Chapter 45.5

Choi Han nodded his head and disappeared. Naturally, Choi Han was moving to capture and kill that mage. However, Choi Han was not moving toward Redika. Redika looked toward the king as the magic attacks were about to hit him, and started to speak. “Then see you next time!” He then disappeared. Not only that, he took everyone who came with him as well. This bastard’s specialty was teleportation magic. There was no way for the people attacking him to know where they went. However, the novel mentioned where Redika teleported to after disappearing from the plaza. Choi Han, On, Hong, and Lock all headed there earlier. If that really is where Redika and the secret organization members teleported to, they will most likely die by Choi Han’s hands. ‘I’m just worried that Choi Han will go berserk.’ That was why Cale had sent On, Hong, and Lock with Choi Han. The three of them would be able to help Choi Han remain rational. Choi Han was weak against young and weak existences. Cale stood up from the seat. The king was heading back up to the podium, and the people in the plaza started to chatter once again. The villains had disappeared, but they left behind a cruel sight. The king was heading to the podium to try to calm the crowd. “I will do my best to get revenge for this cruel and terrible incident. That is why I want all of you to follow the orders of the crown and focus on calming yourselves and getting rest. We will push this celebration back.” Cale turned away from the king to look at Rosalyn. Originally, she was supposed to hide her presence today, but she had revealed herself for Cale. ‘She probably stepped in because the Black Dragon cannot reveal himself.’ Rosalyn started to smile after making eye contact with Cale. She then mouthed a word to respond to Cale’s gaze. ‘Secret.’ Cale started to smile as well. She really was someone who was on the same wavelength as him. Cale had given the six people in his crew some instructions before the day began. First, the dragon and the beast tribe trio would not have their identities revealed, no matter what. That was the most important task. Second, even if Choi Han and Rosalyn end up being recognized, they will just say that they happened to be here by coincidence. This was only possible because the crown had no way to know about the magic bombs hidden in different locations in the plaza, and because there was no way to prove the identities of who got rid of the bombs that were shot up into the air. Third, they will not cause each other harm. Cale and Rosalyn knew what they both had to do from that single moment of eye contact. That was why Cale brushed the dirt off of his clothes and fixed it up. He then started to smile toward the person walking toward him. “Young master Cale, are you okay?” The priest was huffing, as if he was dragged over here by Amiru and Gilbert. Rosalyn stepped back, and Cale pushed his hand out to the priest and started to speak. “It hurts a lot. Please take a look.” Cale then noticed that the crown prince was heading toward him. The crown prince would definitely recognize Rosalyn and probably already saw her two-layered magic. He would then question the relationship between Cale and Rosalyn. In a situation like this, it was better to suck out everything he could from this situation. That was why he started to speak in a voice that was loud enough for the priest and the nobles around him to hear. “It really is hard to protect something.” ‘If I had to reveal my card and use my ancient power, I should take anything and everything I can from this situation.’ It was not Cale’s style to sacrifice himself just for fame and no material gain. Cale found money to be better than fame, and believed it would be better to be rich than to be a hero. “Ah, yes, yes indeed. I saw your silver shield, Young master Cale. You did something marvelous.” The priest took a gulp and grabbed Cale’s hand to inspect him. The priest’s words made the nobles around Cale look at him with curiosity and doubt. Cale Henituse, the man who was known as trash, had revealed such strength. This fact was a very big shock to everyone. Then there were his actions just a few moment ago, where he protected people against the explosion before falling down while spitting out blood. But now, he was standing there as if nothing was wrong. The nobles were observing Cale, and, because the king had left, many of the citizens were looking toward Cale as well. They could not forget about that silver light. Cale briefly looked around at the faces of the curious nobles. Each time he made eye contact with one of them, they all showed different reactions. Some continued to show their curiosity, others avoided his gaze, and some just smiled at him. Cale looked back at the priest after looking around at all the nobles, and responded to his statement. Cale’s voice was still nonchalant and calm. “I guess this is your first time looking at an ancient power.” Ah. The priest let out a gasp. Ancient power, a relic of the past you could only gain from fortuitous encounters. Each of them were said to have unique skills and strength. “I see.” A familiar voice started to speak from behind Cale and put a hand on Cale’s shoulder. Cale knew that he had arrived. “Your highness.” Cale turned around and made eye contact with the crown prince, Alberu Crossman. He then realized that this moment was similar to what he had read in the novel. The hero of the plaza terror incident. In order to deal with the complaints from the citizens about their safety and the fact that the royal family and nobles were trying to run away, the crown prince had turned Choi Han into a beacon of hope. The person who created the hero Choi Han in the novel was crown prince Alberu, the man in front of Cale right now. Cale realized that the moment he was expecting was here as soon as he saw the look in prince Alberu’s eyes. He had expected this to happen from the moment he used the ancient power, and had quickly formulated a plan in his mind. Cale was planning to use this situation to his benefit from this moment onward. The crown prince also realized that Cale was very similar to him. “...Mister Cale.” Prince Alberu hugged Cale with half shock and half admiration on his face. “Thank you. We are so proud of what you did.” Anybody could see that the crown prince was so full of admiration that he showed a reaction that he should not have shown as a prince. In that moment, Cale heard crown prince Alberu whisper in his ear in a voice that only Cale could hear. “Mister Cale, you and I share the same style right?” ‘Of course.’ Alberu’s voice was a bit tense at finding someone like him. “I will make sure there is nothing annoying and reward you handsomely. What do you think?” ‘In that case.’ Cale lifted up his hands and smiled as he hugged prince Alberu back. He then started to speak. “Your highness, it was nothing. I only did what any citizen of the kingdom would do.” The young dragon’s voice echoed in Cale’s mind. - ...Something is very odd here. The dragon who saw all of this happen was young, but pretty sharp. Cale finished his fraudulent hug of admiration, before heading to the palace. Although healing and investigation was the purpose of heading to the palace, since it was like this anyways, Cale was thinking about taking at least a pillar of the palace for himself as he walked with the crown prince. Naturally, the crown prince’s face was stiff.