I’m Going to Destroy this Country

Lilai and Shuri were dizzy.

…What did I just hear?

‘Fight one-on-one… no, he’ll roll us?’

Shuri held his forehead.

More than that, didn’t that bastard just call him Lilai… No, no, no! I must have misheard.

‘Right, no matter how unfilial that bastard is, he wouldn’t go that far with his uncles…’

But looking at Lilai, Shuri understood something.

Yeah… I didn’t mishear.

Lilai was in despair, holding his face with both hands.

“Shuri.”

“Yes.”

“This uncle seems to have gone a bit deaf.”

“No. You heard correctly.”

“Our good Isaac wouldn’t do that.”

“No. That bastard is originally like that.”

“Isaac must be temporarily shocked because of eldest brother’s couple and Kaya!!”

“No, he’s originally like that, I’m telling you?”

“That can’t be…”

“Shuri! Lilai! You bastards, are you listening to me!”

At Isaac’s angry voice, Lilai despaired.

…Was it after the Saintess’s awakening? Is this why Benjamin was raging, saying ‘I was about to die but came out of the coffin again because of Isaac’s education!’?

“No, no. Our Isaac wouldn’t…”

“Lilai! You fight Benjamin! If you lose, I’ll roll you hard!”

At Isaac’s shout that couldn’t be denied, Shuri cautiously approached. Lilai seemed greatly shocked, crouching down and holding his forehead.

Well, since Lilai is practically Isaac’s de facto father who raised him since he was a baby, the shock must be great.

It wouldn’t be strange for the blinders to come off now.

“Uncle, are you okay? So, what happened is…”

“Skeleton King, you worm-like bastard…”

…What?

“Skeleton King! How dare you corrupt such a cute child!! I won’t forgive you!”

…Hmm. Is this the Skeleton King’s doing?

Soon Isaac shouted with flashing eyes:

“Tell Benjamin and Joseph to come here right now!”

“We’re already here.”

“!”

Benjamin and Joseph were walking over.

“We came because we heard some explosion from the training ground.”

What on earth is this scene?

Soon Isaac looked for someone.

“Where’s Leia?”

As if answering that question, a soft weight was felt on Isaac’s back.

“Isaac, have you been well?”

Leia was tightly hugging Isaac from behind.

After the Saintess’s awakening, Leia’s expression had completely blossomed. She originally had a mature personality and smiled maturely, but there was always something dark. Now she looked exactly her age.

[Somehow, she seems to like Master even more.]

There were signs that Leia liked Isaac before, but back then anxiety and uneasiness were deeper.

In the past she had eyes that saw Isaac as a helper with the same goal, but now it feels like she sees him as her only savior.

‘Well, I did work hard as a savior by saving her father.’

It would have been troublesome if Leia turned evil.

But Whisper smiled lewdly.

[From my perspective, it looks like she sees him as both savior and man? Hehehe.]

‘Hey, that’s your misunderstanding.’

But then, Benjamin looked at Isaac with disgust.

“By the way Isaac, you… don’t intend to hide your true thoughts anymore?”

“What nonsense are you talking about, true thoughts… Ah…!”

Isaac hurriedly covered his mouth. He realized his mistake looking at Lilai who seemed to have been hit several times.

‘The act came undone!’

Damn it, these damn Blue family bastards! I got pissed because these bastards completely ignored my words!

“Un-Uncle! I’m sorry. I just…!”

“No. This gives me one more reason to kill the Skeleton King.”

…No, that Skeleton King is me, you bastard!

“Anyway, it’s good you came. Uncle Benjamin! Fight, right now! Those bastards don’t believe my method!”

Benjamin was dumbfounded.

Nephew. Can you choose between formal or informal speech…?

‘More than that, of course they don’t believe.’

Those guys were the Blue’s elite ‘Killer Whales’ led by Lilai.

They handle Blue’s highest grade missions… yes, simply put, it means they’re the most elite knights in the Blue.

Not only telling such top-tier elites to abandon the training method they’ve been using until now and introducing something strange, now he’s telling them to fight…?

