I’m Going to Destroy this Country

At the family head’s words, the meeting room was in an uproar.

What did the head just say now?

Not only Noel, but the elders, the council members, and other direct descendants had no choice but to widen their eyes.

They asked again as if to confirm.

“Did you just say… you will make him the junior family head?”

“Isaac?”

Exclamations close to screams erupted from the meeting room. At that time, the one who raised his voice almost shouting was Noel.

“Father! That bastard ignores his superiors and doesn’t listen to orders! How can you make a guy who tarnishes Eshua’s face the junior family head! This can’t be!”

No, at the very least, Isaac is just a graduate apprentice now.

“I’m already 9th rank, so how can you raise such a milk-smelling brat who doesn’t even have the qualifications!”

“Shut up.”

“…!”

“The decision has already been made and it won’t change. Also, know that from now on, none of the older generation will ever inherit the head’s position.”

“!!”

It was a complete death sentence. It was practically a declaration of war, saying he would never give the family head’s position to Noel.

At the sound like a bolt from the blue, Noel stood frozen, and the council members and elders were in a frenzy.

They chased after the family head, who left as if his business was done.

“My lord! Please wait!”

“Master! Master!”

And this news quickly spread in Eshua.

Not only the Blue people, but even the priests of other faiths staying in Eshua couldn’t close their mouths.

“What is this? Didn’t he say he would select the successor in 5 years?”

“I heard young master Isaac brought back True Demons’ heads.”

“What did you say?!”

“And he saved the Blue’s Killer Whales.”

“Oh my…!”

No matter what, they never thought he would make such a quick decision.

“Then is Sir Noel completely out?”

“Sir Noel is doomed…”

“I’m against it. No matter what, there are people above you, but the youngest becomes the junior family head? This is a violation of discipline.”

“What’s wrong with Isaac? He’s the double god contract holder, and one of them is the Supreme God.”

“In the first place, they said he revived the vision and caught the True Demons…”

“That’s right. Isn’t it the vision that the predecessors so earnestly wished for?”

It was a huge mess in many ways. From the leadership to the bishops, down to the 3rd-grade priests at the very bottom. Everyone couldn’t close their mouths.

And by the time this fact left Eshua and reached the ears of other regions.

Shuri was holding his forehead.

“Isaac…”

“Puhaha.”

“Isaac…?”

“Puhaha, puhehe.”

“…Ha. Control your expression a bit.”

“Puhehehuhahehe!”

Isaac’s cheeks were ascending to the sky.

“Did you hear, Kim Shuri? I’m the junior family head, the junior family head! Puhehet, I’m the little duke!”

Shuri made a shitty expression.

“Yes… Congratulations.”

“Hey, how dare you grit your teeth at the junior family head. And if you want to speak casually, bring a bribe first!”

Shuri took a deep breath as if telling him to stop talking.

Of course, for Shuri, who was aiming for the Saint and the Pope position, it was painful that Isaac became the junior family head. It meant Isaac was ahead of him.

But, well.

‘He’s a million times better than Uncle Noel.’

If that person became the family head, the atmosphere of Eshua would have been ruined the moment he did.

‘The Saintess’s bloodline would have been driven out, and there would have been a large-scale purge for sure…’

“Now I’ll sell this mansion and corrupt everything! Perish, the Saintess’s family! Puhahehe!”

…No, maybe Noel would be better?

At least Noel doesn’t seem like he would ruin the family. No, before that, please stop making that hideous expression!

Shuri had no choice but to ask Leia:

“Sister Leia, please say something too. The junior family head is even drooling, what is this?”

But Leia didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping Isaac at all.

“Why? He’s just cute.”

Cute?? That? Are you serious? Has something happened to Sister’s aesthetic sense?

It was right then.

Knock knock.

“!”

When someone came to visit, Shuri approached the door as if to show off.

“Look, since you said you’ll sell the mansion, the education supervisor came to discipline you in the meantime… Ah!”

Shuri froze at the guest who came to see Isaac. It was because the visitor was the family head. Moreover, Shuri was startled by his slightly angry expression.

“You guys go out for a bit. I have an urgent matter to discuss with Isaac.”

“…!”

Could it be that he changed his mind because of Isaac’s nonsense in the meantime?

Soon, when the two were left alone, Elai spoke.

“I heard you said you would sell the mansion.”

Isaac bowed his head politely.

