At my question, Behern lowered his voice.
“After His Highness the Prince nearly got poisoned recently, His Highness the Crown Prince ordered it. To remove the guards in front of the room where the prince stays, and to keep the attendants as far away as possible. The reason was that they couldn’t be trusted.”
“…What?”
Such nonsense…
“The reason given was that the assassination attempt was revealed to be the work of guards protecting the front of His Highness’s room, but…”
Behern stopped speaking mid-sentence. His face full of bewilderment looked as if he was thinking, what am I saying in front of a child? Even without hearing the rest, I could predict what Behern wanted to say.
There would be only one reason why the crown prince removed the guards and attendants.
What else could his intention be but to make it so anyone could sneak in and strangle the prince’s neck?
“No, then does that mean he has to be alone the whole time?”
Behern shook his head.
“That’s not it. There are attendants serving nearby, and I received permission to come and go while guarding this place.”
“Ah…”
It was fortunate within the misfortune, but it was still too harsh a treatment for a young prince.
“How strange. Why am I even telling such stories to a young child? Go in quickly. You never know what might happen if you’re late. I’ll pray you come out alive.”
“Yes.”
Behern’s eyes were full of pity and sympathy, but I wasn’t as scared as I thought I’d be. Though he held my lifeline, William was still just a child.
Moreover, William had manifested as an Alpha, not manifested as a tyrant. It might be my mistake, but William seemed to be acting to appear like a tyrant rather than actually becoming one.
A young child’s acting is clumsy and noticeable. But the reason others couldn’t think of William’s acting as acting was probably because of William’s outstanding martial arts skills and his position.
However, to my eyes, having only taught elementary students, William’s acting was clearly visible. He was definitely acting to survive right now.
When exactly did such a smart and normal prince become a tyrant… It was truly a pitiful reality.
“Tsk tsk… I told you to go in. I understand being scared in a young mind, but the later it gets, the more…”
At Behern’s urging, who misunderstood my hesitation from thinking as hesitation from fear, I shook my shoulders a few times and carefully knocked on the door.
“Your Highness.”
No sound came from inside the room. Just in case, I called once more, but it was the same.
“Your Highness, this is Behern. Omega Daniel for bath service…”
“Come in.”
When Behern spoke instead of me, an answer came back before his words were even finished. What? Did he want to follow palace etiquette about not conversing with Omegas? That would be troublesome… When the door opened, Behern gestured toward me. I entered the room anxiously. And the moment I saw William, I gasped and held my breath.
He was surrounded by attendants while changing clothes. That’s why he couldn’t answer. Despite still being young, his beautiful hair and features couldn’t be hidden. No wonder people say the prince looks more like a crown prince than the actual crown prince.
I gently placed the teacup I brought on the table, knelt on the floor, and bowed my head. Then I muttered to myself inwardly.
‘Hello? William. I’m Seo Ajun, your homeroom teacher who got transferred to the Stamili Empire as of today. Let’s do well together from now on.’
It was the same greeting I gave to children every year when taking charge of a new class. And here I am now. In a strange world I’d never been to… I don’t know how much time has passed, but giving my usual greeting made the days I lived in the original world feel like distant ancient times.
No…
There’s nothing more foolish than getting sentimental in front of danger where I might die. I came to my senses and focused all my senses on William.
William, having finished changing clothes, slowly walked over and sat at the table. The shape of his steps and how his clothes didn’t flutter when sitting in the chair seemed to show what a well-educated child he was.
Just as I was thinking that…
Crash!
The sound of something hitting the wall and breaking was heard. The attendants who had been helping with clothes all rushed out of the prince’s room crying “Save me!”
Huh, what excuse are you going to use to act this time? Why? Willy, were there too many attendants so it was bothersome?
I wanted to ask that, but the younger the child, the stronger their unnecessary pride. To avoid unnecessarily going against his mood, I just smiled inwardly.
Sure enough, once all the attendants left, William’s voice was heard. He was pretending to be angry, but his voice wasn’t agitated at all.
“Why are you late?”
I carefully raised my head.
“I’m not late.”
“What?”
William’s face crumpled. He seemed accustomed to hiding his expressions, so he probably wasn’t often exposed to bewildering situations.
