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.

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

did you agree to their terms,

away? I said it is too much that they are not allowing us

not have any reason to

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

observing us

is exactly what I asked

The two of them made eye contact and started to

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

picked his teacup back

guess you don’t plan

get angry as the crown prince when someone refuses to

it will be a benefit for

not mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents, he never

has helped the kingdom quite

Henituse was someone who did anything and everything to help

was why Alberu let it go without

a trustworthy

the two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with

out to the crown prince at that

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

started to frown

are you trying to

with

and going for a

planning to do

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in the

could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

to quickly leave. Cale smiled at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly

could not go

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

Empire’s

was the red-haired

it was that

would you like to go,

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

Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the

sir, it is allowed. I will

Knight quickly started to

followed a half step behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible

keeps peeking over

‘Right?’

destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be hoping that

why Cale

to someone who probably came here

Empire’s pride and joy. It was a modest

of the 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,

you have

his heart

do you think

Cat Knight answered back while looking like

smelled cats

his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did not

was

you sure you aren’t the one with

“Excuse me?”

like you are the

panic became visible on the pure face. Cale's hand landed on the knight's

Swipe. Swipe.

shoulders stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale and the

some animal fur on

“···Is that so?”

you have a red

smile

hair. I

“Is that so?”

could see that

I hate

seemed to mean

started to describe the things around them

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

‘Right?’

was an

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

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

not

assassin’s thought process was none

recall some of the

originally from

him popular with the people in the slums and the general public. They call him a Dragon from the river.

of information kept crossing

Knight was 23 years

his siblings were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His

ago. The

about the

did the Cat knight

too much. Instead, he followed the librarian

seemed

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

that so? I just want to learn more about the

“I see.”

the history of a place that

his head at Cale’s response. The librarian

the public chronology of the Empire and explained it to

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

will

come to the desk

nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who

like the Empire quite a bit to know the

reason for

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 you can’t read anything if you

However, Cale had Raon.

information about the Vatican is three

through random books

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed

palace that was created when the Vatican was being

with the book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

no information about the burning of a palace since the Vatican was