….”
At Lianus’ bright question, Nihil’s face hardened and he slowly pushed away from where he was comfortably leaning against the back of the chair.
The ancient language that I and the child used as a code was difficult to pronounce, so it was difficult to remember after hearing it once. The child grew up hearing the ancient language that I used, but it was very different from the local language, so it was quite difficult for him to learn the local language.
I knew that Lianus had a good memory, but I never thought he would memorize it so accurately after hearing it once… … .
“Haha, is it an ancient language? How did you know that I’ve been studying ancient languages recently? By the way, your pronunciation is really good. It’s still difficult for me, too.”
“I only remember what I heard.”
“That’s talent too. But why…….”
Karus glanced at Nihil in puzzlement. He wondered why he was asking him when his friend who could speak the ancient language fluently was right next to him.
“Did your friend give you the problem?”
“No. That’s what the baby said to me.”
“…The baby is to the prince?”
Karus became more and more curious. Why bother doing it when he knew the prince wouldn’t understand…?
“Wouldn’t it be faster if you told me, my friend?”
“So I asked him, and Neil didn’t understand either!”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
At those words, Nihil quickly added his words.
“You know, our little one is still a baby. He babbles sometimes.”
“Babbling…?”
“Do you understand, teacher?”
“…Ah…, uh, of course…….”
At the absurd excuse that the Archduke was babbling, Carus’s pupils fluttered slightly and he quickly nodded.
It wasn’t a very good solution to either reveal that you knew the baby’s identity or to deny Taekong’s words.
“Then should we look for similar words?”
As he spoke, Karus opened up his dictionary of ancient languages. Since there were so many similar but different pronunciations in ancient languages, it wouldn’t be difficult to fool the naive prince. No, in fact, Karus was still learning, so he couldn’t tell for sure whether it was right or not.
“…Salu…, what was it? Was it Salute…? Salutifer…. Hmm, does this mean treatment?”
“…….”
But soon, Carus began to search through the dictionary with great enthusiasm, forgetting that he had to deceive the prince. Eventually, he gave in to his high thirst for knowledge.
“Adore…, oh, was it Adore? Oh, teacher, it means to speak.”
“okay!”
“…….”
Nihil rubbed his forehead at the sight of two green heads that looked like they were going to delve into an ancient dictionary. It was Adorno, not Ador or Adoro, but there was no way to correct that here.
“Um…, this means you…, the one who fixes…, to speak…? I don’t understand the meaning.”
“Did it mean to go and get treatment?”
“…….”
In the end, an incomprehensible sentence was born, with a similar pronunciation but a completely different meaning. No, in fact, the word order and word usage were so messed up that it was difficult to even call it a sentence.
Nihil opened his mouth a few times in disbelief, then closed it again after locking eyes with Lawrence. He must have only been eating the snacks of the idiots, because the little guy is so quick-witted.
“Oh, I guess you wanted me to tell Sir Evan to heal you instead! Were you too embarrassed to say it yourself because you hit him so hard?”
“…….”
‘…Why doesn’t my child have any sense…?’
Nihil pondered Lianus’ simplicity, but then decided that it was just an innate intuition.
… Anyway, the kid probably didn’t mean it… … .
‘I’ll have to bring some demons tomorrow and train the knights a bit. Oh, and I’ll also have to meet with the head of the household and divide up the wealth between Pink and Mongmongi, and also talk about scholarships and sponsorships for the kids… Hmm, the Magic Engineering Guild has a chancellor, so it’ll be okay.’
“Neil, Neil!”
“huh?”
Nihil raised his head as he was mentally organizing his work, when seaweed suddenly came rushing in.
“Neil, is this how you write it?”
“Uh…, um, no. It should be written like this. The word order is different. You can omit the subject here…….”
Nihil felt a sense of relief as he watched Lianus, who seemed to have no particular thoughts.
… Anyway, that’s fortunate.
