I’ll Become the Tyrant’s Tutor - Chapter 11

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Reynsis slowly lifted his eyelids. Gray sunlight flashed to his eyes.

It was a colourless morning.

He thought he had a dream but he couldn’t remember it well.

One thing is for sure, he thinks he saw something red.

It was a short time, but it was quite effective by seeing something and learning a new colour.

It was time to grasp last night’s dream.6

[ KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK ]

Someone kept knocking on the door so that’s why he woke up from his dream.

“….Come in.”

His voices crack as he sweeps the nape of his neck.2

It was puberty. Nothing changed overnight when he was already 16.

The Prince’s beautiful appearance can make the man inside the castle seem dull.

“Beast!”

He heard the door opened.

It was definitely Prim who came in. The great lady who has been tormenting him these days, which is bothering him too.

The lady who never tried to shut up around him threw a lot of nasty words towards her.

‘Red’

Suddenly Reynsis remembered the color that he saw in his dream.

“Good morning, Your Highness.”

The Prime face was familiar to him in his dream. He breathes hard as cold sweats formed on his forehead.

“What is going on that you came here in the morning?”

She tilted her head when his voice changed.

“Are you sick? Or maybe do get a cold?”

“No.”

“I’m glad you didn’t. “

“Do you know what time it is? Just tell me why you came here. “

He said firmly, as if he didn’t care. Prim pouted her lips.

“I am staying by your side. Where should I go then?”

“…….”

“Are you mad?”

She was oblivious as her face stayed shameless.

Normally, he would have said, “Get out of here right away,” but he didn’t think so today.

“….Is it because of the dream?”

He murmured in silence.

“Pardon?”

Prim questioned him as she tilted her head.

“………”

But he had a serious expression plastered on his face.

“This bothers me too.”

“Pardon me?”

He always disliked loud sounds. Prim who came suddenly like this is annoying and somehow, boring.

But today, he felt different. 3

“…….”

He’s been wondering why, and it’s bothering him too.

(note : isn’t obvious at this point?)4

“Your voice is too loud. I’m already wide awake.”

“Then you should stand up if you are awake.”

(Reynsis) “Have you eaten yet?”

“Eh, what?”

Prim blinked her eyes as she was shocked.

“Let’s eat together.” (Reynsis)

In fact there was no other reason than that.

***

Prim couldn’t help but keep thinking about what is wrong these days.

It was her same routine.

Saying this and that so Reynsis will answer her. Also, to attract his attention with an exaggerated act.

That was all the same.

But … something felt wrong.

For example,

“Prince Reynsis, how are you?”

(Prim) “Good morning, Your Highness the sky seems a bit high today.”

“……”

(Reynsis) “You’re right.”

Usually, a great man says, “What do you like?” and looks up at the sky along with Prim.

“Your Highness, did you have lunch yet? If you haven’t, would you like to join me?”

“…….”

“Of course, if you say no, I can join you. Like I said before, I—”

“Do as you wish.”

“What?”

“I said do as you wish.”

Like this, he plays along with Prim.

‘Why? Did he roll down from the hedgehog? Or did he perhaps eat something wrong?’1

If it were normal, he would say ‘Eat by yourself.’ or ‘Do you think I have too much patience?’. It was the same man who always spits out blunt answers.

But why..?

Thanks to him, Prim was thinking about something else during their meal time.

“You don’t want to eat?”

“Huh?”

Reynsis pointed at the bowl that was in front of Prim. She shook her head as she smiled awkwardly.

“Ah, no no.. haha, it’s just..”

Prim, who finished putting the soup into her mouth, glanced at him.

‘Are we getting closer now?’1

The thought of that made her heart throb.

She felt like she was seeing the light after all the hardships. Prim looked at Reynsis with a smile on her face.

He was eating in a neat and elegant manner.

The platinum blonde, matching  with his pale white skin, shone brilliantly in the sunlight. His gray eyes were visible between the long inner eyebrows. Added a bit of touch of mystery to his beauty.

‘It’s pretty.’

She stared at his appearance but Reynsis still fixed his eyes on the bowl.

“You must have a hobby of staring at people’s faces. You did it too on the first day.”

“Hiks.”

Prim quickly avoided their eye contact after being caught.

She was embarrassed then bit her lips.

“Well.. um, that is.”

Prince Reynsis is so beautiful! Oh, my God, damnit! She gulped as her saliva already stuck on her throat.

He continued his meal with an expressionless face, as if he didn’t want an answer.

Prim smiled awkwardly and hurriedly changed the subject of conversation.

