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

you agree to their terms, your

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

speaking, Alberu did not have

just a small portion of the

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

exactly what I

frown loosened up a bit. The two of them

to loot the Vatican if

picked his teacup back up and started to

don’t plan on

get angry as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question like this, however, there was no need

be a benefit for the Roan

did not mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents, he never did anything to harm

fact, he has helped the

someone who did anything and everything

why Alberu let

is a trustworthy

of them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a slightly more

called out to the crown prince

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

instantly started to

you trying

responded back with

reading and going

planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

Dark Elf

Alberu could not hold

“…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

could

it will be fine if you follow

of the Empire’s knights stuck

was the

it was

would you like to go, young

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

take me to the Empire's library. Foreigners

allowed.

Knight quickly started to

behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible Raon followed

he keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

Cat Knight continued to peek at Cale as he guided them to the destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be hoping that Cale would

was why Cale

who probably came here

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 made it look more like an academy

of 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 own.

have pet

felt his heart

you

Cat Knight answered back while looking like

just smelled cats

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

he was wrong. Cale started to speak at

aren’t the one with

“Excuse me?”

like you are the

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

Swipe. Swipe.

Cale and

animal fur

“···Is that so?”

like you have a

smile as the

I do not have any

“Is that so?”

see that the knight turned

sir. I hate

to

as he started to walk again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them

he asked if you had pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that he hates animals! It was very

‘Right?’

was

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

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

not

assassin’s thought process was none of Cale's business, as

of the information that Hilsman had brought

is originally from the

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

final piece of information kept crossing his

Cat Knight was

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

years ago.

thought about the Alchemists’

the Cat knight come

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

seemed

has been a while since I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested

want to learn more about the long history of the

“I see.”

the history of

at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young

of the public chronology of the Empire and

the history of the

I will slowly look through

the desk if you need

librarian nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction

like the Empire quite a bit to know the

was the reason

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

However, Cale had Raon.

about the Vatican is three shelves down from where

random books

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed

was created when the

covered his mouth with the book as

“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 built during