How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 95



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Episode 95

The sight of her using her remaining hand and teeth to tie the bandage looked so familiar that Rianus took a moment to assess the situation and asked cautiously.

“What did you do?”

In the brief moment that Lianus went to pick up the vial, Nihil stabbed my hand with a dagger, poured holy water on me to quickly erase the brand, and applied a styptic and ointment before calmly opening his mouth.

“The mark has been removed. Now I just need to remove one more.”

Although he said it was okay to watch, the sight of hands piercing through could not have been good for the children’s emotions, so Nihil deliberately rolled the glass bottle to distract Rianus’s gaze.

“Uh… I didn’t see it.”

“There’s one more left.”

“…….”

Lianus glanced up and looked at Evan.

Evan didn’t see Nihil’s hand being pierced because he was busy watching the cute kitten running around following the vial, but he witnessed the scene where the dagger that pierced his hand was twisted to open the wound and holy water was poured, so he was staring at the side of Nihil’s head with his mouth wide open.

There was no time to stop him, no time to scream in surprise. Just as the piercing of his palm was instantaneous, the treatment was also instantaneous. The bandaging skills were also without any unnecessary details. Even soldiers rolling around on the battlefield right now would not be able to receive such quick treatment.

The meticulousness of rolling the glass bottle as if it was a mistake to divert attention in the first place… … What was even more unpleasant was the arrogant attitude of the prince who pretended not to care even if he noticed after the trick. At this level, even the most clueless prince could not have failed to notice the intention.

“I… was fooled?”

A shocked Rian looked down blankly at the glass bottle he had brought. Even the glass bottle he had picked up was an empty bottle of no use at the moment.

Nihil thrust his dagger at Rianus, who was staring blankly at the empty glass bottle without making any excuses.

“…Would you like to try treating one yourself?”

“…You want me to pierce your hand?”

Lianus glanced at the blood-stained dagger.

Nihil, who felt the gaze, quickly cleaned the dagger with disinfectant and held it out again. Lianus reluctantly accepted the dagger, but there was no way he could do it.

“Come closer. I’ll help you see the nuke.”

Rianus rolled his eyes and approached Nihil. Evan got angry and asked what on earth he was ordering him to do, but Rianus thought that if he turned his gaze away again, Nihil would stab his hand without permission, so he sat down quietly next to him.

Just as Lianus was about to suggest hiring a wizard to take care of the other hand, Nihil took off his hood and brought his pretty face close to hers.

Lianus tensed up, startled by the piercing gaze.

“Hey, hey, Neil, you, you’re too close…….”

As they got closer and closer, it seemed like they could touch at any moment, Lianus timidly protested, but Nihil closed his eyes and smiled prettily as if trying to seduce them.

Rianus hesitated and tried to pull his head back slightly, but Nihil wrapped his arms around the back of Rianus’ head, preventing him from running away.

‘It’s all, reachable… …!’

As he thought that, Rian unconsciously closed his eyes tightly. Then, something touched the corner of his mouth. A moist, soft, ticklish beard… … A beard?

Something… is strange?

“……!”

Lianus opened his eyes wide. Bella, a cat who had come in without knowing when, cried softly right in front of his nose.

“Meow~”

Suddenly, I felt drowsy. Bella’s sleeping scent spread.

Nihil had clearly said that it was a bearable sleepiness, but it wasn’t like that at all. Rianus glared at Nihil, who was still smiling prettily, as the sense of betrayal surged. No, he thought he glared at him, but his eyes were already half-closed.

‘I had a feeling that Evan wouldn’t stop me… … .’

It was only later that I realized why Evan, who would have normally just lifted Nihil up and asked what he was doing, was still there.

It was all a conspiracy. The three of them planned to deceive themselves!

“Ni-il……!”

Just before sinking into the water, Lianus summoned all his strength and called out to Nihil.

Nihil smiled slightly and lightly kissed Rianus’ forehead as if he was loving.

“I’m here, Lian.”

“Ugh……”

“good night.”

A pitch-black darkness descended.

***

“…You do all sorts of things.”

Evan blurted out his honest feelings. The cat meowed softly in response.

Bella, unable to contain her curiosity at the smell of blood once again, left the puppy with the children and turned into a cat to sneak up on them. Then, Nihil noticed Bella and used his wits to put Rianus to sleep.

Nihil carefully picked up the sleeping Lianus and handed him over to Evan before taking up his dagger again. Bella’s sleeping scent was temporary, so he couldn’t delay for long. Nihil took a more careful position to penetrate.

Evan frowned as he watched, as it wasn’t often that he saw a hand being pierced, even by a knight.

“You were just stabbing me in thoroughly earlier, but why are you being so slow this time? It doesn’t look good, so hurry up and finish.”

“I was in a hurry earlier so the nuke missed a little bit.”

“……Surely, do I have to pierce it again?”

“No. But it hurts if I twist the blade while it’s still pierced… I don’t like pain that much.”

“I didn’t twist the blade to pour holy water… ugh.”

Before Evan could finish speaking, Nihil slammed his palm down, and Evan frowned again in disgust. I can confidently say that no one else would be able to keep a straight face while piercing his hand like this guy in front of him.

