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.

not seem to blame us or suspect us of doing anything. They seemed more like they were preventing us from going

you agree to

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

Alberu did not have any

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

us in the remaining time

is exactly what I

loosened up a bit. The two of them made

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

picked his teacup back up and started

you don’t

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

highness, it will be a

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

fact, he has helped the kingdom quite

who did anything and everything to

let

is a

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

called out to the crown prince

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we relax

instantly started to

are you trying

with

reading and

is planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

Dark Elf mage in the

Alberu could

“…You're driving me nuts.”

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

he could

if you follow

Empire’s

the red-haired

it was that

you like to

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

me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the

allowed. I

Knight quickly started to

half step behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible

peeking over at

‘Right?’

continued to peek at Cale as he guided them to the destination. He was doing it

why Cale ignored

who probably

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 made it look more like an academy

the divine item made

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

Knight flinched after seeing the gaze of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade of red than his

you have

felt his heart

do you

back while looking like an

just smelled cats on

nose. However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's

was wrong.

aren’t the one

“Excuse me?”

are

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

Swipe. Swipe.

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

some animal fur on

“···Is that so?”

have a

smile as the knight shook his

hair. I do not have any

“Is that so?”

that

sir. I

seemed to

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

if you had pet cats, but he

‘Right?’

was an odd

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

too high for him to be someone’s guide. Being a

pretend not

assassin’s thought process was none of Cale's

but recall some of the information that Hilsman had brought

is originally

he grew up with poor parents and many siblings, but his good character made him popular with the people in

final piece of information

Knight was 23

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

ago.

thought about the

Cat knight come

not worry about it too much. Instead, he followed the librarian around the first floor of

seemed

a foreigner

just want to learn more

“I see.”

know the history of a place that invited you

head at Cale’s response. The

public chronology of the Empire and explained

is where we have the information on the history of the

will

the desk

smiled with satisfaction at

Empire quite a

was the reason

they were proclaiming that it was open to

However, Cale had Raon.

about the Vatican is three

slowly looked through random books

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed in his

a palace that was created when the Vatican was being

the book as he quietly started

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

about the burning of a palace since the Vatican was built. However, there is only one palace that was