Chapter 46

"Ah!! That's right!! Shuzel... Lina said it would be nice if we had a freezer."

In the room where the freezing wind had just started to blow, Prince Egiedilus dropped a bombshell. In situations like this, changing the subject was the best option.

I want to say, don't drink at this hour... but we might lose our favorite sweets. There's no choice but to change the topic and mislead.

"Ah?"

King Felix's sharp, irritable gaze pierced Prince Egiedilus. He could feel the cold sweat trickling down his skin.

"A freezer?"

To avoid being killed by that gaze, Prince Shuzel acted as a cushion. Prince Egiedilus heaved a sigh of relief.

"Uh, yeah. I don't really understand it... but a box that freezes things?"

Lina had said something like that. And he remembered she mentioned that it could make ice treats, though he couldn't recall the name.

"A box that freezes things...?"

Prince Shuzel tilted his head slightly, not quite understanding.

"It makes ice treats..."

"Iber! Make it immediately!!"

The moment he heard "ice treats," Prince Shuzel stood up abruptly without waiting for the rest.

"Ha!?"

King Felix and Prince Egiedilus stared in shock as Prince Shuzel gave Iber a decisive order.

"As you wish."

Seeming to understand, Iber bowed deeply and left the room silently to make the freezer.

"......"

The older brother and younger brother stood with their mouths agape, dumbfounded by the foolish actions of the middle brother.

*Smack.*

A light sound of something being hit echoed.

"...It hurts, brother."

"Are you an idiot?"

It was the sound of Prince Shuzel's head being hit.

"...But it's ice treats, you know?"

*Smack.*

Another light slap landed on his head.

"...Idiot."

He seemed so exasperated that he couldn't even be angry anymore.

"...Hehe."

Even after being scolded and hit, Prince Shuzel still smiled warmly.

"......"

Watching this exchange, Prince Egiedilus thought to himself.

Lina... did you open a door that shouldn't have been opened?

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Thank you for reading.

The expression I used for Prince Shuzel:

【ほのほ←の】

【ほのぼ←の】

is not a typo.

I apologize if it's confusing.

(˙-˙) Sorry

I use it to express a sense of ease or comfort.

(*^ω^*)