This time, Nihil poured the remaining holy water without twisting the blade to make sure it hit the core properly. He sprinkled a styptic on it, pulled out the blade, and after confirming that the bleeding had stopped, he applied ointment and wrapped it up with a bandage to finish.

“…The stigma has definitely been erased, right?”

Evan saw the silver pattern disappear with his own eyes, but asked just in case.

Nihil replied vaguely as he stuffed the vials and empty bottles into his bag, then reached out with both arms to Evan to get Lianus back. However, Evan misinterpreted his intentions and hugged Nihil.

“…….”

“why?”

“It’s nothing.”

Evan thought the lynx seemed a little shaky, but didn’t know why, so he just put the hood over it and left it outside the warehouse.

The children who had been sitting in a circle with the puppy in the middle all raised their heads and looked at Evan who came out when the warehouse door opened.

“Uh…, um, are you done?”

Yvonne asked cautiously, and the twins approached slowly. The twins pretended not to notice and glanced at Nihil’s hand, which was wrapped tightly in bandages.

“It’s all over. Don’t worry.”

“Oh… that’s a relief.”

“Money?”

“Oh, here it is.”

Yvonne quickly handed the money bag to Nihil. But Nihil shook his head, as the money was originally meant for Yvonne.

“As I said, it’s a thank you and a price to keep your mouth shut. I’ll buy you a meal too… Don’t spend around 50 and leave it alone. Use it when you really need to.”

“…When is it absolutely necessary to use it?”

“You decide for yourself.”

After saying that, Nihil rummaged through his pockets, took out another gold coin, and handed it over.

“What, what is this, what is it?”

“Golden coin.”

“It’s a gold coin… I know that. Why are you giving me this?”

“Teach the kids how to write.”

“…Writing? But…, I don’t know enough to teach anyone.”

“Study your writing by reading newspapers.”

“But isn’t it hard to get newspapers in Shaton?”

In Shatton, everything that was thrown away was a necessity. Newspapers had to be bought with money, and discarded newspapers became someone’s blanket or firewood.

“I gave you money. Buy it.”

“Buy…a newspaper?”

“The ‘Employment Newspaper’ is the cheapest.”

Nihil said it casually, but asking children to buy newspapers with money seemed like a story from another world.

Who would pay for something like a newspaper that they can’t eat when they only eat one meal every three days? If you were lucky enough to find something discarded, it would be perfect as firewood to start a fire. It burned much better than wood.

“Are you going to teach your subjects through storybooks? That’s the cheapest way to do it.”

“…Okay, okay.”

At that moment, Ellen, who had been observing the situation, searched through her bosom and handed Nihil a small stone about the size of a finger joint.

“Hey, this…, it might not be of much use…, but it’s all we can give you. I was tricked into buying it before, but it’s expensive….”

“Wouldn’t this have been my condition?”

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. Jae-rong…, we haven’t forgotten your conditions either. Now, we don’t need you…, and we have nothing to give you, so we just…, want you to accept it.”

Nihil stepped down from Evan’s arms and accepted a transparent stone that sparkled blue-green. Its rough appearance made it look like a broken glass bottle at first glance.

“That, that’s right, that was the magic stone… ”

Ella made an excuse timidly. It seemed too crude to them and would be of no use.

Nihil held up a small pebble to the sunlight and blurted it out.

“It’s a problem if you give it and then take it away.”

“No, I’m not taking it away. I’m really giving it to you. And… thank you.”

“Me too, thank you.”

The twins timidly expressed their thanks, along with an apology for being rude.

Nihil rolled the sparkling stone in his hand a few times and then called out to Bella.

“Meow.”

“Yes, pretty young master.”

“Take it.”

“Yes, yes? Oh my…….”

Bella quickly caught the stone that was thrown carelessly with both hands. It was a pretty stone, but it looked really useless. However, she didn’t expect the pretty young master to hand it over to her in front of the people who gave it to her, so she rolled her eyes and watched the twins’ reactions.

Nihil continued.

“Tell your master. It’s the price Meow paid for the loan.”

“Uh, uh…, is this for you, Master?”

“Yes. Keep it with you, it will help. Don’t process it any further, it is already too weak.”

“If it’s the magic stone…, we can get it too.”

“That’s not a magic stone. If you give it to me, I’m sure I’ll understand.”

“Okay…, I understand.”

Bella was a little nervous, but she had to get the stones safely to her master, so she put the stones in a small glass bottle and put them in her bosom.

“Uh… isn’t that a magic stone?”

Ellen, who was listening to Bella and Nihil’s conversation, asked cautiously. Nihil answered a little more firmly.

“I can’t give it back.”

“No, no! I didn’t mean to steal it. Anyway, is it useful?”

“okay.”

“I’m glad it was useful.”

The twins looked at each other and smiled bashfully at Nihil. Their guard was relaxed and their venom was gone, making their smiles much softer.

“Okay, can I ask you one more thing?”

“What is it?”

“Help us name it. We want to start fresh.”

As free Harpensians, not slaves of the Empire.