Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 373

373. Mores Exploration Journal (1)

Owen still vividly remembers the day he first met Mores.

A chubby kid with a cute personality who was staring at him with cold gray eyes.

-What is this again?

Ironically, Mores could be said to be the most royal person Owen had ever met.

There must be something strange about people from other Seonghwang families who treat this innocent country worm who suddenly appears like a real family member.

-Owen Lockwood. The guy who came back from the dead managed to crawl all the way here.

Even after he fully entered the royal family, Mores would stubbornly call him ‘Lockwood’.

Thinking about it now, it was a strange thing.

How on earth did he know his real last name? Owen never mentioned his real last name.

-Remember this clearly, you idiot! From now on, I will never call you brother. A brat like you wouldn’t dare expect such treatment from this body, right?

The cold words that Mores utters every time he encounters him.

At this point, even Owen, who was unfamiliar with imperial aristocratic culture, could understand.

Mores That bastard, his personality is really shit.

* * *

It was like that… … .

‘Mores, don’t you think his interpersonal relationships are surprisingly good?’

Owen had been thinking about that recently.

As I was observing him in and out of the main palace every day, more people than I expected came to the temporary treatment room, worried about the ill third prince.

That stiff-looking Royal Guard knight was a representative example.

“Sir, how are you feeling today?”

“Very well, Sir Maria. My father treats me well. “By the way, I heard you don’t have to come here every time.”

“no. “It is the duty of our resident knights to protect you.”

“There are royal guard knights in the main palace, right? Think of it like this is your paid vacation and go train at the training center. “Don’t worry about me.”

Mores was as blunt as always when dealing with the knight who came to visit. At least that’s how Owen saw it.

“What kind of useless waste of manpower is this? Moreover, since the most senior gentleman keeps coming to see me, aren’t the other resident knights also getting restless and following him in and out of the main palace?”

But didn’t the knight seem to smile at Mores’ reply?

“Thank you for worrying about the situation of our resident soldiers while they were sick. “We were also very worried about the degradation.”

“… “No, whatever.”

Owen couldn’t understand her at all. How on earth can you take Mores’ words like that?

“Lowering. As you said before, we have compiled a list of new restaurants.”

A knight full of freckles is also a face that Owen often sees recently. She remained particularly vivid in her memory, because her youthful face was full of unconcealed fondness and loyalty for her third prince.

“In particular, the recently opened Anatolian dessert shop is said to be popular. “I went there in person yesterday, and it was in no way inferior to the highest-end Breton pastry shops.”

“Um, a dessert shop?”

Mores furrows his eyebrows. There was a clear difference in temperature compared to the driver who spoke cheerfully.

“Desserts aren’t that interesting. Sir Claudia. “Is there even a menu there that could be eaten?”

Nevertheless, the driver had a smile on his face, wondering what was so good about it.

“Maybe there is. If there isn’t one, you can ask them to create a new menu! Hehe, let’s see if it can be packaged, shall we?”

There was also a young knight who visited with similar frequency to her. Maybe it was because of the large scar on her forehead, but she was a young man who looked somewhat dirty.

He asked Mores hesitantly, with an unusually awkward expression on his face.

“As you said… Recently, I have been devoting myself to training every day under the leader. How is my brightness now? Are there any noticeable changes?”

Even though he didn’t seem to be very social at first glance, he seemed to have the courage to ask.

But didn’t Mores, who heard those words, blatantly disparage him?

“What nonsense is that, Lord Calmen? What does auror training have to do with brightness? I guess you’ve been training too much lately. “You’re saying all that nonsense.”

“yes? Woo! But I’m sure you… … !”

“what? Mr. Woo? Woossi? Hey, just stay there for a moment. Where has Edith gone? I’m sure I was here a while ago… … .”

“Sigh! no! “I’m going to go practice now, sir!”

“why? “I’ll give you a cup of tea. Drink it slowly and leave.”

“it’s okay! “I made a mistake!”

A young man with a strong sense of discipline stands in a straight posture and breaks into a cold sweat.

Then, Mores nagged him as if he were an old knight.

“Yes, work harder. “If you and I are going to discuss the brightness of aurors, the aura should at least be at a level where it can stably emit external air.”

“But before…” … .”

“What before?”

“… … .”

“what? why? what?”

“… it’s nothing.”

The young knight left the temporary treatment room with a very embarrassed face.

He was a friend with a very strange personality, to keep going in and out of this place while his face was blushing like that.

“But you.”

Suddenly, Mores turned his gaze towards Owen, and he, who had been resting his chin dumbly until then, flinched and raised his head.

“huh?”

