Diary 3

A/N:

Did I make another update so soon?

Yes. Yes I rushed this one lol

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Chapter 665: I guess I do have to step in? (7)

Cale questioned it, but had no choice other than to ask the conclusion he came to in his mind.

"...I pass because of my looks?"

"This face is really amazing" tcf!Cale said beaming.

"I've always wondered this, but why are you so.. Interested in beautiful faces?" the crybaby said 'interested' for the lack of a better word.

"Yeah, you even complimented the crown prince's face" the thief nonchalantly add.

"Why is she highlighting the crown prince when I've complemented a lot of different existence of their beauty?" tcf!Cale thought frowning.

"Oh? He like my face?" tcf!Alberu thought.

"Oh~ you like his face?~"

tcf!Alberu who was about to tease tcf!Cale was beaten by his aunt.

tcf!Tasha was wiggling her brows towards them.

tcf!Cale and tcf!Alberu scowl with a tint of red.

– My goodness!

The voice that sounded like a person in their mid to late teens shouted as if she didn't know what to do.

– So cute! Look at how grumpy you look while asking if you pass because of your looks! You're such a little cutie!

"Mooooooooooom!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale whines in their mind.

The second-hand embarrassment! Urgh!

"...My goodness."

Cale's 'my goodness' as he sighed was for a very different reason than the Drew Thames of her teens. He heard the voices of the Super Rock and the other ancient powers in his mind.

– ...Ho. I've never seen someone like this.

– She has a sharp eye.

– How amazing. She's amazing in many ways. The first thing she noticed while looking at Cale Henituse was his face? Hohoho.

This was the first time that Cale had ever been told he was cute, whether in this world or during his life as Kim Rok Soo. He had never been called cute in his thirty-plus, almost forty years.

"Yeah I wonder why no one appreciates this looks more!" tcf!Cale is genuinely puzzled, "Is it because of his trash persona?" he thought he could understand if it was his previous face but the current face is so hot that it could be forgiven for being annoying!

They look at him deadpan.

"How much do you like my face!?'' tboah!Cale can agree that his face was handsome but not to the point of being gushed over by a supposedly stoic person!

tcf!Cale looks at him in incredulity "Who doesn't like this beautiful face?" He knows that it wouldn't match with the other existence but this face is still above average and magnificent!

Meanwhile,

".. Almost forty..." tcf!Alberu mumbles ... "I'm still the hyung!" It's whatever, he thought.

Another meanwhile,

"Pssst. Alberu, your face is being beaten by the young master's own face"

"Aunt!!!" "Priorities Aunt! Priorities!" tcf!Alberu groan.

"Ha, haha-"

Cale couldn't help but laugh in disbelief.

Someone came back to their senses after hearing him laugh.

Ron Molan. Ron had only been anxious about this sudden situation for a moment before walking over to Raon with a stiff expression on his face.

"Raon-nim."

"Hmm? Good to see you again Grandpa Ron!"

Grandpa.

tboah!Ron thought.

Would he have that privilege if the young dragon was still alive?

If he had stayed with the young master.

No...

No one knows what would've happened if he had stayed.

They might've saved the children, but they most certainly might not.

That's why the only thing he could do is to move into the present and to the future.

With all this information that he got, he knows what he needed to do.

Ron couldn't put on his usual benign smile even at Raon's bright greeting.

"Raon-nim, how did a tree end up growing here?"

"It's Cale's fault"

"It's Cale"

"It was Cale"

"The fault lies in Cale"

"Cale-nim is always right"

"It's Cale's doing"

"Ohh hyung-nim"

"Is it because of Oraboni again?"

"It was Cale again"

tcf!Cale looks at tboah!Cale "Why are they blaming you?"

tboah!Cale looks at him deadpan "Really convenient of you to forget that I was supposedly called as Kale now."

tcf!Cale frown. They make it sounds like he always causes trouble.

He huffs at their ridiculousness.

