How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 315



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Episode 315

Lianus, who had searched his entire room but was unable to find the magic stone, turned to Lima.

“Lima, let’s go to Neil’s room.”

“…Your Majesty’s room…, are you talking?”

Lima’s face hardened without her knowing it. Originally, the young master’s room was not open to the servants, and she was no exception.

In the first place, if there was no call, I wouldn’t have been able to get above the 4th floor.

In fact, when I was first hired, I tried to go around here and there without fear, even though I was ordered not to enter. Since I had been hiding since I was young, I was confident in hiding, even if I was a little weak.

She shouldn’t have approached the prince without permission, but the magic contract was surprisingly full of holes, and at the time, she didn’t care much about her life, so on her first night at work, Rima tried to climb the stairs to the fourth floor right away.

If it weren’t for Master Neil, who was quietly looking down at me from the stairs as if he had been waiting, it would have definitely happened without any changes.

‘Are you planning on breaking your promise from day one?’

‘… … .’

‘If you’re going to do this, let’s change the contract. I don’t want to get rid of the body… … .’

‘…sorry.’

Lima had to turn back without making a sound. The other person was just a child and she didn’t feel anything, but that made her feel even more uncomfortable.

‘Come to think of it, on the way back I ran into Perina, Noona, and the butler… … .’

If you think about it, you may have already been caught not only by the master, but also by Perina and the butler.

‘I might be the weakest one here… … .’

Unlike Perina and her sister and the butler, who immediately recognized that she was an assassin, she didn’t even know that the two were Auror users, so in a way, it was natural…

Although I’ve been going to the fifth floor more often than before due to the recent increase in escort missions, I still haven’t had a reason to go into Master Neil’s bedroom.

Of course, now I know that the master is very affectionate and weak when it comes to emotions, and I also know that he was out that day in advance because he was worried that something might happen because of the magic contract, but still… … .

‘It’s disgusting… … ‘

It was better when we were face to face, because I could tell that the master was watching me.

But since I was away and couldn’t feel any eyes on me, I couldn’t even tell if I was being watched or not.

‘Lima, you must hide here.’

‘Who, your older sister?’

‘I’ll be hiding over there too. Don’t worry, it’ll be okay today too.’

And Lima hated that kind of thing so much. She always had to be the one doing the watching.

That’s why I was very reluctant to enter the realm of the master, where nothing could be guaranteed. Somehow, I felt like everything about me would be revealed one by one if I was there.

‘… Moreover, since the young master left a few days ago, that feeling of reluctance has strangely grown stronger… … .’

“Somsom, do you want to go find the magic stone together?”

“Ku, kui?”

“I need magic stones urgently right now. But all the magic stones in my room are gone.”

“Ku, kui, kuyakui…….”

“Huh? What’s wrong, Somsom?”

“Kui, kuiyaa…. Kuiku…?”

“……?”

“Kuiya, koo? Kuiya kui…, kukui kuiya, kyuyaiku…….”

Lima continued to stare down at the cloud-like thing that was chattering away. The prince seemed to want to talk to it, but no matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like it was in a conversant mood.

Anyway, he thought this reluctance was a kind of warning, and that’s why he was especially careful and didn’t go near this area. Of course, he also thought that he had to look good to the master so that he could work here for a long time…

“Lima, are you listening?”

“yes……?”

Weren’t you talking to a bunch of clouds?

Lima, who had been lost in thought, quickly came to her senses, but rolled her eyes and fainted, unable to properly hear what the prince had said.

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you.”

“Lima, you can just watch the net here.”

“Is it a net?”

“Yeah. Be sure to let me know when Baby comes.”

“Ah…, I understand.”

Lima nodded in agreement. Honestly, she wondered if there was any point in looking at the net, but she didn’t want to go into the master’s room anyway.

But immediately after the prince entered the master’s study, Rima discovered it.

A familiar figure that seemed to have been watching us all along.

“…! king,”

Surprised, Rima opened his mouth, but a pitch-black shadow covered him first.

* * *

Click, squeak-.

Lianus entered Nihil’s study with his eyes half-open. There were so many magical tools in Nihil’s study that it was dizzying to look at them.

“uh?”

However, contrary to what he had expected, his vision was clear. Rian looked around in confusion.

The name of the study belies the fact that this place was always filled with the smell of earth and bitter herbs rather than books, and that was no different today, but the peculiar swaying smell coming from the magic stone was nowhere to be seen.

Could it be that I can no longer see the flow of mana?

“Ku, kui…….”

I froze without realizing it, and Som-Som, who had been following me closely, cried quietly as if she was watching me.

“Somsom, what’s wrong?”

“Kuiyah……”

Somnus, who had eaten all the magic stones, sneakily glanced at Lianus. Of course, since it was a magic stone that his grandfather had brought, it was okay for him to eat some, but eating them all was a bit too much.

However, Lianus, who could not understand Somnus’ words, felt a little relieved when he saw the mana rippling around Somnus. Fortunately, it seemed that his eyesight had not deteriorated.

For some reason, after Somnus’s color changed, the mana surrounding him seemed to flow a little differently than before, but that wasn’t important right now.

Lianus carefully picked up Somsom. No, he tried to pick her up.

If only it weren’t for the bracelets on my hands.

“Why is this……”

Lianus quickly examined his bracelet.

The thread bracelet on my hand was made by Nihil. It was a simple yet very meaningful bracelet, woven with dark green thread that resembled my hair color and pure white thread that resembled Nihil’s hair color.

