I’m Going to Destroy this Country

No! Why is my identity being revealed like this?! Isaac could only scream internally.

And whether it knew the master’s feelings or not, Whisper burst into laughter as if excited.

[Puhuhehe. To think Master will be entering into marriage!]

Ah, shut up!

[You must be happy. Now that you’re not a boneless skeleton, you’ll be able to have offspring.]

Dammit, I said shut up!

[Well, with a dragon as your partner, your body really won’t survive. In many ways… Puhuhehe.]

Should I just kill this pervert?

Anyway, I can’t admit it here.

[It might be easier to just admit it.]

If it unnecessarily reaches the gods’ ears, it’ll become troublesome! For a Sacred Dragon of that level to say she wants to marry a human, wouldn’t it draw attention??

[Eeh, what are you saying? You just don’t want to get the marriage stamp because it’ll be bothersome, right… Gack!!]

Isaac shut Whisper up and looked at Sapien. At her trembling gaze, Isaac smiled as if to say it’s not that.

“Hey? How do I look like the Skeleton King?”

Sapien looked at Isaac while trembling.

“Come to think of it, it was strange. You were skilled with the Skeleton King’s power to the point I mistook you for his son.”

“Well, that’s…”

“A human swallowing the Skeleton King’s bone and being fine, coveting the enemy’s flesh. Even that mini skeleton just now had an abnormal amount of the Skeleton King’s power in it. But if it’s the real person, everything makes sense. The Skeleton King trying to regain his power, right?”

…Damn, why is she so sharp at times like this??

‘As expected of a dragon.’

But Isaac denied it.

“Hey, we’re different species. He’s a skeleton, I’m human. Are your eyes crossed? Can’t a dragon distinguish between species?”

At those words, Sapien flinched.

Isaac didn’t miss that.

“To begin with, the Skeleton King is from the Saintess’s family? That’s like having a Demon King in a hero family, what kind of absurd situation is this? What crazy person would enter a family that’s trying to kill them?”

“!”

“Do you think the Skeleton King you like would do such a stupid thing?”

At those words, Sapien flinched even more. As if to say that’s true.

Seeing her expression as if she was rarely hurt, Isaac chuckled evilly as if to say ‘That’s right’.

Good. While we’re at it, I’ll use the Crown Prince to drive in the final nail.

“Your Highness says so too. I am not the Skeleton King. Please understand that if you keep saying that, it could be an insult to someone from the saintly family. I don’t know why you keep thinking that, but if you keep saying it without evidence, even Eshua…”

“Evidence?”

“Yes. Evidence…”

Instead of answering, the Crown Prince lightly held up the mini skeleton.

The mini skeleton cheerfully shouted.

[Master! Master! Our great Skeleton King Master! Look over here!]

At the subordinate’s cry, Isaac’s face turned pure white.

Aaaaargh!

You unhelpful little punk…!

But regardless, the mini skeleton scolded the Crown Prince.

[Hey, stupid human Crown Prince. Do you know how amazing our Master is?]

Hey, you! What are you saying to the head of the Holy Empire!

The Crown Prince tilted his head with his characteristic expressionless face.

“His subordinate says so.”

Isaac froze.

I was wondering why he was carrying that thing around! That bastard, could it be he’s been spouting nonsense like this next to the Crown Prince every day?

‘No, more importantly, don’t understand what the skeleton is saying!’

But Sapien herself was startled and grabbed the Crown Prince.

“You, don’t tell me you can understand what the skeleton is saying?”

Shablis sneered at Sapien.

“Surely someone who wants to marry the Skeleton King can understand skeleton speech? Even though you’re a dragon?”

“…Ugh!”

Sapien was greatly offended.

Isaac looked at Shablis as if dumbfounded. Why are you proud of understanding skeleton speech?

‘Well, I can understand the dedication to learn and master an unsystematized skeleton language on your own.’

To use an analogy, it’s like this. An aboriginal from an island not on any map… no, not even an aboriginal. It’s like studying and mastering an animal language on your own.

‘Weirdo.’

He’s someone who can do anything.

