Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 32
Episode 32. The prince goes to the banquet hall.
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The banquet began in the magnificent hall of the imperial palace.
A long table is set up and all kinds of rare foods are placed.
The musicians began playing sweetly.
Nobles and priests of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom, as well as invitees from other countries, gathered together and exchanged unusual words to please each other.
“Oh oh! I never thought you would grow up so beautifully, Ellis. “I don’t know how much more beautiful you will become when you become an adult.”
“Thank you. “Viscount.”
Ellis smiled at the nobles who approached her and said hello. Still, I sighed deeply within myself.
-You shouldn’t go either! It might be a celebration banquet for Lord Harman or Lord Gerald, but it’s a celebration banquet for the 7th prince!
Archbishop Raphael was absent.
Not only because of the 7th prince, but also because he had to take care of 1st prince Luan, who was unwell.
However, it is problematic in many ways for a person such as an archbishop to not attend a banquet like this.
Because of her reputation, Ellis revealed whether she would attend without Raphael’s knowledge.
‘If my grandfather finds out later, he will be severely scolded…’
Still, it’s not good to focus on my grandfather’s reputation.
“You are still beautiful. “I would believe it if they said that it was the reincarnation of Goddess Gaia.”
Ellis flinched and looked to the side.
He is the Fomorian Count of Daia, a nobleman with red hair and eyes.
He has served Crown Princess Yulicia since ancient times.
He was a nobleman who was now a supporter of the 1st Prince, and he was also the person who proposed this banquet to the Emperor.
“…The Count of Pomor. I heard that you have the support of the people? It must be difficult to please lowly people. Tsk tsk.”
“He is reputed to have a close relationship with Archbishop Raphael.”
“I am a loyal subject who serves the 1st Prince. But it’s just so sad. When will his health improve?”
I can hear the nobles whispering.
The call for everyone to listen is also full of ridicule.
Ellis felt a strange feeling.
The whispers of the nobles who supported the brothers of the royal family are stories that are frowned upon.
but···.
The Count of Pomor knelt down and kissed the back of Ellis’ hand.
Even though I was wearing gloves, I got goosebumps.
“I’m afraid that when you mature, I might fall in love with you too. “I’m worried that my wife, who passed away first, might be jealous.”
Ellis smiled awkwardly as he looked at the Count of Pomor.
“thank you.”
Why?
It’s difficult to deal with this person.
I feel like my stomach is twisting.
He’s definitely a good person, but strangely I want to keep my distance from him.
Even though Ellis was sweating coldly, she tried hard to resist the urge to cover her mouth.
She couldn’t bear to make eye contact with the Count of Pomor, so she looked away.
“Three worlds… “I, a country lord, could not believe I was invited to a place like this!”
“What should I do if my lord is nervous? “I am a commoner.”
There is an awkward atmosphere. The nobles’ eyes were focused on the two men.
The main characters of this banquet were Count Gerald Lipang, the lord of the Ronia estate, and a man named Grill, the representative of the territory.
Ellis gave a brief greeting to the Count of Pomor, as if he had found refuge, and approached them.
“Whoa… “Where is the prince?”
“I don’t know that. “What should I do with this?”
There seemed to be no distance between them, as if they were a brother and sister who knew each other talking.
Is that why?
“Hello, how are you?”
Ellis felt comfortable talking to them.
Grill and Gerald turned their heads.
“nice to see you. Ellis Astoria is the granddaughter who attended this party on behalf of Archbishop Raphael.”
Count Gerald and Grill were horrified to hear the name archbishop.
They raised their voices and talked.
The voice attracted attention from those around her, but it was difficult for Ellis to find people she was as comfortable dealing with as these people.
For a moment, I felt a gaze that sent shivers down my spine.
The Count of Pomor was standing right behind her.
‘It feels like I’m scanning.’
The back of my neck tingled.
Ellis could not stand it any longer and was about to cover his mouth.
“Prince Allen Allpols and his bodyguard Sir Harman Dymon enter under the protection of the Holy Empire!”
The chamberlain’s grating voice rang out.
At those words, the Count of Pomor looked regretful and asked Ellis for forgiveness.
“The 7th prince has arrived. “I have to say hello…”
“Yes, don’t worry about me.”
“then···.”
Ellis breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the Count of Pomor walk away.
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The door opens.
I went into the banquet hall.
The nobles’ eyes were focused on me.
That’s it.
They looked away again and fell into their own story.
There was no greeting or anything.
Actually, he is a prince who was exiled.
If you look good to a prince who does not have the right to succeed to the throne, you will end up being disliked by other princes.
