Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 337

337. Deer hunting (1)

The dam that separates the conscious and unconscious is not as high as one might think, so it can sometimes be easily overflowed by strong emotions or will.

“… Mores.”

Amelia looked at her younger sister’s face, which seemed somewhat unfamiliar from earlier.

Since when did it start? His face suddenly became expressionless, as if his expression had been washed away, to the point where it went beyond being insensitive and looked inorganic.

There was only one thing moving on that lifeless face. There was only a faint silver-grey eye light that occasionally flickered into the air.

“Mores.”

When Amelia called my name again-

Blink.

I thought the eyelids were moving slowly as if responding to that, but for a moment, a powerful emotion appeared in the eyes that were hidden for a moment and then revealed.

It was a strange sense of desperation. An ambivalent feeling, as if trying to escape from somewhere, but at the same time, as if trying not to let go of something.

Blink.

But when he blinked a second time, the prince’s eyes had already returned to their usual gray color.

“Yes, sister.”

“… … .”

“Why are you doing that?”

Amelia slowly looked at him with an anxious face.

“Are you worried about something? “I was worried because his expression suddenly looked too dark.”

“… … ?”

Seongjin tilted his head.

Come to think of it, what was I just thinking?

“ah! It’s no big deal. I just had this thought. You said before that you wanted revenge on someone, right? “Then, is the owner of the castle wall you usually want to destroy the target of your revenge?”

Amelia was taken aback for a moment, but then nodded obediently.

“okay. “That’s right.”

“I knew so. So I thought: ‘Wouldn’t it be a little difficult if you later hit that guy with the force of destroying a castle wall?’ “I do.”

“so?”

Of course, Amelia also did not think that this feeling of anger would be easily understood. It must have felt quite out of the blue to her sister, as it was her revenge for things that hadn’t happened yet.

But his next words were unexpected.

“sister. No matter who you are seeking revenge on, please take the situation into your own hands and hit them gently. Otherwise, you can’t just hit him a few times and he dies, right?”

huh?

Amelia blinked.

“Salsa?”

“yes. You’re not going to just hit one and drink it, are you? “Even if you can heal and beat the enemy, what’s the use if the opponent dies in one hit?”

“… … !”

Ah, I see.

Amelia came to a great realization.

“okay. The opponent may be weaker than expected! However, if you hit and treat it appropriately, you can take revenge for quite a long time. “You are amazing, Mores!”

Haha, what?

Maybe if you talk to Logan or Sisley, they’ll be willing to help you?

“Or I can lend you Sir Valerie, Inquisitor Nallari of the Monster Task Force. “No matter who the target of revenge is, perhaps we can bring a true end to hell.”

“That’s a good idea. Thank you, Mores.”

The image of the siblings smiling side by side looking up at the night sky was as beautiful as a painting, and the baron’s employee couldn’t help but secretly admire them as he glanced at them.

Only Sir Martha, who was listening to the brother and sister’s whispers from afar, quietly thought this while sweating coldly.

‘There were so many shortcomings in assisting Prince Mores so far! From now on, if you don’t pay more attention to your emotional education… … !’

It’s a good thing that your relationship is better than before. However, it was truly a mystery why one side had such a unilaterally negative influence on the other.

* * *

‘Everything has gone wrong!’

The next morning.

Alton Dan Sang-ju, who was diligently heading to the meeting place in the suburbs, couldn’t hide his nervousness and chewed his lips.

‘At this rate, it’s impossible to predict how [Puppet Master] will turn out!’

Alton Sangju and Karen Lawson were devil contractees.

Like most merchants belonging to the Merchants’ Association, she made a contract with the devil when she was young and gained her current wealth. After defeating her rivals and quickly ascending to a prominent position, she killed the Sangsan lord and her successors one by one with a curse, naturally assuming her position as the Sangdan lord.

But that was it.

