Crown Prince’s Ex-Boyfriend

“Because I can’t fight His Highness, I need you to build my skills.”

“Okay, but tell me why you were following me. It’s not because you want to go back with me. Right?”

“Yes. These days, there a fewer illusions(?), so I like it.”

……You like it?

Had Vin ever said such a kind word to Irillin?

No. Cleary not, after scouring through my memory.

It wasn’t until Irillin stopped being ‘Irillin’ that he came to have goodwill.

How sad she would be if she found out.

No, rather than grieving…..Will you be enraged and vicious?

“I came to ask how you were today.”

“Why are you suddenly curious about me?”

“If you’re under a good influence, you’ll be able to fight with me.”

Although it was a tree branch, I did spar with someone, and although I was defeated, I was motivated thanks to this….so can I say I was influenced by it?

However, the frustration had not completely gone away, so it was not easy to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

Vin asked me again as I hesitated.

“How was it today?”

“……I was annoyed.”

“Why?”

“Because I lost so easily.”

“You lost easily? You blocked the chief knight’s attack without much difficulty.”

“It’s not that difficult to block if you have skill.”

“I don’t have that skill. Maybe in at least three more years.”

No matter how young(?) a person is, someone the age of Vin Ortega can’t fend off that simple attack?

The 13-year-old limit seemed bigger than I thought

The reason I blocked Rapel’s attack was probably the only remaining skill from my old life.

“At the academy, you pretended not to be able to hold a sword, so you practiced only when you were alone?”

“…….No.”

“Then how did you do it? The you I know obviously wasn’t like this before.”

Sharp eyes stared at me deeply.

As a partner, Vin must have seen Irillin wield a sword more often than anyone else.

Even if it was only for a moment, it would feel suspiciously different.

He’s a very quick-witted guy, so he’ll probably look for me more often after today.

I decided to poke his weakness so that wouldn’t happen.

“For whatever reason, wouldn’t it be better for you if my skills were better? Why do you even ask why? If all you wanted from me was my skills you’ll….”

I paused.

“Oh wait. Could It be that you’re interested in me?”

“No way!”

Vin responded immediately and took a step away from me.

He looked like a child who had sensed danger and instinctively tried to run away.

Well the child is right though.

“If it’s not like that, I’d like you to stop bothering me.”

“….Am I bothering you?”

“Yes.”

“I’m bothering you? Aren’t you bothering me?”

“Yes.”

“Now that I am……”

Vin murmured.

His face was as blank as when he first realized that what he was doing was coercion.

And the actions that followed were the same.

“…”

In the past, the silence was interrupted by an accident with the crown prince who was sparring with the swordsmanship teacher.

“Vin!”

Was this deja vu? Even the fact that the prince’s voice broke he silence between us was exactly the same.

Now Vin’s head will turn towards the crown prince.

“……”

But the deja vu stopped here.

Contrary to my expectations, Vin didn’t speak.

He remained in a daze, as if he hadn’t even heard the prince’s voice.

It wasn’t until the crown prince, who walked up to him, patted Vin on his shoulder, that he finally broke out of the daze.

Hmm…Is it really shocking that he bothers me?

“Vin Ortega. Can’t you hear me?”

“Ah, Your Highness.”

“What were you thinking, that you didn’t even hear me?”

“Nothing much.”

“Nothing? Even though I offered to take you to the duke’s mansion, you firmly refused. I asked you were going, and it turned out that you had come to meet Lady Heather. In the end, you can’t even hear my voice until I came to touch you. Why? Until just now, you were staring at Lady Heather! But this is ‘nothing much’?”

……Oh my God.

As expected, the price was planning to enjoy an intimate date with Vin.

Vin was so preoccupied with sparring that he didn’t even know his lover’s wishes.

Vin is clinging tightly to me like this only for the sake of sparring.

Trying to fight is to improve his skills, and trying to improve his skills……is to help the crown prince in the future!

Since Vin didn’t tell him, of course the prince who doesn’t know will only resent me.

It’s unfair!

I want nothing to do with Vin, but why does he keep doing suspicious things?

“Vin just wants to fight with me. He wants to develop his skills and fulfill his role as a loyal servant of Your Highness in the future.”

Instead of Vin, I gave an excuse to the crown prince.

In the novel, there were quite aa few conflicts because Vin seldom spoke his heart.

At that time, I was frustrated, always wishing in my heart.

‘Tell him! At least let me tell him!’

At last, my long-cherished wish came true!

You won’t fight anymore because I told you right?

