Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 237

237. Sword Master (1)

Flash!

When an unidentified flash of light flashed in the sky, Logan happened to be not far from Sigismund Territory.

“Pfft!”

The light was so strong that in an instant the night sky turned white and my eyes were blinded mercilessly.

Logan, who had been strengthening his eyesight with Aura to run at night, suddenly lost his vision completely.

Hee hee hee!

The startled horse raises its front paws and lunges.

Logan let go of the reins for fear of harming the horse and fell off the horse.

Fortunately, the Sword Master’s senses far surpass those of humans, and he was able to land safely on the floor even with his eyes completely closed.

“Roxana!”

Hee hee! Hee hee hee!

Logan ran to his frightened horse, who was jumping up and down, and grabbed the blurry reins. His powerful divine power was already gradually restoring his eyesight.

“Wow.”

After carefully checking the horse’s condition and patting its neck and back several times, Roxana smelled the familiar scent of her owner and soon became quiet. She eventually regained her composure and gently surrendered herself to the hands of Logan, whose words poured divine power into her eyes.

He looked after the horse like that and still looked at the northern sky with gloomy eyes.

‘… Seongjin Lee?’

Why?

For some reason, Logan was caught up in the strange belief that the light from earlier had nothing to do with Lee Seong-jin.

The only strange thing is that the light erupted from a direction that was much more biased towards the territory rather than towards the demonic realm.

‘It’s clear. ‘Something unexpected has happened in Sigismund!’

The commotion in the air is already unusual.

Logan’s sensitive senses were already sensing the unique, tingling tension emanating from the battlefield.

The Lee Seong-jin he knew would never try to get out of such a dangerous situation alone. And Brother Masain will not leave Lee Seong-jin like that either.

In that case, for the safety of the two people, Logan had to go to the place where the light flashed right now.

‘But Roxana is already so tired. It would be faster if I ran alone.’

He took a moment to take stock of his surroundings.

Fortunately, there are no signs of demonic beasts around. The wolves wandering around the area must have moved to northern Ortona by now.

Moreover, Roxana was also a fairly trustworthy partner who knew what to do.

Logan searched through the horse’s luggage and took out the insignia of the Order of St. Bastian, which had the imperial family’s emblem engraved on it. He unfolded the cloth and carefully wrapped it around the horse’s neck and body.

Don’t let any unscrupulous people mess with Roxana.

“I’m sorry, Roxana. Please rest here for a while. I will come look for you as soon as possible. Or, will you come to Sigismund’s territory for me as soon as you have the energy?”

The intelligent beast that had been working with Logan for quite a long time understood his master’s intentions with just that one word.

The horse stared at Logan with wise eyes and nudged him with its head, purring and snorting.

“…Good guy.”

Logan patted the bridge of Roxana’s white nose affectionately and tried to keep his steps steady.

Although he wanted to avoid the situation of leaving his Rottweiler alone in a remote place, if possible.

‘but… … .’

Somehow I feel so anxious.

Seonghwang’s words from earlier, ‘bring back Mores safely,’ were stuck in my mind and wouldn’t leave.

‘If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have sent it alone from the beginning!’

It would have been better to have followed him proudly without paying attention to what the Margrave thought. No, it would have been better to have kept Lee Seong-jin from going.

I regretted it later, but it was already too late. Logan chewed his lip and immediately wrapped his legs around the Auror and started running at high speed.

Before I knew it, only a slight soreness remained around my eyes, where my vision had been severely damaged.

* * *

The Sword Master, who moved faster than horses, quickly reached the battlefield.

“What the hell is this…!”

And when we arrived, the battlefield situation was much worse than expected. Sigismund’s soldiers were having a hard time surrounded by countless Lycanslopes.

Additionally, the newly appeared giant monsters were also a problem.

The ice giants that Logan encounters for the first time. Dozens of magical beasts, probably Glacher Trolls, are flocking towards the battlefield at once.

thud. thud. thud.

A look of despair appears on the soldiers’ faces.

It was obvious that if they entered the battle like this, the barely balanced battle line would be greatly shaken.

