I’m Going to Destroy this Country

Ah, I was dreaming, you know.

That the damn apprenticeship life entangled with Isaac would end, and I would prosper in the world.

That I would get good results in the Pentagon too, accumulating mission numbers and establishing my reputation. Passing the senior priest exam and standing at the center of the country. Becoming the Blue Fire leading the Blue’s pride, the …

Ultimately, I was dreaming of a smooth path to lead the Holy Empire, whether as a Bishop, Cardinal, or Pope…

Crack!

“Haha, I don’t know who it is, but he looks like an ostrich egg. Anyway, thanks for being my stepping stone!”

Shit… It’s over. It’s all over!

Because of that guy, my peaceful path to success is all ruined!

Amid everyone’s shock, the captain whose face was trampled fell backward.

Thud!

“Senior!”

The 2nd-grade priests ran to the captain in a panic, and the apprentices looked at Isaac with their mouths wide open.

Usually in this situation, you should say ‘it wasn’t on purpose’ or ‘I’m sorry’, bow your head and try to appease the situation, but…

Squish!

“Kuk!”

“Ah, I stepped on you again. Sorry. Who told you to collapse there?”

“…?!”

That bastard deliberately stepped on him one more time and went on his way.

It was enough to make the 2nd-grade priests’ faces turn pale. Of course, that paleness didn’t come from fear, but from the face that appears when someone is too angry.

But even so, they were seniors with ample life experience. A little delinquency from a young apprentice could be taken as cuteness…

“That bastard, what the!”

“An apprentice now, whose face did he use as a mat… no, smashed and left?”

…There’s no way they’ll let it slide? Right?

By the time Shuri’s pupils dilated, the 2nd-grade priests exploded in anger all at once like cracking hard ice.

“Is that guy crazy?!”

“What the hell is that!”

Shuri and the Blue team grabbed the backs of their necks as if they were going to die. Especially Shuri, who was of the same blood, couldn’t raise his head even more.

‘Isaaaaac!’

He knew that guy would cause trouble, but how can he cause trouble from the very first meeting with the seniors! Huh?

No, no.

It’s not even the official introduction yet, so he caused trouble before even greeting them. Right.

He’s so fast, it’s moving, damn it.

Anyway, these were people they would face every day from now on. While it was okay to act like a delinquent with the apprentices who were at least felt like classmates, those people were seniors who were the targets of social life…!

“My goodness! How can he do such a thing and leave like that?”

“I heard he’s a colt, but this exceeds imagination…”

“It’s because he has no sense after people praised his achievements and promoted him as a Saint candidate!”

No… It’s not that he lost his sense, he never had it in the first place.

As Shuri and the Blue team broke out in a cold sweat, someone stopped them.

“Don’t be like that.”

“Senior!”

It was the captain who had his face trampled by Isaac. He was getting up while rubbing his face with a shoe print on it.

“He’s still a ten-year-old child. Since he’s young, he might lack manners.”

…No, senior. I think that bastard will be the same even when he gets older.

Shuri’s pupils dilated even more, and the 2nd-grade priests fussed over the captain worriedly.

“Should we report this to the bishops?”

“Yes, to think such a guy will go outside! He will tarnish the name of the Empire and the Papacy!”

“It’s fine. There’s no need to upset them too. We just need to thoroughly educate and manage him.”

At those words, Shuri and the Blue team tightly closed their eyes.

‘Damn it, we’re screwed for sure.’

Usually, any priest educates their juniors, but especially the captain, as the representative priest, could have a say in the personnel evaluations of the 3rd-grade priests.

But Isaac is like that? Then there’s no way they won’t receive surveillance too.

As expected, the captain flashed his eyes as he looked at the apprentices.

“This graduating class has a particularly good evaluation.”

“…!”

“Not only is there a Saint candidate, but it’s also the year when the resurrection of the Skeleton King was prophesied. They say the children born in the year of that prophecy are special…”

“!’

“Seeing one tells you about ten, if the youngest child is like that, the other children must be even more so.”

