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.

agree to

that they are not allowing us to investigate for three

did not have any reason to

just a small portion

administrators observing us in the remaining time in return

what I asked

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

for Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the Vatican if the

picked his teacup back up and

don’t plan on

should get angry as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question like this, however, there

it will be a benefit for the

he did not mean. Although he caused a lot of

he has helped the

did anything and everything to help and

let it go without

a trustworthy

of them. Alberu looked toward Cale

to the crown prince at

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

instantly started to frown

you

back with a bright

reading and going for a

is planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in the

Alberu could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

smiled at the Dark Elf

could not

will be fine if

Empire’s knights

the

it was

you like to go,

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

Foreigners are allowed on the

is allowed. I will guide

Knight quickly started to

while Choi Han and an

keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

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

why Cale ignored

to someone who probably came here

of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and

divine item made

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

you have

his

you

Cat Knight answered back while looking like an embarrassed

just smelled cats on

the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did

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

you aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

like you are the one with

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

Swipe. Swipe.

stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale

animal fur on your

“···Is that so?”

you have a red

asked with a gentle smile

hair. I do not have any

“Is that so?”

could see that the knight

sir. I

to

started to walk again. The Cat knight started to

seemed super excited when he asked if you had pet cats, but he seemed serious when

‘Right?’

knight was an

when Choi Han whispered in his ear

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

pretend not

none of Cale's business, as

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

originally from the

he grew 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 a Dragon

piece of information kept crossing

was 23 years

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

ago. The

the Alchemists’

knight come here

Instead, he followed the librarian around the first floor of the

seemed happy but

since I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested in

just want to learn more about

“I see.”

history of a place that invited you

head at Cale’s response. The

of the public chronology of the Empire and explained it to

where we have the information on the history of the Empire

will slowly

sir. Please come to the desk

and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately

he must like the Empire quite a bit

was the reason for

they were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners, they were still saying that you

However, Cale had Raon.

is three

looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

echoed in his

that was created when

mouth with the book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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