How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 319



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Episode 319

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– August xx year of the Rune calendar (not sure. It was summer that year.)

-I was just starting out with magic, and I was so ignorant that I couldn’t even read the flow of mana in the magic I cast, so I didn’t realize that the illusion magic was unstable. I was just focused on the fact that I had succeeded in casting the magic.

-But my father must have known. He must have seen the unstable mana. But why didn’t he tell me then? Come to think of it, that guy who goes back and forth between the village and the hut must have known too… .

-But what was that guy’s name?

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‘… Reki, I bought a wig…, want to try it on?’

‘wig?’

At the word wig, the pure white hair tilted to the side. Dios, who was combing Requies’ hair, quickly grabbed the white hair that was about to slip out of his hand and snapped at the young man.

‘What kind of wig is that?’

‘… No, it’s too noticeable… … .’

‘There’s no way this long hair would fit inside the wig in the first place.’

‘If you cut it a little… … .’

‘What? Are you crazy?!’

I’m going to cut this hair, you must be crazy. I’ve been taking such good care of this hair… …!

Moreover, my father’s hair is special and cannot be cut carelessly. Each strand is comparable to a low-grade magic stone, so how could I cut it carelessly?

Then my father opened his mouth awkwardly.

‘Of course you can reduce it without cutting it… … .’

‘… … ?’

Dios raised his head from braiding his white hair. What on earth is this?

‘…You can adjust the length of your hair?’

‘Of course.’

‘…Then why haven’t you done that before?’

‘Well… doesn’t Dia like my hair?’

‘… … .’

‘I didn’t want to cut it down because I liked the time you spent touching my hair.’

‘… … .’

‘If it’s short… won’t the time to organize your hair be reduced?’

Dios opened his mouth to answer the hesitant excuse, then lowered his head again and began braiding his snow-white hair.

Yeah. Of course, what do you think? Even though he realized once again that combing his father’s gray hair was a truly useless act, he said he liked it…

It was a little annoying that he had kept that fact a secret until now, but thinking about it, I think he also liked his father cutting his hair, so he often asked for his hair to be cut when he was young.

Then the young man opened his mouth very nervously.

‘Hey… I’m here too, can I just say that?’

‘why?’

‘Um, no. … Reki, don’t you want to wear a wig and go shopping with Dia?’

‘… … !’

‘With the white hair and all that tangled… If I just change my clothes somehow… I’ll look ordinary.’

Perhaps. The young man added, frowning uncertainly and looking his father up and down.

‘… Should I cover my eyes too? If others look at me suspiciously, what if they say I’m blind and can’t go outside properly?’

‘What?! You’re going to treat my father like he’s blind now?’

Why are you trying to cover up something this pretty in the first place?!

‘If you say you’re blind, people won’t think it’s strange if you hold hands outside.’

‘…good.’

‘Where on earth did you get such strange clothes…?’

‘How strange. This is Eastern Continent clothing. Does it go well with your father?’

‘I wonder if there’s anything that doesn’t suit that face… . Well anyway… . What do you think? Do you want to try on a wig? And the clothes… , they might be a little small, but I’ll lend you mine for now.’

She wore a plain brown wig over her pure white hair, and her eyes, which resembled the universe, were covered with a white cloth.

‘Hmm, the clothes… As expected, the arms and legs are short. But it’s summer, so it’ll be okay. But Reki, you’re bigger than I thought. Your muscles… are well-toned. And come to think of it, you’re quite strong, too. I guess you can’t make excuses for being sickly. Why is a guy who just stays at home like this?’

‘Because I follow the most ideal.’

‘… ? Is this… , something that will work if I follow it… ?’

As the young man muttered in confusion, Dios quickly joined the conversation.

‘Okay, why do I have to be sick?’

‘Oh, no. There’s no reason to be sickly. More importantly, Reki. Are you good at imitating being blind? Oh, since your eyes are covered anyway, there’s no need to imitate.’

‘I’m good at imitating.’

‘… That’s surprising too. But it’s dangerous, so you can’t let go of Dia’s hand.’

‘Don’t let go.’

Dios held his pure white hands. It had been a long time since he had gone out with his father. Ever since his father was branded a monster on the Eastern Continent, he had been busy hiding it wherever he went.

‘There are a lot of people shopping today. Did you come out with your family?’

Dios felt a tingling sensation at the word family. He had been nervous because of his father who secretly followed him, but now they seemed like a normal family.

‘That guy’ also had brown hair, so I was a little dissatisfied with being lumped into the family, but I couldn’t show it since brown hair was the most common in the village.

‘Dia, you can eat it if you want.’

As I turned my head to the fragrant smell of butter, my father, who could not see because of the curtain, noticed me and spoke to me.

‘…How can you know when you can’t see?’

‘Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean you can’t feel it.’

‘Reki, did you make a hole in the cloth?’

The young man who was watching this muttered softly as if it was a surprise, then bought a loaf of freshly baked bread and put it in my hand.

‘Tsk tsk, how did it end up like that?’

‘Don’t worry, old man.’

‘Hey, Yonsei!’

Although he felt a little uncomfortable with the fact that some people looked at his father as if they pitied him, Dios was secretly satisfied that he could walk the streets with his father.

As always, Father blended in naturally with the humans. In fact… , it was a problem because he blended in so naturally.