“I’m grateful you awakened me, but telling 5th and 6th rank to fight them is a great insult to those guys.”

“No! That’s not true! We’ll do anything our junior family head, our lifesaver, tells us to do!”

As the knights flashed their eyes, Benjamin pretended to know.

“Ah… You guys are the ones who had your organs harvested in Delos.”

“Yes! There are still bastards who don’t acknowledge young master Isaac, but if we can awaken, we’d go crazy with envy!”

“Separate public and private matters. Lilai, quickly take those nonsense-spewing guys back…”

“Fine. I’ll accept.”

“?!”

Lilai raised his sword towards his brother. He didn’t draw it from the scabbard.

“If I win, Isaac will receive training from me to crack the Skeleton King’s skull! This uncle will lead you on the sure path! Since brother is 6th rank, I specially won’t draw my sword!”

Benjamin was exasperated.

“A 9th rank seriously against a 0th rank…”

Then Isaac quickly whispered to Benjamin and Joseph.

Benjamin and Joseph’s eyes widened at those words.

What? Just do that?

Lilai was enraged.

“Fight with the determination to kill, you guys!”

But the knights were troubled looking at Joseph warming up.

“Fight with all our might…”

“No matter what, there’s no way young master Joseph can beat us. Even if Isaac awakened him personally… Huh?”

Joseph, who had drawn his sword with a swish, disappeared instantly.

“Huh?”

“Huuuh?”

The knights looked around in confusion.

The disappeared Joseph couldn’t be seen.

‘No, he didn’t disappear…’

“Gasp!”

Just as they sensed Joseph’s presence, they thought their breath would stop. Joseph, whose presence was clearly felt in the sky, had somehow entered the knights’ embrace.

“Wh-What???”

Then Joseph grinned and swung his sword.

.

As if powerful holy power exploded, the knights screamed and flew far away. When two 8th rank knights were taken down instantly, Lilai raised his voice.

“You guys, do it properly! There’s no need to go easy just because it’s the master family…”

“No… We didn’t go easy!!”

“What??”

What do you mean you didn’t go easy?

But the knights were rather looking at Joseph in confusion.

They knew Joseph’s swordsmanship skills best as they taught him. Just 3rd rank level. But to change like this?

“What’s this? He’s 5th rank but completely different…”

What on earth did Isaac do…!

But Lilai, who couldn’t trust the knights, sighed.

“You guys will receive group punishment later!”

Shouting like that, Lilai immediately rushed towards Benjamin.

Benjamin pushed up his glasses and activated a divine technique. It was as Isaac had instructed.

Flash!

As powerful blue light flew, Lilai nonchalantly deflected it with his sword…

‘Huh?’

Deflecting my ass, the divine technique pierced through the sword.

“Wai…! Ugh!”

The divine technique that pierced through grazed Lilai’s body. The power was extraordinary.

‘A divine technique that penetrates objects?’

It’s a divine technique that’s not often used in the Blue.

Soon light like heavy rain fell from the sky.

It’s an effective penetrating divine technique against holy knights who use physical tools like swords and shields, but the weakness of this divine technique is the same divine technique!

.

Lilai spread a defensive divine technique.

As if to show why he’s mentioned as the next family head candidate, a blue barrier formed above Lilai’s head with his holy power that can handle strong divine techniques.

‘That divine technique can’t be used consecutively anyway. As soon as the attack ends, I’ll immediately escape…’

Escape…

…Huh?

Swish swish swish!

“Wai…! It passes through divine techniques too?!”

At the rain of arrows piercing through the barrier, Lilai rarely screamed.

“Sir Lilai!”

Lilai was startled and dodged the rain of arrows with his body.

Then, contrary to the expectation that he couldn’t use divine techniques consecutively, lightning struck.

At this, Lilai was flustered and almost drew his sword for a moment… no, it’s dangerous if he doesn’t draw it!

Lilai drew his sword and absorbed all the falling divine techniques into the sword.

Crush!!

The power was so great that even Lilai felt like he was being driven into the ground.

Thud!

But he wasn’t one to be taken down by this much.

Bang!

