Chapter 148 - Vision? What's So Difficult About It? (5)
The Eshua mansion was in an uproar.
“Father, are you really going to go?”
Lilai and Benjamin, who were chasing the Blue family head, were pale as a sheet.
None other than the Blue head started preparing, saying he would go to the land of True Demons. He even said he would take only one child with him!
“That’s the land the Skeleton King ruled over!”
“I know.”
“If you insist, I will accompany you!”
At Lilai’s shout, the family head turned around as if telling him not to have useless thoughts.
“You have to succeed me if something happens. Master the Cardinal’s vision and think about adopting Isaac.”
At those words, Lilai seemed to feel his heart crumbling. For Father to say such a thing. In the first place, isn’t it that he has no intention of returning alive from the land of True Demons?
He’s doing this to protect Isaac’s future and for the family’s future. So Lilai can’t help but feel frustrated.
“One time you said you believe in Isaac? Didn’t you say you would wait and see because Isaac said he would revive the vision?”
“Yes, I believe in him.”
“Then why…”
“I don’t believe in that guy’s rotten personality.”
“…Father, I’m not saying to take a joke-“
“I’m serious too. With that kind of damn temper, at least he won’t live intimidated by the Pope’s faction.”
“!”
“Actually, I expected something like this to happen since we brought the Pope’s bloodline into Eshua.”
In the first place, why did someone from the Pope’s side, who are enemies, enter Eshua?
After the Skeleton King disappeared, a dark age dawned on Eshua. Cursed by the fake Skeleton King, the successors died one after another. The loss of the vision also became the trigger for Eshua’s destruction.
In that dark age, what the Pope’s family proposed was none other than ‘bloodline’.
-Eshua incurred the hatred of god and couldn’t escape the curse of the Skeleton King.
-Wash away that cursed blood with the blessed blood of the Pope’s family.
-If there is a pretext that the Pope’s family’s blood is in Eshua, it wouldn’t be strange for our Pope’s family to support you.
What? Wash the Saintess’s blood with the Pope’s family’s blood?
I know it’s nonsense bullshit. But even after hearing those words, Eshua was in such a desperate situation that they had no choice but to endure it.
So the previous generation Eshua family head accepted the Pope’s proposal and brought the Pope’s family’s blood into the family.
‘And from then on, the Pope’s family’s scheme to devour Eshua from the inside began.’
Noel was also one of the remnants of that.
In that way, the Pope’s influence on Eshua was getting stronger and stronger.
Now, Elai is restraining the family members, but what would happen if the family head dies?
So that shackle must be cut off in his generation. He wanted to hand over a properly established Eshua by the time Isaac takes the position.
“At the very least, if we revive the vision, you guys won’t have to be conscious of others either.”
“…!”
It meant there would be no more reason to be swayed by the Pope.
‘At least if only the vision returns.’
They could also eliminate the duty of the Eshua family head that was holding back Elai.
“Well, I don’t intend to die easily either. Don’t worry too much. Melissa will come while I’m gone, so don’t worry about the family either.”
“Father!”
As the Blue family head left first, Noel, who was watching the scene from afar, lifted the corners of his mouth with a chuckle.
“Father, who was a hindrance, is finally disappearing.”
He knew the Pope would step up. But I didn’t know my maternal family would help this much!
‘Originally, I was thinking of getting rid of him through poisoning.’
It turned out even better.
If the family head dies, that position will go to Noel, and the Pope will also hand over the power of the vision without any troubles.
Then he will make a name for himself as the first head to save Eshua!
But Noel’s squire worriedly looked at the smiling Noel.
“Isn’t it possible that the family head will return alive from the land of True Demons?”
“What kind of place is that?”
It was none other than the Skeleton King’s land. The outstanding eldest son and the Saintess disappeared together near there, and it was a place where no human could return alive.
“Without the vision, he can’t even hold out.”
“What if young master Isaac revives the vision? Wouldn’t the situation be reversed then?”
At those words, Noel laughed.
“Revive the vision? It’s ridiculous.”
In the first place, the vision disappeared due to someone’s scheme. How could it come out?
Of course, he was momentarily startled by Isaac’s confident appearance, but well.
“That’s something even Lady Melissa failed at. Do you not know what kind of person Melissa Eshua is?”
She was a genius even among the successive Saints.
But even she couldn’t completely revive the vision. Because the most core part was missing.
In short, it was a ‘half-baked vision’.
“Not only is it unstable because it’s half-baked, but no one has been able to activate it so far, so what. The kid was just talking nonsense.”
Yes, it had to be that way.
* * *
The God of Light was crying.
Sob sob.
And Shuri, who was looking at the crying God of Light, was flustered.
“Goddess! Why are you crying!”
“Why is she crying?”
“!”
The one who answered Shuri’s question wasn’t the goddess.
Yes. The one who answered was Isaac, standing with the Skeleton King… What? Skeleton King?!
Isaac, who was with the Skeleton King, smiled brightly and said:
“Come on, Kim Shuri. Hurry up and greet. This is our Eshua’s new guardian god. The Skeleton King. Now, from now on, the Skeleton King will protect Eshua.”
“Aaaaah!!!”
Shuri woke up screaming.
‘Damn it, was it a dream!’
The dream was strangely vivid and realistic, giving him goosebumps.
Isaac being a dark priest serving the Skeleton King! It’s too fitting that it’s scary…
“Oh. You’re awake.”
