Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 14

014. Reasons for its success

Seonghwang Nate is not a deeply religious person by nature.

However, what I dare to say without a single bit of shame in front of the main body is that I did not reveal my female side in particular or engage in indiscriminate love affairs.

In other words, he didn’t ruin his life to the point of being called [the greatest libertine] or something like that.

But why did he already officially have five children when he ascended to the throne at the young age of 21? There was some circumstance here that merited sympathy for him.

Born as the 3rd prince of the previous generation and the son of the hated 2nd empress, he was unfortunately the most prosperous among his half-brothers.

A prince with a natural elegance, a brilliant mind, and even an outstanding talent for swordsmanship. He was naturally a top priority for other members of the imperial family.

Moreover, he is the powerless son of the second empress, who was neglected by the emperor and cast out by his own family. Not only did he have to be eliminated first, but he was also the most likely target if things went wrong.

Because of this, he suffered from numerous assassination attempts from an early age.

Not only were there several attacks, but in particular, various poisoning attempts continued. Not to mention the three meals a day and food and drinks, it wasn’t uncommon for the entire villa to be engulfed in private dance.

No matter how quick-witted Nate was and how extraordinary his divine power was, he could not avoid the crisis of crossing the threshold of life and death several times.

Before he turned 10, the second empress, who had also suffered from poison for several years, eventually died.

The people of Seonghwang and his family have stopped visiting for a long time. The only son was also poisoned and suffered a lonely death, suffering alone.

By then, Nate’s health was also in dire straits. The oracle of Kornsim left a curse-like prophecy that he would never see an heir from him in the future and that he would die a terrible death at a young age.

Imperial palace councilors also unanimously declared that the poisoned young prince was already infertile. In addition, there is the gloomy prospect that even if you take good care of your health from now on, it will be difficult to pass the terms and conditions.

A prince who has no successor and cannot see an heir.

No one knew that Nate had been unofficially completely pushed out of the right to succeed to the throne.

After that, the prince survived alone for more than two years. Even after reaching this point, attempts to poison him continued, making it a truly tearful struggle for survival.

However, after experiencing another event where he vomited blood profusely at the imperial palace banquet celebrating the Emperor’s birthday. When her patience finally ran out, young Nate lay down on her bed and thought with a serene smile on his face.

f*ck life.

After that day, the poor third prince disappeared from the imperial palace.

After leaving the capital, the young prince wandered around the country alone for several years.

At first, he recklessly ran away to survive, but surprisingly, once he escaped the small enclosure of the imperial palace, his many innate talents began to bloom brilliantly.

His cleverness, which is unusual for a child, helped him avoid the palace’s pursuers, and the miscellaneous skills he picked up here and there helped him quickly reach the level of excellent swordsmanship. The suppressed divine power was also completely liberated, allowing it to exert miraculous healing powers.

Is that all? Everyone who met him treated him kindly.

A skilled hunter, a talented treasure hunter, a hidden pharmacist, and a wandering sword master.

Although it was a fleeting relationship, they all cherished the prince’s talents and tried to help him.

It didn’t take long for the prince to transform into a quite capable adventurer. Before I knew it, my miserable nomadic life was turning into a pleasant gastronomic journey to make the most of my short life left.

Years after running away from the imperial palace. Although he slowed down a bit, the assassins’ pursuit continued, and Nate wandered around the country, moving from city to city periodically. As her hair grew thicker, she naturally began to meet women.

Nate probably had a style that was quite popular with women. Even though she revealed that she couldn’t settle down in one place, there were many women who wanted a moment of love with a great prosecutor.

At the time, Nate was enjoying wandering, but at the same time he was always afraid of living a terminally ill life without knowing when he would die.

That’s why he met these women with his own earnest reason, even though it seems foolish now that he thinks about it now, that if he can remain as a moment of good memory for them, wouldn’t that make his life a little more valuable?

He was faithful to love, always feeling that it might be the end of his life.

It may be an excuse, but the women who met him were very happy, and farewells were always heartbreaking and beautiful.

The only thing that Nate was overlooking was that his health quickly improved as he freed himself from periodic addictions and began to properly deal with his Aurors.

And since his innate divine power greatly exceeded that of previous popes, his natural healing power was also beyond imagination.

In other words, he was not infertile.

He learned that fact when he was almost 20 years old. Since the day his lover Melody began to feel nauseous in the city where he stayed for quite some time as the number of pursuers became less frequent.

The doctor’s diagnosis was pregnancy.

There was no doubt about my lover. Because he knew better how innocent and pure a woman she was.

‘no way… … .’

A chilling assumption crossed his mind.

From then on, Nate hired an information guild and started looking into women he had dated before.

Since when did his body become normal?

What was the oracle’s prophecy that there would be no heirs and that life would be short?

If, by chance, other women also had children, how are those fatherless children doing now?

While waiting anxiously day after day, Melody’s stomach began to grow, and by winter of that year, she was able to receive an answer from the information guild.

-Judging from the women’s subsequent actions and the baby’s appearance, there are currently three children suspected of being the client’s paternity. Additional reports will be reported later as the investigation progresses.

