005. Jinju Palace (2)
Around the time when Seongjin was gradually getting used to his new life by training his body in the corner of his room, rumors began to circulate in the imperial palace that the bastard prince had become a little strange.
In the past, Jinju Palace, which was never quiet for a day without loud swearing or breaking objects, has been as calm as a windless surface for several days.
Even those who at first thought that he had no energy to commit evil after his illness gradually began to notice changes in the prince.
“You don’t complain about food at all? “Before, it was rare to go a day without spilling the table.”
“In the past, we used to make a fuss about snacking from time to time, but these days, we don’t even look for snacks at all. “The amount of food has also decreased significantly.”
The agitation occurred gradually.
Even the employees, who until now had been careful about what they said because of the empress, who opened her eyes and controlled what she said, began to gossip here and there to avoid the eyes of surveillance as their peaceful daily lives continued.
“Why are you so calm? “I’m rather anxious because I’m afraid something will explode.”
“I heard your memory is still intact? People don’t change easily. “Once I recover, I’ll be able to be as vicious as before.”
“well. They say that humans themselves have changed. “I had such a high fever, so maybe my head felt a little weird?”
“Shh! What if someone hears that my head has gone crazy… … .”
And all of those rumors were reported to the chief chamberlain through the eyes and ears spread throughout the palace.
“… “What a strange thing.”
After hearing the servants’ reports, Chief Chamberlain Louis quietly rested his chin and was lost in thought.
“It is said that it is not rare to see a person’s personality completely change like this after suffering from a high fever or suffering a trauma.”
Even as the attendant added, Lewis silently shook his head.
Prince Mores’ change was certainly surprising and welcome.
However, the chief chamberlain was more concerned about the emperor’s attitude toward him than about the prince’s change.
Since the young Emperor ascended to the throne, he has been by his side every day to assist him. So, I knew very well how much Seonghwang put into managing Jinju Palace without any variables.
Users were directly appointed, and visitors were strictly restricted. The resident engineer, who separately manages the accounting books and is in charge of expenses, also personally reviewed and selected the application documents.
That’s why it seems rather strange that despite Prince Mores’ sudden change, we have been quietly watching without commenting until now.
It is clear that the reason for the change was an unexpected fever, but would it be too much to be suspicious to think that this was also under the control of his master?
“It’s time for Prince Mores’ audience.”
I guess I’ll have to visit the prince in person and take a closer look before then.
The chief chamberlain made that decision while stroking his smoothly shaven chin.
* * *
“Did you have a good night?”
“Yeah, roughly.”
If there is anyone that Seongjin sees frequently after Edith, it is the resident council member of Jinju Palace.
This elderly councilor named Ninneas had too shabby appearance to be considered a member of the imperial palace.
This old man smells of alcohol every time he opens his mouth, and his red nose gives off a hint of alcoholism.
Such a shabby old man called for a regular checkup and examined Seongjin twice a day, every morning and evening, but everything he did was completely unreliable.
He used to nod his head while roughly examining Seongjin’s complexion with his dim-looking eyes, perhaps due to presbyopia or not being sober, but it is doubtful whether he was seeing anything clearly.
I felt his pulse with my hand, which was also suffering from hydrotremor, but even my trembling fingers were not touching the pulse properly.
“great. “That’s good.”
What’s good? Is this person a congressman you can trust?
When Seongjin, bewildered, looked back at Edith standing next to her, she sighed and answered.
“Ninias is actually the person who mainly looks after the resident knights of the Jinju Palace. Your doctor originally had a separate doctor… … .”
According to Edith, not long ago, several wealthy members of the imperial palace were working as Mores’ personal doctors.
They were quite famous members of the ‘Laiora School’, the most recognized school in the imperial capital.
However, when the prince collapsed from a fever and was unable to receive proper treatment, he fell out of favor with the emperor and was demoted to a single position.
I guess he’s going around the slums now, looking at patients with the plague.
What? Then, shouldn’t we send a new doctor quickly? Why is the prince who came back from the dead treated like this?
“Cluck, click, click”
Councilor Ninias, who had been quietly listening to Edith’s story, suddenly let out a soft laugh.
“Isn’t that something that really suits them? That damn Lyora school is always talking nonsense about how they are fighting the plague on the front lines.”
At the doctor’s sudden sarcastic words, Seongjin and Edith looked at him with wide eyes.
As if I had said this without thinking, the congressman was even more shocked and quickly tried to make up for it.
“Ah, of course, I respect the teachings of the deeply traditional Lyora School, the only one recognized by the Delcross Church! “Nothing!”