“Indeed. Children originally grow up watching those around them.”

“They’ll be quickly influenced.”

No! It’s unfair!

Far from being influenced, that bastard will spit sewage on the whole world in reverse!

‘From the beginning, he’s not even someone who can be educated about personality!’

But the Blue team smiled brightly.

“We-We’re sorry! We were in charge of his education, but we were lacking in many ways and couldn’t guide him on the right path!”

“We will try harder and teach him!”

“So please teach us many things!”

The 2nd-grade priests admired that way of dealing with the situation.

“It seems the problem child is only that one.”

Shit!

I hate you guys, but I hate being exploited right after graduation even more!

The captain tsk-tsked as if scolding the Blue team.

“This class seems to have very tender hearts. No matter how much he has achievements and is an Eshua person, to just stand by and watch him become like that with your hands off.”

No, there’s a misunderstanding! It’s not a matter of the heart, we just surrendered in front of his rattle!

Then, the apprentices of other faiths stepped up as if it was a good thing. If they don’t take advantage of this situation where Isaac is being cut down, that would be truly foolish.

“The seniors will be able to control that guy!”

They were thinking of using the seniors to bring down Isaac.

“I’ll tell you how trashy Isaac Eshua is… Guh!”

The apprentices cursing Isaac suddenly collapsed, grabbing the backs of their heads.

Bang!

“What is it, what happened?”

“I don’t know! There was a sudden explosion from the back of the neck!”

“Explosion? There’s nothing there?”

“No! Something really exploded…”

The captain narrowed his brows, telling them not to play around.

“Anyway, you will go to the Imperial Palace for the remaining period. And there, you will receive a request from Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Her Majesty the Empress?”

“Yes, it’s a request related to the Skeleton King, and the final graduation score of the apprentices will be combined with that. And…”

Bang!!

Suddenly, an explosion occurred not far away.

The apprentices were startled.

“What!”

“Is it an accident?”

But voices of priests were heard from the place where the explosion occurred.

“The Gold priests have collapsed!”

“What, is it a terrorist attack?”

“No, it seems the potions in the potion storage exploded by mistake…”

Amid that stir, the captain said as if not to mind.

“Anyway, we’ll have to punish that Isaac Eshua who is muddying the waters.”

“Punishment, you say…!”

“The Imperial request is in teams of two. But never form a team for that child.”

“Pardon? But you just said teams of two…”

“That child has a bad habit because people around him favor him and he has no experience of failure. He won’t come to his senses unless he receives the lowest score without the help of those around him.”

“…!”

“So never help him. Don’t deliver instructions to that child from now on either. If anyone helps that child, I’ll give them the same punishment.”

Shuri flinched.

What is this? Is he encouraging ostracization?

Is it okay for a priest to do that?

“It’s fine. Originally, extreme treatment is effective in education. I’ll definitely fix that ill-mannered bastard before graduation…”

Boom!!!

“Captain!”

“Senior!”

A huge explosion occurred on the face of the captain who was going to educate Isaac.

It was the same explosion that occurred to the apprentices cursing Isaac and the Gold priests chasing Isaac.

At that point, people had no choice but to stir.

“What is this, whose doing is this!”

* * *

“It’s a terrorist attack!”

“Someone is targeting the main priests of the Papacy!”

The Papacy was in an uproar due to the sudden terrorist incident. All the priests in the Papacy were searching here and there, saying they would catch the culprit.

And in such a situation, the only one picking his ear was Isaac.

“Damn. That’s your doing, right?”

Matching those words, a familiar figure appeared from the shade of the Papal Palace’s backyard. It was none other than Shabnak, one of the Fourteen Demons, whom Isaac had saved from the execution grounds.

Isaac laughed.

“You’re the one who carried out the terrorist attack? It’s disguised as a misfire of divine techniques, but I can tell at a glance.”

Then Shabnak bowed his head as if apologetic and trembled.

[I’m sorry. I couldn’t bear those damn priests trying to slander and attack my Master.]

“Well, I expected that to happen.”

