How the Sidekick Prince Lives Again Chapter 137

Published at 12th of July 2023 11:48:54 AM

“I only did what I had to do as your fiancé……”

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Having been captivated by Khalid whose smile was as bright as a warm spring day’s sunlight, Renato barely came to his senses and trailed off his words. Isn’t it a foul to smile like that? He was almost completely mesmerized by the man.

“Because there are actually many people who don’t do what they are supposed to. Unlike them, you are faithful to your role as my fiancé, Renato.”

The man’s smiling red eyes softly gleamed toward the bashful Renato. Khalid recalled his conversation with Maryam just now. She seemed to regard Renato very highly.

‘The Prince cares a lot about you. I reflected a lot when seeing him.’

‘Reflected?’

‘Yes, the way he does things for you, and the way he takes care of your people…… He was such a good person that I felt ashamed of myself.’

‘Ah.’

‘Thanks to that, I could make up my mind to apologize to you, so I’m very grateful to the Prince…… Ahem, anyway, he truly cares a lot about you. I’m glad you seem to have found a good companion.’

‘I think so too. He’s too good for me.’

‘Fufu, don’t be too discouraged. Because to me, you are as good as the Prince.’

‘Is that so?’

‘Of course. That’s also why I couldn’t behave as your older sister and kept pestering you. So be confident. In any case, I’m sure you will do well on your own, but…… I hope you can live happily with the Prince.’

Although Maryam didn’t elaborate, Khalid noticed that her change had begun with Renato. Whether because she was grateful for saving Laila, deeply moved by his actions, or for another reason he was unaware of, Renato clearly had a great influence on Maryam. Putting aside his brief flashback, Khalid slowly closed his eyes and reopened them.

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“I have received so much from you that I don’t know how to repay.”

Khalid muttered in a genuinely worried tone. He then looked at Renato with a complicated gaze. He decided to marry Renato because he wanted to help him, but on the contrary, he was only getting help from Renato.

“But I didn’t do anything.”

Renato awkwardly swept the back of his neck. He felt even more embarrassed as he could tell that Khalid’s grateful attitude toward him was genuine.

“I’m embarrassed that Dame Alia said that before, and now your highness also said as if I were a great person……”

“Hmm? Did Alia say so?”

“Yes. She said all the knights are grateful to me……”

“Ah, that’s probably true. Nasir praises you all the time, too.”

“Praise? Me?”

“He does nothing except praise you. He always nags me that I should be nice to you.”

Khalid, who knew the Knights Order’s love for Renato better than anyone else, smiled. He didn’t hate that the knights liked Renato. To him, Renato deserved to be loved. No, he should be filled with love.

“Nag? That’s……”

Renato had a blank expression as if he had heard something unbelievable. His reddened cheeks turned even more flushed. It was hard for him to get used to compliments from others.

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“By the way, how was Alia? I originally should have led her here and introduced her, but I couldn’t as I was in a hurry to meet Her Majesty. Were you surprised by her sudden arrival?”

Khalid endearingly looked at the deeply embarrassed Renato, then asked the question he had had a while ago. He felt sorry for having only sent Alia despite knowing Renato was quite shy.

“Uh, I was a bit surprised…… But Dame Alia has a very cheerful personality, unlike her appearance. Should I say that she is sociable? Thanks to that, we could talk well without any awkwardness.”

Renato spoke positively about Alia. The thought of Alia made the image of her conversing warmly with Khalid not long ago resurface in his mind. Feeling his stomach that had calmed down a bit churn again, Renato rolled the pocket watch in his hand.

“Alia is quite sociable, unlike other shamans.”

“Yes. My first impression was actually that she seemed cold. And perhaps as she is a shaman, she also exudes a somewhat mysterious aura. But her look changed drastically when she smiled. Her smiling face was very pretty…… just like a blooming flower.”

Renato’s face was slightly dazed as he recalled Alia smiling broadly, saying she was grateful to him. He terribly hated himself for being jealous of her, even if it was only for a moment. So he tried to praise Alia more.

But he didn’t know much about her yet, as it was his first meeting with Alia today. Because what he could say was limited, he naturally complimented Alia’s appearance. It wasn’t a lie or exaggeration, since he actually felt she was beautiful.

“……You said her smile was pretty?”

“Yes, not only when she smiles but she is also pretty overall, uhm, her facial features are clear and her skin is clean…… Is it because her expression is bright? Just looking at her makes me feel better…… Hmm? What’s wrong?”

Renato, who was fluently appreciating Alia, stopped when he saw Khalid’s expression change. Before he could notice, the smile had already disappeared from the man’s face.

“Did I say something wrong?”

Feeling something unusual, Renato asked cautiously. Khalid didn’t seem to be angry, but he looked weirdly displeased. He couldn’t exactly pinpoint how, but Khalid’s expression was quite strange.

Did I talk too much about her appearance?

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Renato rolled his eyes, wondering what he had done wrong. Evaluating someone’s appearance was something to be careful about, no matter how praiseworthy the person was. As her boss, Khalid may have felt that his words and actions were inappropriate.

“No, I only…… guess that you think very highly of Alia.”

Khalid answered in a bitter voice. Then, as if perplexed, he murmured ‘Uhm’ and furrowed his brows. He couldn’t understand why he was feeling so bad.

“……I didn’t know that you liked people like Alia, Renato.”

“Pardon? What do you mean?”

“I think I’ve never heard you compliment someone this much for their looks before. I guess I got a bit restless because that kind of face seems to be your type.”

“My type……”

Confused, Renato couldn’t speak while blankly opening his mouth. He couldn’t immediately understand what Khalid was talking about.

So does that mean he doesn’t like how I complimented Alia’s appearance?

Renato tried to grasp the meaning of Khalid’s words as calmly as possible. At that moment, a sharper voice than usual entered his ears.

“Alia and I have completely different styles, don’t we?”

Khalid uncharacteristically pouted his lips with a sullen face. There are various reasons for one to like another, such as personality, physical constitution, and external conditions like household, but it is undeniable that appearance has a great influence among those.

In particular, unlike Alphas and Omegas, Betas are free from pheromones’ influence and tend to be attracted to more external things. Knowing so, he couldn’t help but be concerned when Renato commented on Alia’s appearance.

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Khalid knew he had better looks than others. It wasn’t haughtiness but an objective fact. People who disdained Khalid as an illegitimate child also envied and acknowledged his appearance and his dominant Alpha trait.

There is no border between being pretty and handsome, but there is a difference in style from person to person. If Alia was a pretty beauty, he belonged to the handsome type.

Perhaps because of that, the thought that Renato’s type was beauties like Alia made him momentarily nervous. At the same time, incomprehensible anger flared up.

“What do you mean by different styles…… Ah.”

Could it be? Renato’s mouth opened at his sudden realization. He thought it was impossible, but a strange expectation sprang up. That Khalid was just as jealous of Alia as he was just now.

Ay, how could it be?

Renato hurriedly denied the guess that occurred to him. But he kept thinking that it was right. Renato gulped and carefully looked at Khalid.

The man was furrowing his brows with an obviously displeased face, his lips tightly pressing together. Seeing that made Renato’s expectations rise again, his heart racing as it pleased.

If, if Khalid is really jealous…… Could it be that he also thinks of me a bit in that way?

When his thoughts reached there, he couldn’t stay still any longer. Renato inadvertently opened his mouth.

“My, my type is more like you than Dame Alia, your highness.”

“……Pardon?”

Hearing Renato’s words, Khalid opened his eyes wide and asked with a dazed expression.

“You said I’m your type?”

Chapter end