I’m Going to Destroy this Country

“Well, the woman who gave us the drug happened to be a magician. Turns out, she was trying to make us unconscious and sell us to the Magic Empire.”

“What? A magician? Trying to hand us over to the Magic Empire?!”

“Human trafficking?!”

“Yeah, we’re the priests of the famous Papacy. They must have heard that we came here on a mission. Anyway, it seems like there was an issue with being kidnapped by demons just now. They were planning to make a deal with the Holy Empire, saying they rescued us after we were captured by demons.”

“This is…Insane! How can a person resort to such actions using deception!”

Huhu, they were indeed innocent guys. They believed this.

“So, I threatened them, saying we would report this to the Papacy. If we did, they thought the Papacy would intervene, so they backed off.”

“Back off? To a little kid like you?”

When they suspiciously looked at Isaac, he flashed a confident smile.

“Why, can’t you believe it? Should I demonstrate how I did it?”

When Isaac took out the rattle, the Blue team inexplicably understood.

“Yeah, I understand without seeing.”

“It’s not too important anyway, right…?”

“Anyway, I asked if they knew where the kidnapped paladins were. They said it was a famous location. By the way, do you know a shortcut that magicians can use without being noticed?”

“A shortcut?!”

Yeah, it’s teleportation magic, a real shortcut. Pfft. Thanks to that, he skipped the magicians and just brought the paladins.

However, Shuri was in great shock.

Suspicious, right? But it was the truth that he stepped into the magicians’ territory.

“Did you see such a reckless guy! What if it’s a trap!”

“Well, it’s better than having my brothers fight the magicians. If we fought with the magicians, someone from our group would have died for sure. As protectors of faith, we can’t let those who believe in us die.”

“…!”

“Isaac…!”

The eyes of the Blue team shook as if moved when looking at Isaac. They thought this kid was just a reckless little brat, but such care…!

But Shuri looked at Isaac as if it was ridiculous.

…This kid couldn’t have such a sense of responsibility as Eshua, right?

“Anyway, since the paladins haven’t been eaten yet and are still held as emergency food, I brought them out. This guy is a demon that was guarding them. I brought him out while he was still asleep. Anyway, I’ll detoxify you, so you guys take care of that.”

Isaac put the magic core back into his pocket, smiling mischievously.

It’s been stored for a day or so, so it’s aged well.

‘I’m going to try pulling out some magic power.’

However, the Blue team members said something strange while packing their belongings.

“Anyway, it’s a relief that nothing happened. Do you know how scary the magicians who came to search were? They kept asking if you were kidnapped. They were worried.”

But Isaac, who heard those words, was dumbfounded.

What? Worried?

“This is ridiculous. Why would those magician bastards be concerned about priests? Those ominous guys…”

“That’s a bit harsh.”

“!”

People in hooded attire entered the first-floor lobby. They seemed to be searching the area.

‘They’re hiding it, but looking at their form, they look like nobles and maids.’

People who use magic.

Well, this area was still a neutral country, but it was a land of magicians. It’s natural for magicians to be here.

“It’s fortunate that the party has returned safely. Since the people from the famous Eshua lineage can cause trouble for us if they die in our territory.”

Of course, one of the five major faiths of the continent. Although the names of the families were famous even among magicians-

“Hey, Kim Shuri. Did you mention Eshua?”

In response to Shuri’s gaze, as if saying there was no way, the search team laughed while scrutinizing Isaac.

“Oh, you don’t seem to know yourselves too well. Eshua people can be recognized at a glance even in a crowd of a hundred thousand. Anyway, have you seen any demons around here?”

Isaac snorted.

These sneaky bastards. It seems they are chasing the demons who kidnapped priests after all.

Well, that’s to be expected.

That demon, the one who annihilated the apprentice priests of the Papacy 14 years ago. If they could evade the tracking of the paladins, how powerful would they be? The magic core must be enormous.

‘Well, they are guys who covet dragons and even Holy Spirits.’

In fact, they demanded the magic cores of the Fourteen Demons during the recent execution ceremony.

In that case, there’s no way to just let the demons who entered their territory go.

But would they dare to take away his prey? Damn bastards.

‘Well, you guys are already too late.’

And Shuri looked at Isaac, swallowing his saliva.

That guy was cunning.

Since he mentioned a ‘perfect king’, he probably intended to offer the magic core along with the head as evidence.

But if the magic core is taken by the magicians, the evidence will disappear.

Nevertheless, Isaac smiled smugly.

“I’ve never faced a demon, so you can go back to your dreams.”

But the magicians eyed Isaac suspiciously.

“I can feel the energy of the demon’s magic core…”

“It can’t be. You guys must have it.”

A strange interaction flowed.

Shuri swallowed. There was tension between magicians and priests. It could lead to a fight if not careful.

But only for a moment, the magician, looking at Isaac, burst into a forced laughter.

“Well, even if only the apprentice of the Papacy faced that demon alone, he wouldn’t have survived.”

Huhu! Alive and well, if not slightly beaten up?

However, the magicians left, exchanging unexpected words among themselves.

“If this is true, it’s not different from what ‘Hallak’ said.”

“!”

At those words, Shuri frowned. At the same time, he urgently grabbed Isaac.

“Isaac.”

Yeah. I heard it too.

Shuri told him that Hallak is an alias for his reckless uncle. Although it seemed to be connected, Shuri soon shook his head.

There was no way his uncle would expose them to danger.

“It must be someone with the same name. It’s a common name.”

“Probably not?”

“What? What is this…”

“Anyway, get ready. I’m detoxifying them.”

“No! Just explain and go, you bastard!”

Isaac, pushing Shuri and the Blue team out hastily, returned to the room.

Looking at Ash, who was trembling and lying down, Isaac spoke.

“Now, shall you receive your reward?”

Isaac grinned as he looked at Ash, who was lying face down and trembling.