But as if that wasn’t important, Sapien looked at the Crown Prince with trembling eyes.

“What did that skeleton say?”

“What did it say, well…”

Right then, the Crown Prince’s and Isaac’s gazes met. Isaac desperately shook his head.

A look that roughly said ‘Please spare me, spare me’.

The Crown Prince, who immediately understood the meaning, nodded as if to say don’t worry.

“Anyway, marriage with Isaac is not possible.”

“So this guy really is the Skeleton King?!”

Hey, man. Crown Prince!!

But the Crown Prince played dumb.

“Anyway, Sacred Dragon, get out of the Empire. Don’t come back for at least 100 years.”

Hey, she’s your dragon!!

“Isaac needs to become Pope.”

He seemed very displeased with Sapien. He had reason to be.

“The Pope cannot marry. In other words, someone who is married cannot become Pope. From the Imperial Family’s perspective, this is absolutely unacceptable.”

“!”

Sapien seemed surprised, but soon gritted her teeth.

“What’s so good about being Pope? Quit that right away!”

“He himself wants to become Pope.”

“What… No, why can’t the Pope marry in the first place? That’s unfair!”

At those words, Isaac chuckled evilly as if to say the Crown Prince is the best.

‘Right, come to think of it, there was this option.’

[The Pope can’t marry?]

‘Puhuhehe. That’s right.’

[Why can’t he marry?]

‘Why you ask.’

As if answering that, Shablis said:

“The Pope doesn’t make a family for political reasons.”

“!”

“They already have power similar to the Imperial Family, so if they had family members too, wouldn’t those nobles’ power grow and cause chaos?”

Isaac chuckled as if to say that’s exactly it, grinning.

“Well, they do interfere indirectly, but it’s not for nothing that they give up their surname and only keep their first name when becoming Pope. Mm, mm. That’s right! So give up on marriage!”

[Master, you’re not even denying being the Skeleton King anymore…?]

Soon Sapien said:

“Then what about the Pope’s grandson and Cardinal?”

“What do you mean? Just because they can’t marry doesn’t mean they can’t have lovers, so those are illegitimate children…”

“No. The Pope’s family is a bit unique.”

Huh?

At Shablis’s words, Isaac’s eyes widened. Shablis told him something very important.

“The Berit family is made to have only two sons each generation, with the older brother raised to be Pope, and the younger brother raised to be Cardinal as the family head. That is the promise with God.”

“!”

“Usually the older brother is born much stronger and becomes Pope. This generation was like that too. But the younger brother who was supposed to become Cardinal died in an accident during the coming of age ceremony.”

He died?

“So the older brother who was supposed to become Pope got engaged and had a child to make him Cardinal. That’s the current Cardinal Berit.”

Isaac finally understood everything. So that’s why the title of ‘Pope’s grandson’ was so rare?

No wonder Kina was so revered.

“It was an extremely exceptional, no, unique case. The Berit family line could have ended in that situation. Moreover, the older brother… that is, the current Pope had the best qualifications in history, so they thought it would be a waste to make him Cardinal to continue the line. That’s also why the Cardinal’s faith is higher than the Pope’s.”

Well, it made sense.

The current Pope was a friend of Grandpa Elai, and I heard he was a genius even Elai acknowledged. For someone like that, he’s now being investigated by the Red Faith, but. Puhub. It’s his own doing.

But Sapien sneered at those words.

“If what you say is true, then there’s no problem if one more special case like that happens, right?”

But Shablis looked at her contemptuously.

“As if the Blue would allow a Pope to emerge in the first place. You think they’d let it happen if he was married too? And you call yourself an intelligent dragon?”

“You wet-behind-the-ears brat?”

The two clashed with terrifying killing intent.

But Shablis was also displeased with his contractor in many ways.

Not only was there 20 years of build-up, but he was someone who cherished his younger sister. He couldn’t have a good impression of Sapien, who had essentially used the young Julius Princess’s life.

Sure enough.

“You’re already in a subordinate contract with the Imperial Family, so obediently listen to me.”

