I’m Going to Destroy this Country

At the shocking words of his father, Lilai seemed to be at a loss as well.

“Father, it’s not right.”

Yes, you’re doing well. Try to deal with those lunatics somehow, uncle.

“It’s too early to put an infant in the fire!”

You bastard! Putting it in the fire itself is a problem!

But strangely, at the head of the family’s words, Goel was gnawing on his lips.

Why?

If he tells them to burn the baby to death, shouldn’t this guy applaud with both hands?

But why does it look like he’s getting a big reward.

At least the elders who seem to be part of Goel’s faction looked astonished.

“Master, it’s too big a reward for that child! He hasn’t even gone through the confirmation ceremony…!”

“More importantly, don’t he lack parents? There’s no evidence that the child, who doesn’t even resemble the Duke’s lineage, has any connection to Eshua. How could he possess that fire?”

Jeez, what is that fire, you bastards!

Soon, Goel expressed his dissatisfaction with an uneasy look.

“Certainly, if you put it in the fire in the Temple of Blue, you might be able to extract the Skeleton King’s physical body. You might even become stronger with the blessing of the fire.”

What, a blessing?

Weren’t these bastards trying to cremate him in that flame?

No wonder their reactions were like that, with such a half-baked idea.

For some reason, it looked like they had chewed on shit.

Since the fire is a blessing, that’s why the reaction was like that. He had no intention of wishing for his nephew to become stronger.

Just as expected.

“But that flame is too harsh for Isaac. At the very least, let him go through the confirmation ceremony…”

Confirmation is a ceremony that officially appoints one as a full-fledged clergyman, like the knights’ inauguration ceremony.

Then the head of the family spoke.

“Confirmation? By then, that child will already be bones.”

No, he just became a human, and this guy wants to turn him back into a skeleton.

“Anyway, it is impossible to physically remove the Skeleton King’s body from that child. Even if it’s just a bone fragment, it’s the body of the strongest Demon King. If you leave it alone, he will quickly absorb the magic power of the Skeleton King.”

No, it’s not going to absorb.

On the contrary, the skin becomes taut and firm.

Do you know what it feels like to rub your skin after hundreds of years?

Anyway, the reason the head of the family returned home seemed to be related to the Skeleton King’s body, which couldn’t be extracted biologically or physically. So, he wanted to borrow the power of Eshua’s treasures.

And Goel was very dissatisfied with that.

But unexpectedly, this time, Lilai seemed to agree with Goel as well.

“Please reconsider the fire. The child may die in the process.”

Wow, you’re still a loving uncle, Lilai.

That’s right, that’s right. You take care of me.

“If that’s the case, please just drop him in the water!”

Damn it! What’s the difference between burning and drowning?

However, at Lilai’s words, Goel was furious as if he’d gone mad.

“Are you planning to defile Eshua’s treasure, which is a place of absolute purity, with the Skeleton King’s magic by throwing a child like that?”

You crazy people, don’t you realize the child will die if you throw him in water!

He can’t even use underwater breathing magic yet!

But the fire and water they were talking about seemed to be very special treasures.

In fact, the elders who regarded Isaac with distaste were involved.

Originally, Goel and the others were trying to kick Isaac out.

“The fire and water of the Blue Temple are one of Eshua’s visions used to raise a Saint.”

“You’re using that for a boy, much less to save a child whose abilities haven’t even been proven.”

Yeah, because you guys are against it, it’s a good thing.

It must be something that needs to be obtained.

But unexpectedly, Lilai immediately voiced his disagreement.

“Didn’t he prove himself? He performed exceptionally well in the Treasure Vault.”

Goel sneered.

“Shuri was with him. He says that the child spent a lot of energy protecting Isaac. And it was Shuri who banished the demons.”

“!”

Where are you lying?

“And weren’t there kids there who testified? They said Isaac expelled the demons…”

“Even if they are Saint candidates, these are still young children. At an age when they can’t even distinguish between imagination and reality, do you know who the real contributor is? They could mistakenly think that the power given by the mother, a Saintess, is Isaac’s own.”

That guy?

Lilai looked at Goel as if he were puzzled.

Of course, if Isaac wins the favor of the family head here, Goel’s faction will be at a disadvantage. He understood that he wanted to protect Shuri, but falsifying is too risky.

But there was no one in the Treasure Vault except the children, and communication was cut off due to the demon’s rampage.

There is no evidence to refute this.

That’s when it happened.

“Master. Isaac used the sacred fire to burn the Papacy ‘s belongings.”

“It may be presumptuous, but in our opinion, he is a child worth raising as a successor.”

The elder’s eyes flashed seriously.

They are the legendary paladins of the continent who are currently Eshua’s advisors, and they originally didn’t bring up the successor story.

So the Master seemed to be surprised.

To the extent that the elders spoke so seriously.

In fact, the reason he came to see Isaac was not to evaluate him highly.

He just wanted to prevent the Madam from feeling guilty if another child died in the family.

And no matter how he brought it, Isaac brought out the Skeleton King’s body, so it was a minor reward.

He was a child who wouldn’t see him again after this.

But it was an item of the Papacy.

But soon, the Master’s eyes changed, and Goel gritted his teeth.

The Master was a cold person compared to Madam, but that’s why he was actually a frightening person.

As long as the conditions are met, he’s a human who can even raise a baby who can’t even speak and chew.

“Did he really burn it?”

“Yes! It was the blue sacred fire!”

“Blue?”

“Yes! The Pope brought a gift for Isaac…”

Goel hurriedly interjected.

“It’s probably what the elders and Lilai did!”

“!”

Their bewildered gazes turned to Goel.

“Brother! Weren’t you there?”

“We didn’t do that!”

Goel sneered at his brother as if he were pitiful.

“The evidence is still lacking. I have some good feelings about Isaac because of the treasury, but honestly, I can’t believe that fact. It was you, Lilai, who recklessly brought in a child whose origin was not even known. Besides, didn’t you use the sacred fire, pretending like it was Isaac who used it to push him as a Saint?”

“Brother! There were dozens of eyewitnesses there. Isaac took the Papacy ‘s belongings…”

“Both the elders and you. Did you not easily put the sacred fire on the child pretending Isaac to be using it?”

By that point, the elders and Lilai were furious.

‘What is this, we can’t even verify it!’

There was no way in Eshua that there would be items belonging to the Pope family, which was a hostile family.

“If only that medal was here, it would have been evidence…!”

“I see. Sorry. It was my mistake to throw away the medal.”

Goel said he was sorry, but he was tearing himself apart.

“I thought it was you, Lilai. I desperately got rid of it so that the Pope couldn’t use it as a tool later, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. But still, I’m looking for it in the landfill. Someday…”

But that’s when it happened.

“The Pope’s belongings? You mean this?”

…Huh?

For a moment, Goel’s expression hardened, and all the eyes focused on the head of the family.

The Master casually placed a metal object on the table.

“I picked it up on the way.”

Everyone’s expressions changed at that object.

No, that’s!