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.

have 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 Vatican

you agree to their terms,

that they are not allowing us to investigate for three

Alberu did not have

deal. It was just a small portion of the reason he

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

is exactly what

loosened up a bit. The two of them made eye contact and started

Cale and the Dark Elves to loot the

his teacup back up and started

guess you don’t plan

when someone refuses

it will be a benefit for the Roan

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

helped

and everything to

why Alberu let it go without saying

is a trustworthy

Alberu looked toward Cale with

out to the crown prince

“Your highness.”

“What is it?”

can we

instantly started to frown

you

responded back with a bright

reading and going for a

is planning

Cale pointed to himself.

“I am.”

disguised high-grade Dark

could not

“…You're driving me nuts.”

the Dark Elf that

he could not

it will be fine if you follow this knight as

Empire’s knights

was the

was that

like to go, young

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

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

is allowed. I

quickly started to

step behind the Cat while Choi Han and an

he keeps peeking over

‘Right?’

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

why Cale ignored

talk to someone who probably came here to

the Empire's library up ahead, which was one of the Mogoru Empire’s pride and joy. It was a

divine item made Cale's footsteps

Then came the hook.

“Excuse me, young master-nim.”

“···What is it?”

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

have

felt his

you think

back while

smelled

Cat Knight could

was wrong. Cale started to speak at that

aren’t the one

“Excuse me?”

looks like you are the

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

Swipe. Swipe.

Cale's motion. Cale and

have some animal

“···Is that so?”

looks like you have a red cat that

gentle smile as the knight

my hair. I

“Is that so?”

see that the knight turned

sir. I

to

Cat knight started to describe the things around them once

cats, but he seemed serious when he

‘Right?’

was an odd

his decision when Choi Han whispered in his ear once he left the Cat Knight outside the library and

that knight's strength is too high for him to be someone’s guide. Being a knight seems to

pretend not to

was none

some of the

is originally

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

information kept crossing

was 23 years

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

ago.

about the

did the Cat knight

he followed the librarian

seemed

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

so? I just want to learn more

“I see.”

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

head at Cale’s response. The librarian liked this young

in front of the public chronology of the

have the information on the history of

will slowly look

Please come to the desk if you

librarian nodded his head and smiled with satisfaction at the

he must like the Empire quite a bit

the reason for the

of the library was open to foreigners, all 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 you don't learn our

However, Cale had Raon.

is three shelves

through random books until he got

Flip. Flip.

clear voice echoed

that was created when the Vatican was being

mouth with the book as

“Tell me more.”

Cale opened the book.

of a palace since the Vatican was built. However, there