[You’re so good at saying things you don’t like.]
The Demon King quickly adds in Seongjin’s mind.
[Old man, now you’re in a bad mood, you bastards like Liora… .’ I thought so.]
Well, even if he didn’t tell me, looking at the congressman’s shit-chewing expression, I couldn’t tell that all the talk about respect was nonsense.
I think it’s more of an antipathy toward the school itself rather than a personal feeling.
Naturally, Seongjin had no choice but to ask the following question.
“Okay then, Councilor Ninnias. “Where is your school?”
The congressman looked at Seongjin for a moment with blank eyes.
Although he seemed to be out of focus like never before, Seongjin had the feeling that the old man was looking at him properly for the first time.
After a moment of silence, Representative Ninias slowly shook his head.
“I am so sorry to hear this, Your Majesty. “I am a simple pharmacist who learned things by picking things up here and there.”
“… … .”
“Luckily, I caught His Majesty’s eye and got a solid job in my old age, but I never really belonged to a school.”
[It is a lie.]
This time too, Seongjin was able to understand the congressman’s true intentions before the devil found out. He was an old man with an honest expression.
“Anyway, I don’t think you need to have regular checkups every day from now on, sir. “You have completely recovered from your fever.”
The doctor quickly gathered up the examination tools and stood up.
“From now on, just focus on recovering your physical strength by eating plenty and exercising freely outside. and… … .”
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“and?”
“It seems that the auror activity in your body is a little weaker than that of ordinary people, so I think your recovery will be faster if you at least work on your auror exercises.”
It was said that he had only recently started examining Mores, and it was clear that the old man didn’t know much about the third prince.
If it had been Mores’ doctors, they would have never said the last word.
As soon as the words “Auror” came out of the old man’s mouth, Edith looked back at Seongjin with sparkling eyes.
“… … ?”
This woman, is she really expecting me to throw something?
When Seongjin looked at her blankly, she immediately started babbling with a sullen expression on her face.
“My only pleasure… … .”
Edith, you’re not a frisbee chasing puppy, so why do you find joy in life like that?
Anyway, even though it wasn’t the doctor’s recommendation, Seongjin was also thinking about managing his diet and starting outdoor exercise in earnest.
“Edith. Could you please tell the kitchen and ask them to reduce the seasoning in their food from now on? I asked for a generous salad without any sauce. “You don’t have to eat food that I don’t touch from now on.”
Since I wasn’t in the mood to give them a low-salt, low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet, I thought I’d have to pick and eat roughly.
How much knowledge do people here have about nutritional ingredients? Looking at the Earth, it appears to be somewhere between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.
As Edith was unable to hide her puzzled expression at the unexpected and unfamiliar order, Seongjin slowly turned his shoulders and added,
“Oh, and I want to go to the training ground. Can you show me the way?”
* * *
Jinju Palace’s training hall was originally a place created for Mores’ personal swordsmanship lessons.
Of course, after he gave up on swordsmanship early on, it was not used for a while, but it was kept clean even after that by administrative officials who kept an eye on the Empress.
As a result, at some point, the guard knights residing at Jinju Palace began to use it as a convenient place for personal training instead of the distant knights’ training hall.
But now, all the knights had stopped training and were standing in the corner of the training hall with their eyes wide open. This was because the 3rd Prince Pig suddenly appeared and was monopolizing the not-so-wide training hall.
The prince was neither walking nor running, but was circling the entire training ground at an awkward speed.
‘What the hell did that bastard suddenly get up to?’
The knights’ eyes were not very kind as they looked at the prince, who was leading a large man and giggling.
Unlike the maids who were closely disciplined, they were knights who had relatively little influence from the empress.
There are many cases where the prince is treated rudely. Even now, some articles are openly disdainful.
However, for Seongjin, who had already started rushing forward with the goal of training his physical strength and acquiring Auras, the knights’ negative reactions were not a consideration at all. He whined and walked around a few times, and without even looking at the knights, he wiped his sweat with his sleeve and entered the Jinju Palace.
What on earth just happened? The knights belatedly looked at each other in confusion.
It was a situation where people could get angry because they didn’t greet each other properly, but that idiot was just exercising quietly and then disappeared completely?
The knights blinked for a moment, then resumed their individual training and thought.
‘There are all kinds of amazing things in life… … .’
Everyone thought it was just a whim.
But the next day, and the day after that. The knights appeared around the same time and saw Mores walking around the training ground.
“Ugh! Heh! Wow! “Huh!”
[Hey, I’m out of breath. After just a few turns, are we all already dead?]
‘Well, such poor physical strength… … .’
