Chapter 126: Really A Good Person (1)
Translator: miraclerifle
Editor: Borderline Masochist
Anybody would think that this was a normal noble young master travelling alongside his servant and his guard.
‘No. It was originally that kind of combination.’
Cale recalled this fact that he had forgotten about and smiled gently toward the blonde man.
However, things did not go as he had expected.
‘What the?’
The man became even warier of Cale.
His pupils were shaking quite a bit while looking at Ron. The man stared at Ron’s left arm.
Ron’s left arm was the arm made by the necromancer, Mary.
Although it was not visible because Ron usually wore a long sleeve shirt and black gloves, the blonde man was still staring at that covered left arm.
His expression was full of uncertainty, wariness, and chaos.
It was as if he knew that the arm was fake and made of the darkness attribute.
Just looking at it was enough for this man to realize that it had the darkness affinity.
‘...Oh?’
Cale had a suspicion.
His gaze headed over to the blonde man and the blonde woman. They looked different, but oddly similar at the same time, as if they were siblings.
He suddenly thought of something.
‘Magic Bomb.’
And one more thing.
‘The Church of the Sun God.’
And finally.
‘The Saint and the Holy Maiden.’
‘...Damn it, really?’
Why did he have to have such a suspicion?
Cale made up his mind.
‘Let’s pretend not to know anything and just be civil.’
However, that feeling did not seem to be shared by the other party.
“I will not be t, tricked!”
The blonde man went over and hugged the blonde sword master while staring at Cale’s group, specifically, Ron. However, his innocent eyes that looked like one of a young horse that was drench in the rain, just seemed pitiful rather than intimidating.
“I am not sure what you are talking about. We are not tricking you about anything. We just happen to be passing by.”
Ron, who had his usual smile as he slowly approached the blonde man, seemed like the typical villain to Cale.
“D, don’t come here!”
The blonde man seemed to be unable to hear anything as he picked up the woman and slowly started to move backward.
“Ugh.”
‘Ah!”
The unconscious woman let out a moan. The blonde man stopped moving backward and quickly put the woman back down onto the ground.
The gaze of the man who was looking over the woman seemed to be full of anger and resentment as he started to shout.
“You evil beings! First you throw dead mana bombs, and now you’ve even contacted a necromancer?”
‘Hmm? He seems to have the wrong idea.’
Cale realized that this person, whom he suspected to be the Saint, had the wrong idea.
Tap. Tap.
Cale lowered his head after On tapped on his arm to see On looking at him with a gaze that seemed to be asking if they needed to take care of this.
‘Don’t we need to take care of this?’
‘No, not yet.’
However, Cale shook his head.
His intuition was telling him to hold on.
Usually in these situations, the side with the wrong idea tended to spew out useful information.
Furthermore, there was something that he needed to figure out.
‘Dead mana bombs?’
Was it possible to make bombs with dead mana?
Cale thought that the secret organization may have made such a bomb and needed more information. That was why he did not do anything and just observed the situation.
And Ron was moving exactly as Cale wanted him to.
Ron was smiling gently as he deliberately took another step toward the man.
“I really don’t know what you are talking about sir. You seem to have the wrong idea about us.”
Ron’s action of showing that he was innocent made the man start to shout with a gaze that seemed to be saying he would not be tricked again. His voice sounded like someone who had accepted the fact that they may die soon.
“I will protect Hannah now! How could you do such terrible things in the name of the Empire?”
‘...What?’
“The Sun God’s mace will not let you off!”
Veins were popping out on his forehead as he continued to shout.
“The Sun will know of our grudge!”
‘What the? What is this punk talking about?’
Cale’s mind became a bit chaotic. However, the blonde man seemed to have gotten past his fear as he continued to shout without stopping.
Although his face looked innocent, his voice was as loud as a train’s horn.
“Although I may just be the half with the healing abilities! I will not stand still-”
In the end, Cale had to cut the man off.
“Hold on.”
“Ha! I will not stop, even if you try to prevent me from saying any-”
“Hey, hold on!”
The low but strong voice made the blonde man shut up for a moment.
The red-haired man seemed to be annoyed as he let out a strong aura. The pressure from the aura made the blonde man freeze up.
Shaaaaaaaaaa-
It was now quiet in the cave, other than the sound of the rain. Cale could finally start to sort things out in his head. His brain quickly started to process everything.
‘The dead mana bomb is a product of the Empire.’
And these blondes were currently being chased by the Empire.
Cale’s gaze headed over to the blonde woman. The blonde man must have noticed this as he hurriedly hugged the woman, but Cale had already verified what he needed to verify.
There was a good chance that the black marks on her body were the result of being exposed to dead mana.
‘...This is bad.’
Cale had never expected that the Empire would have developed something like a dead mana bomb. The novel had not discussed such a thing.
“...Yes, Cale-nim.”
Cale pointed to the entrance of the cave.
“Stand there and protect them.”
“...Yes, Cale-nim.”
Listening to Choi Han’s half-assed answer and seeing the increased level of trust in the Saint’s eyes, Cale wondered how this extremely trusting Saint would continue to live on in this world as he patted Beacrox on the shoulder.
