NOVEL NEXT Chapter 67.1
What’s this?
Is this really a curse?
As Isaac ate, his frown deepened. In front of him was a lunchbox he had received from the Papacy’s cafeteria.
So, a lunchbox decorated with blue flowers and meat…
-You are our family.
Well, the apprentice priests were generally vegetarians.
So, changing the unappetizing bean rice to a meat side dish was a good thing.
But it seemed there were traces of manipulation in the lunchbox…
In the end, Isaac, who was tilting his head, drank the drink that came with the lunchbox.
Well, even if you called it a drink for the apprentices, it was still bean water, but let’s try to drink it.
However, after taking a sip, Isaac was surprised.
‘Bean water turned into chocolate drink?!’
Surprised, he examined the drink bottle.
-You are our family.
…Damn bastards, are they really cursing me?!
No, the beef jerky that was secretly hidden has been turned into the highest quality large beef jerky! Jewels were hidden as gifts all around Isaac’s living space!
Thanks to this, the apprentices just looked at Isaac in admiration.
-…As expected, it’s amazing. So, Eshua has been training in greed like this…
Damn it! These guys must be crazy, just sending a bomb of gifts like this?!
But judging by Shuri’s reaction, he wasn’t entirely clueless about the situation at home.
‘Come to think of it, Shuri, did you happen not to hear that I rejected the adoption proposal because you ran away in the middle?’
If that’s the case, he might be misunderstanding.
He might think that Isaac is going to the Pope’s house.
So, Isaac couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
He never thought even Eshua would do something like this.
Honestly, he thought that the head of the Blue family would welcome the idea of adoption him into the Pope’s family with open arms and kick him out.
‘All right, great! You stupid priests!’
If a Duke starts a war, even the Empire will be shaken!
‘Well, for now, finding my subordinate is the priority.’
Honestly, he didn’t expect the Blue’s money, but the reason he extorted money from the Gold was more than that.
‘I need to buy a weapon to release the shackles of the subordinate.’
To rescue his subordinates, he had to resolve the
It was not just an ordinary shackle. It was made of a rare ore.
‘Anti Magic Stone.’
It instantly reduced magic power to zero. It was the best weakness ore for demons.
Magic didn’t work at all. It wasn’t destroyed even by aura or holy power, let alone strong physical attacks. There was only one weapon that could destroy that ore, and it had to be quite expensive.
Anyway, now that the money has accumulated to this extent, it’s good that he can buy it…
‘The problem is the remaining tests.’
Berit, that bastard. He said it would be difficult to pass the Gold Pentagon without his adoption.
The damn bastard happened to include the ‘Personal Battle’ category, which was disadvantageous to him, who was particularly good at the
‘Purification doesn’t work on humans.’
And the advantage in Personal Battle is the Red priests and paladins.
Of course, even those strong in that category were overwhelmed by the Saints, the strongest embodiment of fighters.
‘Because they are the dignity of the attack technique.’
If only there were Saints, he would have torn apart the damn priests, but I heard they were all outside the Empire.
‘How can they be in a place like this…?’
But then it happened.
“… Huh! Why is she here!”
There was suddenly a commotion at the entrance of the dormitory. Because a precious guest had come to Isaac.
Shuri was also surprised.
“Sister Leia?”
Whisper shouted as if he had a seizure.
[If it’s Leia, isn’t she a candidate for Eshua’s Saintess?! She’s the enemy of the Master!]
But Isaac snorted at the stupid idiot who came again.
A Saintess? Huh?
‘Even if you call her a Saintess, she’s just a child! Of course, she can be torn apart and eaten by knocking her down…’
“Even the Madam has come!”
…Well, what the hell?!
* * *
A Saintess.
A treasure of the Holy Empire and a flawless superhuman.
But behind it all, she was a fierce existence known as a sacred weapon of the Holy Empire.
The reason why other countries couldn’t easily surpass the Holy Empire was because of the existence of the Pope and the Emperor, but the presence of the Saintess was also significant.
If the Pope and the Emperor rule with the power of God and the Sacred Dragon, the Saintess is a completely iron-blooded weapon.
There was no need to lead God, priests, or sacred dragons.
