Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 165

§ 165. Storm (6)

“I guess I made too many space jumps.”

How much time has passed? Seonghwang, who had regained his energy first, got Seongjin up and sat him down on the sofa and said. From the looks of it, he seemed to be in a great mood, saying he would give his son an experience with flames.

“Please rest here for a while until you calm down.”

The gentleman’s face looked somewhat glum as he said that, so Seongjin secretly laughed.

“But it was still a lot of fun. Did you see your father too? That sea anemone is burning brightly… “Yuck!”

“… … .”

Sure enough, a waterfall of divine power poured down over my head once again.

And Seonghwang walked towards Katrina, who was kneeling at the entrance, with a shaky, weak gait.

Katrina, who was leaning on her sword with a haggard face, immediately perked up as soon as she received his divine power. Perhaps this extreme motion sickness was an aftereffect that only affected those who entered the gap and came out.

“your majesty!”

Katrina jumps up from her seat and supports Seonghwang.

Afterwards, Louis woke up and adjusted his clothes, and the servants also got up one by one.

Although they were puzzled as they did not know the reason for the sudden collapse, they could not hide their joy as they enjoyed the rare luxury of receiving a miracle of healing directly from the Holy Emperor. The servants returned to finish their work feeling much lighter.

“Father, Your Majesty! “You’re safe!”

“your majesty! What happened? “What about Prince Mores?”

At that moment, Amelia and Masain ran to the front of the office, and were dumbfounded when they were simultaneously baptized with divine power by the Holy Emperor.

“Let’s go to the banquet hall like this.”

“Yes, I will take you there. your majesty.”

Katrina places her hand on her chest and bows her head politely.

Seonghwang, who was about to continue walking down the hallway, suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at the terrace. At once, a faint silver glow passed through his eyes.

“Has Logan been here?”

“Ah yes. “I came with you, but we went out into the garden to chase the assassin.”

At Seongjin’s answer, Seonghwang’s brows slightly furrowed.

“… “We met at a bad time.”

“yes?”

“Louis. “Please prepare extra blankets and warm tea in the office.”

Although he looked puzzled by the sudden order, the experienced chamberlain soon answered obediently and bowed his head.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“You guys too, follow me. “Let’s leave the children to rest well.”

Amelia and Masain, who were trying to run toward Seongjin, were caught by Seongjin and dragged back to the banquet hall.

‘hmm… … .’

Seongjin looked at the scene for a moment and then closed his eyes. I feel relieved that everything has been resolved.

Even though the man looked a little lethargic, the Auror’s movements were as calm as ever. It’s because of motion sickness, but the actual condition isn’t that bad.

I was lounging around in the office for a while.

[Lee Seong-jin.]

The devil bastard whispered.

‘huh?’

[The second prince is outside?]

… what?

Seongjin stood up in surprise. She felt dizzy for a moment, but the motion sickness was now somewhat bearable.

‘Anyway, these damn Dekaron Knights won’t be able to sense their presence unless they’re very nervous! When you come back, what are you doing and not coming in?’

Are you sure you’re not depressed because you missed the assassin?

Seongjin grumbled and walked to the terrace. Rainwater was pouring into the office from the slightly open window.

“uh… … .”

And Seongjin found Logan drenched in rain at the end of the terrace. For some reason, the guy didn’t even think about coming in and just stood blankly facing the garden in the rain.

Seongjin was the flagship.

“Yumma!”

No, the former Sword Master, what happened to all those Aurors, they all look like mice in the rain!

Seongjin ran over in one step and grabbed Logan by the collar. The body temperature had dropped so low that the hands holding his collar felt chilly.

As I dragged Logan, who was dripping wet, to the sofa in the office and sat him down, Lewis, who had just come in carrying a blanket, came running towards me, startled. Soon a dry blanket is placed over his head, and a warm teacup is handed to him.

Meanwhile, Seongjin and Lewis realized something at the same time.