“…The white thread is disappearing…….”

But that meaningful bracelet was slowly crumbling and scattering. To be exact, only the white thread was left.

Lianus stared blankly at the white threads that were gradually crumbling and dispersing. Judging by the speed at which they were dispersing, it seemed like they had been happening for several days already.

Why did I only notice it now? And why is it only the white thread that is disappearing?

I don’t know why, but I feel anxious for some reason. I think I should hurry up and get the magic stone to Miyeok and contact the Grand Duke.

“Somsom, help me find the magic stone.”

“…Kui.”

Lianus searched through the study diligently. Previously, he could easily tell where the magical tools were because of the ripples of mana, but now, since there was no special flow of mana, he could not tell what the magical tools were.

Even the magical tools that Nihil creates are so small and simple in design that they don’t stand out from the general magical tools.

After searching for a while, Lianus found something similar to the one in his room and quickly examined its back. The part where the magic stone should have been was, as expected, empty.

Had he been robbed? Lianus looked at it seriously and then got up from his seat. It was a waste of time to look for a magic stone where there was none.

“Somsom, I don’t think there’s anyone here. Let’s go to the bedroom.”

* * *

Click.

Dios watched the door open silently.

I thought that he might just go back since the avoidance spell was still on him, but little Rex opened the door connecting the study and the bedroom and went over.

‘… I found it.’

And soon, the lump of blood froze as it noticed something on the bed.

‘Honestly, I’ll have to wait and see when my father wakes up to find out… … .’

Dios leaned against the wall. Little Rex seemed a little wary, but when he realized it was his father, he ran to the bed.

And the first thing it did was put its ear to its father’s chest, and the second was to check if he was breathing.

Little Rex sighed in relief when he saw that his father was alive and began fiddling with the chains that bound him.

‘… Since there’s no mana, something like that is possible.’

I felt somehow jealous.

I was worried that he would break free of his chains with his great sense of chivalry, but fortunately, he didn’t seem to have any intention of breaking them. Instead, he seemed to be fiddling with the chain around his neck to loosen it as much as possible.

‘…What are you thinking?’

Normally, if you saw someone chained up, you would make a fuss, but little Rex didn’t say anything when he saw his father. No, he looked out the window every so often, as if he was on guard to see if anyone was coming.

Little Rex stared at his father for a long time, then quickly ran out into the hallway and found the knight he had brought.

“Lima, go back first…, huh? Where did you go…?”

Even though the escort knight who had come with him had disappeared, little Rex tilted his head that resembled seaweed and then scurried back to his bed.

And then he slowly climbed onto the bed and lay down next to his father.

“Ugh……”

He even started to doze off as soon as he lay down, and soon started snoring. It seems he couldn’t sleep properly in the Estas Palace.

“…….”

Dios quietly washed his face. He felt like he was trash for trying something like that.

The desire to try has completely disappeared. There is no need to hurt him. A wolf cub might be enough as a clue to lift his father’s curse.

“Hmm……”

Dios watched the peaceful scene for a moment, then saw the wolf cub approaching, picked up the sleeping Lianus, and carried him to the other room. Then he released the young knight he had been holding captive earlier.

“Little Rex fell asleep after touching the magic tool by mistake.”

“……yes.”

Dios, who had restrained the young knight, cast an illusionary spell to make it look like there was nothing on the bed where his father was lying. It was quite difficult to maintain the spell since the chains were absorbing all the magic, but it didn’t matter since it would only last for a short while anyway.

“Wow, Prince!”

“Hmm…, huh…?”

Soon after, the wolf cub came running in, waking up the sleeping lump. The lump looked bewildered at the people gathered around him.

“I was definitely taking a nap with Neil….”

“…Did a lynx appear in your dream?”

“Uh… but when did I fall asleep?”

“The baby said that he must have touched the wrong magic tool.”

“…okay?”

The lump of blood kept tilting its head as if it was puzzled by this situation. Dios, who was in the form of a baby, approached Lianus and put his hand on his head, pretending to take his temperature.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a harmful magical tool. But you seem to be just tired, so go to bed early tonight.”

“Uh…, um, okay, baby.”

The lump nodded at my words, then got up from its seat and headed to its father’s room.

“Oh, Prince, where are you going?”

“Uh… Sir Evan, let me check something for a moment….”

“Yes? What, what did you want to check……….”

Dios quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes, as the wolf cub looked visibly embarrassed. He had already cast an illusionary spell, so there was no chance of him being caught.

The lump of blood quickly scanned the room, made sure no one was there, then lowered its head and muttered.

“…There’s…no one.”

“Ha, haha…, who would be there if there’s no owner of the room?”

“That’s right… Ah, I have to give Miyeok the magic stone.”

“I saw the butler bring it. I stopped by the greenhouse. Oh, and the others are waiting there too.”

“really?”

“Yes. Let’s go, Prince. Miyeok is waiting for you.”

“Yeah. Oh, baby, do you want to go too?”

“I don’t like it.”

“The baby doesn’t want to. Come on, let’s go.”

The wolf cub noticed my expression and quickly took the lump of blood away.

Dios looked at the backs of their heads, which were getting smaller and smaller. He was worried that the lump of blood would continue to have doubts, but fortunately, it seemed to have passed without a hitch.

Yeah, I definitely thought it went well.

“…Neil, I’m home.”

Until some rat sneaked in at night.