Chapter 118 - Ah, It's the Supreme! (2)
Isaac had no choice but to doubt his eyes when he saw the crest.
Yeah. Yeah. No matter how many times I look at it, this crest is…
[It’s the Supreme God.]
“Aaaah!”
Isaac grabbed his head.
The god’s crest? Isaac couldn’t not know it even if he wanted to, because he had been studying it since he heard he would be doing god selection.
Yes! I can’t not know it!
I studied so hard to choose the God of Wealth!
I slowly gathered things the God of Wealth would like, decorated my room to the God of Wealth’s taste! Changed my behavior! Even held rituals, like what? I studied with things the God of Wealth would like piled up! Huh?!
‘Even during the Blue Pentagon, I pretended to be crazy about wealth to deliberately choose the God of Wealth…!’
[That was your true intention though.]
Won’t you shut up!?
Anyway, it was annoying and bothersome to look around and directly procure money. I was aiming to easily procure money like a wallet if I chose the God of Wealth!
“Wait, Isaac. What did you get?”
“I didn’t get anythiiing!”
As Shuri and the Blue team approached, Isaac immediately hid the orb. Then he squatted down and called for the God of Wealth again.
‘It’s not too late even now.’
Supreme God? I don’t need that kind of guy!
[Well, I don’t really like the Supreme God either.]
‘You just hate all gods.’
Of course, Isaac hated all gods without exception too.
And the Supreme God?
‘So annoying!’
Of course, the Supreme God was a guy called the king of gods. It means his power is overwhelmingly strong. Even gods revered that existence.
But he never revealed his appearance, so even high-ranking gods didn’t know his face. He doesn’t interfere with the affairs of the divine realm at all and just sleeps all the time.
Anyway, Isaac, who was blinded by money, flashed his eyes.
‘Come here, our pretty and cute God of Wealth!’
Perhaps that wish was granted, as the God of Wealth pattern returned to the orb.
At that sight, the corners of Isaac’s mouth lifted.
Good! That’s right! Yes!
Infinitely weaker compared to high-ranking gods, but who cares! Money has always been the best!
Yeah…! God of Wealth! Let’s be friends…
Pop!
The God of Wealth’s pattern changed again.
And what appeared pushing the God of Wealth aside as if telling it to move was…
[It’s the Supreme God again.]
“…”
The pissed off Isaac tried to shatter the orb. Shuri, who was startled by that sight, hurriedly threw his body to grab Isaac.
“Isaac! What are you doing!”
But the grabbed Isaac looked like he was going to breathe fire.
“I don’t need this god selection. Damn it!”
“Why, just what kind of god is it that you’re like this!”
Shuri tried to check the orb Isaac was holding, but Isaac suddenly put the orb away. So he told the Blue team to check it instead, but-
“Ah! Don’t put it in your mouth!”
“You can’t eat it!”
As if he didn’t want to show it, Isaac put the orb in his mouth.
And when he tried to swallow it, not just putting it in his mouth, Shuri and the Blue team were startled and tried to take it out.
“Your newborn baby habit is showing again!”
“Isn’t the Skeleton King’s bone enough!”
But there were people laughing at that sight. It was none other than the Red priests and Gold priests.
Gold’s laughter meant there was no way that bastard could choose a good god, but especially the Red priests even had a smile of conviction.
‘Seeing how he hates showing it so much, it must be an evil god.’
“Take it away from him!”
“Hurry up and check the contents!”
As the Red priests approached, Shuri’s face froze. He had an inkling of what would happen after this.
If only Isaac’s condition was fine, he wouldn’t worry!
‘For the Isaac of the world to have such a reaction…!’
Honestly, it’s hard to believe.
He had never seen the guy who was bold enough to show his belly at every opportunity desperately trying to hide something like this.
‘Just what kind of evil god was chosen!’
In the end, when Shuri took out the orb from Isaac’s mouth while shaking chocolate, the Red priests got closer.
“Please show us the orb, young master Shuri.”
“It would be better to show it if you have nothing to hide.”
“I’ll say this in advance, but you have no right to refuse.”
The Red priests threateningly held out their hands.
But as if telling them to screw off, Isaac quickly threw the orb into the pond inside the ritual hall.
Splash!
“Ah!”
As it sank into the deep pond, everyone exclaimed and ran towards the pond.
The Blue team and Shuri had no choice but to be startled too.
