Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 371

371. The return of the prodigal son (6)

The imperial capital was excited about the successive victory ceremonies.

The triumphal ceremony of Prince Logan and Prince Mores, who had made their major in the Sigismund Territory, took place not long ago.

Isn’t the fact that such great auspicious events occur in succession proof that the Lord is looking after Delcross?

“Here he comes!”

“Waaah!”

“The undefeated hero protecting the southern front!”

Soon, the subjects of the imperial capital felt a slight shock when they saw Prince Owen appear with cheers.

Unlike the people from the Seonghwang family I had seen so far, he was giving off a very unfamiliar and exotic atmosphere.

“He… “His Majesty Owen?”

He had the appearance of a mature warrior, befitting his age of 17.

Wearing shabby, comfortable light armor, long hair flowing freely.

There were even feather decorations like those worn by barbarians stuck here and there on her unkempt hair!

To the subjects of Delcross, who considered it a virtue to keep their hair short like priests, that outfit was clearly very unfamiliar.

This was due to the absence of escort driver Alicia. If she had followed Owen, he would have been constantly scolding her so that he could throw away all her cormorant feathers and dress more comfortably.

“Awesome… “You did it!”

However, perhaps because of Owen’s confident attitude and confident expression, the subjects of the imperial capital soon began to pour out various admiring remarks about him.

“Look at your magnificent and wonderful prayer!”

“It was said that the heretics trembled at the mere sight of Prince Owen on the battlefield. It seems that those words were not just empty words!”

“You look so strong! “He is truly a knight of the god who protects the Holy Empire!”

When I think about it that way, it seems like a brilliant halo is coming out from behind the first prince.

“lung… Priest?! Are you awake? But why are you suddenly generating divine power in the air?”

There was no way they would have known about a small disturbance in the carriage following them.

The subjects, who were convinced that Prince Owen was in the glory of the Lord, soon began to chant his name loudly.

“Long live Owen!”

“Long live Owen!”

As he passed through the cheers and arrived in front of the imperial palace, he was greeted by a girl who had become much more mature than the image in Owen’s memories.

Owen, who noticed Ye’s soft rosy hair blowing in the wind, called out to her without even realizing it.

“Amelia!”

A name that has been called out loud for the first time in a long time.

Owen, who felt his voice cracking a little, realized once again how much he missed his brothers from the Holy Emperor.

Then the girl, with her eyes wide open, smiled just as sweetly as before.

“You’re finally here! “Welcome back, Brother Owen.”

“How have you been? You have really changed a lot. So, something… … .”

Owen, who spoke happily, trailed off as he didn’t know how to express what he felt.

“… “I’ve really become more mature.”

The kind girl who always smiled at Owen had changed more than he had imagined.

Not only has she grown taller, but her face, which is praised as the most beautiful woman in the capital, has become even more beautiful. She must have recently started practicing as an Auror, and her energy has clearly changed.

But is it because of my mood? Her Owen was sensing a more fundamental change in her.

A past that only Amelia knows now. The pain and sorrow she had to endure alone for such a long time left a faint mark on her as a child.

“You know, something really happened, right?”

In response to Owen’s worried question, Amelia burst out laughing.

“Something happened. Brother, you’ve really changed a lot, haven’t you? “It was so big that I almost didn’t recognize you.”

Amelia was also feeling a similar shock to Owen.

In the past, she had already followed Leonard to Rohan before Owen returned from the front. So, the last time she actually saw him face to face was already in the distant past.

The shabby country boy who remained in her memories had suddenly become a strong warrior supporting the front lines of the empire.

“Let’s go quickly, brother.”

Feeling her heart sink from overjoyment, Amelia pulled Owen’s sleeve affectionately.

“Father, His Majesty is waiting for you.”

* * *

“How on earth did you convince that belligerent Karazhan tribal leader? “Since the news of the ceasefire spread, all major and small officials have been unanimously praising my brother’s political acumen.”

In particular, in the case of Cardinal Cesare of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he is raising his enthusiasm by saying that all southern diplomacy should be left entirely to the First Prince?

Owen nodded hesitantly at Amelia’s explanation.

