NOVEL NEXT Chapter 58.2
Even though he might need to use magic someday in his life, pulling it out directly from the magic core in his body was dangerous.
That’s why Isaac stored magic in objects. With this, people could just think of it as an advanced magical item, like a heating device installed in luxury carriages.
Even though its power was lower than pulling it from the body, it was enough for these guys.
“W-What are you trying to do?”
The apprentice priests stepped back, bewildered, but Isaac raised his head.
“Well, okay. I understand why you guys are doing this. I also got pissed off while studying the sacred techniques.”
…What?
“There are many things to uphold as a priest. Stress piles up. Yeah, you know what I mean.”
No, something seemed off about this joke.
“Right? Damn gods, telling us not to do this, not to do that, not to do that, it’s annoying, isn’t it?”
What? Damn who?
“Don’t even eat snacks! Don’t drink alcohol! No gambling, no eating meat! Don’t harm others! Don’t kill enemies!”
No!
“Damn it!! Do you think that makes sense? Just kill them all!!!”
This kid’s eyes are crazy…!
The apprentice priests were terrified. It seemed like anything could go wrong if they touched something.
“Oh, no. We were wrong.”
“We… don’t like this kind of joke. We’re sorry, so calm down…”
“Joke? I’m always serious!”
Isaac lifted the rattle high.
* * *
Shuri was speechless.
So, it’s good to come to the dormitory with snacks among the group members, but…
“…What is this appearance?”
Did he mistakenly come to the torture room?
Inside the dormitory, noble guys were lying down and sprawling. And the guy sitting on top of those lying down guys…
“Did you come, Kim Shuri?”
Holding a bag of bread, Shuri couldn’t help but look at Isaac in shock.
“…What are you doing?”
“Fostering friendship.”
“…Usually, fostering friendship involves looking at each other’s faces.”
As that word dropped, Isaac raised his voice as if he had regained his sanity.
“Hey, I need to see your faces! Lie down and stretch out, looking at the sky!”
“What?!!”
It seemed like an impossible movement, but as Isaac gently stroked the rattle, everyone changed their direction to face the sky.
At the same time, Isaac took out a juice bottle from the bag that Shuri was holding.
“My brother also brought delicious juice.”
He opened the juice bottle and poured it into the mouths of those looking at the sky.
Shuri was shocked.
“…What on earth are you doing?”
“What do you mean! Can’t you see? It’s a juice party!!!”
Shuri didn’t know what happened, but Isaac seemed pretty angry. In the end, Shuri’s classmates looked at Shuri with a face begging for mercy.
“President! Help us!”
“That guy is your younger brother!!”
Shuri tilted his head as if asking what they were talking about.
“You guys are not injured at all. Aren’t you voluntarily playing with me?”
It didn’t seem like they were happy to play with Isaac; but everyone looked fine.
However, the trainee priests hearing that were about to lose their minds.
Voluntarily? Play???
‘We didn’t sign up for this!’
Even so, since the opponent was just a kid, they had intended to overwhelm with numbers.
However, all of them were sent flying with a reflexive spell.
Thinking it wouldn’t work, they considered seeking compensation from Shuri for their injuries, but things turned out unexpectedly.
-Ha. I don’t like sacred techniques, but I like this one.
-Wha- what?
-Something you can’t see!
Pchak!
That crazy guy was wielding the rattle while using reinforcement sacred technique and healing sacred technique at the same time.
In short, it was a concept of hitting accurately while simultaneously healing.
‘You never said anything about using sacred techniques simultaneously!’
Eventually, when the classmates looked at Shuri as if pleading, Shuri sighed.
Even without looking, he could roughly guess what had happened.
When he talked about Isaac earlier, weren’t these the guys who said they would correct him?
‘So, you guys are the ones getting corrected.’
That’s really what happened.
Shuri clicked his tongue and looked at Isaac.
“Have you forgotten? These are our team members. It’s not beneficial to strain relationships and ruin chances of good scores. Huh? What’s this?”
Shuri chuckled at the paper that Isaac handed him. It was a list of names of students assigned to the same team.
“What is this?”
“A list of friends you need to cut off.”
“…What?”
