Chapyer 72.5

Although all of the mages in the tower were dead, not all of the mages in the Whipper Kingdom were dead. ‘The Mage Tower mages were all part of the mage faction.’ They were hierarchical and greedy. A tower is naturally going to have a top and a bottom. The people on top enjoyed looking down on the people down below. However, there were some mages who stayed far away from power and greed. They preferred not to take part in politics or anything of power. Those mages were currently in hiding, trying to find a way out of the Whipper Kingdom, as well as trying to determine where to go. Crown prince Alberu Crossman would be their shield. Alberu will gather together the mages who are only interested in magic research under his wings. Cale then asked Toonka. “Can I go in?” Cale put the two kittens in his arms down on the ground. They will stealthily investigate on their own as long as the entrance door remains open. Beacrox and Choi Han stood behind Cale. Seeing Beacrox there, Cale had a confused expression on his face. However, Beacrox was looking toward the still bruised and battered Toonka with disgust. “Harol.” “Yes, leader-nim. Young master Cale-nim, I will guide you.” Screech. The Magic Tower’s door opened and Cale started to frown. He casually started to speak to Harol and Toonka, who were both looking at him. “The rotten stench is strong.” The first floor of the Magic Tower. As soon as the door opened, Cale could see a corpse wearing the golden robe that symbolized the liege of the Magic Tower, as well as the destroyed remains of the devices inside. Cale started to speak with disgust at the crazy people who caused all this. “Leave the door open to ventilate. I can’t stand this type of smell.” He then started to speak to Toonka. “And cover the corpse. I’m a weakling so I can’t stand looking at a corpse for long.” Toonka snorted, but still motioned to a soldier guarding the entrance. Cale verified the pale, yet calm Rosalyn, before leaving her and the others behind and entering the Magic Tower. Choi Han quickly stood in front of him with Beacrox behind him. “Shall I guide you floor by floor?” “Chief Harol.” “Yes?” “The top.” There was no reason to look anywhere else. “... The top?” “I’m curious about what it feels like to look down from the top. The liege’s room. Let’s go there.” “I understand.” They got on the elevator, the only device that was still functioning in the Magic Tower. It would instantly take them up to the 20th floor. “You somehow managed to not break this.” “Just in case we needed it.” Harol gently responded, but Cale had to hold back his snort. Oooooong. The only remaining magic device in the Magic Tower started to move with a gentle vibration. The platform that Cale and crew were standing on slowly started to move up. It finally stopped once they got to the top of the Magic Tower. Cale looked at the single door on the top floor and started to speak. “Is that the liege’s room?” “Yes it is. Ah, young master-nim?” Cale did not respond to Harol’s call and started to walk. The others quickly followed behind him. Cale walked to the door and turned the knob. Click. The door opened and the liege’s room revealed itself. “What a mess.” Cale’s blunt assessment was heard by everyone else. An area as wide as an entire floor was in front of them. It definitely was a mess. Everything inside the liege’s room was destroyed. There was also blood everywhere. It looked like they had splashed blood around the room on purpose. “A total mess. Chief Harol, can I go to that window over there?” The only symbol of the liege’s room. The only undestroyed thing remaining in this room was the view from that large window. “Of course. Let me guide you there.” “I want to think in silence. Can I go alone?” “...That is a bit...” Seeing Harol looking uncomfortable, Choi Han moved away from the liege’s room and stood in front of the elevator. “I will be right here.” Beacrox went and stood next to Choi Han as well. He looked thankful that he did not need to go into such a dirty and messy place. However, Pelia was still uncomfortable. Nevertheless, Harol had made up his mind and started to speak. “Pelia-nim, I will guide young master Cale-nim over there. Will five minutes alone with me be fine, young master-nim?” “Of course. Keep one door open. That way, she can feel at ease.” “Thank you very much.” Cale returned Pelia’s thanks with a smile. The liege’s room had a double door entrance. They kept one of them open as Cale entered the room. The twentieth floor. The liege’s room was very wide as the liege had occupied the entire floor for himself. That was why most people would not be able to hear Cale’s voice once they got to the window at the edge of the room. ‘Choi Han might be able to hear it, but it doesn’t matter if he does.’ Cale crossed through the destroyed items in the room. Tables, chairs, books, carpets, everything was now trash. Cale stood in front of the window that was the furthest away from the door and started to speak. “You broke everything?” Harol confidently responded to Cale’s question. “Of course. This was the room of the worst person in the Magic Tower. This was the room of a monster made from mana.” A monster made from mana. This was what the warriors used when referring to mages. - What a liar. Raon was grumbling in disbelief, but Cale did not care. Instead, he started to whisper in Harol’s ear. He was talking about Harol’s secret that nobody else knew about. “You say that, but you are a mage as well.” He could feel mana, but his heart resisted mana. He was a mixed child of a mage and a magic resistant person. The unluckiest of all mana users. The secret of a person’s birth was quite common in this world. “Chief Harol, no.” Cale put his hand on the completely pale Harol and called out to him. “Harol Kodiang.” The phrase about how a smart person going crazy was scary definitely was referring to Harol Kodiang. “Don’t you want to erase all traces of your father?” The liege of the Magic Tower, Pister Kodiang, did not know about Harol. This was a child who was born without his knowledge. A true monster that the monster made from mana had created. “How did you know?” Cale gently responded to the monster who asked him that question with a bitter smile on his face. “Let me hear your answer first.” He didn’t need to say something like how he was going to buy the Magic Tower. Instead, Cale spoke about what he knew to be Harol’s desire. “I will get rid of the Magic Tower for you. What do you think?”