“By the way, it’s quiet here.”

“What about that.”

Reynsis answered in an indifferent voice. Prim hesitated for a moment to read his gesture.

“…. Umm about Prince Daphs.”

Reynsis narrowed his forehead, as if she said a forbidden word.

“What with his name for all of a sudden? And, you’re asking that now. Did you just think of him at this moment?”

“……”

Well, she must have mistaken that they have been closer.

‘Haha, of course. That can’t be true.’

Prim quickly ignored her rash judgement about their relationship.

“It’s natural to be quiet. Is there any reason to make a fuss?”

“Well, that’s why Your Highness ..”

“…….”

“Umm. Colour.” (Prim)1

“He really thinks I can see the colour. Well that is thanks to you.”

Prim couldn’t speak easily as she is afraid to cross the line. Reynsis’ voice, that is not coming back to normal, sounded more lowered than before.

Thanks to his blunt answers, Prim shut her mouth. She really wants to hit that mouth so badly.

But Reynsis wipes his mouth with a napkin, as if it were not a big deal.

“Nothing will happen. Don’t worry.”

“Pardon me?”

“When he knows that I can see color, the prophecy will be marked as wrong. Then his story will put him in danger.”

“…….”

“My life and your life is on stake. But of course no one would believe in him. So, right now nothing will happen.”

With his reassuring words, Prim nodded her head.

He was quick to grasp the situation. He didn’t look like a Price  who had been locked up in the Palace as a prisoner. 1

‘This, I can convince you to do something righteous.’

At that moment, Prim’s eyes shine.

“Without thinking of red, what do you want me to tell you?”

But Prim shut her mouth with Reynsis’s cold word.

Prim glanced at him in silence. But it seems he didn’t even care.

“So what’s the plan?”

“Eh?”

“How are you going to prove that the prophecy is wrong? A definite method is necessary.”

After hearing him, Prim put down the fork she was holding. Finally, she can say something about this.

Prim look at him seriously.

“I have no choice but to look over at the color you can see  to prove that the prediction is wrong. In conclusion, the Prince must know how to distinguish colors.”

“So..”

“A faster way for you to see color….”

When Prim took a lot of time, Reynsis rushed her as if he was frustrated.

“Stop holding back, just say it.”

“You have to meet your destiny.”

“……”

Reynsis shut his mouth for a moment. Prim still spoke with a brazen face.

“The moment you meet your fate, you will see the colour of silver as it was enough prove to say that you are not the person ‘who trapped in black and white’ world.”

“……”

“But people think of you as a misfortune. Under these circumstances, it will be hard to meet your destiny.”

“……”

“You can change the situation. The fateful destiny will be able to visit you in person.”

Prim said with a clear voice and confidence.

“You can change the rumors. 10 000 people still aren’t blind and can listen to you.”

Prim pushed his hand as if she was flaunting.

“You just have to hold my hand and give people the perception that you’re a kind and sweet person, not a eccentric and scary person.”

“……”

“Please believe me. This is why I applied to be your teacher. The unknown painter …. no, what do we do after we find our destiny?”

Reynsis slowly opened his mouth, he watched Prim’s hand, which was held out.

“I —”

Prim waited with a nervous look.

“As expected. You spit out a bunch of nonsense.”

Reynsis’ expression seems cold.

“Really!”

Prim snapped as she screamed loudly. Unconsciously, Reynsis flinched as he met her eyes.

Her dark eyes which colour was unknown to him shone brightly at his grey eyes.

Prim felt a little unfair. She expected that this didn’t work out, but it was true.

His fate, a woman with dark hair and red eyes.

Prim wanted to take advantage of those rumors and made it as a hidden card.

Contrary to rumors, the 8th Prince is a very kind and warm person. The rumor that he is blind means that he is blinded by his own beauty.

(note : what)1

This rumor is about her who will worship his beauty and this rumour will also raise curiosity in this Empire.

The next problem is all the nobles will become impatient to meet Prim once the rumours are out.

In order to successfully meet “Beauty,” he had to soften his good personality a little.

“……”

Reynsis’s eyes narrowed.

It was absurd, but Prim still faced him clearly.

A peek deeper than confidence.

Maybe that’s why Reynsis felt his mouth move.

“…So you want to use the rumours as a benefit.”

“Yes, as a good and kind man.”

“Then I don’t need your help then.”

“Yes?”

“Look now, you are talking to a kind and good man all this time.” (referring to himself)1

“…..”

Reynsis’s expression seemed to ask back, ‘Is it possible to be more kind and sweet than this?’