The grave of Cale Henituse's biological mother...

Ron had been thinking about a lot of things just from the fact that Cale came here. But a giant tree bursting through the grave and growing like this? The tree was beautiful, but Ron couldn't get rid of the stiff expression on his face.

"Ha, haha-"

It was because Cale Henituse, the child of the owner of this grave that was now gone because of the tree, was laughing so emptily while being surrounded by these beautiful red leaves.

The laugh seemed somewhat full of disbelief but also as if there was nothing behind it. Ron slowly looked around.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale wince.

"Yeah anyone could misunderstand that without context," they thought.

Meanwhile,

"Why is the vicious old man being iffy?" tcf!Cale doesn't get it.

Raon, Lily, and Hong were just watching the tree and Cale as if they were amazed. But everybody On and older were only shocked for a moment before they all looked at Cale with complicated expressions on their faces.

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"This is my first time seeing someone gain an ancient power. Truly fitting for a human this mighty Dragon has appro-, no, that's not right. Hey! Is this okay?!"

Rasheel's eyes opened wide.

"Is it okay for Cale Henituse to gain another ancient power? Is his plate okay?! Won't it break again?"

"Break!?"

"... Again?"

Everyone was stupefied at what they'd read.

Ron still looked calm, while some of the others stiffened up while hearing that.

"...What do you mean by... his plate breaking again?"

"Exactly! What does he mean!?"

Everyone was outraged.

"You unlucky bas-haaaaaaa"

They look towards the group who have some red and puffy faces. They did not realize that they have returned, too engrossed in what they currently had read.

"I can't believe this is the first thing we heard once we got back"

"Goldie gramps! Are you ok!"

Meow

Meow

The golden dragon cough at the children's concern.

"Also, help me make sure our weak human stop doing dangerous things!"

"Noona said we can't lock him up, so we just need to really monitor him and stop him whenever he does stupid things nya~"

"But sometimes we can't stop him so we just need to tell it to you so that you could help us stop him nya~"

"Ahem. Ahem. That's a great idea children"

"Do also tell it to this old man"

"I'll talk to my son, don't worry!"

tcf!Cale frown. He feels he was being wrongly accused. He doesn't do anything that will danger himself so they're wrong about their assumptions.

- Cale you have a protection squad for stopping yourself.

- Your children are awesome.

- Though, bold of them to assume you could be stopped.

tcf!Cale ignores the ancient powers.

Basen quietly asked while Rasheel nonchalantly commented as if he couldn't believe Basen didn't even know that.

"Cale Henituse's plate is wide but is pretty much completely full already. His plate will probably break into pieces if he takes in one more ancient power."

"W, what would happen if it breaks?"

Lily quickly barged in. Rasheel was annoyed at these little pests but held back his anger and responded bluntly.

"What else? He'll die if his plate breaks. I heard he's been through this many times already? This time is probably really dangerous."

Sniff "Oraboni don't die!" The seven-year-old is on the verge of crying.

Which then formed a chain to the other children.

They remember the time they read that tcf!Cale almost dies by that black hand.

And now they found out that his plate is breaking which will kill him. Twice at that!

The Cales flustered.

"Cale!" tboah!Cale and og!Cale hiss at tcf!Cale to stop the children from crying.

tcf!Cale was stiff. He wasn't good with comforting children, he knows that much.

While thinking of what to do he unconsciously hugs Raon, Hong, and On while patting them.

"uh, I'm still alive.."

"Really Cale? Really?" The thief said deadpan as she comfort the crybaby who was sniffing. She honestly doesn't know if he is crying because of what might happen to tcf!Cale or because he was going to be overworked. Maybe both?

"Why is it when it comes to your well-being, you don't know how to assure others" the glutton -which is wow doesn't have any food in her mouth for once- reprimands Cale.

As the Countess hugs her children to comfort them and herself telling assuring words that everything will be fine.

"Don't worry children! Didn't you suggest that we monitor him!" The mama dragon address the children but she was especially looking at her son.

