I’m Going to Destroy this Country

The Skeleton King’s body?

Isaac and Shuri looked at the envoy with bewilderment. Isaac in particular couldn’t help but tilt his head.

‘Why did it appear in another kingdom?’

Wasn’t the Skeleton King’s body in the possession of the sacred dragon?

‘Is it different from that one?’

Since there was a possibility it could be fake, Isaac decided to ask to make sure.

“Is that really the Skeleton King’s body? Which part is it?”

Shuri looked at Isaac as if telling him to fix his speech, but the envoy answered while clenching his fists.

“Well, we can’t tell which part it is because the demonic energy is too evil. Demons and dragons have appeared, and people from the Magic Empire came to check the item and are telling us to hand it over, but…”

Isaac chuckled.

‘It’s already over with the dragons and Magic Empire.’

[It seems to be Master’s real body?]

Yeah. It must be.

Especially the Magic Empire was a country that worked with various dragons. And those guys obsessed with magic wouldn’t covet something that wasn’t the Skeleton King’s body. Didn’t they say they coveted the Skeleton King’s body in the Saint’s treasure vault immensely?

‘If those guys visited in person and are demanding it be handed over, it’s definitely real.’

But there was a point he didn’t understand.

“Why are you requesting me? If you hand it over to the Magic Empire, you could extort an amount of money beyond imagination, right? Frankly speaking, they must have offered an amount the kingdom can’t even dream of.”

“Isaac.”

Shuri gave him a look, but the envoy clenched his fists.

“If we hand it over to another country, it could potentially become a tool for continental war.”

Well, that’s true.

The Skeleton King’s body, which could blow away a huge forest just by existing, was already the strongest weapon.

Various countries must be eyeing it greedily.

Shuri spoke as if disgusted.

“Then you could have entrusted it to the Papacy. Honestly, entrusting it to this guy…”

“Hey. Shuri. What’s wrong with me? Why not me with this excellent personality?”

“You bastard… if you had a conscience…”

“We trust young master Isaac more than the Papacy.”

Shuri looked as if he had received the biggest shock of his life.

“…Why?”

“Hey. What’s with that look of disgust? People recognize those who will become great!”

“Well… actually, our youngest prince said ‘At least young master Isaac can be trusted’… and recommended you.”

This time even Isaac, who had been praising himself, was taken aback.

…The prince? Why? Me?

Shuri looked at Isaac suspiciously.

“…You… Did you have any acquaintance with Julius’ prince?”

“…No. I’m not sure.”

“…You didn’t pickpocket Julius’ prince’s valuables while traveling or anything…?”

“I didn’t, okay?”

It’s not a lie, he really doesn’t know.

Then the envoy looked at both of them cautiously.

“Um… Actually, he said he met you 16 years ago, at the stone-picking ceremony in the Saint’s treasure vault…”

As soon as the words fell, an exclamation close to a scream burst out.

“Ah!”

Come to think of it, during his infancy! Among the Saint candidates who came flocking to the Saint’s treasure vault, there was that prince brat!

-Honestly, I’m confident in my saintly abilities, but I don’t think I have the potential to become a Saint. I’ve come to find the Skeleton King’s physical body and to see who will become the real Saint.

-Isn’t platinum blonde the symbol of Hella’s ancestors? I heard it’s a color that hasn’t appeared even in the Pope’s family for thousands of years! If someone with the color of the great ancestors has appeared, doesn’t that mean the Saint has already been decided? It’s direct evidence of receiving God’s blessing!

-Did you cast a transparency holy technique on me too? You saved me, right?

-Thank you. For me who’s not used to fighting demons… I won’t forget this grace! I’ll convey it well to the king… Ack!

Isaac looked at the ceiling.

Right… There seemed to have been such a guy.

[You mean the prince whose holy power you sucked dry with the ring and killed?]

…No. I didn’t kill him.

-Dya, dayayaya (You had the most holy power among them)!!

-[Kyahaha, Master. The prince has a tremendous amount of holy power!]

