Chapter 32.5

Cale slowly asked. “Were they all dead?” Choi Han shook his head. Cale’s expression stiffened again. Choi Han observed Cale’s stiff expression, as he continued. “They were trying to capture the young children.” ‘Capture? Originally, they killed them all. Why would they want the young Wolf Tribe children?’ Cale’s mind started to become complicated. Choi Han made eye contact with the Cale who was thinking deeply. “The chief was dying when we arrived at the entrance of the Blue Wolf Tribe’s village.” There were less than 100 members of the Blue Wolf Tribe. “And they were trying to take 10 children with them.” ‘...This is becoming too different from the novel.’ “And the moment the chief was about to fall, a young boy got in the way of the people trying to take the children.” “...Lock?” “Yes. It was Lock.” ‘Why would Lock show up this time? In the novel, he had stayed hidden, even when the children were killed. Did he think killing and kidnapping were different? Was it his instinctual need to protect his family members and his younger siblings, who were weaker than him? What would have made Lock’s natural wolf instincts flare up?’ “I stopped the assassin. No, I tried to kill them.” Choi Han said that as he looked back at Cale. Cale did not show any emotions as he urged Choi Han to continue speaking. “Keep going.” “...I realized that the people who did not have stars on their clothes used the same black power as the assassins I killed at Harris Village.” Cale asked back with a shocked expression. “It was the same power as the people who destroyed Harris Village?” “Yes.” “...This.” Cale grabbed his head with one hand and let out a sigh. He was acting like it was his first time hearing about this. Of course, all of this was just an act. “Among them, there was just one person who had the red star with five white stars on their chest. That person was the one who killed the guard.” Choi Han started to tear up. “And that trash of a human was drinking the Wolf Tribe’s blood.” Cale closed his eyes. The blood drinking mage. He was the crazy lunatic who would lead the terror incident at the capital. He kept his eyes closed as he heard the rest of Choi Han’s report. “In the end, I could not capture or kill them. The ones I captured committed suicide, while the rest disappeared when the person with the stars used teleportation magic.” ‘Why would the blood drinking mage, who is a highest tier mage and crazy for blood, try to kidnap the Blue Wolf Tribe children instead of killing all of them like in the novel?’ Cale could not figure it out. ‘Did something change drastically because I saved the dragon?’ The only thing Cale could think about was the changes he has made so far to the original story. “This is what the mage said.” Choi Han continued in an angry and bitter voice. “How disappointing. They were perfect as seeds. These young ones probably have even tastier blood.” Seed. Cale didn’t know what the mage meant by seed, but he kept the word on the back of his mind as he opened his eyes and asked. “And the children?” The guard, chief, and the rest of the Wolf Tribe adults were dead. The only ones left were the 10 children and Lock. Choi Han avoided Cale’s gaze. This was the first time he did that since they sat down at this table. Cale instantly figured out what must have happened, as Choi Han reported in a quiet voice. “They are at the inn.” ‘I knew it.’ Choi Han opened and closed his mouth a few more times before finally adding on. “We came together with Rosalyn’s magic.” ‘...It’s going to be a real problem.’ Cale could feel a headache brewing. Choi Han should have just left the children with that merchant that they were travelling with. Although that merchant was far away from power right now, he was a great merchant. “Cale-nim. That merchant is also at the inn.” ‘Is this how the story will go?’ That was what Cale was thinking right now. Cale observed Choi Han, who seemed to be finished with his report, and leaned back on the chair to sigh. Seeing Choi Han like that, Cale asked a question. “You must be curious.” Choi Han looked toward the cold food and answered. “Yes. I am curious.” He did not even need to say what he was curious about. Who they were. Why they were doing such terrible things. And why Cale knew about them. Choi Han was curious about all of those things. Cale observed Choi Han’s pupils, that were looking down at the cold food on the table, and started to think. ‘This punk is really angry right now.’ The anger was not directed toward Cale. Choi Han was sharpening his anger toward the secret organization over and over again, like a sharp blade. Harris Village, the tortured dragon, and the incident with the Blue Wolf Tribe. Choi Han’s personally was one where he would clash with them instead of avoiding them. Cale picked up a cold, but still delicious bread, and ripped off a piece to put into his mouth. “I plan on telling you two things.” “...But not everything?” “Correct.” Cale did not care that Choi Han was staring at him. He stood up with the bread still in his hand. The chair was pushed back without making a noise on the carpet. “Stand up.” “...Are we going somewhere?” Cale checked his watch after watching Choi Han get up after him. It was long past evening and heading toward night. That place was one to shine even brighter as the night got deeper. Cale walked toward the door and responded to Choi Han’s question. “The Temple of the God of Death.” Cale was planning on going with Choi Han to the brightest place at night, the Temple of the God of Death. There was a special type of priest at the Temples of the God of Death that could not be found anywhere else on the continent. The deaf official. They could not hear anything you said to each other. That was why the believers of the God of Death looked for them. Although Cale was not a believer, he was planning on visiting them, like most nobles. Cale turned around once he got to the door. Choi Han was still standing by the table. Cale started to smile. “I plan on telling you two truths.” Although he was smiling, the next thing out of his mouth was not light at all. “With my life on the line.” Choi Han’s pupils lightly shook. However, Cale still had a smile on his face as he turned back around. “Follow me.” Choi Han slowly moved away from the table and headed toward the door. His eyes had calmed back down, but his face was still stiff. Cale was turning the doorknob as he repeated himself once again. “I will tell you the truth with my life on the line.” Cale headed toward the Temple of the God of Death with Choi Han.