Chapter 78.1
A ruthless bastard…
Probably, that’s the only way to describe Isaac.
Well, in the end, it means Isaac got the Red’s locket.
“Oh my gosh, finally found it! I couldn’t find it because they hid it so well, brother!”
“…You’re crazy! I told you I had it, but you kept ignoring and targeting others!”
…Even though it was a problem that he advertised himself as a lunatic in front of everyone.
‘That’s why grandfather wished for him to drop out of the Pentagon…’
It was to provide him with home education before the rumors spread.
‘Where do you think this is, a place that produces faithful people?’
But what’s already revealed can’t be helped. The important thing is that he won the Red Pentagon!
“Now, if you take out the gem from inside, the Blue will win…”
Of course, Naiser, who was recovering his stamina during this time, launched a recapture operation. But it was in vain.
“Hey, if it doesn’t come out like that, it’s frustrating!”
Isaac infused the Blue holy power into his head and headbutted Naiser.
Snap!
Naiser, whose ribs were broken due to the Saintess’s sacred technique, writhed in pain.
‘Ugh, damn it again…! What’s with this weird sacred technique!’
But it seemed the one using it was also suffering damage. Isaac, who had delivered the smack, also held his head.
“Jeez! It hurts!”
Damn Saintess’s technique!
It was too powerful, and if the physique wasn’t monstrous, the body couldn’t endure it. So, he hit the strongest part!
“As expected of the destructive spells of those crazy Saintesses… Eup!”
Shuri urgently covered Isaac’s mouth. He couldn’t let him curse the Blue in front of everyone.
‘This idiot, what does he think he can do with that body!’
He didn’t know where he learned it, but the destructive sacred technique Isaac taught was excessively strong. If the body wasn’t created sturdy, even the user’s bones would break.
When Isaac taught it to Shuri, he demonstrated it with the weakest output, so it seemed fine. But it was different in actual use.
Anyway, it was when Shuri was blocking Isaac, who was rolling around saying something about Saintesses.
“It’s the Blue’s victory!”
The final declaration of the judgment echoed.
With that declaration, the stadium was filled with loud cheers.
“Wait, my money! I bet all on the Red, but if this happens…!”
“Hurrah! Long live the young master Eshua!”
Not far away, knights were seen in joy and sorrow, dealing with the consequences of their bets.
Shuri, feeling the victory anew, clenched his fist tightly, and the Red apprentices seemed to be complaining about the absurd method.
“To those bastards…!”
The eyes of the Red apprentices who barely escaped from Kina’s paralysis glared fiercely.
But seeing that, Isaac chuckled. Then he whispered something to Shuri.
While adjusting his aim and listening, Shuri looked slightly displeased, but seemed to understand, extending his hand first to them.
“It was a good match.”
“!!”
At Shuri’s greeting, the Red apprentices grinded their teeth as if they felt humiliated.
People usually don’t want to acknowledge someone they thought was beneath them.
“What are you smiling about? Do you like it because you crawled up thanks to your little brother after ignoring me all this time?”
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“!”
Shuri flinched. They deliberately hit the part Shuri was most concerned about, as if they understood it.
When Shuri glared at Isaac as if to say, ‘you should moderate,’ the Red apprentices shouted as if they were saying this.
“Do you have nothing without your younger brother?”
“Just stay quiet like a fool at the Academy! Live your whole life in your younger brother’s shadow… Puhak!”
Isaac threw sand.
“Isaac!”
Isaac grimaced as if he was extremely angry.
“Stop it! Didn’t you see even after looking? I stayed still because I had this kind of power. You guys were fine all this time because my brother was kind. Otherwise, you would all have been dead by now!”
“Wha- what?”
“Do you know about that? Our Blue originally teaches patience! Since we possess a power strong enough to destroy humanity.”
In response to his words, Shuri looked more dumbfounded than anyone else.
…Are you now reciting the Blue’s doctrines?
“So, we strictly avoid fights. Don’t you guys know anything like that?”
…And this guy, who knows it so well, uses it? Are you a damn bastard?
Is the representative of the Blue House beating up people?
