NOVEL NEXT Chapter 53.2
“…”
…These bastards?
Isaac raised his eyebrows, but that didn’t matter. There was a moment of commotion inside, but it soon subsided.
‘Those bastards will find everything later.’
He wondered how many times he threw a rattle in someone’s face to react like that.
Isaac headed towards the Pope.
Then, the other kids were also called. Everyone lined up, and the bishop brought a bowl of holy water.
With the appearance of the bowl, the eyes of everyone at the banquet changed.
“We will perform a ceremony to greet the gods.”
In short, it was a compatibility test. It was the main topic and could even be considered a highlight of the ordination ceremony.
‘I heard it’s about recognizing a compatible god.’
In simpler terms, it was a test to determine which god one receives attention from and which god one gets along with.
Among countless gods, being chosen by a particular god was ordination’s primary concern.
Of course, Eshua was somewhat anxious in a different sense.
Shuri, well, there’s no need to worry about him.
“Is there a god… that suits Isaac?”
When he almost has no faith?!
Will there be a god who will respond?
“Hey, even if it’s like that, he is a member of the Eshua family. The Blue’s god will surely be with him.”
“…Father, are you preparing to break the bowl of holy water?”
Not a lie, but isn’t he in the mood to smash it? Is he keeping a close eye in case something strange happens?
At that moment, Goel clicked his tongue.
“Don’t be anxious without dignity. Even without worrying, the gods of the five Dukes will surely favor their respective families. He overcame the curse of the Skeleton King. Isaac is also a person of Eshua, so there should be no problem.”
“…”
No, even though Goel said it nicely, why does he feel more uneasy now?!
Lilai’s pupils shook, and the elder adjusted his glasses.
“I don’t know either… When a child of the Black family was ordained a priest in the past, a fight broke out because a different god marked him. That adopted child.”
“Well, that kid was an illegitimate child. He has nothing to do with Isaac.”
Then, the children who came forward earlier expressed joy or disappointment as they saw the results.
“Shuri Eshua. The God of light.”
“Oh! The god of the Blue is directly attached!”
“As expected of my son!”
The Pope stamped the emblem on Shuri’s arm. With this, he can now formally make a contract with the god.
Shuri clasped his hands and looked worriedly at Isaac, who was next in line.
‘What if no god attaches to Isaac?’
Looking at the results of the personality test, there’s no way he’ll pass.
Still, he was relieved that his God wasn’t the god of the Pope’s family. Honestly, he didn’t want to be treated as an outsider anymore, especially by Eshua.
“Isaac Eshua.”
As Isaac stepped forward, the atmosphere in the banquet hall immediately changed.
Even Kina Berit watched with interest.
People were buzzing with faces full of anticipation.
“Who will be chosen?”
“No way, for the first time, will the main gods appear twice?”
Goel already seemed to know as he laughed.
‘Shuri already picked the best, how can he pick something better?’
Everyone was curious about what kind of response the gods would give. The head of the family seemed to be able to manipulate the results if necessary.
But Isaac, extending his finger, looked ominous.
‘Ah, was the god that the Blue serves the god of light?’
So that’s how the children of the Blue are like.
And the god of light, well, wasn’t bad. In fact, it was good.
As one of the few gods who treated him favorably among the gods he cursed over the years.
‘Well, what matters is the type of blessing.’
Might as well choose someone with strong vitality or combat power.
Then, the bishop pricked Isaac’s finger with his holy power. The moment Isaac let the blood from his finger fall into the bowl of holy water.
Flash!
The red blood scattered into the pure holy water. The blood formed a shape as if it were alive. It was to reveal the god compatible with Isaac.
When the pattern finally formed, the Pope, who had been casually watching from behind, had an odd expression.
His eyebrows slightly narrowed.
It couldn’t be helped.
The pattern that appeared was none other than the
‘Eshua people are compatible with the faith of Gold?’
No, that’s not the problem.
The pattern that appeared was a character that had never been seen in thousands of years of history.
And this god, which the Gold had been aspiring to connect for thousands of years but failed…
‘…Is it the supreme god?’
The one above the five major gods?
Did that inflexible god show interest?
Even Kina Berit, who didn’t seem to miss any of it.
‘What’s going on?’
It doesn’t seem so distant.
And only the Pope and the Gold Cardinal, who received education about the connection with the god, could decipher the divine pattern.
At the same time, the head of the Blue family, who felt a creepy atmosphere, lifted the sword.
Should he break it as expected?
Is it really an evil spirit?
“The god who showed interest in this child is…”
However, at that moment.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
“Aaaah!”
Black smoke spewed out from the bowl of holy water.
And all the priests, in disbelief, were shocked at the figure created by the smoke.
“Skeleton King!”
It was smoke in the form of the Skeleton King. The characters were no longer visible due to the smoke shaped like the Skeleton King.
Seeing this, the expressions of Lilai and the Blue family changed instantly.
“Skeleton King! How dare you appear in such a place!”
However, the smoke mercilessly grabbed Isaac as if it were about to kill him.
“Isaac!”
“The Skeleton King is after Eshua’s child!”
“Is he trying to kidnap the child who overcame the curse of the Skeleton King?!”
Everyone was shocked as they looked at Isaac captured by magic.
-I have been waiting for this Saint to come.
“What did you say?!”
Kidnapped Isaac blinked.
What the fuck?
But the Skeleton King, as if waiting only for today, roughly pulled Isaac.
Then he declared as if declaring war.
-Starting with eliminating this guy, I will ruin all the seeds of the Holy Empire.
Splat.
Isaac’s fury rose.
What the hell is this bastard…?