The Dragon King's Favorite Person [Vol.1]

Chapter 15

Translator / Editor : Léabyss

He approached me, still hiding in the narrow space behind the altar.

“What are you doing here?”

“Nothing.”

“You were waiting for me? Why did you hide here?”

“… I asked Custadio to let me see you, but he said no. Earth dared to say that he did not want to see the royal family.”

I did not want to reject this prince personally … But yes, those were exactly my wishes.

“I refused to go to King Richard because I didn’t want an apology from him. I do not need it.”

The prince distorts his mouth for some reason and, after a long silence, a small voice says:

“… It was bad.”

“Eh?”

“I told you it was a bad thing! It was obvious that you were Ryuo’s favorite, but anyway we started treating you badly … I don’t completely regret it, but oh, I apologize! I was waiting to say this since I realized that my father’s behavior was getting out of line … But I thought it was going to be easier.”

The prince has a red face, but he apologizes anyway. He has small eyes and it may have taken all of his courage for this moment.

When I see a child working so hard, regretting what he is doing and saying, “I’m sorry,” I think I can forgive anything.

“I get it.”

“You forgive me?”

“Yes.”

“That was, unexpectedly fast …”

The prince breathes a sigh of relief.

“But…”

I held his hand in mine. The prince shook at first, but then he tried to shake me too.

“Why don’t you like to touch me? We have different skin colors, but we are the same. I … I don’t deny that I’m ugly … But if someone runs away from me for being like that, it hurts. You are probably a prince, you are probably a person who has many influences around him, but you should not criticize people so easily. If you can, wouldn’t it be okay to treat everyone better? Not just because of me and not just because of what your father says.”

“I am …”

The prince tried not to cry, but in the end his shoulders dropped.

“I hurt you a lot. I’m sorry. Since you showed up, my father has been irritated and angry with me, and my sister said that she would have preferred to die. I was shaking and crying so my mind was clouded too. They are … They are my family and I love them. Can you understand? But now, bad things have happened and I … I don’t share them. It’s not like you’re a monster either.”

“Ok.”

It was terrible to see him cry, so I tried to comfort him. Princess Teseicia also looked like a girl, surely she was younger than me. If adults put all their expectations on you and then you seem to disappoint them all, then inevitably you will start crying and cursing.

Really, I’m tired of hating.

“The prince …”

I squatted down and wiped the tears that were running off his cheeks. The big blue eyes framed by golden lashes are wet and irritated.

After all … He doesn’t look alike at all, Elmia is delicate, with long, blonde and beautiful hair … But he always reminds me of Kaito when I was little.