However, it did not escape the attention of the nobles.
“Prince, please go.”
What attracted attention was not me, but Charlotte, who served me.
She has white hair, red eyes, and is wearing a long red dress.
She gently lifted the hem of her skirt with her gloved hands.
He gently bowed his neatly tied hair.
She extended her hand to me gracefully.
“…”
There are many noble ladies and ladies in the banquet hall. Also, the paladins stand tall at the edge.
Charlotte was more elegant and alluring than the rest of them. The sharp eyes and outstretched hands embody the firmness that can be felt in the escorting knights.
Is it because of that?
The male nobles have a dreamy expression and the female nobles have an ecstatic expression.
She was a woman with a charm that captivated people.
“Charlotte, aren’t you actually from a noble family?”
I held Charlotte’s hand.
She just smiled softly.
I walked with Charlotte. Harmon followed.
I sat in a corner of the banquet hall.
Charlotte is standing next to her, waiting with her hands folded.
Harmon stood tall in his uniform.
Thanks to this, I couldn’t help but focus my attention in this direction.
“Which family’s noble daughter is this?”
“I don’t know. “Is she a daughter from a foreign country?”
“Being by the prince’s side… “Are you saying he’s not an ordinary person?”
“I just asked the chamberlain, but he said she was a maid.”
“maid? Is that possible? “They must have hidden their identity.”
Many words and speculations are exchanged.
Charlotte is evaluated more than me.
I also kept looking towards Charlotte.
He is truly a sincere child.
He said he could not inconvenience me and spent several days learning culture.
I didn’t understand it either.
What is the reason this kid does this?
“long time no see. 7th prince. And Lord Harman.”
There was someone approaching me and saying hello.
He is a handsome man with red hair.
He gave Harmon a quick glance, glanced at Charlotte, and then turned to me.
As I frowned at him, Harmon whispered from behind me.
“I am the Count of Pomor.”
“aha!”
I saw it in the report submitted by Harmon.
They are the ones who support me, the 1st and 7th princes.
Is that why?
“Does the food suit your taste?”
Unlike other nobles, he spoke kind words of kindness.
From what I heard, he is famous for having a good reputation among the people.
He is a good person and has no corruption.
Perhaps that’s why Seonghwang Celt is also said to be keeping an eye on him.
“It’s been a while. Also, I’m sorry. “I don’t remember.”
Although I spoke in an awkward tone, I held out my hand.
“no. I was not able to be by your side when you faced a great disaster. God forgive my rudeness.”
The Count of Pomor lowered his head and took my hand.
I looked at him and used my mind’s eye.
Just looking at the report submitted by Harmon, his character was clean.
attitude toward me.
and the reputation of the people.
You will have good characteristics without even having to look into the mind’s eye.
[Name: Count Fomor Dia.
age : ???
Characteristics: Vampirism, limb amputation, black magic, thirsty state.
+ Ah, I want to cut off the heads of the nobles here and decorate them! What a beautiful blood red color it will have?]
Holy power was instantly injected into my hands.
“…?”
“Why are you doing that?”
I looked at the Count of Pomor with wide eyes. Then I looked at my hand, which was still injecting holy power.
No response.
If you were undead, your hands would be burned to the ground.
“…What’s going on over there?”
I turned my gaze behind Count Pomor.
Use your mind’s eye.
Numerous nobles are intertwined.
Those buried in the crowd cannot be seen. The same applies to those who turn their faces away. However, the information of those who met these faces to some extent was clearly visible.
Noble servant maid…
A banquet hall where about 100 people gathered in the banquet halls on the first and second floors.
Among them, there are 5 people with the visible [Vampirism] trait.
I turned my gaze back to the Pomor Count.
I smiled brightly and relaxed my hands.
“It’s nothing.”
“Is that so?”
“Ah, Count Fomor, I heard that you are taking care of my brother. “I want to express my gratitude.”
I reached out to the side.
I grabbed the wine bottle and poured it into a wine glass.
Create holy water by infusing holy power.
Make two glasses, one for the Count of Pomor and one for me.
“Would you like a drink?”
“It’s an honor.”
The Count of Pomor received the wine glass.
We clinked our glasses together and drank wine.
I observed him.
I don’t feel any bad smell. There is also no magic power or death energy.
However, [Mind’s Eye] says that he is a bloodsucking vampire.
He also feels like the culprit in the murder case in Laurensis.
The red hair I saw in the crowd.
It is the same as interest.
The Count of Pomor drank wine imbued with divine power.