“How could that be? Family head. As someone who cherishes and loves Eshua and the Blue more than anyone else…”

“Wipe your drool and speak.”

“Ahem.”

The reason Elai was a bit angry was actually because of the rebelling retainers. Well, he expected it from the moment he decided to raise the youngest Isaac.

So Elai came to make an important deal.

“You haven’t forgotten, right? Even if you’re the junior family head, if you don’t reach the 9th rank, you can’t eventually become the family head.”

Yeah, I haven’t forgotten.

The family head’s condition was to become a Cardinal. In other words, he had to become a 9th rank priest and master the Cardinal’s vision and all of the Blue’s divine techniques.

Because the Blue family head was also the inheritor of divine techniques at the same time as being the head.

“So if I can’t reach it, you’ll give it to Noel?”

“…”

“Grandpa. Why are you like this? You don’t want to give it to that Noel guy at all costs.”

Elai’s eyebrows rose terrifyingly.

“Don’t you know the reason I chose you even while taking the risk? It means you must reach the 9th rank.”

For Elai, it was like he had prepared to be criticized and went all-in.

In fact, abandoning Noel, who was already 9th rank, and choosing Isaac was close to a gamble.

“Don’t worry. I will thoroughly master even the Cardinal’s vision.”

Elai narrowed his eyes as if worried.

“Even Lilai hasn’t mastered the Cardinal’s vision yet.”

“That’s because he’s only practicing swordsmanship, wasting efficiency.”

At Elai’s expression, Isaac chuckled.

“Okay. If you insist, I’ll get rid of the nonsense around Grandpa.”

“You can’t beat the retainers with your rattle.”

…No, even I wouldn’t do such a thing.

What the hell do you take me for?

“If I fail, make Shuri the Cardinal, my substitute.”

Elai’s expression became very strange.

“Not Lilai?”

His eyes seemed to say he was saying something very unexpected.

Then, Isaac’s eyes sharpened. It was the Skeleton King’s gaze, not a child’s.

“Grandpa. You want to use me to drive out the Pope’s forces in Eshua, right? I also strongly agree with your thoughts, but there may be forces that are immediately dissatisfied.”

Yes, if things go wrong, they might even join hands with Noel and cause trouble.

‘For example, they might come up with a reckless plan to assassinate the family head or me right away and take the position.’

“But what if the next in line after me is Shuri? At least the Pope’s forces won’t unite. Rather, we can expect the forces that were with Uncle Noel to fall away, saying they will push Shuri? Let them fight each other excitedly.”

“!”

Elai looked at Isaac as if inwardly surprised.

Did this child foresee that far?

It’s certainly excellent. Although it’s using Shuri, it can completely kill Noel’s power.

“Well, even if we don’t do that, I’ll sweep them all away anyway.”

The former Demon King, skilled in politics, grinned slyly.

‘I’m sorry, Shuri. I’ll use you for a bit.’

And above all, there was Isaac’s big picture here.

‘Isn’t it crazy, to put someone else as the next family head?’

But Isaac had no intention of ending at the Cardinal’s position.

‘I have to become the Pope and eat this country!’

And once he becomes the Pope?

‘Shuri has to be the family head for me to freely control Eshua! I have to stick a straw first.’

Perhaps reading Isaac’s bottomless greed, Elai, who was looking at Isaac a bit suspiciously, narrowed his eyes.

“Fine. Then as you said, I’ll make Shuri your substitute. If you can’t do it, it’s no use, keep that in mind.”

“Don’t worry.”

“I’m also old, so don’t make me wait too long. It would be cleanest at your coming-of-age ceremony when you’re 18, but do it before you’re thirty.”

The family head seems to be thinking around twenty-five, but Isaac chuckled.

‘Before thirty, you’re underestimating me too much.’

He’ll probably become the youngest Cardinal and still have time to spare.

But Isaac bowed his head without showing it.

“Yessir.”

“I’ll give you the junior family head’s authority immediately. And you can’t sell the mansion.”

“Yes. Just trust me who loves the Blue.”

“Drool is flowing again.”

“…”

Soon, as Elai went outside, Shuri and Leia, who hurriedly bowed their heads, approached Isaac.

“What did you talk about with Grandfather?”

“You have to be grateful to me for the rest of your life, Kim Shuri.”

“What?”

“You’re my substitute.”

