Chapter 66
Chapter 66: Wasnt Supposed to Be Like This (3)
#66 - Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This (3)#
However, contrary to their expectations, Cale headed into the study with a stoic expression . He pushed back his still slightly damp red hair as he sat down and faced the three guests .
He took a sip of the tea that deputy butler Hans had given him before he started to speak .
“Long time no see . ”
Cale looked toward Choi Han, whose expression did not change at all, and the just as shy Lock, and greeted them before looking toward Rosalyn .
“Your Highness, Princess Rosalyn, it has been quite a long time . ”
Rosalyn started to smile and answered in a refreshing manner .
“You cannot call me princess anymore . I have been banished from the royal family . ”
“ . . . Is that so?”
“Yes . I have been removed from the family records . I no longer have a family name . ”
Cale just turned away from Rosalyn, who answered in such a happy manner . He then casually added on .
“I guess I can just continue to call you Miss Rosalyn then . ”
Rosalyn’s red pupils focused on Cale . Although she was the one who chose to give up her claims to the throne instead of getting written off, people still had looks of pity toward her these days . Seeing Cale acting so normally around her made her able to respond with a relaxed heart .
“Yes . Just like before . You can keep treating me like that in the future too . ”
She could see Cale nodding without even looking at her and thought that she really did the right thing by choosing to come back with Choi Han .
Cale did not see Rosalyn’s smile, as he had turned to look at Choi Han and Lock . Choi Han was sitting straight up, but seemed to be quite happy .
‘It feels like he became even more of a good guy . ’
Choi Han’s pupils were so clear that he seemed like a very good person . In fact, he seemed to have taken another step toward becoming a hero of justice . Cale turned away from that good guy vibe that did not mesh well with him and instead looked toward Lock .
Lock was different from Choi Han . He seemed to have something to say, but was too shy to say it and thus could only sit there fidgeting his fingers .
“Cale-nim . ”
“What?”
There was no need for him to turn around . Choi Han was the only person who called him, ‘Cale-nim . ’
“Should I report about what happened at Breck Kingdom?”
Rosalyn suddenly looked toward Choi Han in shock . However, Choi Han did not look at her and only looked toward Cale .
However, Cale, who was looking at Lock, shook his head .
“No need . I don’t think I need to know what you did for a friend . ”
Rosalyn could see Choi Han smiling peacefully after hearing Cale’s words . He then started to speak .
“Yes, that is true, but please let me know if there is anything you are curious about . I will report it to you right away . ”
“No need . ”
Cale felt like he would just get a headache if he knew about it . He did not want to know how they were able to cause such a ruckus in the Breck Kingdom in such a short amount of time, as well as how Rosalyn gave up her claim to the throne .
“Lock . ”
He called out to Lock instead .
“Err, yes?”
Lock, who was now taller than Choi Han, was still a bit awkward . Cale knew why Lock was so fidgety right now .
Hans had said that Choi Han’s group had arrived an hour ago . While Choi Han and Rosalyn probably had a lot to do once they got here, it was obvious what Lock was thinking about in this foreign place .
Cale looked toward Lock’s confused face and started to speak .
“Your siblings are somewhere else right now . ”
Lock’s expression changed .
“Where? Are they all there?”
Cale answered without any hesitation .
“Harris Village . ”
Choi Han, who had been looking at Cale, stiffened after hearing those words . However, Cale did not even look his way before taking a break to take a sip of warm tea .
Someone else interjected as he did that . It was deputy butler Hans .
“We are currently reconstructing Harris Village . It used to be a small but beautiful village next to the mountain . Something bad happened not too long ago causing it to burn down . ”
Mountain, small but beautiful village, and reconstruction due to a large fire . A single image filled Lock’s mind as he heard those words . It was an image of his hometown that was burned to the ground .
“We are also constructing a proper cemetery as well . ”
Choi Han looked toward Hans as Hans peeked toward Cale and continued to speak .
“The young master was adamant about that part . ”
Click .
The teacup made a noise as Cale put it back down on the table . He then started to frown and retort back .
“I was not adamant about it . ”
“But wasn’t this the first thing you ever asked the Count-nim for in regards to something related to our Henituse territory? This was the first time I ever saw you interested in the administration of our territory, young master-nim . ”
“It was nothing big . ”
Cale waved toward Hans to say nothing else and Hans quickly shut up . However, he seemed to be fidgety like he still had a lot to say . Cale just ignored this and looked toward Lock, who seemed to be deep in thought .
“Lock . ”
“Yes?”
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“Go see your siblings and the land that they are living on right now . ”
Cale then turned around . Lock was staring at him, but he knew Lock would understand since he was a sharp kid . He then called out to the still stiff Choi Han .
“Choi Han . ”
Choi Han was quietly observing Cale as usual . A lot of things had happened in the Breck Kingdom . He had taken care of all of it quickly in order to return home . He could hear Cale’s voice echo in his ear .
“Go give your regards as well . Your younger brother Lock doesn’t know the way, so you can guide him there . ”
Regards . He didn’t need to ask who that should be directed to . Choi Han lightly clenched his fists before opening them back up . He had to calm the overflowing emotions inside of him . Harris Village, that had burnt down to a crisp . That village would now be different .
Cale said one final thing to the three of them .
