I’m Going to Destroy this Country

Faith selection.

Well, to put it roughly, it’s choosing one’s faction.

Usually, it’s decided at the apprentice graduation, and when you choose a faith, you enter one of the Five Great Families to receive training.

Anyway, it was very important for newbies to come in.

Why is it important?

Because they’re my sla… no.

The newbies were assigned under the junior family head.

Yes! In other words, there wasn’t a single damn supply of guys who would become my subordinates, fuck!

‘Damn it, I need newbies.’

It was also to increase his own forces in the family, but above all, the dragon!

‘Because I have to lure out that dragon leader bastard who has my body.’

He said he absolutely can’t be found because he thoroughly disguises himself during normal times.

[Is there a need to find him? If you just shoot a single powerful black magic spell, Master, he’ll come running right away.]

‘The priests will come running as a group too, kid.’

Not just the priests? The humans of the Magic Empire, the subordinates who served the Skeleton King as their master, and even old allies. Those who look up to the Skeleton King will come running excitedly.

Especially the dragons will probably unite and flock together.

‘Anyway, I’m wanted by the dragons, so it’s difficult to meet them directly.’

Sacred dragons usually liked young and talented priests. So he was trying to lure the ones among the newbies who fit their taste, but!

[As expected, you’re trying to use the newbies as dragon feed…?]

‘Even if it’s a dragon, it’s a sacred dragon, do you think they’ll eat humans?’

[They are carnivores though.]

‘Well, I was thinking of setting up a human livestock farm and putting them in.’

[Oh my, now you’re even doing human trafficking and kidnapping…]

Even if that’s not the case, they can be used as miners to dig for gems. I know very well that those guys are crazy about treasures.

[If it’s miners, can’t you use the Blue knights?]

‘Ah, I have to explain the reason for exploiting the high-ranking knights. Do you know how hard it is to deceive them? The newbies’ heads aren’t grown, so they’re perfect to exploit!’

In the first place, the Blue knights are all out on missions right now, so I can’t even exploit them.

As if that fact suddenly came to mind, Isaac, who was riding in the carriage, got angry.

“Fuck! The knight bastards should be holed up at home during the winter. Why are they going out, going out?”

At the sight of Isaac angrily venting, Shuri let out a hollow laugh.

“Rather, winter is busy for the Blue.”

“Why the hell?!”

“Why do you ask why? It’s because other families are resting in the winter. It’s a time when people’s requests for help are frequent, so we have to dispatch many Blue knights.”

“Aaargh! This damn pushover faith!”

Isaac grabbed his head.

Anyway, it was unacceptable.

“I can’t believe there wasn’t a single guy who would become my subordinate in 5 years.”

“Indeed, I’m curious too. I don’t know well because I was at the academy then, but no matter what, it doesn’t make sense that there wasn’t a single one.”

“Argh! They won’t come even if they die because it’s a 3D pushover!”

“…3… What?”

“Difficult, dirty, and daunting! It’s a pushover!”

When Isaac only thumped his chest instead of answering, the carriage stopped. Soon the carriage door opened, and the attendant carefully held out his hand.

“Young masters. We have arrived at the Imperial Palace’s banquet hall. The floor is still slippery, so be careful…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Isaac jumped up. Then he strode out of the carriage as if jumping out.

The coachman and the attendant were startled by the sight of him passing by like an arrow.

“…Young Master Isaac. Didn’t you say you were unwell?”

He clearly seemed to get on the carriage at Eshua while groaning and looking like he was almost dying?

“He had a face that looked sick enough to question whether he could participate in the apprentice graduation…”

“Not at all.”

Shuri glanced at Shabnak, who was taking out several suit bags from the carriage compartment. Then he coughed, ahem, and approached.

“What is Isaac bringing so much alone? Only making it hard for the attendants. I’ll help with this.”

“?”

Shabnak gave an annoyed look, but Shuri confidently grabbed Isaac’s suit bag…

“Kuk!!”

…And couldn’t lift it and fell.

“Ku-ughh!”

Heavy.

Whatever was in the bag, it was damn heavy!

‘Isaac, you bastard. What the hell did you pack?!!’

Shabnak sighed and easily lifted the bag and took it away.

“I will do it.”

Watching Shabnak follow Isaac, Shuri quietly shed tears.

Isaac looked at Shuri pathetically.

“What, Kim Shuri? Did you slip on the ice?”

“You bastard… What did you put in the bag…”

“You don’t need to know.”

Shuri glanced at Isaac as if telling him to look at this cunning guy.

“You bastard, you’re just pretending to be sick because you don’t want to meet Grandmother…!”

