Chapter 43: Somehow (1)

However, the inside of the carriage was already chaotic. Cale looked toward Neo, whose legs were shaking, and internally clicked his tongue. Neo seemed to be frantic and full of concern. The majority of the nobles looked chaotic. ‘Venion’s face was a mess too.’ Cale recalled Venion Stan’s face that he peeked at before getting on the carriage. Venion was full of rage. Who would have ever expected this? Taylor Stan, the eldest son of the Stan family that was pushed aside, was walking on his own two feet without a wheelchair. Furthermore, a person from the Stan family was standing next to the crown prince, Alberu. Nobody could have expected such development. ‘He managed to trade for the Healing Star.’ Cale was curious about what Taylor and Cage traded with the crown prince for the Healing Star, but he did not look toward Taylor. Neo Tolz was sitting there shaking his leg, without even looking at Taylor. At that moment, Amiru started to speak. “Young master Taylor, have your legs completely healed?” The cautiously stated question directly asked the question that everyone was thinking about. Taylor started to smile as he responded. “It was a blessing from heaven. It is completely healed.” “Congratulations.” “Thank you very much.” Ahem, mm. Neo Tolz let out some fake coughs before looking back and forth between Taylor’s face and Taylor’s legs. He then cautiously started to speak. “Young master Taylor, will you be returning to the Marquis’s estate now that your legs have healed?” The biggest reason Taylor was pushed aside was because his legs became paralyzed. Neo and the other nobles were probably curious as to whether or not Taylor would return to the estate to fight for the successor position once again. Especially since Neo was one of Venion’s lackeys. Taylor looked toward Neo, and started to speak. “Return?” It was a gentle voice, but there was firmness and coldness toward Neo hidden within Taylor’s voice. “That has always been my home. Isn’t it obvious that I belong there?” Neo shriveled up even more at the coldness in Taylor’s voice. However, Cale chose not to even look at them. Cale could see Taylor’s reflection through the window every so often. Of course, Taylor didn’t make it obvious to the others, making it look like he was just looking out the window like Cale as well. Cale could read the message Taylor was trying to send him when their eyes met. ‘Young master Cale! I want to tell you everything! It is a very interesting story.’ Cale was still stoic after seeing Taylor’s sparkling gaze. Cale just hoped for Taylor to take over the Marquis position and prevent any harm from happening within his territory. That was why he did not want to talk to Taylor. However, an opportunity soon appeared for Taylor and Cale to chat. “Ahem, then I will step out now.” As soon as the carriage arrived outside the Plaza of Glory, Neo Tolz rushed out of the carriage to get away from them. Since he made it very obvious that he worked for Venion, this was a really awkward place for him to be. He probably also wanted to report Taylor’s current situation to Venion right away. “Young master Cale, I will come back with young master Eric.” Amiru was worried that Cale might start something if he ran into the other Northeastern nobles, who happened to be in a carriage with Eric and Gilbert, and left alone to bring Eric and Gilbert over. ‘Nothing should happen since young master Taylor and Young master Cale don’t have any relationship.’ ‘Based on young master Cale’s personality, he will not start a conversation with anyone.’ That was what Amiru was thinking as she quickly moved to find Eric and Gilbert. That resulted in Cale having to receive Taylor’s bright smile. “Finally, only the two of us are left.” It was something Cale did not like to hear. He made that feeling completely visible on his face, but Taylor seemed to find that to be funny. Taylor quietly laughed, before throwing a straight at Cale. “I got my leg fixed by promising to become the head of the Marquis’s estate.” “Did you promise your loyalty?” “No. I made a deal.” Cale nodded his head. “That’s good. Congratulations on your healed legs.” Cale then turned away from Taylor, as if he had nothing else to say. Taylor found that reaction to be very fitting of Cale’s personality, and took a small envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Cale. “This is the contents of our deal.” “...There is no need to give this to me.” Cale had a stoic expression, and Taylor responded. “It’ll be good for you to know, young master Cale.” He then threw another straight at Cale. “Cage will be excommunicated.” “Is it because she does whatever she wants?” “It is. She is very happy about it.” Cage was finally starting on the path of the crazy priestess. She will now progress like the excommunicated priestess who is seen as a brave priestess by others, like in the novel. “That’s good.” Cale could see Taylor happily nodding his head at his words. Taylor then started to frown, like all of his emotions were crashing against him all at once like a whirlpool, and started to speak. “This is just the beginning. We will be victorious. Right, young master Cale?” ‘Why is he including me in their victory?’ Cale was curious about that, but decided to answer his question for now. “You will be victorious.” “Thank you very much. Then I will get off first.” Taylor got up and looked down at his legs, before saying goodbye to Cale and getting off. “The three of us should drink together after our victory.” “The Henituse wine is delicious.” Taylor finally opened the carriage door at Cale’s words and left. Cale immediately opened the envelope once he was alone. He then ripped it up. “Tsk.” He lightly clicked his tongue and shoved the note deep inside his inner pocket. There really was a secret to the crown prince’s birth. Cale shook his head and stepped out of the carriage. “Cale.” Cale turned his head at Eric’s calling. He could see the full Plaza of Glory behind their shoulders. “Young master Cale, let us go. It is our turn to enter the plaza.” In the novel, Choi Han was curious about these people, who had a spot higher than the normal citizens of the kingdom. Today, Cale was going to that same spot. However, he was still at the bottom compared to the royal family and the holy priests. Cale looked toward the bell tower at the entrance of the plaza. The bell tower had a giant clock on it. The current time was 8:25 am. It was time for the nobles and priests to enter. The knights started to prevent any more citizens from entering to create room for the nobility. “Let’s go.” Cale pushed Eric and the others in front of him and started to walk. He could see all of the people in the plaza as he got closer. There were so many people that he couldn’t even tell how many people were there. However, they were not completely stuffed like sardines. That was how large the Plaza of Glory was, and the fact that the crown was limiting the number of people helped out as well. In response, some people were in shops near the plaza and roofs of buildings nearby to try to get a glimpse of the king’s celebration. “Young master Cale, is this your first time at the Plaza of Glory?” Cale leisurely nodded his head at Gilbert’s question. “Yes. I briefly passed through on my carriage, but it is my first time seeing all of it.” Cale looked around the plaza as he said that. The tea shop to the South. The inn to the West. A flower shop to the East. The top of the Ceramist Association building to the North. These were the four places Cale focused on as he looked around. “The plaza is pretty large.” Cale verified the locations the magic bombs were positioned. At the same time, he looked toward the fountain to the south. A young boy was waving a flag, like he was trying to welcome the king. That young boy was Lock. ‘Things are going as planned.’ Cale knew that Choi Han and the Black Dragon would be watching him right now, and looked toward the Bell Tower. The current time was 8:30 am. “We are opening up a path now.” The knights closed up all entrances to allow the nobles to enter. At the same time, Cale snapped his fingers. Snap. It was a simple gesture that nobody would question. Lock disappeared as soon as it happened. It was time to find the hidden items. Of course, it wasn’t necessary at all.