Chapter 46.5

Rosalyn and Cale praised Hans. Since they have not had any time to discuss, it was better for Rosalyn and Cale that they remained quiet about her for now. “Excuse me, young master.” “What?” “I did give a report, but I think you should contact home via a communication port in the near future. If you don’t, I believe master-nim will personally travel up here.” His father, Count Deruth, would definitely do that. Cale was busy thinking about how he could take care of this situation without jeopardizing Basen’s position as the successor, so he just nodded his head. Hans got up after seeing Cale nod. He was a sharp one. He knew that he needed to leave for Cale to speak with Rosalyn, Choi Han, and Lock. “Then I will go look for the caretaker of this palace to discuss a few things.” “Sure.” Hans had left the room, so the Black Dragon finally revealed himself. He then headed to Cale’s bed and started to eat the fruits located there as he started his report. “There are no video or audio recording devices in here.” He really did a good job with whatever Cale told him to do, even if he did not look like he would do so. That was what Cale was thinking as he looked around this room that he was staying in. It was a room for foreign royalty. Doing something like placing recording devices in such a room would easily be a cause for war. That was why the royalty in all of the different nations worked to hide video and audio recording devices in hidden locations around common areas, like the dining room. This meant that they could say anything they wanted to in this room. However, Rosalyn still cast a noise cancellation spell. “It’s better to be safe.” “Miss Rosalyn, that side of you is wonderful.” Cale agreed with Rosalyn’s decision and then looked toward Choi Han. Choi Han has had his head down since he entered the room. Cale had a pretty good idea about what happened after seeing Choi Han like this. He did not manage to kill Redika. “Tell me.” Choi Han lifted his head up. That mage appeared in the location you told me. I tried to kill him, but his subordinates rushed toward me. “I’m sure they were ready to die.” “...Yes.” The secret organization valued Redika quite a bit for some reason. “So they escaped?” “...Yes.” Choi Han lowered his head again as he continued to speak. “I only managed to cut off his left arm.” ‘Hmm?’ “I then burned the arm up in case he came back for his arm to put it back together. Ah, his left eye should be injured as well.” ‘Isn’t that a death sentence for a mage? Mages needed to cast magic with both hands for their mana to be balanced. Losing an arm would end up affecting that quite a bit. Cale looked toward Choi Han with a stiff expression. Choi Han was standing there with his head down and fists clenched. “I was supposed to kill him. I’m sorry.” “No need to be sorry. You did well.” Cale looked toward Lock, On and Hong who were sitting next to Choi Han. On and Hong did not move toward the Black Dragon like usual. They were stiff in Lock’s arms. Lock was looking at Cale with a desperate gaze. ‘Did he go berserk?’ Cale looked toward Choi Han and asked. “His subordinates?” “I thought it was better to kill them so I took care of them.” That made the red kitten Hong rub his face on his sister On’s body. Choi Han had used his black aura to completely get rid of them without any traces. This was the first time Hong realized that you could melt a person with aura. “It’s best to be thorough to prevent any future issues. You didn’t break any buildings or anything like that, right?” Cale was worried that Choi Han went berserk and destroyed some other things. Harris Village and the Blue Wolf Tribe incident were both traumas for Choi Han. Cale was worried that he would go crazy when seeing the people who caused those traumas standing right in front of his eyes. ‘If he goes berserk, I may end up having to clean up the mess.’ Since Choi Han was staying with him, Cale would need to clean up the mess. However, Cale did not want to do such a thing. “Yes, of course. As Cale-nim mentioned, I made sure not to damage anything around the area.” The kittens remembered what Choi Han said to the subordinates as he killed them. ‘All of the important people in my life were killed or almost killed by you. Including today!’ The buildings were not damaged, but the look on Choi Han’s face as he melted the secret organization members alive was quite scary. He did not go berserk, however, that made it scarier. On and Hong finally moved toward the Black Dragon to get a sense of relief by the dragon’s side. The strongest, cutest, and nicest individual in this room was this Black Dragon. Cale observed the kittens heading to the bed before speaking to Choi Han. “I see, you worked hard.” Cale’s words made Choi Han look up at him. Cale looked at Choi Han and everyone else as he continued to speak. “All of you did something amazing today. It is thanks to you that all those people lived. Miss Rosalyn, you worked hard as well.” Choi Han’s tightly clenched fists loosened up a bit. Rosalyn looked at Lock, Choi Han, and the kittens that were wagging their tails, before finally landing her gaze on Cale. An odd sense of cohesion surrounded her. The Black Dragon started to speak at that point. “You worked hard too.” This made Cale start to smile as he nodded his head. “Indeed. I worked very hard. That is why I will be rewarded.” And the time to have their first discussion about his reward soon arrived. “You can head out now.” “Yes, your highness.” Crown prince Alberu sent out the priest who just sat there filling the time without doing any actual treatment on Cale before turning to make eye contact with Cale. Cale had an expression of awe that the crown prince came to visit, until the door closed and Alberu started to speak. “That expression of yours is giving me the chills.” “Thank you very much.” Cale returned to his usual relaxed expression. Alberu seemed to find that more bearable as he sat on a chair next to the bed Cale was laying on looking like a patient. “I have said that you are currently resting. I said that you got up at the plaza even though it was difficult so that you could help calm things down like a proper noble.” Alberu started to smile before adding on. “Since you revealed that you possess an ancient power at the plaza, I played along and said you have a defensive ancient power that is not very strong. That is what you wanted, right?” “Mm.” Cale pretended to contemplate as he responded back. “A young noble who is weak but stepped forward for the kingdom. It’s nice.” “Indeed.” Cale preferred it this way that people thought he was ‘not very strong.’ It wasn’t a lie, he really was weak. “By tomorrow, any information about rumors about you and the current situation will be delivered to you through your butler. Make sure to take a look.” Prince Alberu was definitely treating Cale differently than he had treated Choi Han in the novel. He didn’t have even an ounce of a warm smile and just had a stoic expression. It was as if he was dealing with someone he didn’t want to deal with because he needed to do so. That was how Cale wanted it to be. Cale made eye contact with the crown prince who was staring at him. Prince Alberu started to frown after seeing Cale’s relaxed demeanor and started to think for a bit before he finally said what was on his mind. “...By the way.” This extremely hesitant attitude made it seem like he was expecting something. Cale just waited patiently as this was rare to see from the crown prince. While Cale was waiting, the Black Dragon who had woken up from his nap underneath the bed started to talk to Cale in his mind. - Now I am certain. He is not human. The crown prince asked his question at the same time. “...You are human, right?” What was going on? A straight and a hook landed on him at the same time. Cale suddenly wished he really was hurt.