Shuri couldn’t not know that the reason Isaac faked illness at Eshua was because of Melissa.

“Grandmother will cry, she will cry. Didn’t you see her getting gloomy again?”

“I don’t know. I have to live first.”

“??”

Why is this guy so afraid of Grandmother? But there was no time to think about the reason.

“Isaac!”

“Shuri!”

Familiar faces ran out from the Imperial Palace’s banquet hall. It was the Blue team.

“It’s been months!”

“Wow, crazy. Isaac grew taller again in the short time I haven’t seen him?”

“How much taller is he going to grow, he’s already shooting up…!”

Since it’s the New Year but still the snowy season, everyone’s clothes were thick. The atmosphere inside the banquet hall was different from the Offering Ritual. The clothes they were wearing and the material of the decorations placed here and there were all thick.

Maybe they could gather like this only today. Because after today, they will choose their faith and scatter to their respective factions.

‘Is it because it’s the apprentice graduation, it’s decorated very splendidly.’

During apprenticeship, it was still a time to explore faith, so the banquet decorations also adhered to relatively neutral colors.

But now it’s different.

The colors of the Five Major Faiths are hanging here and there on the ceiling and walls as if competing with each other. As if deliberately promoting themselves.

‘But the Blue color is strangely abundant.’

The frugal Blue would never invest in such expensive-looking decorations?

At that gaze, the Blue team spoke.

“His Highness the Crown Prince personally ordered the decoration of the banquet hall.”

“The Crown Prince??”

“Yeah. It was also the Crown Prince who said to hold the apprentice graduation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, not the Papacy.”

Why is he doing that?

“Well, it’s better that way to show the outside that the relationship between the Imperial Family and the Papacy is close. Everyone agreed, but.”

“But if you have to care about that to that extent, how bad is their relationship…”

Everyone worried about the political issue, but Isaac’s eyes looking at the flags became distant.

…What is this? Is it my imagination that only the Blue flags look subtly bigger?

“Since His Highness the Crown Prince personally stepped up, could there be some political purpose to this banquet?”

No… There’s probably no purpose at all.

The desire to look good to someone is clearly evident, but Isaac ignored it. Of course, there were voices that looked at it distastefully, as if there were others with the same keen eye as Isaac.

“Why did the Blue put up such splendid decorations?”

“Did they have the money for that?”

“!”

It was the Red team, openly wearing red scarves. They were wearing coats of good material at a glance and were looking at the Blue team as if they would devour them.

“What brings the Blue to participate in the faith selection banquet tonight?”

“Hah. Can they even come? Just looking at what they’re wearing, their poverty is evident.”

Now that the factions were divided, they were openly showing hostility.

No, it could have been a preemptive strike. The hundreds of apprentices, if not the vassals of the Five Great Families, had to choose their faith today.

It’s to disparage the opponent and eliminate competitors.

“Naiser, you say something too.”

Then Naiser, who was sitting in the corner, was startled.

He was bundled up more than the others, perhaps because he was a nobleman from the warm south and couldn’t stand the cold, which was impressive.

The Red team laughed.

“We’ll especially get a room for the Blue. After the graduation ceremony, you can play there instead of the banquet hall.”

Then Isaac let out a hollow laugh.

“Why us? We’re also going to the faith selection.”

Then the Red team openly laughed.

“Puhaha! Why bother? The Blue won’t have any newbies coming anyway, can you even have a party? We’re specially taking care of you because it seems embarrassing for others to see!”

“This year too, the Blue will only have flies buzzing around!”

At those words, Isaac, with veins popping, looked at Naiser with displeasure.

“Hey. Piece of Sephet shit.”

“!!”

Isaac pointed to the Red team and said:

“Aren’t you educating the kids properly? Want to fight?”

“…!”

Naiser flinched, and the Red team laughed as if it was absurd.

“This guy, acting tough…”

“Hey, stop it, you brats! Don’t you hear what he said!”

When Naiser quickly flew over, kicked his subordinates and grabbed their collars, the beaten team was surprised.

“N-Naiser?!”

At the disappointed gaze asking why he was helping Isaac, Naiser felt ashamed.

“Th-That… Yes! This kid… no, this person is now the Blue’s junior family head! He’s not someone you can treat carelessly!”

“What? Junior family head?!”

Everyone looked at Isaac in surprise.

If he was the junior family head, he was no longer just an apprentice.

Moreover, considering the age of the Blue family head, he could actually become the Cardinal of this generation right away.

Naiser was also no different from the junior family head, but since he hasn’t officially inherited the position, the position is completely different. The Red team’s faces couldn’t help but freeze.

At the same time, Naiser glanced at Isaac. He could see Isaac slightly trying to take out his whip, but above all, he was waving the back of his hand.

