Chapter 536: Favor of the Four Pillars
“Great Four Pillars, please heed my command!”
As Ashe spoke, Mercury Trojan Horse’s emotionless face, seemingly sculpted from cement, paused momentarily.
Harvey’s expression remained calm, not sensing anything amiss. After all, for someone like him, who navigated social interactions with the same phrases-whether facing partners, corpses, or ordinary people-lines such as “You’re getting stiff,” “I’ll be gentle with you,” or “You’re so responsive” sufficed. Thus, to him, Ashe’s words felt natural. If a sorcerer could command a corpse, commanding the Four Pillars seemed equally plausible.
Tamashi turned his head and gave Ashe a thumbs-up.
Only Igor felt deeply conflicted.
Although he often called Ashe a fool, Ashe couldn’t be unaware of the current situation. Yet he managed to make such a blunder-this wasn’t his first encounter with the Four Pillars Cult. It was akin to spilling food on a demon while serving them, and doing it three times in a row-besides being intentional, what else could it be?
So why would he do this? Hearing such a silly question, the child hiding in the darkest corner of the Con Artist’s mind, who could only sleep locked in a closet, sneered with an answer: “He’s trying to deceive you.”
“As long as he speaks disrespectfully during the prayer, he can incur the Four Pillars’ displeasure and naturally lose his eligibility to become the Tactile Sense. He’s unlike you or Harvey; he’s a flawless sanctuary sorcerer, with potential to become a legendary sorcerer, possibly even a demigod angel. Becoming the Four Pillars’ Tactile Sense is a burden, a curse for him.”
“You think he doesn’t know he’s the top candidate? Mercury Trojan Horse has her eyes on him from the start; he can’t decline. His noble sacrifices are just to earn your goodwill and gratitude. Now, by sabotaging intentionally, he’d leave only you as the candidate.”