"And Cale is the hero, so he won't die especially if I'm with him!" tcf!Dodori also chimes in confidently.

tcf!Cale was bothered at another nonsense the pink dragon was spouting. He was about to refute it but stop when he hear the energy come back to the children.

"What! It's me who will protect the weak human!"

"That's right! We will make sure all danger that will come to Oraboni will be destroyed!"

"Starting with the World Tree! Nya!"

"... Well, as long as they're happy" tcf!Cale just shrugged.

The elf who had just returned pale, "Why is the World Tree-nim in danger? And why is everyone nodding?! I was just gone for a minute!"

He was having a crisis.

"...Rasheel-nim."

Ron tried to stop him, but Rasheel had already said it and Lily and Basen turned completely pale. Rasheel didn't care as he looked toward the bottom of the hill.

"Who is that?"

"...She is the Duchess of the territory."

Ron answered Rasheel's question while looking at the pale expression on Duchess Violan's face. She had just gotten here.

The Violan Ron knew would not have come here while Cale was here. However, she probably came over because she was worried after seeing this bright red tree and hearing Cale's scream.

She had run over on her own. A lot of people probably wanted to come with her, but she probably came alone because she was worried that she might bother Cale who had wanted to go to his biological mother's grave quietly.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale fidgets a little.

To read and to know how the Countess gives him the space he needs whenever he visits his mother's grave.

And to see her worried for tcf!Cale made their heart constrict in a way they don't want to understand.

They know that the Countess Violan was a great woman, heck he could acknowledge that she is a great mother to his baby siblings... and.. maybe to him if he had allowed to.

But to him, no one could replace his birth mother. And he doesn't know how to let them into his life.

He doesn't know how to let himself be in their life.

And after rushing over on her own, the first thing she heard was what Rasheel had just said.

The Countess sighed. She could only lament with her supposed future self how she would've felt in that situation.

Hearing a loud explosion.

Seeing your child laughing emptily in front of her birth mother's grave.

And finding out that he might die.

Her heart clenches as she felt useless.

She shakes her head.

"This isn't about me"

She thought as she decided to focus on how to help her son.

Not for her but for her son.

'Tsk.'

Ron clicked his tongue internally before bowing toward Violan. Duchess Violan stopped walking and disappeared behind a tree without getting any closer.

He heard Lily's shaking voice at that moment.

"S, shouldn't we stop him?"

"Who knows?"

Rasheel was standing there with an odd expression on his face as if he had not been the one to ask if Cale was okay a few moments ago.

"I'm sure Cale Henituse knows the condition of his body. We should just wait for now since he chose to do this."

"What!? We should stop him!"

"Human don't do it!"

"Oraboni don't do it!"

"Hyung-nim don't do it if it's dangerous!"

The Cales and adults were silent as the children were telling tcf!Cale to not get the ancient power if it would hurt him.

They were conflicted because they understand.

The great and mighty Rasheel was concerned about Cale, a rare person he could easily converse with, but he did not have the authority to stop him.

This made tcf!Rasheel was mighty shocked.

He did not in his wildest imagination to be THAT interested in that weak human to the point of being actually concerned about him.

Wow that was a HUGE shock!

As he stares agape at that very mind-blowing realization.

But Lily and Basen were different. Basen subconsciously walked toward the red tree.

"That is not acceptable. He cannot keep doing this. Hyung-nim should not do this if it can be dangerous for him-"

"What if it is something he needs to do?"

"...Excuse me?"

He stopped and turned around after hearing a voice.

The pink curly-haired Dodori was standing there with his arms crossed.

"Cale Henituse most likely knows that this may be taxing on his body. He made this decision despite knowing what it could do. He most likely believes that this is the only way for us to be victorious."

Basen's mouth slowly opened as he let out a quiet sigh.

"I will respect Cale Henituse's decision."

And that's what most of them realize and did.

