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.

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

agree to their terms, your

too much that they

not

just a small portion

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

exactly what

The two of them made

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

back up

you don’t

the crown prince when someone

a

said anything that he did not mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents, he never did anything to harm

he has helped

someone who did anything and everything

let it go without

a trustworthy

two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly

out to the crown prince at

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

started

are you trying to

responded back with a

reading and going for a

planning to do

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

high-grade Dark Elf mage in

could not hold

“…You're driving me nuts.”

the Dark

he could

fine if you follow this knight as a

the Empire’s knights stuck to

was the

was

would you like to

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

Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the first

is allowed. I will

Cat Knight quickly started

behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible

keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

Cat Knight continued to peek at Cale as he guided them to the destination. He was doing it

was why Cale

to someone who probably came here

the Empire's library up ahead, which was one of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and joy. It was

the divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have pet

felt his

do you think

back while looking like an

smelled cats

Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did not change at

he was

you sure you aren’t the one with

“Excuse me?”

like you are the

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

Swipe. Swipe.

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

animal fur

“···Is that so?”

have a red cat

with a gentle smile as the knight shook

be my hair. I do not have

“Is that so?”

could see that the knight

I

seemed to

again. The Cat knight started

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

‘Right?’

was an

reaffirmed his decision when Choi Han whispered in his ear once he left the Cat Knight outside

strength is too high for him to be someone’s guide. Being a knight seems to be a

not

assassin’s thought process was none of Cale's

not help but recall some of the information that Hilsman had brought back

knight is originally from the

many siblings, but his good character made him popular with the people in the slums and the general public.

information kept crossing

Knight was

were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15

ago. The

thought about the

did the Cat knight come here

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

librarian seemed happy but

I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested in

just want to learn more about the

“I see.”

know the history of

librarian nodded his head at Cale’s response. The librarian

stopped in front of the public chronology of

the information on the history of

see. I will

Please come to the desk

and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately started to

the Empire quite a bit to

the reason for the librarian’s

were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners, they were still saying that you

However, Cale had Raon.

the Vatican is three shelves down from where

through random books until

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed in his

a palace that was created when the Vatican was

mouth with the book as he quietly

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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