It was the emblem of the God of Criminal Justice!

‘Damn it, that bastard already knows my weakness too!’

Isaac noticed that Naiser was trying to regain the God of Criminal Justice.

In fact, the Red Family had to get it back in order not to incur the anger of the God of Punishment, the chief god.

‘The God of Punishment happens to be the younger brother of the God of Criminal Justice.’

The God of Punishment terribly cherished blood relatives, so if this situation wasn’t resolved, they themselves would be in danger instead.

“Well, fine. You damn Sephet. If you know your mistake, lay down as a group and shout ‘surrendered to the Blue’ 100 times.”

…No, this bastard might be more dangerous.

The surroundings buzzed at that sight.

“What, what did the Red do wrong to the Blue?”

“Surrendered?”

At that buzz, Isaac grinned as if this was it.

Yes, attention is drawn!

Good, pay more attention here!

Newbie slaves, come to the Blue quickly!

Selection?

Originally, the last minute is what’s important in these things. No matter what image it was until then, one last-minute reversal is enough!

‘With this, well, there’s no need to worry about faith selection. The Blue team alone has twenty people…’

But it was then.

“Still, I hope the Blue has newbies this year too. We’re also leaving the Blue, so won’t Isaac be lonely?”

At the Blue team’s words, Isaac’s head suddenly turned with a creak.

“What are you talking about? Leaving the Blue?”

For some reason, the Blue team flinched.

“Uh, uhh, that’s…”

“…That’s?”

Isaac’s eyes turned fierce.

“That’s??”

“That… Sorry! We all think we’re going to study!”

“Studyy??”

“Yeah, we were all selected as scholarship students! For the time being, instead of priestly life, we’re going to study abroad…! Don’t worry! It’s a study that will help the Blue! We will cheer from afar now!”

Veins popped on Isaac’s face.

Afar? Does afar have any meaning?

Aah. This smells. It smells!

Not just one, but the entire team is leaving as scholarship students? Are you kidding me?

“It smells like someone’s scheme!!”

Yes, it was strange in the first place.

No matter how much it’s a 3D pushover family, it was a family with a high sense of honor that exterminated evil.

And in fact, if you only look at the level of aspiration, the Blue is also quite high in the rankings.

Why?

Because the appearance of exterminating evil as a priest is awesomely cool! Most priests, especially paladins, were perverts who shouted ‘honor or death!’.

No matter how dirty, difficult, and daunting it was, there was no way there were no perverts who pursued their beliefs.

But the fact that there wasn’t a single one meant that someone must have messed with it in the middle.

‘Who is it? Gold? Red?’

Isaac grabbed Naiser’s collar.

“Did you guys sweep them away? My slaves?”

“…Wh-What?”

“I’m asking if you guys swept away the newbies who were going to come to the Blue all this time!”

Then the Red team shouted as if it was absurd.

“Hah, even if we don’t scheme, no one will go to the Blue anyway!”

“What??”

Everyone agreed with that. In fact, the Gold 2nd-grade priests who would become their seniors also passed by as if excited.

“What, are you guys already fighting for energy? I heard the Blue’s discipline is too strict, and they can’t even own property.”

Crackle.

“I heard if you go to the Blue, you can’t avoid being a beggar.”

Crackle. Crackle.

“Ah, I heard the Blue revived the vision? I heard they’re trying to bring in newbies while showcasing the vision this time, but…!”

The Blue’s vision had been cut off for quite a while. Not only the bishops but even the senior priests had never seen it, so the Blue’s vision was a vision that was only rampant in rumors.

“No matter how cool it is, there’s no way nobles will go there.”

“In the first place, before showcasing the vision, the talk is already over and scouting is finished.”

“In that sense, you’re too late, junior family head.”

“The Cardinals are also determined.”

Ah, is that so?

Is that what you’re saying?

Then let’s also get determined on this side.

* * *

The apprentice graduation ceremony began.

Everyone was buzzing with expectant faces.

“Which faith are you going to choose?”

“Gold, of course.”

“I’m White.”

“What about the Blue?”

“That place is all good, but you have to be poorer than others and only do menial work. I don’t think it’s particularly cool…”

“Ah, then that won’t do. Then I’ll go to Red…”

“Oh, then let’s go to the Red party together in the evening.”

As everyone made up their minds with a light heart, the graduation representative of the newbies was called.

“Newbie 1st place graduate, Isaac Eshua. Come forward.”

“Yes!”

But when Isaac stepped forward, the apprentices’ eyes widened.

Even the Cardinals.

Uh… Uhh?

Everyone was startled and frightened to see Isaac’s appearance.