NOVEL NEXT Chapter 45.2
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“I’ll forgive you if you do as I tell you from now on.”
‘Damn, that monster…!’
Shuri turned pale at the sight of the baby’s appearance in front of him.
Not for any other reason. It was because of the Shadow Lich wriggling behind the baby.
And when he was young, he just screamed and moved on, but now he was 15.
Does Isaac, who controls the Shadow Lich, look normal? Especially now that the Shadow Lich seems more sinister and has evolved more powerfully than before?
‘Damn, what is that guy, who’s supposed to die soon, doing with the Skeleton King’s magic power?’
Moreover, for some reason, Isaac walks and talks only in front of Shuri and even harassing him, pretending to adults he can’t use steps, speech, or sacred techniques.
Shuri didn’t run away to the Academy the moment he turned 10 for no reason.
“Ah, that brat is infuriating.”
…No, maybe pretending not to talk is just hiding short pronunciations.
Soon, Shuri rose up as if unfairly wronged. No matter how strange the guy, now there was a difference in weight classes between a 15-year-old and a baby.
Moreover, this guy’s body doesn’t grow due to a curse. Now there’s no reason to be afraid of such a younger brother…
“There’s no reason to be afraid of this younger brother?”
“…?!”
Shuri sweated profusely.
Did this guy learned mind reading?
But Isaac shook the rattle as if saying he was disgusting.
“It doesn’t matter if you cry. Will you still trust a liar? You have to speak straight. I raised you, you punk. Do you want to run away?”
“Ugh, I’ll tell the adults that you are using demons!”
“Try it.”
“!”
Shuri trembled in surprise.
Isaac spoke with an angry look.
“Now that you’ve entered the Academy, you’re rebelling because you can’t even see my face?”
“…?!”
“Listen, Kim Shuri! Would you rather say it quickly, or would you rather die? Huh? Brother.”
“…I’m sorry.”
“If you did, massage.”
“…Yes.”
Shuri massaged the baby’s shoulder.
“Huh, that brat. Originally, I was going to take only half of the commission, but because of the baby’s mistake, why make me a bad person. If I want to become a priest and a saint, I have to work hard.”
Now Shuri didn’t even snicker.
A Saint, a Saint?
This guy?
The one who seems more likely to become a Demon King?
“What does it mean to have a good family, brother? We should help each other when things get tough.”
This guy is only a family and a brother at times like this!
Shuri sincerely regretted.
‘Damn. Ten years ago, it was wrong to bring him medicine.’
Although he was an enemy within the family, still, ten years ago.
Thanks to Isaac’s help, Shuri was able to bring out treasures from the Treasure Vault. Moreover, it was better than Kina Berit, who was both a relative and a member of the Pope’s family!
Shuri saw his father’s delighted face, which he had never seen before.
-You beat that Kina!
Why he made such a face that seemed like he was about to cry was unknown, but anyway, Isaac received a death sentence soon.
So, out of pity, he provided various medicines, telling him not to die… It seems like a disaster in the making…
-Dayaya (Surprisingly, you’re not a bad guy), huh?
No, it seems like the beginning of a damn catastrophe.
When Isaac, who actually received the medicine, glanced at it with a very surprised expression, he gave a thin smile.
Since then, his gaze has completely changed.
Yeah.
From the eyes that looked at a simple carriage to the feeling of looking at a well-bred horse…
Anyway, since then, he learned the sacred techniques by being beaten regularly, and during vacations, he learned knowledge by receiving training.
Well, thanks to that, he became the class president and even skipped a grade…
‘What is his true identity?’
Honestly, when he was young, he didn’t know, but now, on the verge of graduation, it was something even frightening.
No, Shuri, being intelligent, realized it even earlier than others.
Isaac’s level of knowledge?
‘Already surpassed the academy professors by far.’
And looking at Shuri like that, Isaac smirked.
Perhaps it was because of his sharp and distinct eyes, different from his personality. Despite looking more like a million times the Pope than the Pope’s grandson, now he is a calf Isaac raises.
Like a young Crown Prince leading noble children as his servants, he was the one that Isaac would lead.
“Executing the Skeleton King’s subordinate is a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?”
“Huh? Ah. That demon we saw. After we left the Treasure Vault, it didn’t follow any orders at all. It just waited for death without touching anything to eat. Why is that?”
Why? Because we met.
Now there’s no need to follow the words of the priests anymore.
Ah. So, from the perspective of the Papacy, is it useless and they want to execute him?
Looking at Isaac like that, Shuri found it strange and soon burst into a forced laughter as if he realized something.
“It seems like you want to accumulate merit as a Saint candidate, but you won’t make it anyway. That demon has already been decided to be executed by our heavenly seniors.”
Isaac narrowed his eyes.
“Heavenly seniors?”
Shuri replied with an arrogant tone.
“My classmates who will be ordained priests this year. It’s called the ‘Offering Ceremony,’ and there is a ceremony where new priests offer their first ritual to God. So the newcomers decided to execute it there.”
Isaac’s eyes sparkled.
Indeed, it wasn’t the time to fool around with the Academy or whatever.
“Come again. You have to help me this year.”
“What?”
“To obtain the items.”
Shuri widened his eyes and burst into laughter.
“Why don’t you go to school first?”
Instead of answering, Isaac lifted a golden rattle.
Bbak!
Struck in the face, Shuri trembled and spoke.
“…Th-that, there might be a way… but it seems quite difficult.”
“What is it?”
“
So, in short, it’s a recommendation system.
Nice, I like the feeling of breaking the law.
In fact, Isaac made Shuri a priest first to see the trend of the test…
[Written Exam: Create and describe a sacred technique to deal with the Skeleton King, and describe how to kill using that spell.
Practical Exam: Exorcism (randomly summoning skeletons)]
These bastards!
Not only do they want me to write about how I’ll die, but also summoned skeletons hunting again!
There is no need to take the clergy exam seriously, which was as dirty as expected.
However, Shuri smirked.
“But you’ll never make it… To get a recommendation letter, you need a priest from the Papacy to write it for you. But more than that, you need to achieve a deed that can confirm your character.”
Character…?
“You have to save people to get a recommendation letter. The more valuable the target, the better. Is there any dangerous person coming out all of a sudden? Moreover, the ordination ceremony is just next month, can you meet the deadline?”
Then, it happened.
Isaac’s room door creaked open.
“Shuri! Were you playing in a place like this?”
“Father?”
“Priests from the Papacy have come. You passed the priest exam as the top scorer and are now in charge of guarding the princess.”
“What?!”
At that, Isaac’s eyes subtly turned to Shuri.
“You’ll meet them in two weeks. Prepare to go to the temple with the priests.”
“Oh yeah! I heard that the princess is incredibly beautiful.”
“Shuri!”
Isaac’s eyes rolled again.
The target to save… A precious person…
…It can be a princess, right?
Isaac chuckled while looking at Shuri.