That's why they can't outright stop him even if they want to.

Because it is needed.

And because in all of they have read so far, they can believe in his decision.

Doesn't mean they were happy about it.

Especially if the idiot is self-sacrificing.

Which made their face looking venomous.

But as long as there is still time, they will still find other ways that don't need sacrifice first if they can help it.

Meanwhile,

"But I'm fine tho?"

tcf!Cale clamps his mouth shut when those vicious gazes are directed at him.

"What did I do?" He thought.

Dodori then closed his eyes.

Hero.

That was not a title that was given at a person's birth.

The path that the person has taken... The numerous decisions the person has made... The many things the person has done... All of those things combined together and the results they created were what made people give someone the title of 'hero.'

That was how a hero was born.

"If you cannot understand the weight he is carrying on his shoulders, you should at least respect his decisions."

As the eyes of the young pink Dragon Dodori reflected what he had just said...

They were all speechless by the wisdom that the young dragon gave.

tcf!Mila was very proud that she had seen her son become this mature. She was sure that it was the influence of the transmigrator. This made her resolve to make him his son's teacher even more.

tcf!Cale was also speechless... of his NONSENSE!!

"What the f-!" "What is he talking about!?" he can't believe what gibberish the delusional Dragon was spouting!

"No, wait" He paused.

"He must've been talking about Choi Han"

"Yup, He's definitely talking about Choi Han!"

That thought eases his mind as he agrees with it.

"Our human will be fine."

He heard Raon's confused voice.

"If our youngest said that our Human will be fine, then it must be true! Nya~"

"Our youngest never lie about our human's condition! Nya~"

"That's right! I, great and mighty Raon is with our weak Human, so he will surely be fine!"

"Yes! If you can't believe in Cale when it comes to his ****** health, then you can believe in the mighty Raon!"

Rasheel, Dodori, and the siblings turned toward Hong and Raon, who looked confused, and On who was shaking her head.

'Hmm?'

The moment Dodori felt that this was odd...

"...!"

Dodori, Rasheel, and Raon turned toward the red tree.

"What the......?!"

Rasheel subconsciously rubbed his arm that had goosebumps.

Boom!

It made Lion King Dorph's face slam to the ground, but Rasheel didn't care. Rasheel pressed down on the fallen Dorph with one foot while wetting his lips with his tongue.

"We should really find out who that Lion King really is" tcf!Jack said in concern.

"It's obviously a very weak enemy" tcf!Rasheel snorted, not caring in the slightest about the weakling he had already beaten to a pulp.

'Something is getting twisted.'

Dragon.

An odd twist of something that even a great Dragon like himself could not detect was silently happening around them.

At this tcf!Pendrick was dazed and frozen while holding his hand together in awe.

He was surrounded by not one but MANY DRAGONS!

He could happily ascend to heaven.

tcf!Eruhaben who was observing the elf sighed (fondly) and shake his head at the elf's antics. He was just glad that the elf wasn't hyperventilating.

... And also he won't fail to protect him.

it was happening at the center of these sparkling red leaves. It was happening where Cale Henituse was located.

'What is it? What is being twisted?'

Rasheel could tell that something was happening, but could not tell what it was. It was the same for Dodori.

But they did not step in.

'...It is just a small amount of power.'

'It is weak.'

"Hey, just like you! Human!"

Meow

Meow

tcf!Cale just pats the children as he eats some apple cream puff while it still lasts.

Looking at the glutton that was still vacuuming the food and drinks that are steadily and rapidly depleting.

"Hurry and come back here stupid slime so that we could leach more food!" tcf!Cale clicks his tongue at the stupid slime who isn't present whenever he actually needs it.

They didn't know what it was, but the twist and the strength of the power were weak.

Rasheel and Dodori chose to watch for now.

But one being... the black Dragon that was clenching his front paws so tightly that they were getting sweaty... The young Dragon's instincts told him what was moving right now.

'Time......!'

