Chapter 487: Peeling layer after layer (4)
Translator: miraclerifle
Editor: Borderline Masochist
“It’ll be nice to do that together. We should do such fun things together.”
Cale looked toward Alberu who was smiling while saying it sounded fun. Alberu started to speak after seeing his gaze.
“Did you create such a plan because of Elisneh the First?”
He had yet to hear why Cale was going to overturn the Molden Kingdom.
However, he assumed it was something that had to do with taking down the White Star because he had heard that Elisneh the First, the monarch of the Molden Kingdom, was the Illusionist, one of the White Star’s subordinates.
“Hyung-nim.”
“Yes.”
Alberu looked toward Cale who was suddenly looking at him with an observing gaze instead of answering his question with an odd gaze.
‘Why is this bastard who is great at creating situations that drive me nuts looking at me like this?’
As Alberu had an ominous feeling...
“Hmm... Hyung-nim, I guess you can fight too.”
Cale recalled how the quarter Dark Elf Alberu had enjoyed receiving the bottle of dead mana in the past.
“Hmm?”
Alberu flinched.
He realized the intentions behind Cale's gaze.
‘That looks like the gaze I have when I’ve found someone useful!’
Alberu had once seen his gaze reflected on a window when he found a useful administrator and started to talk to him.
Cale's gaze right now looked exactly like his gaze back then.
‘No.’
He could not get involved with this bastard who drove him nuts.
There was a difference between working with Cale and being driven nuts by his actions.
“I'm not fighting.”
Alberu sternly shook his head.
“You absolutely won't fight?”
He then flinched at Cale’s question.
Cale had asked that question without much thought, but Alberu did not know that.
“...Of course, I will step up if something happens to the Roan Kingdom or the Roan Kingdom's citizens.”
“I see.”
Alberu started to frown after seeing Cale's soulless response. He bit down on his lips as he asked.
“Why is my dongsaeng asking me such a question? Shouldn’t you be telling me about the Molden Kingdom?”
“The White Star is creating a fake World Tree.”
“Hmm?”
Alberu flinched, but Cale recorded everything written on the boulder before nonchalantly continuing to speak.
"They’re creating it in the Molden Kingdom’s palace, and the Elves infiltrated once but their plans failed because of dead mana.”
“...Huh?”
“That's why the Dark Elves are thinking about working with my group to help the World Tree out this time. We also plan on dragging the Mercenaries Guild and the nearby kingdoms in the Eastern continent into helping out as well.”
Alberu kept his mouth shut.
“Ah, the Elves will be with us as well.”
Cale stopped talking and looked toward the quiet Alberu. The two of them made eye contact.
“My little brother that loves to drive me nuts.”
“...I drive you nuts? Why?”
“Never mind.”
Alberu shook his head before starting to speak again.
“The Roan Kingdom does not have the troops to send to the Eastern continent. You should know that.”
“I do.”
He didn’t know when the White Star would invade the Roan Kingdom. Because of that, the Roan Kingdom was currently gathering as many troops as possible.
Of course, it was being conducted stealthily in order to not make the citizens of the kingdom worry.
Alberu quietly looked toward Cale who knew about that and still asked him to do it together before starting to smile.
“I guess what you want from me is not troops.”
“That is correct.”
What could Cale need?
Alberu started to speak again.
“You’ll need a decent status to get the Eastern continent's Mercenaries Guild and the nearby kingdoms to cooperate with you. It’ll be difficult for you to deal with the aftermath alone as well.”
There was a difference between Cale Henituse going to the Eastern continent and Cale Henituse representing the Roan Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms on the Western continent, going to the Eastern continent.
“And you'll need the Caro Kingdom and Roan Kingdom's confirmation about Elisneh the First’s identity and her actions. The Eastern continent’s people are more likely to accept such confirmation from someone with a high status.”
He smiled majestically at Cale and continued to speak.
“Use my name and cause a ruckus if they get in your way.”
If the Eastern continent’s kingdoms hinder them...
If someone asks Cale who are you to step up to do this...
“The Roan Kingdom and my name. You can use them as you please on the Eastern continent.”
Cale may be a punk, but he wouldn’t abuse such power.
He might be a bastard who drives him nuts, but there was a reason Cale was a hero in the Roan Kingdom.
