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Chapter 361: No, Then Whatever 3

"The title sounds like you give up thinking and be like 'let's just blow everything'" tboah!Bud said.

"Man I could actually imagine you blowing everything up" tboah!Cale agrees but he continues.

"But don't worry I know that you'll think things through before blowing up anything"

"You mean thinking about how to not leave evidence?" og!Cale said more than asking.

"Well yes but no, like blaming it on someone else" tboah!Cale said with conviction.

Everyone can agree to that.

Which tcf!Cale skillfully ignored it.

Silence filled the library.

None of them could easily start to speak.

One thousand years.

Just thinking about the flow of events for that long period of time was giving them headaches.

Bud and Cale were looking at each other.

"Are you seducing me young master?" tcf!Bud mischievously said with a wink.

Which earns him a glare from a lot of people.

He decidedly shut up after hearing a dagger sharpening.

"And why do I suddenly feel fear," he thought feeling some sort of aura flowing out of the golden dragon.

"Heh."

Bud let out a short laugh.

"I need some booze."

He then plopped down on the ground.

He was feeling frustrated.

It was a hypothesis.

It was a hypothesis that the White Star might be the first Mercenary King.

"What!?!"

Everyone turns serious at the hypothesis as both Bud curses.

"Well considering he keeps reincarnating.." tboah! Rosalyn said as she continues"But to think he was the first Mercenary King."

"The Mercenary directory"

The smart people thought.

"If it really is true then it'll mean the white star started the guild to always get the latest information" tboah!Alberu stated.

"But I also think that he was looking for specific information" tcf!Alberu said as he already have an idea of what it is.

And so are the others who are on the intellectual side.

"What? Like the latest fashion trend?" tcf!Toonka seriously asks.

Which isn't that. That did not even cross their mind.

As everyone gave him a deadpan face.

Though just imagining the white thing going through that mountainous information just to read the latest fashion trend was also comical.

He needed to verify if this hypothesis was true.

However, he had an odd feeling that this was indeed the case.

"...Damn it."

Bud grabbed his hair with both hands. It was hard for him to suppress the anger and frustration building up inside him.

"Damn it!"

Both Bud was also frustrated.

His guild was helping the enemies' leader and they were unaware.

"We've been used."

Anger filled their being.

Which turned into concern when he read the next sentences.

Nobody could say anything while watching him.

It was at that moment.

"...Haaaa."

Someone was breathing heavily.

"Young master-nim."

Ron, who was supporting Cale, looked at Cale's face.

Cale's face was red from overheating, his body was covered in sweat, and his breathing was heavy.

"You have a fever again!?" tboah!Cale masks his worries by shouting.

"What have you been doing to my body-which I mean!" He flushes a little as he continues "Why have you been having a fever when that body isn't that delicate!?"

He asks which tcf!Cale looks away.

"You know you're more lucky in the different information we read, even if you have a multiple various romance there at least you weren't having a fever." og!Cale was sincere in worry at the same time he needed to tease the idiot.

tcf!Cale gives him a deadpan face.

"Or injured" tcf!Choi Han said clear with worry on his face as tboah!Choi Han slightly nods.

"Or bleeding" tboah!Alberu joins in the conversation.

"Or fainting" as tcf!Alberu adds on.

They brush off the fact that they belong to that multiple various romances in that different information.

"Human take better care of yourself!"

Everyone sighed looking at tcf!Cale's face shows his confusion.

"What nonsense are they saying? It's not like it always happens" He decidedly ignored them.

Ron looked at how Cale's wet red hair was stuck on Cale's face and handed him over to his son, Beacrox.

Beacrox helped Cale slowly sit down on the ground.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale somehow feels nostalgic.

That sentence reminds them of the past when he was sick and when he thought he had a somewhat father figure.

That thought left him the moment 'he' left.

"..."

"Mph!"

Food was shoved in their mouth.

"Human I did it!"

"You did a good job"

As tcf!Cale patted Raon while raising his eyebrows at them.

They just chew the food feeling somewhat lighter.

He then leaned his back toward a bookshelf.

"...Human."

"No..."

Raon and Hong approached Cale. On was already near Cale's leg and looking up at him.

Cale's eyes were half-closed as he breathed in and out. He looked extremely weak.

"You're in a library and you're having a fever... Did you use the Record Ability?" og!Cale came to that conclusion.

"Probably... And last time it mentioned that I use that is in the Mercenary Directory" tcf!Cale said recalling the previous information.