“Don’t you have anything to do like that? When you come back after such a long time, you should think about going to various social gatherings and further solidifying your position in the imperial capital. “Why are you rolling around here on this stupid day?”

Only then did Owen suddenly realize.

If you think about it, you yourself were one of those people who went in and out of temporary treatment rooms every day without hearing good things!

“ah… … .”

Owen was shocked for a moment, but then remembered his purpose and took out a golden elixir from his pocket.

The reason why he visits the main palace every day recently. It was all because of the determination to feed Mores the ultimate elixir.

“Come on, Mores. Look at this. This brilliant medicine that shines gold. Doesn’t it look as sweet as honey?”

“… “Are you talking about that again?”

The boy looked completely bored.

“no. “I told you I wouldn’t eat it.”

“Is this really good? I found it the hard way. One bite, just one bite… “No, can’t I just taste it?”

“If it’s that good, you can eat it all.”

“Oh really… … !”

I don’t know if I’ve been in vain for several days already.

At this point, you might have listened to him at least once to see his sincerity, but the stubborn Mores guy was always stubborn.

‘There’s really no promise at this rate!’

Should I just feed it secretly? Owen was so conflicted for a moment.

However, no matter how good the medicine is, if you give it to the other person without their consent, how is that different from an attempt to poison someone?

In addition, Sir Martha, who never left Mores’ side, was also a problem. A former knight commander who is rumored to soon become a Dekaron Knight.

Even though Owen is currently being praised as a hero of the Southern Front, it would be close to impossible for him to mix the elixir into Mores’ meal without that person knowing.

“… … .”

You can still see it now.

Sir Martha was staring at the elixir in Owen’s hand with an incomprehensible expression. It looks like they are suspicious of the source of the elixir.

‘In the end, it means that we have no choice but to persuade Mores himself.’

Anyway, why do I hate this so much? This is the ultimate elixir. It is an invincible recovery item that eliminates all status ailments and even death penalties!

“Oh, this is really good! “There is no way to express it!”

As Owen, frustrated, pounded his chest, Mores looked at him in bewilderment.

“… “Are you an idiot?”

While they were arguing, one of the main palace servants brought Mores a late lunch.

Owen looked into the tray out of curiosity, and there was a thin soup with a strange smell on it.

“Is this delicious? “It smells a bit pungent for a patient food, doesn’t it?”

Since it didn’t look very appetizing, I asked about it, and surprisingly got an obedient answer.

“It’s because it contains bear meat. “Once you get used to it, it’s worth eating.”

“Oh, I see.”

Owen looked at Mores with a slightly curious expression.

Seeing that he somehow responds to my questions even though he clearly looks annoyed, it seems like something has definitely changed.

‘that’s interesting. ‘I can’t believe I can live so peacefully with this guy.’

So, it looks like he’s probably going to keep talking to me next to me.

“By the way, bear meat? Mores, do you like that? “Before, I only ate sweets every day.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, you eat it because you like it.”

“okay? But why do you frown like that while eating?”

Owen asked quietly.

You really like it, right? I’m trying to force myself to swallow, but somehow my stomach feels very uncomfortable.

‘Besides, I feel like I have less energy than before… … .’

That was when I thought about it.

Cheer up!

The spoon was thrown to the floor with a loud sound. Mores didn’t throw it, but the cutlery simply slipped from his weakened hands.

“Lowering!”

“Mores!?”

The two people were shocked to see Mores staggering while sitting, but the Holy Emperor, who came running straight from his office, immediately poured powerful divine power on the boy.

Paaaa-

The temporary treatment room is suddenly engulfed in bright light.

“Mores, are you okay?”

After a while.

In response to Seonghwang’s worried question, the guy who was out of breath just now opened his eyes and happily pretended to understand.

“… Uh, father. “Are you here?”

Then, his face soon becomes normal, and he clicks his tongue as he looks at the messed up floor.

“Oh, what a waste of bear meat soup…” … .”

Looking at that carefree look, I started crying without even realizing it! My stomach turned.

“Mores, you man!”

Owen was yelling at the boy without even realizing it. If he had been like him before, it was something he would never have imagined.

“Is soup the problem in this situation? Don’t pretend like you’re okay and just think about eating. If you’re sick, tell me in advance that you’re sick! If you do that, what happens to the people around you! Huh?”

“hmm? But it didn’t hurt that much earlier.”

“Ah, this bastard still… … !”

Wow-!

As Owen felt his blood pressure rising rapidly and held the back of his neck, Seonghwang, who somehow knew, approached him and secretly showered him with divine power. He had a calm demeanor, as if this was not the first time something like this had happened.

Hwaaah-

The divine power that gave me a somewhat familiar feeling gave me a strange feeling, and the Holy Emperor continued to pour out the divine power towards Lord Masain next to him.