‘The demon beasts crossed the ice wall? how?’

At first, such doubts came to mind, but Logan put them aside for a moment and ran through the battlefield, chasing the presence of Lee Seong-jin, who he had already become accustomed to.

I felt puzzled at the fact that the guy’s presence seemed faint, as if it would break off, unlike usual.

Why does it look like this? Did you get hurt somewhere?

“……!”

And Logan, who finally found him at the watchtower in the rear, couldn’t help but be speechless for a moment.

Situation at the front? The soldiers’ despair?

No, Logan could be sure that nothing in this world would be as bad as Lee Seong-jin’s current condition.

He was leaning against the watchtower, and red blood was flowing from his eyes, wondering what he had done.

Moreover, the aura flowing out of the body was so unstable that if left alone, it seemed as if the entire body would disintegrate and scatter into the air at once!

Logan, who was the flagship, hurriedly ran over and caught Seongjin’s body, which was about to fall.

“Are you okay, Seongjin Lee?”

And as soon as I caught him, I could clearly feel that he was not okay at all.

This is because Logan’s sensitive sense of auras immediately grasped what was currently happening in Seongjin’s body.

‘… The flow of aurors was so weak that it seemed as if every single strand had been cut off!’

There is no separate path for the aura to flow through the body.

However, if you practice Aura for a long time, something similar to a habitual channel of Aura will develop. Something like a shortcut or circuit.

However, in Lee Seong-jin’s body, those paths were not only broken, but were completely cut off at times. It was as if his entire body was covered by external energy at once.

-You would be really surprised to know how much he can control his aurors. Not long ago, I almost died because I ignored the exercises and stirred up my body.

It was exactly what I heard from Amelia.

‘I had to scrape the auror to the bottom several times. I did something that couldn’t be handled by the total amount of aurors of a low-ranking knight, and before I could recover, the same situation was repeated over and over again!’

By forcing the body to deplete the aura and then quickly pulling the aura out, all the tissues in the path through which the aura flows were damaged.

So, even though Dantian’s aura is recovering now, the aura is not flowing properly along the path and is running rampant in the wrong place.

“Your Majesty Logan? How come here….”

The Margrave and Leader Bruno, who had been dumbfounded by the appearance of the Glature Troll, finally noticed Logan and their eyes widened.

But there is no time to reply one by one. Logan ignored them and began to pour divine power into Seongjin’s bleeding eyes.

Currently, the only person here who knows exactly what Seongjin Lee’s condition is is Logan.

This is because Aurors basically have the property of protecting the body. Is it any wonder that the aura that should flow for beneficial effects actually damages the body of the aura user?

“You received treatment from the Holy Knights earlier, but your condition has not completely recovered.”

Even former Dekaron Knight leader Bruno said the same thing.

Although he came with a very worried face, it was a face that said, ‘The prince must be very tired, for the auror to become so weak.’

That meant that this guy’s current condition was unusual.

“Stay still. Your Auror flow is messed up right now. Why are your eyes like this?”

Logan tried to calm Seongjin, who was struggling as if embarrassed, and stabilize his condition. At the same time as he unleashes his divine power, he guides the Auras of Seongjin, who have lost their way due to external energy and run rampant, to the right path.

Normally, there would be no way for him to be unaware of the existence of aurors interfering from the outside, but right now, Lee Seong-jin was just blinking blankly as if he felt nothing.

“Why are you doing this here? What on earth is going on? Brother Masain?”

Although he tried to remain calm, Logan’s mind was extremely anxious.

Can this guy’s condition ever recover? Wouldn’t it be like I’m going to become a wreck forever like this?

What if this guy who loves sword training so much never gets to hold a sword again… … .

I don’t know what he was thinking at that time, but Seongjin suddenly got startled and fumbled with Logan’s sleeve.

Aside from being blind, it seemed like he was currently unable to feel any sensation in his hands.

“Logan! Logan!”

Logan also knew this symptom well.

The final battle on the Plains of Andres where he met his end.

