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.

but they do not seem to blame us or suspect us of

did you agree to their

crazy enough to accept it right away? I said it is too much that they are not allowing us to

not have any

was not a big deal. It was just a small portion

the number of administrators observing us in the remaining time in

exactly what

The two of them made eye contact

Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the Vatican if the Empire

picked his teacup back up and started to

don’t plan on

shrugged his shoulders. Normally, Alberu should get angry as the crown prince when someone refuses to answer his question like this, however, there

it will be a

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

fact, he has helped the

and everything to help and

was why Alberu let it go

a trustworthy

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

called out to the crown prince at that

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

we

started to frown

are you trying to

with a

reading and

planning to do

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

Dark Elf mage

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

he could

be fine if you follow this knight as a

the Empire’s knights

the red-haired

was that

like to go, young

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

the Empire's library. Foreigners are allowed on the first

it is allowed.

Cat Knight quickly

Cat while Choi Han and an invisible

keeps peeking over at

‘Right?’

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

why Cale

would I talk to someone who probably came

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

the divine item made

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

was a brighter shade of red than his own. However, he carefully asked his

have

his

do you think

Cat Knight answered back while

just smelled cats

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

him wonder whether he was wrong. Cale started to speak

aren’t the one with a

“Excuse me?”

you are the one

Cale's hand landed on the knight's shoulder at that

Swipe. Swipe.

knight’s shoulders stiffened at Cale's motion. Cale and the Cat Knight

animal fur on

“···Is that so?”

It looks like you have a

a gentle smile as the knight

I do not

“Is that so?”

see that

sir. I hate

to mean

again. The Cat knight started to describe the things around them once more. Cale heard

but he seemed serious when he said

‘Right?’

knight was

his ear once he left the Cat Knight

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

pretend not

assassin’s thought process was none

the information

knight is originally from the

popular with

information

Knight was

his siblings were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15

ago.

thought about the Alchemists’ Bell

the Cat knight

about it too much. Instead, he followed the librarian around

librarian seemed

a foreigner who is interested in the

learn more about the long history

“I see.”

know the history of a place that invited

nodded his head at Cale’s response. The

in front of the public chronology of the

of the Empire

I will slowly

sir. Please come to the desk

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

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

reason for

all of the books were in the Empire’s language. Although they were proclaiming that it

However, Cale had Raon.

about the Vatican is three shelves down from where

slowly looked through random books until

Flip. Flip.

echoed

was created

covered his mouth with the book as he quietly

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

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