NOVEL NEXT Chapter 135 - The Skeleton King's Follower (6)
Carls, who was in charge of this Skeleton King summoning, clearly remembered.
-I’ll lend you this summoning circle. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to summon the Skeleton King, but even if you can’t, a high-ranking skeleton will come out. With this, you’ll be able to sufficiently turn the Hella Imperial family into rubble.
Yes, he definitely heard that. That only a magician who could face a Cardinal-level could ever break it.
But there’s no way there’s such a magician in the Holy Empire.
Yet the summoned Giant Skeleton didn’t listen. Moreover, the protective magic cast by the superior magician was torn apart like paper.
Even with a mere rattle, not a weapon, and flames burning on top of that!
“Aaaargh!”
Carls couldn’t understand this situation.
‘Why is there fire from nowhere!’
But what’s even more spine-chilling is this kid who remains calm even after seeing a person on fire.
If it was an ordinary kid of this age, there’s no way they could be fine after seeing a burning person. So he wondered what kind of guy he was, but the kid didn’t give him time to think.
“Since you say you’re a follower of the Skeleton King, I’ll specially give you 3 seconds.”
“…!”
The sight of him leisurely raising his fingers is absurd, but it wasn’t arrogance. As if a superior is bestowing generosity to a subordinate, he’s reminding him. What he should be doing right now.
And if it was an ordinary brat, no matter how much they pretend to be an adult, their voice would usually have a characteristic shallowness and innocence.
There’s not a hint of wavering.
And it was clearly felt in that resolute voice. If he doesn’t open his mouth, he’ll really be dealt with mercilessly.
Feeling a strange fear and pressure in the boy’s voice, the man gritted his teeth.
“I don’t know the mastermind! Aaargh!”
Then Isaac snapped his fingers. At the same time, a confession magic pierced the man’s head.
“Ugh, i-it was to frame the Crown Prince for treason! Aaargh!”
Isaac stepped on Carls’ shin.
Well, I know that much without you saying it. You bastard. That’s why you summoned someone else’s precious child in the Crown Prince’s palace.
“What about saying you can send Eshua to the bottom too?”
“Th-that’s because Isaac Eshua swept the Pentagon, Eshua’s status has changed…! Isaac Eshua shouldn’t become a Saint. But if the Emperor is killed by a skeleton, the responsibility will fall on Eshua who couldn’t deal with the Skeleton King… That ‘Ranshe’ guy!”
‘Ranshe?’
At that name, Isaac laughed as if interested.
“Ranshe, could it be you’re talking about a demon? That guy controlled someone else’s precious skeleton? Huh?”
Damn it, what the hell is someone else’s precious skeleton!
The man shook his head.
“I don’t know the details! He was with the
[It’s a True Demon.]
Ha, these damn bastards.
“Then, that Ranshe guy ordered this?”
“No! The one who ordered it was the Black Angel… Ranshe is his subordinate!”
At those words, Isaac’s eyes narrowed.
Well, I roughly get it.
‘It seems there’s a True Demon next to that Black Angel guy.’
And that Black Angel guy seemed to have joined hands with someone in the Imperial family. To kill the Emperor.
‘Well, most likely the Empress.’
…But why does the name ‘Black Angel’ sound familiar?
Where have I heard it before?
It seems my memory has gotten a bit worse since becoming human.
[…No, originally your memory was ro- Guk!]
Well, if I can’t remember well, it must not be that important.
“Well, I roughly got it.”
At Isaac’s words, the man’s face brightened.
“Yes! Then quickly put this out…! I’m really dying!”
But Isaac laughed as if asking what nonsense he was saying.
“I told you, right? I’m a robber.”
“What?”
“I’ll take your life well.”
Wha… What?!
“Why would anyone tell you to kidnap someone else’s skeleton?”
The man snorted at the flashing rattle.
“Do you not know what happens if a priest of the Papacy kills a person?! I’ll record it! The moment it spreads, you will be immediately excom-“
But unexpectedly, Isaac snorted.
“Yeah, it doesn’t matter since I’m not handling it myself.”
What? What does that…
[Master!]
Thud!
In the sight of the man who raised his head, a white and huge skull was seen.
And that was the last memory.
The man who was mercilessly trampled by the Giant Skeleton lost consciousness. At the same time, Isaac looked up at the Giant Skeleton that came running to him.
[Master! Were you here!]
“I told you to stay with Kim Shuri, why did you come here?”
[I came… because I was worried you might get hurt!]
The Giant Skeleton prostrated as if wailing, looking at Isaac who had become a boy.
[How could this be…! My heavenly Master has become such a furball…! Wait! I’ll skin you right away!]
Should I just send this guy away with ‘Turn Undead’?
Well, Isaac stopped his hand because this guy appeared while he was trying to directly deal with the follower. And when he commanded him to move in front of his eyes, he indeed handled it well, which was good.
“It’s around here! I felt the energy of mana around here!”
“!”
At the sound of priests rushing in, Isaac had an ‘uh-oh’ moment. At the same time, he put holy power into his right hand that had a contract with the God of Criminal Justice and touched the Giant Skeleton.
Then an amazing thing happened.
Flash!
The form of the Giant Skeleton, which was huge, changed. It didn’t become human like Shabnak, but its size kept shrinking and shrinking…
[It became a thumb-sized doll.]
He used the power of the God of Criminal Justice to change its attribute. Well, it’s a stone doll that can’t even move, but that was enough for now.