"So if it was connected you are currently there" tboah!Cale said.

Everyone agrees.

tboah!Cale then pauses.

"Wait. You get a fever for using that ability?" He gave them a nasty stare already judging that they've been using that ability frequently.

Everyone also pauses and looks at the two.

Which the two look away.

"...This is driving me nuts."

Bud brushed his face with both hands after seeing Cale's condition.

He had not checked on Cale's condition because he was so shocked by the hypothesis.

No, he could have just ignored Cale's condition because the story he shared was so important.

That earns the Mercenary King another glare from everyone.

"Understandable" tcf!Cale the dense idiot that he is agreed.

Now the glare but with additional concern and disbelief was directed at him.

Seeing their glare tcf!Cale thought "why are they glaring at me? Is it because I'm being a burden at such an important discovery?" he shudder at the vicious people.

Eruhaben wet a towel and handed it to Ron, who carefully wiped the sweat off of Cale's forehead.

"...Haaa, haaa."

Cale continued to breathe while feeling the cool towel on his cheek.

It was hot.

'Damn it.'

Kim Rok Soo, Grade 1 Ability User. 'Record' was the most well-known of his abilities.

"What is that ability?" tcf!Eruhaben asks curiously of his adopted powers.

"It can memorize what is seen and heard" tcf!Cale decidedly answers because the one who is asking is a powerful ancient dragon.

"More like you could never forget what you see and heard" og!Cale nonchalantly adds on.

"That's amazing at the same time dreadful." tboah!Cale said.

"Just imagining the thought of seeing your love one die and never forgetting your failure to save them." He frowns at that.

As everyone agrees.

His entire body, starting from his head, heated up every time he used this ability.

However, his mind was clear.

The side effects were mild compared to the other abilities that clouded a person's mind from overuse.

Instant.

Everyone thought wincing.

"That's the mildest?" tcf!Jack gasp as he covers his mouth very concerned about the young master.

"Getting a fever that is scorching hot is not mild!" tcf!Hannah clicks her tongue masking her worries with sharp words.

"Especially in that weak feeble body of yours" tcf!Rasheel sighed at the unfortunate human. Of course, he is not concerned. He was just very frustrated at this human!

He closed his eyes.

He needed to organize the information gathered in his mind.

"...Cale-nim, I will take you outside."

Choi Han approached Cale, who had his eyes closed.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale shudders to hear that voice full of concern from the peasant.

But they couldn't even joke about it because they were too concerned with the self-sacrificing idiot on that screen and beside them.

"Yes, let's finish the rest outside."

Eruhaben agreed with Choi Han. Choi Han tried to carry Cale who was quietly sitting there. Beacrox grabbed Cale's shoulders to help Choi Han.

"...Shit."

Bud who was watching this had a smile on his face as he cursed. He had no choice because these people who were most definitely more frustrated than he was were moving with the next steps in mind.

Bud stood back up as well.

He could not just sit here right now.

He approached Cale's group and started to speak.

"Let's just use magic to leave since it is fine if we get caught."

It was important to use this facility without being noticed, however, a person's life was more important.

Well, that eases some glare.

They can reassess the Mercenary King who is acting like a fool but has the right heart.

"I guess he's not that bad"

tboah!Cale thought.

"Then I, the great and mighty Dragon, will use teleportation magic! I'll help too!"

Raon seemed to agree with Bud as he moved his front paws forward as if he was getting ready to cast a spell.

Bud walked up next to him.

"Raon-nim, I will give you the coordinates."

"Alright, go ahead! Tell me the coordinates, alcohol-loving Mercenary King!"

"Speaking of alcohol, I want a drink" the Mercenary King whined that he wants to drown himself from all this information as he look longingly at the bottle of wine beside tboah!Cale.

"I retract my previous statement" tboah!Cale thought as he hug the wine while glaring daggers at the fake king.

"Yes sir, the coordinates are-"

It was at that moment.

"There's no need."

It was a low voice that came along with a quiet breathing sound.

It was Cale.

What!?

Everyone excluding the idiot was flabbergasted.

"What do you mean there's no need!?" og!Cale burst out

"Are you an idiot!? Scratch that! You are an idiot!" tboah!Cale scoff at the idiot dense self-sacrificial transmigrator.

tcf!Cale feels like his been wronged.

"I didn't say anything wrong, why are they getting mad and calling me an idiot?" He thought begrudgingly as he decided to just ignore them.

