338 289. The golden prince said.

160 months ago

"... brother. What should I do?

Cedric, four, was surprisingly empty.

For about a week now, I've been inviting my brother, Cedric, to my room frequently because of something.

"You can do whatever you want. My father gave me permission, and I'm in charge of everything but my normal hours of study.

"... what I like...... I have the most peace of mind when I'm with you, brother.

Sometimes the Bertrand Regent left last week and Fergus just took office as a new Regent, and the castle was a little rushed. Besides, even Dario, the new Prime Minister, is now on vacation. My father was forcing me to take a vacation rather than...

Someone who had taken care of Cedric until now was temporarily absent, and I took care of Cedric myself.

"You won't be calm just sitting there doing that without doing anything. Even some book...,... No, let's stop it. Right... then later...

Tell Cedric what it is, but I too have so far focused as much as possible on studying with kings, and I have no taste in this. Speaking of hobbies, do you dare go down to the castle, to your neighbor, to the book...

"... anyway, unless you decide that, you can't just put it on me.

Close the book at hand and place it on your desk.

I walk over to Cedric, who doesn't try to move while sitting in a chair as it is. He kept looking straight at me, bigger than my age, without even looking frightened when I walked over.

"... Cedric. First, fix that way of talking. Respect is an essential preference as a royalty, but you are only four years old. Talk naturally to me, my brother.

"What is nature, brother?

I roar to Cedric, who gives it back to me in a pale way. Why do you not understand only the word by reason?

"... I mean normal and good. Right... if you don't get it, you can imitate the way I talk for a while.

Perhaps Cedric doesn't even know our "normal" yet. I thought so, and when I told Cedric that as I put my hand on Cedric's shoulder, Cedric nodded after three blinks.

"Okay, brother.

To answer that briefly, Cedric has turned to the same red eyes as I did. I guess I don't mean to do that in person, but as for the receiving side, I stroked my chest down to that word, which also sounded a little out of shoulder strength.

"I wish I could be friends your age... but... it's still too early for the social world.

A neat face and a calm glance make me think of some of my age up, but the contents are four years old. Rather, it could be below the actual age. I can't even remember at all what I was doing when I was four. The memory of a four-year-old is only four years old.

"... brother, do you have any friends?

Cedric looks up at me and twists his neck. They poke at me quite a bit of pain, and I laugh unwittingly. Some are quite close to the castle people, but I don't know if I can call them friends.

I've been in the social world for a year now, but it's still hard not to hesitate because of the wall called the First Prince. Rather, the more they whisper about Cedric than I do. But...

"... well, there is one if you want to be friends.

That way, Cedric's eyes shot a little light intriguingly. His mouth wouldn't move, but his eyes obviously said he wanted to know who he was.

"... the first prince of the kingdom of Chinensis. Yoan Lynne Dwight. You probably know that too.

Most importantly, we've met at each other's ceremonies before. If I looked at him like that, he would snort at me silently.

"He's the first prince my age and even more so.... I think I'd like to talk to each other from the front one day.

"Chinensis...

Cedric leaked his voice low. I'll answer that first by stroking my head to see it solidify as I think about something.

"It's one wing of the same United Hanazoo kingdom, even if the country is different.... Even so, it will still be difficult for you to understand right now. You don't have to know.... someday I'll figure it out.

"... oh.

A pompous and a word is a voice returned small on the back of my back that makes me laugh too childish. If I stroked my head again, my face lit up like it was illuminated. I guess I've rarely even been stroked like this before.

"Look, listen carefully, Cedric.

Bend your knees and get the same gaze as Cedric, who sits firmly in the chair, before catching those eyes straight. Once he nodded at my words, Cedric looked straight back into my eyes.

"One day you will understand, the breadth of this world.... but good now. I will surely teach you that at dawn, when either I or you are king.

Take that little hand and hold it with both hands. It's a small, yet undeveloped, high-temperature hand.

"When you decide to go your own way, I'll make sure to push that back. Don't worry, I'll be with you till then.... Always talk to me if you have anything to fear or dislike.

Round open eyes gradually clear. Trying to take every single word of me with all that little body. My fingertips to toes were slightly trembling.

"And don't ever forget this. It's not enough to remember. Engrave it in your soul, and remember it over and over again.

Hold Cedric's hands and stare at each other so closely that they can see each other in each other's eyes. A thin throat sucked up his breath for a moment, and his body trembled even more. I could well understand how little words had ever been given to that frightening appearance. That's why I tell Cedric clearly here.

"We're brothers. I don't need a reason. You can always count on it. I'll always be on your side.... until now, it would have been hard.

It's all right now, and at the end of the day, Cedric's open eyes overflowed with tears.

Not knowing how to cry, I hugged my brother with one arm, crying like a baby with a groan out of his voice.

... I saw it for the first time in my life, it was my brother's tears.