Chapter 127 - You've Fallen (2)
Lilai came.
And then, out of the blue, he grabbed Isaac’s shoulders, turned pale, and shouted like this.
“Isaac! It’s too early for a girlfriend!”
…Damn it. What is he talking about now?
But Lilai shook his nephew’s shoulders with a serious face.
“Moreover, a slave! Relationships are still too early for…”
“Sir Lilai! What are you saying to the young master who isn’t even an adult yet!”
When the nanny Asili finally intervened, Isaac just looked at the passing clouds, haha.
Ha, damn it. Damn Kim Shuri. How the hell did this guy convey the message?
Isaac, who arrived at the Eshua ducal residence in the capital, grinned with veins popping.
Actually, Isaac had told Shuri to inform the family about Shabnak.
‘Identity must be resolved to enter the Imperial Palace.’
Because people entering the Imperial Palace undergo strict inspections. Above all, to stay in the Empire in the future, a proper identity must be created.
And identity forgery? There’s nothing better than the personal servants or escort knights that Eshua’s direct descendants can have.
‘Well, this is when you should use the corrupt chance, when else would you use it?’
Anyway, that’s why he asked Shuri to forge an identity.
“A girlfriend is too early! Let alone not even knowing who she is, you’re bringing her into the family! I oppose this marriage!”
“…”
These idiots???
It seemed Eshua was in an uproar over Shuri’s words in a different sense.
In fact, when Isaac said he was going to catch the Skeleton King’s spy, Lilai, who was making all sorts of talismans, came running out almost barefoot.
“Grandfather is also furious! What the hell did you learn at the Papacy!”
“…”
Isaac glanced at Shuri, who was playing dumb next to Lilai.
I’ll have to deal with that Kim Shuri bastard first later.
But for now, it’s important to clear up the misunderstanding.
“It’s not like that, Uncle.”
“What?”
“Now that the apprenticeship is over, there will be occasions to go out after the apprenticeship graduation ceremony, right? There will be times when I have to leave the Empire for missions or training.”
“!”
“Although I briefly left the Empire during the Gold Pentagon, it wasn’t a dangerous place near the border and was just at the level of going out for a drink. But the world is much wider and more dangerous. And this person has the skills to match that world, so I wanted to make her my guardian.”
Isaac pointed to Shabnak, who was unloading luggage from the carriage.
Lilai and Asili, who saw Shabnak, were both startled.
“Her name is Shabra.”
Her hair neatly tied into one, mysterious golden eyes like looking at a bird of prey. Pale skin and a cold face with no hint of a smile.
Lilai and Asili glared at Shabnak as if looking at a love rival.
This person is Isaac’s!
Young Master Isaac’s!
‘Girlfriend!’
“Don’t worry. I will sincerely embrace everything from Master’s body to his soul, without missing a single thing.”
Well, it wasn’t wrong.
The soul Shabnak was referring to meant the ‘Skeleton King’.
And although the blood of Eshua is cursed, it means she will diligently serve her master while protecting both his body and soul.
…Bo-Body?
…So-Soul?
The priests, who didn’t know the meaning, had no choice but to have their pupils shaking.
“I may not look like it, but I’m confident in my serving abilities. I plan to serve day and night for Master’s soul.”
Serve for the soul… Serve?!
Lilai and Asili were even more shocked, but Shabnak’s eyes flashed.
-Got it? Especially to those Eshua bastards, you must never reveal your identity.
Yes, Master is the Skeleton King pursued by the Holy Empire! Master accepted someone as lowly as me even at the risk of his own danger.
I don’t like being with priests, but I must repay this great favor.
“Until Master is satisfied, I will sincerely serve him with techniques (magic) unknown to priests.”
“?!”
“!!!”
Techniques unknown to priests…?!
“Isaaaac!”
As the faces of the family members turned bright red, Isaac held his forehead.
No, you foolish guy. There are more misunderstandings now.
But Shabnak’s expressionless face even had a sense of pride as if saying ‘This should be enough’.
Isaac eventually sighed.
‘I have no choice. I’ll have to step in.’
Isaac shouted with serious eyes.
“Uncle. Isaac is still young! He’s innowent so he doesn’t know anything! There are no impure intentions at all!”
“…?!”
…He’s more suspicious now!!
The expressions on Lilai and Asili’s faces were a sight to behold. Isn’t the person who says they have no interest in money the most greedy for money?
This is like a cunning adult making an excuse saying ‘I’m pure so I don’t know anything.’
Of course, Isaac is still 10 years old… Well, his birthday is coming up soon, so he’s 11 years old now. Anyway, that’s not what’s important.
‘How is that brain that of an 11-year-old?’
The academy professors who saw the apprentices’ thesis papers were trembling in amazement. Even that Black Cardinal, who treats everyone except himself as trash, stared at Isaac’s thesis for 10 minutes, so that says it all.
Anyway, it means he’s different from an ordinary 11-year-old.
But can he be trusted when it comes to romantic relationships?
‘Just making a contract with the Supreme God was already a miracle…!‘
Didn’t the head of the Blue House say that from now on is important? At the point of having the Supreme God, Isaac gained power, but he said he would be in even more danger.