“Aaaahh!”
Seeing Isaac, Shuri screamed again.
“Damn it! Skeleton King! Where is the Skeleton King! Come out right now! I’ll smash your head… Kuhk!”
“Did you moron not come to your senses?”
Shuri, who was hit by the rattle, grabbed his head.
“It’s not the prayer room… It seems to be the mansion. When did I come here…?”
“You, since you couldn’t come to your senses, I had the Pope’s grandson move you here. I had him restore your body while at it.”
“What? Kina?”
When he turned his head, Kina was sitting by the window glaring at Shuri.
“Why did I have to heal that bastard, not even Isaac…”
How dare he make me use my divine power, his eyes said be grateful.
Because it seemed like a headache to mix words with him, Shuri looked at Isaac.
“Why did I faint?”
“You don’t even remember? You called the Blue god and fainted.”
Then Shuri got up screaming.
“That’s right! The Blue god! I summoned the Blue god! Yes, did the Blue god say anything special?”
“Ah, the Blue god said something important.”
At Isaac’s smile, Shuri grabbed his head.
“It’s a disgrace to faint after bringing a god! And what important thing did the Blue god say? Like how to become a Saint… Or an important mission for Eshua…”
“Yeah, the Blue god said to follow my words for all of Eshua’s matters from now on.”
…Huh?
Shuri looked at Isaac as if it made no sense.
“…What?”
“The God of Light will send revelation to me from now on, so you should follow my words.”
The God of Light’s wailing could be heard from somewhere, but Isaac didn’t even pay attention.
‘Well, what can you do? If you want to be rescued, you have to help me.’
But at times like this, Shuri is quick-witted.
“Follow… you? Really???”
The God of Light, the God of Justice?
Really?
Told him to follow the words of this damn bastard?
“That makes no s- Kuhk!”
Isaac took out a whip and then showed a feather.
“As proof to follow me, the Blue god gave me this feather.”
[…Wow, now you’re boldly saying Kim Shuri’s thing is yours.]
“Grandpa and you, just follow my revelation from now on.”
“…Really??”
At those words, Kina clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Of course it’s a lie.’
Why would a god give revelation to another child when there’s a contractor?
Shuri also found it strange and asked Kina.
Because he has the vision to summon gods, he asked the person from the Gold family who knows the most about gods.
“Is that true? Is that possible?”
Then Kina sighed. In the first place, if the rumor spreads that Isaac, who contracted with two high-ranking gods, even received revelation from the Blue god, it will be a mess. It was a huge misfortune for the Gold family.
Honestly, Kina wanted Isaac to become a Gold person.
“Of course n-“
“Ah, should I study with someone from Berit today for old times’ sake?”
At Isaac’s words, Kina’s eyes changed.
“Are you not believing when a person is talking? Of course it’s possible! Don’t you know that Isaac is more suited to be Eshua’s family head than the likes of you?! Even the Blue god acknowledged it! Are you that tactless?!”
“No… What I was trying to say just now…”
“My words are the same as the opinion of His Holiness the Pope!”
“…”
Really?
Is that so? Huh?
But Isaac looked at Kina disapprovingly.
“So. Why are you still staying at Eshua’s house instead of going home?”
Kina fell silent.
‘Why do you think? It’s because of the Blue family head.’
-Kina. I will soon leave Eshua. It would be nice if you could stay by Isaac’s side so he can’t follow me.
-That’s rude. I am the Gold envoy. I don’t know why I have to listen to the Blue’s request…
-Haah. I’ll have to send Isaac to the Crown Prince’s Palace.
-How long do I have to stay?!
Kina, who was making a shitty face, shrugged and said. Well, originally, the Blue family head told him not to say it.
“I heard the Blue family head is leaving for the land of True Demons. He said to train with you, his rival, in the meantime.”
“What?”
“Got it? Even the Blue family head acknowledged it. I am your only…”
“Ah shit, Grandpa. Why are you so impatient! Hey, Kim Shuri! Follow me! We’re going after him right now!”
“?!”
Kina urgently called Isaac, but Isaac ignored Kina and left the room.
“From now on, we’re going to awaken the vision right away.”
Shuri made a dumbfounded expression. No, this bastard said that to Uncle Noel too…
“No, it’s impossible?”
“What’s impossible when we have the Blue god’s power?”
“Even if we have the god’s power…! In the first place, the vision itself is lost, so there’s no original! At best, what’s restored is missing the core, so it doesn’t work!”
“No. It’s not lost.”
“What?”
“You guys couldn’t find it anyway, and even if I helped you find it, you wouldn’t be able to read it.”
“What??”
What the hell are you talking about??
Isaac, who went into his own room, rummaged through his closet and took something out.
“Let’s see… It should be here.”
Shuri, who was wondering what Isaac would take out, made a distorted face. No, it was fine that this bastard suddenly took out a diaper from the closet, but…
What?
What, one item came out of the diaper, two, three… What? Why are things endlessly coming out?
‘That, no matter how I look at it, it’s a stolen Eshua item? There’s even something I lost??’
No, that’s not what’s important.
“What’s that book?!”
An old book came out. Of course, it was an item that he had no idea what was written on it.
“What is this old thing…”
“The vision book.”
“What? Vision book?”
“Yeah. The lost Blue vision book.”
…What?
“Why did that come out of there?”
“Why! It’s a subspace diaper!”
No, that’s not what I meant, you brat!!