I’m Going to Destroy this Country

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“Oh, what is this?”

“This is not good…”

“Hey, stop complaining. We need to finish this to go for the practical training.”

“Oh, it’s because of Naiser.”

“Quiet.”

The Papacy’s liturgy.

Apprentice priests of the Red were cleaning the temple with impressed expressions.

And their gaze was naturally directed towards the red-haired boy.

“What’s with the sudden cleaning?”

“I don’t know. Naiser asked Isaac Eshua for some work.”

“Oh, what a waste. It doesn’t even help with the evaluation.”

“Heh, why did Naiser pick a fight with Isaac Eshua from the beginning? Didn’t we get a penalty because of Naiser!”

“I heard that the Red team has already received a punitive mission, for the assignments presented by Isaac Eshua are excellent?”

“Shouldn’t we change factions?”

“Ah, if you think about work during the ordination ceremony, it might be a good idea.”

“…”

You son of a bitch!!

Kwaack!

The quill thrown by the annoyed Naiser Sephet split into two. Sitting at the table in the hall, he sharpened it fiercely while thinking of Isaac.

After that, Isaac never woke up. Naturally, he didn’t get help from his father.

-You couldn’t even bring Isaac Eshua. Do you request my help with such incompetence?

In the end, as soon as morning came, Naiser received three days of temple cleaning, toilet cleaning, office cleaning, preparing breakfast for priests, and all sorts of bomb-like chores from the Gold.

“Is this madness? The Gold Cardinal?!”

“Oh, those little Gold bastards!”

“There! You can’t even complete assignments properly, yet you talk a lot! Do you want to receive penalties over and over again?”

Argh, damn it!

At the outcry of the Gold priests, Naiser’s face distorted.

Having received a lot of work from the Gold, he couldn’t complete the tasks assigned to apprentices properly. It was only natural that he was resented by his teammates in this situation.

‘I have to excel here to raise my reputation among the White and Black.’

Other Saint candidates were training in different regions. Especially, there were geniuses from the West and North who didn’t come to the ordination ceremony.

No, to be honest, even without going to the West and North, there was already Kina Berit, who was overwhelmingly superior. He was a growing master who could swallow everything alone.

‘In a situation where it’s annoying just with Kina Berit, now the Blue?’

It was certain that he would be at the bottom in the Pentagon evaluation if things continued like this. And the only one who could handle this was his father, who was also a Cardinal.

‘But to get my father’s help, I have to bring that kid to him.’

So, Naiser Sephet had been waiting for Isaac all along.

All apprentices had to pray to God before starting their daily tasks. If he waited in this room of liturgy, he would definitely meet Isaac.

However, Isaac appeared six hours after Naiser had been waiting…

“What, punk. Why are you staring at me?”

“…Even if I die, do you think I wouldn’t think it’s because of you?”

Naiser glared at Isaac and Shuri.

That bastard!

If you’re a priest, no, if you’re from one of the Five Major Faiths, you should definitely come out and greet God from the break of dawn, right?!

He expected that and waited from dawn, how could this guy not show up even at noon? What is he doing?

“Hey! Naiser! What are you doing, not coming quickly! You have a mission to go! You’re going to be late! After taking the task, are you even going to be late!”

And that guy even appeared when the Red team had to go for a different mission!

“Ugh!”

Eventually, as Naiser turned around, Isaac chuckled, and Shuri sighed.

‘He deliberately came at this time to find out the Red’s schedule and screw it up.’

He’s a ruthless guy. He wouldn’t even pray to God  even when dying, which is terrifying.

‘How is he filling his divine power if he’s like this?’

To use holy magic, divine power is essential. But you have to engage in religious activities to fill divine power.

‘No way, it’s possible to engage in religious activities secretly, right…?’

“Kim Shuri. It seems that Molech still needs more education. Give him more .”

…No, maybe he’s gaining divine power by being chosen by an evil god to commit evil deeds.

But Isaac was looking at Naiser Sephet’s spy. The one who betrayed Naiser was bowing his head to Isaac, as if his conscience was pricking.

“Young master Isaac. I’ll be completely loyal to your every word from now on. Please, grant me one favor!”

Benya.

Didn’t he call him a servant, or was it a maid?

If he’s from one of the five Ducal Houses, it was common for a disciple to focus on improving their skills rather than specifically obtaining priestly ordination, and when it comes to the level of direct guards, they were often sent together to train and win priestly positions.

‘He came as an escort, so he’s at least 5th rank.’

In short, it meant that it was a very useful power for Isaac.

Well, there was a case where he hid the elixir to bring it to Naiser, but Isaac caught him and forced him to chew it.

“If you’re asking for a favor, do you want to meet the Red Cardinal?”

“Yes…! Please, I beg you!”

“Why? I have to reduce the number of rivals, right?”

