Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 415

415. Seongjin Lee’s Exploration Journal (4)

The inn where the group stays is the largest inn in Regina.

Naturally, the restaurant was crowded with people coming for breakfast, and among them, Mores was the one who stood out.

His face, which was as sullen as always, seemed to be engulfed in a particularly secret charisma today. The exorcist’s uniform, which is not uncommon in Regina, is also worn on Mores’ body, so it seems more luxurious for no reason.

‘… ‘Mores is really a nanny.’

As Owen sits down with that thought in mind, Mores scolds him as if he had been waiting for him.

“You’re late. If you can’t sleep, you should at least eat quickly. “It’s not enough to cover your bed, so you’re not planning on complaining about food, are you?”

As soon as his mouth opened, I felt the people around him pricking their ears in this direction, pretending that they were not eating.

The fact that he commanded everyone’s attention just by sitting and sipping tea was truly an incredible presence.

Moreover, by Mores’ side, there was a small firework that lit up his head wherever he went.

“Wow. That is the fairy of rumors… … .”

“Shh! I can hear you. “Please lower your voice.”

The red flames moved around Mores with a lively movement, occasionally devouring the refreshments he gave them. Its fully tamed appearance looks more like a pet bird raised by the animal than an ancient fairy.

Owen thought.

‘Now that I think about it, wasn’t there a time when a newbie was like that too? There was a time when a small spark suddenly ignited in the restaurant where our party was gathered. It was just that small in size, but the flame was so powerful that one of the legs of the group caught in it disappeared in an instant.’

At that time, Sir Kurt approached the two men, bowed lightly, and then asked.

“Lowering. “Are you staying in Regina today as planned?”

“Yes, Sir Kurt. “I have various errands to attend to, so you can take the resident knights for a tour of the city.”

“Please tell me your destination and I will accompany you.”

“Uh, it’s okay. Sir Masaine will always be with you. “There will be a lot of camping days ahead, so I hope everyone enjoys what they can while they’re in Regina.”

“Yes, I understand. Thank you, my Majesty.”

Sir Kurt politely bows and leaves. He seems quite used to taking instructions from Mores.

“Oh, and Sir Robert?”

“Yes, sir.”

“When you have time, please stop by the church in the suburbs.”

Regina’s church is a place that exorcists and inquisitors traveling through the North must pass through at least once. Naturally, it would become a place where the information they had gathered was gathered together.

“Anyway, I was about to tell you something from my side. “What would you like to focus on?”

“First of all, I wonder what the atmosphere is like in the Marquis de Benso. “I would also like to know the general trends regarding the penitent denomination.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Sir Liber also naturally bows and leaves.

Looking at the scene, Owen thought again.

‘Come to think of it, newbies used to do that too. Without everyone realizing it, he suddenly became everyone’s leader and gave orders as if it were natural. ‘Even now, it’s amazing to think about how confident and intimidating that little guy was.’

If we were to be honest, Mores was really the general manager of this group. It was his natural position to command everyone, but Owen easily put that fact out of his mind.

‘Are you really saying that Mores is Lee Seong-jin? … .’

Why didn’t I realize it until now? The more I look at it, the more I see that Mores is similar to a newbie.

The human heart was so treacherous. Until yesterday, I had tried my best to deny it, but now that I have acknowledged the possibility, even though it is difficult, doesn’t it seem like I can see Lee Seong-jin in all of Mores’ actions, as if it were a lie?

“Oh, and Owen.”

“… huh?”

Because I was deep in thought, my answer was a beat late. Then Mores, having finished giving rough instructions to his men, rushes to Horrock and Melborn.

“You should come to the logistics relay station with me today.”

“Logistics relay station?”

“okay. Do you have some money to spare? “There’s a really good investment product out there. Why don’t we do business together?”

“… business?”

“uh. I can guarantee you that this is a business where you can easily make twice or even three times the amount you invested. “If you give me permission, Branch Manager Schmidt will give you the contract right away.”

Mores explained the general situation to Owen, who just blinked dumbly. Currently, he runs a small and medium-sized business called ‘Bertrán & Lee’ and is working hard to develop a northern distribution network from the ground up.

