I’m Going to Destroy this Country

This year’s became the most talked-about in history for many reasons.

It couldn’t be helped, as it was an unprecedented situation with the revival of the Blue’s vision, and even the Pope and Melissa appearing.

Moreover, the priests couldn’t help but be shaken by Isaac’s almost grotesque money show trick.

The Empire’s ministers were also quite curious.

“Which side will win this faith selection?”

“I heard this year’s graduates are especially outstanding. Whichever side takes more will benefit.”

“The direction of nobles’ investments will be determined by this success or failure.”

“Will the Gold, the immortal Pope’s family, sweep them all up as usual?”

“Hey, but wasn’t the Blue’s performance quite impressive this year?”

“Tsk, still, they can’t beat the existing faiths…”

“Well, that’s true too. Hahaha.”

And in this situation, the Eshua mansion was turned upside down.

“What?! All of this year’s graduates joined the Blue?”

My goodness, what’s going on?

Benjamin, the second son who received the report at the mansion, was dumbfounded. He looked over the official list sent from the Papacy again as if he couldn’t believe it.

No matter how many times he looked, it wasn’t a forged document. But the content was too strange.

“Out of 532 graduates, 512 chose the Blue…”

Benjamin couldn’t help but be bewildered.

“Essentially all the graduates have joined, haven’t they?”

Excluding the retainers who couldn’t join because they already belonged to other faiths, the conclusion is that almost all graduates chose the Blue.

Honestly, the knights were trembling. At first, they were about to get angry thinking the Papacy bastards had sent Gold’s list by mistake, but no matter how many times they looked, it was definitely an official document.

‘My goodness, how could this happen to the Blue…!’

Who could have imagined? Not the Gold, but such a crowd pouring into the Blue?

Moreover, this year was rumored to have an especially outstanding group of talents. To think such amazing guys would join the Blue!

The knights who came to report and Benjamin’s subordinates were almost on the verge of tears.

“Rejoice…!”

“Finally, such a thing has happened to the Blue!”

“Yes… It’s something to be happy about. It’s something to be happy about, but…”

Benjamin, who should actually be happy, didn’t look happy at all. The problem was the paper that came along with the new recruit list.

The name of that paper was none other than ‘Invoice’.

Benjamin, who had been reading the never-ending document with patience, finally exploded.

“Let’s say the new recruits are fine, but what the hell is this!”

Bang!

The subordinates were startled by Benjamin slamming the desk with the documents.

“Wh-What kind of invoice is it to…”

“See for yourself!”

The subordinates who saw the document were startled.

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-To Uncle Benjamin.

I request payment for the following items for Blue’s new recruit education.

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-Diamond weapons (for new recruit education)

-Ruby tops (winter) (for new recruit education)

-Ruby bottoms (winter) (for new recruit education)

-Gold thread shoes (winter) (for new recruit education)

-Waistband (Eshua Blue) (for new recruit education)

-Luxury leather bag (jewel decoration required) (for new recruit education)

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-Diamond tops (summer) (for new recruit education)

-Pure gold bottoms (summer) (for new recruit education)

-Pure gold shoes (summer) (for new recruit education)

-Spare jewels for entertaining the junior family head (for new recruit education)

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Total 127 items, 512 of each requested.

—From your loving nephew, Isaac.

“What new recruit education! It’s all for his own greed!”

And what’s with the last one!

“This bastard, doesn’t he even try to hide his desires!”

But the problem wasn’t just Isaac’s invoice. Another invoice that came with it…

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-To my son Benjamin.

I request the following items for Isaac’s nourishment.

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-Top-grade elixir (energy recovery) (for Isaac)

-Top-grade ingredients (energy recovery) (for Isaac)

-Waistband (holy power enhancement) (for Isaac)

-White faith potion (height growth promotion) (for Isaac)

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-Jeweled top (mental recovery) (for Isaac)

-Jeweled bottom (confidence recovery) (for Isaac)

-Luxury leather bag (mental recovery) (for Isaac)

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Total 150 items.

—From Melissa, who loves her son.

“Why is Mother doing this too!!”

And what’s with this list that strangely seems to have Isaac’s influence!

Benjamin angrily slammed the documents.

And around the same time, at the Eshua mansion’s training ground.

‘Why did it turn out like this?’

Isaac was staring at the sky with lifeless eyes.

On the other hand, the Blue’s priests were looking at Isaac enviously. That’s because all sorts of items were piled up around Isaac.

