Chapter 134: 134
Chapter 134: Together (2)
All of them had become weird .
Cale sat down on a bench near the fountain and looked around .
First, he looked at Choi Han .
“……”
Choi Han was meditating in a lotus position on top of a boulder . A black aura was coming out of his body .
Choi Han seemed like a typical martial arts master .
Cale started to speak .
“Hans, how long has he been training like that?”
“19 hours, young master-nim . Aren’t you proud of him? Ah, that passion!”
‘…Not at all . ’
Cale was more scared than proud .
Cale lifted his head and made eye contact with Hans .
“…And how long are you going to stay like that?”
“I’m not sure . ”
Choi Han had been training Hans as well . Since Hans was someone who was always at the house, Choi Han thought that he should at least know some basic defense .
‘But to stay in the invisible chair position-’
Cale could see that Hans’s legs were shaking . Hans must have noticed Cale’s gaze, as he started to awkwardly smile .
“Haha, young master-nim, I will definitely get stronger in order to protect you . That is a butler’s duty . ”
“…Sure . I trust you . ”
Cale answered that way since he had nothing else to say .
“Yes sir! I will not let you down!”
Hans responded in an energetic voice . Cale just turned his head away from Hans only to see someone else .
Eruhaben was standing next to the stone pillar that was wrapped with the metal chains . Cale found it odd that Eruhaben and Raon were not together .
Eruhaben must have noticed his confusion and thus gave him an explanation .
“The Dragon’s way is to figure things out on our own once we are given a sense of direction . ”
Raon was currently training in Cale’s room on the fifth floor . Cale let him train there because Raon had said that he would not destroy anything during his training .
‘Human, I will go through my first growth phase before Fall . I’m sure that you are already aware of my greatness, but you will feel it even more!’
That was what Raon had said before he started to train . He seemed to be full of confidence .
Cale recalled the image of the tiny Black Dragon flying up to the fifth floor with confidence and held back his sigh . He then started to smile .
It was because of what he saw in front of him .
Meeeeeeow .
Meeow .
“Ahem, ahem . ”
Hong, who was still a baby kitten, as well as On, who would soon reach her growth phase, slowly approached Eruhaben and started to meow .
The ancient Dragon let out some fake coughs and pretended not to notice them, but he slowly started to smile . Cale started to think while watching what was going on .
‘I guess he will teach On and Hong as well . ’
Cale recalled what Eruhaben had said about the two Cat tribe children .
‘He said that they are pure-blooded Cats who have mutated . ’
Eruhaben seemed to have a lot of knowledge about the Cat tribe . It was only natural that an ancient Dragon who had lived for close to 1,000 years would have such knowledge . He could leave the Cat tribe siblings to Eruhaben since nobody else had any information to help them out .
‘The Blue Wolf tribe children as well . ’
Cale turned toward one side of the square .
“Ahhhhh!”
“Ahh!”
“Eeeeeeek!”
The Wolf children were all training together . Some of them were nearing their first berserk transformation . They would get even stronger after that .
‘Lock is training with Beacrox and Ron . ’
Cale blankly watched the Wolf children train like they were the main characters of a drama . Someone approached him at that moment .
“Young master Cale . ”
“Miss Rosalyn . ”
Rosalyn peeked over at Hans before approaching the bench and sitting down next to Cale . She looked around the square before starting to speak .
“Everybody seems to be hard at work . ”
“Indeed . They’re amazing . Is everything going well with you, Miss Rosalyn?”
Cale’s gaze turned toward Rosalyn . She was currently focused on research . She just needed to take one more step in order to reach the level of a highest-grade mage .
“Just so-so . But it is helpful that I have the most amazing teachers . ”
Rosalyn started to smile . As long as Raon and Eruhaben were around, she could learn a lot by just watching them, even if she didn’t ask them for any guidance .
She was a smart woman, so she naturally was putting this opportunity to great use .
“Yes, amazing teachers for sure . ”
Cale nodded his head and continued to speak . The greetings were done and they could get down to business .
“Have you received any news from Tasha?”
The Dark Elf Tasha was currently heading over to this location with Mary . Cale would need to start moving again once Mary arrived .
“Yes . And Miss Tasha and I have a message to deliver . ”
“A message?”
Cale’s expression turned odd . Tasha was representing the crown prince while Rosalyn was pretty much the representative for the Breck Kingdom . There was only one thing that both of them would need to tell him at once .
Cale started to speak .
“Looks like everyone has decided to meet up . ”
“…I knew you would figure it out right away, young master Cale . ”
Rosalyn smiled and nodded her head before explaining the details .
“The Breck Kingdom, Roan Kingdom, and the Jungle have all agreed to meet . However, we have a problem . ”
“…There is no response from the Whipper Kingdom?”
She did not mention anything about the Whipper Kingdom, so they must be the source of the problem .
They needed the Whipper Kingdom in this meeting . Although it would be fine without them, the Empire’s escape route through the Eastern shoreline would be cut off as well .
