Chapter 39.5

‘What is his intention?’ There was no way the crown prince just called the nobles together for no reason. He definitely had a reason. Cale had a few different ideas about what it may be. ‘It might be because of the war in the Western Continent’s southern region, or because he caught wind about the civil war that will happen in the Whipper Kingdom.’ The Whipper Kingdom was where princess Rosalyn was headed to, the kingdom with the Magic Tower. A civil war will soon break out in the Whipper Kingdom. A war would break out between the mages and the non-mages. There were a lot of thoughts in his head, but Cale decided to stop thinking about it. ‘No need for me to care, since I will just be very still.’ It was none of Cale’s business. He just started to enjoy the food in front of him. - Looks yummy. Looks so yummy. The weak humans are very good at cooking. Cale enjoyed the food while listening to the Black Dragon’s envious ranting. The food in the palace really was delicious. His hand subconsciously headed for the wine glass that the servant had left for him, but it quickly disappeared. “Cale, just five minutes.” Cale nodded his head at Eric’s sincere plea, and turned back to the food. The rest of the Northeastern nobles quietly watched him. The Northeast was already in an awkward situation with the 10 families broken apart into different factions, but now, this magic bomb-like character, Taylor Stan, was a part of that table as well. People watched Cale, who could eat in such a tense situation, with curiosity. Cale could hear the Black Dragon’s voice in his head. - By the way, there are magic video recording tools all around this hall. “Oh.” Cale let out a gasp and started to smile. Anybody watching him would think he acted this way because he ate something especially delicious. ‘I know at least one thing.’ Cale then felt like he figured out one of the crown prince’s goals. First of all, the crown prince was watching the nobles. The second and third prince naturally know about this as well. Which means, this was something the entire royal family wanted. The corner of Cale’s lips moved up just a bit. Eric, who became uncomfortable looking at that smile, jumped up from his seat. Amiru and Gilbert followed him up as well. There were already many nobles who went up to greet the crown prince. Cale slowly got up after seeing the three of them get up, and lightly brushed his hair back as he started to speak. “Shall we go?” Cale stood behind the three nobles, and headed up the platform to meet with the crown prince. “Oh, our Northeastern nobles!” The crown prince welcomed the four of them with a bright smile. The crown prince had been shaking hands with everybody who came up to greet him. Alberu Crossman. His blonde hair and blue eyes made him look like a live version of a fairytale prince. The beautiful blonde hair was something that was unique to the Crossman family, the royal family of the Roan Kingdom. They called it the symbol of receiving the Sun God’s blessing. “Your majesty, it is great to see you. Eric Wheelsman greets his majesty for the first time in a while.” “Yes, yes, Mister Eric. Don’t we have something to talk about?” Eric responded back to the crown prince, who brought up the Northeastern shoreline investment issue with a bright expression. “Yes! I have been waiting for a good moment to discuss it with you!” “I am also waiting for that moment. You are the intelligent young master of Count Wheelsman’s family. The Wheelsman family is responsible for the entrance to the Northeast region, and has been doing a very good job. How could I push that off?” ‘He’s slowly getting into it.’ Cale quietly stood there while watching Eric, who was smiling at the crown prince who was slowly activating his glib tongue. The crown prince was praising Gilbert and Amiru as well. ‘Interesting.’ Cale quietly watched it all until it was his turn. The crown prince reached his hand out to Cale who slightly bowed his head. “Mr. Cale of the Henituse family, that is responsible for the edge of our Northeastern region. It may be my first time meeting you, but, thanks to Count Deruth’s good work, we are no longer afraid of the Forest of Darkness. You don’t know how reassuring that is for me and everyone else.” Cale had one goal while coming here today. “I heard that Mister Cale is a very free spirit. I’m sure this is because the artistic souls of the sculptures in the Henituse territory have given you an epiphany? I feel like your free spirit makes your soul very pure.” It was probably difficult to find praise for someone who was famous for being a trash like this. In that aspect, the crown prince was amazing. However, he had no choice but to talk good about Cale, as long as Cale does not do anything trashy in this gathering. The royal family wanted the Northeast under their control as well. Furthermore, there were no members of royalty who would despise someone like Count Henituse, who ruled over his territory very well. ‘That is why this preference for certain people will not impact the families.’ Cale sincerely grabbed the crown prince’s hand, as he started to use his own glib tongue. It was his turn now. The crown prince had blonde hair and was wearing a formal outfit. Cale had his red hair and a formal outfit as well. Both of them looked relaxed. Cale’s calm voice filled the air. “I also felt something after meeting your majesty today. I realized that in addition to our current sun, his highness, we also have you, the one who will shine over the night to watch over the citizens at night. It was a wonderful image for my eyes.” Cale’s voice was very calm and relaxed, and he looked very confident. “... Is that so?” But the crown prince seemed confused for a moment, before his expression returned to normal. Cale did not miss this change. Cale continued on in a sincere voice. “Indeed, your majesty. I may not be able to sleep at night now that I have personally met you, the star in the mind of our citizens.” Eric’s jaws dropped, while Gilbert and Amiru could not help look at Cale in disbelief. Cale could see the crown prince starting to think. He felt like he had taken another step toward his goal of, ‘getting away from the crown prince.’ At that moment, the Black Dragon muttered something odd. - Why did this weakling called the crown prince dye his hair with magic? It is at a level that only a great and mighty dragon like me would notice it. Did another dragon dye his hair? No, is it some other type of power? ‘Shit.’ At this moment, Cale realized that he had learned another useless secret that he could not even reveal the tiniest bit to anyone else. ‘Is it a secret of a birth this time?’ Cale did not care to know about such things.