Chapter 43.5

‘The answer will appear at 9:01 am.’ However, it was easier if they knew the answer in advance. Furthermore, since Cale didn’t need to move, it was fine to look for these hidden items. “Everybody please take a seat over here.” The seats were arranged with everyone’s names posted in specific seats. The king and the royal family was not at the plaza just yet. Even the crown prince, who came with the nobles, was not out yet. Cale arrived at his seat, and started to frown. “We seem to run into each other a lot, young master Cale.” “That does seem to be the case, young master Taylor.” It was the same as during the feast. Cale sat down next to Taylor, and looked down at the people below the platform. He then looked toward the Bell Tower. He recalled the story in the novel. The single location that Choi Han managed to find a bomb in the novel was not one of the locations this time. There were already many changes to the story. However, at least there should not be anyone who dies by the crumbling of the buildings, unlike in the novel. The Mana Disturbance Tool was buried underneath the Bell Tower. The current time was 8:40 am. Cale turned to his left after hearing Eric’s voice. “Cale. Be still. Okay?” “Hyung-nim.” Eric became nervous after hearing the tone Cale used to call out to him. Cale, who used to enjoy wearing fancy clothes and showing off until just two years ago, was suddenly only wearing dark clothes, and had a completely different demeanor about him. “I will be very still today. I plan to do nothing at all.” Eric was captivated by Cale’s voice, and subconsciously nodded his head. Cale seemed to be satisfied with this reaction, as he laughed and looked at the clock again. 8:45 am. He could hear the Black Dragon’s voice. The dragon was looking at him as Cale expected. - 15 minutes left. Dragons were really capable of everything. There was nothing their magic could not accomplish. Cale praised the Black Dragon internally as he got up from his seat. “The stars of the Crossman family, our royal family, are now entering!” Only one entrance to the plaza was open at this time. The crown prince was in the lead, the second and third prince flanked his sides, and the other princes and princesses walked in behind them. A group of individuals with beautiful blonde hair entered the plaza. This was the royal family that was blessed by the Sun God, the pride of the Roan Kingdom. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo- The cheering of the citizens filled the plaza. It was so loud that it felt like the ground was shaking. Cale remembered the words of the Black Dragon. ‘The crown prince’s hair and eyes are brown.’ Brown was known as the most average color hair and eyes. Cale looked toward the royal family, and lightly clapped. And then, it was finally 8:50 am. “His Highness, King Zed Crossman, the sun of the Roan Kingdom, is now entering!” Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo- The healthy 50-year-old king appeared in the plaza in his parade carriage. Cale was watching the king, before moving his gaze away to another spot in the plaza. He could see a flower pot on top of the Ceramist Association building to the north. The current time was 8:55 am. ‘They dismantled it.’ Cale started to smile. Rosalyn, The Black Dragon, On, and Hong will now hide within the crowd in the plaza. King Zed was slowly heading toward the plaza from far off in the distance. Zed Crossman had risen to the position of king at the age of 20 after the former king’s sudden death. He utilized this time of peace to his advantage, killing off all of his siblings to solidify his position of power. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- The fanfare for the king was still very loud. King Zed passed through the plaza entrance and headed to the highest platform. Cale just calmly watched this all happen. There was a special platform for the king in front of the Bell Tower. The king and the queen waved to the crowd, before walking up to the platform. The queen stood in front of her seat as King Zed went up to the magic vocal amplifier. Cale looked at the clock again. Current time was 8:58 am. The King lifted up his hand, and the cheers slowly died down. Finally, once the plaza was completely quiet, the king started to speak. “It has already been 30 years since this king has received the blessing of the sun to rule over this kingdom.” The king seemed very happy. Unfortunately, it was now 9 am. “Huh?” Cale could hear Eric’s confused voice. “What is that?” Cale then heard Taylor’s anxious voice. Cale leisurely raised his head to look at the top of the Bell Tower. “What?” “Who is that?” “What is going on?” The mumblings of the crowd started to get louder. King Zed looked behind him, and then moved his gaze up the Bell Tower. Cale looked at the top of the Bell Tower and started to smile. King Zed started to shout. “Who are you?!” The knights and mages headed to the Bell Tower. The citizens started to get nervous about what was going on. They had no choice. A person appeared on top of the Bell Tower, and then more people in black attires started to appear on top of the buildings nearby as well. “Get down this instant!” “Everybody, head up to the top of the buildings now!” Cale heard the voices of the knights nearby, and looked toward the man standing on top of the Bell Tower with black attire and a mask. It was the blood-crazy mage, Redika. ‘I was worried this would be different than the novel as well.’ If Redika did not show up, he would have needed the Black Dragon to reverse the flow of mana coming to the mana bombs in order to locate the hidden Redika, and allow Choi Han to kill him. Cale was relieved that he would not need to do that, and remembered the description in the novel.