I’m Going to Destroy this Country

The vast territory of Eshua started to appear.

Eshua, where they arrived after half a month, was called the lakeside village. It was a place so famously beautiful like a jewel that no one could take their eyes off it.

Well, there were also those whose eyes were rotting even after seeing that sight.

“…Wow, shit. Grandpa is really fucking fast.”

Isaac was lying in the carriage with a fed up face.

As soon as Elai found his parents’ belongings, he left only the words, ‘I’ll go home first. You guys follow slowly,’ and swiftly disappeared.

Isaac told him to rest a bit before going, but Elai didn’t even pretend to listen and ran off again.

The only ones pitiful were Lilai and the Blue knights who chased after him.

“Damn it, old man. What kind of stamina do you have? You won’t die even if I tell you to.”

At Isaac’s words, Shuri closed his eyes tightly as if telling him to fix his way of speaking, but Isaac kept grumbling endlessly.

“Damn Saintess’s family. The only things to boast about are stamina and insensitivity.”

“Isaac…! You really! Even sister Leia is here!”

[Rather than that, isn’t Master’s stamina the problem?]

Fuck! Don’t expect cockroach-like stamina of a paladin from a high-class intellectual talent like me!

[Says the one who is also the bloodline of a Saintess, the leader of paladins…]

“Ack! I’ll get rid of the damn Saintess first!”

“Isaaaaac!”

But at Isaac’s appearance, Leia smiled while tearing off a snack for him.

“I think Grandfather is thinking of speaking about an important family matter. That’s probably why he left in a hurry.”

Leia was the only one unharmed among them, and although it would make sense for her to go ahead first because the speed of her younger siblings was frustrating, she deliberately stayed with Isaac.

“And it seems like he’s also trying to meet Grandmother Melissa.”

“Ugh.”

Isaac’s face immediately soured at the mention of Melissa’s name, but Shuri spoke as if envious.

“It’s probably because Isaac revived the vision, right? Wow, Grandmother will really adore you.”

No. I don’t need Melissa’s adoration!

“Or it could be because of the sacred relic retrieved from Delos.”

“!”

They looked at the box next to Isaac. The box contained the sacred relic the Pope told him to find.

Honestly, he was surprised. He expected the sacred relic to not be an ordinary item, but it was an item of value beyond imagination.

“To think it was an item used by the first Pope.”

In the Holy Empire, the existence of the first Emperor and the first Pope was almost like an idol.

The items they used were invaluable both historically and in terms of ability.

“It’s a mystery why such an item was abandoned in Delos, but anyway, this is tremendous.”

Well, probably.

If it has this much holy power…

“It’s at a level where a new faith can be born.”

‘Hehe, how much is it if I sell it? Should I sell it to the Magic Empire and commit treason?’

The corners of Isaac’s mouth reached his ears. If the great ancestor’s item is sold to the Magic Empire, the Pope’s face would be worth seeing. Haha!

[If you just use it, you can master the Cardinal’s vision, and if you convert the holy power to magic power, you will gain tremendous power.]

Anyway, it meant he obtained a good hostage to make the Pope’s face crumple.

‘Well, he probably didn’t expect us to actually retrieve this.’

But apart from the sacred relic, there was something that bothered Isaac.

It was the existence of his parents.

“My parents gave birth to me and raised me outside, and then they suffered in that land of Delos, right?”

“Uh? Yeah.”

“Why did my parents give birth to me outside the Eshua mansion, not inside? I’m not an illegitimate child. There’s no reason to give birth outside the mansion, right?”

At those words, Shuri was puzzled as if he realized it now that he mentioned it, and Leia provided the answer.

“Isaac, you know you had a blood relative above you, right?”

“Ah, yeah. I heard they died.”

“When that child was born, your mother who was in labor was attacked. So when you were conceived, they might have secretly given birth to you outside, fearing the same thing would happen again.”

Attacked?

“Anyway, since the firstborn had already died, they probably felt it was dangerous.”

So that’s why he suffered outside the mansion as soon as he was born. The Eshua people had no choice but to find out late too.

Shuri also understood.

“If it’s the eldest son’s child, there’s a high probability of becoming the family head. They probably tried to get rid of him in advance?”

“Or… they might have known you’re a Saint and made a move in advance. Ah, we’ve arrived.”

They arrived at the mansion and went inside right away.

But the inside was a bit chaotic.

“Did a guest come?”

“To call them a guest, the atmosphere is a bit…”

Should I say they’re strangely being cautious, or should I say the servants’ faces are angry?

He was wondering what was going on, but soon a familiar face appeared.

“Young master! You’re safe!”

Asili ran to Isaac.

“Young master, I was startled when you disappeared leaving only a letter! Moreover, you told me not to follow you to such a place…!”

In fact, before leaving, Isaac left a letter to his nanny. Telling her to stay at home and keep an eye on Noel.

“Nothing happened?”

“Nothing? While the family head and the young master disappeared, Sir Noel was turning all the public opinion of the Eshua people. Moreover, since the young master followed the family head, their momentum is higher in this situation.”