Not only would that cut off the Empire from communicating with the Eastern continent, but it would also make it easier for the Whales to move .
“No . We received a response from the Whipper Kingdom . Commander Toonka personally responded . ”
Toonka was basically the voice of the Whipper Kingdom . Of course, Chief Harol was next to Toonka to help him .
“What did he say?”
“Young master Cale . ”
“Yes?”
“He wants to chat with you . ”
“…Toonka does?”
“Yes . ”
‘Why me?’
Confusion was evident on Cale’s face . However, Rosalyn started to smile as Toonka’s actions were understandable to her .
‘Toonka and Harol have not had any contact with the Roan Kingdom or any other kingdoms for that matter . Having someone that they trust at the meeting is one way of protecting themselves . ’
Cale was the only person that Toonka trusted in the Roan Kingdom .
It was similar to how Queen Litana had asked Cale to connect her to the crown prince .
Rosalyn started to speak to the confused Cale .
“I think I can connect you to him right away . What should I do?”
“Well . ”
Cale stood up from the bench and noticed that his legs were slightly numb . He was woken up early by the shouts of all of the people training and had been sitting on this bench since he had nothing else to do .
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It was fun watching these scenes that reminded him of cartoons and dramas .
“…Young master Cale, are your legs okay?”
“They are numb because I have been sitting here for so long . I feel like I am getting weaker by the day . ”
‘Do I need to at least stretch twice a day? But that’s annoying . ’
Cale grumbled internally as he stretched his legs . Rosalyn started to speak as he stretched his legs .
“You don’t know how much of a motivation you being here is for them . ”
“Excuse me?”
“Nothing . ”
Rosalyn shook her head and smiled as if to say it was nothing .
She looked around the training ground . Everybody was looking toward Cale . Cale had been sitting on the bench watching them train since early in the morning . The only time he had left was to eat .
Everybody already knew that ancient powers did not have the possibility of growing stronger . They were things that only had one level .
That was why they knew that Cale had no reason to train .
That was also why they understood how Cale must have felt while sitting on the bench and watching them train .
This was the reason the energetic shouts did not stop all morning .
“Shall we go?”
Cale pointed toward the villa and Rosalyn followed behind him .
Ahhhhhhh!
Cale flinched as the loud shouts started up once again . He found this to be scary and quickly headed toward the villa .
This was the first time Cale had used a video communication device to chat with Toonka .
Long time no see .
Cale was surprised .
“You are alone . ”
Yes .
Cale did not see Harol nor any other subordinates with Toonka . Toonka was chatting with Cale alone .
‘Well, I understand that there may not be many people around him because they can’t let it be known that they have a video communication device . ’
You needed a mage in order to use a video communication device .
The Whipper Kingdom was currently using the mage and video communication device that Alberu had sent over in order to be able to communicate with the other kingdoms .
They had no choice because they were facing an urgent situation .
But Cale still found it odd that neither Harol nor any of the Chiefs were with him .
Cale could clearly see Toonka’s face through the device . Cale started to frown a bit .
“You don’t look so good . ”
Toonka flinched at Cale’s observation .
Toonka did not look very good at all .
Currently, the Empire and the Whipper Kingdom were only having small scale battles . The Whipper Kingdom was only aiming for a few palaces by the border rather than charging toward the Empire’s capital, but even that was not going as they had planned .
Cale, who didn’t think Toonka would be the type to worry about that, quickly figured out what was going on .
‘There’s only one reason that this idiot would be this upset . ’
Cale looked toward Toonka, who was fidgeting, and started to speak .
“Did you find the traitor?”
Toonka flinched before starting to frown .
Yes .
“Based on your reaction, I’m guessing it was one of your direct subordinates . ”
… Yes .
Cale thought about Toonka’s subordinates . There was his left-hand woman Felicia, who was a talented strategist who wielded a spear . Then there was his right-hand man Hota, who was similar to Toonka and focused on his physical strength .
… I didn’t know Hota was such a person .
Toonka started to speak as if he was full of pain .
How could he fall for the Empire’s plots! I didn’t know he wanted to take my position!
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Toonka’s hand started to shake in anger at Hota’s betrayal . He then felt an empty void inside of his heart .
He wanted to share these feelings with someone, but he didn’t know who he could share them with until he thought of Cale .
Chief Harol had located the traitor . Toonka didn’t know how Harol had done it, but they found a magic device among Hota’s belongings, and although it was not a video communication device, it was still something that sent a similar type of signal .
Toonka shared these details with Cale .
Cale, who was listening to Toonka’s explanation, clicked his tongue quietly .
‘I guess even the Empire does not know that Harol is a half mage who can feel the flow of mana . ’
That was why the Empire probably did not hide their communication with Hota .
However, there was no way that Harol would miss the magic device Hota was carrying .
That is why last night, last night, I beheaded that traitor .
Cale finally understood why Toonka had slowed down his attack on the Empire .
“But you figured out that he was the traitor prior to yesterday, didn’t you?”
… I found out a week ago .