“You can go now . Miss Rosalyn, it is fine for you to leave now . ”
Cale was tired after dealing with these three for the first time in a while . It felt like his honey-like break for the last three weeks had just disappeared into thin air . Lock and Rosalyn slowly followed Hans out of Cale’s study .
Choi Han waited until they all had left before finally getting up .
“Cale-nim . ”
He then bowed .
“Thank you very much . ”
Choi Han chuckled after raising his head back up because he could see Cale had a stoic expression that also seemed to show that he was annoyed .
“I don’t need such thanks . Just get out . ”
Choi Han did as he was told and headed for the door . Cale, who had picked his teacup back up while observing Choi Han, could hear Choi Han stop with the doorknob in his hand and start to speak .
“I heard from Mr . Hans that you will be heading to the Whipper Kingdom?”
“Yes . ”
Cale just gave a curt response .
“We will be going right away once you get back from the village, so pack your bags . ”
“Yes sir . ”
Choi Han had a refreshing smile on his face . However, that smile quickly disappeared as he turned the doorknob .
Click .
Choi Han continued to speak as the door opened .
“His name was Bob?”
“How do you know about Bob?”
It had been a while since he heard of Toonka’s alias, Bob .
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‘Did Hans tell him about Toonka?’
Cale looked toward Choi Han with curiosity, but he could only see Choi Han’s back as he stood at the door . Choi Han’s unique calm and sincere voice continued to flow .
“Mr . Beacrox told me that he almost made you get hurt . ”
‘Why would Beacrox say something like that?’
Cale recalled the incident and responded back .
“Hurt? I didn’t get hurt . I just got poured on by water and boulder dust . ”
“ . . . I understand . ”
Choi Han did not say anything else as he walked out of the study . Cale could see Hans crossing paths with Choi Han and coming back in . Hans stopped for a moment after making eye contact with Choi Han and blankly stood there .
“What is it?”
“Huh? Oh, uh, nothing . Nothing at all . ”
Hans waved his hands frantically at Cale’s question and looked back toward the leaving Choi Han before coming into the study .
“ . . . Young master-nim . ”
“What?”
Cale observed Hans’s completely pale expression .
“Did you have a fight with Choi Han-nim?”
“Me? What the hell are you talking about?”
“Of course you didn’t! Haha, it is nothing . ”
Cale stared at the weirdly acting Hans, but still said what he needed to say . He still had to give the order .
“We will leave in about 10 days, so prepare everything . ”
“Yes, I understand . I will work hard!”
Cale continued to blankly stare at the suddenly energetic Hans, but Hans quickly left the study . Cale, who was now left alone in the study, looked toward the calendar .
The last guardian of the Magic Tower, who cast away his position and ran away .
“ . . . This will be my first time seeing a dwarf . ”
In order to buy a fully intact Magic Tower, he needed to meet the dwarf whose family had protected the Magic Tower for generations . Cale started to smile .
That dwarf was not just any dwarf .
‘A mix-blood dwarf that is half Rat beast person . ’
Muller . The tiny person that had the shabbiest and worst death in, ‘The Birth of a Hero . ’ He was as short as a dwarf and looked weak without any muscles due to the unique nature of the Rat people . He really was a tiny person .
Cae headed out of the study and into the bedroom . He was thinking about how to catch that runaway Rat while he was heading toward the Black Dragon, On, and Hong, who were probably playing in the bedroom right now .
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10 days . This will pass by very quickly .
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And just as Cale expected, a week quickly went by . He was sitting in his couch like he had been a week ago, leaning deep into the back of the couch .
“Sigh . ”
Cale did not hide his sigh as he sat there with a frown .
Choi Han and Lock, who had left exactly a week ago, leaving Rosalyn here, were back .
However, they did not come back alone .
“Young master-nim . ”
Vice Captain Hilsman came back with them . But his appearance was weird . The Vice Captain, who usually dressed in a way that fit his position, was wearing shabby leather armor and had lots of injuries on his face .
‘I told him to focus on the restoration of Harris Village . ’
It felt like the Vice Captain had done some things in addition to what Cale had ordered .
“I have returned, young master . ”
He didn’t know the reason, but Cale still avoided Hilsman, who was speaking with admiration . However, he was not the only one who came back with Choi Han and Lock .
“Young master-nim! We wanted to see you!”
“Young master Cale-nim! We’re here too!”
“Hello young master Cale! Have you been well?”
Cale could hear ten children speaking at once . Maes, as well as the other Wolf children, were innocently looking at Cale and smiling .
However, the atmosphere around them felt very different . The children had bandages wrapped around multiple spots on their bodies . Something outside of Cale’s expectations seemed to have happened in Harris Village .
“We came with Lock hyung because you never mentioned when we should come back . ”
Maes answered for all of them . Cale held back his sigh .
‘Not telling you when to come was my way of saying don’t come back . ’
Cale could not tell the children who were already here to head back, so he just nodded his head and turned around to look at Choi Han and Lock . He gave an order to the two of them .
“Pack your bags . We will leave in two days . ”
However, a response came from somewhere else .
“Yes sir!”
A total of 11 people . The Vice Captain and the Wolf children all energetically responded . It was like Cale was looking at a knights brigade that had been training for a long time . Choi Han and Lock looked toward them with satisfaction . This was especially true for Choi Han, who was looking at them like he was looking at his students .
Cale’s expression became odd .
It wasn’t supposed to be like this .