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Episode 6: Operation Friends II

"I am not making fun of you." 

I said without thinking, but the prince's expression did not change. The wind blew and the flowers noisily wavered.  

Thinking it was okay that the prince did not refute, I continued. 

"I'm not being sympathetic. I perfectly know I'm not in the position to feel sympathy for the prince." 

This time, I looked at the prince like I was glaring. 

Lying won't work to this kind of person. The most effective way is to expose what I think without concealing anything. 

However, if I become foolishly honest, it would have the opposite effect on the misanthropy prince. If that happens, I would never get his trust. 

I can say that it's not sympathy but I understand his feelings. But it still sounds too nice. The outcome would be him thinking about how a noble's daughter who was raised happily like a princess would understand. 

I need to say it without lying but also by not getting backlash. I pulled out the words I prepared out of my brain. 

"Everything is for my sake." 

When I said it meaning it was not sympathy, the prince's stagnate eyes were thinly distorted. 

"How is saving me, for your sake? Don't you just want to elate yourself by helping the pitiful me?" 

I hardened while smiling at the prince who also smiled while spitting out poison. Even my younger brother was a little pure at this time. This is worse than I thought. The heroine is too magnificent. 

When I stayed silent for being too surprised, the prince bit his lip like he regrets saying too much. 

The wind grew stronger. 

Just how much effort does this prince need? Seeing his regret, it looks like he is fully aware that he said too much. 

I almost laughed inside thinking how different the prince is to when I first met him. The prince's proud disguise is brokenly cracking, is this okay? I'm relieved that he still has a childish side. 

My heart will break if he sees through my masked smile. 

With a face of anguish, the prince who was looking at the ground would take a glimpse of me from time to time. My gaze was also fixed on him, so when our eyes met, and the prince would immediately look away like he was in trouble....is what I thought but he would still catch a glimpse of me from time to time. 

His behavior was like that of a child guessing his parent's mood and it stirred up my desire to protect him. 

While I was getting concerned inside, the prince was no longer looking at me. The wind is getting stronger and the maids come soon to call us. 

I straightened my back again and drew my chin in. This is the crucial moment. 

"It's not like I have no ulterior motive for getting along with the prince." 

After I said that, the prince's shoulders trembled like he was frightened. I took a deep breath and continued. 

"I have no friends. It's obvious since I have never attended a party, and because I have no siblings, I am always alone." 

As said I was alone, the prince slightly looked up. 

"The only thing I could do by myself is reading and studying but doing it all day is no fun at all. And besides, in 2 or 3 years my education for being your wife will begin and I would have no time to read or even have free time for myself."