“Please! Don’t do that…! Meeting the Red Cardinal will be beneficial for young master Isaac as well. The Gold is extremely harsh on the Blue, and they will never give a King in the Pentagon test to you.”

“What?”

“In reality, there has never been a precedent where someone from the Eshua family obtained a king from the Gold Pentagon.”

Isaac looked at Shuri as if asking if it was true.

Shuri sighed.

“It’s true. 14 years ago, uncle Lilai’s priestly apprenticeship score was 4 kings… The only result that was ‘Citizen’ was from the Gold Pentagon. It was a big deal because it was the first time in decades that a Five Star came out. But there was no fuss, because the Gold deliberately let him fail.”

If it’s a citizen level, isn’t it practically the lowest grade? Right below is the Skeleton level, which means failure.

‘Isn’t it too obvious discrimination even though the relationship between the Gold and the Blue is bad?’

But Benya said that 14 years ago he was a noble.

“…If it’s a citizen level, it’s considered excellent. Young master Isaac might even fail to enter the Academy.”

“Why? Did many priests die in the tests of the Gold and the Red? It doesn’t mean anything to me.”

“…But the person in charge of the Gold Pentagon this time is Cardinal Berit?”

“What does that matter?”

“Huh? Yes? Yes? No, uh…”

When a flustered Benya looked at Shuri, Shuri sighed deeply.

Come to think of it, he seems to be the only one who doesn’t know about this scandal.

In the end, Shuri whispered to Isaac.

“Cardinal Berit wants to kill you out of personal grudge.”

“…Is he the one who gave me the Golden Elixir?”

“He might have given it to save your life. The Papacy is good at keeping up appearances.”

Isaac laughed.

Well, even if a human has deep resentment, how deep can it be? He would kill a mere 10-year-old child…

“Your mother was originally engaged to Cardinal Berit. But she was taken away by your father.”

…Damn, I want to kill him!

I really want to tear him apart!!

Isaac frowned.

“Well, even though it was an engagement between noble families. However, after that incident, the Papacy openly cut off support for the Blue.”

[Yuck! Seriously, was it a love triangle?!]

Damn, so is that why he hated himself so much since he was a child?!

“Well, there was no problem at the time, but… Cardinal Berit, who loved your mother, couldn’t even hold hands with her and was taken away. I wonder how he feels about it.”

Guys, sorry!

Just escape on your own!

In Isaac’s expression, Benya’s face brightened.

“W-Well, as long as you meet His Excellency the Enemy Cardinal, it won’t be difficult for you to pass the Gold Pentagon. So…”

Isaac’s eyes gleamed.

“Yeah. That’s right. Not bad.”

Thinking about it, the Red guy might be the prison warden who currently has his subordinate locked up.

If he does well, he may be able to assess the state of the imprisoned subordinate before the Pentagon, or perhaps create an opportunity to steal him away.

Of course, the Red Cardinal had an impression that was not good at all, like a viper. He tried not to meet him if possible, but…

“Even just meeting for a moment… Huh?!”

But at that moment, a black hand appeared from somewhere and swiftly kidnapped Isaac.

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The Papacy, the Gold Cardinal’s room.

On the splendid desk of the Gold Cardinal, a thick book with the emblems of the gods drawn on it was spread open.

And the page he was looking at was about the Supreme God. There, the emblem of the Supreme God was drawn. The very emblem that chose Isaac during his ordination ceremony.

The power of the highest level that no one from the Gold Faith could draw, and the power that no one even thought they could draw.

When Cardinal Berit, who was looking at that emblem, distorted his golden eyes, there was a knock, and the Cardinal flipped the book over with a snap.

“Come in.”

With that word, the door opened…

Bang!!

No, it broke.

Isaac, who almost smashed the door and entered, opened his eyes wide.

“Wow, Your Excellency. You’re not at all like you’re pretending to be polite. What are you asking your attendants to do? I didn’t expect you to do something barbaric like kidnapping during our conversation.”

Cardinal Berit seemed to be stunned by the shattered door. His gaze was like asking who the barbaric one was now.

“A bastard who doesn’t even get along well with Eshua.”

Isaac raised his eyebrows.

This guy had said the right things as soon as he saw him.

Words that deserve a punch.

However, even his gestures seemed to be very oppressive and coldly dignified, as if he didn’t want to waste time, Isaac didn’t want to waste time either. He clicked his tongue.

“Well, you’re not the type to exchange greetings and such. I have something to say directly.”

Isaac chuckled.

Yeah. Whether he knew it or not, it’s a relationship of resentment, so he won’t say anything good.

“Yes, yes. Well, whether you’ll ask why I’ve been acting like shit…”

“Become the adopted son of the Gold.”

“Yes, I knew you’d say that…”

…

…

…Hey, you bastard??