No, how serious must the god be for him to throw it into the pond?!
‘No, rather, it’s a good thing. Even if he can’t make a contract with this, those bastards won’t be able to know what Isaac chose…’
“It’s no use!”
“!”
Then, a red object jumped into the pond.
Splash!
It was Naiser. Then the flustered Red priests hurriedly took off their outer clothes.
“Young master!”
“Follow him!”
“We must find it!”
Naiser, who went into the water, widened his eyes. A task like finding an object in this measly water wasn’t even a job for the physically developed Red heir.
-
Light shone from Naiser’s eyes, and his vision changed. Light lines appeared on the bottom, and shapes started to be distinguished even underwater.
He soon found a round-shaped orb and lifted the corners of his mouth.
‘Found it!’
Naiser, who snatched it out in an instant, felt his mouth and chest itch.
Why would Isaac try so hard not to show the result even if he died!
‘As expected, the god wasn’t wrong!’
It wasn’t that he saw it wrong. And the proof that he wasn’t wrong was now in this hand, in this bosom!
Finally, Naiser’s face emerged above the water surface.
“Secured it!”
As Naiser walked out of the water surface holding the orb, the faces of the Blue team turned pale, and the other side cheered.
“As expected of young master!”
Naiser raised the orb high and shouted as if showing off:
“Now, look! The god Isaac Eshua chose! How is it, am I right? It’s an evil god, right?”
“Ooh!”
“Now, hurry up and drag that bastard away! That bastard chose an evil god…”
But the reactions around him were strange.
The Red priests who should be moving while cheering aren’t moving. No, far from moving, the faces looking at him…
“…Why do you all have such expressions?”
The gazes of all the priests were focused on the orb Naiser was holding.
The orb with Isaac’s name on it shone.
Yes. So the crest of the god Isaac chose…
“…Wait a minute.”
“Isn’t that… the Supreme God’s crest?”
What?
…What?!
The startled Naiser turned his gaze to the orb.
And Naiser’s face froze after confirming the Supreme God’s crest.
At a glance, it looks similar to the crest of an evil god, but there was a unique crest that was on a completely different level. And that was called the god of all gods…
“The Supreme God?!”
At those words, Isaac, who was being held by the Blue team, thrashed around like an eel and had a fit.
“Mmph! Mmph! No, damn it!”
“But it’s right?”
“Mmph! It’s not! It’s the god of weeealth!”
Shuri broke out in a cold sweat.
…God of Wealth my ass! No matter how you look at it, it’s different from the God of Wealth’s pattern!
No, that’s not what’s important right now.
“…Did Isaac really choose the Supreme God?”
The god selection ritual hall was in a big uproar.
“Did the Blue just choose the Supreme God?”
Needless to say, the Red priests who came grinning were dumbfounded. Moreover, the Gold priests were looking at Isaac with faces as if they were hit out of nowhere.
That’s because if it’s the Supreme God, it’s not the Blue God but the Gold God!
Naiser stammered.
“No… What the hell? What did he choose with that level of faith?!”
Moreover, the Gold God that even successive Cardinals and Popes couldn’t choose! It was enough to cause a group mental breakdown.
‘The Supreme God, who has never existed even once in history…!’
Shuri immediately observed the Gold Cardinal.
Cardinal Berit had his eyes tightly closed. His expression clearly showed that he was screwed.
‘I thought he was chanting some spell while looking at Isaac earlier…!’
Could it be that he was trying to stop this?
But Isaac himself was thrashing around like a loach and throwing a fit.
“Aaaah! Do it again! I don’t need the Supreme God!”
At that point, Shuri had no choice but to be dumbfounded.
He thought Isaac chose an evil god at least. He chose the Supreme God and is acting like this because the God of Wealth didn’t come out?
‘No, well. The God of Wealth is good too, but…’
The level is completely different.
‘No matter what, does he think a mid-ranking god and the Supreme God can be compared?’
Well… To him, the God of Wealth seems to be the best no matter what anyone says.
“Come to think of it, that bastard. All the tools he’s wearing were items of the God of Wealth…”
“That money-crazed bastard… Who would think he’s from the Blue?”
The Blue team sighed, but it was only for a moment. What was important now wasn’t Isaac’s eccentric taste.
‘If it’s the Supreme God, even the Red bastards can’t just take him away!’
