094. Logan (1)
Fondant.
A small stone causes ripples in the calm water.
Seongjin was squatting on the shore of a shallow lake, looking at the waves spreading in a circle. The hand that occasionally throws a pebble at one’s feet into the lake still belongs to a small child.
Strangely, this view has faded to gray and has no realism.
It was a situation I had experienced before.
So this is a dream, right? So, is this another memory of Mores?
After realizing it, the depressed feelings of the child sitting with his chin on his knees were conveyed to him. The boy was very angry, but more than that, he was sad and had to keep his mouth shut to keep from crying.
Rustling.
At that time, the bushes move in front of me and a small boy walks out.
I guess I’m six or seven years old now. The round head covered with fine black hair looked a lot like someone Seongjin knew.
-Why are you doing this here? It’s already been a long time since I learned swordsmanship.
When the boy approached as if he was worried, Seongjin, or rather the child, reacted harshly and responded bluntly.
-Go away, Logan! I’m not going to class anymore!
-what’s the matter? You like swordsmanship, right? Let’s go. Director Bruno is waiting.
-I don’t like it! I’m done, so you, who are good at it, do your best!
He was truly an ugly little boy who reacted irritably.
However, Seongjin could not bear to blame Mores, because he could vividly feel that the child was holding back the cries that seemed ready to burst out at any moment.
-… … .
What was surprising was that the other boy, who appeared to be a similar age, also seemed to notice it. After pacing around him anxiously for a moment, he approached Mores cautiously.
-Lizabeth What did Momma say again?
The corners of Mores’ mouth, which had been tightly shut, began to tremble little by little.
In the end, the child couldn’t stand it anymore and lowered his head and buried it between his knees. Seongjin felt a little uncomfortable as she felt the hem of her child’s pants getting wet.
Mores just shed tears and did not speak out.
However, Seongjinman could vividly feel the crying voice of the child repeating to himself.
They say I ruined all of Mama Mama’s dreams.
I… Because I’m not like you, because I’m not like Abama.
That’s why he keeps getting angry whenever he sees me.
They say they hate me so much… … .
The boy, who had been listening to the sniffling sound for a moment, quietly approached the child’s side and squatted down side by side facing the lake.
-hmm… … .
The boy pondered for a while, looking at the surface of the water as if choosing his words.
He seemed to have guessed, to some extent, the words that Mores had swallowed.
-Mores.
After some time had passed and Mores seemed to have calmed down a little, the boy softly called his name.
-I’ll teach you a little bit just for you. This is my secret that no one knows.
When the child raised his red eyes and made eye contact, Logan smiled kindly at him. The smile looked somewhat sad, perhaps because of the slightly drooped eye corners.
-Actually, this is not my first time learning Auror training. The reason I seem to be good at it is because I learned it before.
-You learned it before? when?
-therefore… Actually I… … .
* * *
‘… Okay, actually what are you?’
Seongjin blinked, still dazed.
Again. A tear drop flows down the corner of my eye. Without realizing it, I seemed to sympathize with Mores’ feelings in the dream.
So, it’s good to show memories, but what’s the point of breaking a dream at the most important point? This is the same as not seeing anything at all.
So actually what?
As I was glaring at the canopy on the ceiling, feeling a little aggrieved, I heard a fussy voice in my head.
[100 million! Have you come to your senses? hey! are you okay?]
Why is this guy making such a fuss again?
[Ugh! Hey, man! I thought you were really going to die! Where can you find a person who rushes at you so ignorantly that his whole body breaks?]
‘uh… … .’
Only then did Seongjin’s mind slowly begin to recall the events that had occurred before he lost consciousness.
Attack of monsters. gate. Pago Nephila’s rampage. The dead old man… … .
There was no complete chaos or anything like that.
The bird that always sings at Jinju Palace seemed quiet today, but now it was the middle of the night. After the commotion occurred during the day, Seongjin slept all the time and only now came to his senses.
‘So what happened to the spider chick? What about the gate?’
Seongjin asked the Demon King, but he wasn’t actually that worried. In the end, I clearly felt the spider’s core completely crumble.
gate? Monsters? That’s because Seonghwang handled it well.
Isn’t the fact that Seongjin lying safely in Jinju Palace like this is proof of that?
[It’s not that I didn’t know about your tendency to rush forward without thinking. Hey, for real this time though! and… In that short period of time, people really… … .]
The demon king had been mumbling for a long time like a complaint, paying no heed to Seongjin’s questions. When Seongjin’s expression began to turn ugly, he was only then slightly surprised and began to explain what had happened.
When the Demon King went down to the basement, a small gate was opened in the underground corridor, and spiders, wasps, and ant-shaped monsters were coming out of it.
It is said that the monsters that attacked the dungeon were eating the Loferum eggs from the prisoners’ chests, leaving the prison in complete disarray.
Wait, Loferum eggs?
[okay. Most of the prisoners in the Inquisition Prison had eggs. Most of them were live eggs, probably because they had been planted recently.]
Seongjin’s face became serious.
Just as he had guessed, it was true that the academy students had been egged on by the Heresy Tribunal. It is said that there is a person there who is randomly planting monster eggs on prisoners who do not need to take care of their affairs.
The Demon King continued his explanation.
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Given the circumstances, it seemed clear that Priest Hayes had opened the gate. However, when the Demon King came down, he had just died at the hands of the Holy Emperor, so the method he used is no longer known.