Bud subconsciously started to raise his voice.

"Hey, look at your condition before-"

"That's right!"

"You should rest!"

"Take better care of yourself!"

"Unlucky Human"

"Oh, my dear Cale.."

"Oraboni.."

"Hyung-nim.."

"My son!"

"Young Master you really are.."

"Cale-nim..."

"You're driving me nuts"

"You idiot!"

"Stupid Human!"

"Cale you dumb dumb!"

Sigh.

Various comments were let out by everyone.

tcf!Cale just ignored all that comments.

... But he did feel a little prickle at On sigh.

"It's hot."

Cale ignored Bud and continued to speak.

Cale's actions that followed made Bud anxious.

"...What are you doing?"

Bud asked but Cale ignored him. It was annoying to respond.

Cale's shaking hands slowly started to move.

He then started to undo the buttons of his shirt one by one.

"What the @,#$*&%@&_$"\-!?"

Everyone curses and flabbergasts once again.

"Why are you undressing!?" og!Cale asks what everyone wants to know. He is also pale as that was his previous body that is being shown.

"As I said there, it's hot" tcf!Cale nonchalantly answers thinking what's the problem. Ah.

"Besides your body is great," he said finding out that og!Cale might be self-conscious... (which he lacks.)

"... you know you made that sound soo wrong" tboah!Cale face palm sighing.

"..."

tcf!Cale ignored it.

"Unbelievable," said yet again by the crown prince.

Everyone let out a frustrated sigh.

He needed to get rid of this heat in his body.

"It's hot."

Cale was mumbling that it was hot as he continued to undo his buttons.

tcf!Cale nods agreeing with himself.

Everyone facepalm at the idiot who has a non-existing self-consciousness.

Beeeeep- Beeeeeep-

A sharp alarm rang inside the library at that moment. Bud turned away from Cale.

"Human!"

The black Dragon's paws that looked ready to cast teleportation magic suddenly had a video communication device instead.

It was glowing red.

"Human! It's the crown prince!"

Cale's personal video communication device only glowed red when crown prince Alberu Crossman was calling.

"Aw, a special color for the special prince" tboah!Cale just decided to tease the idiot since he was being dense.

"And you pick your current hair color" og!Cale joins in the teasing as he dramatically batted his eyes.

tcf!Cale gives them a deadpan face.

"I'm going to scam the slime to give a different information that involves them in a romance" He not pettily thought.

Meanwhile,

"He's not going to answer while half undress, right?" The crown prince asks himself as dread fills him.

"He isn't right? Of course he won't" he convinced himself.

Raon peeked at Cale's condition before continuing to speak.

"Human! The crown prince is calling! Should I tell him to call back later?"

Bud also peeked toward Cale before starting to speak.

"I'm fine even if you connect the call. We already decided to use magic anyway. But your condition is, mm."

Cale did not seem to be in a condition to accept a call right now.

Everyone agrees to that.

... except for one dense idiot.

However, Cale petted Raon, On and Hong on the head before starting to speak.

"Connect him."

Cale actually had something to say to the crown prince as well.

!!!!!

Everyone has an exclamation mark on their face as they were flustered as well.

"Seriously you're going to talk to him being half-naked!?"

og!Cale and tboah!Cale asks hysterically.

"Why not?" tcf!Cale seriously doesn't get it. He did say there that he needed to say something to the crown prince.

But then he felt mischievous "Let everyone admire your oh so handsome body" oh the evil smile he gave when he said that.

"What the-!! it's your body now!"

They defended flushing and baffled.

tcf!Violan decided at that moment that she will have a deep conversation with her son about self-consciousness.

As tcf!Deruth was having a panic attack at his son's lack of self-preservation.

"Young master-nim."

"I will help you, Cale-nim."

"There's no need. I'm almost done."

Cale shook his head toward Ron and Choi Han.

'Damn it.'

He was getting annoyed because he was hot.

However, Cale was quite relieved as he undid his buttons.

He could not undo his buttons nor pull up his sleeves in front of his subordinates when he was Kim Rok Soo, no matter how hot and sweaty he became.

"I don't even do it too as Kim Rok Soo!" og!Cale defended. He likes his scars but he won't undress in front of everyone!

"You're also been using that ability?" tcf!Cale asks frowning in concern.

"How often?" he asks. He was worried that og!Cale will push himself

og!Cale shrugged.

