639 – A Mature Tree Is Different Starting From Its Cotyledons – 3

These days, the Crown Princess doesn’t want to stay in the palace.

“Stabu! I’m going to go home! Stabu!”

“The godfather has a lot to do, too. So why not leave him alone sometimes?”

“No! It’s time! Get your job done!”

I was momentarily speechless at the Crown Princess’ rebuttal of her. What on earth is the minister saying to this kid?

Besides, she wasn’t exactly wrong and couldn’t refute it again. Of all the officials currently in the empire, the most leisurely person is the minister.

‘What should I do with this?’

Looking at the princess struggling on the floor, she let out a small sigh.

It’s not every day or two that the Crown Princess wants to go to her minister’s mansion and have fun. There are six children of the same age in the minister’s mansion, and there are eleven animals that can speak. She even said that the Minister laid out soft mats throughout the hallway for her children, so it must seem like the most fun playground in the world to the Crown Princess.

So, it is completely understandable that the Crown Princess likes the minister’s mansion. She also has no intention of stopping her daughter-in-law from going out, thanking the minister for playing with her daughter-in-law instead of the busy empress.

If the Crown Princess only liked her godfather, she would have been very disappointed, but fortunately for her, the Crown Princess is a good child who loves her father and mother as much as she likes her godfather. She is a sincere child who returns to the imperial palace without any regrets after having fun at the minister’s mansion.

‘If only it wasn’t a spirit.’

However, the princess was possessed by her spirit and began to refuse to return to the imperial palace.

Because of that damn spirit. Because of a new addition to the Minister’s Mansion, which already has a lot to see and do, a rare creature that cannot be found anywhere else on this continent.

“If you want the stain to sparkle, become friendly! Become friendly only if it continues to be valuable!”

And because the minister said something strange to the Crown Princess.

She feels like sighing again. It is natural that the Crown Princess, who is still young, is possessed by her spirit. Even I, the emperor, only encountered spirits in books hundreds of years ago. How amazing would it be for the Crown Princess to see her spirits? Children of the Crown Princess’s age are fascinated by things that sparkle and fly.

Perhaps that was why the Crown Princess became so interested in her spirit that the Minister, who was supposed to control that interest, encouraged the Crown Princess. She said that in order to touch the spirits, one must become close to them.

“Sparkle! My little brother! I’m going to touch it!”

She smiled bitterly at the sight of the Crown Princess who suddenly made her her her her spirit her s her her her her her her younger siblings her her her her. It was a good thing for her to have no prejudice against the Crown Princess, but she did not know that she would be so prejudiced as to have her her her her her her her her her her her her her family her her her her.

“The Crown Princess. The twins are going out with their godfather, so even if we go today, we won’t be able to meet them.”

“Then I’m going too! I’m going to Goth!”

She hugged and patted the princess who was lying on the floor, but the princess still patted and patted.

It’s heartbreaking. If she were a normal princess, she would have already understood this father’s feelings and put aside her stubbornness. She was a good girl who nodded her head sullenly when she realized no.

At the same time, she felt sorry for herself. How much must the spirit have liked that the wise and kind princess would be so stubborn? I am worried that it would be better for the Crown Princess to send her to the Minister.

‘No.’

However, he quickly shook off her concerns and put her mind to rest.

It is difficult to stop a child from doing what he wants to do, but you should also avoid letting him do everything he wants to do. No matter how much the crown princess likes the minister, her home is this imperial palace. If she gets into the habit of treating her subjects ‘houses her as her her own her her, both her her imperial family her and her her subjects her her her will be in trouble.

“My godfather also went because he had work to do, so that would be difficult. I’d like to stay at the imperial palace today.”

That is why we must firmly stop the crown princess now. It’s not that I’m going to keep the Crown Princess for the rest of my life, but I’m just going to control the number of times she visits ─

“Hey… I hate you, Dad!”

…?

“Huh…?”

For a moment my world stopped.

I can’t remember much of what happened after that. The empress hurriedly took the princess, who burst into tears. Only this much remained in her head.

This is a serious problem. Doesn’t this mean that he is so out of his mind that all he can think of is his beloved wife and cute daughter? Doesn’t it mean that my heart is hurt to the point that I don’t notice anyone else than my family?

I hate my dad. I can’t believe our Crown Princess, our lovely Charlotte, is saying that she hates this father.

“What do you think?”

– I think it is truly unfortunate.

When I finally got my mind together and contacted the minister, the minister lowered his head so much that I couldn’t see his face.

Hate. I hate the minister. I really hate the minister who created this disaster by raising something like a spirit in the mansion.

‘Let’s be patient.’

However, he did not express those intense emotions.

The minister I know is not the type to take the initiative and release spirits into the mansion. He probably came to live with a spirit without even knowing it. If I get angry in a situation like that, it only makes me more miserable.

Moreover, if you were to ask whether the existence of spirits is beneficial or detrimental to the empire, it would definitely be the former. Are there entities in the system that disappeared hundreds of years ago due to Apels’ atrocities? And that too after the Church of Dawn officially recognized the Constantine faith?

