Chapter 42: Don’t know, I don’t know (3)

Cale hid the chilly feeling and trembling, and asked. "So?" Ron was about to resume the benign smile on his face after hearing his little puppy young master speak in his usual annoying and rude tone, but suppressed it and started to speak. "So, I’m going to kill people." "Leaving your son behind?" "Yes sir." "Is the fox a person?" Cale knew how the assassin Ron smiled. It was a very faint smile, with just the corners of his lips raised a tiny bit. It was one that made the person looking at Ron think that it would be better if he did not smile at all. Ron replied quite pleased. "That’s right. I have to go kill a group of foxes." But his voice was cold. "Rip them into pieces." It would either be Ron’s body being ripped into pieces or his targets’ bodies being ripped into pieces. It could only be one of those two scenarios. Cale got goosebumps at the phrase, ‘rip them into pieces.’ He then started to contemplate. Ron could see that Cale stood there without saying anything for a while. His puppy young master finally started to speak after sighing numerous times. "... Go and come back." The smile disappeared from Ron’s face. Cale, who was already in his pajamas, laid down on the bed and continued to speak. "I’ll tell Hans that you are taking a leave of absence. Report to me every so often. You can receive money from the Flynn Merchant Guild with your ID plaque. And why would you leave Beacrox to a trash like me? He is an adult. He will figure out what to do with his own life.” Cale decided to think easily. There was no need for Ron to be with Choi Han right now. Now that Lock was able to transform into a controlled berserk state, Choi Han would be fine without Ron or Beacrox’s strength. But, for Choi Han, and more importantly, for a peaceful Northeastern region of the Roan Kingdom, Ron was needed one year later. “However, the duration of your break is only 1 year.” Cale leaned against his pillow and continued. “Enjoy your break.” ‘Since I have work for you to do in a year.’ "Don’t get hurt while you are out there." Cale stretched out his two legs, thinking he had reserved wonderful dreams for the next year. He then looked toward Ron and flinched. The old man, who had been quiet, was actually quietly laughing. That vicious sight made Cale cower underneath the blanket. ‘What is going on?’ Cale’s expression stiffened. Ron continued to silently laugh without watching Cale. ‘I thought this little punk was a son of a bitch, but I, Ron Molan, is the one who is a son of a bitch.’ Like a dog that looks at his master. Ron thought that he was like a dog, and responded. “Young master, is reporting to you once a month enough?” “Yes. Do as you please.” Like an assassin, Ron opened the door and left the room without making a single noise. He then said one last thing before closing the door. "I will see you in a year, young master.” Without waiting Cale’s answer, Ron closed the door. Cale quickly fell asleep, relieved that he was free from Ron for a year. Dawn arrived, and six people were standing in front of Cale. There were some that he had personally called, and some that he gathered through Choi Han. Cale looked toward Rosalyn, and started to speak. “Miss Rosalyn, the brown hair looks good on you.” Rosalyn was not aware of exactly what will happen today, but understood the severity after hearing the words, ‘magic bomb,’ and decided to help. Cale had also promised her something in return for her help. “Right? I thought it will make it easier for me to run wild.” Rosalyn had dyed her hair and pupils brown with magic. On and Hong were standing next to her. “Lock, you should be able to use the physical strength of a wolf without transforming right?” “Yes sir. It is possible.” Lock was standing there nervously as well. Next to him were the Black Dragon and Choi Han. Cale divided them into two teams. The Black Orb was already positioned by Choi Han yesterday, so the two teams each needed to locate and take care of the four bombs. “Miss Rosalyn and Lock will be one team. Choi Han, Dragon, On, and Hong will be the other team.” Rosalyn had a confused expression on her face after hearing how Cale divided up the teams. Lock had the same expression on his face as well. “What about you, young master Cale?” Choi Han, the Black Dragon, On, and Hong all responded to the question. “Cale-nim is, a bit, uhm, his physical strength is...” “Weak.” “We don’t need him.” “He is useless.” Ah. Rosalyn let out a gasp and looked toward Cale. Lock seemed to be quite surprised as well. However, Cale handed the items he borrowed from Billos to Choi Han, and confidently answered. “I am weak and will only be baggage. I also need to prepare for the celebration as soon as the sun comes up, so it will be difficult for me to go with you.” They were going to use the short opening when the guards for the night shift switched with the day shift to enter the areas where the bombs were located and start to dismantle them. After that, while the Black Orb activates and causes a mana disturbance, they will all need to wait at their determined stations to observe the secret organizations members and the situation at the plaza. The birthday celebration was set to start at 9 am. Cale looked at his watch before speaking to the six of them again. “Alright then, please head to work.” He then added on. “Don’t forget to bring back the dismantled magic bombs.” Rosalyn smiled and responded to Cale’s statement. “You promised to give me one of them.” “Of course.” “Should be enough to pay for my services.” It was definitely enough. Cale looked toward the terrace, that was now being used more as a door than as a terrace, and opened the window. A cool night breeze filled the room as the six individuals quickly rushed out of Cale’s room through the terrace. Some left with invisibility magic while others left with very fast speed. Cale watched them leave and thought to himself that they were all very strong. He was now left alone in the room. Ooooooooong- Cale slowly stroked the large shield and silver wings that appeared in front of him. Even if something unexpected happens, he would not die as long as he had this shield. “...I’ll use a tiny bit of its strength if I need to do so.” Cale patted the shield, that looked even more holy after having the heart crest engraved in it, and decided to use it without being noticed if there came the need to do so. Cale sat down on the couch and practiced using just a small amount of the shield’s power, before noticing his reflection in the mirror. ‘It should be fine.’ The blood-crazed mage. It was said that this person went into a frenzy by the color red. That was why, in the novel, the mage went crazy after seeing Rosalyn for the first time, saying that they needed to cut Rosalyn’s head off to take her red hair and pupils. Cale brushed back his hair, that was an even brighter red than Rosalyn’s hair, and started to think. ‘What are the chances that I’ll be in close proximity to that lunatic?’ Even if something like that happened, he just had to tell Choi Han to kill. Cale was not worried that his own head would get cut off. Cale relaxed and waited until Ron came to wake him up. Once Ron came at the usual time, Cale started to speak. “Today will be your last day to serve me.” “I can do it again in a year.” That sounded terrible to Cale. He was planning on sending Ron to Choi Han immediately upon his return in a year. Cale was excited that he was getting rid of two baggages today, and started to speak with a light heart. "Let’s get ready." Cale made all the preparations and headed for the palace. All the participating nobles were scheduled to move together. The Black Dragon was going to come to the palace to report on the progress. After all of the preparations were completed, Cale got on a carriage in front of the residence’s main gate. It was not the Henituse carriage, instead, he was going to be riding with someone else today. “Why did you want to go together?” Amiru responded with a calm smile, as Cale asked the question while getting onto the carriage. Amiru had reached out and asked Cale to go with her today. She got right to the point, since Cale did the same without even greeting her first. “Young master Cale, what do you think about our territory building a naval base?” Cale started to smile.