And after that, the Holy Emperor personally closed the gate and swept away the monsters underground in one go.
[I’ve never seen anything like that before. Your father destroyed the gate by crushing it with one hand. Even I, the Demon Lord of Gehenna, cannot crush the distorted space like that.]
The demon king’s soul trembled, as if recalling that time. Seongjin also felt goosebumps rising.
Was the gate supposed to close that easily? What are the limits of that guy?
[Plus, I blew up all the small monsters from afar without even touching them. I have no idea how they did it. You should have seen that… … .]
‘hmm… … .’
Seongjin swallowed his sleep.
Isn’t there really a need for him to go out of his way to kill the spider?
If I had stayed away for a while and waited like Masain said, I think that guy would have appeared and easily cleaned everything up.
[Also, what was it like for you when your father came to earth… … .]
Seongjin’s condition described by the Demon King was much more serious than he expected.
There was intracranial bleeding and the muscles throughout the body were dying evenly. A few fractures and scratches were just bonuses.
If it weren’t for the Holy Emperor’s divine power, he would have died slowly, or even if he had survived, he would have been seriously crippled.
Seonghwang’s cool silver-gray eyes suddenly appeared and Seongjin broke into a cold sweat.
Now I’m starting to fear the aftermath.
I even received a nutcracker to stop him from hitting me, but not long after, my son’s body was reduced to a pulp again, so how will I see that guy’s face from now on?
Also, how will Lord Masaine react? … .
‘uh… I’m afraid I’ll just never wake up like this.’
Seongjin held his head and snuggled into the bed. The unpleasant dream from earlier had long since disappeared from my mind.
Fortunately, his escape from reality did not last long.
[Lee Seong-jin, that woman.]
Seongjin, who sensed the familiar presence of Auror concealment even before the Demon King warned him, slowly got up and sat down on the bed. Soon, as always, the terrace window opened, and a slim figure wearing a black stealth suit entered the room without a sound.
When Dasha noticed Seongjin staring at her coming in, she flinched for a moment, then sighed and came closer. It seems that his recently cracked self-esteem is not recovering easily.
“Yes, you must be young. “I was a fool to think that I would succeed in infiltrating this time.”
She smiled as she sat down on the sofa across from the bed.
“I heard you were seriously injured, but fortunately you look fine.”
“Dasha really doesn’t know anything.”
“Not just me, everyone knows. “Rumors are already spreading throughout the capital that the brave young prince, despite his injuries, single-handedly killed a huge monster for the people of the imperial capital.”
Was there a rumor like that?
The emperor never set an example for his subjects, and of course Seongjin didn’t catch the monster alone.
“The city was in chaos due to the monster disturbance that occurred during the day.”
It seemed like it was one of those sweet stories that were hastily spread to calm public sentiment quickly. Will it have at least some positive impact on Mores’ reputation, which was at an all-time low?
Dasha briefly explained to Seongjin what happened during the day.
Many of the bumble bee monsters that flew into the city scattered here and there and attacked the people of the capital. They were mainly people living in slums or remote places.
It is said that thanks to this, it took some time for the knights to catch all the monsters. This is because they had to be divided into teams one by one and spread out to various parts of the capital.
Somehow it occurred to me that they were all suffering from the Gray Plague.
Sure enough, Dasha said something that confirmed his guess.
“Strangely enough, all of those attacked by monsters died with their chests ripped out. “The capital guard confirmed that some of the body’s skin had discolored to gray.”
Seongjin suddenly remembered what the devil said during the day.
-I found out what all the monsters had in common!
Could it be that the one thing these guys have in common is that they eat Loperum eggs?
The Demon King answered Seongjin’s question.
[It’s a little different. There are actually different eggs that spiders, ants, and bees like in common.]
It is said to be a butterfly egg that is rare to find even in the demon world. Most monsters that prey on eggs die and cannot survive.
But why has Seongjin never seen such a butterfly monster in all these years?
[These are channeling things. If it feels dangerous, it runs away to another dimension.]
Gehenna, which was at war with Sigurd District 34, seemed to be a dangerous place to live in these guys’ eyes.
[The problem is that the eggs of Loperum before they die give off a very similar smell to the eggs of this butterfly. I think they’re trying to lure the insect-type monsters that way so they can be eaten, but I don’t really know why. It’s probably related to another life story I don’t know about.]
So, the gate suddenly opened while the Loferum eggs were burning a scent that attracted insect monsters, threatening to kill them. This explains why the insect-type monsters came out like crazy.
But why did that priest named Hayes suddenly open the gate? Is it really him who planted the Loferum eggs?
Seongjin thought about it for a moment, but nothing came to mind.
The purpose of planting the egg and the reason for opening the gate remain unknown.
Seongjin decided to do what he could for now.
“Dasha. “Can I ask you to investigate?”
“Yes, sir.”
Dasha’s turquoise eyes began to sparkle.
Although he had only met her a few times yet, Seongjin was learning more about her one by one.
Dasha couldn’t hide her excited expression when she saw something curious or interesting, and it seemed like working in the intelligence department was a good fit for her.
“First, about a priest named Hayes who was working at the Heresy Tribunal.”
Ohh! Dasha made an amused expression.
“The priest in question died today. No problem! There are suspicions that he is a remnant of the Dark Church, and the Intelligence Department is already investigating him. “We will provide you with detailed news soon.”
However, at Seongjin’s next words, her confident face couldn’t help but crack for a moment.
“And about my mother, Empress Lizabeth.”
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