‘It’s no different from the Holy Spirit.’

This is an issue that can further enhance the authority of the imperial family and empire. There are many benefits to tolerating the existence of spirits, except that the minister’s mansion becomes more crowded.

So I can tolerate it. The emperor’s reason barely surpassed his father’s pain.

I don’t know what decision I would have made if my father’s pain had preceded me.

“… So, the minister. The spirits gathered thanks to the talents of his three daughters?”

I gently touched the back of my neck and tried to change the topic.

The reason I contacted the minister was partly to express my hurt, but it was also to understand the situation.

– Yes, Your Majesty. Originally, spirits can only act with the energy of the World Tree unless they formally seek a contract, but my three daughters are taking on the role of the World Tree. It is said that this becomes stronger over time.

I nodded at the minister’s words with a subtle sense of pride. In that case, it is safe to say that the Minister’s Three Daughters are a moving world tree or a walking spirit fortress.

‘You can contact spirits without having to go all the way to the World Tree.’

To say that this is not bad is an understatement. If I were to exaggerate a little, it would be like a blessing from God.

Being able to see beings that can only be seen in a specific region in the system and being able to move to another region in case of emergency is a huge benefit. Even the elven residential district where the World Tree is located is a place that is very difficult for outsiders to access.

Thanks to this, even before Apels burned the World Tree, very few people encountered spirits. The World Tree, the home of the spirits, was a tree cherished by the Elves, and access to other races was strictly controlled.

But not anymore. Although access to the World Tree is still difficult, all you need is permission from the minister to see the spirits.

‘Then you can also train a spirit master.’

Spiritist. A mysterious being who can become a friend of a spirit and borrow its power. They were extremely rare even hundreds of years ago, and they are such a rare species that it is recorded that there is the only one human Spiritualist in an era.

Now the empire can foster such beings. No, more accurately, you can have a monopoly.

‘Because the World Capital Minister’s three daughters are all in the empire.’

It doesn’t matter even if you can’t train a spiritualist because there are no people born with the qualities of a spiritualist. Because other countries won’t even be able to understand the qualities of a spirit master.

“Minister.”

– Yes, Your Majesty. Please speak.

“Do you plan to raise her three daughters to be spiritualists?”

-If Sosin’s daughter wants something else, she will support that path, but if not, I plan to support her so that she can demonstrate her talents.

As a father, I was satisfied because it was a standard answer. In fact, it’s a nice way of saying that if there are no variables, she will be raised as a spirit master.

“Huh, Minister. How about laying the foundation in advance for that child?”

– Cornerstone… Do you mean?

“Innate talent is important, but acquired learning is also important. No matter how big the bowl is, it is meaningless if there is no one to fill it with water.”

With those words, I made my expression as serious as possible. The proposal presented now would be very difficult without the minister’s active cooperation.

“So, I think it would be a good idea to create an elemental department at the Imperial Academy.”

– Yes?

Then the minister asked a question with a somewhat blank expression.

“Of course, I’m not saying we’re going to make it right away. There’s no knowledge of elemental arts, and the spirit master itself doesn’t exist, so what kind of spirit calling is that? However, the minister’s third daughter has more than 10 years left before she can enter the academy, so she should prepare in advance. “

Elves who were alive before the founding of the empire would know about spirits. Since the World Tree has been revived, there will be elves who have made contracts with spirits again.

Convince the elves and lay the foundation for elemental science. If such a process is carried out over 10 years, a new department called Jeongryeongbu can be created.

The problem is whether there are any human spiritualists who can enter the Spiritual Ministry.

‘I have to convince the elf elder or minister about this.’

You must recruit children of nobles who are interested in spirit magic, and send them to the World Tree or the Minister’s Mansion to meet spirits. Only then can an imperial spirit master be born.

‘If the price is sufficient, it is unlikely to be rejected.’

The establishment of the Ministry of Government is no different from a task for the minister’s three daughters. Few people would oppose a national project for her great-granddaughter or her daughter.

– It’s a spirit…

The minister actually heard me and touched his chin with an interested expression.

Good. Just push a little more and you will get a confirmation right here

“Your Majesty. I am the Minister of Special Affairs.”

A small knock sounded from beyond the door, announcing the visit of the Minister of Special Affairs.

It’s a shame. All I had to do was push a little more.

“Minister. I’ll have Jim contact you again later.”

– Yes, Your Majesty. Please contact me at your convenience.

However, a sudden visit by the Minister of Special Affairs means that something serious has happened. We cannot postpone the meeting with the Minister of Special Affairs due to issues at the Ministry of Government that can be proceeded leisurely.

So I cut off communication with the Minister and allowed the Minister of Special Affairs to enter,

“The Lord said he had something important to say to His Majesty.”

“…What?”

I heard that something bigger than I thought happened.

The Dragon Lord, the eldest member of the imperial family, requested a conversation.