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Episode 8: The Prince's Aide

"This place is me and Bell's secret base, right? Why did you let Schwartz in the place only for us?"

"Hm, is this place like a love nest for you two?"

"You're mistaken."

Schwartz made a disgusting expression and seemed to have the wrong idea, so I immediately intervened.

The prince's mood seems to worsen.

"It's fine. I'm going to return. I don't want to die."

"P-please wait! It's really okay! People won't die so easily!"

"Do you know? People die because of power(political power)."

Don't say such a heavy thing with a straight face.... And if you're going to leave, I want you to at least get him in good mood before going. You're his childhood friend!

Without listening to my surpassed voice, Schwartz stood up and turned his heel and his back.

Are you leaving me alone with the bad mood prince who's in a bad mood? How can I make him in a good mood?

Watching him leave with a desperate feeling, the blondie who hadn't moved the slightest, lightly shook.

"Schwartz,"

Although their childhood friends, to Schwartz, the prince is his master. So even though I said something and he didn't stop, (because this time the prince said it) he immediately stopped walking.

(Note: In the raw, in describing Schwartz's relationship with the prince, Bell said '主な'. Meaning chief, main, or important. So for better sentencing, I put master because it's a better description. And on the last sentence, the 'because this time the prince said it', wasn't on the raw. I added it for better understanding. I hope it helped.)

"Knowing the secret base is something that can't be helped. Since it wasn't your will to."

I squeezed myself after receiving the prince's side glance. I'm sorry, Schwartz. It seems I'm the one who made you uncomfortable.

And I'm surprised that the existence of the secret base was big for the prince.

"And besides, I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Bell."

Me, huh.

It's scary how he emphasized 'Bell'. Why are you mad? For now, let's apologize. Though, I don't know what's wrong.

"I was wrong. I'm sorry."

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"Of course."

Of course, I don't know. I objected in my heart, but I'm scared so I scratched around my head and remembered the conversation with the prince a moment ago.

"I taught Schwartz the secret base."

"Calling him by his name; Schwartz, gets me quite irritated too."

What should I call him then?

When I looked at the prince with a troubled face, he turned away his widened eyes and faced down. He crouched on the table while stroking his beautiful hair.

"Sorry...... Bell or Schwartz is not at fault. I just got jealous on my own."

The prince said in a low and thin voice.

Jealous? Eh? He got jealous?

I covered my face with my arm to hide my face that turned red. Schwartz who was a little far seemed to have heard and his eyes past his glasses showed a look of astonishment.