NOVEL NEXT Chapter 84.1
Isaac Eshua.
He had heard about it through rumors.
Well, the most famous thing about him must be his hair color.
‘How come the color that should come from the Pope’s family comes from Eshua?’
However, no matter how famous he was, did he contribute to any of that fame? The reverse knights weren’t afraid of Isaac’s team at all.
‘After all, they are just priests, all the same.’
So, when they heard that Isaac had chosen them, they thought it was rather fortunate. They had expected to be dragged to the children’s test and end up taking care of these brats.
But to think that their destination was the same as theirs!
-Ahh, help me!
A colleague had been captured during a dispatch. They had tried to rescue him, but were stopped by the guild.
And who kidnapped that colleague?
Surprisingly, it was the same demons from 14 years ago!
And priests with the same destination?
What the heck is going on?
‘I’ll use this guy to rescue my colleague.’
But to do that, they needed to take away the authority of these priest brats.
Well, they were nothing but brats, flying and crawling.
It shouldn’t be difficult.
…Yes. It shouldn’t be difficult.
“…Are we being pranked right now?”
A small restaurant in the town.
The five reverse knights who were supposed to meet Isaac’s team were gritting their teeth. They had agreed to meet after lunch, but…
These damn brats hadn’t shown up at the agreed-upon place.
Did they come too early?
It wasn’t funny. They deliberately arrived two hours late. They intended to make these guys wait and suppress their morale.
So if these guys complained, it would be their victory.
After all, without an escort, they were nothing. They had the upper hand.
Anyway, suppress morale!
Yeah… that was the plan. That was the plan, but… Damn it, he didn’t know these crazy bastards would be one step further!
Bang!
“Is it now five hours?!”
“How can these brats be five hours late?!”
Who would have guessed that they would be in the position of waiting! The reverse knights were on the verge of collapsing with frustration.
It had been a full five hours!
“Are these the Blue guys… not guys who are strict about their promises?”
No matter how you thought about it, it was strange. The Blue they knew was so clear about the concept of time that just by looking at them, one could tell the time.
“Maybe they heard rumors about us and decided to ignore the meeting?”
“No, the Blue people wouldn’t do such a thing…”
Anyway, water had been poured. Even though they thought it was too early to endure it, when they tried to get up from their seats…
“Well, I did say I’d still be here, didn’t I?”
“Huh?!”
Isaac’s team appeared in front of them, nonchalantly.
Shuri, who strictly adhered to time agreements, couldn’t raise his head, and the Blue team avoided eye contact. Only Isaac was shamelessly munching on candy.
The knights could only glare at them with eyes full of bloodshot anger.
“Does the Blue only have this concept of time? He clearly said it was lunch today…”
“Yeah, for us, it’s lunchtime now. We couldn’t get up because my arm was broken from being beaten by some bullies.”
“…?”
Wasn’t it the bastards who broke their arms?
No, it wasn’t.
“What does that have to do with this? Just because of some bastards…”
“Some bastards? They were the ones who came with the backing of the Magic Empire! Diplomatic issues are rising because of these outsiders, you know?”
M-Magic Empire? Where did this brat come up with such a scam?
However, he couldn’t help but think that it wasn’t the case, so he merely twitched his eyebrows.
“Oh, you’ve been through quite an ordeal.”
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
Then Isaac let out a mocking laugh, as if telling these fools to take a look.
“These guys are fools. Would the Magic Empire really give tasks to just some local ruffians? Is there something wrong with your heads?”
“…?!”
Is this kid playing with them?
“Why? If you have a problem, take responsibility for the transportation security. If you’re a dispatcher, I’ll speak politely.”
This audacious kid even treated them like errand boys?
“I don’t understand what you’re saying. We were the ones who suffered damage from the start, and now latecomers are coming out so shamelessly? At this rate…”
“Why, can’t we come together?”
“!”
When the reverse knights flinched, Isaac stared at them as if saying, ‘Aren’t you also late?’
“Is it only us who are late? You guys were two hours late. Did you confirm it with the shop owner?”
“That’s…”
“While we were recovering from the shock of catching the thugs and eating unlimited meat buffets, you guys have no reason to be late. Isn’t that right?”
…No. You guys don’t have any reason either.
“Did you develop a bad habit of deliberately taking sovereignty? Just so you know, that kind of move won’t work with us.”
“What did you say?”
“Got it? I don’t know how other priests reacted, but you guys have to listen to us.”
The reverse knights glared at Isaac as if they were impressed. If they didn’t establish who had the upper hand by now, it wouldn’t be good.
“I guess you don’t need an escort?”
Yeah. How important would an escort be for novices going to a dangerous area?
These priests would look for paladins without a second thought when it came to dangerous and dirty tasks.
If grades were at stake, they will try to avoid conflict even more.
But.
“Don’t you guys need to go to Krasandia? Aren’t you trying to rescue your comrades?”
The knights flinched at Isaac’s words.
Could this kid really know everything?
They stared at Isaac fiercely.
“Did you hear the details from sir Lilai?”
“No, my uncle is a thorough person… and doesn’t talk about things like that. But even without looking, it’s obvious.”
Isaac laughed like a cheeky little devil.
“It doesn’t fit you to wait for five hours for someone who you wanted to throw away, does it? You guys need us.”
“…!”
“Well, it’s obvious why. Whether you have any advantages for us or because our destinations are the same.”
Isaac scanned them from top to bottom with a sneer.
“Less advanced apprentices like you aren’t needed.”
What, this kid???
The Blue team looked at Isaac in amazement, but he didn’t pay any attention and just patted his own head.
“Of course, those who have some value are my body and Shuri. Even if you guys are idiots, you won’t attempt to kidnap us, when you are officially assigned as partners.”
“…”
“From the start, just looking at your attire, it’s overly armed for a mere escort. It means you intend to face a strong enemy, but you guys didn’t come to help us with our mission, did you? In other words! You planned to use us as bait to find the demons. Am I wrong?”
“…”
The knights blinked in confusion.
Did this little guy learn a mind-control spell or something?