Children of the Holy Emperor - Chapter 393



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393. Negotiation (3)

Passus… … .

The statue held high above my head underwent a drastic change. Without a sound of breaking or any sign of it, it disappeared into the air in an instant without a trace!

“… … ?!”

The room was filled with shock.

It was an unbelievable sight even when seen with one’s own eyes. Wasn’t it the ‘Devil’s Seed’ that had been intact even after the high priests took turns pouring out their divine power and the knights struck it with their aura blades a hundred times?

“… A memory?”

The one who was more embarrassed than anyone was Cardinal Benitus. His mouth was wide open and he made strange sounds as if he were a chicken with a twisted neck.

Of course, I can’t help but be surprised.

-The cause and effect for the search has already been filled in. So even if this Rebecca reveals her secret a little early, the results won’t be much different.

These are the items that the leader of Arenja, who was usually so reserved, rolled up his hands and feet and led the knights to find.

-These are the long-standing arrangements of the sower. Since they are outside the laws of this world, they will not be easily broken. It would be best to give up on purification and just store them deep in the palace.

I even guaranteed that it could never be purified.

So, isn’t that why he brought it out as a test subject with such confidence? He was so sure that that wicked prince would never be able to solve it.

But what is the result?

Benitus, who was closest to the prince, could clearly feel the magic that had been steadily flowing out from the statue disappearing in an instant along with the prince’s shout.

This is truly indisputable evidence of [destruction]!

‘But, but how could that be? That’s clearly a prince in disguise… …!’

Cardinal Capran’s situation was not much different from that of Benitus.

The old man, who never lost his dignity in any situation, was staring blankly into space with his eyes wide open, as if he thought the prince was using some kind of trick to deceive everyone.

“Okay. Do you all see? This is the power of [Destruction] that I possess, and it is the power that proves that I am a servant of the Lord.”

The only one who remains calm is the person responsible for this [miracle].

Feeling the cold, shock-filled air of the conference hall, Seongjin calmly said goodbye in his heart.

‘Hello, Spinomegalosaurus.’

In fact, it’s not that I didn’t have a desire to summon an actual dinosaur with a summoning ticket.

Wasn’t Sungjin the one who had a grand dream of becoming a Tyrannosaurus in his younger days? I was very curious to see what kind of dinosaur design the game director of [Kong: Jurassic Island] would come up with by combining Spinosaurus and Megalosaurus.

but-

‘Even if I summon it, it might end up as a demonic vassal that spews out harmful magic like the giant demon species from before?’

I have a feeling that even if I have it, I won’t be able to use it.

Then there is no need to be foolish any longer.

“… This can’t be happening!”

At that moment, Benitus, who had suddenly come to his senses, grabbed Seongjin’s conquest.

“What tricks have you tried! What on earth have you done! You rascal! Why don’t you tell me all your tricks?”

“Cardinal Benitus! Let’s see, let’s see, really… …!”

Seongjin, who had calmed down the growling Masain Sir once again, handed the remaining statues to Cardinal Benitus in a calm manner.

And when he happened to receive them-

chuck!

He raised his finger as if he had been waiting and pointed to another statue.

“The apostle of the Lord commands in the name of the Lord.”

I thought it was a bit too much, but it was still a gesture that others would find quite cool.

“Get lost.”

Twinkle.

With the command, a red light appeared and disappeared from Sungjin’s eyes again.

?Do you want to destroy the summoning right??

?*Delete* / Cancel?

Crispy!

Giganotoallosaurus turns to dust once again.

It was thought to be a theropod dinosaur with a powerful, toothy snout, but now we have no way of knowing what it looked like.

“… Huh!”

As another piece of dust disappeared from his hands, Benitus looked almost faint.

He threw the pieces of his hand away in a fluster and fell to the floor with a bloodless face.

“Ahhhh… … !”

Degurrurur.

The statues that had been thrown haphazardly were scattered around the floor in a pitiful manner. Seongjin gave another order to the statue that had rolled to his feet as if it was nothing special.

“You too, disappear. You wicked tool of the devil.”

Passus… … .

“… … !!”

The air in the conference room was now completely frozen.

Three miracles that happened one after another before my eyes.

“I think you all know for sure, right? That all of this was God’s will.”

The prince’s voice that followed pierced my mind as if it were the voice of God.

“I am a sincere seeker who follows the will of the Lord, and a faithful apostle who carries out the will of the Lord.”