When they fought against the onslaught of a large army for several days without eating, sleeping, or resting, Dekaron Knight’s mighty aurors were also exhausted in the end.

Because of this, he had to force himself to scrape off even the slightest bit of aura and use it all.

In the end, he couldn’t even feel the hand holding the sword, and he had to die at the hands of Captain Silas after overworking his body to the point where his entire body’s circuits were torn apart.

‘Even if I had saved my life at that time, I would have ended up as a ruined person.’

Dekaron Knightzoja, who had perfected the balance of the Aurors, had also reached that point.

But Seongjin Lee. You are not who you were back then.

Why did you end up in this situation when you have no country or compatriots to protect? … .

“There is no time for this right now! This is something only you can do. You must catch him!”

But it seemed like even that wasn’t enough for Lee Seong-jin. Logan’s voice rose higher without my knowledge at his urgent words.

“Are you saying you know what you look like now?”

However, while criticizing Lee Seong-jin, his heart was filled with self-destruction.

I shouldn’t have taken this guy for granted when he asked me to come over.

If you had immediately summoned Lilium after receiving the letter without hesitation, or rather, if you had just rushed here that evening.

“You idiot! That’s not important right now!”

I am angry at Seongjin Lee for not taking care of himself to allow this situation to happen.

“If we don’t catch him quickly, at least half of the people here will die! The damage to the territory will grow out of control!”

But more than anything, I was angry at myself for keeping my eyes open and allowing this situation to happen.

On the other hand, I also had this thought.

What on earth do they say to you?

‘… Why on earth is this happening?’

Even I, the prince of Delcross, can’t shake off my resentment toward the empire whenever Ortona’s memories come to mind. I can’t help but think that everything is a retribution that they must bear.

I thought that since I was born as a prince, I would fulfill my duties accordingly. But now, Logan was feeling extremely skeptical about him.

‘But Lee Seong-jin, you’re actually from a different world, right? What does their well-being matter to you?’

Lee Seong-jin, whether he knew what was going through Logan’s mind or not, was quickly pouring out what he had to say.

“Listen carefully. Beyond that mountainside, there is a devil! He looks like a young woman wearing a hood.”

If we don’t do something about him, Sigismund… … !

Logan, looking at that desperate face quickly explaining what he had to do, suddenly realized.

Ah, yes. Actually, I know why you do that. I already knew it for a long time.

Although he pretended not to be, Lee Seong-jin was a very kind guy.

Although he has a sullen face that seems uninterested in everything, you can tell that he is always watching the situation around him without missing a single detail.

Otherwise, Amelia and Sisley’s faces wouldn’t have brightened up so much recently.

Even Seonghwang, who I thought had no idea what was going on, has been changing little by little lately because of you.

-But you already gave your life! So what else should you do then?

Above all, who else in this world could be so genuinely angry on his behalf?

What did Logan say to Lee Seong-jin?

-If Mores comes back… Can you promise me that you’ll give him his body back?

What did Lee Seong-jin respond to such a cruel request?

-Yes, it won’t be difficult. I’m dead anyway.

What happened to my mind?

How could he say such scary words to this guy so easily?

“Whew….”

Suppressing the anger welling up from deep inside, Logan sighed deeply.

‘This is amazing.’

I need to find Mores.

Now, he couldn’t tell whether he was anxious that he wouldn’t be able to find Mores’ soul, or whether he was afraid that he would suddenly return and Lee Seong-jin would disappear without a trace.

But at least one thing was certain.

Logan cannot afford to lose Lee Seong-jin like this.

-I am not sure whether the value of the republic is worth all these sacrifices. However, I can become the sword that realizes the will of the prince who is certain of this.

Logan once said that to his close friend Benicio.

And even at this moment, he felt that way.

‘I have no idea that this empire is worth that much. But still, Seongjin Lee, if you want to sacrifice your body to protect this Delcross, at least I can be the sword that will make your will come true.’

That’s why Logan answered Seongjin Lee like this.

“Okay. Just calm down and speak slowly. What should I do?”

fantasy,