Then Sir Masain bowed his head politely and expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you, Your Majesty. Thanks to this, my chronic gastritis has gotten much better recently.”

Owen somehow felt like he deserved to know.

How much trouble did Mores have to endure to cause chronic gastritis to occur in powerful Auror users as high as senior knights?

* * *

In the end, Owen, who failed to feed Mores the elixir again today, left the temporary treatment room with a slightly mixed feeling.

But it was just as he was about to leave the main palace lobby.

“Ugh! “Please save me!”

A rather familiar scream was heard from afar. It was a scream from a minority tribe in Barsha, something rarely heard in the imperial capital.

“When are you coming back, Owen?”

Ah, Bartoja. I forgot about that guy.

Owen clicked his tongue and turned in the direction of the sound.

Eventually, the cowardly Bartoza, who was noticed by Wakana Tusai, suffered from extreme fear as soon as the Great Tribal Council ended.

So he grabbed Owen by the leg of his pants and clung to him desperately. She asked me to take her with me on my way back to the imperial capital.

The result was this.

He had been restlessly following Owen every day, but now he was screaming as he was crushed by a huge wolf in the courtyard of the imperial palace.

“Look at this, Owen! The tribal chief of Delcross is raising such a fearsome monster!”

What a monster. Although it is a little big, it is not an ordinary wolf.

As Owen approached them, the wolf that had been happily playing with Bartóza looked up and caught Owen’s scent.

Sniff!

Then, something unexpected happened. The wolf suddenly stretched out his muzzle and began howling mournfully into the air.

Awww-!

I couldn’t understand the English text at all.

“oh! Owen! Purma’s old friend!”

Meanwhile, Bartoza ran away and hid behind Owen. It seems like it was only yesterday that he came to me to seek revenge on the Purma tribe, but the more I saw him, the quicker he changed his attitude.

Ooooh-! Kiing! Wow!

“Owen! “Please, please do something to that monster!”

A wolf is howling loudly in front, and an annoying Bartosa is clinging to the back, trembling.

Owen scratched his head in embarrassment.

“Why is a wolf wandering around in the palace courtyard? “Isn’t it dangerous?”

When I see the knights of the main palace guard keeping it quiet, I wonder if it is being raised by someone in the imperial palace.

When I stretched out my hand, the wolf stopped howling and came closer.

Then he sticks his nose into Owen’s hand and sniffs it again. Contrary to its violent appearance, it does not seem to be aggressive towards people.

“uh? How amazing? “Isn’t Max the type of guy who is so kind to people he meets for the first time?”

At that time, a maid holding a large dog bowl approached and opened her mouth. She was the dedicated maid of Mores, who was also acquainted with Owen.

“I guess I caught the scent of Prince Mores from you.”

“The smell of Mores?”

“Yes, sir. “This wolf dog is the dog kept by His Majesty Mores.”

“okay?”

When he stroked the back of his neck, the wolf-dog did not avoid his touch, but stared at Owen’s face with amber eyes.

There was no sign of tail slapping or gentle stroking. It was almost like a noble attitude, as if she would just put up with this out of consideration for her friendship with her owner.

‘When I think about it that way, it kind of seems like he resembles that guy Mores… … .’

Sweet.

When Edith put the food bowl down on the floor, the wolf-dog jerked Owen’s hand away and began to eat leisurely. For a dog, he was truly unusual.

“Well, he’s not easy.”

“Yes, Max really knows people in a funny way. Isn’t that the case in Barcelona? “If they show even the slightest bit of clumsiness, they are immediately treated as Max’s toys.”

???.

While waiting for the dog to finish eating, Edith told Owen about the situation.

“His Majesty Mores has instructed us to keep Max away from him for a while. From then on, Max came to the main palace courtyard and cried, looking for his wife.”

I never imagined that Mores would raise a dog. Looking at it desperately looking for its owner, it looks like it’s very cute.

“But why are you only separating the dogs? “Even though he is in a hospital bed, everyone still visits Zalman Mores.”

“From what I heard, it seems that it is because Max is very sensitive to the lower aura. So, you might be worried that it will affect you and make you sick.”

“Are you sensitive to auras?”

Owen’s eyes widened at the unexpected answer. However, the maid’s explanation that followed was even more absurd.

“Yes, sir. “It is said that Max will transform into a great person by using the auror of Mores, right?”

“transform… what… … ?”

Even though I heard it, I still can’t understand what it means.

Owen was dumbfounded, but Edith added an explanation with an extremely serious expression.

“Yes, sir. It transforms. “This dog is [Wind], the divine beast of the main god, praised throughout the world.”

… Huh?

fantasy,