Children of the Holy Emperor - Chapter 385



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385. Collision (2)

“your majesty!”

Boom!

There was nothing Owen could do but call.

As soon as the gap that hindered human perception completely disappeared, the Holy Emperor’s loyal shield immediately sensed the abnormality and rushed to the temporary treatment room.

Katrina, who opened the door with an unexpectedly rough attitude, suddenly turned pale when she saw Sung-hwang leaning on Owen’s arm. However, her experience was not in vain, and she soon regained her composure and calmly approached them.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

She carefully felt the pulse of the crowd and seemed to quickly grasp the situation.

“Sir Francis, summon the knights. We must escort His Majesty to the prayer room immediately.”

The adjutant, who followed behind with a bewildered expression, soon nodded and ran briskly.

“A prayer room? Why? My father suddenly collapsed for no reason. Then shouldn’t we first treat the underlying disease?”

When Owen, who knew nothing, asked worriedly, Katrina smiled reassuringly as she took the throne from him.

“Don’t worry, Prince Owen. No disease in the world dares to invade your Majesty. You are simply performing miracles yourself, even in places unseen, for the sake of a great task.”

“Perform a miracle?”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s how you work. Your Majesty’s hand touches every corner of the world, and we mere mortals simply cannot see it all.”

Katrina had learned from her experience.

In the event that the spirit of the Holy Emperor unexpectedly leaves his place, his body must be made as free from the physical laws of the earth as possible. That is the only way to alleviate the shock his spirit receives from the rift.

The place for this is the prayer room located in the heart of the palace.

If there’s just one thing on my mind-

“Your Majesty, are you feeling better?”

This is the story of the young prince who is still lying in bed groaning.

A fever of unknown cause.

After Prince Mores was badly injured and brought to the main palace, the Holy Emperor set up a temporary treatment room and never went to the prayer room again from that day on. The prince’s condition was so unstable that it was impossible for him to leave the room for a long time.

‘What should we do? Is it okay to move His Majesty to the prayer room like this?’

As Katrina hesitated to think about it, Sungjin waved his hand, guessing what she was worried about.

“Oh, I’m okay now… So hurry up, Dad… Ugh!”

“… It doesn’t look okay at all.”

“This is just motion sickness. If it’s a fever, my father said he’ll be okay now… That’s why he left the seat with peace of mind.”

As Sungjin was responding in a hesitant manner, Owen, who was listening from the side, had a strange expression on his face.

“Huh? When did your father do that? He was just sitting there and then suddenly collapsed! You, Inma, aren’t you just making up stories to put people at ease?”

What? Why would I do that?

What the hell does this guy think of me?

‘I had a long conversation with my father, just through my thoughts… Ah! Owen couldn’t possibly know that!’

When Sungjin made a trembling expression, Katrina also confirmed it again with a stern face.

“Really? Please tell me exactly what’s going on, Your Majesty. I can feel the heat even now… … .”

“Oh, it’s just… a slight fever. It’s nothing special. It’s just the nature of my aura, that’s the nature of it.”

As he said, Sungjin was feeling a sense of relief and liberation for the first time in a long time. The aura combined with the fire of Gehenna began to pulsate in his danjeon again, but it was no longer at a level of heat that could threaten Sungjin’s life.

It was truly a remarkable thing.

It wasn’t as if the hellish conflagration had suddenly lost its power. The flames, which had been like a disaster that had escaped human control just a moment ago, now seemed to be watching Sungjin’s every move as they tried to fan the flames haphazardly.

‘I thought it would happen like this soon.’

Yes. I had a feeling that if I put in the time and effort, I would eventually be able to control the fires of Gehenna.

‘So, I guess Father waited for me too. But what did Father say to me earlier? It seemed like he was relieved and said he was going to go do some work that had piled up… ‘

Of course, Sungjin didn’t know the details of how things had come to this. Since he opened his eyes, the vague memories that had been lingering in his mind were quickly fading away.

but-

‘Well, I guess what’s good is good, right?’

