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Episode 18

“Are you sane…?”

Ride muttered with a blank face.

“Of course I’m sane.”

Yuwain answered with a confident attitude,

“Why…”

“This child is special.”

Everyone in the audience was listening as if fascinated by Yu Wain’s words.

Was the heart’s promise that much of a shock?

Or maybe it was because I couldn’t believe Yuwayne’s undisturbed attitude.

Yuwain, explaining the reason for bringing Rinne, looked more like the head of Mervis than anyone else.

“He is clearly a slave, but he has abilities that are not typical of a slave. Thanks to you, I was able to resolve the mountain of work and come here. I am the only one who exists in this child’s world, and I couldn’t bear to leave him behind.”

“That explanation seems insufficient to support your intentions and magic.”

In some ways, the fact that Linnaeus relied on himself here is a very natural fact.

Because of that, it seemed like Yuwayne’s ability to gain Linne’s trust was somehow lacking.

I guess it’s a good thing.

Yuwain was not a fanatic who blindly believed in Joki’s advice.

Even the smallest opportunity was needed.

A small opportunity for the head of Mervis to show affection to his slave.

In fact, what struck Yuwain deeply was the fact that Linnaeus did not open his mouth as he said, not because of his will.

Linnaeus faithfully showed Euwayne something he could trust.

Yuwain rolled up his wrists to reveal the engraved pattern.

“The imprint of a slave. Thanks to this, you can use Heart’s Promise without any risk. You can’t do anything to harm me.”

It was indeed reasonable.

No one here uses the Heart’s Promise and has a bonded slave at the same time.

Since no one has experienced Yuwain’s case, no one knows whether what he says is true.

In other words, there was no choice but to believe everything that came out of Yuwain’s mouth.

“ That’s why I don’t treat this child simply as a slave. This person is assisting me. Also, if you get away from me, you will have a severe seizure, so I brought you here.”

A perfect reason made up with a little lie.

Linnaeus’s fearful appearance proved that his words were not wrong.

Those who saw Linnaeus’ luxurious slave clothes showed that Yu Wein did not simply treat her as a slave, but brought her here properly.

“No… Do you think that makes sense now..??”

As the situation turns out differently than expected, Fog looks around in confusion.

“You! Come out here!”

He even shouted at Rinne and seemed to be trying his best to bring great embarrassment to Yuwain.

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Of course, Yuwain did not just watch this, so Fogg’s thick front leg extended towards Rinne was blocked in vain.

“Stop it, Pog. I’ve been patient since a while ago, but I don’t think I can save your face anymore.”

“What…what! Who cares if you do this….!”

“Fuha!”

A tense war of nerves between Ewain and Fogg.

The person who stopped the flow was a completely unexpected person.

“Ha…Haha! Hahaha!!”

A loud burst of laughter echoed not from the crowd surrounding Yuwain and Linne, but from the center of the banquet hall.

However, what was felt in that smile was genuine admiration.

“Hwang..His Royal Highness?”

“Hahaha!”

Grins slowly walks through the crowd, even with tears in his eyes.

The place where the steps soon stopped was in front of Yuwain.

Yuwain was nervous.

No matter how many reasons he had, if Grinds was ashamed, that would be the end of it.

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Grins’ hand goes up to Ewain’s shoulder.

The moment when you swallow the tension inside and think of a preparedness plan.

“I understand your feelings well. I’m fine.”

“…Yes?”

I didn’t hear it wrong.

Grinds put strength into his voice and spoke to the audience once again.

“I’m fine. Enjoy the banquet.”

“Ah…yes!”

Those who were quick-witted began to hastily walk away as if nothing had happened.

Only Ewain, Linnaeus, Greins, Ryde, and Pog remain.

“Do you have anything to say? I’d like to have a word with the matriarch of Mervis.”

“..No, Your Majesty.”

“…”

The ride goes away,

Grins stared at the fog that was still remaining.

“What about you?”

“Oh…no…”

Pogue bites his lip, lowers his head, turns around, and disappears.

It was quite embarrassing for Yu Wain, who even thought about being kicked out of the banquet.

“Now! Now all the intruders are gone!”

Grinds looked back at Yuwain and laughed in a refreshing voice.

“Ah… Thank you, Your Highness.”

“What.”

As if that was nothing.

Grinds hurriedly grabbed Ewain’s arm and led him.

“Your Highness?”

“Shh! Don’t talk nonsense and follow me.”

A series of embarrassments.

He told me to enjoy the banquet, so why did he drag me along?

Yuwain felt like he was out of his mind for the first time in a long time.

***

“Whoo! There are so many listening ears there.”

Yuwain and Grins sat across from each other in a small drawing room by imperial palace standards.

“But… is it okay..?”

“Ah, um. Rinne, come up.”

“…Yes, master.”

This was said about Linnaeus, who was sitting on the floor rather than the sofa in the living room.

The incongruous scene where the next emperor was worried about the slaves somewhat eased the awkwardness surrounding them.

