How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 309
Only Noblemtl
Episode 309
Multi-faceted, multi-faceted, multi-faceted… … .
“Kiowong?”
“Robbie, from today onwards, you will be staying at my palace. You must listen carefully, right?”
“Kkiang!”
“Yeah. You’re smart, so I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”
“…….”
Lawrence looked at the roasted almond colored puppy in Lianus’ arms, then glanced out the window.
The magic lights that used to be installed sparsely were now set up in abundance, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to notice it.
‘I knew I had to go back soon, but… … .’
But I didn’t know that the situation would come to me like this, pushed by others.
Since the Palace of Wernus and the Palace of Estas were relatively close, it wasn’t long before my palace began to come into view.
At first glance, it seemed luxurious because the magic lights were brightly lit on each floor, but since I had never seen magic lights being wasted like this while I was living there, I guess this was just a way of expressing welcome.
Lawrence stared blankly at the palace that was getting closer and closer, then turned his gaze to the other side. It was where the Autumnum Palace was supposed to be.
However, the palace without an owner had consumed only the minimum amount of magic stones necessary, so now that darkness had fallen, the palace was not visible at all.
‘…mother.’
Perhaps the reason he didn’t want to leave the palace of Wernus was because he didn’t want to think of his mother. Unlike the palace of Lianus, where the palace of Autumnum was not visible, his palace could see the palace of Autumnum from afar.
I wonder what happened to my mother.
The trial was probably over, but no one said anything about his mother. Even if they could have cursed her, it was as if they had planned it, but no one said anything.
In fact, since coming to the Palace of Wernus, the only time he had heard of his mother was when he had asked His Majesty’s Shadow Knight directly about her current situation.
‘That was the first time Neil got angry… … .’
I didn’t show it much because I was in a depressed state, but I was secretly shocked to see His Majesty’s Shadow Knight collapse and gasp for breath.
‘Thanks to that, it was easy to infer that the person who had silenced the servants’ mouths was Bae Dong… … .’
Lawrence didn’t ask after that either. It wasn’t because he was absolutely afraid of Baedong. No matter what the outcome, it was something that couldn’t be undone anyway.
“Prince……!”
As soon as I arrived at the palace, my long-awaited nanny greeted me with tears in her eyes, and all the palace servants bowed their heads in unison. A considerable number of people had been cleared out, so even a quick glance showed that the number had clearly decreased.
In some ways, it is a very shabby palace.
“…It’s been a while, everyone.”
But Lawrence straightened his back as much as he could and smiled softly. It wasn’t intentional. It was just the way he was used to it.
“Have you prepared the room?”
“Of course, Your Majesty.”
“Okay, then……”
“Kkiang!”
“……?”
“Oh, Robbie, it’s late, so don’t bark too loudly.”
“Kiowong?”
Lianus was comforting the puppy in his arms. Lawrence watched quietly, then suddenly realized that he had left something behind.
“…Pepe….”
I forgot my precious stuffed snake while being pushed out by the baby.
“yes?”
“Oh, no, that’s not it.”
The nanny asked him what he was talking about, but Lawrence shook his head. No matter what, he was only eight years old, so he couldn’t show off by leaving his doll behind.
In the palace of Wernus, since Lianus was such a childish person, no one would say anything if he also acted like a child, but isn’t it different here? He must act properly, befitting his position as the first prince.
But it was also against morality to leave the gift as is, so Lawrence glanced at Sir Evan, who was standing behind him blankly.
Evan noticed my gaze and asked me straight away.
“Why are you doing that?”
“…no.”
Lawrence looked a little gloomy after seeing Evan. He had been trying to ask Sir Evan to bring him some Pepe before going to bed, but for some reason his expression was not very good.
“ah!”
I was thinking that I would have no choice but to sleep alone tonight, but then Rianus suddenly shouted.
“Sir Evan! I forgot the poo poo!”
“Kiowong!”
What should I do? Lianus stamped his feet. The puppy in his arms also started to fuss.
Evan Sir saw Lianus like that and his stiff expression softened and he spoke softly.
“I’ll bring it right away.”
“Oh, oppa, then bring Pippi too. I forgot.”