“okay? “Isn’t that an unexpected reaction?”

Cardinals and high priests.

Those old-timers had long been unwilling to acknowledge Owen as a member of the royal family.

Didn’t she always glare at him with her white eyes, trying to catch even the slightest flaw in him?

“It’s worth it. You really did a great job! A truce with the infidels. “Your brother has accomplished what no one has been able to accomplish during the millennium of the empire.”

Listening to Amelia’s voice chirping like a small bird, Owen took a deep breath of the air he had been missing.

The grounds of the imperial palace, where I had been for the first time in a long time, were truly cozy.

In the past, I thought it was a fancy and spacious place that didn’t suit me at all.

But now, as if it were a lie, Owen was feeling the comfort of home here.

and-

‘… father!’

Owen, who finally stood at the conference hall, was filled with a strange feeling when he saw that the event had not changed one bit since he left.

“Come closer, Owen.”

Everyone’s eyes are focused on the 1st prince, who follows orders and walks with great strides.

His unkempt and free-spirited attire could not be said to be that of a prince of the Holy Empire, even with empty words.

Nevertheless, no one could easily gossip about him. Just like when facing Balthazar, the greatest knight on the continent, everyone was overwhelmed by the strong force emanating from the prince.

“I’m back, father.”

When Owen arrived in front of the throne and showed his courtesy, the Holy Emperor, who looked down at him for a moment, opened his mouth.

“Do you remember the critical situation on the southern front several years ago? “Who stopped the heretics from rapidly advancing north?”

Seonghwang’s calm voice resonates throughout the conference hall.

A voice I missed so much. Strangely, it felt like he had heard it often recently, but perhaps he was mistaken because he was so happy to hear it.

“They will also remember the incident in which the 3rd Missionary Corps, isolated in the south, was on the verge of annihilation. Who was it that rescued them safely from the hands of the cruel pagans at that time? “Isn’t that the first prince, Owen?”

Owen quietly listened to his voice, trying hard to hide his troubled feelings.

‘Once I was an orphan with nothing, my father willingly called me his son.’

I wanted to become a person who lived up to that title. So when Owen’s status window appeared before him one day, he did not hesitate to abandon all his comforts and head to the southern front.

In addition, he has continued to make ceaseless efforts by completing quests until now.

Now, what about now? Did he become a son who lived up to Seonghwang’s expectations?

“Because my brave son was there at that time, I was able to protect the empire and its subjects from all these threats. Not only did he succeed in quelling the vicious spirit of the pagans, but he returned with a feat that would remain in the history of the Holy Empire. “How could I not be proud of this?”

Owen slowly raised his head to the calm, congratulatory voice.

Looking down at him was the same cold face as always, but what was faintly there was something that could definitely be called a smile.

“You did a great job, son.”

* * *

A banquet at the imperial palace was scheduled to commemorate the triumph, so Owen decided to temporarily stay at the main palace instead of the Blue Rose Labyrinth for that day only.

And the person who greeted him warmly at the main palace was Lord Masain, who seemed more mature for some reason.

“Brother Masain!”

As I approached him and called out to him warmly, the driver smiled and placed his hand on his chest.

“Meeting Prince Owen.”

“Haha, please stop giving such stiff greetings.”

To Owen, there was another person in the Holy Family who was similarly irritating to Mores, and that was Sir Martha, a knight of the Royal Guard.

Although he is now being treated as the first prince of the empire, if you think about it, Owen is not from the royal family.

On the other hand, what about Lord Masain, who treats himself with respect as a knight of the imperial palace? If he had not become Clanos, he would be the closest to the throne after the Seonghwang, and would be of legitimate imperial blood.

Speaking of a twist of fate, it was a truly ironic fate.

But it’s really strange. Meeting Sir Masain for the first time in a long time, I was filled with a feeling of joy, no trace of discomfort.

“So what happened recently? “Like Amelia, my brother seems to have changed a lot somehow.”

Perhaps it was because after attending Prince Mores, I suffered from mental hardships that felt like 10 years a day.

Masain laughed and subtly changed the topic.

