How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 316



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Episode 316

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He suddenly appeared with a boy who looked to be in his mid-teens.

Pure white hair and mysteriously colored eyes that seem to separate the universe. Despite being taller than the average adult male, he has a beautiful appearance and an aloof attitude that makes it hard to tell that he is male.

The young man could tell at a glance that she was a ‘real’ witch.

Of course, I wasn’t going to report it out of the blue. I needed to at least confirm it. Maybe she just had some strange disease and her hair was gray. The abnormally long hair was a bit suspicious, but there might be a story behind that too.

The witch and the boy, who had settled in the small cabin that the forester had written, did not show their faces in the village very often.

At most, only a boy would come down to the village once or twice a month to buy and sell things, so there were more people who didn’t even know about the existence of witches.

As someone who occasionally went out to gather herbs, I rarely encountered a witch. The witch did not approach me, but she did not run away from me either.

He didn’t know why he had come to such a remote village. But the young man thought this was his chance. If he could catch that witch and hand her over, he could escape this life of exile.

So I took my time and approached him carefully. First, I approached a boy who seemed relatively ordinary.

‘Haha, hello? You’re the kid who just came into town, right? Actually, I’ve only been in town for half a year… … .’

‘go away.’

Of course, it wasn’t as easy as I thought. The boy with the fresh face really deserved his looks.

But the young man did not give up.

‘Do you like pie?’

‘You eat it.’

‘How old are you? I’m twenty-three… I’m your older brother, right?’

‘Dude? You’re being a jerk.’

‘What’s your name?’

‘… … .’

But my sincerity was in vain, and the boy gradually began to ignore me.

Should I just report her? That was the thought that crossed his mind, but the young man decided to endure a little longer. It was wrong to assume she was a witch based on her appearance alone. Shouldn’t he at least talk to the witch first?

The young man decided to change his plan. Since the boy was already done with, he decided to approach the witch first.

The opportunity arose when the boy went out to the village to do some shopping and the witch was alone.

The young man went straight into the forest as soon as he saw the boy coming out of the forest. The boy had been looking around for a very short time considering he was only looking at the market, so he had to contact the witch as quickly as possible.

Clever. The young man knocked on the cabin door, a little nervously.

I wondered what I should do if I ignored it, but the door to the cabin opened without much fuss.

The young man froze for a moment when he saw the witch coming out of the hut. He thought she was rather large when he saw her from a distance, but up close, she was even bigger than he had thought.

But that was only for a moment, as the young man stared blankly at the small universe quietly looking down at him and the white, shining hair.

When I didn’t say anything, the witch tilted her head slightly to the side. Following that nod, her pure white hair flowed down like a waterfall.

‘…why?’

The young man came to his senses and opened his mouth at the lower voice than he had expected.

‘Ah, that… , haha… , hello, how are you?’

His face flushed brightly. The young man spoke awkwardly, thinking that he must really look like a retard now. Wouldn’t it be better to be a peddler who just started working?

Honestly, I had nothing to say even if the witch had just closed the door and gone in.

‘Okay. Bye.’

But surprisingly, the witch accepted my greeting.

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“Wow, Prince!”

“Hmm…, huh…?”

When I opened my eyes to the sound of someone calling me, I saw Sir Evan right in front of me. When on earth did I fall asleep? I was sure I had been dreaming something up until just before, but I couldn’t remember it very well.

Lianus looked around. Then, realizing that he was lying in his own bed, he suddenly remembered what had happened just before he fell asleep.

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

Lianus muttered without realizing it and was so surprised that he almost covered his mouth.

‘Shouldn’t I not say this?’

My best friend lying there like a doll, and the black chains wrapped around him.

And the baby who kicked everyone out of the Wernus Palace under the pretext of purification, with Somsom’s attitude as if she knew from the beginning that Nihil was here.

Putting all these clues together, it was not hard to deduce that it was no accident that my friend was like that, and that the baby had hidden it on purpose.

‘… Baby might take Neil away… … .’

What should I do…? Should I just say it was nothing, that it was nonsense?

“…Did a lynx appear in your dream?”

At that moment, Sir Evan, who happened to know nothing, dismissed my words as a dream. Rianus thought it was a good thing and quickly changed the subject.

“Uh… but when did I fall asleep?”

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

“…okay?”

At those words, Lianus unconsciously glanced at the baby, then quickly tilted his head in surprise. His facial muscles felt slightly tense, but fortunately, judging from the reactions of the baby and Sir Evan, it didn’t seem that strange.

Then the baby came over and placed her small hand on my forehead. It was warm and soft.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a harmful magical tool. Rather, it seems like you’re just tired, so go to bed early tonight.”

The gentle tone confused Lianus a little. He thought that if there was someone who had moved him, it must have been a baby.

But the baby was really calm and seemed genuinely concerned about me.

Was it really a dream? Such doubts began to creep into my head. Could it be that my desire to see my friend and my worries about him were mixed together to create such a dream?

Since Baby was worried about me, Lianus nodded and got up from his seat. Then, without anyone being able to stop him, he quickly headed to Nihil’s room.

I didn’t think I could give up until I confirmed with my own eyes that Neil was gone.

Bam.

But the bed was empty. The sinister chains that had bound my friend were gone.

but…….

