Chapter 36: Being Still (3)

Choi Han looked at the Black Dragon before looking back toward Cale and asking. “Are we going to destroy everything?” “No. Absolutely not.” ‘Why are his thoughts always so extreme?’ Cale laid down on the bed and waved Choi Han away. “Hurry up and come back soon. Oh, and wear a hat.” “I understand.” Choi Han left only the night stand’s light on and turned the rest of the lights off before heading out of the room and saying something to Hans. Cale kept his eyes closed and pretended to be asleep. The door soon closed and Hans did not enter. The Black Dragon, who had been invisible while the door was open, removed its invisibility and landed on the bed. One side of the bed started to sink while the dragon started to speak in a worried voice. “You cannot really fall asleep.” Cale started to think after hearing the dragon’s words. ‘Do I look like a four-year-old to this dragon?’ Cale let out a sigh and got up from the bed. A few moments later, Choi Han reentered the room through the window while wearing a robe. “You’re here. I guess a robe is definitely better than a hat.” Choi Han nodded and started to speak toward the dragon as Cale packed a hat. “Will you be following us like that?” “I will be invisible.” “... I heard that dragons could polymorph. Can’t you turn into a human? I think that would be easier.” A dragon’s magic was an expression of their will. That was why Choi Han thought that the dragon could easily polymorph if it had the will to do so. The Black Dragon snorted at Choi Han’s words. “I hate humans. I do not want to be like the humans. He said that dragons were cool and awesome.” “Who said that?” The Black Dragon peeked toward Cale at Choi Han’s question, before quickly looking away. It then turned invisible and flew up into the sky. The sunken part of the bed returned back to normal. Cale leisurely started to speak to Choi Han, who was looking at him with an odd expression. “Dragons indeed are cool.” “They really are.” Choi Han nodded his head and followed behind Cale, who was heading toward the terrace. He then looked out the third-floor terrace window and stopped suddenly. “Um, Cale-nim.” “What?” “...Do I have to carry you again?” Cale snorted at Choi Han’s hesitant question, and pointed to the ceiling with his index finger. At that moment, Cale’s body slowly lifted off the floor and started to turn invisible. Cale watched his entire body turn invisible before looking up to the ceiling and starting to speak. “Dragons are great and mighty.” “You are right. I am great and mighty.” The invisible Black Dragon responded to Cale. Choi Han could see Cale’s evil smirk quickly appear before disappearing. Choi Han realized how Cale was controlling the dragon and he started to speak as well. “Wow, dragons are great and mighty.” Once Choi Han said that, he turned invisible as well, and they could leave the residence without any worries. Of course, there were magic detection tools around the residence fence, but they were for preventing intruders. They did not have any reaction to people leaving from the residence. Choi Han stood at a small alley a bit away from the residence, and started to speak. “It is fine from here.” As soon as he said that, the invisibility magic on Cale and Choi Han was removed. Cale, whose levitation magic was removed as well, landed gently from the 10 centimeters he was floating in the air. Cale was shocked at this chain of events. ‘The Black Dragon’s magic skills are much stronger than I thought. I wonder if it is related to its special characteristics.’ This level of magic was already a bit higher than the level of the highest tier mages. It was no wonder that they said that an adult dragon could easily destroy an entire kingdom if it was willing to do so. ‘But I won’t need his help like this once I get the Sound of the Wind. I can then move around without the Black Dragon or Choi Han coming with me.’ The Sound of the Wind was the third ancient power Cale was planning on taking. However, he needed to head to the Roan Kingdom’s Northeastern shores to find that power. ‘I’ll need to go to young lady Amiru’s territory.’ Cale was planning on heading there to get the Sound of the Wind on his way back from the capital. His excuse to others would be that he wanted to go sightseeing, since he was already out. The fact that it was an ancient power by the sea made him a bit concerned, but Cale decided to not think much about it because it was a power that he could quietly take. ‘By then, Choi Han’s crew won’t be with me anyways.’ Cale was certain that the Whale Tribe and the mermaids appeared at the Northeastern shores around the end of volume 4. The war in the ocean between the Eastern and Western continents. All he had to do was avoid the shores at that time. More than the whales, he needed to avoid those crazy mermaids. Cale covered his red hair with his hat, before taking a map out of his pocket. He then took the lead. “Follow me.” The still invisible Black Dragon and Choi Han walked on either side of Cale, following Cale out of the southern district of the nobles and into the center of Huiss. The night became as bright as the day as they got closer to the center of Huiss. There were many bright lights on the streets with shops selling stuff, and bars were the most lively at this time. “The nightlife at the capital is really different from other places.” “It sure is.” Cale nodded his head at Choi Han’s words before heading toward the Plaza of Glory at the center of Huiss. They could see a round plaza in front of them with fountains in all four directions. Each fountain had groups of citizens gathered around it. The three of them could see the citizens relaxing with their families or friends after a long day of work. Since it was 9 pm right now, they would continue to enjoy themselves at the plaza until the guards came to patrol at 11 pm. Cale looked to the left. Choi Han was blankly watching some families laughing together at the fountain to the east. Cale, who had been leisurely watching Choi Han and the scene in front of them, started to speak. “Make it so nobody can hear us.” Once he said that, an invisible dome appeared around them. It was something that only Cale, Choi Han, and the Black Dragon, who were inside the dome, could see. Choi Han finally turned to look at Cale. “There is this thing called a magic bomb.” “A bomb?” “Yes. A bomb. Magic bombs can come in many shapes and sizes. With this Western continent having a long history of war that was led by magic, it has developed quite a bit.” Choi Han quietly listened to Cale’s story. “However, there are a lot of restrictions. The location of the magic bomb, controlling the mana flowing through it, and many other factors cause these bombs to be really complicated to use.” That was why they preferred to have a mage use their magic during war rather than using magic bombs. But the magic bombs this time are different from those used previously.” “Of those bombs, newly developed magic bombs will go off here, as well as multiple places around here, in six days.” Cale did not think that the five bombs Choi Han and Rosalyn had found in the novel would still be the same. The story had already changed. That meant that this situation could easily change as well. That was why Cale came up with a new plan. However, he was still certain that the magic bomb terror incident would still proceed as described. ‘Since I was able to confirm that the crazy mage was in this kingdom.’ The crazy mage was the one who created this new magic bomb. The secret organization would eventually distribute this bomb to different territories in the Roan Kingdom after the incident at the capital. Of course, they will be hiding their identity as the secret organization. “Are you saying a bomb will go off here?” “Yes.” Choi Han looked around at the fountains and the people in the plaza. A cold voice filled his ear at that time. “It could be buried somewhere or even installed on a person. Of course, that person will not know it is a bomb and think it is something else, like a bracelet or a purse and have it on them.” On a person. That phrase made Choi Han turn his head to look at Cale. Cale responded coldly to Choi Han. “That is why we need to prevent it.” Of course, Cale would not do it. Choi Han, Rosalyn, and the Black Dragon will be the ones to take care of it. Cale planned to be still. Cale planned to be very still at the capital. “How can we prevent it?” “Simple.”