My head, paralyzed by shock, could no longer conceive of any dissenting opinions.

They saw the prince standing firm in the face of the power of the Lord, even as he exuded evil energy. They also saw the prince purifying the ominous seeds of the devil without lifting a single hand.

How can one deny this series of miracles that took place right before our eyes?

“You who dared to test the apostles who were undergoing trials by God with human standards. You foolish servants who tried to judge and inspect the will of God.”

Prince Mores slowly drives the wedge into their confused ears.

“All these trials that have been given to me will ultimately become the foundation for realizing the kingdom of God in this world.”

The noble appearance of such a prince is not inferior to that of the saints in the scriptures.

“Therefore, all my actions in the empire are nothing more than carrying out the will of the Lord.”

The voice was so pure and clear that it seemed like it belonged to an angel who was announcing the will of the Lord.

“Everyone should keep this in mind and refrain from interfering in my affairs in the future.”

There is only a cold, heavy silence in the room.

It was because a great sense of guilt and strong doubt were mixed together and weighed on everyone’s hearts.

Were their eyes really so clouded by greed and stubbornness that they were unable to discern the Lord’s will, which was so clear?

“Cow, don’t be fooled!”

Just then, Cardinal Benitus, who had come to his senses first, cried out like a madman.

“Everyone, wake up! Don’t be fooled by that evil any longer… …!”

Damn it.

At that moment, the prince takes a step towards Cardinal Benitus.

“omg!”

The poor old man unconsciously began to tremble, pushing the floor with his arms.

Just the light footsteps typical of Auror users. But how can that sound be so heavy as a mountain?

As Benitus trembles under the increasing pressure, the shadow of a boy appears above his head, and soon an abstract scolding descends.

“God has always said to pity the ignorant. However, there is a limit to the arrogance that comes with it.”

Of course, Seongjin didn’t know if there was actually such a saying in the scriptures. He just thought that since the thick scriptures were filled with tiny details about the teachings of the Lord, there might be one sentence or so that said something like that.

Perhaps his guess was right, because the old man’s eyes looking up at him began to tremble with a faint sense of guilt.

“Not only do you dare to ignore the official order from your father himself to ‘not act like that,’ but you don’t even hesitate to use such disrespectful language in front of a member of the Seonghwang family.”

“That, that is… … .”

“Cardinal Benitus. How long must I endure your insults and rudeness?”

Jeokbuk-

Seongjin takes another step forward.

With his mind becoming dizzy from the pressure that was growing stronger, Benitus kept mumbling to himself to keep himself awake.

‘That thing is not human. It is nothing more than a deceiver disguised as a human, deceiving us! So, no matter what that thing shows you in front of your eyes, you must absolutely, absolutely not be deceived… …!’

But when I actually look into the gray eyes that resembled the emperor right in front of my nose, my mind starts to turn white, to the point where all my firm resolve up until now seems meaningless.

“Don’t ask for mercy from me anymore. Do you understand?”

A silvery-gray reflection that appears strangely inorganic.

Eyes that have the power to penetrate not only a person’s mind but also his subconscious, and ultimately bind his soul so that he cannot move.

That scary gaze was looking down at Benitus coldly, warning him.

“Remember, there will be no second chance, Cardinal Benitus.”

* * *

“Eww! What the hell!”

The old man’s reckless screams began to echo loudly through the already narrow cave.

Romain stopped sewing the hand puppet and looked up.

“Why are you like this? Please calm down, Sower. Lord of all diseases.”

Then the old priest shouted at him.

“If you don’t know anything, keep quiet, doll! Do I look real now?”

After an accident occurred in Bathurst where the Sowing Party was suddenly released, they were forced to take refuge in this shabby cave, losing the hut they had been using as a meeting place.

But the real problem was what happened after that.

In the aftermath of the incident, the Guardian of Delcross, who had noticed anomalies in the vicinity of the capital, began to have his knights search the surrounding area.

In the end, Sojong had to lose most of the seeds he had hidden.

‘No, it might actually be a good thing. They took care of moving the seeds into the inner part of the zodiac.’

But that optimism was short-lived, as now even those seeds are being destroyed without reason!

“How on earth can humans destroy that? It’s clearly an object that borrows the laws of the psychic world.”

Then, the girl with pigtails, Greed, who had been listening silently, tilted her head.