“Let’s go look around the area. It would be bad if a wild animal or monster showed up while they are tending to the patient.”
“Yes sir, I understand.”
Beacrox responded like a trustworthy guard and followed behind Cale. Cale walked by Choi Han, who was standing at the entrance, and quietly whispered.
“Choi Han, keep your eye on them.”
Choi Han finally seemed to understand, as he nodded his head with a serious expression.
“Yes, Cale-nim. I. Will. Do. My. Best. To. Guard. Them.”
Choi Han’s bad acting showed itself again. Cale, as well as Beacrox, ignored Choi Han and headed out of the cave. The rain had slowed down to a light drizzle, making it okay to stand outside with their raincoats on.
"Beacrox.”
“Yes sir.”
“I don’t have a mage to use the video communication device. I’ll give you a message to deliver.”
Beacrox asked with a stoic expression.
“For Toonka?”
Cale was a bit touched. Beacrox seemed to understand what was on his mind without needing him to explain it in detail.
It would be too much of a disadvantage for Toonka’s side if they fought against the Empire without knowing about their dead mana bombs. He could not keep this information to himself.
“Yes. Deliver the message to Toonka. Don’t you think that they need to know this information to be able to fight at a similar level?”
However, contrary to what Cale was thinking, Beacrox said something else.
“You seemed to be worried about him.”
“Who? Toonka?”
“Yes sir.”
Cale was silent for a moment before he started to speak again.
“Just don’t say anything and go.”
Beacrox’s stoic expression slowly turned into a smile as he nodded his head. It was an expression that seemed to say that he really couldn’t do anything about this young master of his.
Cale did not give any other explanation, even after seeing Beacrox’s expression.
Cale knew about Toonka’s battle tactics.
He was the type to just push aside his injured soldiers and move forward.
Toonka was the type to think that it was only natural for weak people to be left behind, injured, or killed.
Harol was the same way.
Both Harol and Toonka just did whatever they felt like doing. Harol’s greed revolved around getting rid of magic on the entire continent, while Toonka’s greed revolved around fighting and getting stronger.
‘The people under them shouldn’t have to suffer just because their leaders are a mess.’
If he was worried about anybody, it was not Toonka, but the soldiers following Toonka’s orders.
Who would be the most injured by those bombs?
Furthermore, it was difficult to recover from being poisoned by dead mana. You needed to use highest-grade potions in order to prevent the dead mana from spreading.
Would Harol use highest-grade potions on their soldiers?
What about Toonka?
Absolutely not. Toonka was the type to have completely ignored Cale if he had acted like a weakling.
Cale gave an order to Beacrox, who was waiting for his command.
“You don’t need to go all the way to Toonka. Rosalyn is nearby, so deliver the message to her and she’ll be able to relay the message. That will be faster. Oh, and tell prince Alberu as well.”
“Yes sir. I understand.”
Rosalyn and Beacrox together would be able to take care of everything properly.
Beacrox showed a bit of curiosity as he asked in a quiet voice.
“Young master-nim, they are?”
“I presume that they are the twins from the Church of the Sun God.”
“...The two on the run?”
Cale observed Beacrox’s expression for a bit before starting to speak.
“Yes. And that woman in there is the sword master from the secret organization that we fought against at the Hais Islands.”
“...That woman?”
“Yes. So hurry back. I will take care of making an excuse for your departure.”
The corner of Beacrox’s lips started to twist. The secret organization had brought his father to the brink of death. Cale casually commented to Beacrox, who was quickly turning angry.
“Trust me and Ron and hurry back.”
“That’s very reassuring.”
Beacrox nodded his head. His father and young master Cale would be fine. Furthermore, they had the strong Choi Han with them, so there should be no dangerous situations.
Meeeeow.
On meowed in order to show that she was there as well. Beacrox smiled and reached his hand out to Cale.
“Please give me the message.”
Cale sent Beacrox off with the message and slowly headed back to the cave.
“Cale-nim, you’re back.”
“Yes.”
Cale entered the cave while being greeted by Choi Han. Ron still had his benign smile on his face. Choi Han and Ron did not say anything, even though Beacrox was not with Cale.
Cale quickly approached the Saint who was worriedly looking at the blonde sword master.
“How is it? Is the lady doing a bit better?”
“Ah yes. The dead mana in her body is slowly-.”
It was at that moment while the Saint was speaking with a bright expression that something happened.
“Mm.”
The blonde sword master let out a moan. Her eyelashes started to flutter as if she would open her eyes soon.
“Ha, Hannah!”
The Saint called out what Cale presumed to be the sword master’s name as the woman slowly opened her eyes.
“...Oppa.”
“Hannah!”
The Saint called out his sister’s name and hugged her.
Cale wrote something on Ron’s palm while the twins were having their moment.
‘Part of Arm.’
Ron’s gaze turned cold while Cale pretended not to know anything as he smiled at the Saint who was looking at him.
“I’m relieved.”
“Young master-nim, my sister is awake thanks to you. Thank you very much!”
Cale received a look of gratitude from the Saint, as well as a look of confusion from the sword master, as he put on his most noble-like smile.
There was still a lot of things that he needed to find out from the two of them.