[Oh, you made it good for hiding! Well, since it’s a high-ranking demon, it’s difficult to send it back as a Shadow Lich…]
As expected, Isaac hurriedly picked it up and instead of putting it in his pocket… he threw it into a deep pond mercilessly like skipping stones.
Splash!
With that merciless hand movement, the stone doll instantly fell into the pond and-
[Master! We finally met… and parting so soon…]
The sorrowful voice of the skeleton faded away to the bottom of the deep pond.
Whisper looked at it and fell silent.
[Weren’t you going to keep it?]
‘If I carry something that big, I’ll get caught. It’ll be big trouble.’
…Is it okay to throw a subordinate into the holy pond?
‘It’s fine since I changed his attribute.’
[…This is the Imperial pond. When will you come find it?]
‘You come find it.’
[…]
This crazy master bastard?
Almost simultaneously, other priests rushed in.
“Isaac! Are you okay!”
Senior priests, Shuri, and the Crown Prince appeared. The priests smiled as they saw the collapsed Skeleton King’s spy.
“Ooh! Well done! You caught the spy!”
“You’ve accomplished a great feat!”
“Isaac, your knight already dealt with the other two and brought them, as expected of Eshua!”
It seemed Shabnak had caught the two spies in an instant.
“To be able to summon a high-ranking skeleton, it must not be an ordinary magician, how did you catch them!”
“Yeah, with what means did an apprentice…”
At those words, Isaac raised the blood-stained rattle as if asking what they were asking.
“It’s the basics to smash a magician’s head, so of course with thi-“
“Aaaah!!”
As soon as the vicious rattle revealed the head, Shuri screamed and dragged Isaac away. And he said as if asking him to think about Eshua’s face.
“You, please! If it’s discovered that an apprentice beat someone with this, you’ll be excommunicated before even graduating!”
Does he not remember that it was close even in the Red Pentagon?
But Isaac blinked his eyes nonchalantly.
“Then does that mean I can use it after graduating as an apprentice?”
This crazy bastard, really!
“Why are you so obsessed with the rattle!”
Why? It was a tool that the Skeleton King had accumulated mana in for 10 years. But do you think it’s an ordinary item?
Using this, you can use magic even without mana, and after being soaked in the blood of priests, even the holy power of the gods trying to protect them has permeated it, improving its durability.
But Isaac couldn’t say it like it is, so…
“It feels good to hit with it.”
“…”
Shuri looked at Isaac with an even more dazed face.
…Is this guy really okay?!
No, at this point, it was meaningless to call this guy a priest or a Saint.
But.
This bastard… Is it really okay to take him to where the Eshua direct descendants gather for the New Year? Won’t he bury a few direct descendants?
Then Isaac spoke.
“The culprit is called the
At those words, the priests who were examining the fainted follower were startled and surprised.
“If it’s the Black Angel, isn’t he that vicious criminal!”
“That guy has finally set his sights on the Holy Empire…?”
“Is he a dangerous guy?”
Then Shuri looked at Isaac as if asking what he was talking about.
“You don’t know? The
It was a sight to behold as Isaac made a disgusted expression at those words.
…What is that? I don’t know.
I’ve never made a contract with such a guy.
Isaac’s face was rotting away, but the priests spoke with a very serious face.
“Definitely 10 years ago, they said he entered the Holy Empire to target the Saint.”
“Yeah, I also heard that 10 years ago, Isaac, he targeted you too.”
Isaac had an ‘uh-oh’ moment.
‘Ah, is it that guy?’
-It was strange. Actually, there were traces of 7th-level
-If it’s the
-The prophecy of the Saint’s birth has already spread to other countries by word of mouth. The Magic Empire is definitely the enemy of the Holy Empire, so they must have targeted the young master. Those filthy scum.
-Then the young master drove away not only the kidnappers but also the magician of the Magic Empire?
-Good heavens, to think he even drove away the enemy of the Holy Empire. He will be a great treasure of the country! (tl/n: from chapter 5)
Yes… The guy who took the blame for the magic power absorption I used.
‘I heard they put a bounty on him in the Holy Empire because of me.’
[Then he might target you, Master?]
‘Nah, no way. Would he be that petty?’
It was then.
The priests who were carrying the follower Isaac caught were puzzled.
“Although we’ll have to investigate in detail, surprisingly there are no wounds? We definitely heard a scream and came.”
Isaac chuckled.
In fact, it was true that he made the magical tool go out of control and caused flames, but what engulfed the man’s body was an illusion magic. He just added a pain magic on top of that.
“The magical tool went out of control, and he suddenly collapsed on his own. And he was mumbling strange things. He seemed to be mentally sick.”
“Ah… It’s understandable if they’re followers of the Skeleton King.”
At that reaction, Isaac boosted the priests’ morale as if it was even better.
This way, he won’t be suspected and it will help him gain achievements.
“That’s right. Originally, the guys who like the Skeleton King are crazy people whose heads are messed up.”
Then the Crown Prince next to him looked extremely disappointed.
“(I’m) Not crazy.”
…No. Not you, bastard.
“Anyway, the Skeleton King’s followers are like drug addicts, mental patients steeped in hallucinations and delusions. Their bodies are also ruined, so they can’t even have descendants.”
Then the Crown Prince sent an even more disappointed gaze.
“…My limbs are fine.”
No, not you.
“…Is that what the Skeleton King thinks?”
…Let’s stop talking, damn it.