Moreover, he did not forget the important facts that absolutely had to be left behind. This radical change was all thanks to the sacrifice that the crybaby demon king made for Seongjin.

and-

‘I have to get him back. I definitely did something at the end! I feel like that!’

Fortunately, the nausea that had been suffocating him was slowly settling down. Sungjin raised his head with difficulty and winked at Katrina.

“So don’t worry, just go and take your father.”

“Yes, sir.”

Katrina didn’t dig any further and just bowed her head politely.

She was well aware of the strange bond between the Holy Emperor and this mysterious prince. That they saw a world unknown to the common man, and that they sometimes conversed in ways only they knew.

So I asked this.

“Does Your Majesty have any special instructions for us?”

“Ah, that… … .”

Seongjin frowned as he removed the hand that was covering his mouth.

“So, what did you say? That’s right. For the next few days, all state affairs will be left to the Empress. The remaining work can be divided up as usual. I think Chamberlain Louis will know.”

“… … .”

Are you planning on being away for a long time again? What urgent matter must have come up that even such simple instructions had to be conveyed through Prince Mores?

Katrina couldn’t hide her expression of concern as she looked at the face of the saint who had his eyes closed quietly.

“Captain! I’m ready!”

At that time, Francis returned leading the Knights of Saint Aurelion.

Under Katrina’s direction, they skillfully prepared to secretly transport a person. It would not be good for the sovereign of the Holy Nation to be seen unconscious in public.

Chief Inspector Louis, who came running after them, saw them off with a very worried face and tidied up the messy temporary treatment room.

“That’s right. Seeing your face reminds me of something. And come to think of it, I had something to ask of you, Chief Chamberlain.”

“What is it, Prince Mores?”

“Oh, he asked me to send him some documents that he had prepared in advance. He said that you, Louis, would know what he meant.”

“… You mean the official document that says, ‘Don’t touch me.’”

Huh? A ‘don’t touch me’ notice? What the heck is that?

Seongjin tilted his head absentmindedly, then covered his mouth when he felt his vestibular organ, which had barely stabilized, start shaking again.

“Whew!”

“Oh! Are you all right, Your Majesty? I’ll bring you some tea right now to help you calm your upset stomach!”

Meanwhile, Owen, who knew nothing about anything, was left muttering with a dumbfounded expression.

“Huh? So when did your father say those things? Why does it seem like everyone else understood except me? What the heck?”

After some time had passed like that.

Seong-jin, who had just recovered from severe motion sickness, had Edith bring him a few items. These were the items from the real world that had been kept in the Jinju Palace.

The magical stones you were gifted, several transparent soulstones, a half-piece of a landmark, and the lycanthrope’s racial key.

Seongjin, who had pushed all of those things aside, picked up the last of them, an intricately crafted metal necklace.

?Nebraska’s sign?

Just then, Owen, who was watching Sungjin do the dishes from the side, noticed something strange.

“… … !?”

The boy’s silver-gray eyes glowed faintly again, and the strange pupils occasionally emitted a red light.

‘What’s this guy? Is he really in good shape?’

Owen’s gaze towards Seongjin becomes sharper.

However, Sungjin had no time to care about the small suspicions he felt. Before he knew it, he was naturally using the spiritual eye he had borrowed from the Demon King, but he also roughly ignored the reason why he was doing so.

Because right now, with these eyes, there was something I had to check quickly.

?List of souls that can be summoned by summoners 1/3?

?1. □□□□ (inactive)?

?2. □□□ □□ (inactive)?

?3, Belinda Miles (Active)?

Let’s concentrate, soon the texts will come to mind vaguely.

Seongjin felt his heart sink as he confirmed that the Demon King’s name had disappeared there. It felt like there was something strange at the end, but that wasn’t really important.

The question is, where is the soul of the Demon King that disappeared from the list now?

‘No! Not yet! It’s too early to be disappointed!’

