Chapter 58.5

And the human who knew the most about the Forest of Darkness after Choi Han was, of course, Cale. “I think I know which swamp it is.” Witira could see Cale smile as he gently answered. “Doesn’t the Whale tribe want a peaceful life as the strongest lifeform in the ocean?” Cale could see Witira’s point of view starting to change. She was slowly changing from a position of request to a position of making a deal. “You are right, young master Cale.” The Whales that wanted peace. That was only possible because they were strong. The Whale tribe in the novel did anything and everything to fight the mermaids. “I, Witira, as the successor of the Whale chief, accept your conditions.” WItira could see that Cale was still calm after she revealed her identity. “You were the successor? Great. We can finalize our deal without delay.” He just seemed happy that they could complete the deal right then and there. He reached his hand out as he asked. “Am I supposed to speak formally to you now?” “There is no need to do that, young master Cale. I need to hide my identity.” “Only I should know about it?” “Correct.” Cale shook hands with Witira. That was enough. Cale plopped down on the couch once the Whale siblings left. He then looked up at the ceiling and started to speak. “Hey you.” The Black Dragon appeared and grudgingly responded. “Do not call me, ‘you.’” “Then what should I call you?” Cale could see the Black Dragon land on the other side of the couch and scrunch his nose. “You figure it out, human.” “Shouldn’t you first start calling me Cale instead of, ‘human’?” Cale watched the Black Dragon with curiosity in his eyes as it snorted and avoided answering Cale’s question. However, he still said what he was planning on telling the dragon. “Don’t you want a house of your own?” Cale had been thinking about this for a while. If he was going to live with this Black Dragon, wouldn’t it be great to give this, ‘greatest lifeform in the world,’ a fitting house? “A house?” The dragon’s wings started to flutter. Normally, dragons had a strong desire for independence. Although this one seemed a bit different, that desire should still be there. Cale casually nodded his head at the dragon’s question. However, the Black Dragon’s response was weird. “Are you kicking me out?” The Black Dragon’s wings were shaking and the mana in the area was starting to go wild. He seemed to be very angry. Cale immediately started to speak. “Mm, it’s more of a villa.” “...A villa?” “Yes. Somewhere that you, me, On, Hong, and the Wolves will go visit and have fun.” Of course, some of that, ‘fun,’ would involve clearing the monsters in the Forest of Darkness. The Black Dragon stopped shaking his wings and comfortably laid down on the couch as he responded. “...I will pick the location of villa.” The Black Dragon’s eyes, that were slowly blinking like he was sleepy, suddenly became sharp as he looked toward Cale. “In return, you will pick my name for me. You have one month to figure it out.” The Black Dragon did not care about the flabbergasted look on Cale’s face, and closed his eyes to take a nap. The Black Dragon had a satisfied smile on his face. Cale turned his head after hearing some snickers to see On and Hong immediately stop snickering, acting like nothing was going on, and ask Cale a question. “When are we going home?” “I like fish, but I don’t like the sea.” Cale answered the kittens. “Soon.” Two days later, Cale got on the carriage with Amiru and the others seeing him out. The carriage started to speed up, and Cale closed the carriage curtains as he started to speak. “You can turn it off now.” The Whale siblings appeared after they turned the invisibility magic device off. The Black Dragon also revealed himself. Seeing the Black Dragon made Paseton flinch and Witira’s pupils dilate. The Black Dragon put his head on Cale’s leg and blankly looked toward the Whale siblings. “What are you looking at?” “...That fluctuation of mana back then. That was you.” The Black Dragon and Witira stared at each other. The two of them was recognizing each other’s strength. They also wanted to see how strong the other really was. At that moment. Pat. Cale’s hand landed on the Black Dragon’s head. “Let’s go home quietly.” Cale calmly stated and the Black Dragon quietly closed his eyes and went to sleep. The carriage immediately turned quiet. A few days later, Cale arrived back at Rain City in the Henituse territory, and immediately started to frown. “Young master Cale-nim!” “Oh!” ‘How did the information from the capital reach here?’ Cale was looking at the people cheering at him and his group with a complicated expression. ‘Did they forget about how he was trash?’ Of course, there were still people who immediately froze or ran away as soon as they saw his carriage. However, a new title was now associated with Cale. “Young master Silver Light!” “Young master Shield-nim! Shield!” Cale started to frown again. He wanted to know if there was a way for him to avoid those cheesy nicknames. The Vice Captain then appeared within his line of sight. The Vice Captain, who was on a horse protecting the carriage, was proudly puffing up his chest with pride and started to speak as soon as he made eye contact with Cale. “Young master, your heroic deeds have spread! Haha.” He slowly guided the horse close to the carriage and continued to speak. “I think the name of Young master Silver Light is very cool. I am jealous, young master.” Slam. Cale slammed the carriage window closed in the Vice Captain’s face. Cale did not care that the Whale siblings were looking at him with curiosity as he closed his eyes and crossed his arms. At that moment, The Black Dragon lightly tapped on Cale’s knee with his paw. Cale slightly opened his eyes and looked down. The Black Dragon saw the expression on Cale’s face and cautiously asked. “Are we home?” Cale answered with disinterest. “Yes. We are home.” On and Hong started to stretch and the Black Dragon fluttered his wings. At that moment, Cale could hear the Vice Captain’s voice through the closed window. “Young master. No need to be embarrassed!” “Oo, Young master Silver Light!” Cale could hear the Vice Captain as well as someone cheering for him. ‘That damn punk.’ Cale did not open his eyes again until they arrived at the Henituse estate. The trash who had left for the capital had returned home for a moment. ****** Western City seems to have become Rain City.