* * *
After language class, which was supposed to be a history class, and around the time Countess Talandrus came to visit, Carus brought Evan along, saying he had a secret story to share with his secret friend.
“Evan.”
“Yes, Karus.”
“Did something happen to your friend?”
“…Huh? Why is that….”
At Karus’s very serious attitude, Evan’s face hardened, but then he remembered the ancient interpretation of the healing and his expression relaxed.
“I think I was talking about Aryl’s treatment. The lynx guy said he could treat her.”
“…Treatment? Is Miss Ariel sick?”
“Ah…, yes. Actually, it’s not an illness, but….”
“…….”
At those words, Karus’ face became increasingly serious. Evan also became serious and asked.
“Why are you doing this, my child? Isn’t it because of what the Archduke said to the Prince?”
“Evan, there was no word ‘cure’ in that sentence.”
“Yes? But earlier……”
“You’re just trying to get around it by finding something with a similar pronunciation. In the first place, that was a modifier, so it wasn’t a word that could be used in the sentence structure.”
Karus was certain that what the baby had said was absolutely not intended to be a cure.
If you use language that your child cannot understand and then try to avoid talking to your friend because he or she did not understand, it is clearly not a good thing.
“Evan, I’m pretty smart.”
This was not just a boast. Even so, if you were to choose a person who was “a genius that you don’t want to call a genius, but you have to acknowledge that he is,” the first person chosen among scholars would be himself!
Even before he began to search for the spirit language in earnest, he could already speak most of the languages of the surrounding countries, and after starting his studies, he became an academic professor in just four years, and the number of papers he has written can already be counted on one hand.
This is Carus Francesca, who majored in linguistics and organized the history of language because he felt that the language we use now was not enough!
It is absurd that someone like me cannot find a single word after hearing such a clear pronunciation. Even though there are almost no records left of the ancient language, and since it is not something I was looking for, I did not delve deeply into it.
“That’s right. Karus is smart.”
Just then, as I was momentarily intoxicated with myself, my secret friend nodded and agreed. I suddenly felt embarrassed.
“Um, um… Anyway, I wanted to tell you that’s not what I meant.”
“Then… what did it really mean?”
Karus hesitated for a moment at that question.
But since I had brought him here to inform him and discuss it with him in the first place, he soon opened his mouth quietly.
“…He said to prepare to say goodbye.”
* * *
‘… Is there any chance that it is an idiom meaning ‘let’s meet again’?
I asked just in case, even though I knew it was nonsense, but Karus’ face crumpled strangely as if he really believed it was nonsense.
‘…Farewell.’
Are you trying to kill Aril at all costs?
Of course, I could understand the Archduke’s position. What child would be happy if his father sacrificed himself for others? Moreover, if it was in the realm of the gods, there would surely be a huge price to pay.
Evan glanced at Nihil. The bet with the Archduke wasn’t completely off the table. It was probably some kind of threat to the wildcat.
Moreover, even if it had fallen through, it wasn’t something I could meddle in. After all, as a mere human being, I couldn’t do anything about it.
“Lima.”
“Yes, your highness.”
“It will be difficult to continue working as a pharmacist.”
That wildcat called Lima for some reason, and it looks like he’s thinking of breaking the contract.
“…Am I getting cut?”
Evan thought it was surprising to see Lima looking a little disappointed. He didn’t know that the stone-faced guy would become attached to this place.
“It was nice to be able to earn money easily…….”
“…….”
The muttering that I heard softly made me feel dumb for a moment, but the cat continued talking as if it didn’t really matter.
“If you study herbalism and want to work as a pharmacist, I will support you.”
“I’m not good at reading, and I have no interest in herbalism to begin with.”
“Then what do you want to do? If you want, I can get you out of the guild so you can do what you want.”
“…Really? I owe you a lot.”
“I have a lot of money too. It wouldn’t be a big deal to take one from you.”
