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. They seemed more like they

to their

they are not allowing us to investigate for three days when

speaking, Alberu did not have

a small portion of the

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

what I asked

frown loosened up a bit. The two of them

Elves to loot the Vatican if

his teacup back up and started

you don’t plan

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

be a benefit for

never said anything that he did not mean. Although he caused a lot

he has helped the kingdom

anything and everything to help and protect the

why Alberu let it go without saying

is a trustworthy

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

called out to the

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

instantly started

are you

back with

reading and going for a

planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

was a disguised high-grade Dark

Alberu could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

leave. Cale smiled at the Dark Elf that was looking at

could not go

fine if you follow

the Empire’s

was the red-haired

was

you like to go, young

Knight who seemed to be in his tweens asked in a low voice. However, the voice he

take me to the Empire's library. Foreigners are

is allowed. I will

quickly started to

behind the Cat while Choi Han and an invisible Raon

he keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

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

was why

to someone who probably

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

thought of the divine item made Cale's

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

hair was a brighter shade of

you have pet

his heart

you think

answered back while

just smelled cats on

his freckled 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 speak at that

aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are the one with a

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

Swipe. Swipe.

stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale and the Cat Knight made eye

animal fur

“···Is that so?”

It looks like you have a red cat that matches

smile as the

be my hair. I do not have any

“Is that so?”

could see that the knight

sir. I

to

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

if you had pet cats, but he seemed serious when he said that he hates

‘Right?’

knight was

in his ear once he left the

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

pretend not to

thought process was none of Cale's business, as

of the information that Hilsman had brought back about

originally

with the people in the slums and the general public. They call him

of information kept crossing his

Knight was 23

gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago.

years ago.

the Alchemists’ Bell

the Cat knight come here to

Instead, he followed the librarian around the first floor of

librarian seemed happy but

foreigner who is interested in

want to learn more about the long history

“I see.”

you at least know the history of a place that invited you

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

in front of the public chronology of the Empire and

information on the history of the Empire

see. I will slowly

sir. Please come to the desk if

with satisfaction at the young master who immediately

guess he must like the Empire quite a

reason for

Although they were proclaiming

However, Cale had Raon.

information about the Vatican is three shelves down from

slowly looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

voice echoed in

was created when the Vatican was

covered his mouth with the book

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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