Seongjin frowned, panting awkwardly.
Originally, I planned to train lightly for a few days to build muscles that could support the skeleton, and then start aerobic exercise in earnest once I lost some weight… … .
‘No, I’m already doing aerobic exercise with all my might?’
I only walked a few laps around the gym, but my lungs felt like they were going to explode and my heart was beating like crazy. Her whole body was drenched in sweat, as if it had been raining.
At this rate, when will I gain stamina and when will I learn Auror skills? Slowly, I became irritated.
The knights whispering in the corner with disapproving expressions are annoying, and the sweat that wets my hair and drips down my eyes makes them sting.
I was rubbing my eyes nervously when a dry towel suddenly appeared in front of me.
I suddenly accepted it and raised my head to see a gentle-looking old man looking at Seongjin with a smile.
‘who… … ?’
The old man was standing with several attendants. Looking at his graying hair, he appears to be young, but his back is straight and he is wearing neat clothes with not a single button out of place.
When Seongjin made eye contact, the old man took a step back, raised his right hand to his chest, and bowed his head politely.
“I see you, the prince.”
It’s an old-fashioned movement that looks like it’s drawn. The attendants following him also bowed.
As Seongjin stared blankly, not knowing how to react, the old man looked a little embarrassed.
“this… . I heard that memory became confused after a fever, but I didn’t pay attention to it. I apologize. Lowering.”
He never loses his extremely polite attitude towards the young prince. He was someone who had a polite attitude ingrained in him.
Seongjin was inwardly impressed and picked up a towel to wipe off his sweat.
The old man smiled again as he looked at that, then slightly bowed his head and said.
“My name is Louis Feltre, Chief Chamberlain of the Imperial Palace. “I am assisting His Majesty the Great.”
“… … !”
Suddenly, someone who looked like the final boss’s right hand man appeared.
Seongjin’s mouth stiffened for a moment, but the old man, who did not notice this, continued speaking in a bright voice as he was handed the sweat-soaked towel.
“It’s been so long since you woke up from your hospital bed that you’re already training so hard.”
“Well, just for exercise… … .”
“The young prince is also brave, so wouldn’t the knights of Jinju Palace follow suit and work even harder? “It is indeed the joy of a prosperous family and the red robe of Delcross.”
Seongjin looked around with a bewildered expression.
No, old man. Abu also looked at the atmosphere. Look at the eyes of the knights over there. Do you think they’re going to throw out lasers right now?
The Demon King clicked his tongue.
[Wow, this guy, are you serious? This is completely out of this world, isn’t it?]
It’s not that it’s not, the chamberlain has a happy face as if he’s looking at his special grandson.
Seongjin glanced away from his gaze and cleared his throat.
“… Uh, hmm. Louis. So what’s going on here… … ?”
Seongjin, who was not used to talking down to an elderly man, blurted out awkwardly, but the chamberlain didn’t seem to care much.
“Your Majesty was very worried after your prince collapsed from a fever. Didn’t he put off state affairs and inspect Jinju Palace himself? Later, he even rejected the healing priests and showed off his immense divine power, finally curing the terrible fever?”
“that… “I heard that was the case.”
I’m not sure, but let’s leave it at that for now.
“Thankfully, the Prince got out of bed in good health, but His Majesty was not relieved and ordered God to take a close look at his condition before the audience.”
“uh… “That’s something I’m really thankful for.”
“The prince’s health is still recovering, so if you wish, he would personally come to Jinju Palace during this tea ceremony.”
huh? yes? Are you coming?
Louis, who noticed Seongjin’s puzzled expression, quickly added an explanation.
“Oh, you seem to have forgotten about regular audience times. From long ago, His Majesty the Holy Emperor has been having regular tea time with the Prince and Princesses at least once a week.”
“… … !”
Does the king of a country have all the time for that?
This is not very welcome news for Seongjin, who wants to avoid meeting Seonghwang as much as possible.
“As you know, His Majesty’s interest in his children is very special, so the audience schedule has never been delayed until now, unless there is a major event in the empire or an unavoidable change in the schedule. In the case of Prince Mores… … .”
but?
“There were many cases where appointments were canceled on the day of the audience. For some reason, it was common for people to suddenly report feeling unwell right before the audience time… … .”
“… … .”
“As a result, in recent years, His Majesty the Holy Emperor has often asked the Prince’s intentions in advance and personally delivered him to Jinju Palace. He told me to ask the small person if he will do the same this time.”
Mores, you crazy guy! You keep breaking promises with Seonghwang? Is this guy crazy?
Seongjin felt cold sweat break out.
fantasy,