Yeah. So, starting with elixirs, there were elixirs and elixirs, elixirs…

“Come on, Isaac, say ah~”

Isaac rubbed his forehead as he looked at Melissa holding out a spoon to him.

Shit. Something’s gone wrong here!

“Why, don’t you like the tonic your Grandma is giving you?”

It’s not the elixir I don’t like, it’s you, you bastard!

Melissa, thinking Isaac was affected by the Pope’s power, brought an enormous amount of tonics and elixirs.

She even used her feeding skill. With a smiling face never seen before. Isaac couldn’t help but get goosebumps.

‘If I’m found out, it’s death… It’s death.’

And Shuri said a word to Isaac who was like that.

“Why do you look like you’re about to die every time you see Grandma?”

Shuri, who received the same tonic, was devouring the jam-like elixirs and tonics as if he was honored.

Shuri, unable to even make eye contact with Melissa, whose beauty could ruin a country, was shedding tears.

“She’s giving you something precious, so eat it well, you brat.”

Get lost. As if you’d eat well what your enemy gives you! And in the first place, are you kidding? Giving the Demon King priests’ tonics…

At the same time, Melissa looked at Isaac suspiciously.

“To dislike priests’ tonics, you really…”

“Cough, cough gulp!”

Isaac hurriedly devoured the tonic.

“It’s delicious! My tongue is melting!”

Melissa, who had been gloomy, was very happy. But even so, she looked at Isaac pitifully.

It seemed she was still bothered that Isaac had eaten the Skeleton King’s body.

“Seeing that smell doesn’t disappear, I guess I need to try harder.”

No, you don’t need to try! Can you please not make any effort and just be like a regular Grandma?

But at those words, Shuri looked at Melissa as if worried, but also as if he had made a decision.

“Um… It’s presumptuous, but Grandmother, you said you had a chance to kill the Skeleton King, right?”

What, man?

Then Melissa answered with a very apologetic look.

“I guess you heard from Leia. Yes, I feel sorry about that part. If I had caught Isaak* then, Eshua wouldn’t have been cursed.” (tl/n: a little reminder that it was Skeleton King’s name)

No. It wasn’t me who cursed Eshua, you idiot. More than that, a chance to kill me? Was there such a thing?

At the same time, at Melissa’s expression as if she had become a sinner, Shuri hurriedly replied in surprise.

“No! That’s not it, I was curious! We’ll have to catch the Skeleton King to be recognized as Saints too, and since you said you had a chance to kill him, I was curious about the Skeleton King’s weakness…!”

At Shuri’s words, Whisper chuckled.

[Can you be recognized as a Saint if you catch the Skeleton King?]

‘Well, it is the fastest way.’

Isaac had expected this too. That the Saint candidates would all be aiming for the demon groups.

Is there a greater achievement than eliminating the Skeleton King’s army that was said to have revived?

At the same time, Melissa looked at Shuri, who had asked the question, as if pitying him.

“It’s probably not the kind of weakness you’re thinking of. Isaak was a strong person without weaknesses. Though he was an enemy… he was amazing.”

“Then when did Grandmother…”

“It was just that my heart was weak. I had two chances to annihilate Isaak, but I couldn’t do it. Once in the Battle of Philia, and once in the Dragon War.”

At those words, Isaac went ‘Ah’ as if he understood.

[The Battle of Philia was when human countries got involved in the descent of the gods, right?]

Well, that’s right. The gods lied that I had invaded.

Anyway, I’m not sure which point in time that refers to, but I know exactly which point in time the Dragon War refers to.

‘It must be when I was attacked by God’s messenger.’

Ah, that was honestly a time when even Isaac considered it dangerous. It was when he couldn’t do anything due to the joint attack of the dragons, and he felt Melissa’s energy too, so he thought he was screwed.

But unexpectedly she didn’t attack and just passed by, so he thought she hadn’t seen him.

‘Did she pretend not to see me?’

If he had been attacked then, he would have really been annihilated or returned to hell to become a level 1 skeleton.

In a sense, it’s really death.

[In a way, she’s a benefactor, isn’t she?]

At those words, Isaac rolled his eyes. Do you think my heart will soften because of that? This family is mine.

But Melissa, recalling the Skeleton King, shuddered as if remembering the old days.

“Anyway… Isaak. That guy didn’t even… fight me properly once, why on earth…”

Shuri was startled by Melissa’s rising holy power of anger, and the Blue’s knights wailed and raged.