You’re not going to kill me, Crown Price?

I thought so with high expectations, but the prince’s face did not change at all.

He looked at me with burning red eyes.

“Why is the young lady sying that?”

….Ruined.

Come to think of it, what I just said is what cheating women often say to cover their patner.

At this rate, he might try to kill me right before the novel even starts.

Sister. I guess I’m done now……

Your child is desperately trying to kill me……

“This won’t happen anymore.”

Breaking the long silence, Vin spoke.

His gaze was still directed at me, not the prince.

“Because I won’t bother you.”

After finishing the words that were clearly directed at me, Vin turned around and walked away.

Then, the prince chased after him after he walked far away.

Two months passed after that, Vin didn’t talk to me at all.

‘Because I won’t bother you.’

He seemed to be trying to keep his word.

The two months were extremely tense for me, like walking on thin ice every day.

Now, even during swordsmanship class, Vi n doesn’t fight me, and instead stands alone or trains alone.

On the other hand, if I was also swinging a branch, the prince would talk to me instead of Vin.

‘Young lady, you’re neck is so pretty today?’

‘I think the sword will fit it well, it’s so fragile.’

‘Might snap at any moment. I don’t think you can wield a sword with such a weak body.’

……Wow.

Can you believe these words were spoken by a mere 15-year-old.

The prince in the novel did not reveal his hatred in such a blatant and cruel way.

Thee reason he became like this was probably because he thought there was a change in Vin’s mind.

It’s just natural favor for a normal person…

Since I received more serious hatred than in the original work, it seems like it was inevitable to get executed no matter how hard I struggle.

But in the midst of this, another incident occurred.

“Irillin, Vin. Why are you guys not sparring with each other but instead practicing separately?

The swordsmanship teacher was concerned about us playing separately.

“Did you guys fight? Now that you’ve both grown enough to go to middle school soon, I won’t force you to reconcile. You can change partners if you want. Is it alright?”

Vin and I nodded at the same time.

The prince also raised a corner of his mouth quietly behind the swordsmanship teacher.

All three of us are getting what we want!

I like that Vin and I don’t have to be forced to see each other, and that the prince won’t have anything to be jealous of.

You may be an extra that doesn’t even appear in <The Crown Prince’s Lover>, but to me, swordsmanship teacher, you are a light and saviour.

“Vin, I will spar with you. And Irillin you…. you shall become His Highness’ opponent!”

Oh, undo what I said earlier. The light and savior is an *sshole!

Actually, it seems that there are 4 people trying to kill me.

‘Why do I run into these kind of people!’

If I wasn’t a noble, I wouldn’t have said it as it was.

Sh*t!

“Good.”

The crown price, who was at the peak of nobles, said with a smile full of ambition.

On the other hand, Vin was just silent with a somewhat gloomy look on his face.

Nonetheless, the prince agreed, the group was naturally formed as the swordsmanship teacher had said.

“Are you expecting to get skill by training with tree branche?”

If Vin’s gaze was digging, the prince’s was as if he was hacking away at each and every single detail.

So, in front of this little boy, I cringed without realizing.

Especially since it is a situation where we have to spar.

To point a sword at a person who will someday kill me. Can it really be like this?

I couldn’t even blink my eyes from the burning tension, I gulped down saliva.

Just then the prince disappeared right in front of my eyes.

But his presence did not disappear. I could definitely feel that he was near me.

A moment later, I saw it through sight, which is more distinct than presence.

A sword, which was coming straight for my throat.

Unlike Rapel’s attack, the moment the sword swung it was rather slow and clearly visible.

Thanks to that I was able to block the prince’s attack without much difficulty.

“It’s the same as when you fought with Rapel, you’re good at blocking.”

“I’m good at attacking too.”

It’s because my strength had improved after becoming Irillin. In fact, I’m more of an attacker that a defender.

It’s time to see the progress I’ve made after training over the past two months.

Haaa…after exhaling I lowered my body and stabbed the tree branch.

It was a rather slow motion because I hadn’t completely mad Irillin’s body mine yet.

Maybe that’s why the prince immediately tried to block the attack.

But to my surprise, even that movement was clearly visible.

I dodged the prince’s sword that was trying to block my attack, and stabbed with the tree branch again.

The attack was not blocked this time. It was as if he couldn’t see my movements.

“One point. I got it.”

I quickly stabbed the right chest of the price and spat indifferently.

It was too easy.

T/N: Sorry for barely any updates last week. My health wasn’t that great… But I’m fine now, so updates should go as usual.