‘So where do you live?’

‘What are you going to do, lady?’

‘Oh, you’re a lady! You’re not even married yet! Wow, … If only men live there, there’s no way your house will be okay. I’m going to help you out a little.’

Despite his blindness, my father was well-liked by everyone, even though all he did was follow me around.

‘Don’t look down on me, Father. I have no interest in a lump of flesh like you.’

Dios snapped at her out of spite. Later on, he realized that maybe he had feelings for her too. He was at an age when he was interested in the opposite sex.

‘Are you that old? … I think it’ll be okay… … .’

‘… … .’

‘Want to call me Mom?’

‘… Are you crazy?’

Of course, that fondness didn’t seem to last long… … .

One day, it rained heavily, so I went out to the village alone. In fact, I didn’t really want to go out, but I had forgotten to buy salt the day before, so I had no choice. I didn’t like bland food at all.

‘hey.’

‘… … ?’

After buying salt, I was about to leave quickly when a man stopped me. I didn’t know him. I had probably met him before, but Dios wasn’t good at remembering people’s faces or names.

I was just trying to ignore it and pass by, but the guy’s eyes softened and he opened his mouth again in a much more gentle voice.

‘Okay, just a moment… … .’

‘why.’

‘Do you know… where they sell medicine?’

‘Why are you asking me that?’

‘That… when the plague broke out… I saw you leave a cure in front of my house.’

Dios’s eyebrows rose at those words. Was he the village chief’s son?

‘Can you please give me some more of that? My family is sick and it seems similar to that time… ‘

‘whatever.’

Dios snapped and turned around to go home. It wasn’t my fault.

But soon, he remembered the image of him worrying about his family and became cautious. If his father was sick, he could easily talk to a stranger.

‘…Father, can you possibly make the cure for the plague that guy made before?’

‘Of course, Dia. I remember all the drugs that went in.’

‘Then can you please make just one?’

‘As much as you need.’

So I left the medicine my father had made in front of the village chief’s house.

Not even knowing that that kid was trying to get me to leave.

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‘So you lied and said your family was sick?’

‘Oh. But the next day, the cure I saw that time was in front of my house.’

‘So the conclusion is that person is a witch? That’s… what do you say to the person who brought you the cure?’

The man who was talking to the village chief’s son opened his mouth in amazement. The village chief was a pretty good man, but this guy was not like that at all.

‘No, hey, think about it carefully. The village next door, which was much bigger than this one, ended up dying because they couldn’t control the epidemic properly. The priests were also surprised to see our village in good condition. Honestly, if you weren’t a witch, would you be able to come up with a cure like that in just a few days?’

‘Of course it’s weird, but thanks to that, everyone is fine, right?’

The man furrowed his brows and retorted. It seemed like his inferiority complex was kicking in again.

‘If it was just a cure, then honestly, I’d be fine with it. But I don’t think that’s the case.’

‘Why? Did you experience any side effects?’

‘The side effects are still showing. Otherwise, the village women wouldn’t like a blind kid with a child. That ignorant kid is strangely popular… No, to be honest, the kid is our age, but that blind kid is too young.’

‘Oh my. Why, Emily said she didn’t like you and liked a man with a child?’

‘…no.’

‘So you liked that kid?’

‘shut up!’

bang-!

As if he had hit the nail on the head, the village chief’s son slammed his empty beer mug down on the table and left.

‘Hey, that kid ran off without paying again.’

The man, who realized belatedly that he hadn’t paid, clicked his tongue, paid the bill, and left. There was no problem with the money since he could have just asked the village chief to pay, but since this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, he couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable.

On his way back home, the man found the same kid. He didn’t particularly have any ill feelings toward him, but he was a little curious about how he was so popular with other women despite being so sassy.

‘There… , there… … .’

‘what.’

‘Would you like to eat this?’

‘Even if you give me something like this, I won’t be able to connect with my father.’

‘… ! Ah, no, I… … .’

… Is it because of the face? The man looked at Emily, whose face was bright red, and then at the clueless brat, then turned around. He had a fiancée anyway… … .

‘What? When did I say I would marry you?’

‘What, what are you talking about? Didn’t you say that when you were little?’

‘When was that story? You’re really strange.’

‘Ha, but… … .’

‘And I have someone I like.’

‘You don’t like that kid, do you?’

‘What are you talking about? I’m not interested in anyone younger than me.’

‘Then that guy with the kid?’

‘Joe, be quiet!’

‘What’s so good about a guy who looks like a girl!’

‘What the hell are you talking about? He’s bigger and better than you. Do you know how good his voice is?’

‘…it’s okay!’

The man screamed in betrayal and headed into the forest. He wanted to tell the man properly. He told him not to look down on his woman.

Although they did not know exactly where they lived, the villagers guessed that they had settled somewhere near where the forester had previously lived.

There was no place in the forest to build a new house, and if a new house had been built, no one would have noticed it.

‘Where the hell are you?!’

I’m sure I’ve been here a few times when the forester was alive… … .

‘Are you lost?’

‘… … !’

The man, who was wandering through the forest looking for a cabin, was startled by a voice coming from behind him and turned around.

And then I met the widower I had been looking for, but I encountered the abyss of space… … .

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– September xx year of the Rune Calendar (also not exact)

-I never expected it. I never thought my father would really have the ability to charm people.