…Ah. I did drain his holy power to the point where death might have been better.

Shuri also looked at distant mountains.

“Ah… I remember. We met him in the treasure vault when you were an infant.”

Shuri vividly remembered his childhood.

Right. Because he could see the flow of holy power with his eyes, he saw in real-time the prince being sucked dry.

‘Oh my… That prince…’

But as if knowing that situation, the envoy looked at Isaac with admiration.

“The prince said young master Isaac is someone he can trust…!”

Isaac laughed, puheh.

“Kya, I remember alright. Since he’s such a precious person of Julius, I worked hard to save him from the trap back then.”

“…”

Shuri’s expression looking at Isaac was worth seeing.

You bastard… Don’t you feel guilty?

“It’s good to see that protecting him well back then has paid off.”

Hey. Do you have something called a conscience??

However, Isaac looked at the envoy as if the contract had been sealed.

“Alright. Then I’ll go to the Julius Kingdom this time too to protect the prince.”

…Don’t you feel guilty?!!

* * *

Right. When the prince of Julius Kingdom calls, he should go willingly. It’s none other than his body that’s there, right? He should go get his body and extort as much as possible.

Honestly, Isaac thought it was a completely sweet request, but-

“Travel ban?”

Isaac looked at Shabnak at the unexpected news.

Since he was going to another country after receiving a request, he needed to notify the Papacy and leave a record of departure.

But Shabnak, who had gone to the Papacy, came back with an even more unexpected answer.

“The Pope blocked it? Going to Julius?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Please check for yourself.”

Shabnak held out an official document stamped with the Papacy’s seal.

Isaac’s eyebrows raised as he saw it.

-The Julius Kingdom is currently in a politically complex situation due to special geographical conditions. For the safety of the Blue’s successor, visits are strictly prohibited.

-Also, since you may consume the Skeleton King’s body again, requests related to the Skeleton King’s body are strictly prohibited.

Look at these bastards? Are they crazy to die?

Shuri rubbed his forehead, saying it made sense.

“The neighboring country of Julius is a vassal state of another Empire. They’ll probably freak out thinking a family at the level of the Five Great Dukes is coming to deploy troops.”

A family at the level of a Great Duke in a huge Empire can mobilize forces that surpass an ordinary kingdom. Not to mention if it’s a family of the Five MajorFaiths.

And although he’s not a Duke, just Isaac the junior family head going is enough to cause military uneasiness and risk of kidnapping… what the hell?

“This is complete nonsense! It only looks like they’re using all sorts of excuses to interfere with Eshua! And what’s this about eating again! Am I an infant?!”

“…You won’t eat it?”

[You won’t eat it, Master?]

No. I will eat it.

Shuri also spoke angrily. What’s this about worrying for Isaac’s body?

“They’re saying they’ll send another family instead of Isaac? They’ve really made up their mind. They’re trying to prevent Julius and Eshua from becoming close, and steal all the credit. With the Skeleton King’s body, it’s enough credit to be recognized as a Saint.”

First the new recruits, and now this. Theyknew the Pope had started openly checking Eshua, but isn’t this too much?

‘Something special has come out in Julius. If we gain negotiation rights through this incident, it’s definitely beneficial for Eshua.’

But with the travel ban order issued, there’s no way to leave.

“As long as you’re a priest of the Five Great Families, you can’t go to Julius…”

“Why can’t I go?”

“What?”

Isaac chuckled.

* * *

‘A travel ban issued by the Pope?’

Who cares about that.

“I can just go as a special envoy of the Imperial Family, you know?”

That way I can ignore the Pope’s order and leave, you know?

Moreover, going as an envoy of the Imperial Family, do you think the Pope would dare to stop it?

Shuri heard those words and admired, saying ‘Wow… look at this bastard using his wits’, but Isaac snorted.

Of course, you can’t become a special envoy of the Imperial Family just because you want to, but Isaac had connections for times like this.

‘Kuh, our cute bag of tricks brother.’