Something that was not visible in the sky or the ground... Something that had less presence than the air but definitely continued to flow and absolutely abided by the laws of nature...

Raon could feel this existence of 'time' twisting with the red tree at its center.

"Is it something related to his power?" tcf!Sheritt wonders if her son there already finished his 1st growth phase and that it was related to time that's why her son was the only one who notice.

Either way, she was proud of her son more than ever.

'No! This is not time!'

Raon had a feeling that this great existence was not just time.

Something even greater than time was hiding inside this twist.

It was something that could be impacted even less than time.

A single word popped into Raon's mind. Raon could somewhat make out the true nature of this twist that nobody, not even the other Dragons that were here, were able to decipher.

He could not make it out completely because he was still young and inexperienced, but the word seemed to embed itself in his mind.

'...Fate......!'

"Our youngest is amazing! Nya!"

"Good ********** job oh mighty Dragon!"

"That's our amazing Raon"

tcf!Raon puffs up his chest at the praise that was being given to him.

While that was happening some were thinking.

"Fate huh?"

"Is it because the power can see others' annual ring of life?"

They contemplated on it.

The power heading toward Cale Henituse right now was fate.

It was extremely small and weak, but Raon thought that it was a more dangerous power than anything else.

'It'll be dangerous if that power reaches the human......!'

"What!?"

"Is human in danger!?"

"Quick we need to stop him!"

Every one focus on what might happen.

Boom. Boom.

Raon's heart started beating wildly. Something that existed inside him started to squirm. It was like the smallest of embers that landed on a handful of dry leaves. A small amount of power similar to the ember that was so small but had the power to completely swallow those dry leaves in flame was squirming inside Raon.

Raon had not noticed it because he was too busy thinking about how Cale could be in danger.

But tcf!Cale notice it.

"What's happening inside Raon?" "Is it dangerous?"

He frowns. He needed answer, and he would have a talk with Sheritt-nim to find out if it's harmful to Raon.

-Could you also notice, like you know, your in danger as well!!

tcf!Cale doesn't noticed the ancient power talking because he was too busy thinking about how Raon could be in danger.

Boom. Booboom.

That power slowly started to aim for that small amount of 'fate' on the red tree without Raon noticing.

It seemed to be the only power that could get rid of this omnipotent force.

This was the only moment to break the restrictions of fate given to a life form... The 'present' was the only time to do it.

"Did the young dragon-nim save the young master through that somehow dangerous 'fate'?" tcf!Paseton asks her sister.

"It looks like it" tcf!Witira was not absolutely sure since it is said that he unconsciously uses the power.

Paaaaat-!

A red light covered Rasheel, Dodori, and everyone's eyes.

There was a gentle breeze as everything looked to be covered in blood.

The blood-red light seemed to be swept up by the breeze, and they could see Cale Henituse floating up to the top of this red tree.

"Ah."

Raon gasped while seeing the smirk on Cale's face.

The small amount of power that had been rising up without Raon's knowledge sunk back deep inside Raon's body.

"Human!"

Raon subconsciously called out to Cale.

The blood-red lights headed toward Cale at that moment.

The red light tried to crash into Cale like an angry wave or a tsunami.

Everyone tensed up at the incoming danger towards Cale Henituse.

"What is my counterpart doing?"

"Why haven't I read me running to rescue him!"

"Am I just staring into space? Move and save him!"

"Why wasn't I there again!"

And many more different thoughts from different people internally express their frustration and worry.

"That's odd."

But Cale was focused on something else.

'It's warm.'

Although the red light looked extremely destructive, Cale could feel a type of warmth he had never felt before.

Everyone finally relax a little when they heard that calm voice.

And that Cale Henituse wasn't being burned to a crisp.

Swoooooooosh-

Cale pulled back the whirlwinds that had been surrounding him and moved toward the red wave, the wood attribute ancient power, 'annual rings of life.'

"No-!"

"Shit!"

