Because Soldier had become beastified, he could understand this kind of speech to a certain extent.
Seeing this, Soldier realized an opportunity had come, so he openly appeared on the street.
The moment the tall, ferocious beast appeared, it immediately drew many people's attention.
The mayor was especially startled.
The mayor was a high-ranking official appointed by the king of the kingdom, and a noble himself.
Though he was not a king, in terms of status, he was actually even more distinguished than the kings of those small principalities.
After all, he was the mayor of the kingdom.
With Soldier's interruption, those people were immediately frightened into scattering in all directions.
For the time being, no one dismantled the statue either.
By the time the guards arrived, Soldier had already left.
At that moment, Swallow also came to Soldier's side, and the two began to talk.
From Swallow, Soldier learned the truth of the matter.
It turned out that the prince's statue had not been erected by these citizens.
The prince was known as the Happy Prince. He possessed a blessing that brought people happiness, and he had heard that a monster had appeared near the city, greedy for treasure and leaving the citizens starving.
So Happy Prince went to subdue that monster.
The monster possessed witchcraft that could turn people into metal statues.
Happy Prince played music, allowing the monster to feel the happiness it had once known, but he himself was turned into a metal statue.
Seeing this, the monster felt remorse. It then used its witchcraft to adorn the prince with gold leaves and gemstones.
The prince had not actually died. Instead, he was attached to the statue, watching over the city.
Only then did the prince discover that the greedy monster was not truly a bad