NOVEL NEXT Chapter 62.1
Shuri lost his senses when he opened the door.
Inside, there were people clutching their stomachs and rolling around in agony.
“Isaac! Please!”
“Brother, it hurts like this! Save us!”
Shuri grabbed the back of his neck.
“…Isaac! What did you do again?”
Isaac flicked his ear.
He didn’t do anything special.
“I just made them eat the golden elixir and induced some side effects.”
…Grandfather. I just want to go back to the Academy.
Shuri seemed ready to tear down the wallpaper, but Whisper seemed dissatisfied and ground his teeth.
[Sharing your precious magic power with those guys!! What a waste!]
‘Don’t be like that. I only gave them a tiny bit, like the size of a fingernail.’
In reality, Isaac had mixed the concentrated essence of the Skeleton King’s magic power with the elixir.
And for priests, magic is poison. And as soon as it entered the digestive system, they would experience a terrible stomach ache, as if their organs were twisting and about to burst out of their mouths.
Moreover, mixed with the powerful elixir that would spread its effects throughout the body upon ingestion, the effect would be several hundred times more potent.
That’s why the situation was like this now.
“Cough, cough!!”
“Save me! Get the antidote!”
Isaac clicked his tongue as if these guys were weak-willed.
‘Even if it’s the essence of magic power, I diluted it by 1000%. Why are these priests so sensitive?’
Of course, the Skeleton King’s magic power was so formidable that even higher demons found it hard to digest. It was fortunate that the young priests didn’t drop dead on the spot.
Whether he knew it or not, Shuri sighed, as if thinking that Isaac had changed for the better.
“Okay. Even though you did this, the fact that you gave them all the golden elixir alone is… where…”
“All of it?”
…Excuse me?
“You didn’t just give all that precious elixir to those guys, did you?”
…Yeah?
“Are you crazy? Giving it all to those bastards?”
…Yeah??
A bewildered Shuri grabbed Isaac in a hurry.
“What did you make them eat?!”
“
…In other words, he left an incredibly small amount.
Shuri’s eyes rolled back.
“Hey! As you’re becoming a priest, are you lying?!”
“I didn’t lie! I gave them 0.0000001%.”
“Damn! Even if I add poison, I would add more than that!”
However, Isaac laughed, showing the bottle of elixir from his pocket.
“But still, this seems to be really precious. I didn’t expect them all to say, ‘We won’t betray’ at once when I showed this. Should I try luring them again next time?”
Oh, grandfather was wrong… This guy has absolutely no intention of becoming a priest.
At the same time, watching them and the apprentices who were clenching their stomachs, the apprentices could only grind their teeth.
‘Darn it…! Eshua!’
‘I thought they were just fools!’
* * *
50 minutes before the vote.
Actually, they had a great time until then.
When he appeared with a smirking face along with Shuri, everyone thought, ‘Did we get caught?’ And when he dragged only them into a room, they thought, ‘Did we get screwed?’
However, this happened.
“Do you want to exchange this with your votes?”
“!”
They doubted their eyes and ears at the golden elixir Isaac offered.
A flashy golden box, a golden ribbon wrapped around it, and the shining words engraved with the light of the sacred technique.
‘Crazy, the Pope’s vision elixir!’
Although they wondered if it was a fake, the Berit family emblem ‘Shield Crown’ carved on the box was undoubtedly real!
Isaac raised the corners of his mouth in response to their reactions.
“Brothers. Did you come here because you heard the order from the Red to betray us?”
“?!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. We were just about to propose the same thing.”
The apprentices looked at Isaac in confusion, but he shook the box as if to entice them.
“An elixir that raises the user’s training level by more than ten years. Do you know you can’t buy this even with money? And isn’t it unnecessary to have the support of the Red? Then, let’s eat the Golden Elixir and become the king. This is even more profitable.”
“…!”
Right. It’s way too profitable. Honestly, even sticking with the Red, you wouldn’t get the golden elixir.
“K-Kina Berit is said to have become a genius after eating that…”
Although the proposal from the Red was tempting enough to forget, they weren’t amateurish.
“Everyone knows that Blue and Gold don’t get along! How did you manage to have that precious vision elixir?”
“Ah, I have a good relationship with the Pope’s family. They treated me well because of my performance in the examination. Kina Berit even suggested studying together a while ago. This is a gift from Gold.”
“…R-Really? To you?”
“Yeah… I heard rumors. Kina Berit went to see him.”
“…Huh?!”
“If you don’t believe me, should I bring a guarantee letter from Cardinal Berit?”
“…!”
“But there are only 20 minutes left until the voting time. I don’t have time to bring a guarantee letter. If you don’t like it, then there’s no deal. You guys will be missing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become like Kina Berit.”
“…!”
Isaac smiled like a ghost haunting people.
“Well, we’re not in a hurry, right? We’re both from the Five Dukes’ families. Moreover, both of us graduated early. What’s there to regret or be afraid of? But you guys, seeking the Red’s support, unable to even taste the precious elixir, labeled as traitors, and dragging Eshua into this mess. Is getting support from the Red family a good thing for you? What about your families and parents?”
“…!!”
Those who had intended to betray Eshua were shaken by his words.
Molech, who had been the first to suggest betrayal, unexpectedly made a proposal.
“Then, give us the golden elixir first.”
“!”
“Why? You could say you’ll give it and later refuse.”
Molech cleverly thought of a way to obtain both the golden elixir and the Red’s support.
‘Just say you’ll give it, have them take the Golden Elixir, and betray during the vote.’
The other kids seemed to catch on to the plan.
“That’s right. It’s about
Isaac grinned slyly.
“Sure, sounds good. If you guys can make Eshua trust you with that, I’ll give it first. But make sure to vote ‘maintain,’ okay?”
They sneered at Isaac’s innocent-looking face, as if thinking of them as idiots.
Well, on one hand, he thought about hiding the elixir without eating it and selling it at a high price later, but he was moving under the assumption of betrayal.
If it were Isaac, he would surely snatch it all away after the betrayal.
Indeed, Isaac said so himself.
“If you betray after going this far, I’ll take back all of your elixirs and ruin you.”
Haha. Instead of being robbed, it’s better to eat it first and gain both the benefits of betraying the Blue and getting support from the Red.
“Yeah! We’ll definitely vote ‘maintain’!”
“Thanks, guys! Shuri will be happy too!”
Haha! As expected, Eshua is a sucker…!
…Or so they thought.