Ah, I guess there was a reason for those seemingly random instructions.

Once the situation was somewhat settled, the quick-witted chief chamberlain quietly left the room.

“What the hell is going on? Did you miss him? “No, what’s so big about missing an assassin?”

“… … .”

Logan bowed his head and said nothing. His fingertips were turning blue as he silently held the teacup, but somehow it didn’t seem to be because of the cold that he was shivering.

I waited silently because something seemed unusual, and after a while, Logan opened his mouth in a hushed voice.

“… Seongjin Lee.”

“uh.”

“I was a coward until the end. “At that time, I should not have placed all the burden on my friends and colleagues and closed my eyes so comfortably.”

“What?”

“We shouldn’t have become complacent with reality under the excuse that there was nothing we could do. While I’m at it, I think about how that child decided to become an assassin… … .”

And Logan kept his mouth shut again, but Seongjin was able to infer a lot from just those words.

It seemed that the assassin was someone he had known in a past life.

So, of course, he would have had a strong antipathy towards the empire, and he faced that as the imperial prince. It was the worst situation.

‘No, no matter what… … .’

I don’t know the details of the Ortona Civil War, but you didn’t die very comfortably, did you?

Seongjin, dumbfounded, picked up the cushion next to him and threw it at Logan. Then, with a thud, the cushion that hit his head fell to the floor and rolled around.

Doesn’t this kid avoid it?

Ah, I’m pissed.

“Hey, dude! There is a degree of blaming yourself. Why do you feel needlessly guilty towards the people who risked their lives to save them? why? What did that assassin say to you? “It is also oily resin that is ungrateful.”

“… That’s something that can’t be helped. To them, I am nothing more than the prince of an enemy country.”

“Of course, you can’t reveal your true identity to them. But then, what did Delcross’s ‘Logan’ do so wrong to them? You weren’t even born when there was a civil war, man! “Is the Ortona civil war your fault?”

“but… … .”

“Plus, you worked hard to hunt sea beasts for your compatriots! Do you think that such steady military operation is something anyone can do? This is all possible because you are the prince of the empire! How many lives have you saved with your own hands? “If you know that, you can be more confident in yourself!”

And when the second cushion flew, this time Logan moved his body slightly to avoid it.

“Even if their lives are saved, their miserable situation does not change.”

“But you already gave your life! Then what more should you do then?!”

“… … .”

Logan raised his head and looked at Seongjin, who was grinning, with a little surprise. Then he slightly folds the corners of his eyes. It was a smile that seemed somewhat blurry and sad.

“Can you imagine the weight that was forced upon the people who were forced to survive when they were determined to fight to the end on that plain?”

Seongjin thought with a disapproving expression.

I don’t know about that. Because in the first place, I never tried to save myself for the future.

“At a time when the war was going down hopelessly, Benicio and I had a drink and talked a lot. And the conclusion we finally reached with him was that it would take more time than expected for the republic to blossom on this continent. Unless we gradually change perceptions from within the empire over generations, there will be no future for the continent at this rate. One hundred years… No, it’s a big task that may take several times that amount of time.”

“… … .”

“okay. I’ll be honest with you, Seongjin Lee. At the time of my death at the hands of Director Silas, I was actually deeply relieved. It’s a big undertaking that may take hundreds of years. Who could easily shoulder it? “I just didn’t have the confidence to walk silently through that endless dark cave forever.”

Logan placed the teacup down on the table and continued speaking while rubbing his face with both hands.

“I passed on such a heavy burden to Benicio and died light and relieved. Consoling myself that I did the best I could. “How cowardly is this?”

And what did he do when he found life again after running away from death?

There are limits to what he can do as the prince of an enemy country, and he cannot betray his new family. I just rationalized myself like that and wandered around the empire without meaning.

But now Logan realized clearly.

The reason why I was busy conquering the sea without even having time to think. The reason why he didn’t search for Benicio’s whereabouts more actively.