“That must have been a way to tarnish the Blue’s honor! To send away a knight who came to fight without even showing his face! This is clearly an insult!”

“That’s right! It’s telling us to just go back and be cursed in the Holy Empire after failing the mission!”

“Didn’t he do the same to all the previous generation saint ladies, trapping them in mazes!”

“I heard he at least fought in the beginning. By the end, did he get too lazy to even fight!”

“As expected, he’s a petty bastard! Trash that should disappear! No wonder his head got skinned!”

“…”

[Master. These bastards are cursing you? They’re openly badmouthing you???]

‘It’s fine. It’s better for them to hate the Skeleton King.’

[What?]

Isaac recalled the old days.

It’s an event from so long ago that he doesn’t even know when it was.

-Isak, Isak*. I’ll lift your curse. If we make peace and stop fighting, won’t both of us and you become peaceful? (tl/note: here he was called by his korean name)

The Saintess who said that disappeared like dew on the execution ground.

But now no one knows. Not even her name.

Because it was cleanly erased by the Pope.

‘Things like a Saintess and a Demon King becoming friends.’

There’s no way the Pope would allow it.

‘So let’s keep being enemies.’

In the first place, he was planning to deal with the Pope and take over this family, property, and even this country.

‘Well, I’ll have to raise my rank to 9th first for that.’

He roughly gauged how strong that guy was from this encounter with the Pope.

‘Although Melissa is here, I’ll need to build up my strength to be able to face him too.’

First of all, the Blue’s vision wasn’t at the completion stage yet.

That’s because the vision he used was still at level 1, the ignition stage. He’ll have to raise that and grow the Blue along with it.

‘Well, before that, I need to check on my slaves first.’

Just as Isaac got up with a grin, a stern voice of reprimand fell on him.

“Isaaaaac!!”

“!”

Everyone was startled by Benjamin’s shout echoing in the training ground. Benjamin was panting and looking for Isaac.

“Where did this kid go!!”

Then the Blue family head and Lilai in the training ground, as if they had noticed something, quickly blocked Benjamin.

“What’s the matter, Brother?”

“If you’re looking for Isaac, he went to meet the new recruits.”

Benjamin waved the paper as if saying to quickly hand over Isaac.

“New recruits my ass, what is this ridiculous invoice! Father, did you just sit by and watch him buy such things?!”

“It’s fine.”

“How is it fine?!”

“That’s right. It’s fine.”

“Lilai!!!”

“Brother! What’s a little money compared to raising warriors who will defeat the Skeleton King! What’s important is new blood! The talents! What does it matter if it costs a bit to feed and clothe them!”

“…”

This… damn it! You bastard with nothing but the Skeleton King in your brain!

“Who do you think is responsible for what you wear and eat! Are you looking down on the budget!”

“We’ll just eat and use a bit less, what’s the big deal.”

“Hey!!”

“I’ll save too.”

“Father!!!”

Benjamin grabbed the back of his neck as if his insides were bursting.

“Who’s going to feed all those new recruits if we accept them all!”

But then.

“Lord Benjamin. Young Master Isaac asked to deliver this to you.”

“…?”

Benjamin tilted his head at the paper brought by the knight.

“What invoice is he trying to give now… Huh? Support funds?”

It seemed the money extorted from the Red and Gold had arrived.

Benjamin, who was about to rush off and grab Isaac by the collar, soon calmed down as he quickly scanned the invoice with his eyes.

“Lord Benjamin?”

“…Oh. This roughly matches up.”

“Pardon?”

“…No, there’s even some left over?”

Benjamin coughed, ahem. And as if he had never been angry, he turned around with a calm face.

“Tell Isaac… he did well.”

“Pardon?”

A new wind was blowing in the Blue.

* * *

The 500 new recruits gathered at the Eshua training ground were all standing with expectant faces.

Among them was the Red team that always picked fights with Isaac.

“Wow, I’m excited.”

They couldn’t hide their thrilling hearts.

With Isaac’s money show and the vision, they couldn’t help but have high expectations after seeing so much.

“Isaac… No, the junior family head is going to train us personally, right?”

“What kind of training will he do?”

“More than that, to really give us that much salary… Hehehe.”

But it was then.

“Have you come, my slaves?”

“…?”

With a familiar voice, Isaac stepped out in front of them. Isaac was grinning like a devil, as if he had never had a kind face.

“Welcome to my hell.”

…What?

“Kuhehe. I’ll work you to death from now on.”

…What???