“You left something behind too. … Did your highness the prince leave something behind?”
“Oh, I also have a doll…….”
Lawrence was about to quickly add it, but then he realized that there were still many servants, and he hesitated. He wondered if they would look at him strangely.
But soon he opened his mouth.
“…Would you please bring Pepe?”
* * *
‘Is there anything else you want to bring?’
‘Popodo gets lonely when he’s alone, so bring him along.’
‘All right.’
Evan headed back to the Wernus Palace to collect the dolls. In fact, Rima, who had come with him, offered to go instead, but Evan declined and set out.
‘I was wondering what excuse I should make to get out… … .’
It was fortunate that the princes and Aril left the doll behind. Thanks to that, we were able to return to the Wernus Palace naturally.
‘Baby, how long does it take to erase the magic?’
‘… Maybe two weeks… no, just take it easy for a month and come back. Now go.’
I was troubled the whole time I was moving to the Estas Palace. No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem strange. It only took a month to erase the magic. Does that make sense?
First of all, Evan saw the magic being destroyed at a frightening speed as soon as the Grand Duke woke up. If it was at the Grand Duke’s level, it wouldn’t be difficult to erase the traces of magic even without the Holy Water.
Even if holy water was truly necessary, it was questionable why so much holy water was used just to erase the traces of magic.
Even though it was temporary, the enormous amount of magical energy that had escaped from the Archduke’s body was resolved with just a few bottles of holy water.
‘… Is it because of the lynx?’
The more I thought about it, the more I began to suspect that the purification of magic was just an excuse, and that the real purpose was to separate the lynx from the princes.
I don’t know why they tied that wildcat up like that, but…
After arriving at the Wernus Palace and picking up the puppy doll Pippi from the Ariel room, I headed to the 5th floor, where I encountered the butler coming down from the 5th floor.
“Sir Evan? What brings you……”
The butler asked me with a puzzled look at first, but when he saw the puppy doll in my hand, he understood the situation and smiled kindly as he made way for me.
“PooPoo is very fragile, so please take care of him carefully.”
“yes.”
Evan nodded and continued walking, intending to be careful with his old teddy bear.
Click.
As I quietly opened the door, a warm bedroom that still had some warmth came into view. No, maybe it felt that way because the dolls were quietly waiting on the bed.
Evan carried the particularly large puppy doll on his back with its front legs wrapped around his neck, tucked the rabbit and snake dolls roughly on one side of his body, and wrapped Poo Poo in a round blanket and held him carefully with one arm as if he were holding a baby.
And to achieve his real goal, he headed to the prince’s study. Contrary to his expectations of being with the lynx, the Grand Duke’s magic was felt in the prince’s study.
Knock knock. … Knock knock.
Since the Archduke would have sensed his presence, Evan knocked lightly and opened the door.
“big…….”
Stop.
And before I could even take a single step, the smell that wafted out as soon as I opened the door made me freeze.
It smelled like carbon monoxide.
It wasn’t just the smell of burning wood, it was the smell of burning a corpse.
“Who… told you to come in.”
Evan froze in surprise, and a dry voice was heard from the darkness. He quickly checked the study and there seemed to be no fire, but he could still hear the sizzling sound of something cooking.
And the source of that sound was none other than the back of the Archduke’s hand.
“Your Majesty, Your Hand……”
“under…….”
Evan was horrified at the sight of the Archduke’s burning hand, but he sighed deeply and gently shook his hand.
And there was no longer any trace on the hand that had been shaken off.
“……?”
Evan blinked. It was so clean that he wondered if he had seen it wrong, but the foul smell of burnt flesh still lingered.
“…What were you doing?”
“Why do you wonder about that?”
Dios, who had completely pushed away the sacred power of the Holy Water with his magic, responded in a twisted manner.
“When I told you to go to Estas, I meant not only you, but you too. Why did you come back again…?”
Dios was about to ask Evan why he came back, but changed the subject when he saw Evan surrounded by dolls.
“…I understand why you came. If you’ve got everything, then go.”
Dios immediately gave the order to swear. He didn’t need the wolf cub to wake his father. No, he wouldn’t use it, to be exact.
