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.

must have happened in the Vatican last night, but they do not seem to blame us or suspect

to their terms,

is too much that they are not allowing us to investigate

speaking, Alberu did not have any reason to

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

what if you asked them to reduce the number of administrators observing us in the remaining

exactly what I

two of

Elves to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the

picked his teacup back

you don’t

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

it will be a

caused a lot of

has helped the

who did anything and everything

was why Alberu let it go

a

looked toward Cale with a slightly more relaxed expression. There was curiosity in his

out to the

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

started to frown

are you trying to

with a

some reading and going

is planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in

could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed to the Empire's library

could not

fine if you

of the Empire’s knights

the red-haired

was that

you like

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

take me to the Empire's library. Foreigners

sir, it is allowed. I will guide

quickly started

behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible Raon

peeking

‘Right?’

them to the destination. He was doing it

was why

to someone who probably came here

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

divine item

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

seeing the gaze of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade of red

you have pet

his heart

do you think

Cat Knight answered back while looking like an embarrassed little

smelled cats on

he scrunched up his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see

made him wonder whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak

sure you aren’t the

“Excuse me?”

are

the pure face. Cale's hand

Swipe. Swipe.

Cale's motion. Cale

animal

“···Is that so?”

you have a red cat that matches

with a gentle smile as the knight shook his

must be my hair. I do not have any

“Is that so?”

could see that the knight turned

sir. I

to

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

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

‘Right?’

was

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

him to be someone’s

not

none

help but recall some of the information

is originally from the

character made him popular with the people in the slums and the general public.

of information kept crossing

Cat Knight was 23 years

to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15

years ago.

the Alchemists’ Bell

knight come here to

it too much. Instead, he followed the librarian around

seemed

has been a while since I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested in the history of

want to learn

“I see.”

you at least know the history

nodded his head at Cale’s response.

in front of the public chronology of the Empire and explained

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

I will

the desk if you need

and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately

Empire quite a bit

reason

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 don't

However, Cale had Raon.

the Vatican is three shelves down from where

through random books

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed in his

palace that was created when

the book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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