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.

to blame us or suspect us of doing anything. They

to

away? I said it is too much that they are not allowing us

Alberu did not have any reason to

deal. It was just a small portion

administrators observing us in

what I asked

up a bit. The two of them

Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the Vatican if the

his teacup back up and started to

guess you don’t plan

as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question like this, however, there was no

highness, it will be a

Although he caused

has helped the kingdom quite

and everything

let it go without saying

a

two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly more relaxed expression. There was

out to the crown prince

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

started to frown

are you

with a

some reading and going

planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf

could not hold

“…You're driving me nuts.”

at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed

he could

will be fine if you follow this knight as

the Empire’s knights stuck to

was the red-haired

was that

you like to

who seemed to be in his tweens asked in a low voice. However,

take me to the Empire's library. Foreigners

it is allowed. I will

Cat Knight quickly

a half step behind the Cat while Choi Han

peeking over at

‘Right?’

as he guided them to the destination. He was doing

was why Cale

talk to someone who probably came here to

focused 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

the divine item

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

was a brighter shade of red than his own. However,

have pet

his heart

do you

while looking like an embarrassed little

just smelled cats on

scrunched up his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did not change at all when he looked

was wrong. Cale started to speak at that

you aren’t the one

“Excuse me?”

you are the one

face. Cale's hand landed on

Swipe. Swipe.

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

some animal fur

“···Is that so?”

you have a red

a gentle smile as the knight shook his

be my hair. I

“Is that so?”

see that the knight

sir. I

seemed to mean

to walk again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more. Cale heard Raon's

super excited when he asked if you had pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that he

‘Right?’

knight was an odd

whispered in his ear

him to be someone’s guide. Being a

pretend not to

was none

the information that Hilsman had brought back

knight is originally from the

good character made him popular with the

information kept crossing his

Knight was 23

said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years

ago. The

thought about the Alchemists’

knight come

much. Instead, he followed the librarian around the first

librarian seemed happy but

seen a foreigner who is interested in the history of the

I just want to learn

“I see.”

the history of

librarian nodded his head at Cale’s response.

the public chronology of the

information on the history of the

will slowly look through

sir. Please come to the desk if you need any

smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately started to

he must like the Empire quite a bit to

reason for the librarian’s

Empire’s language. Although they were proclaiming that it

However, Cale had Raon.

is three shelves

looked through random

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed

created when the

book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

is no information about the burning of a palace since the Vatican was