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

did you agree to

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

Alberu did not have any

was not a big deal. It was just a small portion of the reason

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

exactly what I asked

of

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

his teacup back up and

don’t

shoulders. Normally, Alberu should get angry as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question like this,

be a

mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents,

fact, he has helped

who did anything and everything

why Alberu let

is a

slowly developing between the two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly more relaxed expression. There was curiosity

the crown

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we relax

instantly started to frown

you

responded back with a

reading and going

planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in the

could

“…You're driving me nuts.”

got up and Alberu waved for him to quickly leave. Cale smiled at the Dark

he could not go

be fine if you

of the Empire’s knights stuck to

the

it was

like to

to be in his tweens asked in a low voice. However, the voice he intentionally lowered to act like a majestic knight

me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the

allowed. I

quickly

the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible Raon followed

peeking

‘Right?’

guided them to the destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be

was why

to someone who probably came

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

thought of the divine item made Cale's

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 carefully

you have pet

felt his heart

do you think

back while looking like an

just smelled cats on

looked really pure as he scrunched up his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see

whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak at that

you aren’t the one with

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are the one with a

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

Swipe. Swipe.

at Cale's motion. Cale and

some animal

“···Is that so?”

looks like you have a red cat that matches

with a gentle smile as

be my hair. I do not have

“Is that so?”

could see that the

sir. I

to mean

started to

cats, but he seemed serious when he

‘Right?’

was an odd

when Choi Han whispered in his ear once he

for him to be someone’s guide. Being a

not

process was none of Cale's

some of the information that Hilsman had brought back about

originally from

poor parents and many siblings, but his good character made him popular with the people in the slums and

of information

Cat Knight was 23 years

siblings were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years

ago.

about the

did the Cat knight come

not worry about it too much. Instead, he

librarian seemed happy but

foreigner who is interested in the history of

so? I just want to learn more about the

“I see.”

you at least know the history of a place that invited you

his head at Cale’s response.

chronology of the Empire

we have the information on the history of the

will

Please come to the

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

like the Empire quite a bit

the reason for the

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

However, Cale had Raon.

the Vatican is three shelves down from

through random

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed in

created when the

book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

was built. However,