Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 391

391. Negotiation (1)

The conference hall was engulfed in chilling tension.

An event attended by most high-ranking priests, including five cardinals. Even unlike usual, fully armed paladins were surrounding the conference hall, standing on tight guard.

“… … .”

They were waiting in silence for only one person.

The one that everyone was subconsciously wary of.

A person who causes the head of the Heresy Tribunal to make blasphemous remarks in public.

And recently, ironically, a person who has achieved such great achievements that he has even been called the second coming of a saint.

“… “Keuhum!”

Someone who cannot bear the heavy pressure lets out a small sigh.

Something big is happening. Although they didn’t say anything, everyone in attendance subconsciously felt it.

“… “I didn’t know the prince would come out so obediently and agree to attend.”

As Cardinal Cesare muttered inadvertently, Archbishop Wesker, who was sitting across from him, furrowed his eyebrows.

“why? “After setting up such a nasty trap that no one can escape, are you finally feeling guilty that you did something so pointless?”

“What? What a trap! “Stop your words, Archbishop Wesker!”

“Why did I say something wrong? The elderly noblemen were so anxious because they could not keep a check on the young prince, who was only the age of their grandson… … !”

“Shh! “Stop being quiet.”

When the leader, Cardinal Mayer, warned them, Archbishop Wesker glared at Benitus and Cesare in turn and threatened them.

“Everyone, please be aware. “When His Majesty the Holy Emperor comes out of the prayer room later, he will most likely not ignore this issue.”

“… Tsk!”

Cardinal Benitus clicks his tongue, showing his discomfort.

But their chat did not continue any longer. Because regular footsteps began to be heard from beyond the open entrance to the conference hall.

Clap, clap, clap.

The slight friction sound made by the brief armor echoed in the wide hallway, creating a strangely ominous sound.

“Prince Mores is eating it!”

And before everyone’s eyes, a neat-looking boy wearing the uniform of the Knights of St. Terbachia finally appears.

“… … !”

The conference chairman was in quiet shock. Even Archbishop Wesker, who had been protecting the prince until now, was speechless and opened his mouth blankly.

“omg… … !”

At first glance, Prince Mores was in excellent form.

Gray livery without a trace and a confident gait. Calm eyes that look down on everyone surrounding him.

Prayer is also excellent. Despite the weakened auror activity, no one felt that the boy was a patient who had just woken up from a sick bed.

iced coffee. Perhaps it could have been thought that, following Prince Logan, another knight of the Lord of the Lords that the Empire could be proud of had been born.

If it weren’t for that ominous energy slowly emanating from him!

“Well, I… … !”

Cardinal Benitus, who was pointing at the young prince with a trembling hand, was unable to speak and his chin dropped. This is because he was greatly shocked by the unexpectedly strong magic energy he felt.

“Such a mistake… … !”

Before he could openly pour out profanity in front of the prince, Cardinal Mayer came to his senses first and spoke in a trembling voice.

“… “Thank you, Prince Mores, for responding to my summons.”

“Yes, of course I should be grateful.”

The boy nodded arrogantly.

“It’s like I saved a lot of time that you were wasting needlessly by personally moving. Normally, there wouldn’t be time for this, right?”

Cold gray eyes that closely resemble those of Seonghwang scan the faces sitting in the conference hall one by one.

“I guess it won’t be easy for you to properly carry out the tasks entrusted to you by your father?”

“I think His Majesty the Holy Emperor will understand. Because the issue is the issue.”

okay. As expected, their concerns were unfounded.

Cardinal Mayer’s eyes darkened as he stared at Prince Mores.

‘Is there really a need for proof?’

Probably not.

The priests gathered here could feel it keenly. That prince undoubtedly belongs to the forces of evil.

“… “Can you explain?”

Before ordering the Paladins to be arrested, Cardinal Meyer asked one last question out of respect for the Holy Family.

However, what the prince said in response to this was truly absurd.

“What is there to explain? “All of this is the Lord’s will.”

“… “What?”

Without any time to be embarrassed by that unexpected reaction-

Whoa!

Suddenly, Prince Mores’s mood began to change.

A strong spiritual pressure erupts like a storm, and the weak Aura begins to pulsate violently.

The dark red aura that became stronger and more clearly materialized became a blazing flame, blooming all over the body.

Naturally, the demonic energy emanating from the boy’s body also grew uncontrollably strong!

“… … !”

Slurp!

The paladins had their swords half-drawn with pale complexions. Even Francis, who was guarding the prince’s back, was so surprised that he took a couple of steps back.

