Master and Disciples?

''Sigh. That's precisely why you need someone like me, a transcendent being, to become your master. You brats are just so pitiful that I'm willing to stretch out my arms to help you,'' Heretic Saint replied as he sighed and shook his head slowly in lamentation. As if what he was doing was by the work of his grace and mercy as he took pity on them.

Jax suddenly found his eyebrows twitching. He didn't know why, but he felt like wanting to hit that man in the face now. Would he die if he didn't brag? This man was really trying to get on his nerves!

Jax was just about to reply and reject the offer of that man but then, Mecaella suddenly came beside him and whispered something in his ears.

He was visibly surprised after hearing what she said. He instantly turned to look at Mecaella with an incredulous expression as he couldn't help but ask, ''Are you sure?''

Mecaella only nodded in response. A faint smile remained on her lips as her eyes revealed her confidence.

Suddenly, Jax found his hand shaking in excitement. He quickly shifted his gaze back at the man before them, but this time, he wasn't looking at him with a distant gaze anymore.

He hurriedly stepped forward and kneeled on the ground with one of his knees.

''We accept you as our master,'' Jax finally replied, his head bowed deeply with respect.

Many question marks floated all over the place. Jax's friends except Mecaella were bewildered by his sudden action.

Even Heretic Saint, who was still smiling as well as the Tikbalang, found themselves tilting their heads in confusion.

Why the sudden move? What was this brat up to?

To their more surprise, Mecaella followed beside Jax and also kneeled with one of her knees on the ground. She closed her eyes elegantly and bowed her head deeply.

''Please, accept us as your disciples,'' Mecaella said with her voice soft and charming.

''Hey, hey, what the hell are you two doing now?'' Ben couldn't take it anymore as he asked with a frown. If this was a joke, then they surely had gone too far.

Accepting someone as their master was just not their style!

Especially to someone they didn't even know. Why would those two suddenly bow their heads like that? This was really unsightly.

''Just hurry up and kneel down here, you ungrateful brats!'' Jax suddenly turned to look at his friends behind him as he gave them an earful of scolding.

''You...'' Ben found his veins popping out of his forehead. How dare he...

''Alrighty! Since the Leader says so, we will naturally comply,'' Ben was just about to refute when Jajah suddenly cut in.

She too went beside Jax and kneeled before the Heretic Saint. Her head bowed deeply as she spoke seriously with an overly acted respect, ''Please accept us as your disciples, my Lord!''

''We are willing to be your disciples,'' Leovicente also followed suit and greeted the Heretic Saint humbly. Since their leader asked them to do so, and their ''Brain'', Mecaella, had no complaints too, they naturally had no objection as well.

They must have a reason for this.

''You... You... You all have gone nuts! Fine!'' Ben harrumphed indignantly.

He was furious.

He couldn't believe his friends to suddenly bow their heads to someone else like that.

Left without a choice, he gritted his teeth as he reluctantly went forward. He too then kneeled with one of his knees on the ground. He punched the ground with his fist as he said with a strong voice and indignant tone, ''Please accept us as your disciples.''

With that, all five of them kneeled before the Heretic Saint as they asked him to become their master.

Meanwhile, Heretic Saint couldn't help but scratch his temple with his index finger. His smile this time was a bit forced. What now? He didn't expect those kids to be this decisive. Should he go along with them and accept them already?

That was also what he wanted in the first place.

So, why was he hesitating now?

No, there was nothing to hesitate about!

''Good, good, it seems like you guys know your place,'' With a joyous expression, Heretic Saint agreed. What was there to hesitate? This was actually a pure blessing! He had definitely hit the jackpot when he found these talented kids and made them his disciples.

Still, he couldn't help but be curious, ''Why the sudden change of mind?''

Jax raised his head as he smiled. He recalled the things Mecaella told him earlier. Then he replied, ''You're our savior. It's only right for us to return the favor.'' He purposely repeated what the other party had said earlier. ''Isn't that right, dear Saint?''

''Oh?'' Heretic Saint was a bit taken aback by what he heard. A slight smile formed on his lips on its own as he asked, ''A Saint, huh? Why do you think so?''

But this time, Jax didn't reply as he only maintained a slight smile. He shifted his gaze at Mecaella beside him as he nodded his head.

Mecaella also nodded back as she shifted her gaze back at the Heretic Saint. And then she replied, "I read from an ancient book that long ago, there was a traitor among the Saints of the four great temples. He betrayed his faith and ran away after he stole the forbidden knowledge of the heavens and earth.''

"With the forbidden knowledge he stole, that runaway Saint became so powerful that he became the only one in the world who could actually resurrect someone from the dead."

''However, he chose to live like a hermit. It was said that he was cursed by God as he became a vagabond without anyone to welcome him in their home.''

"But one of the ancient books also said that he wasn't cursed. That he only chose to live in seclusion because he wanted to avoid responsibility. A lazy bastard indeed."

"He did not do everything that a Saint should do. And he did a lot of things that Saints should not do. As time passed by, people branded him with the name Heretic Saint. A Saint different from all the others in terms of faith and belief."

"A traitor."

"And also, a Thief."

Mecaella took a few moments of pause to see the reaction of the man before her. She kept her smile as she went on, ''Am I right, Heretic Saint?''

"..." Heretic Saint suddenly fell speechless. Strangely, this young lady here was really quick to catch on.

But as good as she was to catch on, she too was good at provocation. How amusing, this little girl really left him speechless.

He was still planning to hide his identity from them, since he didn't want them to feel uncomfortable, complacent, conceited, bothered, or anything with his identity. Too bad, these kids found it out themselves.

Should he admit it since they already know it anyway?

'Well, let's test her out first,' Heretic Saint thought before he asked, ''What are you talking about? Your story is already from hundreds of years ago. Don't you think that the Heretic Saint you mention is already dead?''