The outlook was bright. However, since it is still a time when more initial funds are needed than profits, they are looking for new investors with enough money to spare.

“Logan has already invested most of his pocket money at the top. “He can be said to be the highest representative of the top, both in name and reality, with the largest stake.”

Owen, who was spooning cooled stew into his mouth, wrinkled his nose inadvertently.

Not only is he the best representative of the top, but he is also the best player in Delcross in name and reality. Logan is the representative, so is the top really good?

Mores, who noticed Owen’s confused expression, quickly added an explanation.

“Of course, I also have a fairly large stake. And although it is a relatively small amount, Amelia and Sisley have already invested some of their pocket money.”

“… Amelia and her youngest?”

“okay. Have you ever seen your sister do something stupid?”

Well, Amelia can be trusted. Owen then nodded.

“Sounds pretty good. But I don’t have any money? As you know, I haven’t really had a chance to save money because I’ve been stuck on the southern front.”

Then Mores made a very puzzled expression.

“What are you talking about? “I heard that every month, every bit of your pocket money is being deposited in Hayden Bank.”

“… Pin money?”

“okay. Since you never used it, interest continued to accrue for several years. “Now it has become an amount that cannot be ignored.”

Oh, I see. Now that I think about it, he seems to have heard from the chamberlain that his father gave him a lot of money every month. I had so little to write about that I completely forgot about it until now.

“… … .”

Owen stopped eating and became absorbed in a strange feeling. He foolishly thought that all he had in his hands was what he had collected from the [Pangaea Chronicle]. So, wasn’t he trying his best to solve the problem by earning cash through gifts or anything else?

‘But now that I think about it, I’ve never once felt like I needed money in the past few years.’

This means that even on the battlefield, they were relatively wealthy. This part gives you an idea of ​​how many benefits he enjoyed as the prince of the empire.

‘And whether I forgot or ignored the existence of that money, my father just silently continued to support me. ‘He probably thought it was my due.

Suddenly, Owen realized that, unlike before, he was thinking these thoughts with a much more relaxed mind.

okay. Owen no longer considers the things given to him as undeserved. This is because they know that simply enjoying what they have in their grasp is the full reward for the love and consideration given to them.

And he does not consider pouring all of those precious gifts to his family to be in vain. After all, isn’t everything you do for your family?

So he responded lightly to Mores.

“Right. I have a lot of money. Then, there is no need to explain in detail about investments and profits that I cannot understand. “Anyway, Mores, you’re saying you need money now?”

“what… … ?”

“Okay, how much can I give you? All I have to do is go to the logistics relay station with you like this and sign the contract, right?”

Then Mores suddenly frowned and glared at Owen. It looks like he doesn’t really like his answer.

“… “Have you never heard somewhere that you shouldn’t sign something carelessly?”

“huh? well… … .”

Feeling a vague sense of déjà vu, Owen tilted his head to one side for a moment.

“Is that so? I don’t remember very well. why? “Why should I do that?”

Then whee-!

Mores, who was quickly raising his arm as if trying to figure out what he was going to do, suddenly stopped moving and clenched his fist!

“Ah, you idiot!”

Owen was quite taken aback by the unexpected personal attack.

“what? what’s the problem! “Why are you calling a normal person an idiot?”

“Who in this world just gives money after being told to invest? Don’t you want to find out properly? Didn’t I already tell you to keep your head straight? uh?”

Owen was dumbfounded.

“What, is that why you’re angry? I just can’t figure it out! Then don’t ask for money in the first place!”

“You man, you don’t understand at all! The problem isn’t that I asked for money, the problem is that you just gave it to me without even thinking about it! “Don’t you know that yet?”

“No, what kind of nonsense is that… … !”

Owen, who had been getting angry and not giving up, felt as if he had been hit in the back of the head by a sudden realization.

what? Take a look at this.

If you look at the way he suddenly gets irritated even if he does everything he asks, doesn’t Mores look a lot like a newbie?

* * *

The early morning sunlight falls on disheveled silver hair as a faint halo of light.

As time passed, the sunlight began to move, gently caressing the little girl’s white cheeks and the pink eye patch around her neck.

