I’m Going to Destroy this Country

The Red Cardinal’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

Upon seeing that, the Blue team members trembled in fear.

The Red Cardinal was smiling.

He was smiling, but… his eyes weren’t smiling! And now, his snake-like eyes were starting to show!

It seemed as if his eyes, tinted with the color of twilight, were changing into a bloody hue. Damn it!

In short, it meant that he was terribly angry.

But whether he knew about the situation or not…

“Huh? Did you not know about that?”

Aaah!!! You really!

“Ah, so. Is this what you promised you would show me?”

“Yeah. Didn’t you like it?”

Like it? You little brat!

The Blue team felt as if their souls were being sucked out of their mouths. Since they couldn’t see the Red Cardinal’s face, they felt like their hearts were being ripped out.

So, they had no choice but to desperately ask Isaac to go away.

And like a prayer, they begged, ‘Please, please go away.’

“Are you crazy?!”

“Why the hell are you doing this to the Red family…?!”

“Well, why not?”

What?

Why?

Is he just saying things because he doesn’t know?

Is he saying things without knowing if he will be caught by the Red family… No, it would surely be death!

“Don’t you know? Those guys are terrifying people who even brought down the royal family of the neighboring country!”

A family that seemed eternal with witch hunts had fallen. Thanks to the famous ≪Thorn Troop≫ expedition to conquer the continent with the Red faith.

And there’s more.

“They are guys who find and reveal followers of the Skeleton King and collaborators, and they rise and prosper with that merit!”

Isaac’s eyebrows twitched at those words.

…Skeleton King followers and collaborators?

What does this mean again?

What about Skeleton King followers? Is it  because heretics are everywhere?

“Collaborators?”

“Yes, they are the ones who are stealing information for the Skeleton King to destroy the Holy Empire!”

…Were there such amazing guys?

“Do you know? They are guys who betray humans to bring the Skeleton King into the Holy Empire!”

Is the Skeleton King already here?

“Yes! They are betraying humans to bring the Skeleton King into the Sacred Empire!”

That damn guy who’s spending money here?

“Yeah! Isn’t the Skeleton King paying an enormous price!”

Is that fake bastard spending money now? Damn it.

“Anyway, they are guys who, even if someone does crimes, make them burn at the stake through divine punishment!”

I know enough, so what?

Anyway, the gods were those who were angry at anything about the Skeleton King. If it had something to do with the Skeleton King, they would likely take action to dry up the roots.

So, offering greater blessings and rewards to the Red faith, which captures those associated with the Skeleton King.

“So, the Red has no choice but to turn their attention to Eshua…! Because they are most deeply connected with the Skeleton King!”

Ah, so they’re keeping an eye out in case there are corrupted individuals and monitoring if there is any connection.

“Yes! And you, you’ve already consumed the body of the Skeleton King! They are the ones trying to catch more and put them to death!”

In other words, they are closely watching.

‘If I were a traitor, the Red would receive substantial rewards from the gods.’

However, Whisper laughed, holding his stomach.

[Only a traitor? No, you are the Demon King himself!]

Sure enough, Isaac’s eyes seemed unusual.

“I am looking forward to the Blue. It seems like he has learned some strange techniques. And…”

The snake eyes of the Cardinal, who was laughing, scanned Isaac’s body up and down.

Isaac slightly narrowed his eyes at those searching eyes. It was a eerie gaze, as if his body was being stripped bare.

And Isaac knew the nature of that gaze.

‘Detection technique.’

A technique for grasping a person’s identity.

It wasn’t for nothing that Isaac didn’t want to encounter the Red Cardinal. There was a risk of revealing his magic core and identity.

If it’s the Red Cardinal, he could read even the memories of the soul. The Red were people who could find hidden demons, so it was natural.

As evidence, the Cardinal laughed significantly.

“Why can I feel the magical energy…?”

Isaac raised his eyebrows as if annoyed. Witnessing this, a surprised Whisper shivered and shouted.

[Kyaaaaaaaah! It’s not me, no! I didn’t leak any magic…!]

‘Shut up.’

[Yes.]

Soon, Isaac smiled.

Whisper was perfectly hidden. However, the reason he felt a sense of danger was probably because of his hands.

Thanks to sucking the holy power of the Red, he had almost completely restored his bone hands. But the Cardinal probably felt the traces of magic that he erased again.

However, it was a suspicion; it wasn’t evidence. He had completely erased the evidence.

‘Well, anyway, as long as I don’t get captured by the Heresy Inquisition.’

But is it easy to hand over the direct descendants of the Duke to the inquisition?

If you get along well politically with the imperial family, which is the only thing the Red can’t touch, you should be fine.

Even if that’s not the case, you just need to raise enough magic power to offset the sacred technique of the 9th rank.

‘Well, to do that, I just have to beat up a magician or demon and consume the magic core…’

Isn’t the Holy Empire a bit wide?

‘Well, if I can increase my power just right, I can definitely deal with these arrogant guys.’

In any case, he had consumed their holy power well, but the gods associated with the Red were all arrogant. Was there no way to handle them? They should quickly find the power of the Demon King before the gods move.

However, during his apprenticeship, there was no chance of meeting a magician.

So, Isaac, who was troubled by this, smiled innocently.

“I guess Your Excellency doesn’t remember when I ate the Skeleton King’s body when I was young.”

“…”

This kid?

“And if you haven’t had enough fun, shall I give you some joy even at the Gold Pentagon?”

At those words, the Blue team members froze.

…This time, is he trying to give away the son of the Gold Cardinal?

Receiving the attention, Kina grinned, but the Red Cardinal smirked.

“What kind of reward do you want this time?”

In response, Isaac chuckled as if he had been waiting.

To rescue his subordinate, he first needed to deal with the anti-magic shackles. And to do that, he needed to meet the subordinate in advance.

Of course, it was originally an impossible task…

“I want to see the demon who follows the Skeleton King in advance. Give me the key to the prison where they can be found.”

“…!”

The Red Cardinal’s gaze changed.

Then, for some reason, he raised the corner of his mouth.

“I can give it to you if the Gold Pentagon succeeds, but is it possible? After all, you will all disappear at the next Gold Pentagon anyway.”

Well, really?

This guy is talking nonsense again, but the atmosphere in the banquet hall was peculiarly tense.

Although they cared about Kina, the Gold team usually kept the Blue in check. But it seemed like they didn’t care about the Blue anymore.

No, rather… Was that a gaze of pity?

So, wondering why they were sending such unpleasant glances, at that moment.

“The mission of the Gold Pentagon has been assigned!”

When the notice was posted, both the priests and the apprentices were in turmoil.

“Indeed, the Gold Pentagon! It’s a short-term expedition mission!”

“A mission!”

In other words, it meant leaving the Papacy and going outside.

— Recover the item that the great Hella lost at each mission site.

Yeah, he knew that well.

The problem was where they would be dispatched to.

It’s not for nothing that casualties occur depending on the location of dispatch…