Once she became the head of the Sangdan, she had to travel back and forth to the ecliptic from time to time, and in order to safely come within the scope of [Grace], she had no choice but to refrain from communicating with the devil for a long time. The opportunities to utilize her demonic powers naturally diminished.

It took a lot of effort and time to grow the top purely through one’s own resourcefulness. As the operation of the upper level was sluggish, the [Puppet Master], who was well-known among demons, approached.

‘We want merchants and administrative workers traveling to and from the countries of the western part of the continent, especially Rohan. ‘Can you help me control them?’

The puppeteer attended Baron Cadogan’s salon, where targets gathered, and was requested to carry out special instructions. She offers her a sweet reward she can never refuse.

So Karen joined hands with [Puppet Master] and attempted to take another leap forward to gain wealth.

‘I did… … !’

No way, no way.

Who would have thought that two children from the Seonghwang family would be in attendance that day!

Thanks to this, the plan to bind all members with a curse was completely foiled. Karen stamped her feet, but in the end, she had no choice but to head to the meeting place, feeling extremely frustrated.

“You didn’t keep your promise.”

And the person who faced Karen was a half-masked man with a cold expression.

Romain, who was drawing some complicated shapes on the floor, scolded her coldly without even looking at her.

“I trusted you with an important task, but I am very disappointed. “If you carelessly broke your promise, is it safe to say that you are prepared to pay the price?”

“Now, wait! It’s all happening to me too… … !”

But when she rashly tried to approach Romain, he turned his head and shouted sharply.

“Don’t touch it!”

“… … !”

“You must never destroy this circuit. “It is a circuit that follows the laws of the normal world, but since it was drawn temporarily, it is currently in a very unstable state!”

Gyu-sang world?

Karen looked at the intricate drawings on the cabin floor with a puzzled face.

[Laws of the normal world! Humans drew those incomprehensible things with their bare hands?]

In her head, the devil who had made a contract with her shouted in horror. When he reached her rendezvous point far outside the ecliptic, he restored his connection with her at her own discretion.

[It must have been a technology that disappeared with the fall of Ionia. What on earth is the identity of that ‘Puppet Master’?]

But Karen wasn’t curious about such things at all. Because the half-masked man in front of him was starting to give off a dangerous vibe, as if he was about to commit something at any moment.

“Now, Alton Sangsangju. Well, you ruined my plan. “Do you have any last words?”

omg!

Karen, who instinctively sensed danger, shouted urgently.

“wait for a sec! I didn’t do that on purpose! “Your orders were absolutely impossible to carry out!”

“It’s an excuse. “I can’t help but think that secretly activating just one small magic item must have been that difficult.”

“You don’t know! Do you know who attended the meeting last night? “The 1st princess and 3rd prince of the Seonghwang family have arrived!”

“Hoo… … ?”

Only then did the man’s demeanor noticeably soften.

“Puppet master, you definitely know! “Things that are absolutely taboo for demons who contract with humans in the Delcross dimension!”

first. Harm humans with demonic power, but do not go far beyond the scope of human capabilities.

second. Do not confuse society with the power of the devil.

third. No matter what happens, never, ever, mess with the children of Seonghwang.

In particular, without a single exception, the devil who violated the third point met a terrible end!

“Do you understand? “If I had carried out the work there as planned, how do you think it would have turned out?”

Meeting the prince and princess at such a small gathering was something she could never have imagined. She was so embarrassed that she seemed overly angry at the host, Baron Cadogan.

“understand. But a promise is only a promise.”

Romain continued, taking a final look at the circuit he had completed.

“Isn’t that also a promise you swore directly in front of your monarch?”

“… … !”

Callen Lawson’s face turned blue with fear. To Romain’s point, she is responding to the demon she has contracted with.

Most people in the Merchant Alliance make contracts with the devil for wealth and fame. Therefore, most of the demons they contracted with were descendants of Greed, or the [Lord of Hunger].

And Greed was not a benevolent monarch who would let his descendants who disobeyed his orders be tolerated.