‘… swaying.’

There was a ripple rising around the bed. It wasn’t a strong ripple. It was a faint ripple that I would never have noticed if I hadn’t been looking closely.

“…There’s…no one.”

After confirming the azalea, Lianus immediately lowered his head as if he was disappointed. It was because he felt that he would not be able to completely hide his joy if he did not lower his head.

“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.”

After confirming that his friend was present, Lianus quickly changed the subject. There was no point in showing any more suspicious behavior.

“Other people 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.”

Lianus turned around as if he had no regrets about the hand of Sir Evan pushing him away.

‘Neil, wait. I’ll be back.’

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Basil, bay leaves, rosemary, black pepper… , oh, and the tea leaves are all falling off too… … .

The boy trudged through the forest, looking at the paper on which he had written his shopping list. Today’s long journey had been particularly rife with spices, as everything he had brought from his previous stay had all gone out at once.

In such a remote place, I wasn’t sure if I could get good quality spices, let alone spices themselves, but I had to look for them anyway. My father would get confused if I deviated even a little from the recipe in the cookbook. Moreover, I liked dishes that were generously spiced.

… It’s a hassle to come out to the village like this, so I’ll just get some and raise them.

If you actually start raising them, your father will raise them all, but… Well, whatever. No matter what the process is, the end result is that they will be less bothered by humans.

If you’re going to do it, you should also make a garden for other fruits and vegetables…

Knock knock knock knock-.

‘… … ?’

As I was walking, wondering where I should buy some seedlings, I heard someone running behind me.

Looking back, he was a guy who sometimes came into the forest to gather herbs. And he was also a strange guy who talked to me every time he saw me.

Judging from his actions, he didn’t seem to have much knowledge of herbal medicine, but he seemed to be able to read and write.

But why are you running like that?

For a moment, the boy wondered about this, but honestly, it was none of his business, so he quickly started walking again.

But before he could take even two steps, the boy stopped again and looked back. It was because he remembered how that guy had been staring at his father like a bewitched person a while ago.

Since then, I’ve been completely ignoring him whenever he talks to me, for fear that he might harm my father…

no way.

The boy turned back the way he had come, lost in thought. There was no way his father would be harmed by a mere human… … .

‘Ah, that… , haha… , hello, how are you?’

‘Okay. Bye.’

As I hurried back home, I saw my father greeting the guy peacefully.

‘[father!]’

Dios grabbed the bastard by the hair and dragged him away, then immediately blocked his father’s path.

‘[Dia…? Did you leave something behind?]’

‘[Does it matter now? Why would you open the door to a stranger!]’

‘[You’re not a stranger. You’re Dia’s friend.]’

‘[… … ?!]’

“[Why is that my friend!]”

Rattling, thud!

“?!?”

Evan, who had been lying down on the sofa with his eyes closed, suddenly woke up with a start at the loud noise.

The Archduke suddenly screamed and fell over from his chair.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness, why are you like that?”

puck!

“100 million!”

“Hands off.”

Evan was hit in the stomach while trying to raise the archer in a hurry. Of course, he deserved it. He was trying to raise the archer in a flash!

The Grand Duke was trying to suppress his strength as much as possible in order to get a little closer to the wildcat, but the price he paid was having to remain in baby form.

I made a wrong judgment for a moment because of that fragile appearance!

‘No, isn’t this too unfair?’

Who told me to stay in a baby’s guise? The more Evan thought about it, the more he felt wronged, but he couldn’t muster up the courage to argue any further, so he crawled back onto the sofa. The sofa was a little small for him to lie down on, but it was better than sitting there helplessly staring at the lynx.

The baby-looking Archduke easily raised a chair several times larger than his body and began to work again.

Then, silence came again, and the only sounds in the bedroom were the buzzing of bugs and the rustling of pens.

Sleep completely disappeared. Evan stared blankly at the ceiling, then opened his mouth slightly because he was so bored.

“But why did you do that just now?”

Evan was surprised at how casually he was addressing the Archduke while asking questions. It seemed like his liver had swollen from the blow earlier.

“It was just a nap.”

Fortunately, the Archduke accepted the words without thinking much. For some reason, I felt a strange sense of familiarity with him compared to before.

“Does your highness sleep talking?”

“I’m not human… either. All mammals dream. … Are demons mammals?”

“…Even if you ask me that… If you’re tired, why don’t you go to sleep? I’ll tell you when the little bastard wakes up.”

“I woke up. There was a crazy guy in my dream.”

“Are you crazy?”

Evan sat up slightly at the interesting story. The Archduke continued speaking, his eyes still fixed on the papers.

“There was a guy who would show up out of nowhere and barge in.”

“…Huh? Are you a stalker?”

Evan was shocked. How dare someone so bold as to stalk the Archduke?

I wonder if he’s alive. If he is, I’d like to see his face.

“under.”

“…Why are you doing that?”

Then, suddenly, Evan heard a self-deprecating laugh and sat up involuntarily, tensing up. Did he finally realize his rudeness?

“There it is. A stalker.”

“…yes?”

There’s a stalker in the palace? I tilted my head in wonder, and the Archduke gestured outside the window.

Evan walked straight to the window and looked out.

And then I saw it.

A kitten hiding behind a flower bed using camouflage!