I gulped down the entire glass, moving my uvula.
He touched his forehead and shook his head as if feeling dizzy.
“Haha, please forgive me. “I’m not good at alcohol…”
I slammed the wine I was holding on the table next to me and broke it.
He cut the Count of Pomor’s hand while holding a broken glass.
The back of my hand is cut and blood is flowing.
This time, Count Pomor also seemed surprised and stepped back, clutching the back of his bleeding hand.
“Prince!”
I raised my hand to stop Harmon from interfering.
Charlotte gave Count Pomor a wary look.
She seemed to sense that I had noticed something strange.
I turned my gaze and looked at the back of his hand.
The Count of Pomor gently lowers his hand.
The cut on the back of my hand is not healing.
I watched him for a while and then smiled and said.
“I’m sorry about this. “My hand slipped.”
“yes? ha ha ha. no.”
The Count of Pomor smiled bitterly and took a step back.
The nobles murmur at the sudden occurrence.
The Count of Pomor looked at the nobles and then bowed his head to me.
“this···. You ruined the banquet atmosphere. “I will step down.”
“Okay, make sure you treat your injured hand well.”
The Count of Pomor backed away and left the banquet hall.
He looks like a loyalist who backs down, saying he is responsible for ruining the banquet.
I smiled and waved at Count Pomor.
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The Count of Pomor walked down the corridors of the imperial palace with a smile on his face.
He greeted the nobles who had gathered to attend the banquet and told the servants and maids to do their best.
His expression did not collapse.
I couldn’t help but feel that my complexion became pale and cold sweat broke out for a moment.
His leisurely steps become faster little by little.
He entered the bathroom in the room of the imperial palace where he was staying.
I locked the bathroom door.
His expression distorted.
Cold sweat broke out, my whole body felt like it was on fire, and blue flames spewed out from my mouth.
“ah···. ah···. eww···. ah···.”
The Count of Pomor covered his mouth.
Can not be done.
No matter how soundproof it is, this is an imperial palace.
Even the slightest sound or movement may be caught by someone.
You must not leave any traces of yourself!
He tore off the clothes he was wearing.
He split his burning stomach with his fingernails.
Cut out the esophagus containing wine. No, the holy water has already passed through the esophagus and reached the stomach.
If you continue like this, your holy power will spread throughout your body.
‘Cut out all the organs!’
He cut off his internal organs with his fingernails.
Cut, cut, and extract.
Blood pours out and stains the floor.
The cut out organs were thrown on the floor.
The organs wriggle and burn. It turned into ashes and disappeared with a blue flame.
“Damn it… Damn it…! Damn the prince…!”
He gritted his teeth and shouted under his breath.
When the disgusting energy disappeared from my body, the pain also disappeared.
Organs that had died out begin to regenerate little by little.
Little by little, the tentacles wrap around the missing organ.
Too late.
Insufficient nutrients for recovery.
It’s also annoying that it’s daytime when the sun is up.
‘I need blood blood and meat.’
A vivid human being was needed.
smart···.
Count Pomor was startled by the sound of a knock and opened the bathroom door.
The maid’s voice was heard beyond the door.
“Count. “Your complexion looks very bad. Are you okay?”
He was a Count of Pomor who had a good reputation among servants and maids.
He must have come here because he was worried.
Judging by the familiar voice, it was one of the maids who served him.
The Count of Pomor changed his clothes and opened the door.
The maid blushed as she looked at the Count of Pomor.
“Are you okay? “Aren’t you overdoing things at the banquet?”
“Oh, it’s okay. “Come in.”
The Count of Pomor stepped back.
When the maid came in, she closed and locked the door.
“Can I get you some water? or not···.”
Even as she said that, the maid tilted her head.
A blood-stained uniform and a pile of ashes are piled between the open bathroom doors.
“excuse me···. “Count. What is that?”
The maid turned her head.
In front of me stood the Pomor Count with his claws raised and his mouth open to the point of tearing his cheeks.
Kwasik!
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The nobles frown.
Everyone held their breath and let out accusatory voices towards me.
I ignored the sound and spoke to Harmon.
“Harman.”
“Yes, prince.”
“Get me some paper and a pen.”
“yes?”
He looked puzzled.
You probably don’t understand why I was rude to the Count of Pomor and why I asked you to get a pen and paper.
“What do you plan on using it for?”
“It’s obvious.”
I scanned the banquet hall with my mind’s eye focused.
It was a prosperous kingdom that was thought to be clean.
But it’s different.
This place···.
“Finding out vampires.”
…It was like a nest of monsters.