I’m Going to Destroy this Country

“Young master Isaac has accomplished a great feat.”

The force that was targeting the Emperor himself was caught. It went from simply finding the Skeleton King’s follower to catching the seeds of treason.

It was something that couldn’t help but draw attention.

Yes, in short, it was a joyous occasion for the apprentice priests who could be promoted to a higher grade the more achievements they accumulated.

It’s a joyous occasion, but…

“Can’t you please put away that damn blood-stained rattle?”

Shuri whispered to Isaac with flashing eyes.

It’s good that he was summoned to the Imperial Palace with Isaac, but this bastard shamelessly takes out the blood-stained rattle in front of the Emperor?

Can’t you see the Imperial servants’ eyes trembling again?

Every time Isaac enters the Imperial Palace, the servants and knights are on the edge of their seats. Is he the only one who doesn’t know?

“More than that, how did you bring it? Weapons are forbidden when entering the Imperial Palace…!”

“How, you ask? Inside my underwear…”

Shuri immediately covered Isaac’s mouth.

“Ugh okay, don’t describe it…”

I don’t know how his behavior is getting weirder by the day…. So why did you bring it?

Isaac, who read the disgusted gaze, tilted his head.

“Why? His Majesty told me to explain in detail how I caught them…”

“You can just say it, just say it…!!”

“It’s fine, so Kim Shuri, shut up. You couldn’t even manage one skeleton, so you dared to make that skeleton run to me?”

“Ahhh.”

“Do you know how much trouble I went through because of that?”

[You suffered and threw your subordinate into the holy pond.]

‘You shut up.’

Shuri had a lot to say, but he restrained himself and scolded Isaac.

“I’m right here, so listen. Bringing a blood-stained item into the Imperial Palace, His Majesty will consider it disrespectful…”

“I am also very happy and grateful that you are using the gift well.”

No, Your Majesty!

Don’t thank this kind of guy! This bastard’s habits will only get worse!

Shuri wanted to grab the back of his neck.

‘Well, it’s not like I don’t understand.’

A Saint candidate had cherished and kept an item he had gifted 10 years ago. Just that alone would make him feel good, but he even caught the culprit who was trying to kill the Emperor with it?

How cute would he look?

‘Moreover, the relationship between the Imperial family and the Papacy has become even worse.’

The Imperial family had already started increasing their military power that wasn’t influenced by the Pope since 10 years ago. It couldn’t be pleasant for the Pope.

Nevertheless, the reason the Pope was just watching the Imperial family was because the priests needed the power of the Sacred Dragon.

But in that uncomfortable cohabitation relationship, the existence of someone who could hold the power of the Imperial family?

It can’t be fully expressed in words.

If Isaac brought it considering political schemes, he’s really an amazing guy, but…

“See? The Emperor is thankful.”

…There’s no way. Damn it.

What’s even more annoying is the Emperor’s reaction to cherishing Isaac.

“It’s already been 10 years since that item, so it’s a bit, you know. Should I give a new gift to the young master who caught the seeds of discord?”

Isaac’s eyes flashed fiercely.

“Then this time, a diamond rattle…!”

“Please, no more rattles!!”

Shuri, who was whispering, pressed down on Isaac’s arm as if telling him to endure it.

Then, as if finding that sight cute, the Empress burst into laughter.

“As expected of the contractor with the Supreme God. Impressive. I asked, but I didn’t know you would really catch the spy.”

Isaac glanced at the Empress. The lips smiling at him and the tongue not sparing praise were well packaged, but well.

‘I can see your insides boiling.’

Well, it’s understandable. She wanted to frame the Crown Prince for treason and get rid of him with this incident, but she couldn’t.

In fact, what the Empress wanted from Isaac in this case was probably ‘to catch the Crown Prince who dared to lay his hands on magic in the Holy Empire’.

But the young priest didn’t catch the Crown Prince he was told to catch and brought the real mastermind, the Black Angel. She must be fuming.

Moreover, although Isaac didn’t say it, he deliberately let slip evidence that there was an internal collaborator in the Imperial family. The Emperor’s intelligent loyal subjects couldn’t have missed this.

In other words, the Empress tried to use Isaac like a cute dog, but failed, so her mood must be very unpleasant, but…

“I’m sure the young master demanded compensation. Then, can I personally reward you for the grace of protecting His Majesty?”

Oh my, she’s someone who thinks of benefit before her own mood.

Whisper also immediately noticed the Empress’s true intentions.

[That Empress is thinking of using this as an excuse to keep you by her side, Master?]

