I’m Going to Destroy this Country

The family head had no choice but to be surprised by the item presented to him.

That’s because what Isaac was holding was a True Demon’s head. And not just one, but two heads, one in each hand, dangling them.

‘This is…’

It was those True Demons who were in the land of Delos.

The family head wasn’t one to not notice the True Demon’s energy. That guy who took away the eldest son and his wife, and took the knights’ organs.

So when he looked at Isaac, his grandson held them out as if telling him to receive a Christmas present.

“I avenged my parents. You wanted this, right?”

“Oh…”

“I also found out where my parents are buried. Let’s go find them.”

The family head was even more at a loss for words.

This child, really…

While saying to go to the grave, Isaac looked around.

“Where are the knights?”

He was about to say to make the dimwits dig the ground, but he held back because it seemed too unfilial.

But then…

“We’ll have to bring the knights too.”

“What?”

“We need to make them dig.”

Grandpa. Is it okay for the family head to do that?

[Like grandson, like grandfather.]

“But the knights here now aren’t in good condition, so we’ll have to bring other knights again.”

The family head seemed to think that the land where the parents were buried was quite wide. He probably thought they would have to search the entire Delos area.

So Isaac took the initiative first.

“There’s no need to troublesomely call new ones.”

What?

“It’s fine to take the kids here, you know. They should be fine by now.”

…This damn foal?

The family head’s expression became worth seeing.

It was a gaze as if asking what the hell he was trying to make the knights who lost their organs do.

“They can no longer move now.”

So the family head had a glad but slightly bittersweet look. Avenging the enemy was refreshing, but separately from that, the knights’ bodies weren’t restored.

Of course, once they chose the path of a priest, they also steeled their resolve, but as a leader, it was true that he didn’t feel good. Moreover, since it happened in the Blue who couldn’t use the vision, the sense of responsibility was greater.

He would compensate them materially, but he knew well that such things couldn’t be compensation.

“The knights’ conditions are not good. Most of them will have to consider retirement.”

Then Isaac chuckled.

“Retirement? They don’t need to do that. There’s so much work to do, and you’re already talking about retirement. They have to work until you die, Grandpa.”

…What? You bastard??

The family head’s eyes rarely wavered. Although he didn’t show it, it was a gaze asking if the God of Light really responded to this kind of guy.

But the family head, who followed Isaac’s words to where the knights were, had no choice but to doubt his eyes.

“Master!”

“Young Master!”

The knights who greeted the two with happy faces were wailing. Their complexion was so bright that it was hard to think they were knights who lost their organs.

No, it’s not just their complexion that’s bright.

“They’re back! My eyes! I can see!”

“My stomach is fine too! Ooh!”

“I can move now!”

“…??”

The family head blankly stared at the knights who were frolicking like children as if asking what this was.

“See? I told you they would be fine by now.”

Oh, what the hell happened?

“I didn’t do much. I just told that guy to return the organs if he doesn’t want to die.”

Crazy, the True Demon gave in to just that kind of threat?

What the hell did this guy do to the True Demon?

On the other hand, the knights who heard those words approached Isaac.

“The young master saved us!”

“Thank you so much!”

“You even chased after us thinking of us…! I’m moved!”

Seeing them even shaking hands while shedding tears, Isaac quietly looked up at the sky.

No, I did it not thinking of you guys, but because I didn’t want to lose precious high-level labor force.

“We will use the life you saved to once again become the Blue’s sword and use it only for you, young master!”

Well, if it’s good, it’s good, who cares about the intention.

Just get away from me. You dirty paladin bastards.

And Shuri felt it was amazing while watching that scene. That’s because those knights were the , the Blue’s operation commanders led by Lilai.

When Isaac heard the explanation about the killer whales, he muttered, ‘Ah, 007 special agents? High-quality talent.’, but anyway, since they were mobilized for important missions, they were important forces in the Blue.

Even though Lilai only brought some of them, they were an important component of Eshua. If the forces were lost in this incident, it could be a big damage for the Blue, but he saved them.

‘Besides, it’s good to gain the support of the Blue knights.’

The paladins are quite conservative, so no matter what, they wouldn’t look kindly upon bypassing the upper rank and becoming the head. It would definitely be a big help during the succession.

So Isaac looked at the family head as if to show off.

“See, Grandpa?”

