Oh, I''m so ashamed....
I cried miserably in the presence of Yele-san and His Majesty Leo.
My tear glands are really loose already, am I too old for this?
''''Hey Eric, why did you cry just now?''''
Shut up. Don''t listen.
Christo doesn''t hesitate to ask, or rather, he smiles happily, without hesitation.
This guy has a bad personality in these parts.
In a previous life, his grinning face was creepy, but now he''s just a fresh young man, which irritates me.
''So Eric, will you go with your stupid son?''
''Oh, yes. Of course.
Who''s the stupid son, the stupid father?
Come to think of it, I forgot that you were here to talk about escorts.
Anyway, I''ll go to the Adventurer''s Guild and then........
I know, I know, how many times do you think I''ve been there?
Christo was about to leave this room when he interrupted His Majesty Leo''s explanation.
''''Mmm, I see. Go ahead then.''''
Okay, I''m off, Dad.
Prince, take care of yourself. Eric, I know it''s going to be hard for you, but good luck.
Oh, yes.
I follow behind Christo.
The maid was just out of the room.
''Please come back safe and sound, Mr. Christopher.
Yeah, I know.
Hmm? Now, no way.........
Me and Christo leave the royal palace through a slightly smaller door in the back of the palace and get on a carriage and leave the palace.
Apparently, this will take us near a place called the Adventurer''s Guild.
If they took this carriage to that place, they would immediately find out that a great person had come. That''s why Christo is also wearing a cloak with a hood to avoid being exposed.
''''It''s been a while since I''ve been out. It''s been about three months?''
I heard that last time he went out with Deputy Commander Liberto, he went out with Deputy Commander Liberto, and that''s when Christo got beaten up.
Or rather, I was a little bit curious about something........
''Hey, Christo.
Hmm, what?
Do you like your maid?
''Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?
He was looking out of the carriage with his elbows on the ground, but he turned to me, his face red.
''All right, all right, that''s enough of a reaction already.''
Wait a minute. How did you, um... how did you... understand?
Oh, I admitted quite easily.
''I thought your reaction was a bit odd when the maid said Christopher to you earlier. I didn''t think it was really true, though.
"f*ck, no! I mean, that''s all you need to know!
Well, I was best friends with you in a past life, and if you reacted strangely, I could tell right away.
I thought this guy frowned a little bit when the maid called him Christopher, because I thought he frowned a little bit when he called me Christopher.
''Do you let him call you Christo when it''s just you and me, by any chance?
You know that much?
What? Seriously? Really?
Not again! I''m stuck!
Seriously........this guy had a relationship?
I thought he wasn''t really interested in that kind of thing because he didn''t act like that at all in his previous life, but I thought he wasn''t really interested in that kind of thing.
I can''t say much about people either, if I hadn''t met Irene, I wouldn''t be in love with her.
''Don''t ever tell me that! No one! Absolutely!
Pretending?
No! I won''t forgive you if you tell me!
Christo''s face turns bright red and says that to me.
This guy reacts like this too, something I never knew in my previous life.
''I know,''
''Shit I mean, Eric, aren''t you adapting fast? I''m royalty, remember?
''You say that yourself, and just in case...''
''No, I said let''s be friends, but I didn''t expect us to get to know each other so quickly.
I was talking in the groove of my previous life, but that was a bit bad, wasn''t it?
''I''m sorry, Master Christopher,''
It''s too late for that.
Which one?
''I''m not saying I don''t like it. On the contrary, I''m just happy to see you, because I knew you were royalty and I knew you''d put up some walls.
Christo smiles with a really happy smile when he says that.
It''s the inconvenience of being royalty, that part.
But I didn''t know about royalty in my previous life.
But when it comes to happiness, I was probably happier than you.
I''ve been wanting to meet you since I lost you in my previous life.
I''ve been dying to have these casual conversations with you.
"You and I are going to be good friends, Eric.
Yeah, I think I could be one.
I''m not going to be your friend, I''m going to be your best friend, Christo.
And so, when we reach the Adventurer''s Guild, we get out of the carriage and walk to it.
After walking for a few minutes, we soon see the building.
It was a very large building, after all, since it was the royal capital.
The Adventurer''s Guild is a place where "adventurers" can take on various jobs.
From defeating demons to cleaning the city, there are various jobs.
There are not many people who like to work in this profession because of its unrefined image, but it is said that it is a necessity to have this profession.
I heard that the knights also hunt monsters outside the city when there are more and more of them, but they are usually hunted by adventurers.
The adventurers get paid for their requests and their demon materials, and the knights seem to have a good relationship with the guild since they don''t have to do much to hunt the demons.
When you enter the guild, the first thing you will see are various adventurers.
Most of them are men, but sometimes there are also women. They are all strong people.
Most people are looking at the request paper on the wall.
They find something they want to do, peel off the paper and go to the counter to receive the request.
That''s usually how we take it.
We go to the counter and Christo talks to the receptionist.
''Hey, lady,''
Yes, how can I help you?
"''Bring me a request for a snake,''
'' Yes, I understand. Please wait a moment.
The receptionist froze a little when Christo said that, but she moved quickly and went into the back room.
The words he said earlier were like a little secret signal, and when he said that, he said that the prince came, so he wanted me to call the guildmaster.
After a while, a man came hurriedly from the back. Probably this man is the most important person here.
''''Sorry to keep you waiting.''''
No, I''m fine. Just see if you can''t make out the request as soon as possible.
Very well. How are you today?
''Hmmm, yeah. Since Eric''s here, I''ll just go with a slightly stronger demon today.
He looked at me and grinned at me and said that.
He heard that I beat Deputy Commander Liberto, so I guess he wants to see what I can do.
''''Then how about this one?''''
Hmm, well, that''s about it. You''re all set.
Very well. I''ll be right with you, sir.
A guild master hurriedly pacing back and forth in the counter, quickly getting ready.
I thought he would be a bit more dignified since he''s a big man, but looking at him like this, he''s a normal working man.
''''Sorry for the wait. Please bring the demon materials over here and your request will be accomplished.
Okay, thank you.
Have a good day, sir.
Christo gets a piece of paper for the request and leaves the counter and heads for the exit. I follow him.
''What did you get?''
On the way out of the guild and to the location of the request, I spoke to him.
''''It''s a request to take out an ordinary demon. Well, a bit of a tricky demon.
Yeah, okay.
Keep it tight, Mr. Guard.
He looks back at me behind me and grins at me.
Yes, I''m your guard today.
I couldn''t protect you in a previous life. I wasn''t strong enough, and I just made a bad decision.
That''s why I''m going to protect you this time.
"Yeah, I''ll protect you.
--I won''t lose you, Christo. I''m going to protect you no matter what.