Chapter 689

"Stop pining for her."

"I can't stop because her response is too good, Your Majesty."

The Emperor took a sip of champagne from the glass brought by the maid and let out a deep sigh.

He still looked frozen, but he smirked at Kono Lint and his peers who were trembling.

"It's nice to be cute, but she might start claiming that something is stuck in her ear."

"Something stuck in her ear...? What are you talking about...?"

"Oh, never mind."

The head of the spy agency created after the war is Rowen.

Rowen is the head because there are more specialized people in the field. Sarkagar and Kono Lint are more suited for field work.

Therefore, they are assigned based on their abilities, not their merits.

Sarkagar seemed quite interested in Kono Lint.

He often did things that were not quite harassment, but it was clear that he cared a lot.

The Emperor looked quietly at the banquet hall. Countless people were talking.

He quietly watched the stories and gatherings without getting mixed up in them.

"You look too young to enjoy alcohol."

The Emperor watched as a middle-aged man approached a girl with silver hair.

"Wow... What is this blood-red wine? It's a brilliant color I've never seen before."

"...It's blood."

"...What?"

"It's blood."

When the girl lightly turned the wine glass, the eerie red light that came out of the glass indicated that what she said was true.

As the girl lightly painted her lips with the liquid, her bloody lips were revealed.

"Uh, ugh...!"

"Is this your first time seeing a vampire?"

"T-that's not possible... Is it human blood...?"

"Then what else could it be? Do you want a drink?"

"N-no, not at all! I'm fine!"

"Really? Then can I give you a drink? It'll make you feel good. "

"N-no, not at all! Excuse me...!"

The Emperor smirked as he watched the girl with a seductive smile and the middle-aged man who was shocked and ran away.

Watching the man run away in shock, a woman with crimson hair approached the girl.

"Lucynil! I always tell you not to scare people!"

"No, he asked me first."

The Emperor watched as Elerys and Lucynil fought. Many demons joined the empire, but most of the vampires who had been with Edina left the empire.

Gallarsh and Luruen led their tribes and left the empire.

They were tired of the noise and returned to their own peace with their tribe.

The only ones left were Elerys, the lord of Tuesday, and Lucynil, the lord of Wednesday. And only the Toyo tribe was left behind due to the disappearance of the Lord of Gaju, Antirianus. Elerys was taking care of them as the temporary Lord of Gaju. So Elerys was both the Lord of Tuesday and the Lord of Toyo, taking care of the Toyo tribe now. Originally, the Lord Vampire clan did not try to expand its membership, so vampires were a very small minority. However, they all played a significant role in the early empire. To ensure the proper existence of vampires, they even created an institution called the Blood Buying Agency. However, there were cases where some humans who learned of the existence of the Lord Vampire were attracted to the idea of being a vampire who could withstand the sun. There were also those who asked to become a vampire out of the blue because they wanted immortality. There were often headaches for them, not for humans, so they created territories where vampires could live quietly and strictly prohibited outsiders from entering for the sake of vampires. There were also those who knocked on the door saying they wanted to become a vampire. It was always sweet words. During the noisy party, the Emperor saw Empress Louise approaching. "Your Majesty." "Ah... yes." "I have something to tell you that I must say." "What is it?" Without asking for the Emperor's opinion, Empress Louise grabbed his arm and started pulling him somewhere with a serious expression. And Heinrich von Schwarzkopf watched the scene with his mouth open. * * * The place where the Emperor was dragged by Empress Louise was one of the empty rooms in the Spring Palace. The Emperor's heart was pounding like crazy. Is it time? Is this how it ends up? But why today? There are other days, why today? Do I have to? The Emperor was afraid of many things, but now he fears Louise the most in the world. Fear mixed with guilt. That's why he freezes when he meets her. "A, are you ready? Teacher, just for a moment... just 5 minutes... " "...." "I, I don't hate it! It's okay! It's good! Right! But just, just for a moment..." "....Really!" -Snap! "Ah...!" In the end, Louise, who couldn't stand the nonsense, hit the Emperor's head with a pillow. Louise looked down at the Emperor, whose eyes were bulging with a cold gaze. "Sit down." "Yes." At Louise's simple command, the Emperor immediately sat on the bed. Louise's gaze became even colder as she saw him like that. "Not there, here." What Louise pointed to was not the bed, but the chair. Only then did the Emperor realize that he was not in the situation he had prepared for, and he stood up and sat in the chair. It was natural that his face was distorted. Only then did the Emperor, who had regained his senses a little, see that the Empress was holding something, not empty-handed. -Thump! Empress Louise took out what was inside and put them down one by one. "What is this...? A book?" What was inside the case was a book. No, it was more like a notebook than a book. A bundle of worn and dirty notebooks were placed in front of the Emperor. "You should take a look," said the Empress. The Emperor cautiously opened the notebooks, which were mostly filled with drawings of monsters. Some were torn, but not intentionally. The Empress remained silent as the Emperor examined the notebooks, which also contained notes about the monsters' locations. As he continued to flip through the pages, his expression grew more serious. The last pages contained drawings of creatures that were almost identical, with similar locations of discovery. The Emperor was shocked to see small monsters drawn on the final page with a brief note. And the neat handwriting was quite messy, as if representing the shaky heart of the notebook's author.

[Definite immature specimen.]

[Under the protection of the mother.]

[Monsters are reproducing.]

[Through this case, it became highly likely that the discovered sub-species of monsters so far were not just similar-looking individuals, but actually of the same species.]

[A high possibility that a considerable number of monsters already have reproductive abilities.]

[Out of the discovered monsters, a total of 24 species are estimated to have reproductive abilities.]

[There are likely more in reality.]

The Emperor remained silent for a while.

Louise was also looking at the Emperor's silence.

"I have to call them all."

"......Yes."

At the Emperor's words, Louise nodded her head.