How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 313



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Episode 313

‘I don’t do anything. You guys just forget about it.’

‘Are you saying I’m erasing my own memories?’

‘okay.’

‘… I don’t have that kind of ability.’

“…….”

Evan covered his face as the conversation suddenly came to mind. What kind of memory was this?

“Why is that?”

“…I feel like we’ve had a similar conversation before.”

“Don’t think about it.”

“…….”

“Of course, it’s inevitable that you’ll question it the moment you realize it. Any intelligent life form can’t help but think.”

“…….”

“So think of yourself as a solid rock. Isn’t that stupid, pretty similar to you?”

“no…….”

Evan, who had been frozen, raised his head in amazement at the novel solution. Looking at the Archduke with the corners of his mouth raised, the wildcat naturally came to mind.

“…Your Highness….”

“……?”

“It looks like a lynx.”

To confuse people’s minds with strange nonsense…

“My father… is imitating me. He was originally so innocent that he didn’t even know sarcasm and just took it at face value.”

“…Is that so?”

“Well… you’re going a step further than me now.”

“Why did you teach me that? Do you know how much I was bullied like that by that bastard?”

“Do you want to get beaten?”

“no.”

Evan quickly tucked his tail and began to observe the lynx again. Then he suddenly turned his head again as he remembered what he had originally intended to ask.

“grandee.”

“Stop barking. You’re driving me crazy.”

“…There’s no need for you to resemble that much.”

‘No, does the lynx resemble the Grand Duke?’

But that would mean that the Archduke is as affectionate as a lynx.

Evan glanced at the pile of papers in front of him, watching the Archduke’s expression as he thought about that, then quietly opened his mouth.

“This chain… what is it for? If it’s just for holding something back, there’s no need to use such a dangerous thing, right?”

“It’s used to prevent Father from using magic. It’s like the mana binding you use.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible to not use magic if it’s not a rotten moon anyway?”

It is clear that before the Rotten Moon, all he did was make magic tools. Of course, he had shown something similar to magic in Shaton before, but it was an undeniable fact that he began to use magic in earnest after entering the Rotten Moon.

“It’s a little different. It’s not that I can’t use it, it’s that I don’t use it.”

“What is it?”

Evan blinked. You can move freely and carry things without using your hands… Why wouldn’t you use something this convenient?

But Evan couldn’t help but harden his face at the heavy answers that followed.

“Because the gods found out.”

“…….”

“Father is being chased. In the meantime, he took advantage of the rotten moon to get rid of your younger brother, Shinbeol.”

“…….”

Evan lowered his head without realizing it.

“…sorry.”

“You don’t have to feel guilty. Even if you said no, your father would have stepped forward. In fact, he won’t like it if you treat him differently than before.”

“Is that so?”

“If by any chance you can’t act the same way as before, tell me in advance. I’ll erase your memories cleanly.”

“…No. I can do it well.”

What would be difficult about treating a lynx as a lynx? Even though it is not just any lynx, but a lynx chased by gods… … .

“…….”

Evan looked down at Nihil. It didn’t occur to him that the kid had done something wrong and was being chased by the gods. In the first place, there was no way that those bastards who would apply divine punishment to a newborn baby would be good.

“Do not be evil toward the gods.”

“…What is it?”

Evan frowned involuntarily. Those guys don’t seem like nice guys…

“It’s not good to catch the eye of those guys, whether it’s for good or for bad. That’s what happened when I started the Heavenly Demon War.”

“…yes?”

What war is this?

“Well, your younger brother will have to avoid the gods anyway, so be careful. It doesn’t look like your father will wake up right away, so I’ll go to the mansion for a bit. Keep a good watch over him.”

“?! Okay, Your Highness, for a moment,”

Evan called out to him urgently, but he had disappeared with a bunch of papers in his arms.

No, don’t run away after giving me strange information… … !

* * *

“…….”

Dios pretended to leave and watched the wolf cub’s reaction. He had deliberately revealed quite a bit of information, but other than the sudden pulling at his hair, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

‘It doesn’t seem like you’re hiding any particular hostility.’

It felt strange. I had never had such a comfortable conversation about my father… … .

‘Witch? Reki was a woman?’

‘… … .’

‘I thought she had a really pretty face, but… , oh, no way… … !’

‘… … ?’

‘You too… are you a girl?’

‘… Aren’t you lacking something?’

‘No, Reki told me before that when you were little… , you were so cute when you wore a skirt and spun around and then sat down… . ‘

‘shut up.’

‘Oh, to my brother.’

‘Who is your brother?’

“…….”

‘Why does that incident come to mind?’

Come to think of it, there was a guy who didn’t care if his father was a witch or an alien. It’s been so long that I’ve forgotten his face and name…

Of course, he didn’t really mean it that way. At that time, most people accused of being witches in the empire were women, and wealthy widows at that.

In particular, there were many cases where beautiful widows were reported by resentful men who tried to do as they pleased but were rejected, or by jealous women. It seems that the boy thought that his father’s case was just one of those cases.

Of course, the girl came forward and made excuses that she was not a witch, but in a way, it was natural for her father to be accused of being a witch.

Gray hair that trails down to the floor, an uncommon appearance that seems to stand out anywhere, a deep knowledge of herbal medicine that cannot be found in the countryside, and even a pushover spirit that does not even think of hiding it… … .

Even though my father looked like he was in his thirties at best, he was fifteen… To be exact, he was twenty-five years old and he even brought him up as his son… Honestly, I had nothing to say even if he was accused of being a witch.

‘And what’s more, he was even learning magic.’