“Aren’t they objects that have taken on the reality of this world anyway? So, no matter what the main law they are affected by, it wouldn’t be impossible to eventually find a way to destroy them.”

“But I heard that it’s impossible, at least with human ability! That’s why I paid such a high price for it!”

At the mention of greed, Sojong burst into rage.

“When Ae-yeol sold them to me, I thought it was the most efficient choice! It was a groundbreaking idea that would allow me to create usable power on the spot without wasting my existing followers!”

Moreover, because it had the characteristics of a world of rules on the surface, it was difficult for even priests to detect it.

So I buried them all over the suburbs, waiting for the day when I could summon them all at once!

“Sower, are you sure that those seeds are really things from the real world?”

“Yes. I saw Ae-yeol pull it out himself.”

“okay.”

Roman frowned as he realized the implications of this.

Could it be the work of the Guardian of Delcross? Since the author is someone whose abilities are difficult to gauge, it may not be completely impossible.

‘But even so, I never thought that I would be able to directly control the code of the world of rules… … .’

A sinister thought occurred to Romain that perhaps his ability to code was not as great a threat to Delcross as he had anticipated.

“But, sower, if they can interfere with the seeds, wouldn’t they be able to summon your followers from there at will?”

“Huh! What the heck?!”

The sower jumped up from his seat.

I never even thought of it as a possibility until now, but when I think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem entirely impossible.

“Oh, shit! I guess I’ll just throw it all away!”

In the end, Sojong had to shed tears of blood and hurriedly cut off all connections with the seeds.

It was only recently that the imperfect retinue that awoke with the amplification of the cracks had consumed his magical energy immensely.

But if I were not careful and they woke up like that, this time Sowing would definitely lose magic to an irreversible degree.

Perhaps, rather than preserving one’s power by taking care of one’s subordinates, one may end up worrying about ‘generational change’ as one is pushed out by those subordinates!

“Kuuuuuuu! I’m dying from regret! Can I get a refund for this?”

“… … .”

For a moment, an eerie silence flowed within the cave. The sight of the old man, with tears and snot running down his face, without any trace of the dignity of a high-ranking demon lord, was truly hideous.

“Oh my! This can’t be happening! This can’t be happening! How did I buy those!”

Eventually, greed became unbearable and got irritated.

“Just take it easy, Sowing. Wasn’t the problem that you sowed those seeds without a plan in the first place?”

“Of course, it is beneficial to sow seeds as much as possible whenever you have the chance!”

“Ha, how foolish!”

The little girl sat up with a shudder.

“Who can you blame now? This is just the price you pay for relying on such vague and uncertain things instead of developing your own strength.”

As she hurried towards the cave entrance, Romain asked in puzzlement.

“Greed? Lord of Hunger? The meeting on countermeasures is not over yet. Where are you going now… … .”

“I’m so sorry I can’t hang out with you any longer. I’m going to take a short break, so you guys can cool your heads.”

The girl’s long, flowing hair sways as if in a greeting.

With that, the small figure of greed disappeared from that place without a trace.

“Ah! Lord of hunger… …!”

“Don’t worry, doll. Greed will come back soon. Probably not too far. It’s obvious where he’s headed.”

Pajong, who had blown his nose with a bang, shook his head.

“Isn’t it the place where most greedy people flock, and the commercial country where the famine lord often satisfies his hunger?”

At that description, Romaine naturally thought of the name of a small country located to the southwest.

“… the Principality of ASEAN.”

“Yes. He made excuses here and there, but he was just afraid of being caught in the crossfire and took refuge in the place he felt most comfortable in.”

The Guardian of Delcross may even have the power to manipulate the laws of the world.

Although it is a slim possibility, wouldn’t it be possible for Sojong to retrace his steps using the ‘seeds’ he lost?

In the worst case scenario, the situation could develop into one where they point their swords at them, using the causal effect of the previous summoning of demons.

So, until the current mess is sorted out, I want to stay away from the root cause of all this: sowing.

“But we’ve been together all this time, and we have a lot of affection for each other, so why is this guy so petty?”

But they had no idea.

The fact is that the guardians of Delcross, whom they are wary of, are currently in a somewhat complicated situation.

* * *

Charurk-

Nate looked up as he noticed the four chains wrapped around his arms.

[Elder, what does this mean?]

It was only a matter of time before I ran around day and night trying to repel the intruders that had been piling up for over a month.

Currently, Nate was summoned to the [6-person meeting] in the gap right after everything was sorted out.