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.

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

to their terms,

it is too much that they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when we

Alberu did not have any reason to

a small portion of the reason he

the number of administrators observing us in the remaining time in return

exactly what I asked

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

easier for Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the number of people

back up and started

don’t

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

it will be a benefit

caused a lot of incidents, he never did anything to harm the

he has helped the

anything and everything to

why Alberu let it

is a trustworthy

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

the crown prince at that

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we relax

instantly started to frown

you trying to

with a bright

some reading and going for a

planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in the

Alberu could not hold

“…You're driving me nuts.”

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

could

fine if you follow this knight as a

Empire’s knights stuck to

was the

it was

would you like

in a low voice. However, the voice he intentionally lowered to act like a majestic knight was extremely

Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the first floor,

allowed. I will guide

Knight quickly started

while Choi Han

peeking over at

‘Right?’

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

was why

who probably

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

the divine

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

flinched after seeing the gaze of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade

you have

felt his

do you

back while looking like an embarrassed little

smelled cats

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

gaze made him wonder whether he was wrong. Cale

sure you aren’t the

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are the one with a

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

Swipe. Swipe.

Cale and the Cat Knight made eye

have some animal fur

“···Is that so?”

looks like you have a red cat that matches your

a gentle smile as the

be my hair. I

“Is that so?”

see that the knight turned

I

to mean

say anything else as he started to walk again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more. Cale heard Raon's voice in

pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that

‘Right?’

was an odd

Han whispered in his ear once he

for him to be

pretend not to

thought process was none

of the information that

is originally from

but his good character made him popular with the people in the slums and the general public. They call

final piece of information kept

was

said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His parents definitely seem to

ago. The

the Alchemists’ Bell

knight

much. Instead, he followed the

seemed happy

a foreigner who is interested in the

just want to learn more about the long history

“I see.”

you at least know the history of a place that invited

librarian nodded his head at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young

front of the public chronology of the Empire and

where we have the information on the history of the Empire as well as the achievements of

I see. I will slowly

come to the desk if you need any

smiled with satisfaction at

the Empire quite a

was the reason

in the Empire’s language. Although they were

However, Cale had Raon.

about the Vatican is three shelves down

slowly looked through random books until he

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed

is a palace that was created when

with the book as

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

since the Vatican was built. However, there is only one palace that was built during