There may be more if you look for it.

Cold sweat flowed like rain.

‘What should I do with this? First, find everything and take responsibility… No, then what about the melody? First of all, she will have to marry Melody. How heartbroken will she be when she finds out?

I also had this thought.

‘Oh, what if those women have already started a family with someone else? So isn’t true love just pretending not to know and wishing happiness? No, no. Such irresponsible… … .’

Nate held his head. Because he thought he was so trash.

But it was already spilled water and shot flesh.

Struggling with pain, he decided to concentrate on taking care of his lover, whose due date was approaching. He further requested the guild to conduct a detailed investigation into the current situation of the women and children to determine whether the situation warranted his intervention.

However, regardless of his complicated personal circumstances, the situation in the Holy Empire began to turn strange.

The battle for succession rights between the 1st prince and the 1st princess seemed to be in full swing, but the 2nd prince suddenly took control of the situation and kicked the princess out.

Soon after, the Emperor suddenly passed away, leading to a civil war between the 1st Prince and 2nd Prince factions, but to his surprise, both princes died at the same time due to a small conflict between the troops within the capital.

Nathaniel Klein, 21 years old.

It was a happy day when Melody finally held her beautiful daughter in her arms.

And the day when three Holy Knights and five cardinals came to the village in droves and knelt down in unison to celebrate the birth of a new Holy Emperor.

The information guild announced that another child had been found, and he officially became the father of five children at the same time as he inherited the throne.

* * *

“Are you still paying attention to what the princess said?”

Sweet. Nate looked up at the sound of teacups clinking. It was Louis, the chamberlain who had been assisting him for the past several years.

He is a talented person who knows how to order the tea that Seonghwang enjoys in the evening, even though he did not order it separately.

“hmm… … .”

Nate moved his chin to the other hand and asked a question in passing.

“What do you think? “To what extent can Amelia believe what she says?”

Lewis smiled softly.

The young emperor he served was like this sometimes. Only after you have finished your thoughts and come to a complete conclusion, do you ask for the Chief Chamberlain’s opinion, which you will not even refer to.

So, the seasoned chamberlain expressed an opinion that was reasonably common sense.

“Wasn’t he originally a kind and imaginative person? “He must have had a scary dream.”

“okay.”

Nate nodded.

“What about Pearl Palace?”

“Prince Mores said he devoted himself to swordsmanship classes all day with Masaine. “I heard that both of you were more motivated than ever and seemed to be getting along flawlessly.”

“Right.”

Nate lifted the teacup with a short answer, and then looked at the tea he was not going to drink and fell into thought again.

The chamberlain remained silently beside him. This is because he experienced that the Holy Emperor would soon order him to do something.

After a moment, Nate opened his mouth.

“… Louis.”

“Yes, please do so.”

“Retrieve the necklace from Amelia’s room.”

Lewis’ eyebrows slightly rose.

Among the many accessories the princess possesses, there is probably only one that the Holy Emperor specifically refers to.

As a chamberlain who knew a little about the jewel, he could not help but know that the Holy Emperor was taking this incident more seriously than expected.

“Your Majesty, that necklace… … .”

As the embarrassed chamberlain opened his mouth, Seonghwang suddenly raised his hand.

He was speechless, but when he noticed Nate staring at the ceiling, he immediately closed his mouth.

“… … .”

Soon, a black seal falls from above. He was a man dressed in black robes.

He was an agent of the Intelligence Guild who was also known to Lewis, and his skills were truly demonic. He didn’t show up when he showed up, but you can’t even hear him land on the floor.

How on earth does Seonghwang always know in advance when this man is coming? It was fascinating to the chamberlain every time he saw it.

“Your Majesty.”

The man who knelt down on one knee and bowed politely to Nate began his report in a low voice, keeping his head bowed.

“There was new progress in the long-running investigation, so I came to visit you late in the day.”

“… … .”

Lewis looked at the crowd in astonishment. This was because there was only one issue that the information guild had been holding on to for a long time.

Sure enough, Nate’s face, which maintains a poker face for the most part, is slightly crumpled.

“… “Say it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty has tracked down the woman you met in the spa town of Eusenia. After she left the village, her traces were completely lost and she remained at a standstill until now, but while inquiring about her, someone vaguely remembered that she was the daughter of a male writer from Rohan.”

Usenia. It probably happened during the middle of the wandering period.

Strangely, his whereabouts were unknown, so I guess he was from Rohan.

“It is said that she gave birth in a hot spring village and was on her way home. However, the investigation was hindered because there were no records of his entry into Rohan, and it turned out that he was attacked by a group of bandits before entering Rohan… … .”

Rattling.

At the sound of the teacup being put down on the table rather roughly, the informant glanced up at Seonghwang’s face and continued.

“Everyone in the group, including the woman, died, but there were witnesses who said they saw a boy among the bandits. The baby appears to have been raised by thieves… … .”

Chamberlain Louis, who was staring at the Holy Emperor’s tightly clenched fist as if the blood would disappear, soon quietly closed his eyes.

It was the moment when Seonghwang’s eighth child was confirmed.

fantasy,