성황의 아이들 [2]

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275. On The Dream Road (4)

That evening.

Unlike before, the imperial palace dinner started in a relatively gentle atmosphere.

Not only did Logan return with a feat as great as Seongjin, but Empress Lizabeth, who bickered about everything, was not present.

Thanks to this, the dinner was held in a friendly atmosphere under the leadership of Empress Tatiana.

And what Masain delivered to Seongjin was unexpected news.

"mother? To the Principality of Asein?"

"yes. Something happened suddenly and he left yesterday. "I heard there was an urgent call from Grand Duke Asin."

"... okay?"

Seongjin was honestly a little relieved that Empress Lizabeth was not here.

Until now, I thought she was Mores' mother and I consciously kept my distance from her.

But if he thought she was really his mother, he couldn't bring himself to face her cold gaze head on.

"I understand that there are no particularly big problems in the Principality of Asin recently. There was no special report from your father's majesty's office either. "It won't be a big deal, so don't worry too much."

Amelia seemed to understand Seongjin's subtle expression and gently comforted him.

"Yes, well... ... ."

Seongjin, who responded a little shyly, calmly sat down and started eating.

"But what is that, Brother Masaine?"

"Are you doing something I've never seen before, Brother Masaine?"

"Ah, Prince Mores gave it to me."

You said there was a cool feature, but I didn't really understand.

Masain said sheepishly, showing off a small trinket pinned to his collar.

"okay? Then it will definitely be a feature that I will use later. "Brother Masain."

"Well, it was given to me by Mores. It would be good to have it handy. "Brother Masain."

"Haha, yes. "I still think so."

While listening to the conversation between the twins and Sir Martha, Seongjin deeply inserted another accessory he had brought into his pocket.

Although I prepared to give it to Empress Lizabeth, doubts arose as to whether I would have been able to hand it to her if she had been present. Will the day come when I can laugh and talk with her like a normal family?

One of the main dishes of the day was bear meat steak. It was sent by Margrave Sigismund along with a gift because Prince Mores visited it often.

In fact, it was the devil who liked bear meat, and there was nothing special about Seongjin's taste.

However, as I continued to eat it for the demon lord, I felt like it was now a somewhat appetizing taste.

I was worried that it might be a bit of an unfamiliar food, but fortunately the response at the dinner was favorable. Then, Seongjin found Seonghwang who, as expected, had not even taken a bite of food.

"Uh, father. This is more delicious than you think. "Stop crushing it and have some."

"... ... ."

Seonghwang, who was disassembling food with an expressionless expression as always, flinched in surprise and put a bear meat steak in his mouth with a new look on his face. And I furrow my brows involuntarily.