Unlike them, who stood out with their large builds, the Saintess entered the enemy lines alone and made everything into nothing.
Priests also demonstrated overwhelming power when mobilized for war, but it was incomparable to the Saintess.
‘It’s not just called one of the four greatest weapons of the continent for nothing.’
Eshua, which produces such Saintesses, had to be handled with importance in the history of the Empire.
But what was impressive was not just their skills.
“Ah, ugh…”
A celestial appearance that couldn’t regain consciousness once seen. And being a priest, one would naturally be strong against temptation.
“Uh, those people…”
“If those people stab me, it’s okay to die…”
“Yeah. I’d even offer my ribs…”
“Hey, hey! Snap out of it! Hey!!!”
The eyes of all the priests present there turned to them regardless of age or gender.
The apprentices had already lost their souls, and even the bishops with immunity were taken aback.
“They’re still the same as ever… those people.”
“…At this rate, I think just wearing a mask would be the way to peace.”
Except for the people of Eshua, there was no one who had maintained their sanity when they first saw the Saintess.
Even the sword masters from other countries had reportedly experienced a momentary brain freeze for about three seconds.
“Well, it’s because the power of the God of Beauty is in them. With that level, even the Skeleton King would have surrendered, wouldn’t he?”
To surrender, my ass.
‘What the fuuuuck, Melissa!’
Why the hell are you here!
‘Darn it, I tried so hard to avoid that lunatic!’
The Saintess!
The last enemy he fought during his time as the Skeleton King!
The only human who fought the Skeleton King directly!
Even the usually composed Whisper, who knew Melissa very well, was terrified.
[Uh-oh! That damned Saintess! Even ten years ago, I almost got really close to her. Why did she come again!]
Damn it, you’re crazy!
I almost achieved Buddhahood!
That’s right. In fact, Isaac had met Melissa ten years ago when he was still a baby.
Of course, at that time, Melissa was chasing the Skeleton King outside the Empire. Therefore, they met through a communication tool rather than in person.
And a communication tool?
Huh! Do you think I’d be scared to meet her through communication?
So when Isaac laughed and ridiculed her through the communication tool, ‘You damn human, you don’t recognize me, right? Idiot. Hoho,’ Melissa said something.
-…Isaac?
-Yes?
-It’s strange. That child… Isaac’s scent is coming from him.
-What? The Skeleton King?!
Damn it!!
If 150 years have passed, forget about the scent!
Are you a bear looking for prey?!
How can you smell through the communication tool!
-It’s strange. Why can I feel Isaac’s power?
-Oh, Mother. Have you forgotten? Isaac ate the Skeleton King’s body brought from the Treasure Vault…
-Oh, right, that’s what you said. Well, there’s no way Isaac would be here as the Skeleton King. If he were, I would have stripped off his skin and hung him.
Damn! It turned out good to eat that bone!
When Isaac recalled the incident during his infancy, his spine still shuddered.
Of course, Melissa, who had faced the Skeleton King longer than anyone else, might have felt the eeriness, but it was still dangerous.
‘I have to avoid meetings as much as possible!’
And since then, Melissa has wanted to see Isaac desperately, but…
-Madam! It’s not good to see Isaac! Right now, the Skeleton King’s magic is going into a fit at the name of the Madam!
It wasn’t magic, but Isaac was doing it, but anyway, Goel was desperately trying to block Melisssa with all his might.
-The Madam is the only one who fought the Skeleton King in the past! As much as there was a grudge, the Skeleton King’s magic might go wild! So it’s better not to get too close!
Was that the only thing?
When Lilai and the elders brought the Bible and said they would try to remove the Skeleton King’s power…
-No! Are you crazy now?! The Skeleton King hates it! Please put away the Bible! Burn them all!
Actually, this guy had eyes that seemed to suspect he might be a spy, but Isaac was still grateful to Goel.
‘In any case, the most normal and handsome(?) guy in the crazy Eshua.’
How did Isaac manage to avoid her for ten years! Who would have thought that such a precious person of the Holy Empire would come to see these apprentices!
‘Damn it, even if the priests are idiots, there’s a risk of Melissa finding out…!’