“… “Wow!”

“Huh!”

The shock the high-ranking priests received was indescribable.

The weak priests, whose only pastime was to pray every day, were oppressed by the prince’s powerful demonic energy and broke into a cold sweat, like small animals that had encountered a natural enemy.

“… Ah, the devil!”

“Come on, we have to stop it… … !”

But just as the Holy Knights were about to attack the ominous prince.

Shoooooo-

Isn’t the demon energy that was so powerful sinking without a trace just as quickly as it appeared?

“… … ?!”

Everyone there was embarrassed and blinked.

I couldn’t even properly guess what had happened in that short period of time. Only the person who created this whole situation looks around at them with a face as vague as a lie.

“Everyone, listen carefully.”

The boy who had repeatedly hit the priests on the back of the head opened his mouth with a calm expression. The prince now standing in front of them was just gently flowing out his demonic energy, which felt much more subtle than before.

“All who stand before the Lord are nothing more than His faithful instruments.”

“… … ?”

“This must be proof that all things in the world can never escape the will of the Lord.”

… What kind of bullshit is this?

While everyone was in shock and pricking up their ears without realizing it, the sly prince raised the corners of his mouth and confidently declared.

“So, get out of this narrow vision and open your eyes! Listen carefully to the words of this person who has no hesitation in front of the Lord’s holy temple. “I am a seeker who has been tested by the Lord, and at the same time, I am an apostle who carries out His noble mission!”

“… … ?!”

* * *

“Lord Haven? “What are you doing here?”

Sir Maria, who stopped by the knight’s quarters for a shift change, found Haven sprawled out in the lounge and asked.

Of course, it is true that there is no prince to attend to at the palace, so there is nothing special to do during work hours.

“Why are you being lazy alone? “The other knights are all busy training at the training ground.”

It was as Sir Maria pointed out.

While Lord Masain, who was leading the resident knights, was away to guard the prince’s side, there was a person who belatedly awakened to become a tiger instructor –

This is Captain Bruno, a close associate of Prince Mores.

He basically rolled his disciple, Lord Calmen. As a result, he even came to look at the sword of Sir Claudia, who was exceptionally good at combat with his student.

As the time spent in the training hall increased, most of the resident knights were now in a situation where they were rolling around under his orders.

“Didn’t you work yesterday and today? “Are you sure you were drinking all night when it wasn’t even your off duty?”

At Lord Maria’s scolding, Haven raised her head with a gloomy expression.

“Lord Maria. Could you please take a look just for today? “If you knew what trouble I had all day yesterday, you would never say that.”

When I saw that his voice was cracking, I could see that his condition was unusual.

And, the story I heard from Haven was unexpected.

“Recite a biblical story? In front of His Majesty Mores?”

“Yes, that’s right! I think I have recited all the fairy tales and fairy tales that have been published so far. But do you know what’s even weirder? “At that time, you were actually reading another book by yourself!”

… Reading a book and reciting another book at the same time? What on earth does that mean?

When Lord Maria looked puzzled, Haven nodded vigorously.

“Right? “It’s really strange, isn’t it?”

“… “I guess your ears got bored while reading.”

“That is absolutely not the case! Well, aren’t you listening to my recitation correctly? “Sometimes, if something seems strange, he just points it out like a ghost and ignores it.”

For example, it was like this.

-Read it carefully, Sir Haven. Since Kyung keeps leaving out words or sentences, the context becomes awkward.

-uh. That story is over now. The framework is not that different from the scripture fairy tales I read earlier. Just move on to the next volume.

-Wait a minute, Lord Haven. Things are going pretty interesting, huh? I’d like to go over it step by step, so could you read it again from the beginning?

Sir Maria stuck her tongue out.

“You instructed me to do that one by one while reading the book?”

“yes. You won’t believe it, right? “I was like that too, until I experienced it myself.”

Haven shook his head.

“But even so, he didn’t take his eyes off the book he was reading even for a moment. “Even turning the pages was incredibly fast!”

“hmm.”

Why did you do something like that as soon as you recovered?

Sir Maria rested her chin in thought, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not come up with an answer.

* * *

Seongjin’s strategy was simple. Since ancient times, simple things are strong and clear.

Originally, Seongjin had no interest in scriptures and had not even read the introduction to Introduction to Theology properly. So, no matter how much time you spend cramming, it would be absurd to fight with logic with old people who have been debating and debating the scriptures all their lives.

Then the answer was simple.

