"Ah... E-Emperor! What brings you here..."
Inside the base's mortuary, the mortuary attendants stared in astonishment at the apron-wearing young man... Besides that, the young man had also brought along an unfamiliar man.
At that moment, everyone fell silent, terrified, with no idea why the young man had suddenly come here... Since he enjoyed cooking, he had never been one to casually enter the mortuary.
That was because, reportedly, contaminating himself with the corpse aura would ruin the original flavor of the ingredients.
The young man said calmly, "A few children who used to eat in Courtyard Three were missing today. Were they sent here?"
"Y-Yes." A mature-looking mortuary attendant nodded. "Four corpses were just delivered today... They're still being cleaned... Is there a problem?"
The young man said casually, "Nothing. I simply realized it had been a long time since I came here, so I decided on a whim to take a look at your work. Oh, right. Bring me the recent death records so I can look them over."
"But..." the attendant said, "haven't you already confirmed the death records?"
"What? Am I not allowed to look at them again?"
"I'll find them at once!" The mature attendant instantly turned pale with panic. He hurriedly signaled to the other attendants, urging them to bring over the records.
Just then, a slightly pudgy middle-aged man hurried out from the facilities farther inside... Several mortuary employees followed beside him.
"This humble servant deserves death! I didn't know Your Majesty was visiting in person!" The pudgy man was covered in cold sweat as he bowed deeply. "These fellows spend all day moving corpses and rarely interact with people, so they're rather clumsy with their words. If they offended you in any way, please forgive them. I will discipline them strictly from