Cale could not really hear the shouts of people underneath the tree.

He just closed his eyes and focused. He then called forth an ability that existed inside him.

At that moment...

– ...Hey cutie, you are my kin?

Drew Thames sounded confused before she continued in a slightly happy tone.

– I just need to go in here, right?

Cale opened his eyes at that moment.

There was a diary in his hand.

It was the item that Drew Thames had left behind.

This diary...

Cale's Embrace ability was used on the diary.

Ah

tcf!Cale silently gasps.

He somehow got his team leader's ability. He unconsciously smile happy that he had a part of Lee Soo Hyuk inside him in the future.

And he was most pleased that it was a very vital ability that he could use in the coming war and outside of war.

"Yes, ma'am. Please go in here."

Cale severely lacked the plate space to absorb any more ancient powers.

That was why he used Embrace to put his new power into this diary.

"Isn't that the ability that Lee Soo Hyuk talk about back then?" og!Cale said remembering how Lee Soo Hyuk describe it.

tboah!Cale agrees "Right, the one he threatened to use on the Mercenary King," he said as he remembers how Lee Soo Hyuk threatened Bud.

Said Mercenary King shudder.

– That's a relief. I let you pass because you look so cute, but you need to be a part of the Thames household to use this power properly.

...!

"So it isn't that easy" tboah!Bud thought so. What kind of any ancient power will just be that easy to get, huh!?!

"Does that mean even if someone else got the ancient power, it still will be useless because only those who have the Thames blood can use it?" tboah!Lock commented.

tboah!Cale had a dilemma, as far as he know, he is the only one who had an ounce of Thames blood since it is said that his mother is the last of her household.

If it were true, then no one but him, his body could use that power.

The only power that could kill the reincarnator.

The only power they currently know.

"I really need to change with him," He thought of the deal.

But there is this thought that has been weighing on his mind.

The young Kim Rok Soo that they have met... Is he the person he was supposed to exchange with in the future?

They know he was from that sealed test.

A different world.

But the same as them. They were all in a different world and timeline.

The tcf!Cale and og!Cale that's with them here is from a different world.

They've already exchanged with each other.

"It means that I would've exchanged with the Kim Rok Soo in the sealed test."

If that were true.. he doesn't have the heart to do so. He was sure that they could change the tragedy that will befall them now since they know what was coming.

And he doesn't want to rip them apart. In the short time they spend with one another he could reluctantly accept that he actually likes them.

And another question is who he would exchange with if he still decided to make the deal. Will it be Choi Jung Soo or still Kim Rok Soo?

Either way, non of that has any appeal if it means ripping them apart... Unless of course the tragedy still happens to them which he doesn't wish for it just so he could dump his problem to escape and run away.

tboah!Cale sigh. He shakes his head.

There is still hope that it's not the young Rok Soo that is currently in another room that would've been the one he would exchange with.

But if it really is them. Then he would hold the deal for a while.

Instead, he would help with anything he can handle first. "We have gathered all this information and soon more to come. And information in a war is the most vital."

Besides, there are all these supposedly strong and intelligent allies here, so there might actually be a chance to kill that white cockroach with just them.

And the thought of he, himself personally killing white star would be euphoric.

"But they better not be thinking that I could be a Commander or some s***" he frowned. Maybe if he had og!Cale experiences then yeah, but he doesn't, so he's sure the crown prince isn't stupid enough to make him a Commander.

That's his temporary backup plan.

But he's not the sort of person to be optimistic.

For now, he would hold that thought.

The thought that he will still continue the deal if just like his supposedly future that he was useless in protecting his family even if he has to rip them apart.

He hates himself for thinking like this. But he loves his family the most.

And he would become anything for them.

There's still time to gather information.

So he will wait and see.

This ordinary brown diary... The red light slammed down into it and Cale closed his eyes for a moment because it was so bright before opening them back.

It was just a short moment, but he could feel the power going into the diary.

"It changed."