Then, with difficulty, she crawls to the feet of the Sword Master, who had spent the night wide awake by the girl’s side.

“… … .”

Logan sat motionless until daybreak. One of his hands was holding Arjuna’s handle, and the other was holding a flat stone.

How much time has passed like that?

smart.

“Lowering. Sir Otto would like to see you for a moment.”

With a small knock, a young Inquisitor entered the room. It was Sir Boris, who had been in charge of escorting Sisley recently.

“They say there’s something they need to report urgently to the council. “I will now guard the saint’s side, so please don’t worry and go.”

“… … .”

Logan looked at the Inquisitor’s seemingly innocent face. There will still be no change in the fact that he is also a member of the Heresy Tribunal with whom he does not communicate well.

But Sir Boris’s attitude toward Sisley has always struck me as deeply sincere. So Logan was able to get up from his seat obediently.

“Well, take care of Sisley, Sir Boris.”

Even so, Logan stood by Sisley’s side for a moment, and only after reaffirming that his sleeping brother’s Auror state was extremely calm did he finally leave the room.

“Sir, it looks like the council will finally make a decision.”

As soon as Sir Otto bowed to Logan, he opened his mouth urgently.

“What do you mean by decision?”

“It’s departure. “It is said that General Lysander, the commander-in-chief, has just ordered the summons of all troops.”

“… Right.”

It was worth moving Sir Valerie to hasten the church audit.

Logan took a long stride and began a quick discussion with Sir Otto.

“The organization of each knight corps will be as discussed before. “It would be a good idea to divide Lilium into three teams accordingly.”

“What about [ancient fire] stability issues?”

“It seems General Lysander plans to load them in the center of the formation. “Our punitive force will be mainly stationed on the outskirts, so we probably won’t have to deal with those tricky chemical weapons directly.”

Just like that, they were crossing the council courtyard. Logan’s sensitive senses detected an unusual disturbance in the air in the distance.

“… Lowering?”

When the prince suddenly stops walking, Sir Otto turns around as if wondering. But Logan gave him a small wave of his hand and then quietly focused his senses somewhere else.

Just outside the council building, under the high wall overlooking the beach.

“… … .”

Several workers had gathered there and were in the process of dumping stones they had carried in sacks onto the floor.

Rumbling… … .

“What are all these?”

“Ah, this is what Councilor Ambrose told me to do. “It looks like they are suddenly carrying out repair work on the head tower.”

“Renovation work? Why all of a sudden?”

“The story about the tower that brings the curse of the sea breeze is famous these days, isn’t it? So, before the punitive force sets sail, the tower is neatly reorganized and priests are called in to consecrate it.”

Ambrose.

When his name came out, Logan’s face turned cold.

“Right. But why are all the dismantled stones brought here?”

“Well, what did you say? He instructed us to first bring all the stones from the lower southeast corner of the tower. “Did you say it is worth preserving as historical material?”

“It’s no big deal. “If you preserve it, you preserve everything, so what’s the point of focusing only on the southeastern part?”

Logan, who was quietly listening to their conversation, unconsciously fumbled with the inside of his uniform coat.

Hidden inside it was a flat rock that Mores’ wolf dog had picked up last night.

* * *

The devil Glumgos, or rather Branch Manager Schmidt, was dumbfounded as soon as he met the prince and his party who had been waiting for him. He was so surprised that he didn’t even have the presence of mind to show proper courtesy.

It was because of the unusual flame hovering above Prince Mores’ head.

“Well, what is ‘it’…” … ?”

Then, red flames began circling around Director Schmidt as if threatening. It was clear that there was a strong protest against the reference to ‘it’.

“That being said, please show proper manners, Branch Manager. “She is an ancient fairy who shared her trials and blessings with me.”

“… Ancient… fairy?”

In response to Prince Mores’ reply, Branch Manager Schmidt gaped dumbly, unable to continue speaking.

No, you must be joking, right? By all accounts, isn’t that a great demon with magical energy?

But why is the devil wearing a sacred barrier and flying around unharmed in front of people’s eyes?

fantasy,