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.

Vatican last night, but they do not seem to blame us or suspect us of doing anything. They seemed more like they were preventing us from going to the Vatican

agree to

enough to accept it right away? I said it is too much that they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when we are only here

Alberu did not have

not a big deal. It was just a small portion of the reason he came to the

reduce the number of administrators observing us in

exactly what I

of them made eye contact and

loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened

back up

don’t plan

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

it will be a benefit for the

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

fact, he has helped the kingdom quite

anything and everything to help and

let

a trustworthy

slowly developing between the two of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly more relaxed expression. There was curiosity in

out to the crown prince at that

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

started to

are you trying to

back with a

some reading and

is planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in

Alberu could not hold

“…You're driving me nuts.”

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

could

be fine if you follow this knight as

the Empire’s knights

the red-haired

was that

you like to

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

the Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on

allowed. I will guide you

Knight quickly started to

the Cat while

keeps peeking over

‘Right?’

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

why Cale

someone who

ahead, which was one of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and joy. It was a modest yet exquisite appearance that made it look

thought of the divine

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade of red than his

have pet

his

you

Knight answered back while looking

just smelled

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

he was wrong. Cale started to

aren’t the one

“Excuse me?”

you are the one with a

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

Swipe. Swipe.

at Cale's motion. Cale

animal fur on

“···Is that so?”

you have a red cat that

a gentle smile as the knight

I

“Is that so?”

could see that

I hate

to mean

not say anything else as he started to walk again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more.

cats, but he seemed serious when he said that

‘Right?’

knight was an

decision when Choi Han whispered in his ear once

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

pretend not to

none of

the

knight is originally

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

of information kept crossing

was

the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His parents definitely

ago.

thought about the Alchemists’

knight come here to

it too much. Instead, he followed the librarian

seemed

a foreigner who is interested in the history of the

learn more

“I see.”

the history of a

Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young

in front of the public chronology of the

on the history of the Empire as

I see. I will slowly look

the desk if you

and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately started

the Empire quite a bit to know

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

However, Cale had Raon.

about the Vatican is three shelves down from where you

slowly looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

echoed

was created when the

with the book as

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

the burning of a palace since the Vatican was built. However,