NOVEL NEXT Chapter 85.1
Ah, now that I think about it, someone said that.
Humans are social animals.
“Hey, it’s different!”
“What if you change the goal as you please without agreement!”
Isaac sighed at the protest of the Blue team members.
Well, that’s humans for you. Beasts who argue over trivial matters without agreement… Oh, wait. I’m a human now too.
Ha, okay. I guess I should get used to agreements from now on.
Isaac raised his golden rattle.
“We’re going to make an agreement from now on. Anyone who doesn’t want to catch demons?”
“…?”
On this day, the shining golden rattle looked even more ferocious, causing the Blue team to have eyequakes.
If someone says they don’t want to, it feels like that rattle will fly over and crush their faces.
“Yeah. Humans are creatures of agreement. From now on, we’re going to catch the demons from 14 years ago, rescue the paladins, and perfectly solve the Gold Pentagon, more than anyone else. Is there anyone here who has damned objections?”
You bastard! This is not what you call an agreement in the world!
Of course, under normal circumstances, the Blue team would have retreated by now, but the situation was different.
A vassal family that follows the Blue?
Obedience to the orders of your master family?
Hey, man, just to a certain extent!
This time, they absolutely didn’t back down.
“Dealing with demons is one problem, but they are the real problem!”
“We will be betrayed because blood cannot be deceived!”
The reverse knights were about to get angry.
“Huh. Because they see those idiots as your vassals, they keep talking nonsense.”
“Isaac. Why are they only doing dispatch missions from the beginning? They are… Ahh!”
The Blue team members, caught by the reverse knights, screamed.
On the forearm of the reverse knight who grabbed their throat, thick blood vessels stood out, and even the fingernails became sharp.
Is that all?
Eyes turned into demon pupils as if they were torn, and even the teeth became sharp… What a change?!
Damn! These guys are demons!
The Blue team activated the sacred technique with faces turning pale.
“I knew it would turn out like this!”
It wasn’t in vain that the priests treated the mixed race people like beasts.
When excited, the demon blood reacted, and demonization progressed. And the nature of demons is to eat!
“Krawarak!”
“Ahh! Don’t eat me! Spare me!”
When the reverse knights tried to attack, Isaac stepped forward.
“Are you guys not getting your senses together?”
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Isaac’s rattle mercilessly struck the heads of the reverse knights.
The reverse knights who were hit by the rattle soon returned to their original state.
Isaac looked at them as if saying straighten up.
“It’s because of this kind of thing that those idiots can’t trust you.”
“Sor… Sorry. Normally, this kind of rapid transformation doesn’t happen.”
Yeah, probably not. Because I excited you.
“Why do I keep getting excited…?”
Why? Well, to treat you like a slave, pfft.
“It felt like something was pressing on my head, and suddenly my eyes turned.”
Yeah. When my magic, Whisper, touches you, the blood boils in response, it’s a structure.
The leader of the reverse knights made a serious expression.
“As we get closer to the territory of the Magic Empire, does magic affect the soul?”
I can’t say I licked it.
“Even so, Isaac’s power is incredible…! Normally, it takes a long time for it to return to normal!”
“Yes! To return to normal with just one attack like this!”
Phew!
Of course! It reacts to my magic and boils, so when I scare you, it stops!
“Indeed… Seeing you use such power, it’s without a doubt that Isaac is a Saint!”
No, it’s the power of the Demon King, not a Saint.
Well, anyway, that’s not the important thing.
“See? My brothers. You don’t have to be afraid as long as I’m here, right?”
But the Blue team still had their eyes wide open.
“No, it’s still not okay! Let’s leave this mission to other paladins and just bring back the items!”
Isaac was starting to get annoyed.
Kids.
He tried to convince them that they were a good team, but they didn’t understand what he was saying?
Isaac’s eyes glowed fiercely.
“I said I would protect you, so what’s the problem?”
But the Blue team held onto Isaac as if there were many problems.
“…Will you just watch your younger brothers die while becoming the older brother?”
…What?
When asked what they were talking about, the Blue team bit their lips and sighed.
They all seemed to carry both gratitude and apology towards Isaac.
“You actually came here, risking your life to protect the Blue House and us.”
Not really. I came here to eat magic cores.
“We know that too. For guys like Molech, just change teams. But there’s no place that will accept those who have been loyal to the Blue for so long. And if the Blue’s honor falls, the vassal families who follow the Blue will also fall.”
“As the protectors of the Blue, we understand that you are trying to protect the Blue and us who are following you.”
Uh… sorry, but I didn’t even know you guys existed.
“If you had asked to change the mission there, our honor would have fallen along with it.”
…I don’t know anything about your honor.
But Nathan, the eldest in the Blue team, smiled and said.
“We are grateful just for you accepting this mission.”
“And it’s not just that. We heard good things about you even from the Red Pentagon. It’s all thanks to you.”
“But whether it’s the Red Pentagon or Gold’s. It’s customary for the guardian family to raise the vassal family, but you, who are still young, seem to be overburdening yourself alone.”
Uh, it seems like they are having some misunderstanding, but is there a need to correct it?
“So we all agreed. Since we are your brothers, let’s at least help you with your burden.”
“This time, let us protect you.”
“Shuri also agreed to help in that regard.”
Shuri coughed, clearing his throat, avoiding eye contact.
Ah. Could it be that these guys followed me despite saying they didn’t want to, while the were busy writing their wills?
Were they so worried?
No wonder. In the midst of having traitors like Molech who betrayed and left, these fifteen pursued Isaac this far. Even though they were from the vassals’ families, there was no reason for them to follow him.
‘Well, for dirty priests, they’re pretty good.’
Honestly, they are different from demons.
Demons are beings who never move unless it’s for their own lives or benefits. It was understandable that Isaac couldn’t understand them.
‘No, it’s not that.’
Right now, Isaac was a human.
Even though the way of thinking of the Blue still didn’t make sense to him, considering the way of thinking from the time of the Skeleton King, there was still a bit of understanding.
A place where you don’t have to try to survive alone. And where sometimes, without any cost, people help each other.
Yes.
That was what he had longed for over hundreds of years…
“Ugh. You’re an unlucky kid, but since you’re going to be a Saint. We’ll help you until the end and take care of you.”
“That’s right. In that sense, we’ve already thrown away all the food and alcohol that those guys brought. After all, priests practice abstinence.”
…Yeah, as expected, these damned priests. They’re all subjects for extermination.