How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 303
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Episode 303
“Angel, I ran all the way! I didn’t rest even once today!”
“…….”
Nod.
“lol.”
Evan stared at Nihil, who was awkwardly tapping Aryl on the head. He was worried that the porcupine-turned-cat would be rude to the children, but there was no significant change other than the fact that he had become less talkative.
‘Is a lynx a lynx?’
Fortunately, it seems that the nature of loving children has not gone away.
“Hey, Sir Evan….”
Then our little kitten came up to me and grabbed the hem of my clothes.
“Yes, Prince.”
Evan quickly lowered his posture. The prince looked at the lynx and leaned close to me, whispering carefully.
“Hey, isn’t Neil acting a little strange today?”
“…Do you see it?”
Evan was a little surprised. Our clueless kitten finally noticed that. Did he finally grow up a little?
“Yeah…. Normally, I would have stroked Ariel’s head more diligently…, but today, for some reason, my hands don’t have the strength.”
“ah…….”
Evan sighed reflexively. The prince’s gaze seemed to have grown in a slightly strange direction.
“You said that you were not feeling well and that it would be difficult to train Mana Inji… What if you are sick?”
At those words, Evan glanced at the lynx. It seemed as if the lynx had heard the prince’s words, because it was already stroking Aryl’s forehead so hard that it looked like it was going to fall off.
“…It’ll be okay. He’s a sturdy guy, isn’t he?”
Evan looked at Ariel, who was bewildered but quickly smiled, and then gave a vague answer. To be honest, it was difficult for him to explain the condition of the wildcat exactly.
At that moment, the pink snake slowly approached me and whispered to me.
“Sir Evan, isn’t Ariel acting a little strange today?”
“???”
Evan’s eyes widened at the seemingly similar yet dissimilar question. Are brothers brothers?
“Brother, why Ariel?”
“…It seems like he’s particularly attached to Neil.”
After the Grand Duke, there’s Neil… The competitors are too strong. The pink snake said that before letting out a deep sigh.
Evan was speechless at seeing Lawrence like that. Does the pink snake really think of the Archduke and the lynx as competitors? From the Archduke and the lynx’s perspective, Aryl must really be a lump of blood… … .
“I wonder if Aryl likes strong people.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to be a strong person rather than a weak one?”
“…I am not insignificant.”
“I never said anything to my older brother…….”
“…….”
Evan shook his head as he looked at the slightly sullen pink snake. He should ask Ariel later.
The pink snake glanced at Aryl, then raised its voice slightly as if to tell her to listen.
“Ruth, don’t you want to spar?”
“Huh? The princes are sparring?”
At the word “Dalian,” Ariel showed interest and came closer. The pink snake raised the corners of its mouth slightly in satisfaction as Ariel, who had been clinging to the lynx, approached.
“Aryl, would you like to watch the match?”
“yes yes!”
Aryl kept nodding, not even realizing that she had taken the bait, and Evan was secretly impressed by the pink snake’s skill. Such a small creature is quite adept at manipulating people.
“Angel, you’re awesome!”
“…….”
But in the end, it was the wildcat that was active.
The kitten, who seemed to have lost some screws somewhere, and the pink snake, whose shoulders were tense with tension, almost got hurt together, but the lynx got between them and subdued them beautifully.
Snap, snap.
In the end, the princes’ swordsmanship training ended with them each giving each other a friendly blow to the forehead.
‘It’s not as bad as I thought.’
Contrary to Evan’s fears, the other classes went smoothly. The cat even gave Ariel a customized lesson for her, who couldn’t keep up with the prince’s class, and somehow it seemed like he was paying more attention to her than usual.
‘Is it because of the treatment?’
Evan gently stroked his chest. Thinking about the treatment alone seemed to make him feel nervous. It was even more so because the Archduke had not told him exactly what to do until the very end.
“Look at this, Angel! Som-Som-I came to me herself!”
“…okay.”
“Kuiiiii…….”
“cute!”
“Kuiyah?”
By evening, even the cotton ball was acting strangely. The cotton ball had returned to its original size, and it began to act cute towards Ariel in a way it never did towards its real owner, the Grand Duke.
