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.

happened in the 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

to their terms,

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

did not have any

not a big deal. It was just a small portion

administrators observing us in the remaining time in

is exactly what

a bit. The two of them made

to loot the Vatican if the Empire lessened the number of

his teacup back up and started

guess you don’t

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

highness, it will be a benefit for the

mean. Although he caused a lot of incidents, he

fact, he has helped the

was someone who did anything and everything

why Alberu let it go

is a

them. Alberu looked toward Cale with a

cautiously called out to the crown prince at

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we relax

instantly started

you trying to

responded back with a bright

and

planning to

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark Elf

could

“…You're driving me nuts.”

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

he could not go

it will be fine if you follow this knight as a

Empire’s knights stuck to

the red-haired

it was that

would you like to go,

be in his tweens asked in a low voice.

me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the first floor,

is allowed. I will guide you

Cat Knight quickly

while

peeking over

‘Right?’

the destination. He was doing it in a way that seemed to be hoping that

was why Cale ignored

would I talk to someone who

just focused 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

thought of the divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

gaze of the noble whose hair was a brighter shade of

you have

his heart

you think

answered back while

smelled

the Cat Knight could see that

wonder whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak at

sure you aren’t the

“Excuse me?”

like you are the

pure face. Cale's hand

Swipe. Swipe.

shoulders stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale and the Cat

some animal fur on your

“···Is that so?”

a red cat that

a gentle smile as the

I do not have any

“Is that so?”

see that the

I hate

seemed to mean

walk again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more. Cale heard Raon's voice

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

‘Right?’

was

ear once he left the Cat Knight outside the library

to be someone’s guide. Being a knight seems to be a

not to

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

Cale could not help but recall some of the information that Hilsman had

originally from

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

final piece of information kept crossing

Knight was 23

to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His parents definitely seem to

years ago.

about the Alchemists’

did the Cat knight come here to

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

seemed happy

since I’ve seen a foreigner

just want to learn more about the long history of the

“I see.”

at least know the history of a place that invited

librarian nodded his head at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young foreigner's

public chronology of

have the information on the history of the Empire as well as the achievements of

will slowly look

the desk if

nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction at the young master who immediately started to

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

the reason for

language. Although they were proclaiming that it was open to foreigners, they were still saying that you can’t read anything if you don't learn our

However, Cale had Raon.

is three shelves down from

slowly looked through random books until he got

Flip. Flip.

echoed in his

palace that was created when the

with the book as he quietly

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

was built. However, there