The Emperor’s voice strangely changed.

“The Empress doesn’t have to go that far.”

It’s not for nothing that he’s the owner of this great Empire. The tension that changed drastically with a single voice made the retainers gulp.

However, the Empress smiled and said he must entrust it to her.

“No, Your Majesty. In the first place, I was the one who entrusted the request. I really want to reward him. The young priest is also admirable.”

The Crown Prince flinched the most at the Empress’s gaze looking at Isaac.

Usually, when it comes to the Imperial family or high nobility, a gift is not just a gift. If Isaac receives something from the Empress, it inevitably means getting involved with the Empress.

In other words, getting close to the Empress means becoming an enemy of the Crown Prince.

That’s why, when the Crown Prince’s mouth was about to move,

“I am honored, Your Majesty the Empress. But I have already agreed to receive compensation from His Highness the Crown Prince, so receiving more would be too much for a body serving God. Please just accept my heart.”

Isaac smiled. It roughly meant, I don’t want to receive a gift from you, so get lost.

The retainers who noticed the meaning of those words were terrified.

But Shuri was dumbfounded in a different sense.

‘…When did he agree to receive compensation from the Crown Prince?’

He had never heard of such a thing?

Of course, from the Empress’s perspective, Isaac would be just a young child, so she might not have known if Isaac said that with that in mind, but she smiled subtly.

“It seems the priest with the Supreme God likes the Crown Prince.”

You’ll definitely regret it.

Of course, there was no way Isaac wouldn’t know that those words were swallowed.

After the meeting ended, Isaac left the Imperial Palace.

But after a long time, Shuri asked:

“Is it okay to turn the Empress into an enemy?”

“Then are you telling me to join hands with the Pope?”

“…”

Why does this guy hate His Holiness the Pope so much?

Of course, even for Eshua, the Crown Prince is better than the Empress.

“Well, thanks to your words, His Highness the Crown Prince also had a face full of gratitude.”

“Yes, so it’s fine…”

“What’s fine about what!”

“!!”

As soon as Isaac came out of the Imperial Palace, priests who seemed to have been waiting rushed in. Seeing those priests, Isaac opened his eyes with a persistent gaze.

“Argh! Why are the Gold priests so obsessed! If you’re like this, you won’t be popular!”

“What are you saying! Give back the stolen Gold tutelary stone!”

It seemed they came to retrieve the tutelary stone that Isaac ran away with, after receiving orders from the Gold Cardinal.

Usually, Isaac would trample the Gold priests using divine techniques, but in the Imperial Palace, divine techniques are forbidden for everyone except the Imperial family!

“Well, you can’t use divine techniques here either!”

“Give back the tutelary stone! You thief! Do you know what kind of god that is?”

Then flames burst out of Isaac’s eyes. Of all places, they set up camp where he can’t even use divine techniques! Are they doing this on purpose?

“Damn it, you cowardly bastards! You call yourselves priests after doing this?”

No, which side is the coward?

“And I don’t have the tutelary stone? I gave it to someone else?”

“Don’t lie! The tracking divine technique is pointing at you! We all know it’s in your body, so hand it over!”

Shuri’s expression was a sight to behold at those words.

No, what do you mean by body?

…This bastard, could it be, he put it in his underwear like the rattle? The god??

‘What sin did the tutelary stone commit?!’

Soon, the Gold priests surrounded Isaac.

“Hand it over! We have to take it today.”

At those words, Isaac racked his brain.

“You can’t take it! I decided to give this to the Imperial family! You bastards!”

“!”

The Gold priests flinched.

That’s because no matter how great the Gold priests are, they can’t lay hands on the Imperial family’s property. Knowing that, Isaac also deliberately mentioned the Imperial family to make them give up, but…

“Don’t be ridiculous. There’s no way the Imperial family would accept the Papacy’s god!”

“Even if it’s a lie, there’s a limit…”

But it was then.

“Yes, that item was decided to be placed in the Emperor’s palace garden.”

“!”

“Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

At the Crown Prince’s appearance, the Gold priests bowed their heads in surprise. But the Crown Prince glared at them as if telling them to get lost.

“To think you’d try to take an item that entered the Imperial family, the Gold doesn’t know courtesy.”

Isaac also chimed in as if wondering what kind of blessing this was.

“Yes, it was decided to place the tutelary stone in the Crown Prince’s palace garden! Right, Your Highness?”

“Yes, it seems we decided to place it in the Crown Prince’s palace garden.”

The Gold priests’ pupils shook.

