Chapter 27.2
“The Skeleton King’s body that’s in the treasure vault is a grit that even the past Saints couldn’t bring out. Both the parents who told them to bring it and the Saintess seem out of their minds.”
He was saying they lacked the concept of being a parent.
And at that, all the nobles were angry but held their tongues…
“Ugh, that bastard from the Papal family.”
…unable to hold it in, the elders of Eshua glared.
They were ready to draw their swords at the insult to the Saint, but Lilai quickly stopped them.
However, she seemed to have something to say to the Cardinal as well.
“How about you, Your Excellency? Didn’t you put your child in the same dangerous treasure vault because you covet the treasure? It doesn’t seem like you’re in a position to talk about others.”
At that, the Cardinal snorted.
“Heh, the same?”
The Cardinal blinked his golden eyes as if to say don’t unpleasantly lump them together.
“Don’t be mistaken. I don’t care about the Skeleton King’s body, but the treasures of the Saintess’s vault are nothing to the Papal family. To begin with, that vault is nothing more than a playground for children. He will easily bring both the Skeleton King’s body and the greatest treasure of the Saintess’s vault.”
“!”
The nobles were agitated.
“Understand? Sending him from the Papal family is to clearly show those petty ones who want to seize power by any means at the chance of the prophecy, what a real Saint is. How different he is from the children who received the shabby title of Saint candidates.”
In short, he would trample them overwhelmingly in front of everyone.
Kina Berit will prove he’s the Saint and eliminate the very concept of Saint candidates.
He will make it shameful even to mention it.
“Both the Skeleton King’s body and the greatest treasure will be ours, Kina’s. You’ll see why the Papal family could dominate throughout thousands of years of history.”
Everyone swallowed hard.
Cardinal Berit’s son, Kina Berit, is indeed called a genius.
Recognized by the Pope, the Saint who caught the Skeleton King’s subordinate at the age of three…
Just then-
“Oh, we got a connection!”
“!”
One of the Eshua elders shouted.
Lilai, as if the Cardinal wasn’t important, rushed immediately.
“Did you get a connection with Isaac?”
“No, it wasn’t working so we sent a holy spirit!”
“!”
No, a holy spirit, that’s precious.
It was a divine spirit that was rarely summoned, maybe once or twice, during a city’s crisis level situation.
Such a big deal in a place like this…
No, that doesn’t matter right now.
“Is Isaac safe?!”
“Yes. 1st and 2nd places have passed through the center… everyone else is far behind, except for the first and second. They are chasing, but the gap is quite overwhelming.”
The nobles swallowed their saliva.
It’s predictable that the first place would be Kina Berit, but who on earth is the second?
“The third place is Simon’s son…”
“Sonnnn!”
“Second place seems to be… Shuri.”
“Whaat?!”
From not far away, Goel’s scream was heard.
“That’s my son!”
Simon looked gloomy.
It seemed like everyone around had received a similar situation.
It means credible information.
“The first place must be young master Kina, and is Shuri following him?”
The Cardinal couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Shuri is definitely capable enough to follow Kina’s footsteps.”
At that smile, Simon gritted his teeth and whispered to Lilai.
“Wow! Look at that, welcoming Shuri again.”
Lilai was a bit bitter.
Naturally, Isaac would be at the starting line.
The Cardinal looked at such Lilai and laughed.
“It’s safer to be at the starting line, there’s no danger of getting hurt. Don’t worry too much. If Kina gets the treasure first, I’ll go pick it up. It’s natural to rescue the weak as a Saint…”
However, the Cardinal couldn’t continue.
“The first place is… Isaac… Huh? Why the baby… Ah, no! Anyway, the first place is young master Isaac Eshua!”
“…?”
What? Who?
The Cardinal face froze for a moment.
The nobles also swayed greatly.
“Wait, so the first and second places are both that Eshua?”
“How did the weakest ones… No, why are they there!”
“It’s strange, it’s not a place where tricks for God’s treasure should work.”
“What do you mean the rest can’t even follow!”
“Kina Berit? Is he not even on the list?”
Everyone seemed flustered by the unexpected situation.
The Cardinal was no exception.
The situation was quickly conveyed.
“It seems that the trial of the first section has been activated, and everyone is having a hard time with the trial of the first section.”
But that was not at all a satisfying answer.
No, isn’t it more strange?
The trial is activated, how can the baby be in the first place!
Then, an elder poked Lilai’s waist.
“This naughty thing. Using a useful sacred technique just because he’s a nephew. Is it something a person from the Saintly family can do?”
Although it’s a scolding, the smiling lips can’t be hidden.
However, Lilai was rather flustered.
I didn’t do that.
I never gave him such a thing.
With the elder’s continuous poking, Lilai only sweated nervously.
* * *
Bang! Bang!
1st Treasure Vault.
The first section was already a mess due to explosions.
“Aack! The treasure is exploding!”
“Arggh! Hands from the floor!”
Traps that shouldn’t have been activated were activating.
These were traps originally stopped by the elders.
Initially, these were for theft prevention, and trials alone were enough for the Saint candidates.
However, with Isaac entering the prohibited area, all the trap functions of the treasure halls were activated.
Especially since one person had already entered, it couldn’t stop until everyone came out.
– Isaac! You can’t go there!
Eventually, the elders and seniors chased Isaac. Kina Berit followed them arbitrarily, and finally, everyone entered the treasure hall, starting the turmoil.
And in such a situation, the Saint candidates were also experiencing the trial of the 1st vault.
[Vault of Choice]
“Damn, how are we supposed to know which is the right way!”
“They all look the same!”
The trial of the 1st vault was finding the way.
There were various paths like stepping stones, vines, bridges, but only one was the safe path.
One must find the right way with the Saint’s discernment.
The only way to find it was something that no one but the Eshua family knew.
If you step wrong, you are immediately caught in poison, explosion, gas, etc.
In a word, it was hell.
And in this hell that even seniors and elders couldn’t penetrate, the one who was calmly making his way through was…
“Dadadadada.”
Isaac, who had already opened the central door and was rushing alone toward the 2nd vault.