“What are you planning to do if I do as I please and the Eastern continent files a complaint to the Roan Kingdom?”
Alberu shrugged his shoulders.
“Who cares? Are they going to come over and invade? It’ll take them a while to come via ships and it would not be possible for them to teleport over. And if they mess with us...”
She laughed out loud.
‘Take a look. They’re all trying to shut me up right now.’
Cale focused on the World Tree's voice.
‘Cale. Your life, our lives are the only important thing. Do not let them drag you around. Whether it is a deal or a contract... You can do everything as you wish.’
‘That is my plan.’
‘Haha, yes, yes. Do as you please like how I'm running my mouth however I want. And take a look at Saint Jack and Hannah. Also, look at Cage who excommunicated herself. There definitely exists weaknesses to their contracts and deals.’
Something popped into Cale’s mind at that moment.
The World Tree then quietly continued to speak.
‘...Later, let’s finish our conversation later.’
She then became silent.
She was no longer able to speak.
“Dongsaeng? Hey dongsaeng, why are you blanking out like that? Are you ignoring my question and thinking about something else? No, right?”
“Ah.”
Cale quickly stopped thinking about the World Tree. He could then see the corners of Alberu’s lips that had twisted up.
“You finally snapped out of it.”
Cale slowly avoided Alberu’s gaze.
“Ahem. Anyway, the chance that the White Star's power is from the Demon World is high.”
As long as the White Star made a deal or signed a contract with the Demonic race that is.
“I guess it’s not okay to talk about the World Tree?”
“I guess?”
He could not tell Alberu about the conversation he just recalled nor the conversation he had before that about how the God of Death wanted to make a deal with Cale.
Seeing Alberu quiet made Cale think that the conversation had ended well and continued to record everything in the stone chamber.
That was why he did not see Alberu’s gaze.
‘Mm. It looks like the God of Death did something to young master Cale so the World Tree was giving him some advice.’
He had received a report from his aunt Tasha through the video communication device earlier.
‘Oh right, your highness, young master Cale always tries to brush these issues aside. So my little nephew-nim, shouldn’t we do something to prepare in his place?’
‘Of course.’
He had agreed with Tasha’s suggestion.
Cale did not notice the serious look in Alberu’s eyes as he finished recording everything in the stone chamber.
He undid a button after heating up from using his ability before starting to speak to Alberu again.
“Shall we go?”
Alberu returned to his blonde hair and blue eyes appearance and opened the stone chamber’s door.
“Sure. We should go now.”
It was at that moment.
“Human!”
Cale and Alberu looked at each other in shock.
“...Raon?”
“...It seems like it.”
They heard Raon's urgent voice.
Cale and Alberu quickly headed to the surface. Cale could see Raon who was no longer invisible quickly flying down as he passed the middle of the staircase.
Raon started to speak as soon as he saw Cale and Alberu.
“Sorry! I'm really sorry! It was urgent!”
There was a video communication device in Raon’s front paws. It had been a while since Cale had seen such an expression on Raon's face and he opened his mouth to ask what was going on.
“What-”
“Bud!”
However, Raon was faster.
“Bud, Bud! They said Bud’s f*cking head is gone!”
“...Huh?”
‘What is gone?’
Cale felt his mind whiting out.
Raon shoved the video communication device toward him at that moment.
- It’s been a while. Young master-nim.
Raon calmly smiled at him.
- He hasn't lost his head yet.
“He said he will lose it soon!”
- That is the case.
Ron faintly smiled as he continued to speak.
- It looks like Bud has become a hostage. We were told to come before they blow Bud’s head away.
Cale recalled the conversation he had with Bud before coming here.
‘Hahahaha! Just trust me, trust me! The Molden Kingdom? I'll find out everything about it! Just wait! Muhahahahaha!’
Bud who was happy to return to the Mercenaries Guild for the first time in a long while had shouted that to him while drinking bottles of alcohol.
Ron continued to speak.
- According to Bud’s close friend, Glenn Poeff, he was captured while being rash.
Cale let out a sigh.
“...By who?”
- By the Molden Kingdom's dethroned princess.
‘Hmm? Wait, who?’
Cale looked toward Ron. Ron responded with a benign smile on his face.
- The last princess to lose the battle for the throne against Elisneh the First. He was captured by her.