‘… Could you please tell him that I’m sorry I couldn’t remember you?’
Because I saw potential in him, even if it was small.
In order to experiment with this possibility, the wolf cub had to continue to have feelings for his father. No, even if it wasn’t feelings, it would be good for this relationship to continue.
‘So it would be better to minimize trouble.’
That was why Dios decided to take care of Requies, who was wandering in his dreams, alone.
But despite my order to come back, the wolf cub just stood there blankly, showing no intention of turning back.
“Your Majesty, I have something to ask you…….”
“I have nothing to say.”
“…You don’t need me anymore?”
“When have I ever needed you?”
“The wildcat guy told me to handle it.”
“I’ll tell you when Father comes back.”
Dios gave a vague reply and sat back down to look at the documents. However, despite his ignoring, the wolf cub did not move, and Dios, who was concerned about that, did not look at the letters.
“Myself,”
“That wildcat guy……”
The wolf cub’s answer came just as he was about to threaten to throw himself into the Estas Palace.
“…Aren’t you lying down right now?”
“…….”
At those words, Dios carefully put down the documents he was holding and tilted his head.
“I must have put a spell on it…….”
“…….”
“How did you get in there?”
“…It wasn’t like there was anything in particular blocking it…….”
“It’s not blocked, is it?”
Wouldn’t it be too suspicious to do something like that? Dios doesn’t use magic so ignorantly.
“Don’t you feel a sense of resistance, like you don’t want to go in?”
The magic Dios cast was a kind of hypnotic magic that interfered with the subconscious. It was a high-level magic that did not physically stop the target’s actions, but rather broke his will in the first place.
Even though he is a sword master, he is still a child who cannot detect my magic. He will not be able to penetrate it so easily…
But Dios soon figured out the answer.
“I guess you came in with a purpose.”
However, this magic had a fatal weakness: if the target had a clear goal, its effect would be halved.
As expected, the wolf cub noticed my expression and answered hesitantly.
“…That’s…, to find the Holy Spirit….”
“…….”
Dios was speechless. After all, isn’t it because of me?
“I forgive you, so just get out of here.”
Actually, there was nothing to forgive.
“So you’re not going to tell me what to do?”
“Your job is to escort the little rexes.”
“…….”
Evan felt a little discouraged by the Archduke’s more stern attitude than he had expected. However, he couldn’t just be kicked out like this, so he changed the subject and continued the conversation.
“…Where did the cotton ball guy go?”
“Why are you looking for that?”
“…The Prince… is looking for you.”
Of course, it was a lie. For some reason, the prince didn’t look for the cotton ball. But I wonder if he would like it if I took the cotton ball with me.
But the answer that came out of the Archduke’s mouth was unexpected.
“That’s not the case anymore.”
“…What is it?”
“Well… ”
Because it was destroyed.
* * *
“coup…….”
Somnus, who had been burying his face under Lianus’ pillow, barely stopped crying and raised his face. The emotions of his father that had flowed into him without any way to stop them were too intense, complicated, and painful for him to experience.
‘I want to be by your side.’
So, when such a simple thought took over my mind, I flew to the next room without hesitation.
“Kui……”
And when I came over to the other room, what I saw was my father standing there blankly and my grandfather lying down tied up in black, ominous chains.
Release Grandfather, he wanted to say, but Somnus knew that this was all for Grandfather’s sake, no, that it was Grandfather who had asked him to do it in the first place, so he didn’t insist.
‘I want to be by your side.’
I couldn’t tell exactly whether it was my idea or my father’s, but Somnus jumped up onto the bed without hesitation.
If you wanted to be by my side, all you had to do was do so.
It seems that my father… no, my master keeps his distance from me because he is afraid that his magic will affect him, but I am somewhat okay because I was created by suppressing my master’s magic as much as possible.
“And then it disappears.”
“coup.”
Despite his master’s warning, Somnus decided to do as he pleased.
The evil mineral that absorbs mana immediately began to eat away at my body little by little. There was nothing I could do about it, since my small body was made up of only magical energy.
Somnus felt his body getting smaller and smaller.
‘Hi, Dad.’
I said goodbye.