“Then I…, if possible, I would like to continue working at the palace with Perina and her older sister.”
“…Sister?”
Evan looked back at Lima, puzzled by the title that had become so familiar. She had been following the maid around like a goldfish, but it seemed like they had become quite friendly.
“I told him that I have a dead older sister, so he said I could call him that in private. He said that my older sister also has a dead younger brother.”
“…I see.”
I guess we felt a sense of kinship because we were in similar situations.
‘If I lose Ariel, will I be able to see Ariel in other people? … .’
Whenever I see a girl of similar age to Aril… no, whenever I see Baby Snake or Miss Kara, or maybe later on, whenever I see Karus’s cyan hair, I might think of Aril.
‘… I guess I should tell the Grand Duke about this.’
Even if I can’t get rid of the curse, I’ll save Ariel.
Otherwise, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life.
* * *
‘[Get ready to say goodbye.]’
“…I shouldn’t have said that.”
“Kkui, kuiyaak!”
Of course, you probably wouldn’t have understood… … .
“Kkwack!”
Dios tapped the communication port and then stood up. It seemed as though there would be no more reports from Aspel.
If I had known this would happen, I would have told them to report every hour.
“Kkuyaa-!”
“Stop whining and shut up.”
Dios pressed down on his anima, which was only a finger joint wide. The thing screamed again in protest, and even though he had intentionally reduced its size, it was still very loud.
“I guess I should have just destroyed it…….”
“Kkuiik, kuikkuu-!”
dripping-
“…dream?”
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Judging by the sound, it seemed to be Khan.
“If you don’t want to be embarrassed in front of your subordinates, keep quiet.”
“…….”
At my soft warning, Anima kept her mouth shut and pretended to be dignified, but then upon seeing my shabby appearance, she felt it was unacceptable and went into a drawer.
“…Really.”
Dios let out a sigh of relief, dumbfounded.
What was so disgusting was that in front of my father, I could do whatever I wanted, regardless of whether my image was ruined or not, but when my father was away, I felt all the weight.
Well, Dios closed the drawer containing the envy anima and opened his mouth.
“Come in.”
As soon as permission was granted, Khan opened the door slowly and stuck his face out.
“Your Majesty, where should we put the captured demons?”
“I will send them to the palace tomorrow, so divide them into groups and lock them in mobile cages.”
“All right.”
Crunch.
As Khan returned, silence flowed again. I thought Anima would make a fuss and ask to be taken out, but it was surprisingly quiet.
I opened the drawer out of curiosity and saw Anima, who had been busy doing something, raising her head and looking up at me.
“dream!”
Abiyah!
“…What is it?”
“Kkuikku!”
Look at this!
“……?”
Dios pushed away the jumping Anima and took out something from the drawer.
It was my diary.
“…Why is this….”
Dios unconsciously turned the cover of his diary, although he didn’t know why the item that should have been on the bookshelf ended up in his desk drawer. It had been 300 years.
-Fucking Requies.
“…….”
Dios froze in place. He had not expected that there would be cursing on the first page.
It seemed like he had put a lot of emotion into it at the time, as the paper was torn by the nib of the pen, and the ink was strangely smudged, as if it had rained.
Dios swept the paper. He knew, for a fact, that it was not a rain mark.
This is… … .
-Dia, is this a snot stain?
“…….”
Dios doubted his eyes for a moment, because he saw red writing at the bottom corner of the diary that had not been there before.
Flap, flap, flap.
Dios quickly turned the pages of his diary. On the next page, and the page after that, and the page after that… … .
-Dia, I’m sorry I hurt you. But I really wasn’t hurt. Really.
-Dia, that’s very touching, but I think my memory of this part is a bit embellished.
-Dia, is this what you were actually thinking? Whose child is that? You are truly amazing.
-Dia, there’s another runny nose here… … .
bang-!
“Requies!”
This fucking inspirational tank!!!