“Shut up. Do you think that will be our leash? We can just break the first generation’s contract and leave… Wait!”

Sapien suddenly seemed to realize something and looked at Isaac.

“If that guy is the Skeleton King… Wait! Then that means the Skeleton King contracted with the Supreme God!”

Isaac looked at the ceiling.

“No… I’m telling you I’m not the Skeleton King?”

More importantly, why the Supreme God?

“This damn Supreme God! Did they pull such a trick in advance?!”

Why is that?

“Damn it! If the Supreme God claimed him first, I really can’t just leave!”

What? Claimed??

It was right then.

The Imperial Princess appeared before them as they waited for the Emperor.

“His Majesty has opened his eyes.”

“!”

“I think you can go in now. His Majesty says he has something to give.”

“Ah, is it Uncle Dragon’s belongings?”

“That too, but also for Young Master Isaac.”

“Me?”

“There was something he was originally going to give you, right? It’s that.”

“Ah, that!”

Isaac approached saying this was the best news he’d heard.

‘Whew. Let’s just receive that item and quickly move on to interrogating the Pope.’

Fortunately, it seems the Crown Prince will keep the Sacred Dragon in check.

‘Puhuhehe. I lured her here with the bait of marrying the Skeleton King, but did you think I’d sell myself out?’

Since the Pope can’t marry, what are you going to do! Puhuhu!

But then Sapien said something unexpected.

“Well, if that’s the situation, I understand. Instead you, Crown Prince, fix it later.”

What?

Isaac’s head turned uneasily.

Fix what?

“So that the Pope can marry too. The Emperor can change it after he becomes Pope, right?”

What did you say?!

“From what I hear, it seems to be a law the Imperial Family made to keep the Pope in check. Can’t you just change it?”

“!”

Shablis couldn’t refute, but he popped a vein as if extremely displeased.

“It can’t be done.”

Sapien also popped a vein as if to say see.

“See! You keep talking about the Pope, but you actually just don’t want to lose the Skeleton King!”

“…”

Zzzzt.

Shablis and Sapien glared at each other again as if about to strangle each other.

At that sight, Isaac finally gritted his teeth and looked at the ceiling.

“…I’m telling you I’m not the Skeleton King.”

More importantly, how are they supposed to become friends when the ones who need to get along are like mortal enemies!

Soon Isaac stepped forward as if he couldn’t take it anymore.

“You two are contractors, shouldn’t you try to look good to each other? Your Highness needs the Sacred Dragon, and you also want something from the Imperial Family, right? Then you should think about getting along.”

“Ugh.”

“Ugh…”

They knew that too, but they were already physiologically disgusted and couldn’t reach out first.

As if reading that, Isaac sighed and stepped forward.

“I have a good idea!”

“Huh?”

“?”

Isaac smiled mischievously.

“Sacred Dragons only marry Emperors from the first generation, never Popes, right? Right! You two should get married! Marriage has been a good means of reconciliation since ancient times! Marriage is perfect for you two to get along!”

“Aaaagh???”

Before the words were even half finished, Sapien and the Crown Prince looked at Isaac with great anger.

But as if misunderstanding their reaction, Isaac smiled brightly.

“Don’t worry. I’ll now explain one by one the advantages for the Imperial Family and Sacred Dragon clan. You’ll surely be tempted…”

At those words, Sapien and Shablis, who seemed like they would never even sit at the same table, each said one thing.

“Hey Crown Prince. Temporary alliance.”

Isaac flinched.

…Hm? Temporary alliance?

Soon the two who instantly became friendly thanks to Isaac’s words said amicably:

“Marriage with Isaac is not allowed. …Well, I’ll allow a lover.”

At the Crown Prince’s words, Sapien twitched her facial muscles.

“…Well, fine. Starting as lovers before marriage is the proper way. I’ll acknowledge you for now too. So let’s shut that mouth first.”

“We should also get evidence that he’s the Skeleton King.”

At their gazes, Isaac broke out in a cold sweat.

No, I’m glad they seem to have become friendly, but… why does the situation seem to be getting strange?