‘Looks like he struggled quite a bit with his decision . ’
Cale realized that Toonka must have debated what to do with Hota for a while . That was why the Whipper Kingdom had slowed down their attacks .
I thought that at least Hota, that at least the citizens agreed with my vision . I trusted him so much .
Toonka looked down at his two hands .
He had personally beheaded Hota . He thought that he needed to do it himself .
At that moment, Toonka heard Cale’s voice through the communication device .
“It must have been hard on you . Good job . ”
Toonka lightly clenched his fist after hearing Cale’s words . Nobody had ever said such a thing to him before .
Cale continued to speak .
“A lot of soldiers did not end up losing their lives thanks to you . ”
This was the truth .
Cale wanted to praise Toonka for not becoming weak because of his friendship with Hota .
Toonka slowly raised his head .
The two of them made eye contact through the communication device . Cale put on his usual relaxed smile on his face as he continued to speak .
“And it seems like you trusted me . Did you tell Harol to find the traitor because of what I said?”
Cale expected that Toonka would trust him and look for the traitor, but he felt kind of odd after learning that it had actually happened .
“Thanks for trusting what I said . ”
Although Cale casually said that, those words hit Toonka pretty hard . At the same time, Toonka thought about the traitor, Hota’s face .
However, Cale’s continued words made Hota’s face disappear .
“But don’t trust me . I am not on your side . I am also not a good person . ”
Cale told Toonka the truth . He was not on Toonka’s side .
Although he now hoped that the Whipper Kingdom would be victorious in this war, he did not want them to have a dominating victory .
The balance of power between the Roan Kingdom, Breck Kingdom, the Jungle, and the Whipper Kingdom would become skewed if the Whipper Kingdom has a dominating victory over the Empire .
That was why Cale wanted Toonka to barely win .
‘How could someone with such thoughts be a good person?’
Cale decided that it was about time to end the chat .
“Toonka, this isn’t like you at all . Weren’t you going to sweep the Empire away?”
Cale could see Toonka’s eyebrows start to twitch .
… You are right . I need to sweep them away .
Toonka hated the Empire even more after what had happened with Hota .
Toonka’s eyes returned to their usual glow . Cale had one last thing to say to Toonka .
“Be yourself . ”
‘Be myself . ’
The corners of Toonka’s lips started to go up . He soon had his usual smile that made him look like a simpleton .
He then got up from his seat .
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Yes, I need to live a life that is true to myself .
Toonka said that as he looked toward Cale . Cale nodded his head .
Toonka’s smile became even thicker . At that moment, Cale said something else in an indifferent voice .
“But pay some attention to your soldiers as well . Maybe it is because I am a weak person, but it hurts me to see weak people die . ”
That comment made Toonka start to think .
‘He says that he’s not a good person? After saying something like that?’
Toonka had made up his mind to live a life that was true to his style . His style was not one that took care of the weaklings .
However, he still responded back to Cale .
I’ll think about it .
Cale flinched a bit .
‘He’ll think about it? Toonka can think?’
He thought that Toonka would either ignore him or say no . Toonka did not care that Cale was shocked and instead said one last thing before ending the conversation .
Chief Harol will be at the meeting in my place .
Cale nodded his head .
The Whipper Kingdom will be present at the meeting as well .
And someone like Harol was enough to be at the meeting .
Although the Whipper Kingdom was in a war against the Empire, Harol was a Chief based on the way he led the citizens with Toonka . He was not there as a strategist, so it would be fine if he was missing for a bit .
“Got it . Get some rest . You’ve been through a lot . ”
Puhahahaha . Get some rest? Alright, I will .
Toonka suddenly started to laugh out loud . Cale started to frown at Toonka’s ever-changing mood . However, Toonka did not care as he said goodbye before turning off the communication device .
See you next time .
Cale looked toward the empty screen and started to think .
‘Why would I see you again?’
He had no desire to see Toonka again .
Cale sighed before leaning into the couch . At that moment, he heard a knock on the door of the video communication room .
Knock . Knock . Knock .
“Young master Cale . ”
It was Rosalyn . She continued to speak .
“Miss Tasha and Miss Mary have arrived . ”
Cale got up from his seat .
It was now time to head back to the half Saint and fake Holy Maiden .
Click .
The door opened and Cale made eye contact with Rosalyn .
“…Young master Cale . ”
“Miss Rosalyn, what is it?”
Rosalyn could see that Cale had a very mischievous smile on his face . She didn’t know why he was smiling that way, but she started to smile as well after seeing Cale’s smile .
It was a similar smile to the one on Cale’s face .
“Please return safely after taking care of business . ”
“Thank you very much . I’ll be able to do so thanks to you . ”
At that moment, Raon came down from the fifth floor .
“Human, human! Hmm?”
Raon looked at the smiles on Cale and Rosalyn’s face before starting to speak again .
“What are you planning to do now? That smile of yours means that you are up to no good, human . ”
Cale didn’t have much planned for this trip .
“I’m just going to go help heal someone in pain .
However, nobody, especially Raon, actually believed his words .