“Aryl, I’m jealous…….”
“…I envy you.”
“…….”
Our little kitten, who was watching the scene, looked at Ariel and expressed envy, and the pink snake looked at the cotton ball and expressed envy.
Aril smiled brightly, rubbing a cotton ball against her face as if she didn’t even feel the intense gaze.
“I think Som-Som is really, really cute. I love her.”
“coup.”
“…okay.”
“I love angels too.”
“coup…….”
“…….”
For some reason, the wildcat that should be making a fuss with me was quiet. It was definitely a different behavior than usual.
The second prince, who was watching, asked with a puzzled look.
“Neil, you’re acting a little weird today.”
“…….”
“Where does it hurt?”
“…Not really. It’s late. Go to sleep now.”
The lynx got up from his seat, lifted the princes up, and laid them down on the bed one by one.
Then, as if to take Ariel home, he held Ariel’s hand and went out, but then turned around and asked as if he had forgotten something.
“…a fairy tale book…, shall I read it to you?”
“…….”
The second prince looked at the guy with narrowed eyes, then jumped up from his seat and grabbed the guy’s hand.
“Who are you?”
“…….”
“…….”
A heavy silence fell upon that question. The prince stared at the lynx without saying a word, then opened his mouth.
“You’re Neil, right?”
“…why?”
The lynx carefully let go of Aril’s hand and continued speaking. Before he knew it, his face had turned cold and hard.
“Because I’m not as friendly as usual?”
Jabak. The guy pulled the hand that the prince was holding closer to him, thus reducing the distance between them.
The prince tried to flinch when the boy got so close that their noses were almost touching, but the boy grabbed the prince by the collar and pulled him towards him, hitting his forehead against his.
“If it continues like this…, are you going to throw it away?”
… You too? Evan’s whole body tensed at the softly echoing question. Will he be able to stop the guy before he does something to the prince?
“…! No. Neil…, no, you were kind.”
But the prince was rather surprised and denied it.
“Well…, your expression may have been less gentle than usual…, but you were still affectionate. You pretended not to care and kept caring.”
“…….”
“I was going to read you a storybook earlier…….”
“But why are you so sure that I’m not me? Like you said…, you treated me kindly.”
At those words, the prince shook his head.
“Neil doesn’t have to be all affectionate, baby. He can be cranky sometimes, too.”
“……?”
“And what I found strange was that I seemed to be seeing mana around Neil that I hadn’t seen before…, …Huh?”
Lianus blinked, not understanding what he had just said.
“…Ruth? Why are you suddenly calling Neil a baby….”
“Uh… is that so?”
Lianus opened his eyes wide and looked at Nihil in front of him. Nihil’s expression, which had been cold and frozen, was now slightly crumpled, as if he was displeased.
Lianus asked cautiously, just in case.
“By any chance… is it a baby?”
“…I forgot you could see it.”
Dios, who was caught, changed into his original appearance… no, into the appearance of a baby.
“?!? It’s really a baby…, ugh!”
Suddenly, seeing his body shrink, Lianus gasped in surprise, and his vision spun around. He was grabbed by the collar and pulled back, throwing himself face down on the floor.
Dios opened his mouth while sitting on Lianus.
“Little Rex.”
“Yes, yes, baby.”
“If the other person seems suspicious, it’s best not to approach them. You never know what they might do if they get caught.”
“But I didn’t think it would be dangerous…….”
“answer.”
“Uh… I’ll keep that in mind.”
Lianus nodded helplessly, because he felt that if he didn’t answer properly, the baby wouldn’t come down from above him.
“No, that, … huh……”
Evan Sir’s hollow laughter could be heard from the side. However, there was something more important than the fact that he had been fooled, so Lianus opened his mouth again.
“Neil… where did you go?”
“…My father is away on business. I won’t be able to see him for a while.”
As he said this, the baby got up from his seat, grabbed Rianus by the collar, and pulled him up.
“I didn’t say anything like that…….”