-He’ll still have difficulty wielding the power of the Supreme God. If he’s not careful, he might go out of control and stray onto the path of heresy. To make him wield that power, he needs to be taught strictly and rigorously.
The power of the Supreme God can make Eshua prosper, but it can also ruin it, the strongest power! We must prevent him from falling into the wrong direction!
But at that sight, Isaac looked disgusted as if looking at a bug.
‘As expected of the damn Blue House. They’re making a fuss even over romantic issues.’
Well, I understand since the Blue is a faith that demonstrates faith through abstinence.
‘Even Lilai is like that. With that face, could he possibly be a vir- No no. It’s possible. The Blue is enough for that!’
Isaac’s eyes turned pitiful.
“Anyway, she can’t be your personal servant! We can’t bring in someone whose identity we don’t know!”
But then-
“What does it matter? If he’s bringing a guardian after he stepped on even the Red heir, it means her skills are good.”
“!”
An unfamiliar face came out of the mansion.
A young man with blue hair and glasses, looking very intelligent, giving off the vibe of a scholar or strategist rather than a priest.
“Are you Isaac? You don’t look as rotten as I thought?”
Isaac’s eyebrows wriggled.
‘What’s with this annoying bastard at first sight…’
As he tried to quickly take something out of his pocket, Shuri was startled.
‘Not the rattle!‘
Then, the bespectacled young man spoke.
“I’ve heard a lot about you from Lilai. I’m your second uncle, Benjamin.”
Isaac’s hand, which was about to take out his rattle, abruptly stopped.
…Benjamin?
The second son?
‘Eshua’s money manager?!’
Isaac’s eyes lit up.
Then, as if he had never taken out his rattle, he respectfully clasped his hands together.
“Nice to meet you, Second Uncle. Isaac has many shortcomings and is sorry for not being able to greet you properly.”
At the good boy face he had never seen before, Shuri was so startled that he almost collapsed.
What, why is he like that? Has he gone crazy?!
But Lilai actually covered his mouth, heh.
“Look, Brother. As I said, he’s indeed a good kid, right?”
Hah, a good kid.
“…Yeah. Every day contacting me and talking nonsense like ‘Isaac surprisingly pooped golden poop for the 7th day.’ ‘Isaac called me uncle for the first time.’ bragging that there can’t be such a good kid.”
He even wasted an expensive communication device like that while having a meeting at the Imperial Palace.
Anyway, although it’s not confirmed, that’s the successor Father has his eyes on…
“Second Uncle is the one in charge of Eshua’s finances, right? Hehehehehehehehe.”
…Is it really okay to entrust this kid with the position of family head?
Benjamin looked at him suspiciously, but Isaac couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from reaching his ears.
‘Second Son! I will cherish you so much from now on.’
I’ll make you a slave and have you embezzle the assets one by one.
Soon, Benjamin opened the door as if finding it iffy while looking at his nephew.
“Anyway, since you brought a guardian, we should check her skills first. Come in. The family head is calling for you.”
…Grandpa?
* * *
“I’m disappointed in you.”
Sephet Mansion.
Naiser gritted his teeth at his father’s cold words.
The fact that his father, who always smiles like a fox, isn’t smiling means the situation is quite serious.
“It seems you’ve already forgotten what kind of being the God of Criminal Justice is.”
“That’s not it…!”
“If that’s not it. How did Isaac make a contract with the god you summoned?”
“That’s…!”
“Unless you make up your mind to give up, the contract has priority for the one who summoned first.”
No! That’s what I’m most upset about!
“It’s really not like that! Why would I give up a 1st-grade god!”
Each family had a ranking table of the family gods. Why would he give up the gods at the top of it?
“Suddenly, they disappeared among themselves, and the god made a contract with that guy. As if he had no choice but to make a contract with that guy!”
The Red Cardinal’s eyes narrowed as if interested.
He had no choice but to make a contract?
“Really?”
What is it?
If it’s to that extent, it must be a problem related to the ‘soul’? Does that mean his soul is that special?
‘Is he really the Saint?’
Isaac Eshua, an existence that made him more and more concerned. It seemed he needed to investigate more deeply.
But that’s not what’s important now.
“Without the God of Criminal Justice, the plan cannot proceed. We can’t find that treasure either.”
“!”
The Red had been searching for something for hundreds of years. And it was an item that could only be taken out with the God of Criminal Justice.
“We can’t let Eshua of all people take away what even the Pope is eagerly searching for.”
Naiser thought this was an opportunity.
“I will go to that guy and get the god back.”
“No, you don’t need to get it back. The eldest son will return soon.”
At the mention of the eldest son, Naiser’s face rapidly froze.
The genius of the century who has the ‘God of Punishment’ is returning to the family!
He can guarantee that both Isaac and him will die by his hands. Naiser’s hands trembled.
“The God of Criminal Justice will be retrieved by him. So instead, you get close to Isaac and extract information from the God of Criminal Justice.”
“G-Get… close to him.”
“Become his servant.”
…Shit.