In short, Noel was acting like a tiger where there was no tiger, preparing to become the head of the Blue family. While slandering Isaac.

“But why is it so chaotic? Who came?”

“Ah…”

Asili’s expression darkened.

He was wondering why, but it was understandable.

“Actually, people from the Pope’s family came.”

“The Pope’s family? Why are those guys here?”

“It hasn’t been a month since the young masters went to Delos, right? The New Year’s meeting will start soon… They sent an envoy asking how the vision deal will be handled.”

Ah. In other words, they sent an annoying guy to nag.

“The deadline the Pope proposed was the New Year’s meeting, right?”

“Yes. The period is short, and they probably think you won’t be able to bring the sacred relic. Knowing that, they deliberately sent an envoy.”

Asili glanced at the reception room.

Soon, Isaac put his ear to the reception room.

As expected, the triumphant voices of the Pope’s envoys could be heard from the reception room.

“So, the Blue doesn’t want the vision back?”

“…That’s not it.”

The elder and the second son Benjamin, who was dealing with the Pope’s envoys, was holding his foreheads and groaning. Elai was absent, having gone to meet Melissa.

Hearing that fact, the Pope’s envoys seemed to think something about the family head’s absence. Rather, they were acting even more arrogantly.

“The one who went to the land of True Demons suddenly went to see Saintess Melissa. It seems he failed to find the sacred relic?”

“It seems like this time he’s trying to go to the land of True Demons with Saintess Melissa, but I don’t know if the deadline will be okay?”

“That… In the first place, wasn’t the period too short?”

“Why are you saying that? If the period is a problem, you can give something else. As I mentioned earlier, a contract with the Supreme God is also fine.”

“No, that contract is…”

The atmosphere was strange, but it seemed the Pope’s family had proposed about the Supreme God.

The elders on Noel’s side rather had a face that it turned out well.

“Isn’t it the best thing to be able to find the vision in exchange for transferring the contract with the Supreme God?”

“Isaac will also gladly concede for the sake of the family.”

“It will be an honor for that child to be able to serve the family.”

Haah. I knew those bastards would be like that.

Isaac, who was listening with his ear to the door, clicked his tongue. Shuri also sighed and stopped Isaac.

“It’s a problem that will be solved once the head comes anyway. For now, let’s wait…”

But Isaac kicked open the reception room door without even listening.

Bang!!

At that scene, Shuri let out a silent scream.

Isaac boldly entered the reception room. The expressions of the envoys and Eshua people inside were worth seeing.

“I heard some nonsense being spouted. The damn dogs were barking.”

“Isaac!”

They had faces asking what kind of rudeness this was, but Isaac smiled brightly.

“Oh my, you went through the trouble of coming from afar, but what to do? It seems we can’t hand over the Supreme God.”

“Are you saying the Blue doesn’t need the vision?”

“Isaac!”

At the elder’s shout, Isaac laughed and gestured.

Then Shuri brought the box containing the sacred relic while holding his forehead.

“Is this what you guys are looking for?”

“Uh, huh?”

When the box was opened and the contents came out, the expressions of everyone in the reception room became worth seeing.

“Wa-Wait…! That is!”

“The sacred relic?”

“Don’t tell me you found that… Wait, what?!”

The elders and the council members gaped their mouths, and the Pope’s envoys also had a face of disbelief.

They had come to hear a declaration that they would transfer the contract with the Supreme God, but the sacred relic is in front of their eyes? This changes the situation again.

The Pope’s envoys jumped up.

“D-Did you really find that?”

“As expected of the Blue! There was a reason His Excellency the Blue Cardinal showed composure!”

Isaac chuckled at their attitude that changed like flipping a hand.

Yes, this is it! They will covet this greatly. They will covet it.

As he expected, the envoys smiled as if asking when they had ever disregarded the Blue.

“As expected, we knew the Blue would complete the mission of His Holiness the Pope. If it’s that, we will exchange it for the vision. Now, hand that over here…”

But Isaac tilted his head.

“Why would I?”

…What?

They widened their eyes, but Isaac chuckled.

“Why should I give this sacred relic to you?”

The envoys tilted their heads.

“Don’t tell me the Blue is saying you don’t need the vision?”

“Vision? Hah!”

At that laughter, the envoys had a puzzled expression, but Isaac smiled as if it was trivial.

“We already have that?”

…What did you say?

“So this sacred relic is also ours.”

…Wait, what?

The situation is flowing strangely.

The corners of Isaac’s mouth were eerily evil.

But before they could even ask a question, Isaac revealed his true colors.

“We’re saying we already have the vision, so we don’t need to receive that anymore. But you guys need this, right?”

Isaac’s eyes curved into crescents as if relishing it.

“Well, if you want this back, how about you hand over the Blue’s power you say you have? Ah, that won’t be nearly enough? Well, I’ll think about it depending on the conditions.”

What the hell…?

“Now, what will you do? Looks like the tables have turned.”

…This crazy bastard?!