Chapter 18.5

“This village may be small, but there are a lot of mountains around it. The alcohol is a special alcohol I made with fruit and herbs from the mountain. That is why it is a bit expensive.” As the old man mentioned, the alcohol really did taste great. Cale admired the alcohol, and lifted the bottle up to the old man. “Do you have a lot of these?” “Yes. Quite a bit.” “Then get some more and send it around to everybody here.” “Young master, you don’t need to-” The Vice Captain shouted out with a flushed face, but his eyes were focused on the bottle in Cale’s hand. The rest of the soldiers were looking at the same thing. Naturally, Cale was aware of what they were thinking. “Just drink. I’m telling you to drink. Got it?” The eyes of the soldiers who were present all started to sparkle. It was the first time they became excited to see a bottle in Cale’s hands. Cale watched the excited inn owner bring alcohol and snacks for everyone there with a sharp gaze. Cale Henituse. This human had a strong alcohol tolerance. Everybody thought he had a low tolerance because his face flushed easily and he caused a ruckus whenever he drank, but the truth was that he did all those things without being drunk at all. That was why Cale’s head was perfectly clear right now. He drank for another thirty minutes or so before looking toward Choi Han and starting to speak. “Choi Han. Come support me. I’m going up to rest now.” “Young master, I will do it.” “It’s okay. Vice Captain, rest a bit today. The rest of the soldiers as well. Didn’t you fight in a battle yesterday? This is not a dangerous area, and I feel bad for the soldiers on guard duty, but the rest of you can relax and enjoy yourselves.” “Young master-” “I’m tired. Bye.” It would become complicated if the Vice Captain or the others followed him. Thankfully, none of them approached after seeing Choi Han supporting him. It was probably because Choi Han did not drink at all, and was also the strongest person there. They had nothing to worry about since such a person was going to be guarding Cale. ‘Just one person left.’ It was easy to avoid the guards at the gate and around the inn, but Ron was still left. Hans and Ron would never come into the room if he told them not to come in. However, the difference between the two was that Hans was not skilled enough to know if Cale was still in the room, while Ron was so skilled that he would easily be able to tell if Cale snuck out. ‘It’s not like that old man will care about what I am doing.’ Realistically, Ron would not care whether Cale snuck out and what he did once he snuck out. That was how he had been until now. However, Cale didn’t want things to get annoying in the future, so he decided to tell Ron in advance. Seeing Ron follow behind Choi Han, Cale quickly informed Ron. “Ron, I’m going to go out to play. It’s a secret. Got it?” This old man liked to drink, but did not drink a single drop tonight. Instead, he was just staring at Cale all night. He really was a scary person. This benign smile that Ron was giving him right now was even scarier. “I understand. I will be waiting for you.” “Don’t.” ‘Wait for me, my ***.’ As expected, Ron agreed without saying anything else. Cale continued to be supported by Choi Han as he went into his room. “I’m going to be resting. Hans, Ron, don’t come in to wake me up unless it is an emergency. You know how I get when someone messes with my sleep, right?” In the past, a servant received a barrage of swearing when they had to wake Cale up in Ron’s place. Although Cale did not physically hit anybody, that servant went around the estate telling all the other servants about how he felt like he was hit by a flurry of swear punches. “Of course I do, young master. Please rest well.” “Young master, this Ron will be standing right outside your room.” Cale’s expression stiffened at Ron’s response, but he watched the two of them leave, before stealthily giving an order to Choi Han. “Use the windows to quietly come back to my room.” Choi Han nodded his head and quickly followed the other two out of the room and closed the door. Meeeeeow. “Is it time now?” Cale nodded his head at On and Hong, who followed him up to his room, and immediately opened the box. Click. The magic lock clicked open, and Cale removed an outfit from inside the box. Once he finished changing, Choi Han entered through the window, and then his eyes opened wide in shock. “Cale-nim?” Before putting on the mask, Cale threw the black outfit in his hand toward Choi Han. “You wear it too.” The orb from yesterday should temporarily stop the magic recording devices, but that was not enough. Cale did not want to get caught. That was why he had been drinking since the middle of the day and prepared these outfits. “What is this?” The black outfit had a single red star and five smaller white stars surrounding it on the chest area. ‘What is it? The outfit of the secret organization.’ ‘The Birth of a Hero’ novel clearly and accurately explained the outfit of the secret organization that Choi Han runs into time after time. This outfit was specially ordered by Cale following the explanation as accurately as possible. Just to be on the safe side, Cale even had the outfit created separately, and personally added the stars. That was why it was a bit crude up close, but it was pretty decent from a distance. People who see this outfit will not remember the crudeness of the stitching, they will just remember that it was, ‘A black outfit with one red star and five white stars.’ For Venion, who has not personally met the secret organization like the Marquis did, the report from the subordinates who saw this outfit will definitely give him a significant headache and anger. “...Are we doing something bad?” Choi Han asked once more after seeing Cale not respond. Seeing Cale with the black mask on as well definitely made him seem like a villain. “Yes. We are doing something bad.” Cale started to smile underneath the mask. “We’re doing something bad to Venion.” “Ah.” Choi Han seemed to finally understand, as he quickly pointed to the other mask in Cale’s hand. “Please give it to me.” Even good people will have someone they don’t like and want to screw over. That was no different for this 17 year old, who spent tens of years alone in this world. “Ah, and these kids are from the Cat Tribe. They are beast people.” Cale casually introduced On and Hong to Choi Han as if it was nothing, and they just simply exchanged greetings as well. The Cat Tribe children, who were sensitive to a person’s true character, already had a good idea about Choi Han’s strength, and Choi Han had noticed they were not your average cats during their travel. “He’s Choi Han, this is On, that is Hong. End of introductions. Everybody get ready.” There was a short time to get ready before Cale ordered Choi Han, who had just come out of the restroom wearing the same black outfit and black mask. “Let’s go.” He then added on, as he stood in front of the second story window. “Carry me when you go out the window. I can’t jump so far down without getting hurt.” Choi Han let out a sigh for the first time in front of Cale. On and Hong approached Choi Han and patted him with their paws to console him. Cale urged them on once again. “Let’s hurry.” The group that safely exited the inn headed for the mountain with the Viscount’s Villa and the Dragon’s prison.