I’m Going to Destroy this Country

“Rejoice, Isaac!”

Startled by the familiar voice, Isaac dropped his bottle.

He turned his head to see Lilai approaching from the nearby garden, arms wide open.

From his innocent face adorned with a flower, it looked like he might have come to read another annoying book.

Well, books are good.

An early education mindset to raise a child well is very commendable!

It’s a bit problematic that he reads an encyclopedia-thick history book to a kid who doesn’t even know the words ‘mom’ and ‘dad’, but that doesn’t really matter!

Knowing history actually helps in understanding the origins of various magic techniques.

And knowing the origins makes one more adept and quicker in handling these techniques.

So, it’s actually good that this bookworm is diving into history books!

The problem is that the story in the book is about the Skeleton King being robbing a Saintess. Damn it!

[My goodness, Master. Robbing a Saintess’s purse and fleeing, are you not a Demon King but a mere thief?]

Ah, you little bastards.

The history book contains all sorts of nonsense, damn it.

Whisper, who heard all the stories when Isaac was asleep, looked at him with narrowed eyes.

[Don’t care about the demon faction’s face…]

Shut up! Those Saints who chased after a stolen purse and attacked others are worse!

Anyway, when he wondered which book his uncle had brought this time, to his surprise, Lilai handed over a small box.

Asili, who was taking care of Isaac, was the one surprised by the box.

“Oh my, a ring!”

What? A ring?

Is it a stone ring? A gold ring?

Isaac seemed pleased, his lips curling into a smirk.

When Lilai opened the ring case, a beautiful sight awaited…

“Here, a gift from your uncle.”

“…”

Although it was a gift, it looked too old and seemed like a relic from the Cave Age.

Moreover, for a stone ring, it seemed like an old junk without even 1mg of gold?

Isaac sent a protesting look.

However, from not too far, jealous eyes were felt.

It was from another of Isaac’s another uncle, Goel, or rather, the nasty pot.

And he didn’t know why that guy is so mad at an innocent ring, but his expression was something.

Considering his reaction, this was no ordinary ring.

As evidence, Goel, who was glaring at the ring, was grinding his teeth.

‘Damn, why does it have to go to him?’

Truthfully, Goel never expected things to turn out this way.

After all, Goel was the fifth son of the Eshua family, gradually taking power within the Eshua family as a member of the Holy Empire’s papal faction.

He brought the papal lineage to the Eshua family to secure the position of the family’s head.

It was a chance for them to take over the head’s position with the eldest son missing.

‘Because Lilai, that flower-headed guy, got involved.’

If Isaac, the child of the eldest son and a Saintess, exists, they wouldn’t be able to take real power. Even the path for his son, Shuri, to become a pope would be blocked.

So, they tried to get rid of the baby using a treasure vault with demons and dragons.

-What? What did you just say?

Goel, summoned to the council of elders due to the ‘first-grabbing’ issue, thought he was going crazy.

-So, you’re going to support Isaac with what?

-Why are you asking now? Originally, during the first birthday, don’t you sprinkle disposable blessings from the treasure vault and send them in? It’s dangerous.

The blessing of the treasure vault.

Simply put, it’s a lifeline given when entering the vault.

Using items for unfair advantages isn’t allowed, but they do allow at least a lifeline.

Knowing this rule, Shuri already secured several blessings.

-Hasn’t Shuri already contacted the Papacy to receive blessings?

-Yes. The child’s life is precious. As long as it’s not an item, it’s not against the rules, right?

Blessing mechanism of the treasure vault?

At best, it’s junk.

Probably because it’s the Saintess’s first-grabbing location.

The blessings one could receive from the mechanism were only basic, lower-tier blessings.

It wasn’t without reason that Goel mobilized all resources to secure blessings from the Papacy.

The Papacy’s blessing is the best in the Holy Empire!

‘That’s why, Lilai. Let your nephew, who doesn’t even have a Papacy backing, manage with cheap stuff. My child gets the good stuff.’

And what can you do about it if you’re dissatisfied?

Surely the child of the Saintess wouldn’t reject the blessing of the mechanism, right?

What can he do?

Just when Goel was looking at Lilai with a triumphant smile.

-Oh, right. The treasure vault’s blessing mechanism broke.

-That’s why the lady of the house said to borrow a treasure from the Saintess this time.

-?!

What? What did you just say?!

-Oh! Right, right. If it’s an item from the Saintess, it must be comparable to the blessings.

-Way more precious than the Papacy’s blessings.

-So, Lilai, choose something from the Saintess’s Hall.

Cough!

The treasures of the Saintess!

No matter how you’ve secured blessings from the Papacy, can they compare to the treasures of the Saintess?

Goel, with his eyes wide in astonishment, shouted out:

-That treasure, please lend it to our child as well!

-Huh? Didn’t you already receive what you needed from the Papacy? Plus, Shuri has a holy mark.

-Ah, no, that’s not it.

-Originally, wasn’t it you who suggested putting Isaac in the treasure vault since he doesn’t have a holy mark?

-Even if it’s the treasure of the Saintess, it’s of a low-grade at best. Do you intend to covet even the lifeline of a nephew who has neither a guardian nor a holy mark? A priest shouldn’t act like that.

-I didn’t see it that way, you jerk.

No, damn it! That’s not what I meant!

In the end, Lilai was allowed to choose the treasure of the Saintess.

And without hesitation, he picked that one.

[Eldering]

A ring containing a small miracle of God.

An item that has been fighting against the Skeleton King for centuries and is now nearing its end.

Even though it’s an old, worn-out item that can probably only be used once or twice more, he knew very well that the ring was discreetly wanted by the Papacy.

‘I originally intended to donate it to the Papacy.’

Anyway, that was the situation.

Goel could only glare at Isaac.

Sure enough, after staring resentfully for a while, he approached with a gentle face.

“Our nephew always looks so adorable.”

“?”

“Have you adjusted well to this house? This uncle was so worried that my precious nephew might be crying.”

“???”

Isaac looked at Goel as if he was insane.

Damn, has this guy finally lost his mind?

All the descendants of Eshua seem to be beautiful men and women, but this one, looking like the Pope, is disgusting when he smiles.