The Goddess and the Cursed Prince

26. Precious Stone

Chriss seemed to be caught off guard by the pile of invitation paper that was in front of him. Before Ijima left, Chriss only attended a few invitations, and now he attends all his invitations in search of the existence of the idol.

Chriss got out of his chair, resting his mind for a moment before going to the party tomorrow night.

"Go! Don't follow me, I won't run away" said someone, from his tone he looked annoyed.

"But the prince, we're just following His Majesty's orders."

Chriss runs into Alchyls who are being guarded by his messenger soldiers, once their eyes meet, the ten-year-old boy immediately looks down, considering that Chriss always snapped at him as soon as he saw his blue sky eyes.

"Greetings, Your Majesty," said the soldiers, bowing their heads.

"Thank you for bringing my son back, the rest let me handle it, you can go" Chriss said.

Chriss's gaze turned to Alchyls who was still bowing his head with both hands clenched to the side of the body.

"What are you doing? Didn't you tell me not to go without bodyguards" Chriss said slightly raising his tone.

"A-I'm just b-bored, father," replied Alchyls with shrunken guts.

"If you want to travel just say it, I can ask Sam's brother to accompany you" said Chriss.

"Uncle is going to see a girl! I don't want to bother him" Alchyls replied.

Chriss sighed, not even Sam asked her permission to see Maki. He looked back at his son who refused to look at his father.

Chriss rubbed the top of Alchyls' head, "Don't repeat, you are the successor of this kingdom. Obey the rules." Chriss steps away leaving Alchyls frozen.

Smile in his lips imprinted, he rubbed the top of the head that had been rubbed the father. How happy the boy would be if Chriss did it every day.

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Not his name Alchyls if obeying the rules, he again went silently with a black veil of greatness. He went to the market to look at the stone that was plastered in front of him.

Because of his not-so-high body, Alchyls tiptoed to see more clearly.

"What rock is this?" alchyls asked as he looked at the blue precious stone.

The seller gave it to Alchyls so the boy could see the details of the stone.

"It's a sapphire" he answered.

"Aquamarine, it's beautiful isn't it?"

Alchlys nodded, "Both are good, which do you think is good for a gift?"

The seller pointed to the Aquamarine stone, "This stone is quite difficult to find in the city of Neoma, I think it's good for a gift."

"I want this," Alchyls broke up after giving a bag full of gold coins to the seller, the seller was quite surprised. How could a ten-year-old boy carry this much money.

While waiting for the seller to wrap his order, Alchyls continued to look at the other precious stones. Until a woman with a transparent cloth covering her face came. The woman caught Alchyls' attention because her body was scarred, like it was on fire.

Feeling noticed the woman turned her head with a smile, "Is something wrong?"

Alchyls looks nervous, "I-I'm sorry if my treatment makes you uncomfortable."

"Not what," he replied.

Highlight Alchyls' eyes did not come off even until the woman took out a pale blue sheen stone.

"What rock is that?" ask Alchyls curiously.

"Benitoite, the name is beautiful isn't it? This stone is expensive because it's rare I didn't expect to find it here."

"Who is the stone for?"

"Gift."

Alchyls admits that if the stone is beautiful, suddenly the woman gives the stone to Alchyls.

"For you," he said.

"Ta-tapi—"

"Take it, I think you like it." The woman placed the benitoite on Alchyls' palm. Simultaneously the seller came and handed over the beautifully wrapped Alchyls order.

The woman told her servant to pay for the stone and left. Crown Prince Neoma was fixated on seeing the rare stone in his palm.

While the woman smiled brightly, "Did you see Annie's lady-in-waiting? He's my son."