Despite Being an Extra, I'm the Villain's Childhood Friend - Chapter 45.2
Chapter 45.2
“Why would you do this?!”
It was exactly as she said.
Red mana erupted from Robert’s hand, turning the seemingly indestructible audience pass into fine powder as if it were wheat flour.
“Ouch! It hurts!”
“It should hurt! Take this!”
“You’re making me sad!”
“What are we going to do now?! You destroyed the gift from His Highness the Crown Prince!”
Slap! Slap!
After the stinging blows to his head, a stinging palm awaited him. He couldn’t bring himself to fight back, only letting out a pained cry as he endured the relentless blows to his shoulders and back.
“When did you become so violent?!”
“A Crown Prince who’s higher than a Duke! You idiot!”
“What, idiot? That’s the first time I’ve ever heard such an insulting word… Agh!”
Robert felt like crying.
He couldn’t even be jealous? If he hadn’t destroyed the gift Michael had given her, she wouldn’t have made such a fuss.
High status was cheating, really!
Arsen, the Crown Prince, must be surrounded by people, showered with all the love and attention in the Imperial Palace!
May his liver be eaten by fleas!
Trying to steal his only friend!
He would never let that happen. He would never let Izeline go to the Imperial Palace to see the Crown Prince. With that resolve, Robert had to endure the endless barrage of slaps.
“Izel, just for a moment…!”
“I said it was precious!”
“Please calm down….”
“Do I look calm?! What are we going to do if we get caught later?!”
As she screamed, Robert cowered as if he were the weakest person in the world. Only after a long time, when Izeline’s energy was drained, could she finally speak calmly.
“Don’t worry, we won’t get caught.”
“How do you know that?”
When she looked at him with distrust, Robert emphasized, as if he had to.
“Since we won’t be leaving the Souvri, we won’t see that b*stard.”
Arsen, without realizing it, became ‘that b*stard’ and was carelessly mentioned by his subordinate. Izeline, who had half given up on correcting his disrespectful language, continued to chew on her thumb anxiously. Seeing her, Robert offered his last resort.
“If we do get caught, just deny that you ever received it from Michael.”
“….”
Her green eyes wavered at the tempting offer.
Even after that, Robert continued to reassure her with all sorts of sweet talk. It wasn’t until late at night that peace finally settled between the two.
* * *
At that moment, the Imperial Palace of the Barcan Empire, boasting a magnificent scale befitting its prestige, housed the Crown Prince, who had captivated everyone’s attention for the past few months. The bustling festival had undoubtedly been held to celebrate his birthday, though the person in question didn’t perceive the entire event as a mere banquet.
“The Empire’s stature must have risen even higher. Isn’t that right, Rohan?”
At Arsen’s question, his knight, Rohan Denbre, silently nodded once. His gaze was drawn to the young Crown Prince as if by a magnet.
Even if it hadn’t been him, anyone would have been the same.
Looking at his lustrous silver hair, eyes like a deep lake, and composed face with a serene charisma, people of all ages and genders would fall for him.
“I probably won’t even have to wield this.”
Arsen said, turning the sword Caliburnus at various angles.
The Emperor was a man who knew how to seize an opportunity and use it. The prestige of the Empire had risen due to this incident. He would use this momentum to accelerate the expansion of his territory.
“It’s time for bed now. You have to return to the Academy tomorrow, don’t you?”
Rohan skirted around the sensitive topic.
Arsen noticed it, though without changing his expression, he only slowly turned Caliburnus. The mention of the Academy brought to mind Michael.
As the future Emperor, he had been searching for a suitable candidate among his peers to be his man. That was also the reason he had entered the Academy. However, Michael, who had been the most promising candidate, suddenly shut himself away in the rural territory of Souvri, betraying everyone’s expectations.
At first, he had thought that Duke Armanty had pressured Michael to pave the way for his son, but unexpectedly, when he met Michael, the latter seemed happy with the story of another child.
“As expected of a child who caught the Duke’s eye, she’s an excellent child even in front of Duke Armanty.”
“I don’t know her yet, I suppose.”
“No, Your Highness. I didn’t mean to say this, but…”
Michael, who had been furious at the belittling of the child named Izeline, soon rubbed his nose awkwardly as if embarrassed about what he was about to say.
“My father said it would be fine to bring her as a daughter-in-law.”
“….”
Arsen felt a strange sense of unease as the boy he had been watching seemed a little less impressive. Still, his disappointment soon turned into curiosity about the child named Izeline.
He wanted to meet her once.
It seemed too much for him, the Crown Prince, to personally travel to Souvri, so it would be better for her to come up. At the thought, he handed over an audience pass as a way of asking her to come see him once.
“If you say so, I’m curious.”
“Huh? This is…”
“Don’t worry. Tell her it’s just an expression of my desire to meet her someday.”
He had said that because it was Michael, but if she were a perceptive child, she would have understood properly.
When would she come?
Feeling a strange sense of anticipation swelling within him, Arsen dismissed Rohan, saying he would go to bed. He laid his head on the pillow, but sleep did not come immediately.
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