‘Let’s present anecdotes that are easy, clear, and intuitive.’

What Seongjin had to persuade was not just the old members of the Holy Society. Ultimately, people across the entire continent, including the imperial subjects, must be able to accept his existence without hesitation.

The answer lies in the scripture fairy tales that have been published so far.

“When Saint Aurelion received a revelation from God and tried to move, what the Lord used was a group of stray crows.”

Although it is recorded in passing in the scriptures-

-After discovering a flock of crows hovering beyond the mountain, Aurelion, the servant of the god, discovered the whereabouts of the disappeared Magi.

The anecdote was expressed like this in the scripture fairy tale.

-To inform Saint Aurelion of his destination, the Lord himself moved a flock of ravens and used them as guideposts on his journey.

The same goes for ‘Saint Bastian and the Finger Devil’, which was published recently –

-Faithful Bastian rode the wind and chased after the devil worshiper.

This simple content is changed like this in fairy tales.

-Saint Bastian drove the divine wind and made the devil’s agents subordinate to him as his guide.

At first glance, it seemed like the sentences were changed to be easier to read for children, but somehow, the devil’s power was transformed into a tool of the god.

If you look closely like this, you will find that many fairy tales that have been published so far subtly distort the contents of the scriptures.

Although he did not know the original text accurately, Seongjin was able to easily capture such subtle nuances by reading the biblical fairy tales one after another.

‘Is it a coincidence? Or did your father prepare all of this in advance?’

It is impossible to know for sure now that the Holy Emperor is in the prayer room.

However, if there is a plate ready to eat, wouldn’t it be the duty of a child to take advantage of it?

“I’m sure you all heard the story that when I was fighting the demon race, the holy grace of the main god covered the entire place, right? Then I clearly heard his voice. “In order to be reborn as a more faithful servant of the Lord, we must overcome stronger trials.”

So it suggests something similar to the story of a biblical fairy tale. Even without pointing it out, high-ranking priests would probably think of the ‘trial of misunderstanding’ given to Saint Grazie just by mentioning this much.

“And there is also the deep meaning of the Lord God hidden there. This new power won’t just be an ordeal to test me personally. “Isn’t it true that sometimes we have to deal with the evil energy of demon species in the same evil way?”

The story of Saint Terbachia also hints that he actually ministered to the devil in order to destroy him.

A dark saint with only a couple of fairy tales published compared to the numerous anecdotes of other saints. Coincidentally, Seongjin is currently wearing the uniform of a knight order honoring him, and is deliberately vividly reminding priests of an anecdote they would like to forget.

“And above all, I worship the Lord safely in his kingdom, surrounded by divine grace, together with his servants. “Is there any way to clearly prove that I am God’s tool?”

All these leaps of logic and unreasonable claims are shoved into your head as quickly as possible.

At this moment, after receiving one great shock after another, they have not yet regained their senses!

“that… “That is sophistry!”

How long was the silence?

Cardinal Benitus, who was listening to those words with a mesmerized expression, finally managed to squeeze out a cracking voice.

“This kind of blasphemous and evil energy can’t really be a trial given according to the will of the main lord… … !”

“What the hell is the problem? Are there one or two examples of wrong things being used as His tools? “Cardinal Benitus, you should read the scriptures properly again.”

“… … !”

Although Seongjin was the one who actually had to read the scriptures. Well, the important thing here is not an excuse to criticize the cardinal.

“Have you still read the recently published scripture fairy tale? In order to destroy the five fingers of the finger devil, the Lord directly sent the devil’s servant to Saint Bastian as a guide.”

“Don’t say nonsense! That’s a matter of interpretation… … !”

“That interpretation is the correct opinion published through the review of the Holy Assembly, right?”

The old man, who usually never paid attention to fairy tales from the scriptures, belatedly regrets his karma and closes his mouth with a pale face.

Seongjin then continued his attack with great vigor.

“It seems like you are very dissatisfied with what I said, so let’s hear it somewhere. “Why do you think my father, God’s representative, left me like this without purifying my power?”

“… … !”

“If that isn’t proof that my strength comes from God, what is it?”

As expected, it was bullshit.

But isn’t it important to confidently push forward with something like this?

“Well, if you really find it hard to believe, there is another way.”

After speaking up to that point, Seongjin paused for a moment, looked around leisurely, and then glanced at Benitus again.

“Well, if you’re confident, you can try purifying me right now.”

At that very moment-

Cardinal Benitus saw the intense red light emanating from the pupils of the boy he was facing.

fantasy,