NOVEL NEXT Chapter 74.1
“What’s going on here?”
“What on earth has young master Isaac done…!”
The third martial arts competition of the imperial palace, where the Red Pentagon was held. The knights guarding the entrance were in great turmoil.
The Pentagon of the priests had become a significant point of interest for the knights.
Well, it couldn’t be helped.
The knights formed partnerships with the priests.
And the top candidate was among the apprentice priests?
Insane, of course, they had to be closely watched!
A talented priest was a future connection!
“Tsk, those arrogant priests. They may be unpleasant, but there are many joint missions.”
“Well, they always emphasize cooperation anyway.”
The Pentagon also meant an advantage in promotions.
But that was for the future, and there was a different reason that was more important right now.
Betting!
Above all, the Pentagon of the priests became a popular subject for good bets among the knights!
“Senior, where did you place your bet this time?”
The most popular in betting was always the hostile Red. The Blue surprisingly had the least popularity.
“The Blue isn’t a good choice. They are guys who have no ambition for grades at all.”
“What about the White? They’re the flowerbed guys who always say let’s live peacefully together.”
“No, if they get angry, they’re the scariest. They work together so well that the results are always good.”
“Ugh! The Gold is good at maintaining dignity more than their lives! The Black is surprisingly okay because they have a lot of personal ambitions!”
“Okay, just don’t choose the Blue.”
“Haha, where would you find fools who choose the Blue! They always end up in last place.”
When the Red knights joined in, the Blue knights showed signs of irritation.
“You guys are laughing, but why is our Blue always in last place?”
“This year is different, you know?”
Of course, the Blue originally considered activities like betting as an absolute taboo. But everyone had been running with determination for several years to shed the disgrace of being perpetually last!
“Maybe this time Isaac has influenced Kina Berit? It’s different from usual!”
“That’s right! He even told the juniors to bet on the Blue team… huh? It’s Sir Lilai!”
The name caught the attention of the knights.
“What? Why him?!”
For the knights, the 8th-rank paladin was like a sky-high senior!
Moreover, if it was Lilai, aiming for the 9th rank at the youngest age, he was an idol for all paladins… especially those belonging to the Blue House!
“Sir Lilai! Long time no see! This year, the Blue will definitely win! You can trust that, right, ch…!”
“No!!”
Swoosh!
“…What?”
The idol… disappeared in an instant.
All he had to say was the word ‘no’…
Huh? No…?!
They were confused, but soon their faces turned pale.
“Ah, it was definitely the Red who faced his nephews!”
“What? Why of all people, the Red?!”
They were in trouble.
The first match at the Red Pentagon traditionally started with the Red team. Those crazy guys showed off personal combat skills, all sorts of torture techniques. After going through that, the next matches are naturally consecutive losses…
“Ah… the Blue is going to be last.”
“Indeed, last place.”
So he said ‘no’ and disappeared…
“Ah, I put my entire salary into betting for this year out of affection… it’s ruined.”
“Me too…”
The Red paladins mocked them with a smirk.
“Congratulations, we’ll be taking all your money.”
“Where does the Blue think they can surpass the Red?”
The Blue knights gritted their teeth.
Of course, what Lilai shouted as ‘no’ didn’t mean that.
“Of all things, Isaac’s opponent is the Red team.”
Lilai, while receiving guidance from the paladins, looked at the Colosseum martial arts field. He glared at the Red apprentices who had entered the field.
“Hey, what’s with those kids, why are they so big? Are they priests or did they just stuff themselves with meat? Oh, I should let our child eat some meat! They claim it’s training, but they only fed him bean water!”
“S-Sir Lilai?”
The paladins who were guiding him broke into a cold sweat.
“Compared to those kids, Isaac is like a tiny hamster.”
Well… That hamster does seem to have a rather bad temperament.
“Those mean bulldogs are going to rip my cute nephew to death!”
Uh… It looks like the hamster might actually bite them?!
As Lilai approached the front row, a woman greeted him.
She was none other than Isaac’s nanny, Asili. She had been taking care of Isaac since the moment he arrived at the papacy.
“How is the situation?”
“It seems that young master Isaac is at a disadvantage. The Red faith specializes in the masters of individual combat in the Grand Battle.”
That’s true.
The priests were also the country’s military force.
Naturally, they were trained in martial arts, and the Blue, too, was a faith specialized in combat.
However, the Red Faith was extremely specialized in finding defectors within their ranks and passing judgment on people.
‘Grand battles and torture techniques are the Red’s specialties.’
On the other hand, the Blue faith specialized in hunting monsters such as demons. While they had skills to protect people, they lacked skills to harm them.
Despite the difference in protection methods, look at those guys!
“Those naughty Red guys have already used the
“Leprosy sacred technique?”
“Yes!”
Lilai pointed at the Blue team kids who were rolling around or baring their teeth and claws, except for Isaac and Shuri, for some unknown reason.
“I mean, even if it’s the Red Pentagon, they should know their limits. Using such disgraceful tactics against apprentice priests…!”
At that moment, the knights who were guiding them were taken aback. Disgraceful tactics, he said.
“…W-wasn’t that the Blue’s sacred technique?!”
Lilai looked at them as if saying, ‘What nonsense is this?’
“…Such demonic sacred technique is not present in Blue?”
“…What?!”
The faces of the knights froze.
“W-Well, Master Isaac did teach a
…Spirit Lifting?
“That?!”
But even so, it shouldn’t turn them into beasts like that…
The paladins looked horrified as they watched Isaac and the Blue team.
Isaac was giving instructions to the growling Blue team members.
“Sit!”
“Grrr!”
“Stand up!”
“Grrrr. grrrl!!”
“Prepare to bite!”
“Woof woof grrrr grahhh!!!!”
The watching knights broke into a cold sweat. At this point, isn’t it not ‘Spirit Lifting’ but rather ‘Animalization’?