“Since Your Highness didn’t command exactly when to come, I’m saying I’m not late.”
I simply said that.
Now, little one. What will you do? There’s nothing more foolish than stubbornly persisting with this to the end.
Certainly William wasn’t a fool. He didn’t persist with this topic and switched it to something advantageous for him. And with just a very simple gesture…
I was the one surprised by his sudden gesture telling me to come here. I was so surprised that I couldn’t stand up and just blinked while raising my head in a sitting position.
“Come here.”
“…What?”
“Do I need to break the teapot too?”
“No.”
I quickly got up and approached where William was. What I brought was a teapot and two teacups, but one cup was thrown earlier so only one remained. He picked up the remaining teacup.
Ah, what am I saying. He just called me to pour tea? If that was it, he should have said so earlier. I can do something like this easily.
I happily poured tea into William’s cup. He gracefully took a sip of tea in his mouth. There were many things I wanted to ask and hear, but I couldn’t rush and ruin everything. I endured, endured, and endured again. Until William spoke first.
Like people engaged in a battle where whoever speaks first loses, neither of us opened our mouths. But we weren’t glaring at each other or doing other things either. In the splendid prince’s room where afternoon sunlight spread widely, we were just looking at each other with slightly indifferent gazes.
But strangely, it wasn’t boring, anxious, or anger-inducing. It was just… comfortable.
To feel so comfortable without any sense of duty in front of a student I’m in charge of? Just as I thought something was very wrong, William began giggling.
Since he was laughing alone when nothing had happened, it probably wasn’t genuine laughter but just laughter to tease me. But why did he suddenly want to tease me?
William, who had been laughing for a while, pressed the corner of his eye with his fingertip and said.
“Daniel, you’re giving off quite a scent.”
“…!”
“Are you comfortable with me?”
What exactly is happening here…
Thinking it was better not to speak carelessly when I didn’t understand the situation, I kept my mouth shut and only swept the air with my gaze. At that moment, I saw an information window beyond William’s shoulder.
[Don’t forget that you are an Omega.]
Ah… Even though it wasn’t like I hadn’t read BL novels, why did I make such a basic mistake? It’s natural for a dominant Alpha to notice the scent of a lower-class Omega, that is, a recessive Omega.
But the strange thing was that wasn’t all. As far as I knew, young lower-class Omegas had minimal scent, making it difficult to affect Alphas. Daniel also had almost no scent, which is why he was only the 9th Omega in the original work. So recruiting lower-class Omegas due to William’s current rampage was also a kind of experiment…
William’s manifestation and rampage were abnormal phenomena that didn’t easily occur even among royalty.
So is William somehow affecting my body?
“It’s really funny how you give off such a scent with an indifferent face. Even your face looks annoyingly smug!”
Suddenly, what’s that about…
At his rude tone, I almost burst out in anger at William, forgetting my current situation. Then I suddenly noticed that my hand holding the teapot was too small and realized my situation.
Ah… I’m a young child. Same age as William. Plus our statuses are different. Even if not because of status, I can’t forget that fact. I’ll be found out.
To avoid reinforcing negative behavior, there was only one method.
Show no reaction at all. Just ignore it.
I gave no reply to those words. I also tried not to make any expression as much as possible. Then I saw William’s shoulders flinch.
Ha, it seems like an hour has passed since entering here, but how long must I continue this meaningless war of attrition?
Though I was thirstier than William, I couldn’t just spend time like this, so I decided to make a bold move.
“Your Highness, if there’s nothing more for me to do, I’ll take my leave…”
William shook his silver hair and approached me as if he’d been waiting. Then he grabbed my chin and lifted it. Where did a young child learn such a gesture? Sighing inwardly, when I raised my head as he lifted it, my eyes met William’s. His sparkling eyes looked like a child who had discovered something very interesting.
“Danny, did you forget what I said earlier? You’re the one and only Omega who will serve all my needs. From now on, you’ll have to serve me when eating and when sleeping too.”
I stepped back in shock. Moreover, if I’m really the only one serving him, then what about all those attendants who were helping with clothes earlier? There’s no spite like this spite.
“Y-Your Highness… How could I share a room with Your Highness…”
“Who said I’d share a room with someone like you?”
“Then…”
I trailed off and looked at William.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