“I am a Saint candidate, so I can tolerate being beaten, but my brother is honest. Anyway, I think keeping that doctrine is more important, right?”
Playing the role… This guy.
And I’m also a Saint candidate, kid.
Well, that wasn’t the only reason why Shuri always stayed quiet at the Academy.
-Maybe because of the brown hair. It doesn’t blend well with the Blue.
-Hey, Shuri Eshua. Your mistakes are more noticeable. Do it properly. Don’t disgrace the Blue’s honor.
Perhaps because of the mixed blood, he was treated like an ugly duckling.
Well, thanks to Isaac, I felt like he could save some face, so he was grateful.
However, Isaac seemed to laugh more resentfully as if this wasn’t the main point.
“It seems like it’s a doctrine to pour out the Red faith as you feel, unlike the Blue’s teachings. Judging by how they can’t even gracefully accept victory or defeat.”
At Isaac’s words, the Red apprentices spewed flames from their eyes. Their faces were as if they had seen their parents get slapped.
“Does this bastard dare to insult the Red… Puhkhuh!”
At that moment, a hard object flew to the face of the Red apprentice like a rock.
The Red apprentices, who confirmed the culprit, turned white.
“Just play nice with that guy, you idiots.”
“Naiser…!”
Naiser, who sent a subordinate flying with a monstrous elbow, stood there with a cruel smile.
“If you lose, accept it gracefully. How far are you going to lower the honor of the Red?”
“…!!”
Shuri was secretly surprised.
‘Even after taking that attack…!’
Even though his arm was completely broken and his whole body was shattered, he was already recovered and could move. Indeed, the bloodline of the Red family can’t to be ignored. He’s a monster.
But strangely, Naiser glared at Isaac, who was chuckling.
‘This guy deliberately made Shuri greet them!’
It was a performance that could be done perfectly as a leader, but well.
This guy did it on purpose because this place is where the imperial family and dignitaries are concentrating, deliberately making Shuri provoke his subordinates!
In fact, people were murmuring.
“The Red faith seems to be quite violent compared to the Blue.”
“I know the Red is originally that kind of faith, but it’s too much…”
“Compared to that, the Blue is really cool. Having such power, they know how to endure.”
“Uh-huh, then will the delegation that will represent the Empire in the New Year be the Blue?”
What kind of mischief is this little bastard doing?
Especially in a place where nobles are gathered, whatever he does will likely lead to political consequences…!
In fact, the flow of spectators was unusual.
“The technique the Blue used today, what on earth was it?”
“Wasn’t the Blue the one with the most declining trend among the Five Faiths? Even if they are apprentices, they know how to beat a strong Red…?”
“Since they are apprentices, it’s more worth watching. Isn’t it the future of faith?”
“And what about the resourcefulness of bringing in the Pope’s grandson!”
The people’s attention was at its peak.
And the reason the Pentagon, even with only apprentices, received such attention was because it served as a prelude to the Faith War.
Through the results of the Pentagon, one could gauge the power and growth of faith, and the nobles could precisely calculate where to invest.
So, Naiser had no choice but to keep an eye on Isaac.
‘Normally, the Blue would never do such a thing.’
They were individuals who didn’t entertain political entanglements to keep a distance from the secular world. Of course, in other words, it meant they were not skilled in politics.
In that sense, how did someone like the Blue come to be in such a position?
‘Could someone from a declining family dare to mock and play with the Red?’
Naiser’s teeth ground together.
Let’s wait until this event is over. Just by looking at the shattered statue of the deity, it was clear that there was something about that guy.
‘I will expose that bastard’s faith meticulously and hand him over to trial for heresy.’
Cut off the Blue’s pulse so that the term ‘Five Faiths’ can’t be attached.
The Blue Duke? Whatever!
In this Empire, there were no individuals who could avoid the Red’s search and seizure. How many noble families had been exterminated by their hands over thousands of years of history?
Except for the imperial family, no one… That was the rule.
And then it happened.
“The youngest priest representing the Empire was impressive. Send a gift that befits the winners who illuminated the imperial grounds.”
“…!”
It was the Crown Prince.