“Hmm. It looks much better.”

“Thank you.”

“…You seem like a really strange person.”

“Yes?”

“You are the one. Do you know why I laughed earlier?”

“To help me…”

“Let’s start with the words.”

Yuwain barely held back the thought of asking back.

Is the crown prince asking to talk to him now?

As far as I know, we’re the same age, so there’s no problem…

“I hate polite language. Especially with friends of the same age.”

“…I understand…”

“Haha! What a strange friend. Who speaks informally like that?”

After struggling for a long time with this terrible feeling of heterogeneity,

Ewain could barely find the right line.

“…So. Why did you laugh?”

“Why did I laugh? It’s simple. I laughed because it was funny.”

Grinds started talking about the dumb Ewain.

“No matter how I looked at the woman who was stuck behind you, she was a slave in my eyes. But you keep insisting that slaves are slaves but are not slaves. Even using magic like that.”

Yuwain was momentarily taken aback.

Certainly, if he had left the group, he would have known that he had used magic at that time.

“I’m not trying to blame you. I was impressed. What on earth is this woman? Do they even use such dangerous magic to bring him in and protect him?”

The excitement in Grins’ eyes grew even deeper.

“At the same time, I was sure. Ah, you are a person who never abandons his people. You are so stubborn that you would bite your tongue to do something like that.”

With all that excitement,

Grinds, who had already arrived in front of Yuwain, smiled.

“…Wrong?”

“…”

“That’s right. haha! Good!”

Although I was arbitrarily confident, what Grins said was actually not wrong.

Not a single thing he said was wrong when substituted for Yuwain.

Rather, it was Ewain who would have done more.

“I brought you here because I have a lot of questions I want to ask. No, should I say please.”

“Please… I mean.”

“I’ll just say it as a favor. I also want to get to know you personally.”

It’s a request from the crown prince.

Yuwain was worried.

It wouldn’t be a request so light as to take you out of the banquet.

Saying that you want to become friends probably means acceptance or rejection.

I thought I would give it a listen first.

“something.”

And the request and secret I heard from Grins is,

It was beyond his imagination.

“Have you ever wondered why the Marquis’ horny pig could bark at Mervis?”

Cough!

Ewain was immediately struck by the sudden and blatant disparagement.

“What, what..?”

“Why would someone like the Marquis dare attack Duke Mervis without fear?”

“…”

It’s not that I haven’t thought about it.

Rather, Ewain was curious.

I thought about it for a long time, but it was a fact I couldn’t figure out.

“My brother took my mother hostage.”

And what I heard was shocking.

So much so that Yuwain used a stun spell on Rinne without realizing it.

“Wait a minute…”

“The person behind it is the Malan family. I used castrated pigs to make a medicine that poisons people and traded it with my brother. My brother, who had a sense of inferiority towards me, accepted it, and took my mother hostage and moved His Majesty to ignore the Malan family’s sense of inferiority towards Mervis.”

Where does the excitement I showed earlier go?

There sat a wild beast gnashing its teeth in anger.

Grinds’ sadness and anger were clearly visible in the shocking truth that was scratching his head.

“I am no longer your brother. No, I decided not to stand by and watch that trash. I will correct the situation, save my mother, and severely punish the criminal who broke the law of heaven.”

Things I didn’t understand were resolved at once.

It wasn’t long before the Malan family started messing with Mervis.

I just thought there was some connection with the emperor.

I never even imagined that the first prince would be holding his mother hostage.

“Father… His Majesty the Emperor loves his mother. Very true. My mother is unable to move quickly for fear of getting hurt if she touches the trash.”

Was the first prince so crazy that the emperor couldn’t move?

“You are looking for a way. You saw before your eyes the power of the elixir created by the Malan family, and you don’t know your mother’s location.”

The emperor is afraid that the first prince might use that medicine.

“Until now, I have never once not treated the 1st prince as an older brother. But not this. I plan to dispose of that trash myself.”

“…Then why…”

“Why you? First of all, Mervis High School. Second, I needed a colleague who would not betray me under any circumstances. I confirmed that with the situation before. My eyesight when looking at people is quite accurate.”

“…”

There may be minor reasons for not mentioning it.

For example, Yuwain’s desire to punish Fogg for trying to disgrace Linnaeus.

“What is it like?”

There was no further explanation.

It seems like everything that can be told has been told.

Yuwain also didn’t have to worry.

It had to be corrected that the 1st prince had gone so far.

He was Mervis, who was loyal to the imperial family.

I also felt sorry for Grins, whose mother was in danger.

“I understand.”

“…Thank you.”

Grins looked surprised, as if he had never expected to receive it so quickly.

However, his expression showed that he was glad that he liked the answer.

“Oh, and…”

I thought I was done talking,

Grins opens his mouth again cautiously this time.

He pointed at the unconscious Rinne with his finger and asked another surprising question.

“With that kid… how far have you gone?”

Cough!