"This self-sacrificing idiot should not be given my abilities "tcf!Cale sigh.

He didn't want to show them the scars on his body.

It's not like they were anything to be proud about. It would just scare the people who were doing the same jobs as him.

"Who would have thought that he has such a low self-esteem"

Everyone frowned and was concerned.

"Mind you, your body is hot- and I made that sound so wrong again but you know what I mean!" og!Cale said convinced that the body he possesses pales in comparison to his weak delicate-looking previous body.

Cale looked down at his body that was now visible and started to think.

'...This is nice.'

This body did not have any scars.

Even if it did, the Vitality of the Heart would quickly get rid of them.

That was good.

Scars were records as well.

Terrible records.

It was better if those disappeared.

Everyone was disquieted at the transmigrator's gloomy thoughts.

"I love this scar because it's proof that you overcome many challenging situations" og!Cale proudly said with a sure voice that conveys that what he said was true. He really does like this body.

"And I'm pretty sure you also save many people, so take pride because you overcome and live!" tboah!Cale also likes that body full of honor.

Which tcf!Cale completely denies it. "I failed to save everyone"

Mph!

Food was shoved in his mouth.

"We can feel you brooding over here"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale smugly smirk.

Then they seriously said the following.

"Stop taking the world on your shoulder!"

"That's right, you did more than enough"

As they put their weight on him.

tcf!Cale covers his smile with the food that was shoved in his mouth as he eats it.

It would only cause pain to those watching and those nearby as well.

"You.. haaa"

og!Cale and tboah!Cale sigh.

"So that's the entire point, he doesn't want to let anyone worry"

Everyone felt out of sorts at the too kind-hearted transmigrator.

"Human, I connected him!"

Cale, who was undoing his buttons, looked forward after hearing Raon's voice.

He could see the video communication device and the screen floating above it.

A familiar face appeared on the screen.

Naturally, it was crown prince, Alberu Crossman.

Alberu, who was wearing a more majestic outfit than usual, started to speak. ...What are you doing?

His tone was extremely casual.

Both Alberu buries his face in his hand flushing while having a headache.

While the Count thought "He better not be ogling my son!". Crown prince or not he will rally anyone who leers at his son!

Alberu's majestic-looking face started to frown. ...Have you been drinking?

His expression seemed to be saying that Cale was doing all sorts of crap now.

It could not be helped.

The crown prince had never had anybody answer his call with a red face while unbuttoning their shirt.

That was only possible for someone who was so drunk that they didn't care about respect or etiquette. Did you just decide to return to your old alcoholic trash days? Hmm? How much did you drink that your face turned so red and your head is full of swea-

"Even when I was a trash I never do that!"

og!Cale defended as tboah!Cale nods agreeing with his future alternative self.

Some father figures sigh in relief, at least one of their son has self-awareness.

"... But I should still talk to him just to be sure"

They thought as tboah!Cale and og!Cale shudder.

He suddenly stopped talking.

He then started to frown for a different reason. ...What did you do this time?

Alberu could see all of Cale's group members.

They looked fine. He could see that only Cale was extremely red.

-...Did you use an ancient power? And who is that person wearing glasses? Is that the Mercenary King?

"As expected of the crown prince, he immediately understands the situation" tboah!Witira suddenly has a high opinion of the crown prince because...

"He's also quite admirable for having a normal conversation while the young master is in that um 'condition'" tcf!Witira voices out her thoughts as she too thinks highly of the crown prince.

"Which I ponder if the crown prince saw more absurd situation than this when in regards to the young master Cale."

They thought in pity as they bless the crown prince's soul.

Bud and Alberu made eye contact through the screen.

"And then sparks fly which is heart in shape."

"That's how the starts of the love story between the crown prince and the fake king."

og!Cale and tboah!Cale narrated in a whisper all while crackling. As tcf!Cale's smirk amuses as well.

They recently found out that that's how the ship formed courtesy of the slime (that evil existence that is ruining and corrupting innocent people!).

Who knew that by just having eye contact they've been ship aka put into romance. The evil of this world is atrocious!

Meanwhile,

"The audacity of these three" the crown prince thought with a tick mark as he heard their narration and see their reaction.

He is soo going to make their name and existence be known throughout the Kingdom.

The Cales pause in their laughter as they shudder.

Bud immediately understood who this was as soon as Raon said, 'It's the crown prince!'

"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, your highness. My name is Bud Illis. I am the Mercenary King."

His tone was respectful, but he was standing tall.