Once he opened his eyes, he could see that the diary was gently surrounded by the red leaves and had turned red. He could not hear Drew Thames's voice anymore.

tboah!Cale felt a little disappointed to not be able to hear his mother anymore.

Now he kind of doesn't want to absorb his mother's ancient power just so he could always hear his mother. Even if it was the younger version.

But he knows he couldn't do that since someone else might get it if he prolongs the absorption. Even if it was useless to them... Wait.

"Does that mean the body that the white star is currently using has the Thames blood in it?" He still lacks information to make a conclusion so he stores that for now.

Back to hearing his mother, well, there's still hope that he might still be able to talk with his mom just like how tcf!Cale could talk with the ancient power.

He might not be tcf!Cale but the body he was currently using was the same as his.

So there might be hope, and he'll hold on to that hope.

Cale touched the pages of the diary with an odd gaze in his eyes.

Now there were multiple powers he used Embrace on, including the earth attribute ancient power from before.

'There's also the black World Tree.'

It wouldn't be bad to discuss the future of the fake World Tree he 'Embraced' at the underground labyrinth of the Molden Palace when he went to see the World Tree after this.

tcf!Cale smirk.

This is why he was glad he would get that power.

Just imagining what he could store anything and anywhere.

og!Cale and tboah!Cale was getting wary of the evil joyous aura that was reeling out of tcf!Cale.

Cale organized his thoughts in his mind.

"Mm!"

Cale suddenly flinched and his eyes opened wide.

Chhhhhhhhhhh—

The diary left his hand and flipped pages on its own.

It opened to an empty page and red words started to appear.

Cale could tell that Drew Thames he had just 'Embraced' was the one writing in here.

tboah!Cale and og!Cale brighten seeing that he's mother was still there.

They were so happy that they could ignore the still silently chuckling evilly tcf!Cale besides them.

The children and ancient power who were near just look at them and wonder.

Three people sitting with each other. Two who were letting out a happy peaceful smile sandwiching a silently chuckling beauty with a happy evil aura reeling out of him.

They shrugged and just thought the Cales being Cales as they continue reading.

"Yes, ma'am. They are true."

Nothing appeared in the diary for a moment.

Cale quietly looked at the diary and the diary must have felt his gaze as more words appeared, albeit in a much smaller font as if she was mumbling.

He could not understand what she meant, however, the handwriting looked weak and full of sorrow.

"Oh mom.."

tboah!Cale and og!Cale becomes solemn not liking how his mother is being sad.

"..Jour..."

Both Deruth remembers that time he embrace his dear Jour in his arms wishing he could make it all better.

Based on what Cale knew, the Thames family had perished and Drew Thames had been the only one of the Thames bloodline by the time Deruth met her at the academy. He hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

tcf!Cale still couldn't help but ponder that they actually have an academy.

If there were no war, would 'The Birth Of a Hero' become an academy life story instead?

He shakes his head.

"I read too many novels, it seems"

And just shrugged.

He was going to ask about the Thames family, the issue that he had tried not to pay any attention to at all.

But Drew Thames started writing again before Cale could say anything.

She then wrote something else.

...!

As everyone can remember. Choi Han the swordsman was mentioned as a single-lifer.

Doesn't that mean he could be in danger?

The Cales frown.

"I need to do something since he's one of my people now"

"The peasant is stupidly strong so he won't die just like that, right?"

"The plebeian is supposedly a stupid hero so he won't just be easily taken out right?"

A friend and frenemies were not concerned obviously.

Cale's expression stiffened up.

"Human, is it done now?"

Raon fluttered his wings and flew up next to Cale. However, Cale could not answer that question as he could only stare at the diary.

There was someone Cale believed to be a single-lifer.

It was Choi Han.

Everyone stiffen at that reminder.

"Now we know why they omitted that vital information" tcf!Cage said remembering that obviously important cut part of information.

* * *

"Eh, a change scene?" Both Toonka said nonchalantly.