Lianus was a little sullen, but he took comfort in the fact that the baby was with him. If the baby was here, his friend would definitely come back.
“hmm…….”
After finishing his thoughts, Rian glanced at the baby and then grabbed the baby’s hand. He had to make sure that he couldn’t run away.
“…? What is it?”
“It’s nothing, baby.”
The baby raised an eyebrow as if he was curious, but Lianus dismissed it and changed the subject.
“Will it take long?”
“Well, it depends on what you guys do….”
The baby stopped talking and glanced at Rianus.
“…What I said earlier….”
“……?”
“…Father…, what I’m saying is that it’s not necessary to be affectionate… ”
“yes!”
The baby hesitated for a moment, then asked quietly, almost as if Rian could hear.
“…Can you still love me even if my father isn’t affectionate?”
“Of course, baby.”
Lianus nodded confidently. He couldn’t understand why the baby was worried, but he couldn’t help but like Neil.
If that day ever comes, it certainly won’t be of my own free will.
“Actually, when I first met Neil, he was really prickly……”
To ease the baby’s worries, Lianus told Nihil about the events that happened the first day he met him. And,
slap!
“Ouch.”
That’s right.
“Ugh…….”
Rianus rubbed his forehead. It felt like the most painful thing he’d ever been hit with.
“…Ruth, you’re really amazing too.”
“What is it?”
“…no.”
His brother looked at me strangely, but Rianus just tilted his head.
“You come here too, wolf cub.”
“…yes.”
puck!
“Ugh, ugh……”
Evan, who was standing next to me, also got hit. I felt a little sorry, but Evan’s expression seemed to have become much more relaxed.
“I’ll read you a storybook, so go to sleep now.”
“Well, two volumes.”
“…I get it.”
The baby, who resembled Neil and was weak-hearted, was eventually caught by me and I even read him two storybooks.
“…Let’s go, Ariel. You too…, should go to sleep.”
“Yes, baby!”
“Oh, baby, let’s leave Som-Som behind!”
Lianus quickly grabbed the baby who was trying to take Aril away and demanded Somsom.
“…why?”
“Uh…, because you like it…?”
In fact, it was something like a hostage to lure my close friend, but Lianus pretended it wasn’t true.
Dios looked at Lianus with a blank expression, then grabbed the Anima that was on Aril’s head and threw it at him.
“What’s up?”
“Hehe. Somsom, sleep with me today. I won’t eat anything. Promise.”
“Kuik? Kuyaak!”
Dios ignored him, asking how the arrogant Anima could do this, and grabbed Ariel’s hand and dragged her out into the hallway.
Step by step.
The dark hallway looked like the mouth of a beast. Dios knew that Aril couldn’t see very well, but he pretended not to know and led the child by the hand into the beast’s mouth.
“Hey, baby.”
At that moment, Ariel spoke to him. Dios did not want to respond, but after a while, he finally answered quietly.
“…What is it?”
“Can I carry you?”
“…….”
“No way?”
“…Phew….”
Dios roughly ran his hands through his hair. He was really annoying from start to finish.
“I don’t like it.”
“Tch!”
But before I could refuse, my body suddenly lit up.
“Hehe. I ate well and slept well, so I gained a lot of strength.”
“…….”
Dios tried to pull Aryll’s hair away, but then reflexively hugged her back as she felt the light pressure of hugging him tightly. He could feel his heartbeat.
“Baby, you’re in my room.”
It was a short walk to Aril’s room. Dios tried to suppress the regret rising in his chest as he got out of her embrace.
“If it’s okay with you, would you like to sleep with me today?”
“No. … Instead, I’ll stay by your side and watch you until you fall asleep.”
“yes!”
Even at the trivial answer, Ariel smiled brightly as if something was good. Dios stared at Ariel like that, then laid the child down on the bed and carefully patted his chest.
As time passed and only the breathing of the sleeping child in the bedroom could be heard, Dios did not leave the place, but only checked on the state of the sleeping little rexes through Anima.
Click.
When the two clock hands finally pointed to the highest point,
“[…the suffering will not last long.]”
Dios picked up an extra pillow.