1006 RAPID GROWTH
TSK.
Nero clicked his tongue when he saw the extent of damage Trevor Kesser caused after blowing up a portion of the Imperial Shrine.
That blasted Sorcerer, I'm going to send him the bill for the renovation!
Of course, the Imperial Family had the money to renovate the Imperial Shrine. But he wanted to hold Trevor Kesser accountable.
I'm going to bleed him dry.
"Y-Your Imperial Majesty," lvin greeted him nervously. His secretary definitely noticed that he was pissed after seeing the damage Trevor Kesser caused to the Imperial Shrine. "I made sure that the witnesses won't talk."
As expected of the future Imperial Chamberlain.
"Call the Imperial Mages and tell them to start the renovation right away," Nero said, sighing. "Tell them they may use as many Mana Stones they need if their Mana isn't enough to renovate the Imperial Shrine."
"Your Imperial Majesty, we're expecting a war soon. Will it be wise to spend that much money on a renovation that we don't need to rush anyway?"
"The budget won't be coming from the Imperial Treasury."
"Then will it co from Your Imperial Majesty's personal funds?"
"Trevor Kesser will shoulder the cost of the renovations," Nero said, smirking. "So, make sure to tell the Imperial Mages to use this opportunity to improve the Imperial Shrine's aesthetics. They may replace the pillars with gold for all I care."
lvin smiled as if he realized Nero's sche, but that smile soon disappeared when Nero coughed.
Nero coughed up blood, to be precise.
"Y-Your Imperial Majesty!" lvin yelled worriedly. "W-What happened?"
"Calm down," Nero said while wiping the blood off his mouth with the back of his hand. "Just call my doctor…" He paused when he suddenly felt dizzy, and then he felt his body lose its strength as his consciousness started to fade away. "Don't panic, crybaby…"
***
IT WAS a strange occurrence.
Dahlia was in awe while watching the change in Emperor Nero's body.
She could see it— she could see the midnight rose embedded in the emperor's heart grow bigger.
Emperor Nero had always been a talented Roseheart.
If His Imperial Majesty had more interest in his power and privilege as a male Roseheart, he might have surpassed the Mona Roseheart by now. But since His Imperial Majesty only cared about his Moonglow and divine power, he didn't bother using his Roseheart Blood to its full potential.
But perhaps the emperor had always known that even if he didn't put that much effort, he'd still grow stronger as a Roseheart.
That kind of annoyed Dahlia.
"Miss Dahlia, how is His Imperial Majesty?" lvin asked worriedly. "His Imperial Majesty wasn't poisoned, was he?"
Dahlia's irritation disappeared while looking at lvin's teary eyes.
When she felt Emperor Nero's presence suddenly beca faint, she imdiately ran towards the Imperial Shrine.
She found lvin crying while shaking Emperor Nero who fell unconscious on the ground.
I'm glad that the Imperial Knights didn't see Sir lvin cry like a child.
Dahlia then used Lapiz to carry Emperor Nero and bring him to his chamber.
I needed to protect Sir lvin's dignity as the future Imperial Chamberlain.
"His Imperial Majesty wasn't poisoned, Sir lvin," Dahlia assured him politely. "His Imperial Majesty only coughed up blood because his Roseheart Blood practically poured too much "blood" into the midnight blue rose embedded in his heart to make it grow bigger."
lvin looked confused by her explanation.
It's not surprising since only a few understand a Roseheart's power.
"To put it simply, it's similar to a Core getting bigger to accommodate more Mana for its user."
lvin, who was a Mana-user, finally understood what Dahlia was saying.
"I see," lvin said, nodding. "His Imperial Majesty got stronger again."
Dahlia smiled and nodded. "That's correct. His Imperial Majesty probably's Roseheart Blood probably got influenced by—"
She trailed off when the Spirit of a young male Roseheart suddenly appeared beside the sleeping emperor.
This ti, a teenage boy Spirit appeared on the emperor's other side.
Dahlia covered her mouth with her hands when she gasped after a young man— still a Roseheart Spirit, of course— hovered above the sleeping Emperor Nero.
And then another one appeared.
Then one more kid.
One more teenage boy.
Another young man.
Male Rosehearts' Spirits kept appearing one by one that Dahlia had already lost count.
How did they follow His Imperial Majesty here?
"G-Ghosts!" lvin, who could also see the "ghosts" surrounding Emperor Nero, yelled in a scared voice. "M-Miss Dahlia, are those g-ghosts I see?!"
"Y-Yes, Sir lvin," Dahlia said, gulping. "But I don't know how they got here…"
***
IT WAS heavy.
Nero woke up because he felt like sothing was trying to crush him.
And he wasn't wrong.
When he opened his eyes, he was greeted by the Roseheart Spirits that he was pretty sure he left at the Abyss.
He was curious as to how these bastards followed him, but first things first.
"Get off ," Nero complained to the "child" sitting on his chest. "Are you trying to kill , child?"
It was the child who kept provoking him back in the Abyss.
Anyway…
Nero could see Dahlia and lvin in the corner of the room— looking helpless and apologetic.
The two probably tried to drive away the Roseheart Spirits but failed.
the "child" said, grinning.
"Why did you follow here?"
"Jacob Roseheart, do I look like a free person to you?" Nero asked, scoffing. "Didn't I tell you I have a war to prepare for?"
"How do you plan—"
Nero shut his mouth when, suddenly, Jacob Rosehearts and at least ten other Roseheart Spirits in the room transford into their Soul Beast forms.
Now at least ten Soul Beasts— in the form of mythical creatures— surrounded him.
Surprisingly, he felt light.
Controlling these many Soul Beasts should have put a heavy toll on his body. To be precise, even his heart should feel heavy.
But Nero felt like he could control this many Soul Beasts all at the sa ti.
I beat Father's record for owning the most number of Soul Beasts in the de Moonasterion History.
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