Shuri, who realized the meaning of those words, screamed.

“What did you say?!”

“Kya, isn’t it good? Head’s proxy?”

What?

Why am I not happy at all?

Why does it feel ominous?

“Now, we are one body. So from now on, you have to listen to me better than now. Since you’ll train with me, bring my drinking water and snacks from now on.”

…What is this? Why do I feel like I’ve been scammed??

Why do I feel like Kina will kill me?

No, that’s not what’s important now.

“Hey. You haven’t forgotten, right? You’re the only one who can use the vision in the Blue right now. They said to teach it to the Blue people. As a condition of being the junior family head.”

“Well, I’ll teach them right after I make the Pope eat some dirt at the New Year’s meeting.”

At the mention of the New Year’s meeting, Shuri’s eyes sparkled.

That’s because this year, the Blue can also showcase the vision. But he couldn’t help but worry and be excited that Isaac would step up.

“Isaac, um…”

“Don’t worry. Shuri. I’m also sharpening my teeth at the Pope. I have to negotiate with the sacred relic for the Blue.”

Why… does the word negotiate sound like extortion?

“So deliver this to the God of Light. It’s my first offering.”

Shuri was inwardly moved by the blue paper Isaac held out. This paper was a prayer of gratitude to God.

“This guy, now that he became the junior family head, he finally came to his senses. Yes, what words of gratitude…”

Shuri unfolded the note.

-Your family is fucking amazing?

“…”

Shuri looked at the sky as if enlightened.

Oh God… Is it really right that you chose this guy as Eshua’s savior?

* * *

“Damn it! Are you kidding me!”

The angry Noel threw an object.

Goel, who was hit by the flying object, sighed.

But he didn’t particularly say much. Because he understood his fourth brother going crazy like that.

That’s because with this incident, Noel was completely excluded from the family head’s position.

The elders who followed Noel? At the words that Isaac revived the vision and avenged the eldest son, they rushed to Isaac’s side. It was a quick change of stance.

“Those bat-like bastards! Do you think you’ll be safe after doing that?”

“Calm down. Mother and the Pope won’t just watch either. More importantly, isn’t it a priority to showcase the Eshua vision at the New Year’s meeting? The Pope is also attending.”

At those words, Noel’s eyes looking at his younger brother turned brutal.

“Hey. Goel Eshua. Are you relieved that your son Shuri is now a candidate? Are you trying to back out?”

“…”

“Well, forget it. Isaac will die before he becomes an adult anyway.”

“What?”

He was about to ask what that meant, but he called his daughter.

“Kaya!”

At that shout, someone appeared like a shadow servant and knelt down. It was a peerless beauty around Leia’s age.

“Yes! Did you call, Father?”

“Kaya. What rank are you now?”

At those words, Kaya, who trembled, closed her eyes tightly.

“7th… 7th rank.”

At that answer, Noel frowned as if very dissatisfied.

“You’re stupid. Even Leia is 8th rank. Hurry up and become 9th rank and become a Saintess. You have to become a Saintess to pull Isaac down from the family head’s position.”

At those words, Goel was curious. Indeed, Kaya overflowed with talent, but what does that child becoming a Saintess have to do with pulling down Isaac?

‘Does he trust his daughter that much?’

Come to think of it, it was strange. Kaya, Noel’s daughter, was the only one among the brown-haired Pope’s bloodline to have mixed silver hair.

Is it because he has high expectations since she inherited her grandfather’s blood deeply? Or is there something else?

“Anyway, Goel. Tell Hirei and the other Cardinals. I have something to say about this New Year’s meeting.”

But Goel sighed.

“Well. Those people probably won’t be in the right mind to hear such words now.”

“What?”

Goel’s words might have been natural.

In fact, around that time. The Cardinals gathered at the Papacy were collectively in shock due to an official letter.

It was because of the official letter sent by the head of the Blue House.

—Isaac will attend the New Year’s meeting as the junior family head, so keep that in mind. You brats.

“…So. Who’s the junior family head?”

They were sure the Blue would select a successor this time, but they naturally thought it would be Noel or Lilai.

Especially the expressions of the Gold Cardinal and the Red Cardinal were worth seeing.

Junior family head.

In other words, it means a future Cardinal colleague. Considering the age of the Blue family head, he’s practically your colleague.

Yes, a future colleague…

“…Who?”

…This little bastard?