Although he did not have any territory of his own, he was the representative of one of the top factions on the Eastern continent.

The Mercenary King did not easily bow toward the kings of the Eastern continent either.

"Ho.." Both Ron was amused that the Mercenary King is more than what he seemed. Though that still doesn't mean he won't have a 'nice' conversation with him taking passes on his adopted son.

"I know it, this guy is a great pretender"

The Cales thought as they too can act so they know full well how the Mercenary King's eyes were clear and held some intellect.

Nice to meet you. I am Alberu Crossman.

Alberu's self-introduction was short.

He believed that it was enough to just reveal his name.

His name should be known by the power players in both the Eastern and Western continents.

The crown prince liked the sound of that.

"And I'm sure the transmigrator plays a big role in that"

One thought how lucky he is.

tcf!Cale sneeze.

"I'm sure the original Cale can also do that"

One thought about how he will soon be lucky.

tboah!Cale sneeze.

Both Alberu smirk.

As og!Cale said bless you to tcf!Cale and tboah!Cale.

He heard Cale's voice at that moment.

"I am currently going through the Mercenaries Guild's Directory." The Directory? Why?

"So we were right" tcf!Beacrox never thought that he would ever get to see the Mercenary Directory. "It must be because of the young master."

While the Mercenary King thought "Huh, I still haven't found out who was the idiot that lead them there." He wasn't in denial.. nope! totally not!

Alberu was confused for a moment before his eyes clouded over. He saw Eruhaben's better complexion and immediately answered his own question. Looks like you went to find information on the White Star.

This was why Cale found it easy to deal with Alberu.

There was no need to explain things in detail to him.

"But he's also the one who keeps ordering me around to do troublesome tasks" tcf!Cale clicks his tongue.

He will sure to loot the crown prince for all the trouble he gave him. Because he was sure that he did not volunteer to do these things.

Meanwhile

"Why do I suddenly want to lovingly smack someone?" The crown prince thought feeling being wronged.

"You are correct, your highness. I went through the records in the Directory."

Cale then calmly explained everything he learned by going through the records.

"...And that is it."

The hypothesis that the White Star might be the first Mercenary King.

The hypothesis that the Directory might really be a record of ancient powers.

Ah.

Everyone realizes it.

"If the white star is copying the first one then he must be gathering the complete elements of the ancient power" tcf!Dodori rather has someone copy the Guardian of the Mountain Boulder but without the sacrificing part. He looks in interest at the transmigrator.

tcf!Cale shudder.

But then he ignored it as he say "The white star wants his plate to be complete"

Just like himself that thing is gathering the ancient power. He needs to stop him. He could never forget what he did to Raon.

"I'll be the one to finish you off" he promised.

Alberu's expression looked heavy after hearing all of that. ...Cale Henituse.

His eyes headed toward the tired Cale. So, what is it that you need?

The corners of Cale's lips slowly went up.

This was why it was fun to work with the crown prince.

"Seven days and approximately 9,889 record books."

Cale closed his eyes.

His eyelids were shaking. What is that?

"That is how many books I read."

...What?

"What!?"

Everyone was astounded at how many books that he had read in only seven days!

But og!Cale can understand as he too had done that for the sake of his team and niece.

"Urgh, even without the effects of your ability I'm sure you'll still get sick with that amount of books you've read!" tcf!Toonka wants to barf just imagining reading all of that.

"Right! It's a good thing you didn't go into a coma" tboah!Toonka put in his two cents. Like how could anyone still be sane at reading that much book!?

Alberu finally managed to see the bookshelf Cale was leaning against, as well as the numerous bookshelves behind him.

He continued in a cold and emotionless voice.

"I acquired information from 9,889 of 45,788 total books."

Cale still had his eyes closed.

However, numerous records were going through his mind like pages in a book.

"There were a total of 31 people with ancient powers in those 9,889 records. 29 of them are determined to have passed away. Four of them had water attributes, nine had wind attributes, six had fire attributes, one had wood attribute and 11 had other attributes."

"Really lots of information" tcf!Tasha was amazed at how speedy and collected the young master is in reading and acquiring information.

"I think only the young master Cale can do that.. we'll maybe Kim Rok Soo-nim too" tcf!Mary frown. It is an amazing ability but to have a self-sacrificing people have that is not comforting at all.

She could only sigh as she promise to give her help whenever possible to lighten some of his burdens.

Mercenary King Bud subconsciously gulped.