I’ll have to get help from the Crown Prince again this time…

“His Highness the Crown Prince has refused to meet.”

…What the heck?!

Isaac, who had come to meet the Crown Prince, rarely had his eyes wide open, but the Crown Prince’s head maid bowed her head apologetically.

“His Highness says to go back. He says he has nothing to say to young master Isaac.”

Isaac, on the verge of being driven out, rubbed his forehead.

Damn. They said he was upset, but he’s really upset.

He came to apologize for what happened at the coming-of-age ceremony too. Honestly, it would be a lie to say there wasn’t a part where he looked down on the Crown Prince.

He thought he wouldn’t be difficult to handle since he’s a Skeleton King fanboy and thinks of himself as the Skeleton King.

‘This is a bit troublesome.’

If he can’t seduce the Crown Prince, he won’t be able to eat this country even after becoming the Pope.

He hasn’t revealed his identity yet, but even if he uses magic, this guy is the only Emperor who would turn a blind eye. The most ideal scenario was for Shablis to become Emperor and himself to become Pope, and then devour this Empire.

Isaac looked at the head maid with a groan, as if he had a headache.

“Then could you at least deliver a letter…”

“He said bribes won’t work either.”

Man! Is he doing this?!

“He won’t read anything you send.”

I’m getting pissed off, should I just say fuck it and grab this bastard by the collar and drag him here?

[Gaak, Master! The sacred dragon’s power is hard to deal with! Please resolve this peacefully!]

But it was then.

“He’ll accept my letter, so please deliver it.”

“!”

Isaac was startled to see the girl standing behind him. She was a blonde girl about the same age.

“Are you young master Isaac? I’m Charlotte Alekfreik Hella.”

There was no need to ask who she was, smiling kindly.

“Pleased to meet you, Your Highness the Imperial Princess.”

As Shablis’ younger sister, she is the only imperial princess of this Empire. Judging by the Crown Prince’s appearance, he had roughly guessed, but the younger sister imperial princess looked very intelligent and beautiful.

‘Is she a magician?’

She seemed to have been interested in Isaac for a while.

The imperial princess asked for writing paper in a nearby reception room.

“I had asked you to take on my guard duty before, but I was sad that it became nothing due to circumstances on this side. But what should I tell my brother?”

“Ah. His Highness is upset. Tell him I want to see his face.”

At those words, the imperial princess received imperial exclusive paper and pen from the maid and handed them to Isaac.

“He’ll read my letter, but I wonder if my brother will actually want to see your face…”

He was said to be quite angry about what happened at the coming-of-age ceremony.

“He happened to hear unfavorable words from the Pope…”

The Pope was no different from a trauma for the siblings.

Honestly, they were just enduring it, but they were hiding madness to the point where it wouldn’t be strange if they killed all the Papacy priests.

The Crown Prince, who felt betrayed by Isaac, might distance himself from priests rather than calm down.

“He said not to let any priests approach, so you probably won’t be able to make any deals.”

Then Isaac, who was writing something, laughed evilly, kukukuk.

“Don’t worry about that. Your Highness the Imperial Princess just needs to deliver it. This one shot will probably do it.”

The imperial princess tilted her head. No matter what the text was, there was no way her brother would appear with just one phrase, right?

Soon the letter was delivered, but no one had high expectations. The head maid thought so too.

It would just be a useless action by the young junior family head.

Yeah, that’s what they thought, but…

Thump thump! Thump thump! Thump thump!

Thump! Thump thump! Thump!

Along with the sound of running at full speed… Thud!

No, along with the sound of bumping into something, the door of the reception room opened.

“?!”

Slam!

The imperial servants, head maid, and imperial princess were startled.

The Crown Prince, who had run… no, almost flown here, appeared in the reception room, panting.

“Y-Your Highness?!”

The imperial princess looked at Isaac in surprise.

“What on earth did you send in that letter?”

Isaac laughed, puhuhuheh.

“It’s a secret.”