Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 67

067. Gray Plague (3)

Monkey Watchtower.

A bar serving cheap dark beer located in front of the nice fountain plaza.

The other day, when Seonghwang heard the closing prayer, Seongjin was led by the twins Herna and Kadesh to say hello to the owner, Breman.

-It was a nice greeting. I will give you an answer soon.

I didn’t know that he would come over the palace wall to say hello in return.

The woman in the black stealth suit introduced her name as [Dasha].

She had a completely different appearance from the Delcross people that Seongjin usually saw. She was a beautiful woman with dark brown skin and long, curly black hair.

The emerald eyes, which appeared full-color depending on the lighting, sparkled playfully.

“hmm? Is this your first time seeing someone from Barça? “I am not a pagan.”

Sitting on the sofa with her long legs crossed, Dasha smiled, showing her white teeth. She was a woman with a smile that somehow made her seem cool.

‘Barça people’ is a term that refers to all ethnic groups living in the southern part of the continent.

They were divided into several small tribes, so they often spoke different languages ​​and had very different appearances. However, people in the center of the continent were unable to distinguish such minor differences, and simply referred to people with darker skin as Barça people.

Of course, among the pagans, there were people with white skin like those from the Central Continent, and there were also people with dark skin like Dasha who had lived in the Central Continent since birth. So, strictly speaking, Dasha, who was born in Delcross, was not from Barça.

However, as long as she had a unique appearance that is rarely seen, she would always be known to others as a ‘Barça person’.

“So, Dasha came from Monkey Watchtower? “Is she going around in her pajamas to collect money on her credit?”

“ha ha ha. That would be nice, but Monkey Watchtower is no ordinary bar, sir.”

According to Dasha, that small bar is an intelligence agency under the direct control of Seonghwang.

It is a department that acquires and processes fairly high-level information within the Central Intelligence Agency, and it not only collects information according to user requests, but also performs the function of a personal secretary.

A secret agency exclusive to the royal family whose existence is unknown even to the Congress or the executive branch.

Coming to the Monkey Watchtower to say hello is a request to assign an informant as they will soon be actively using the organization.

These twins. Shouldn’t that be explained in advance?

“I should have given you an answer earlier, but it took a while to assign a dedicated informant. As the prince knows, Jinju Palace is a special place… … .”

Although visitor restrictions have recently been lifted, Jinju Palace is still a busy place and the number of visitors is strictly controlled. Since the coming and going of a person with stealth abilities is directly related to safety, permission is more difficult.

In addition, an exclusive informant must be able to make contact with the target without any rat or bird knowing, but the level of difficulty at Jinju Palace is far beyond that at the main palace.

There are not many people who can easily infiltrate a palace where resident knights with proven skills have been selected from various knightly orders, and even the dedicated maid is a significant Auror user.

In other words, Dasha was the highest-ranking agent among Monkey Watchtower’s informants.

“Isn’t it an honor for such a talented person to become my exclusive informant?”

“Don’t you doubt it? “If it were me, I would probably get suspicious if you suddenly came to me late at night and said something like this.”

well. It’s not that I haven’t thought about that possibility, though.

First of all, Seongjin’s senses did not send any danger signals towards her.

If you think about it, that’s an incredible stealth ability. Thanks to the demon lord, I realized it in time, but a hunter of Seongjin’s size could not easily detect his presence.

You may be thinking that you can get rid of Mores at any time if you put your mind to it, but what is the use of all these elaborate lies? Considering Mores’ position, I think it’s a waste of energy.

Moreover, there is a great success behind Mores.

If you get to know him, he’s a very scary person whose limits you can’t guess, and from what I’ve experienced with him so far, it seems like he cares for Mores quite a bit. If you deceive Mores and cause harm, will it be possible to get behind it?

Above all.

There was a simple lie detector machine hard at work over here.

[No change in pulse. Blood pressure normal. Breathing is also normal. It is very likely to be true.]

After overwriting the Holy Emperor’s Barrier, I can’t use the ability to directly interfere with the soul like before, but I think it can be said that this level is quite useful.

[Mhahahaha.]

Seongjin clicked his tongue as he felt the Demon King smiling proudly in his head.

Still, he was a demon lord of a certain level, but now he has become someone who feels rewarded only for this level of usefulness.

Anyway, Seongjin decided to trust and write about it, and instead of engaging in a useless search, he decided to get along with Dasha openly.

Even so, I’ve been having a hard time lately because I don’t have any limbs that I can move freely, but I guess anyone would be better than Edith.