Cale was the only one who could talk right now.

"The first record of someone using an ancient power was about Lisetter, an archer. Born approximately 962 years ago in the northern part of the Eastern continent. Died 901 years ago at the age of 61. He had a wind attribute ancient power."

'It's hot.'

"I'm pretty sure you're undermining the word hot" og!Cale snorted at tcf!Cale screwed pain tolerance.

"Ho.. May you elaborate young master?" Ron ask benignly already having an idea where this was going.

"It feels like your body is on fire and you have a very nasty fever which includes headache, nausea and fatigue" og!Cale nonchalantly said thinking he won't get into trouble for tattling.

"Besides they need to be aware so that they would take care of Cale" He was busy thinking that, that he unconsciously answered the golden dragon's question truthfully.

"Well, I suppose you would know because you've experienced it?" Eruhaben sneakily ask.

"That's right" ... og!Cale paused, then curse.

"Oho, young master may this old man have a conversation with you at a later time"

The assassin butler takes this chance to finally set a schedule for that talk.

"Yes, I would also like to join the conversation, unlucky human"

The golden dragon also said.

"M-Me too!" The Count joins in. He is the real father here!

og!Cale shivers. Why are they being like this?" He seriously doesn't get it.

"Idiot" tcf!Cale and tboah!Cale thought. Though they do feel a little pity towards og!Cale for the scheduled conversation with some fierce people.

"So glad I'm not part of that." Contrary to their pity they were quite happy.

... They were dead wrong.

"Right then will have a conversation with the three young masters"

The assassin and the golden dragon proclaim.

"Yes, a conversation with my sons," The Count thought.

As tcf!Cale pales.

"Why am I getting involved here!? I don't even have that ability!" tboah!Cale complains at the injustice which was ignored.

"Just to be sure," the father figures thought.

"Your suffering with us!" the sibling figures thought.

Cale was feeling hot. However, he did not stop talking.

"Second, Chaaru, a swordsman. Born 954 years go on a southern island. Died 930 years ago at the age of 24. She had a water attribute ancient power. And the third......"

Bud brushed the back of his hand.

"The seventeenth person, Elsren, a spearman. Born 781 years ago in a free city. Died 740 years ago at the age of 41. He had a fire attribute ancient power. The eighteenth......"

He had goosebumps all over his body.

Cale was bringing up every person within the 9,889 books he read who had an ancient power.

"Young Master Cale is truly amazing" tcf!Cage said in admiration.

"That's right, reading and acquiring information are two different things" tcf!Taylor mumbled. He knows full well how memorizing without understanding is useless.

"So to memories and to understand all of it was truly a magnificent feat"

Cale's confident voice that continued without any hesitation made him believe Cale was not bluffing.

"The thirty-first person, Inkter, a fighter... Year of death, unknown. Water attribute ancient power."

Cale looked toward Alberu after mentioning the final ancient power wielder before seeing Alberu start to speak without any hesitation. I will gather records of people with ancient powers on the Western continent.

The corners of Cale's lips started to go up again.

The crown prince looked full of disbelief. However, he too had goosebumps all over his body like Bud.

'He read 9,889 books and memorized all of the information?

Crazy bastard.'

A totally crazy bastard was in front of him.

"Agreed"

Everyone unanimously said.

Which tcf!Cale scowled.

"Even the innocent Saint is nodding. He cannot believe this!"

He felt he was being wronged by them.

That was why the crown prince bluntly added on. What's so funny?

The crown prince also felt that it was easy to work with Cale. I need to gather information on ancient powers, but it looks like you guys need to do the opposite.

Bud's body flinched at that moment.

Cale looked toward Bud.

"Sigh."

Bud let out a sigh before starting to speak.

"It looks like."

If the White Star was the first Mercenary King, it was very likely that he had stealthily infiltrated this place many times.

"It means he was using us to gather ancient power!" tcf!Bud shouted in anger.

Which some can sympathize a little bit by being used by other evil intentions.

As tcf!Bud was both angry and frustrated. Finding all of these, he knows what needed to be done but dang it! He doesn't like it!

That was why he needed to make up his mind.

"Damn it!"

Alberu flinched.

It was not because the Mercenary King suddenly shouted.

He understood why Bud would feel that frustrated. There was a different reason he flinched.

"Damn it! I can't say it while I'm sober!"

Click!

He opened a bottle of alcohol. The Mercenary King then started to chug.