“Oh my.”

At the greedy gaze, the family head sighed as if dumbfounded and pretended not to see.

“If your bodies have healed, follow me. We’re entering Delos.”

At those words, the Blue knights were startled.

“Family head! There are True Demons inside!”

Isn’t it a place where two True Demons that humans can hardly deal with are?

“Entering their base is a suicidal act!”

“Yes! It would be better for the family head, the Saintess, and the young masters to return to Eshua…!”

Then, as if telling them to shut up, the family head who turned around lightly patted Isaac’s head.

“It’s fine, so follow me. We can enter now.”

* * *

“This place is…!”

The Blue people couldn’t close their mouths.

The place they arrived at was an abandoned tower in the forest. Each of them entering the underground had a shovel in their hands.

Lilai, who followed Isaac’s guidance to this place, looked at Isaac as if shocked.

“Is it true that big brother and sister-in-law are here?”

That’s what I said, kid.

Isaac sighed deeply.

‘Well, there won’t be any corpses though.’

In fact, Isaac had already examined this tower long ago. Of course, he also confirmed the location of the sacred relic and the place where it was said his parents were buried.

Of course, he confirmed it by looking underground with magic, so he didn’t see the actual thing, but it was easy to tell if there were corpses or not.

How long had it been like that? Those who were digging at the location Isaac mentioned exclaimed.

“We found it! It’s the Blue’s item!”

Blue clothes that only the Blue’s direct line wore, a hearse, a headpiece, and small personal belongings came out. Lilai, who had seen off his brother and sister-in-law, bit his lip while tightly grasping the discovered clothes.

“These are definitely big brother and sister-in-law’s items.”

The Blue’s emblem and names engraved on the blue clothes were the proof.

“Fortunately, Sir Lilai. It’s good that you at least found the items even after searching like that…!”

“But why are there only clothes and no corpses?”

If these are the clothes they were wearing, why are there only clothes and no people?

But the family head spoke as if he already guessed.

“It’s not strange. This is a land where the Skeleton King’s magic power and True Demon-level things have made their nests. That’s how much malice overflows here too. There’s no way a human corpse buried in such a land would remain intact until now.”

In short, it meant they melted away. Including the bones.

“If not, the demons in this land ate them.”

The power of god contained in sacred relics is poison to demons, but it’s different for humans.

If it’s a high-ranking priest, it’s a delicacy that demons go crazy for, so it was a plausible guess.

“Seeing that the clothes are neat and no bones remain, it’s more likely they melted away in the malice…”

“Yes.”

But Isaac narrowed his eyes.

‘Well, what Grandpa said is true, but.’

In a place full of demonic energy, human corpses quickly rot and even the bones melt away. Well, that’s true. But well.

‘The ones here were the weakest low-level True Demons.’

Of course, it’s by Isaac’s standards, but anyway, it wasn’t demonic energy that would melt the bones in 10 years.

Moreover, the targets were high-ranking priests who would become a Cardinal and a Saintess. To melt the bones of guys at that level, it would take a whopping 1,000 years of concentration.

Or the Skeleton King would have to step up and deliberately melt them.

Grandfather seems to think the Skeleton King’s demonic energy is enough, but Isaac knew better than anyone.

‘A Saintess’s body absolutely won’t melt with that much.’

In other words, this meant that only the core disappeared.

‘Since it bothers me, I’ll have to investigate.’

So Isaac deliberately pocketed one of the relics, an accessory. Coincidentally, the family head and Lilai who found the relics were very grateful.

“I’m really glad we at least found this.”

“Yes, the other family members and the Blue people will be happy too.”

As the knights were wailing tears of joy, the family head spoke.

“You guys stop crying too. If you’re fine, collect and store those things well.”

“When you say those things…”

The knights slowly followed the family head’s gaze. There were killer whales flying in the air.

The family head’s divine beasts were excitedly playing catch with something.

“What have they been playing with… Aaah!!”

The knights screamed in terror.

“Aren’t those heads!”

The knights had no choice but to tremble seeing that the killer whales were throwing and catching demon heads while playing.

“Why are there demon heads… Wait, that guy is!”

They doubted their eyes when they discovered a familiar face. That’s because that was clearly the one who stole their organs…

“Wait, don’t tell me you caught the True Demons?!”

“Why do you think I brought you into Delos?”