“I thought I would do anything for my country. I decided to hide my identity and not spare any help behind the scenes. But… … .”

“… … .”

“I was just running away. I was afraid of the cold stares I would receive from them, so even though I knew the shortcut, I couldn’t enter. “I thought I could face any stigma, but in reality, I was not prepared to properly face any of my colleagues from my past life.”

Seongjin’s eyebrows twitched.

Once this guy starts digging, there really is no limit.

“Oh, is that so?”

Seongjin approached Logan pretending to change the blanket, placed a blanket over Logan’s head, and put a headlock on him with brotherly affection.

“Oops! hey! Seongjin Lee!”

Well, how do you feel? This is the technique of Hunter Lee Seong-jin, who broke the legs of Blata Mantis in one go!

While Logan was struggling under the blanket, unable to bear the thought of using his auror to rip it off, Seongjin’s eyes, glaring in the direction of the terrace, gradually became more fierce.

What kind of kid are you? What kind of bastard touched this poor guy?

Just meet me, I will never let you go!

* * *

“Hitch!”

The central branch of the guild’s capital.

Greta, the head of the capital branch, looked at Enrique, who was sneezing repeatedly, and clicked his tongue.

“What on earth are you doing walking around that makes you so wet? “Today is not a regular reporting day, so why did you enter the imperial palace again?”

“Isn’t it a birthday party? Since this is a day that only happens once a year, some unexpected variables may arise. I was lucky today. “Something strange happened in the main palace.”

“A fascinating thing?”

“yes. A similar phenomenon that occurred when he entered the prayer room appeared in the office today. The headache was so bad that it was difficult to get close to him. “Maybe it’s a clue to finding his weakness.”

“… … .”

Greta held out a dry cloth and looked at the young man’s stubborn face for a moment.

“… Kike.”

“It’s number 21.”

“Yes, number 21.”

Then she sighed quietly and asked:

“Isn’t it time to let go of that anger?”

Then Enrique looked at her with an expression of disbelief.

“How can you say that? Aren’t you a compatriot who left Ortona with me?”

“okay. yes.”

She, who had been called a brilliant child since her academy days, devoted herself to the Republican Party with the energy of her youth. She worked hard to overcome the hopeless situation as a staff member of the Republican camp.

Finally, under the orders of General Gael, he was tasked with evacuating Prince Benicio and his son Cike to the Empire.

Entrusting himself to the Astros mercenary group led to his fate, and he has now taken on a major position in the guild.

So it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand Enrique’s feelings.

Ever since I was young, I have followed the mercenary group’s ‘Bart’ around. Perhaps even more so than his father, Prince Benicio, he seemed to regard him as his protector.

However, later I found out that he was the prince of Delcross who destroyed his country. How can words explain the sense of betrayal that young Kike felt towards him at that time?

The problem was that Seonghwang, who usually answered Kike’s questions kindly, became excessively talkative around that time. He did not make any excuses or explanations for taking over the throne.

In this way, the relationship between the two deepened, and Kike, who had started training to become an assassin, came to the point where he was next to the Holy Emperor every time and attempted to take his life.

But people who had been working at the guild for a long time had noticed.

Seonghwang sometimes leaves the informant who can’t hide his life alone, and has him study various situations on the continent as part of his mission.

To him, Kike is still just the same child he had to take care of when he first met him.

“Kike. “There are big conspiracies taking place on the underside of the continent right now.”

As time passed, Greta said, stroking the corners of her eyes that were now starting to wrinkle.

At first, she also burned with great anger towards the enemy of her country, but when you work together for such a long time, you learn things automatically.

“A big conspiracy?”

“okay.”

The branch manager’s eyes shine earnestly as he faces the young man’s rebellious face.

“If we do not maintain at least the form of this unreasonable empire, there are huge tasks that may be impossible to handle… … .”

What is reflected in the eyes of a wise woman who has raised the guild for a long time.

It was a sign of a huge storm coming soon.

fantasy,