Chapter 8.5

“Pay you back.” “Huh?” “I will pay you back for the meal.” Choi Han was speaking formally unlike yesterday. More importantly, Cale started to frown at the words, ‘pay you back.’ ‘Pay me back? Is he trying to make me have a heart attack?’ Who in their right mind would use Choi Han for manual labor? Cale just wanted Choi Han to get out of this city as soon as possible. Of course, Choi Han would agree to help Cale out if he said it was to pay him back. He was that kind of person. However, Cale didn’t have anything he needed from Choi Han. “No need. Is there anything else you need?” He quickly rejected Choi Han’s offer and asked if there was anything else he needed. Choi Han started to observe Cale even more closely. That gaze made Cale think about how Cale got beaten to a pulp in the novel, and his arms started to develop goosebumps. Choi Han started to speak at that point. “There is something I would like to request for your help.” Cale closed his eyes at the word, ‘help.’ He did not want to get involved with Choi Han. The, ‘help,’ that Choi Han would ask about could be nothing other than something regarding Harris Village. The Cale in the novel called the villagers of Harris Village useless and ended up getting beaten up because of it. Cale thought about that as he opened his mouth. “Tell Hans your request. He will take care of everything.” After opening his eyes again, Cale made eye contact with Choi Han, who was standing there as still as a statue. “He is a talented deputy butler. He will be able to help you out with almost any normal request.” Cale then put a hand on Ron’ shoulder. He could feel Ron flinch, but Cale decided to get both of them out of his sight at the same time. “Ron here is pretty useful as well. He will also be able to help you out. Ron, he is my guest. Make sure to take proper care of whatever he needs.” Cale also gave Ron an order before moving his hand off of Ron’s shoulder. He then heard Choi Han calling out to him. “But you don’t even know who I am.” Cale turned around to look. He could see Choi Han still observing him. The scary feeling emitting from him had disappeared, and Cale could only feel an unexplainable purity coming from Choi Han. “Why do I need to know who you are? Is there a reason to help someone who does not have as much as I have?” Choi Han started to frown a bit at Cale’s words. It was very faint, but Cale, who had been closely observing Choi Han, definitely saw it. ‘Is he annoyed that I said someone who does not have as much as I do?’ Cale quickly continued on. “Based on your situation, I doubt you’ll ask for something difficult. Well, if it is something difficult, I’m sure Hans will know where to draw the line.” He pushed Ron toward Choi Han as he turned away from the two of them. “Then goodbye. I have a lot of things to do.” Cale quickly headed toward his father Deruth’s office. He needed to get a large amount of allowance today. He could hear Ron’s voice coming from his behind him. “Young master, I will do as you commanded.” ‘I don’t care whether you do or do not.’ Frying and stirring was for them to do as the main characters, not Cale. Wouldn’t they get closer to each other faster since they met four days earlier thanks to him? Ron looked toward Cale, who was moving away from both of them, before looking down at the empty cup in his hands. “Interesting.” That fearless puppy did not like sour things. He still did not like it. However, he now drank it. Ron touched his neck. He had been hurt for the first time in a long time, but something more interesting than the injury kept nagging at him. The fearless puppy was scared of him. Does he know something? “Lead the way.” Ron turned his gaze toward the source of the voice. He could see Choi Han looking at him with disgust. This punk seemed to have figured out that he was someone who has killed after their short spar last night. “Sure.” This punk, who also gave off a similar scent of blood, was pretending to be clean. Ron found it funny that such a twisted punk was acting that way. This punk, that they met last night, gave off the violent, disgusting, and murderous aura of the Forest of Darkness. It was an aura that Ron and Beacrox could instantly tell apart from other auras. Of course, that murderous aura was not Choi Han’s own. Choi Han had gotten that aura from the assassins he had killed, and now that he had showered and cleaned up, the murderous aura was no longer surrounding him. ‘I guess there is no way those people would cross over.’ Ron thought about the events of last night as he started to talk to the boy who seemed to have gone through a lot in the past few days. “Follow me.” Ron started to walk in order to follow his puppy young master’s order, and Choi Han followed behind him. Choi Han’s gaze momentarily headed toward Cale’s direction before turning back to Ron.