Yes. She was worthy of being accused of being a witch. Her father and herself were fully aware of the danger, and even though they knew, they did not change their attitude. If something happened, they could just move to another place.

It’s been that way until now, and I plan to just let it go in the future.

But who knew?

‘Hahaha, Reki, Dia, do you want some strawberry pie?’

Who would have thought that settling down for a bit because of one particularly obsessive person would lead to such a catastrophe?

* * *

It had been four days since my best friend had gone away, and only two days since my secret friend had gone on a long vacation.

“Ahaha, taking classes at the Estas Palace feels quite different.”

Karus looked back at the Estas Palace, which, true to its name, blended particularly well with summer, and laughed heartily.

“Ugh……”

“Is that so……”

But the response he got back was cold. It felt like he had no choice but to respond, but from what I heard from the captain, he wasn’t in a very good state even when he was training in swordsmanship.

“Why are the princes so gloomy? This is supposed to be a fun history class? Today, we’re going to learn about the history of the Eastern Continent…, haha, but actually, I’m in the middle of organizing the history of the Holy Empire and Harpens again….”

Karus tried to somehow lighten the mood and make the class more enjoyable, but the two princes’ moods did not improve until the class was over.

“Oppa, are you done with class?”

“Prince, are you done with class?”

“Meow?”

“Kiowong?”

As soon as class was over, the little ladies came rushing in as if they had been waiting for us. Bella, who looked like a cat, and a puppy that looked like Evan were wearing pretty clothes. It seemed like our ladies had a great talent for dressing up things.

“Prince, can we play together now?”

“Ah…, Ariel.”

The first prince to come to his senses was relatively first.

“Prince, let’s have a snack. Today’s snack is ice cream!”

“Then shall we go to the indoor garden?”

“The garden is indoors?! I want to go!”

So they all moved to the indoor garden. The First Prince seemed to be trying to take care of the guests, perhaps because he was aware that he was the princess, but the Second Prince, on the other hand, was still in a daze.

“Second Prince, are you okay?”

“Uh…, uh, it’s okay.”

“Ruth, if it doesn’t suit your taste, just tell me.”

“No, bro. It’s delicious.”

Lianus quickly shook his head and took a big bite of his ice cream. He must have been absentminded for a long time, because the ice cream had melted and was runny.

“…So…, Meow Sister came to my dream and we played together.”

“Meow!”

“Oh, really, our Kara?”

“Yeah! My sister Meow grew this big and gave me a lift. I’m going to play today too!”

“Myamyah!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“…….”

Lianus stared at Kara, who was chattering happily, then went back to eating his ice cream. He felt envious.

‘… When is Neil coming?’

My best friend is not a talkative person, but I feel so empty without him. I want to see him soon.

Wheeing-

“……?”

At that moment, a mechanical sound changed the atmosphere in the garden.

“Wow, Prince, I hear a strange sound.”

“Oh, don’t be alarmed and come inside the gazebo. It’s going to rain soon.”

“It’s raining indoors?!”

“It’s just a form of sprinkling stored rainwater… but it still has its own charm. That’s why I named this place the Rain Garden.”

Thump, thump… , shoooooo-

As soon as the explanation was over, rain really started to fall from the sky… no, from the ceiling.

Lianus looked around the garden, smelling the strong scent of rain. It was definitely a different kind of garden. He wondered why they had installed a gazebo with a roof inside, but it seemed to be for this reason.

“This is so cool! Is this how you take care of your plants?”

“Only water is provided automatically. Like other palaces, there are separate servants to manage it.”

“It’s so so cool! Does Prince 2 have a garden like this?”

“Huh…? Oh, there’s a glass greenhouse that Neil manages, but it’s actually just a herb garden…, gasp!”

Lianus took a deep breath before continuing his explanation.

“Why are you doing this, Ruth?”

“Seaweed!”

At the sudden thought of the existence of the demon world plant, Lianus jumped up from his seat.

“…? Aren’t you the seaweed?”

“Ahhhhhhhhh. Well, of course Neil calls me ‘Wakame’, but actually there’s another ‘Wakame’.”

“There’s another kid like you…?”

“In Neil’s greenhouse, there is a demon plant that takes care of other herbs……”

“???”

“No way! I have to go and look at that seaweed!”

Come to think of it, both I and Neil have been so out of it lately that we haven’t been able to pay attention to the greenhouse.

“Brother, when will it stop raining?”

Lianus stamped his feet. As his mind grew anxious, even the elegant artificial rain became a nuisance.

“It’ll stop soon… Are you going to the greenhouse?”

“Yes. I’ll just check the status just in case.”

“Do you need to worry so much? The servants would have taken care of it…….”

“Well, that’s… employees are not allowed to enter there. Some people went in without permission and got caught by Neil and got cut…”

Even the number of people who were cut off was not one or two. My friend could easily tell whether someone had visited the greenhouse just by the smell of their body, so the servants who knew that fact would not have disobeyed Nihil and managed the greenhouse.

“Then wouldn’t it be better to go together?”

“No. I’ll just check and come back. Let’s go, Rima.”

“…! I will follow you, Prince.”

“No, Sir Ernest. Lima is enough. I’ll be right back!”

Rianus, who had left Walter behind, ran as soon as the rain stopped.

‘I hope Miyeok is safe… … .’

Actually, there was a reason why the group was separated.

‘… because Miyeok said he drinks Neil’s blood… … .’

If my friend hadn’t looked for Miyeok for a while, I didn’t know if I should give him my blood. If possible, I hope Miyeok is okay…

Bam, bang!

“…! Seaweed!”

But my worries soon became reality, and only the shriveled seaweed greeted me.