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.

they do not seem to blame us or suspect us of doing anything. They seemed more like they

agree to their terms, your

much that they are not allowing us

speaking, Alberu did not have any

just a small

us in the remaining

what I asked

frown loosened up a bit. The two of them made eye contact and

to loot the Vatican

teacup back up and

don’t

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

it will be a benefit

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

helped the

was someone who did anything and everything to help and protect

why Alberu let it

a trustworthy

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

the

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we relax

started

you trying

responded back with

some reading and going for a

is planning to do

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage

Alberu could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

got up and Alberu waved for him to quickly leave. Cale smiled at the Dark Elf that was looking at him oddly and headed to the Empire's library to

he could not

if

Empire’s

the

was that

like to go, young

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

take me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are

is allowed. I will

Knight quickly

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

peeking over

‘Right?’

he guided them to the destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be hoping that Cale would

was why

to someone who probably came here to kill

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

thought of the divine item made

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have

his heart

you think

answered back while looking like an embarrassed

just smelled cats on

he scrunched up his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did not change at all when he

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

you aren’t the one

“Excuse me?”

are the one with

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

Swipe. Swipe.

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

animal fur

“···Is that so?”

have a

gentle smile

I do not

“Is that so?”

that the knight

I

seemed to

as he started to walk again. The Cat knight started to describe

but he seemed serious when he said

‘Right?’

knight was an odd

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

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

pretend not

process was none

help but recall some of the

originally

poor parents and many siblings, but his good character made him popular with the people in the slums and the general

final piece of information kept

Cat Knight was

of his siblings were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15

years ago. The

thought about the

knight come

worry about it too much. Instead, he

librarian seemed

seen a foreigner who is interested in the history

I just want to learn more about the long

“I see.”

least know the history of a place that invited you

Cale’s response. The librarian liked

of the public chronology of the Empire and explained

of

will slowly

sir. Please come to the

head and smiled with satisfaction at the

guess he must like the Empire quite a bit to know the Empire’s

was the reason for the librarian’s

they were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners,

However, Cale had Raon.

three shelves down

through random

Flip. Flip.

echoed

created

with the book as he

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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