“Why would someone as talented as you fool me? Moreover, when I look at Dasha, I somehow get the feeling that she is a trustworthy person. Please take care of me in the future.”

Seongjin smiled brightly and gave a little lip service.

“oh?”

Dasha’s eyes sparkle with a different color.

“I see you have no aversion to Barça people at all.”

“Why would I feel rejected by someone who came to help me? “Dasha is competent and looks good.”

Because she has a nice smile, and on top of that, she’s a beauty.

Then, her eyes widened as if she had heard something unexpected, and she immediately burst into laughter.

“haha. Actually, I was a little surprised when I first met him. Contrary to rumors, he is smart and handsome, so it would be worthwhile to serve him. furthermore… … .”

furthermore?

“You smell very nice. “It has a subtle rose scent.”

Damn Lyora Plague Doctors!

Anyway, my first meeting with Dasha was satisfactory.

She must have thought that a trusting relationship with Seongjin had been successfully formed, as she generously revealed various information that was not even asked.

For example, Dasha knew quite a bit about the current status of the Bretons who had previously had a conflict with Seongjin.

“They were all taken to Brittany?”

“Yes, sir. Prince Labizuri made a decisive decision. The knights who were taken away probably would not be able to avoid severe punishment in their home country. “It is said that he did not forget to set an example to his companions and order them to strictly control entry.”

“That exceeded my expectations.”

Seongjin thought of Prince Lavijuri, Charles, who had bobbed hair and a cheek rouge.

Like Chloe, it seems like all the kids from Brittany have something sharp about them.

Dasha also brought news of the survival of Astley and Jonathan, who fell into the hands of Lyora quacks.

So far, bloodletting treatment has not progressed enough to lower blood pressure. From now on, we will closely monitor their condition and notify you immediately if too much blood is expected to be drawn.

Seongjin internally raised his evaluation of Dasha by one level.

‘… Are you really capable?’

Would you say that he has a keen mind? Doesn’t he figure out in advance where Seongjin is itching and scratch it diligently?

As trust builds a little more, I thought I would ask to investigate the organizations that Mores had previously sponsored. It’s a pretty sensitive area, but there’s definitely a limit to Seongjin running around on his own.

“Oh, and Dasha. I have a question. “Is it possible to pass on the information I have to other people who use Monkey Watchtower?”

It’s good to ask for various information and take care of small tasks for them.

What Seongjin was curious about was the opposite case. Is it possible for him to pass on his information to the Holy Emperor?

Fortunately, Dasha said yes.

“If you wish, we can also send our end-of-year greetings to each other. “The only people we serve are His Majesty the Holy Emperor, the prince, and the princess.”

good. Seongjin nodded her head.

“Then Dasha, this is my message to my father.”

When Seonghwang is suddenly mentioned, Dasha’s face becomes serious.

As soon as Seongjin decided she was ready, he began to slowly recite the information.

“The plague that occurred in the courthouse is not just a simple disease, but is caused by the parasite eggs of monsters. Since they do not naturally lay eggs on people, I suspect that someone planted eggs on them on purpose. Since parasitic wasps cannot be awakened simply by planting them in the body, if someone planted them, a more multifaceted investigation would be needed to guess their purpose. more.”

Well, isn’t it possible to roughly convey this information through servants?

A look of confusion appeared on Dasha’s face at the sudden outpouring of unusual information.

“… “Can you tell me where that information came from?”

“I can’t tell you.”

You’re probably curious, right? If I had wanted to ask Seonghwang, his right-hand woman Katrina, or Seongjin, I would have done it a long time ago.

Dasha looked a little confused, but soon composed her expression and slightly bowed her head to Seongjin.

Her job was not to determine the truth of the message, but to convey it to the other person.

“Well then, I’ll see you again tomorrow evening. Lowering.”

She walked out the balcony window just as she had come, and suddenly disappeared into thin air. She was such an amazing person that you couldn’t easily sense her disappearance even though you were staring at her with your own eyes.

Seongjin stared out the dark window for a moment, where Dasha had disappeared, then turned to the bed.

Now, Seongjin has done everything he can.

Father, how will His Majesty come out?

* * *

“My lord, I am going to die in such a difficult way because of Lord Masain!”

Morning as usual.

Just as I was finishing my meditation and picking up a nutcracker, Lord Maria, who was next to me, complained to Seongjin.

Recently, while Seongjin was spending each day satisfied with faithful training, the resident technicians’ dissatisfaction with their work was growing day by day. This is because, thanks to Masain, there was a major change in Jinju Palace’s working habits.