Cale understood the look Alberu was giving him.

'Where did you find such a person......?'

That seemed to be what Alberu's gaze was saying.

"Kaaaa!"

Bud one shotted a whole bottle before starting to speak.

"This place, this place! Yes, this place!"

He seemed to be shouting to himself.

"We will blow it up!"

...!

A lot of people were shocked at the declaration.

"The thousands of years' worth of information was going to blow up by the current Mercenary King" tboah!Litana knows it's not easy to burn all of that hard work.

As said Mercenary King curses. But what else can he do?

Bud looked toward Cale and continued to shout.

"We'll make it so the White Star can't come here! We will move the Directory and blow this place up! Kahahahahah! Then he won't be able to find the Directory in the future even if he wants to do so! Kahahahahah!"

He was laughing in a refreshing manner.

"Kahahahah! Blow it up! Destroy everything!"

Cale looked away from Bud with a stoic expression.

Bud was not wrong.

If the White Star really was the first Mercenary King, then it was a good direction to move the Directory and blow this place up.

"Soob, it doesn't make sense that I, the Mercenary King, am going to destroy the first Mercenaries Guild building and this records storage place, sob, but I have to do it."

Both Bud also let out a sob.

Which no one pity.

"There are dragons that have spatial magic that can move all those books"

"There's also a rich person who probably has a lot of magic storage bags that he can put the books"

"Why is he being so dramatic?"

The Cales thought.

Bud then looked toward Cale and continued to speak.

"Who will do it if I don't?"

The White Star knew about the powers of Cale's group.

He especially knew about Cale's ancient powers, as well as the strengths of the main strong individuals such as Choi Han and Eruhaben who showed themselves in the past war. He would quickly realize that Cale was in the Eastern continent if he saw the slightest traces of their group.

"So the hero squad is doing things covertly as to not approach detection" tcf!Lock realizes how delicate the situation is.

"What hero squad? What ominous thing is he saying?" tcf!Cale had an incredulous face at the nonsense the wolf king was saying.

He needed to avoid that.

Bud had mixed feelings about destroying this Mercenaries Guild building with his own hands, but he had no choice.

It was at that moment.

"I will destroy it."

Cale flinched.

There was a person putting a cold towel in Cale's hand and looking at him.

Cale wiped the sweat off of his arms with the towel before starting to speak.

"...Ron?"

Ron, his servant. Ron was the one who was stepping up to destroy the Mercenaries Guild building and this records storage place.

"Young master-nim."

He smiled toward Cale.

"I've never been in the front lines. Would there be anybody who knows of me?"

"Sometimes helping while hiding your identity is a much rather effective attack" tcf! Sherrit can already see the advantage the assassin had done.

Ron and Beacrox had never fought in the front lines during the Western continent's war.

"Plus, aren't all of the Arm members who realized I was a servant dead?"

The members of Arm who realized his identity and made him lose his arm had all died during the combined battle with the Whales.

"..You lost an arm?"

"How careless of you!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale said all the while frowning hard as he click his tongue at the carelessness of the old man. Hmph!

As tcf!Cale was also frowning. Once he considers someone as his people he will make sure to take care of them. "I'll make sure he won't lose any limb."

"Father.." tcf! Beacrox was worried about how his strong father was disabled by someone. He will get his revenge as he grips his hand.

All while both Ron smile fondly at his sons that were showing their worries to him.

He was only known as Cale's servant to those who do not know Cale well.

"Ah. So that scary old man is indeed someone who is strong" tcf!Pendrick thought that the butler was more than what he seemed.

"Young master-nim."

Ron had not just been playing around in the Eastern continent during this time.

He trained himself over and over during this time. He didn't just sharpen his sword, instead, he had sharpened and trained himself to strike his enemies' hearts.

"I think this is a good time to do it."

It was finally time.

It was time for him to step into the front lines and help Cale.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale was not jealous.

"What right do I have to be jealous anyway"

They ignored that prickling feeling that was stabbing their heart.

In addition.

"I think it is a good time to reveal the return of the Molan household."

Assassin.

To those who haven't realized Ron's identity and those who only have an inkling were now sure.

"Scary old man"

Some thought.

Meanwhile, the father-son duo was elated that it mention their household is having a revival. Can it be? Will they really have their justice? They were excited at the prospect.

It was time to use the fire inside of him that Cale had helped reignite.

"Is that the reason why he didn't leave this time?"