Everyone look at him which he doesn't care to notice.

"How could he be sure that there'll be a scene change with just that?"

They thought. But brush it off as just speaking nonsense.

"Choi Han."

"Yes, your highness."

Tap. Tap.

Alberu was tapping on the long circular table in the meeting room of the Puzzle City City Hall.

"He was right!?"

Everyone was shocked how the muscle for brains knew that it will change scene.

"Should we do it?"

"What are you talking about, your highness?"

Choi Han and Alberu looked into each other's eyes.

The corners of Alberu's lips twisted up.

"Pretending to be dead."

"...Excuse me?"

"Excuse me?"

Both Choi Han echoes what he said as he looks at the crown prince in concern.

Everyone looks at the crown prince in concern.

"Don't look at me, it's the counterpart Alberu who said that." tboah!Alberu with a bright smile said happily tossing his other self to be their prey.

Everyone looks at tcf! Alberu.

tcf!Alberu just smile with a lil twitching. He loves attention but not this kind of attention where everyone is looking at him like his crazy with a bit of concern and he was so going to murder his other self!

"Poor you, you were influenced by Cale" the crybaby sniffed giving his condolences.

"Yup, that's totally Cale-like crazy idea" the thief nods her head looking sagely.

"Ywesh" the glutton agreed " Chale iws tye thype whewre hnmake ah smol ehxmplosion imhto ah volcanichmp erhumption!"

tcf!Cale frown. Why is he suddenly being mentioned here when the one who was spouting nonsense was his Highness?

Choi Han's expression became visibly distraught but Alberu was smiling brightly.

"First was Cale Henituse."

He was currently said to be between life and death.

"What!?"

The children fret.

"It's false information" tcf!Alberu decided to spare the children from another grief.

"We've seen my dongsaeng was fine, so most probably it was just tactics to deceive someone" tboah!Alberu continues the explanation. Yes, he didn't stutter calling the transmigrator his dongsaeng.

The children somehow relax at hearing that.

"Second was the majestic gold Dragon, Eruhaben-nim."

"No!"

"Goldie gramps don't die!"

The children once again fret.

Said goldie gramps fake cough at the concern.

"Ahem. Children just as the crown prince said it is mostly a tactic" he patiently explained.

"I hate that tactic!"

"It's really a horrible plan!"

The children share their disapproval.

Alberu then pointed at Choi Han and himself.

"Third is me. And fourth will be my instructor-nim."

"Instructor-nim.. huh?"

Both Alberu thought in surprise.

"Instructor-nim.. hmm"

Then they thought in wonder.

Alberu brightly continued after seeing Choi Han's expression turn odd.

"Choi Han, do you want to try dying once?"

"It's official he's insane as Cale HAHAHAHAHA" the thief points out laughing merrily.

"Aww, you have synergy with young master Cale" tcf!Tasha whispers towards her nephew while batting her eyes.

"AUNT!" the crown prince didn't whine.

[End... Preparing next]

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A/N:

Text: You care, Rasheel: *Shooketh!!*

I don't know if Hannah knows Dorph or not. As far as I could remember she only knows the lower tier of the ARM org. So let's just say she doesn't know him.

Why is Rasheel answering a weak human's question? Because Jack is SWEET and INNOCENT AND NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED! ....Nah, it was just random lol. Please remember my tags that some(or most) of the time they are OOC.

Toonka: I know stuff, Everyone: *Shooketh!!*

Alberu: Stop being Out of Character Aunt!, Tasha: No. *grins*

Also, Someone should really make a fanfic(because I can't lol) about the sealed test Choi Jung Soo was supposed to transmigrate to a parallel tboah but since tcf!Cale changes a lot of things and no tragedy happens to the Soo's then parallel og!Cale would not have any deal with exchanging thus there was no hope and only tragedy happened in the parallel tboah while the Koreans are living happily. Well, I could only see this as angst. But if you could make it to a happy ending then much better!

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