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

you agree to their terms,

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

Alberu did not

a small portion of the reason

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

is exactly what

bit. The two of them

Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the

his teacup back up

don’t plan

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

a

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

fact, he has helped

was someone who did anything and everything to help and protect the

was why Alberu let it go without saying

a

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

called out to the crown

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we relax

started to frown

are you

responded back with a

some reading and going for

planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in

could

“…You're driving me nuts.”

the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed to the

could

master-nim, it will be fine if you follow this knight as a

of the Empire’s

the

was

you like

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

Foreigners

allowed. I will

Cat Knight quickly

step behind the Cat while Choi Han and an

he keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

the destination. He was doing it in a way that

was why Cale ignored

to someone who probably

pride and joy. It was a modest yet exquisite appearance that made it look more like an academy than a

divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

whose hair was a brighter shade of red than his own. However, he carefully asked his

have pet

felt his heart

do you think

while looking like an embarrassed

just smelled cats

Knight could see that Cale's expression did not

he was wrong.

you aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are the one

became visible on the pure face. Cale's

Swipe. Swipe.

at Cale's motion. Cale and the Cat Knight made

some animal fur on your

“···Is that so?”

you have a red cat that matches your

with a gentle smile as the knight

must be my hair. I do not have

“Is that so?”

could see that the knight turned

sir. I

to

started

pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that he

‘Right?’

was

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

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

not to

assassin’s thought process was none of Cale's business, as

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

is 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

of information

Knight was 23

gone to the Alchemy

ago.

about the Alchemists’

did the Cat knight come here

Instead, he

seemed happy

I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested in the history

to learn more about the

“I see.”

know the history of

head at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young foreigner's

chronology of the Empire

history of the Empire as well as the

I will slowly look

Please come to the desk if you need any

satisfaction at the young master who immediately started

Empire quite

the reason for the

the first floor of the library 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

However, Cale had Raon.

three shelves down from where

slowly looked through random books

Flip. Flip.

echoed in his

palace that was created when

with the book

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

the burning of a palace since the Vatican was