As expected.
The Red priests who came with determination were looking at Isaac like a dog that chased a chicken looking at the roof.
Especially Naiser’s expression was a sight to behold.
‘Damn it, this can’t be!’
It was then.
“Ah! The God of Wealth appeared here!”
At the voice coming from among the apprentices, Isaac’s eyes opened wide. And he ran like crazy towards the apprentice who chose the God of Wealth.
He was like a chihuahua baring its teeth at prey.
“Give it to meee!!”
“Aaaah!”
It was natural to be treated like a madman.
* * *
Imperial Library conference room.
“So this matter is from Eshua… Your Excellency?”
“Phah.”
A laugh that didn’t fit the meeting leaked out. But the nobles who tried hard to ignore it spoke again.
“This winter, Eshua will…”
“Puhah.”
“…Your Excellency?”
“Pffhaha.”
In the end, at that point, the nobles looked at Elai, the head of the Blue House, as if giving up.
“Your Excellency. You seem to be in a very good mood.”
EIlai laughed, pffft, pffhaha.
It was a meeting place for the Emperor and nobles, but the corners of Elai’s mouth didn’t show any sign of coming down from the beginning of the meeting until now.
For other nobles, it was a sight that made them doubt their eyes. My god, that blade-like wind Duke Eshua is laughing!
‘…He was capable of laughing?’
‘It’s the first time I’ve seen him laugh.’
Moreover, the reason for laughing was even more absurd.
“It seems Duke Eshua is in a good mood because of his grandson.”
Yes! All that laughter is because of his grandson!
Is that really the Blue Duke who was merciless to his descendants?
The Emperor also laughed.
“I heard, Duke. Your grandson chose the Supreme God.”
“Yes.”
“Even in the thousands of years of the Empire’s history, the Supreme God has never appeared, so it’s amazing.”
The vassals also agreed.
“That’s right. It might be a sign that good fortune is coming to the Empire!”
“To think Eshua would bring such an auspicious sign.”
But as if denying the vassals’ words, someone cut them off.
“That’s only possible if he can summon it.”
“!”
It was Duke Hirei Berit, the Gold Cardinal.
“Anyone can choose. You can only say it’s real if you can summon and make a contract.”
At those words, Elai laughed, puhaha.
“Because anyone can do it, the Gold has never been able to choose it?”
Bam.
Instead of answering, Hirei glared at Elai.
At that sight, the Emperor laughed slyly.
“Autumn, when the Offering Ritual is held, is the season when high-ranking nobles gather in the capital. It’s a good thing to have good news on a rare occasion where all the lords are gathered, so I’m also in a good mood.”
…It’ll only be good for the Blue. Damn it!
Hirei narrowed his brows irritably.
‘The Blue and the Supreme God.’
Thanks to that, all the priests are in an uproar right now.
-Didn’t you say the Blue had fallen?
-No, that they had become corrupt…
-The Supreme God! Shouldn’t young master Kina be the one to choose it? You’re saying Isaac chose it?
-Then does that mean Isaac is the Saint?
The more he thought about it, the more distorted Hirei’s expression became, and the Emperor laughed at his expression.
“Didn’t the Gold also get a good god?”
At those words, Hirei’s eyes couldn’t help but turn fierce. Damn Emperor bastard. Is he picking a fight now?
Of course, Kina also has a good god. As long as it’s not the problematic ‘Supreme God’, there’s no one in this generation who can look down on Kina to the extent that he’s the best ever.
But that’s what he’s supposed to do.
‘Damn it. I even used divine techniques at the last minute for him to choose the God of Wealth.’
In the end, the Supreme God.
But there was still a chance.
After choosing a god, the process of making a contract with that god remains. Choosing the Supreme God is amazing, but making a contract isn’t easy.
‘He definitely won’t be in the same weight class.’
And the contract must be stopped.
As much as Hirei’s eyes flashed like that, Elai’s eyes also flashed.
‘No matter what happens, he must make the contract.’
Well, even if he doesn’t personally intervene, Isaac chose the Supreme God of all things. He’ll probably do well on his own without being told.
He’ll try to make a good contract with the god who chose him.
And around that time.
Shuri was looking at Isaac, who was reading books like crazy, as if he was strange.
“…Isaac. What are you studying right now?”
“How to nullify being choseeen!!!”
“…”
…Yeah, well. Try your best.