Even Isaac acknowledged Shabnak’s loyalty.

[I secretly observed to see if my Master’s new colleagues were useful, but why are they all…]

Grrr.

As Shabnak tried to carry out another terrorist attack as if dissatisfied, Isaac broke out in a cold sweat.

“Stop it. You’ll really get caught like that.”

[That’s fine. This will be the last one anyway.]

“What?”

Instead of answering, Shabnak lifted his clothes to show his body.

Isaac was startled to see Shabnak’s body. That was because half of Shabnak’s body had disappeared.

As if hit by holy power, his body was melting and unable to maintain its form.

Isaac’s eyes turned cold.

“You were attacked by the Cardinals.”

He could tell at a glance.

He was standing fine, but that injury was fatal. He’s almost 100% going to die.

Perhaps it was dangerous for two Cardinals to attack him after all.

The Cardinals and Shabnak are both 9th rank, so they’re neither lacking nor exceeding each other. If they clash one-on-one, one of them is bound to die, and basically, they need to fight one against many to have a sure chance of winning.

Moreover, Shabnak had been imprisoned for a long time. He hadn’t fully recovered his strength, so it must have been even more difficult for him after the attack of two Cardinals.

Is that all?

‘All demons are the same, but especially for the undead, the power of the Holy Empire is the worst.’

On top of that, holy power, which has the worst compatibility for the undead, and an injury caused by the attack of Cardinals at that.

Rather than attempting terrorism… on those who curse him, it’s amazing that he’s even standing here like this right now.

[I apologize for showing you my lacking appearance. That’s why I came to pay my last respects to deliver this to you.]

Shabnak took out a green gem from his bosom. Isaac immediately recognized the identity of that item.

‘Memory Stone.’

[I’ve put in the Empire’s secrets that I’ve obtained while being a slave of the Holy Empire for decades. It will surely be of help to my Master who will stay here in the future.]

Shabnak stepped back as if it was getting difficult to maintain his body. He probably didn’t want to show an unsightly appearance to his Master. It was like the appearance of someone preparing for their end.

Isaac knew well why Shabnak was acting like that.

[I want to recover, but it’s impossible inside the Holy Empire, and there’s a barrier in the Empire so I can’t leave either. Rather than causing trouble for my Master with this injury, I will die here.]

As a demon, Shabnak can’t receive treatment here. Moreover, the pursuit will continue.

He also handed over the Memory Stone, so now Shabnak will gather the priests. He’s going to commit suicide.

[It’s a worthless life that my gracious Master has given me. I will never forget the grace of keeping me alive until the end. I just hope… it was of help to my Master’s path ahead.]

Shabnak prepared to use magic right away.

[If you call the priests here, it will immediately become my Master’s achievement. So…]

“Hmm, wait a minute. Hold on.”

[Yes?]

“Well, I understand the situation. If you try to leave the Empire, you’ll be immediately caught because of the Sacred Dragon’s barrier. But there might be a way for you to stay in this Empire.”

[Pardon? As long as I’m a demon, I’ll be caught someday. Moreover, if it’s a Cardinal, they’ll quickly…]

“No.”

Isaac immediately stepped on the back of his right hand and poured out holy power.

He called the God of Criminal Justice he had contracted with.

“God of Criminal Justice, come here quickly.”

But there’s no way he’ll come obediently just because he’s called.

The crest didn’t respond at all to Isaac’s call, but-

“Before I expose that your son is responsible for the failed seal, hurry up and come out??”

At the same time, Isaac’s crest shone. Soon, an irritated voice reached Isaac’s ears.

-What is it?

“Try converting his attribute. You can do it, right?”

-…What?

The God of Criminal Justice was dumbfounded, but he didn’t seem to care much.

He didn’t know what he was trying to do, but the opponent was an undead anyway. The undead were beings extremely vulnerable to holy power.

If worse comes to worst, he could just get rid of him.

Yes, that was the case, but…

“I’m telling you to try turning the undead into a human, you damn bastard.”

…What the hell?