No, didn’t you say you were going to place it in the Emperor’s palace garden a moment ago?!

“It just changed.”

What, man?

“I will consider your words about taking young master Isaac’s item as an attempt to take my item from now on.”

“…?!”

Damn it, the Crown Prince is taking Isaac’s side?

‘What is going on?’

Shuri also asked the Crown Prince as if dumbfounded.

“…You’re placing the Gold god in the Crown Prince’s palace?”

Eshua is the same, but the Imperial family rejects Gold even more terribly?

But the Crown Prince actually looked at Isaac as if he wasn’t interested.

“Well, if it’s young master Isaac, I don’t mind giving him an unused garden. You can use it freely.”

Shuri’s mouth fell open.

The Crown Prince’s palace garden is a place that not just anyone can easily access and security is tight, isn’t it like the Imperial family’s best vault? He’s saying he’ll just give such a place to Isaac?

Isaac also looked at the Gold priests as if wondering what kind of blessing this was.

“If you get it, get lost, you bastards.”

In the end, the Gold kids gritted their teeth and retreated.

Shuri couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

Come to think of it, Isaac was racking his brain to not let the Gold family take the tutelary stone. And he was unusually eyeing this Imperial affair…

‘Could it be… he clung to the Crown Prince to not let the tutelary stone be taken away?’

And I… am being harassed by Kina because of that damn God of Wealth?

Even now, Kina is making a fuss about visiting the Eshua family for the New Year!

Shuri looked at Isaac expressing gratitude to the Crown Prince.

“Heh, you’re kindhearted. Your Highness. That garden, I can use it freely, right?”

Shuri’s pupils trembled.

You crazy bastard, at least use honorifics!

“Well, do as you please. I’ll make it so only you can enter that garden.”

You Crown Prince bastard, you should also feel something is off!

But regardless, Isaac lifted the corners of his mouth as if it was fortunate.

‘If it’s the Crown Prince’s palace garden, I can plant magic medicinal herbs without getting caught. I can practice magic!’

Although not to the level of the Magic Empire, it was an Imperial family that used magic because of the Sacred Dragon. It wouldn’t be that strange even if there were magic ingredients.

And in the first place, look at the Crown Prince’s appearance. He doesn’t seem like they would find it strange even if he used some magic.

‘If worse comes to worst, I can just insist that the Skeleton King’s mana went out of control.’

The moment he thought that, Isaac noticed that the Crown Prince’s head was soaking wet.

“But hey? Why are you so wet?”

Please, the form of address!

Shuri held his forehead as if in pain, but the Crown Prince nonchalantly received the towel brought by the maid.

“Because I was diving in the pond.”

“Diving…? Why in the pond?”

But the Crown Prince spoke as if it didn’t matter.

“The New Year is coming soon. We’ll both be going back home, but be careful.”

“Huh?”

“At the apprentice graduation ceremony, the Pope said he would give you the title he didn’t give at the ordination ceremony.”

“!”

At the same time, he warned.

“Be wary of the Pope. He won’t leave you alone after you took first place in the Pentagon…”

The Crown Prince’s expressionless golden eyes flashed fiercely.

“It seems like they’re looking for something from another faith… And the clue seems to be the God of Criminal Justice. They might target you who has it.”

“!”

After the Crown Prince said those words and disappeared, Shuri turned around, saying he couldn’t stick with Isaac any longer.

“Argh, it’s fine, I’m going to pack my bags now.”

“Bags?”

“It’s the New Year, so I have to go back to the Eshua main residence! You’ll be stuck in the capital anyway, right? I’m lucky I won’t see your face from winter to spring…”

“What are you talking about? Why won’t you see me?”

“You said you’re staying in the capital!”

“I’m going back to Eshua too?”

“What?! Why!”

At Shuri’s despairing face, Isaac chuckled. He was already bothered by what Shuri had said.

‘Did he say the Blue God is trapped?’

Well, it might not be what he thinks it is…

If he goes to the Eshua main residence, he will immediately grasp the situation regarding the Blue’s Main God.

‘Since I’m supposed to meet the Holy Spirit for the New Year anyway, should I have a three-way meeting with the God of Criminal Justice?’

At Isaac’s words, Shuri sighed as if he would die.

“Yes. If you’re going to the main residence, I don’t need to deliver this letter.”

“What? What is it?”

“A letter came from home. One for me, one for you.”

Shuri handed the letter to Isaac and said:

“Grandmother Melissa says she wants to see you.”

…Damn it. Can’t I run away?