Seongjin tried hard to suppress his pounding heart and rummaged through the soul stones rolling around beside him.

‘When I first tried summoning the demon of Haze, its name was erased from the list. So its soul might still be left somewhere in the form of a soulstone!’

But it was no use. The few empty soul stones left were just shining with an annoyingly transparent light.

?Soulstone?

No, this is not good! This is not good!

Seongjin racked his brain desperately.

‘I summoned Hayes’s evil spirit and it became a soulstone. Then what about Bazra? What about his soul?’

He was controlled by the Lycanthrope Lord, and he remembers being naturally sucked into the soul stone next to him when he died at the hands of Seongjin.

‘Is that so? Is it necessary to have a soul stone right nearby?’

In that case, how could the soul of the Demon King in the main palace be preserved in the soul stones that were left far away in the Pearl Palace? No, no! I had a feeling! I must have done something about it!

‘Hey, Demon King?’

I called out to him again with a faint hope, but as expected, I couldn’t feel any trace of his soul. My head felt empty and hollow.

“uh……!”

Seongjin’s complexion worsened by the minute.

Is this really the end? Is there no way to return the favor he has given me? No more swearing at me to shut up, no more singing while eating bear meat?

As Sungjin nervously bit his lip while clutching the amulet, Owen asked worriedly from the side.

“Hey, Mores. Are you sure you’re okay?”

It was just then.

“Oh, that’s right. Now that you mention it!”

Edith suddenly seemed to remember something and walked over to the display case on the wall.

“I picked this up in your room a few days ago and forgot about it. I brought it here to give it to you, but you suddenly developed a fever, so I put it here and forgot about it.”

…what?

As Sungjin raised his head with a blank expression, Edith rummaged through the drawer of the dresser and pulled out a small bead.

Unlike the transparent soul stones, there is a small bead dyed a deep red.

“Huh? Huh? Wait a minute. Was this the color? Something seems to have changed?”

While Edith was bewildered, Seongjin stared in a trance at the faint text floating out of the bead.

?Red’s soul stone?

* * *

“It’s all my fault! It’s because I instigated Sisley that this happened… …!”

Inquisitor Boris, who had been moved to the treatment room, beat his chest and lamented as soon as he regained consciousness.

“I boasted that I would assist you. But instead of being able to protect you, I fainted so shamefully that I even received treatment from the saint!”

Ugh!

Lumiere’s face became complicated as she looked at the junior Inquisitor who was struggling with a sense of inferiority.

If you think about it, Lumiere was also responsible. It could have been over if she had just taken the saintess to the conference room, but she separated her for no reason to maintain discipline, and created this situation.

“I swear to God that I will make up for this disgrace! From now on, I will stay by Saint Sisley’s side for the rest of my life and repay my sins for all eternity!”

Inquisitor Boris, who had been suffering for a long time, finally became overly motivated and made this oath.

Of course, Lumiere, who was by his side, was no different. On the outside, he was carrying the weight of a leader of all the Inquisitors, but inside, he was making this pledge.

‘You must have been shocked by the sudden accident, but you showed your camaraderie by taking care of your injured fellow Inquisitor first. What’s the point of testing and being wary of someone like this! From now on, I will be by your side as much as possible and never take my eyes off you!’

Right then.

A young man’s voice was heard from beside them. It was another victim of the explosion who had been unconscious until a moment ago.

“In the end, it was the small grace of the Lord that brought me here. I am truly ashamed that I made a pointless request and got you involved in this sudden accident.”

It was a voice that sounded listless, as if he had just gotten out of bed, but it still had a strange charm that penetrated deep into people’s hearts.

“And I come to see Prince Logan, a knight of great renown in Cyprus. Thanks to you, I barely managed to save my life, so how can I express my gratitude appropriately?”

Ambrose of Helios.

The prince of Cyprus, who narrowly escaped death, looked back and forth between Sisley and Logan and gently curved his lips.