“…!”

“Don’t tell me the family head…”

“Isaac caught them.”

“?!!”

The Blue knights looked at Isaac with even more shock.

What did they just hear? As the knights stared, unable to close their mouths, Isaac coughed, ahem.

Well, I can’t suddenly say that I’m the Skeleton King and crushed them all, so well.

“The power of the vision was indeed strong.”

It wasn’t a complete lie. Isaac cut off those guys’ limbs with it.

But even so, the knights’ eyes still seemed to say they couldn’t believe it, so Isaac rolled his eyes.

Indeed… Is it too unbelievable for a priest who just graduated from apprenticeship to catch True Demons?

It can’t be helped. Here, let’s make it plausible…

“…Ahem, even if they’re True Demons, they said they were halves and the lowest rank. So maybe that’s why I could catch them?”

“No no, that’s not it!”

The knights hurriedly grabbed Isaac’s shoulders.

“Even if they’re the lowest rank, True Demons are True Demons! They were guys even the family head couldn’t handle!”

“The fact that you caught them itself is a miracle!”

“!”

The Blue knights had a face that looked like they would cry.

Moreover, didn’t they already see it with their own eyes? The sight of the blue light blowing away the True Demon’s arms! The moment the Blue defeated evil!

The Blue knights barely held back their tears and clenched their fists. Their eyes were somehow mixed with sorrow and hope.

“I thought I saw things in extreme pain, but it wasn’t a dream!”

“With this, there will be no problem at the New Year’s meeting!”

“…New Year’s meeting?”

Isaac tilted his head with a shitty expression. But the knights could only grit their teeth.

“Every year! Isn’t it the New Year’s meeting where we suffer humiliation for not being able to use the vision!”

“Ah.”

The New Year’s meeting where apprentices graduate and choose their faith at the same time.

The New Year’s meeting had somehow become a place to showcase the vision, and the Blue, who couldn’t use the vision, was bound to be ridiculed. That’s how much the number of priests entering the Blue was nonexistent. Even guys who weren’t even part of the Five Faiths looked down on them.

But this time is different.

“If young master Isaac used the vision, maybe we can show the vision this year!”

“We will be able to put them in their place!”

“Yes! Let’s spread this fact far and wide right away…!”

“Wait.”

The one who stopped the excited knights was the family head.

“Master?”

“Keep the fact that we found the vision a secret. Don’t deliver it yet.”

“What?! Why…!”

The knights had a desperate expression, but the family head’s eyes flashed.

“There’s no need to inform the hyenas in advance that the Blue can use the vision now.”

At those words, Isaac grinned as if he liked it very much.

‘As expected of Grandpa. You finally sharpened your blade.’

Until now, he had no choice but to bow his head in humiliating situations because of the vision, but now that he regained it? There’s no more need to be conscious of others.

‘Well, it’s rather fortunate.’

Isn’t the New Year’s meeting a place where the Pope personally shows himself?

‘I’m also curious about the Pope getting rid of the vision.’

Didn’t Koural definitely spout this while looking at the Blue’s vision?

-Damn it, they definitely said the Pope got rid of the Blue’s vision, so why is this!

If it’s true, this could be a big bomb.

That’s because if that’s the case, it means the Pope was the one who put the Blue in a difficult situation, and despite getting rid of it themselves, they were gaslighting them, saying they would help them find the vision.

[Do we not need to tell the family head?]

‘Originally, these things are solved one by one.’

That’s why Isaac spoke to the family head with a triumphant look.

“Now, Grandpa. We can really really go home now, right? Hmm?”

“!”

At those words, Elai’s eyes widened. Then he soon rarely smiled with his eyes.

“Yes. Let’s go back.”

It was a phrase with many meanings.

* * *

Eshua Duchy.

The Eshua mansion was in an uproar due to unexpected news.

“What did you say just now?”

Especially Noel was doubting his own ears.

“Who’s coming back? Father?”

They were the ones who were happy, saying he went to the land of True Demons to die. Moreover, Isaac and even Lilai followed such a father, so they were as happy as they could be.

Noel, who was rejoicing that he should prepare a coffin, forgot to even blink his eyes.

“You’re saying the other guys also returned alive?”

What the hell happened there?

But that wasn’t the problem.

“I see Father has something to say.”

…What is it?