NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63.1
Blackfield, the land of demons.
This place, ruled by the Skeleton King, was unexpectedly disturbed by a strange story.
“One of the demons is to be executed by humans?”
Even if they were just the 7th-ranked demons, humans would hesitate to abandon their capital, and small kingdoms would consider giving up their countries.
But in the 9th rank, where each demon was already equivalent to a Demon King, one of the Skeleton King’s direct subordinates was to be executed by humans?
This was a matter of prestige and pride for demons. Even as demons, they couldn’t ignore this issue.
So they sent a clone of the Skeleton King to the Sacred Empire’s ordination ceremony this time. It was to eliminate the Saint, a new weapon in the human camp.
However.
“You failed to eliminate the Saint?”
“Yes, we did…”
Upon hearing the words of the demons who returned from the ordination, Ash frowned.
“Well, it doesn’t matter. Our real goal was to create chaos anyway.”
The demons captured by the Papacy this time were against the current regime, so maybe being executed was better for them. It was a matter of demon pride rather than a problem of concern.
“Even confirming the power of the great king at the ordination ceremony is a significant harvest.”
In fact, she was the mastermind behind turning the ordination into chaos by magical tools. Illusion magic was Ash’s specialty.
Of course, under normal circumstances, penetrating the Holy Empire’s barrier and bringing in magical tools would be impossible, but this time was different.
‘Ah, the king’s power is truly great. It’s amazing to achieve this much with just a speck of dust-like power.’
The Skeleton King had shared his real power with Ash. That’s why she could break through the seemingly impregnable barrier of the Holy Empire and unfold her illusion magic.
But the atmosphere of the 7th-ranked demons who had infiltrated the ordination ceremony first didn’t seem right.
[…Um, lord Ash. Actually, I felt his power there.]
A fog-like demon interjected. It was the same demon, who had been expelled by Isaac’s intimidation.
“Him?”
[The great Skeleton King.]
“!”
Upon hearing that, Ash frowned uncomfortably.
“Why would you sense the king’s energy there… Ah!”
But soon, as if realizing something, her expression brightened.
‘Child from Blue!’
Wasn’t there a mad toddler who had eaten the body of the great Skeleton King ten years ago? It was undoubtedly that child.
Ash couldn’t help but laugh.
‘What on earth is going on!’
Because he was inside the territory of Eshua, where even demons couldn’t touch until now!
And that kid came out?
Moreover, he received ordination as a priest?
‘Then let’s test the power of Gold and Blue!’
Already, the five virtues of the ‘Pentagon’ were the demon hunting festival, especially a great occasion which is good for young priests to hunt. The highest casualties among lower priests usually occurred during that time.
She certainly enjoyed hunting and feasting ten years ago.
Now, even Blue’s child?
‘Surely, even with such a tiny bit of magic power. How much stronger will I become when I eat the flesh of the great Skeleton King!’
She couldn’t suppress her laughter and moved her body to devour Isaac as soon as possible.
* * *
“You guys again?”
Shuri looked at the attendant as if he was fed up.
He was a Gold’s attendant who came looking for Isaac.
“We need to prepare for the upcoming Gold and Blue tests.”
But as if saying that today was different, the attendant stared at him as if he couldn’t retreat.
“No! His Excellency Cardinal Berit specifically instructed us to bring Isaac Eshua today!!”
Wait, why would that guy look for Isaac? He was someone who hated Isaac more than anyone else due to his parents’ incident.
‘Well, honestly, the fact that he’s ignoring the Cardinal and all is quite impressive.’
Shuri recalled Isaac as if he was fed up. Despite receiving the Cardinal’s summoning order, Isaac didn’t even pretend to have heard.
Well, as someone from the Blue, it was preferable and appreciated, but the Cardinal was the leader of the priests.
Ignoring the orders of someone in such a high position could make it difficult to handle the aftermath… but what could be done? This guy was the type to disregard even the family head’s orders, let alone the Cardinal’s.
In the end, Shuri chased away the attendant who had come to find Isaac.
“Enough, don’t come with that to me.”
“Ah!”
Bang!
Shuri immediately returned to the dormitory. Then, with a troubled expression, he looked at Isaac by the window.
“Do you have any idea why Cardinal Berit is looking for you like that?”
“I don’t know, but he seems prepared to go to extremes to take me with him.”
“Extremes?”
Instead of answering, Isaac pointed outside the window.
Shuri, looking outside, was taken aback.
“There are more attendants coming, aren’t there?!”
The Cardinal’s attendant, who used to be just one, had now increased to four.
And for a task like delivering a message, one attendant would have been more than enough. Why would four of them be coming?
“Do they intend to drag you forcibly or something?”
As evidence, the newly added attendants had quite large builds. If it were the small-framed Isaac, he could easily be dragged away without resisting.
“Have these guys gone crazy? Contact the family right away…!!”
“Wait, Bungbung.”
“Why? This clearly looks like Gold’s doing…”
Isaac once again pointed to the window. Following his hand, Shuri turned his gaze and was even more shocked.
“Naiser Sephet?!”
Why is that guy coming to the Blue’s residence again?
However, Isaac chuckled nonchalantly.
“Well, he must have finally come to his senses after losing his subordinates.”
Well, that worked out well.
That scumbag might even be useful.
Soon Isaac moved.
* * *
‘This damn brat!’
Naiser Sephet, who had lost his attendants, was gritting his teeth as he approached Isaac.
While investigating, he unexpectedly found out something. Eshua originally didn’t want to send Isaac to the ordination ceremony, even for the sake of ‘home education.’
Well, he grumbled that it was probably because of Isaac’s body that didn’t grow, even though it seemed like a surface reason. But who knows?
‘That gaze at that time.’
-There’s no bargaining with death, kid.
Where on earth did he see the eyes of a priest in that? It was a gaze that wouldn’t be out of place for a criminal!
Especially when his brother was attacked in the Academy cafeteria. An apprentice inquisitor who was there together reported it.
-Young master, it’s suspicious. It’s strange that demons appeared in the cafeteria and that Shuri Eshua tried to avoid me by taking Isaac Eshua with him.
Although it was the words of a mere apprentice, it meant that…
-There’s something hiding. Something that shouldn’t be clashed with an inquisitor.
‘I’ll reveal your true identity.’
Seeing the inside of a person. Especially, it was a strong sense of the Faith of Red specialized in searching for heretics.
‘Certainly, there seems to be a problem with faith. If I investigate the faith, the answer should come out.’
And when faith is revealed, it could be used as an excuse to drop the Blue, and if the subordinates are regained, that would be enough.
However, when Naiser Sephet arrived at the Blue’s dormitory, he tilted his head.
‘What the hell are these guys doing?’
It was because there were suspicious guys lurking near the dormitory. They seemed to be fighting among themselves.
“Is it really okay?”
“There’s no choice. It’s been seven days since Isaac Eshua ignored the Master’s summoning order.”
“Yes. He said that if he doesn’t come today either, we should forcibly make him unconscious and bring him.”
They were the ones who had come to kidnap Isaac, just as Isaac and Shuri had expected. Just as they were about to enter to target Isaac, at that moment,
“Hey. What are you guys? You don’t seem like servants here, so why loiter around someone else’s dormitory?”
“Excuse me? Uh, well, um…”
The attendants were shocked to realize that their opponent was a pure-blooded member of the Red Duke’s family, Naiser Sephet.
‘Darn it, why does it have to be the Red family…!’