“I always hear about your performance on the southern front. “It is truly admirable that you achieve such feat alone in a faraway place!”

And Owen was able to hear in detail about Mores’ recent situation from him.

“… Are you losing your memory?”

“Yes, it is.”

Masaine nodded and explained Mores’ recent actions with a worried face.

He did a great job in the Sigismund Territory, and the recently appeared demon species was also successfully exterminated thanks to his activities.

“Unfortunately, your body has not fully recovered yet, and you are currently staying in a temporary treatment room. Would you like to stop by?”

“… … .”

Mores.

He was a very obnoxious and obnoxious idiot, but I still felt bad seeing him in so much pain.

Besides, I don’t even have any memories from before, so how on earth should I deal with this guy?

“hmm… … .”

After thinking for a moment, Owen made up his mind.

Well, let’s just treat it without any fault! If I start to hesitate in front of him, wouldn’t that guy, Mores, who doesn’t have any memories, feel even more awkward?

So Owen blindly opened the door to the temporary treatment room and confidently shouted loudly at Mores.

“Mores, you goby! You man! No matter how sick I was, my brother came and didn’t even say hello… … !”

But the exaggerated cheerfulness ended there. Owen was startled and froze in place at the unexpected sight that unfolded before her eyes.

There lay a small boy, shriveled to half his former size.

‘what’s this! ‘Why did he become like that?’

In Owen’s memory, Mores was a round piglet that seemed to roll around much faster.

But what about now?

As big and ornate as the bed was, the skinny boy buried in it couldn’t help but look even smaller.

“… Mores?”

When Owen asks quietly, the boy gives a blunt answer.

“okay. “It’s noisy, you idiot.”

“… … !?”

That sassy way of speaking is indeed Mores, right?

A trembling voice came out of Owen’s mouth without me realizing it.

“you… You, man… “Are you okay?”

What happened? How could a person have been so sick that such a handsome guy had shrunk to the point where he could only be held by a handful?

‘Besides, why is the auror active like that? ‘It feels like I’m going to die right now!’

Owen approached the bed with an urgent heart.

“why are you like this? Where on earth does it hurt? “Didn’t your father treat you?”

At that moment, Mores’s eyes seemed to have landed on the bright red necklace hanging around Owen’s neck.

But Owen, who was concerned about the guy’s condition, couldn’t even notice anything like that. He was frowning and fiddling with the pocket on his collar without realizing it.

‘Perhaps what will happen with this?’

It contained the ‘Ultimate Elixir’ that Owen worked hard to obtain while playing games every night.

‘It’s definitely a possibility. ‘This is the ultimate treatment that cures all abnormalities in the body, right?’

Still, there was only one reason for his concern. This is a mainstream essential item that I was lucky enough to obtain.

‘I need to break the mainstream as soon as possible… … .’

Sisley, and by extension the royal family and the empire, may be in danger.

Moreover, if I used it this time, there was no guarantee that I would be able to get it again next time. When will I get the Ice Heart, which is in short supply on all servers, and summon Goddess Justitia again!

‘but… … .’

Owen curled his hands and squeezed them.

However, we can’t just leave this dangerous-looking guy like this. In the end, he closed his eyes tightly and held out a golden elixir.

With a solemn determination to work on Pangea Chronicle without a moment’s rest starting tonight.

“Mores, you eat this!”

“… … .”

But an unexpected reaction came back.

That guy, Mores, who was looking at the item he held out with a sullen expression, immediately turned his head and responded like this!

“I do not need.”

“… what?”

Owen opened his mouth stupidly at the unexpected reaction.

Although I agonized over using the elixir, I never thought they would reject it!

“You man! Do you know how good this is? Come on, try to take a good look.”

But still, Mores was steadfast.

“I don’t like it. Just by looking at it, it looks suspicious and tasteless.”

“hey! “When someone gives you a gift, at least pretend to accept it with sincerity!”

“Uh, I won’t accept it. “Because I’m not going to eat it.”

Owen, whose blood pressure rose to the top of his head, had no choice but to hold the back of his neck and scream:

“… “This damn son of a bitch really!”

fantasy,