Lilai, who absorbed all the power and sent it into the ground, smiled as if it was a bit tough.

“Amazing, brother.”

Though he doesn’t know what kind of awakening Isaac is pursuing, it’s certainly strong.

But even so, it’s just a slightly developed level!

“If it’s enough to make me a bit tired, it must have been your final killer move, but what now? You can’t beat me with this.”

“Huh. Aren’t you misunderstanding something?”

“…What? Misunderstanding?”

“There’s no way this is the final move.”

“…What do you me… Huh?!”

Lilai gaped at the lightning cloud flashing on Benjamin’s head.

Benjamin pushed up his glasses and snorted.

“Lilai, do it properly. The name of 9th rank will cry!”

With those words, dazzling lightning poured down.

A tremendous explosion occurred and Lilai and the knights were blown away.

And when that explosion subsided, they couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

“Sir Lilai!”

It wasn’t just those who fought.

Even Shuri and the knights who were watching, thinking the result was obvious, had their mouths open.

‘What’s this? What just happened?’

“So… So a 5th rank beat two 8th rank knights and… someone who was 0th rank beat a 9th rank?!”

“Oh my.”

Shuri had no choice but to look at Isaac like he was a monster.

‘That bastard, what on earth did he do to those two…!’

At that gaze, Isaac grinned.

“Now, uncle. You’ll do as I say now, right? I told you this happens when I awaken someone?”

Lilai blankly looked at Isaac but soon smiled.

“Alright. This uncle will learn from you too.”

“!”

“I’ll have the other knight brigades follow your words too. I’ll tell them to forget the training methods until now.”

Isaac laughed as if to say this is it.

Even the family head had to respect the policies of the commanders operating each team when it came to the training methods of knight brigades. So he couldn’t touch brigades other than his own.

‘Just my knight brigade is a bit lacking in numbers. With this I’ll thoroughly reform all of the Blue.’

[What are you going to do with the reform? Are you really going to crush angels and gods?]

‘That too, but I got the Pope’s Stigma, right? With that I can open a door connected to the divine realm, but more than anything, the Gold will cut ties with the Pope.’

[Really?]

‘What those guys are planning is obvious. Then they’ll soon hold the Pope selection, the .’

Do you know how much I’ve struggled until now to make this ‘Conclave’ happen?

‘I’ve been running and waiting looking only at this.’

An essential condition for revenge against the gods.

‘Pope!’

Naturally, the Gold will raise Kina there.

‘Well, other Saint candidates will come too. They’ll try to pass the 1st class priest exam first, and make a fuss trying to kill each other.’

[Ah, so Master is preparing the knights for defense…!]

‘What are you talking about! Offense is the best defense! Assassination! Slice and dice all rivals!’

[What?! Even Kina Berit? He likes Master though?]

‘What are you saying? Yesterday’s friend is today’s enemy! Talk nonsense in war and you die.’

[Oh my. The kid’s going to cry, he’ll cry…]

Well, actually it’s to deal with Noel and the Gold Cardinal who will be the biggest hindrance to the Conclave.

Sure enough, it was then.

Clap clap clap clap.

“Impressive, impressive. As expected of the junior family head.”

“!”

Everyone flinched at the familiar voice and applause.

“So you were awakening the Blue with that?”

The one who appeared was none other than Noel.

“It’s even more amazing seeing it in person. Then awaken our side with that too. We’re all Eshua, aren’t we.”

Benjamin and Lilai glared at Noel exasperatedly.

“Well well, if it isn’t…”

As Lilai was about to step forward, Isaac stopped him.

“You’re asking me to awaken you? Why should I?”

“Why? Isaac. You shouldn’t treat me like this.”

“What?”

“Eshua favors the side that bore a daughter. It’s not for nothing that father can’t drive me out. So you guys shouldn’t do this. Moreover, to ultimately become family head, you’ll need the Saint’s recommendation too. Should you treat Kaya’s father like this?”

At those words, the brothers’ eyes turned cold.

Isaac also burst out laughing.

“Ah. Kaya’s father, you say?”

Is this bastard trying to die?

At that laughter, Noel flinched.