As more drivers were added, the number of assigned staff increased and work sheets became tighter. The somewhat lax procedures were also readjusted to be consistent with the Royal Guard’s main palace work rules.

As a result, from changing missions to basic training, nothing was comfortable.

Thanks to this, the resident knights had dark clouds on their faces these days.

Previously, working at Jinju Palace was a sweet position where you could earn money and work comfortably, but now it has become such a tough workplace that people say that the money is not paid for nothing.

So these days, whenever Masain leaves for a moment, the resident knights tend to whine at Seongjin for no reason.

Like right now.

“Still, speaking of dispatched work, honestly, it’s a bit more comfortable than the main school, so isn’t it something you should do?”

“Wow! If it weren’t for the overdue alcohol costs this month… … !”

“I really need to quit drinking right now, it’s so hard these days!”

Sir Maria and Sir Kurt, who happened to be off duty and were doing personal training next to him, lamented with sad expressions.

Although the two belonged to different knights, the 1st and 2nd knights respectively, they are said to be old drinking friends who have known each other since their days as squires.

They agreed to work at Jinju Palace with high pay in hopes of earning more money for alcohol.

“Well. I know a good bar with very cheap drinks. Shall I introduce it to you? Although they only serve dark beer… … .”

“Money is money, but these days, I’m so tired after work that I can’t even go for a drink!”

“Sir, can you please stop Lord Masaine? yes?”

Seongjin was in a bit of trouble.

I don’t know if Masain was mistreating the knights without any basis, but since he was following the manual of the main palace guard, he had nothing to say. In fact, these guys have worked very comfortably so far.

Besides, how can you persuade a person who works the most and trains the most among the resident knights?

“Sleep, do your best. “I take advantage of the time to have a nice drink.”

Seongjin was comforting the pleas of the resident knights who were clinging to him with desperate faces.

Fluffy.

At that moment, I heard something that sounded like a sack of artillery falling next to me.

“… … ?”

When Seongjin and the resident knights all turned around, they saw a knight lying sprawled out in the corner of the training hall. Haven had been looking a bit shabby since morning.

“Why is he like that?”

“Did you drink too much yesterday?”

Haven had just returned from vacation. Yesterday was the last day of vacation, so I drank in the shopping district until late at night.

The knights standing nearby approached him without thinking and shook him.

“Why is this guy like this after a good vacation?”

“Hey, wake up. “If you’re not feeling well, take sick leave.”

Meanwhile, one of the knights who was checking the situation suddenly became scared and shouted.

“Man, something is strange! “I’m so cold.”

“It looks like a rash… … .”

“… W, is it a plague?”

“It’s a plague!”

The commotion happened instantly. They also knew about the rumors about the plague that occurred at the courthouse yesterday.

The knights retreat from Haven with frightened faces.

Hypothermia, rash, and decreased consciousness.

‘Hey, is that really possible?’

[That’s right. It is an egg of Loperum.]

The Demon King answered.

[Already dead? But I don’t know why he’s in that state.]

Seongjin inadvertently tried to approach Haven, but stopped when he sensed the unusual atmosphere around him. The knights in the training hall were extremely agitated due to the sudden fear of the plague.

‘Should we set the mood first…? … .’

The examination of Haven was left to the congressman, and the priority seemed to be to calm down the frightened knights. People in panic started spreading rumors here and there, and in the end, the plague doctors from Lyora came and poured perfume on the entire Pearl Palace, which was not welcome at all.

Seongjin quickly gave orders to the two most experienced people.

“Lord Kurt. “Hurry up and send a message to Lord Masain, and tell him to have Councilor Ninias and the priest on standby at the knight’s quarters.”

Sir Kurt looked at Seongjin for a moment with a strange expression, then bowed his head politely as if he understood something and left. He didn’t forget to drag some of the trembling knights away.

“Lord Maria, crack down on the other knights. “It’s not a plague, so don’t get agitated and stay where you are.”

Sir Maria was looking at the fallen Haven and Seongjin alternately with severely trembling eyes. But when her voice calmly faced her, she soon visibly regained her composure.

She clenched her fists and controlled her trembling hands, then turned and shouted in a loud voice at the knights running in all directions.

“Everyone calm down! It’s not a plague, so don’t make unnecessary assumptions! If you lose your composure because of something like this, are you really the proud Imperial Guard of Delcross?”

While Sir Maria gathered the knights in one place and calmed them down, Seongjin approached Haven. He then instructed the remaining knights who were still standing frozen nearby.

“You guys first move Lord Haven to the dormitory together.”

fantasy,