“Well, not all of them. After investigating one by one, there were a few who seemed to be trying to stick a straw into you.”
“???”
Shuri’s expression distorted as he looked at the list. And his expression turned cold as he looked at the faces of the students marked with a red pen.
“Ah…”
So, was Isaac angry because there were people trying to stick straws into the Eshua family?
The students marked with Isaac’s gaze raised their voices as if in shock.
“Hey, do you believe that guy’s words?!”
Shuri looked at Isaac for confirmation.
“What’s the criteria for these circles?”
“People who don’t repay favors but take a lot in maintenance fees!”
“Ah…”
In other words, ungrateful bastards.
“For seven years, they borrowed a lot from Eshua. But when it came time to return the favor, not a single penny. Even if we’re not expecting repayment, it’s a bit too much.”
The students marked by Isaac’s gaze broke out in a cold sweat.
Damn, it’s true that Eshua is the family that expects the least repayment among the five major families…
“Oh, no. Eshua is a grand noble family, and we have everything we can give. It seems like our help is not needed anymore…”
“…”
“Why? Your family is in the pharmaceutical business, especially recently, you made a remedy. Your brother used it and got caught in the act, unable to stand, got hit and was thrown out of the party.”
The student looked pale, and Shuri’s face distorted.
…Crazy guy. What did he investigate?
“Did you give it to Shuri at least?”
Why me, you bastard?
“He doesn’t seem to be popular.”
More than you?
But still, you shouldn’t underestimate me just because it’s Eshua.
“Anyway, you guys are nobles. Friends? Why act like amateurs? Don’t lean too much to one side, even if it’s not equal.”
The apprentice priests shook uncontrollably.
This kid really made them blush.
“B-but we don’t have anything to give…”
Isaac chuckled and grabbed the heads of the priests.
“Why don’t you have it? You have excellent bodies here. Do you know how much of a blessing it is to have organs in your body? It even turns into money? Wow, damn. The best, right?”
“??!!”
The former skeleton, with no organs to tear off, laughed with his eyes twinkling.
Actually, he didn’t even know if this was the main point.
“Got it? I’m not looking for anything else. Want to be assigned to the central region? Then, don’t bother rolling your heads over unnecessary thoughts. Be pure, focus on club activities, cooperate, be loyal, my brothers. Got it?”
“…!”
The terrified apprentice priests just nodded continuously.
Only then did Isaac rise satisfied. Damn bastards. He got really angry because they treated Eshua like a fool.
This body is the only one that can treat Eshua like a wallet.
If he left it alone, it would probably interfere with the team activity 100%. He warned them for that reason.
“Alright. With this, the juice party is over.”
…Was it really a juice party?
“Well, this is enough for mental education for those trying to stick straws in.”
…This guy. Did he even know that the first virtue of the upcoming Pentagon evaluation is ‘harmony’?
While Shuri sighed, he continued to scan the list and grinned.
‘One person is missing. Where is he?’
And at that moment, the problematic person was panting and running out of the dormitory.
‘Damn, wasn’t there such a thing as this!’
In fact, he was a spy planted by the Red family, or Naiser Sephet, and was instructed to gather information about Isaac Eshua.
-Get information on Isaac Eshua. What he’s planning, what kind of abilities he has, if there’s anything suspicious. Everything, down to the smallest details.
-But… but…
-Don’t want to? It’s okay. Since Eshua is also a candidate for a Saint, he needs to achieve good grades. If you don’t have the help of your teammates, you can’t rise up. We’ll support you, so don’t worry.
Damn. What is he trying to look good for?
‘Anyway, I can’t do it.’
He tore up the note he was about to send to the hostile family.
* * *
And around that time.
Cardinal Berit tapped on the desk in his office at the Papacy. His gesture showed his anger.
He called for the servant and asked.
“I told Isaac Eshua to come. Why hasn’t he come yet? Has the letter not been sent?”
“Oh, no. I delivered it.”
“Could he not have seen it?”
“No… no. We sent the letter five times, and the servant went to call him three times personally.”
Cardinal Berith fell silent.
“So, in short, he ignored it…?”
“Yes.”
“A Cardinal’s call? Ignored by a mere apprentice priest?”
“Well…”
Is that guy crazy?