“An explanation! Please give the Demon King of Hunger one chance to explain! I, I… … !”

At her desperate cries, Romain quietly nodded.

“Well, because the opponent was a prosperous Delcross. I completely understand your position. So, let me give you a special chance to make it up to me.”

Romain smiled and raised his head, as if he had finally reviewed all the circuits. Halfway through, her lower lips curled wide as if satisfied.

“But remember, there is no next chance for you now. Do you understand?”

Due to such circumstances, Karen was barely able to escape from the [Puppet Master]. He promised to speak well to Greed, along with new instructions to [accept] whatever his next request was.

It was an order whose meaning was completely unknown.

‘What on earth is that guy thinking?’

But it didn’t take long for the question to be resolved. This is because, while she was in the middle of moving in her carriage, a blurry window suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

The □hairs facing 〚□□ are opened□. Do you want to move?〛

〚Accept/Reject〛

Karen Lawson rubbed her eyes.

‘… What is this?’

Reflexively, the puppeteer’s instructions to [accept] anything come to mind.

[this! Go ahead and say no, Karen! Isn’t this a completely broken rule!? If you get caught up in such an incomplete code, you may end up in a [labyrinth] and never be able to escape!]

I heard the devil’s cries belatedly in my ears, but it was already over. Because her conscious mind was choosing [acceptance] without her knowledge.

My vision quickly disappears into the distance.

‘omg!’

Pop!

After the dizzying feeling of falling, I opened my tightly closed eyes and, to my surprise, Karen had returned to the meeting place from earlier.

When she raised her head while sitting down on the dusty floor, she saw a half-masked man looking at her with a grin. Holding a large crystal ball in one hand.

“What the hell is this…” … ?”

“hmm. great. “It’s finally working properly.”

Romain has used the ‘temporary portal generator’ several times so far to transport prisoners from the Inquisition. However, because about half of them were lost, they ultimately failed to determine their location.

However, it was obvious that if too many prisoners were stolen, the Emperor would notice.

So the next thing I came up with was an auxiliary circuit that distorted the movement location to one side. The chances of success were very slim, but after several days of digging, we eventually succeeded.

‘Now all I have to do is steal the princess away with this.’

Although the location can be specified, choosing [acceptance] is ultimately up to the individual’s will.

‘In that case, all you have to do is eliminate any room for choice.’

It would be perfect if Leonard could persuade the princess. But if she fails to steal her heart-

‘There is no choice but to somehow drive the princess down a dead end and force her to choose [acceptance]… … .’

* * *

Meanwhile, at the same time, the imperial palace.

Nate, who had been staring at the teacup, was startled by something and raised his head.

“hmm? Why are you doing this all of a sudden? What’s going on?”

My son, who knows nothing, asks with an innocent face.

“No, nothing…” … .”

For some reason, a chill ran down my spine.

Why? The children are quietly protected in the imperial capital, and the movements of the strays have slowed down considerably recently. Why do I have such an ominous feeling?

“Did you do something else, Mores?”

“… yes?”

Then, the troublemaker son was confused for a moment, but then smiled brightly.

“Ah yes. So, I just told you that I was going to a hunting party. “I’m going to go deer hunting.”

“deer… … .”

“yes. I heard it’s early deer hunting season these days, right? So, I want to go first and sweep up all the deer.”

“… … .”

Nate, who was somehow feeling extremely anxious, looked at his son blankly.

But isn’t this immature child who doesn’t know his father’s speed saying this with a flushed face?

“Oh, don’t worry. I really won’t crash this time! Sir Martha and the resident knights will take care of everything. “I will never hunt myself, I will just hang out at the hunting ground with Max!”

Sounds like a good idea, right?

My son said that with a proud expression, took a sip of his tea, and added, “Ah.”

“If possible, I’ll ask you to catch a wild boar too!”

“… … .”

Is it really okay to let this child go like this? … .

Nate slowly raised one hand and washed his face.

fantasy,