Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 158: Rolling in By the Vine (5)

Raon could see Cale's stiff expression.

“Raon.”

The low voice made Raon realize that his thought might be going too wild. Raon started to speak with a stiff expression as well.

“···Yes?”

Raon had a perfect grasp of Cale's strength. The Black Dragon's front paw patted on Cale’s leg.

“Human, I said something too wild. Not only is your body weak, your influence is also much less than the Empire’s royal family. So just sit back. I will loot the palace for you.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Hmm?”

Contrary to Raon, who had been serious about looting the palace for Cale, Cale started to pack the box and diary up as he shared his new plan.

“Let’s look for it starting tomorrow.”

“Human, that is more like you! The Grand Palace is just dust compared to a great and mighty Dragon! Do not worry! I will destroy anything in our way!”

Cale ignored the vicious ramblings of a five-year-old as he headed to the only window on the floor.

He stopped in front of the window.

He had not considered breaking in through this window.

The window was only about as wide as Cale's face. There were also iron bars, making it difficult to see outside.

However, the Vatican was completely visible past this window. You could even see the Alchemists’ Bell Tower and the Grand Palace behind the Vatican as well.

Raon moved over to Cale, who was looking out the window. Cale touched the bars as he started to speak.

“The Holy Maiden must have had it hard. She had to spend her life in this prison.”

Cale's emotional statement made Raon recall his years in the cave. Raon looked toward Cale with an emotional gaze.

‘This human really is a good person. He knows how to have this kind of thought as well.’

“Raon.”

“Yes, good human.”

“Let’s resolve this Holy Maiden’s grudges.”

“Yes! Human, let’s do it!”

Cale smiled while looking at Raon energetically nod his head. It was a very sly smile.

“Are you done?”

Cale nodded his head at Choi Han’s question and handed him a bottle.

“…Isn't this dead mana?”

It was a bottle of dead mana. It would kill anybody who drank it. Cale was always carrying this around while saying, ‘just in case.’

Cale pointed outside the tower and started to speak.

“Pull up all the grass in the garden and put one or two drops of dead mana in the dirt. It would be bad if it gets polluted.”

Choi Han found it difficult to wrap his head around the sudden command, but he had a good idea about what Cale was trying to do.

“Cale-nim, do I just need to leave evidence of Arm being here?”

‘He really is smart.’

Although Choi Han acted aloof every so often, Cale knew that he was a smart person.

“Yes. I'll also tell you the location of a fake alchemist in the slums, so go find him. He'll understand if you say that the priest sent you.”

“What do I need to tell him to do?”

“Tell him to spread a rumor.”

“What rumor?”

Cale was thinking about preparing to fight against the Empire after the war against the Northern Alliance. That was why he had expected to go up against the Empire at least two years later.

‘But things are different now.’

Things would change if he could get his hands on the divine item of the Church of the Sun God.

People tend to believe when they see miracles happen.

‘We will shake the Empire.’

He needed to spread the seeds in the Empire.

Cale gave an order to Choi Han who was looking at him.

“The Empire lost the person who could deliver the word of the lord. An evil power will bring forth the eternal night. The proof of this has appeared close to the tower where the heretic was trapped.”

He would share this rumor with the children of the slums and they would slowly spread it throughout the Empire.

Crown prince Alberu did not feel good after hearing some news this morning. He was then curious. That was why he had called Cale Henituse over.

Click.

The teacup was placed on the table and Alberu looked toward Cale, who was sitting across from him, and started to speak.

“Was it you?”

“What are you talking about, your highness?”

Alberu was certain after seeing Cale eating a cookie with an expression that seemed to be saying, ‘I know nothing.’

“It was you.”

“What was?”

“What did you do to the Vatican?”

Crunch.

Cale started to smile as he bit down on the cookie. [1]

It happened earlier this morning. The Empire sent a message to the Roan Kingdom's investigation team to halt their investigations for a moment.

Alberu recalled the contents of the message. The Empire was openly pressuring a foreign kingdom. That upset him, but more importantly, what mattered was that the Empire seemed to be in such a crisis that it was willing to end their cooperation if needed.

He looked toward Cale and started to speak.

“The Empire suddenly ordered that we will not be able to investigate for three days.”

“I see. How disappointing.”

Tap. Tap.

Alberu started to speak after tapping on the armrest of his chair a couple of times.

Vatican last night, but they do not seem to blame us or suspect us of doing anything. They seemed more

to their

to accept it right away? I said it is too much that they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when

did not

deal. It was just a

administrators observing us in the remaining time in return for not being able to investigate for

what I

a bit. The two of them made eye contact and started to

Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the number

back up

don’t plan on

the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question

it will be a benefit for the

mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents, he never did

he has helped the kingdom quite

did anything and

why Alberu let it go without

is a

them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly more relaxed

called out to the

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

started to frown

are you

with a bright

and going for

is planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in

Alberu could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

waved for him to quickly leave. Cale smiled at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed to the Empire's

could

will be fine if you follow this knight as

of the Empire’s knights

the red-haired

it was

you like to go, young

a low voice. However, the voice he

me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are

sir, it is allowed.

Cat Knight quickly started

step behind the Cat while Choi Han and

he keeps peeking

‘Right?’

He was doing it in a way that seemed to

was why Cale

someone who probably

his gaze on the Empire's library up ahead, which was one of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and joy. It was a modest yet exquisite appearance that made it look more like an academy than

thought of the divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

seeing the gaze of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade of red than his own. However, he carefully asked

have pet

his

do you

while looking

just smelled

However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression

made him wonder whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak at

aren’t the

“Excuse me?”

you are

panic became visible on the pure face. Cale's hand landed on the knight's shoulder

Swipe. Swipe.

knight’s shoulders stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale

some animal fur on

“···Is that so?”

have a red cat that

with a gentle smile as

hair. I do not

“Is that so?”

that

sir. I hate

seemed to mean

knight started to describe the things around them

he seemed serious when he said that he hates animals! It was

‘Right?’

knight was

Cale reaffirmed his decision when Choi Han whispered in his ear once he

be someone’s guide. Being a knight

not to

thought process was none of

but recall some of the information that

is originally

parents and many siblings, but his good character made him popular with

of information kept crossing

Cat Knight was 23 years

have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15

ago.

about the Alchemists’

did the Cat knight

did not worry about it too much. Instead, he followed the

seemed happy but

seen a foreigner

so? I just want to learn more about the long history of

“I see.”

the history of

Cale’s response. The

front of the public chronology of the Empire and

information on the history of the Empire as well as the

see. I will

sir. Please come to the desk

nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction

he must like the Empire quite a bit to know the

reason for

floor of the library was open to foreigners, all of the books were in the Empire’s language. Although they were

However, Cale had Raon.

is three

slowly looked through random

Flip. Flip.

echoed

palace that was created when the

his mouth with the book

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

a palace since the Vatican was