NOVEL NEXT Chapter 97.1
Ah, damn.
Yes, suffering is good.
Pain is the proof that I’m alive!
It may seem perverted, but I’m a million times happier than when I was a skeleton unable to feel anything! Happy, happy!
“Uwaawd! Hokodwowakweelthowaw! (You bastard! How could you make me feel this way!?)”
Isaac, who had gotten his butt thoroughly beaten by the head of the family, was lying down as if he was about to die.
Damn, curse that bastard!
He beat his grandson so viciously just for a small slip of the tongue?!
[It doesn’t seem like just a small slip of the tongue.]
Hah! Whatever…!
-Fuheh! The position of the head of the family? That’s nothing! I just have to show my fangs! If I say a few pleasing words the grandfather will like, it’ll be a piece of cake! Just need to say a few words about valuing comrades, recite some teachings, and that’s it!
Hmm… well, okay.
He did reveal his innermost thoughts a bit too much.
Sheesh.
Isaac, wiping his mouth, became a little pensive, but still!
“You bastaaaard! How could a 9th rank priest use violence against an apprentice?! Don’t you see my butt is dented in?! This is abuse of power, this is workplace harassment! If you keep hitting me with that strength, my back will be ruined! I won’t even be able to get married! Damn old geezer, I’m gon-…”
Gulp.
“You’re gon-… what did you just say?”
“…Hic.”
Meanwhile, the head of the family, who had entered through the open door, glared with flashing eyes.
“So now you’re telling this old man to die.”
“…Hic, hiccup!”
“I thought you might have learned something at the Pentagon, but it seems not.”
Damn bastard. Always coming in at the worst timing.
“Hah… I wonder how you became such a good-for-nothing.”
What did he expect me to become?
“Why don’t you ever joke around with your grandfather?”
“Hic huck! (What do you want from me, punk!?)”
Well, it did hurt a bit, but I’m fine.
‘The Blue Faith is awfully weak against kids!’
Where is that?
“Are you ready to go home?”
Yeah! That’s the problem, him trying to confine Isaac at home, not denying him the family head position!
‘To be honest, I thought I’d get kicked out for good.’
Even the Demon King was momentarily surprised.
But seeing that it ended with just a spanking, and that he’s willing to give him the successor position, it seems Isaac’s abilities impressed him quite a bit.
The only issue is that he wanted him to take a Saint’s lesson, saying his home education isn’t enough…
Are you kidding me?!
No way I’m becoming an uptight prude like them!
[You already seem like quite the uptight prude, so it should be fine.]
Shut up! Whisperer!
And at the words of the head of the family, Lilai entered with a sigh.
“Father. The Blue Pentagon is coming up soon. If you suddenly take him home, people will talk. Everyone is expecting Isaac to go to the execution ceremony after the achievements he’s built up.”
That’s right, punk.
Now you can’t do as you please, can you?
The vassals, elders, and even other priests will criticize and grill you, won’t they?
They’re all on my side!
Do you know how many fans I’ve gained since the Gold Pentagon?!
However, as if reading Isaac’s inner thoughts, the head of the family let out a disdainful snort.
“Heh. The Blue Pentagon? Do you really think that brat can pass it?”
It was Isaac’s turn to snort derisively.
Oh, what are you talking about? The Blue exam is a piece of cake, you know?
I’ve heard that while not as easy as the King tests, it’s an exam where Kings will be showered upon you.
In reality, the Blue Pentagon is famous for not being too difficult.
Unlike the Red and Gold exams, as long as you’ve mastered the basics, they won’t be too harsh on the young priests.
Moreover, being the direct disciples of the Faith, they have an inherent advantage.
Things like the exam subjects being disciplines that Blue priests always practice… Or they give generous scores… Or it’s easy… You know, things like that.
‘With the exam questions already set, do you think I can’t solve them?’
That’s what everyone taking the Blue exam expected.
It wasn’t originally an exam where Kings were hard to get, and since the examiners were the Blue knights, they would naturally be lenient towards the Blue priests.
‘Especially for direct descendants like me and Shuri, there’s no way we won’t get Kings.’
Right. That must be it.
“Our Blue Faith values both body and mind. Breaking rocks is good for training both. Break the rocks assigned to each of you.”
There will be favoritism… There has to be favoritism.
“You bastard! Why do the other kids only have one rock each, but I have hundreds of rocks?!”
…The favoritism is over the top, this is straight up discrimination!