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

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

speaking, Alberu did not have

just a small portion

asked them to reduce the number of administrators observing us in the remaining time in

what I asked

The two of them made

Elves to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the

teacup back up

don’t

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

it will be a

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

helped the kingdom

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

why Alberu let it

a trustworthy

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

to the crown prince at

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

started

you trying to

with a

reading and going for a

is planning to do

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage

Alberu could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

the Dark Elf that was looking at

he could not

fine if you follow this knight as

the Empire’s knights

was the

it was

you like to go,

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

Foreigners are allowed

allowed.

Knight quickly started to

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

peeking

‘Right?’

destination. He was doing it in a way

why Cale ignored

I talk to someone who

focused his gaze on the Empire's library up ahead, which was one of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and joy. It was a modest yet exquisite appearance that

thought of the divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have

felt his

do you

Knight answered back while looking like an

just smelled

Knight

he was wrong.

sure you aren’t the

“Excuse me?”

like you are the one

Cale's

Swipe. Swipe.

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

have some animal fur on your

“···Is that so?”

It looks like you have a red cat that

a gentle smile as the knight shook

I do not have

“Is that so?”

see that

sir. I

seemed to mean

again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more. Cale heard Raon's voice in his

cats, but he seemed serious when he said that

‘Right?’

knight was

whispered in his ear once he left the

him to be someone’s guide. Being a knight seems to be

not to

assassin’s thought process was none of

of the information that Hilsman had brought back

knight is originally from

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

piece of information kept crossing his

Cat Knight was 23

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

ago.

thought about the

did the Cat knight come here to

not worry about it too much. Instead, he

seemed happy but

foreigner

learn more about the

“I see.”

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

at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young

chronology of the Empire and explained it to

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

I see. I will slowly

come to the desk if

satisfaction at the young master

he must like the Empire quite a bit to know the

was the reason for the librarian’s

open to foreigners, all of the books were in the Empire’s language. Although they were proclaiming that it was open to

However, Cale had Raon.

information about the Vatican is three shelves down from where

slowly looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed

was created when the Vatican

with the book as he quietly

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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