"No... it was because it's me that's why he leave in the first place."

og!Cale and tboah!Cale was having a self-deprecating. He always believes that the problem always lies with him.

"..."

Their dark thought was snapped when On and Hong put a paw on their legs.

"They're holding spicy sour food," On said having mercy.

As they look beside them.

"I told you to stop brooding by yourself and just talk"

"You can always talk to me, humans!"

tcf!Cale and tcf!Raon smiles all the while casually throwing the spicy sour food back to the table.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale's doesn't know what to feel about their outrageousness. But what they do know is that the dark thought was stopped.

Most of the Eastern continent knew about Arm's battle against the Mercenaries Guild.

But what if an unexpected variable appeared?

There didn't need to be many variables.

All that was needed was a small but sharp dagger that nobody expected.

"Molan, Arm, and the Mercenaries Guild."

The Molan household would be the dagger.

"Let's make this a three-way battle."

They would help shake up the balance of power in the Eastern continent.

"Kakakaka that sound exciting!" tcf!Toonka also wants to fight those strong individuals.

He was getting bored at hearing all those information.

After all, he rather prefers fist over thinking.

Ron continued to look at Cale as he added on.

"Son, am I right?"

Beacrox responded back with a stoic expression.

"Yes you are, father."

Cale could see that the benign smile had disappeared from the old man's face to reveal a cold smile.

The eyes on the face that was full of wrinkles and the head full of white hair was burning passionately.

"He agrees with me, young master-nim."

His voice was warm.

Cale smiled back.

'This vicious but smart old man.'

He could clearly tell that one of the reasons that Ron had stepped up was for Cale and the others.

Ron was the one who Cale could trust more than anybody else right now.

"Ron, wasn't your duty to remain next to me?"

"That is what I am doing."

tboah!Cale and og!Cale looks away.

tboah!Ron tried to look at them, to explain why he leave.

He saw their eyes that look away and felt something was broken between them and he regrets it.

tcf!Ron who saw this was hating his alternative self for leaving his other son.

He hated that he could've done that as well if it weren't for his interest in the transmigrator.

He hates and continue to regret.

Cale started to laugh at Ron's response. Similar people have gathered together.

Alberu started to grumble.

"Crown prince, you're smiling like that again! You have a wicked smile on your face! Let's show it to the White Star!"

"Humans! Let's use the crown prince's wicked smile to annoy the white star!"

tcf!Raon happily circles around the Caleplets.

"That's right! Nya~"

As tcf!On and tcf!Hong lay themselves at tboah!Cale and og!Cale's lap rubbing their head at their hand.

That comment and actions by the children made tboah!Cale and og!Cale chuckle as warmth fills them.

While both Alberu smile twitch.

[End... Preparing next]

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Extra: Ch.485

[Start]

"Thank you very much."

"No need to thank me for just that."

"Those voices, seem like I'm talking with his Highness" tcf!Cale nonchalantly said as he took a bite of the sweet tooth-rotting donut.

"...Your highness, what are you doing?"

Cale started to frown.

"...That profane expression remains quite terrible no matter how many times I see it."

"It makes it sounds like I've been seeing that profane expression all the time."

The crown prince doesn't like that as he sips his tea.

Alberu commented before closing his eyes.

He then knelt to the floor. His hands were touching the tiles on the floor.

"Crown prince, are you going to ask my human to marry you?" Sweet innocent Raon asks the crown prince.

Chokes

Cough cough cough

...!

Everyone was dumbstruck at what the cute naive dragon asked.

"I'm a smart dragon and I once saw a guy kneeling in front of a woman and asking her to marry him!" He elaborated.

"Are we going to witness a marriage proposal?" Hong excitedly asks. He wanted to know what that is.

On eyes the crown prince like she's observing if his worthy.

tcf!Cale was stupefied speechless.

"I think I need a stronger tea" The crown prince lamented all while flushing.

"So is this the part where his Highness proposes?"

"Is his Highness going to bring out a ring?"

Both Lily guilelessly ask.

More coughing, choking, and shock noises were made by various people.

"I bet this is one of those ctto information again" The protective Count declares. Because he will not be marrying off his innocent and pure son!

As most agreed.

[End... Preparing next]

"Wait!"

The father figures exclaimed as they glare at the screen and the prince.

"What do you mean end? Where's the ctto!?"

tcf!Cale asks with a bright red face.

"Give the credits to the right owner slime!"

The crown prince demanded all while blushing.

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