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.

in the Vatican last night, but they do not seem to blame us or suspect us of

you agree to their

is too much that they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when we are only

did not have

It was just a small portion of the

them to reduce the number of administrators observing us in the remaining time in return for not being able to

what I asked

two of them made eye contact

loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened

picked his teacup back up and started

don’t

as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question

be a benefit

he caused a lot of incidents, he never did anything to harm the Roan

helped

and everything to help and protect the

was why Alberu let it go without saying

a

Cale

called out to the crown prince at

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

started

are you trying to

responded back with

some reading and going for

is planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

disguised high-grade Dark Elf mage in

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 and headed to the Empire's

he could not

if you follow

of the Empire’s knights

the

it was

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

me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are

it is allowed. I will guide

quickly started to

behind the Cat while

keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

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

was why Cale

would I talk to someone who probably

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

divine item made

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have

felt his

do you

back while looking like an embarrassed

just smelled cats

his freckled nose. However, the Cat Knight could see that Cale's expression did not change

made him wonder whether he was wrong. Cale started to

you sure you aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are

pure face. Cale's hand landed

Swipe. Swipe.

at Cale's motion. Cale and

animal

“···Is that so?”

looks like you have a red

with a gentle smile as

must be my hair. I

“Is that so?”

that

sir. I hate

seemed to

Cat knight started to describe

cats, but he seemed

‘Right?’

knight was an

in his ear once he left the Cat Knight outside the library and walked

be

not to

process was none of

of the information that Hilsman had brought back

is originally

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

information

Cat Knight was 23 years

the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His parents definitely

ago.

thought about the Alchemists’ Bell

Cat knight

not worry about it too much. Instead, he followed the

librarian seemed

been a while since I’ve seen a foreigner who is interested in the history

to learn

“I see.”

at least know the history of a place that invited you

response. The

in front of the public chronology of the Empire and

of the Empire as

I will

come to the

librarian nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who

like the Empire quite a bit

was the reason for

of the books were in the Empire’s language. Although they were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners, they were still saying that you can’t read anything if

However, Cale had Raon.

information about the Vatican is three shelves down from where you

slowly looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

echoed in his

a palace that was created when the

covered his mouth with the book as he quietly started to

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

the Vatican was built. However, there is only one palace that was built during that