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.

suspect us of doing anything. They seemed more like they were preventing us from going to the Vatican

to

they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when we are only here for a

Alberu did not

It was just a small portion of the reason he came to the

you asked them to reduce the number of administrators observing us in the remaining time in return for not being able to investigate for

what I asked

of

to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the number of people observing

his teacup back up and started

don’t

someone refuses to answer his question like this, however, there

it will be a benefit for

did not mean. Although he caused a

has helped the kingdom

someone who did anything and

let it

a

between the two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with

cautiously called out to the

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

instantly started to

you trying

back with a bright

and

is planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

high-grade Dark

could not hold

“…You're driving me nuts.”

him to quickly leave. Cale smiled at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed to the

he could not go

fine if you follow this knight as a

Empire’s knights

the red-haired

was that

you like

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

Empire's library. Foreigners

sir, it is allowed. I will guide you

quickly

the Cat while

keeps peeking over

‘Right?’

continued to peek at Cale as he guided them to the destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be hoping that Cale

why Cale ignored

someone who probably

Empire’s pride and joy. It was a modest yet exquisite appearance that made

thought of the divine

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have

his heart

do you

answered back while looking like

just smelled cats

up his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could

whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak at that

you aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

you are the one with a

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

Swipe. Swipe.

shoulders stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale and the Cat Knight

some animal

“···Is that so?”

It looks like you have a red

smile

be my hair. I

“Is that so?”

see that the

sir. I

to mean

knight started to describe the things

you had pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that he hates animals! It

‘Right?’

was an odd

whispered in his ear once he left the Cat Knight outside the

strength is too high for him to be someone’s guide.

pretend not

assassin’s thought process was none of Cale's

help but recall some of the information that Hilsman had brought back about that

originally from the

up with poor parents and many siblings, but his good character made him popular with the people in the slums and the general public. They call him

information

was 23 years

Alchemy Tower 15 years ago.

years ago.

about the

Cat knight come here to

much. Instead, he

librarian seemed

since I’ve seen a foreigner

so? I just want to learn more

“I see.”

history of a place

nodded his head at Cale’s response.

in front of the public chronology

have the information on the history of the Empire as

I will slowly

to the desk if you

his head and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately

quite a bit to know the

was the reason for the librarian’s

was open to foreigners, all of the books were in the Empire’s language. Although they were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners, they were still saying that you can’t read anything if you

However, Cale had Raon.

information about the Vatican is three shelves

slowly looked through random

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed in his

a palace that was created when the Vatican

mouth with the book as he quietly started

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

of a palace since the Vatican was built. However, there is only one