[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-trash-of-the-count-s-family":3,"chapter-trash-of-the-count-s-family-trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-1042":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Trash of the Count's Family",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},592232,842,"Book 2: Chapter 240: Lunacy, Worship. And the Way (2)","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-1042",1042,"\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient Dragon Eruhaben chuckled in admiration and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha. I didn’t know there would be such a large cave underneath the capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northern part of the Haru Kingdom's capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben left the palace with Bailey to a small hidden door underneath the northern wall of the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through the door and down to see a large cave that was multiple times as large as the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkest part of that cave…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me, could you please let me know who you are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben was amazed once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How huge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragons reached large bodies close to 30 meters when they became adult Dragons, and Eruhaben was that large as well in his Dragon form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still could not help but gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t see the end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see it despite being in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large snake dozens of meters long was coiled up, quietly observing Eruhaben.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient Dragon was truly flabbergasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen such a large Snake beast person, no, he had never seen such a large Beast people even including Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he could not just keep standing here in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Eruhaben.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He introduced himself to the white snake in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben stopped for a moment before tossing a comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came to this world to destroy the Purple Bloods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssss–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air in the basement changed for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stuffy and damp air turned sharp for a moment. Bailey subconsciously curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snake and Eruhaben…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized that staying back and feigning ignorance was the answer for her between these two individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard a voice at that moment. The voice coming from the darkness was as calm as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, are you not from his world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben answered and the white snake asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, have you come to take down the Hunters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Well-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben chuckled and added on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also came to beat up some annoying Dragons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the white snake chuckling could be heard in the darkness. However, the voice calmly asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh Dragon from a different world than hours. Do you know of Maxillienne?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben answered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ring, crown, and sword. We’ve brought them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maxillienne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traces of the Dragon they found in the secret area within the Sichuan Castle Lord's study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Dragon was Maxillienne and the ring, crown, and sword were the items she had left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhhhh-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hear the white snake moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, who brought those items?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snake asked another question and Eruhaben answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qualified individuals have received those items.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben could see the white snake that extended her head out of the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snake’s head was a bit taller than Eruhaben.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A snake that large moved over to Eruhaben and lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, are you the master of the ring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do currently possess it, yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was not for Eruhaben.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just holding it without giving it to Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then sir, are you the hope?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the white snake saying right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was saying that the master of the ring was the hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was asking if he was that hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben answered her without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s cut the nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey's eyes opened wide as she watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben didn't care and just stared into the white snake's green eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have Dragon Fear as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey silently gasped in shock after hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. You are a Snake so it is not Dragon Fear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben waved his hand in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let's not do this useless battle of will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey finally realized the sharp aura surrounding the entire cave disappeared. She also realized that this was the white snake's fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snake slowly opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You called it nonsense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It is nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One corner of Eruhaben's lips curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are we the hope of your world? We have no responsibility or duty to fight for that hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben already had negative emotions toward Maxillienne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got extremely annoyed at the fact that that motherfucking Dragon called Raon the hope or whatnot to save Aipotu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did she age without any brains?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can you leave such a heavy duty on a six, no, it’s the new year, now seven year old baby Dragon?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her attribute is the future and she knew about Cale’s existence, she should have known that Raon was young!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrible shits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't they all ashamed of their own ages?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1,009 years old. No, as now a 1,010 years old ancient Dragon, Eruhaben could not accept this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben's attitude was getting worse since Cale wasn't here with him. His original personality was slowly coming out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is it because I became rejuvenated?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben could feel himself being more honest with his emotions and being less controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was how he had been at times during his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient Dragon did not stop himself from acting this way. He treated this as how it was meant to be as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those wild emotions soon calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The years he had lived, his years of experience, had given him a sense of understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Of course, that could have been the only way for them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood how desperate they must have been to leave all of their hopes on a young Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, he also believed that they should save Aipotu, which was tangled up with Choi Jung Gun, the Hunters, and all sorts of messes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still didn't change the fact that Eruhaben didn't like the white snake’s demeanor with her mentioning the hope as soon as he met her. He frowned even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seeing as how you brought up Maxillienne, I guess I was right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to speak to the white snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move your head. No, move that large body of yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked into the darkness past the white snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben nonchalantly commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You. Yes, you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aipotu. Cale said that there was a Dragon they had to find once they got to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an existence Cale believed to be an ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that the Dragon's attribute was highly likely to be helpful to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben had noticed it the moment the white snake mentioned Maxillienne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, he understood the reason the white snake suddenly released a power similar to Dragon Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you that Dragon who can see the past?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existence that the white snake was trying to hide…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the darkness… There was a middle-aged individual whose hair was a mysterious color that was neither black nor dark blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step, step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My goodness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey was shocked that someone was really there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had not noticed this person at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was then shocked once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shabby looking middle-aged man's beard and hair was extremely messy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His eye-’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had one eye closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other eye was covered by an eye patch, making her unable to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Eruhaben and the middle-aged man… They silently observed each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man was the one to break the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben’s eyebrows slightly rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand to stop the middle-aged man from speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everybody looked toward Eruhaben. His reaction seemed serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the middle-aged man was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben finally asked after a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How old are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey’s pupils started shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben added on at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, I’m over 1,000 years old.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silent aged opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Senior, I saw the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben finally seemed satisfied and nodded his head for the middle-aged man to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey's jaw dropped as she watched in shock, but the white snake, ancient Dragon, and the middle-aged man all paid her no attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man calmly continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Approximately 250 years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cataclysmic period had struck Aipotu about 200 years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>250 years would be much farther in the past than that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Eruhaben's eyes clouded over…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, I saw a moment of that period of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man continued to speak inside the quiet cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There were two existences who came to see the current Dragon Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey realized that she was learning about the inside story, at least a part of it, that started this whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, they advised the Dragon Lord about how to suppress this world and rule over it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man stopped for a moment and Eruhaben asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who were those two existences?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, one was a wanderer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanderers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Single-lifers like Choi Han became wanderers if they did not become gods or at least work as god candidates after their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s group had learned before coming here that some of those wanderers were Hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wanderer must have been from the Five Colors Bloods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben's calm comment made the middle-aged man gently smile for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, you seem to know more than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben responded that this was no big deal before urging the middle-aged man to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who was the other person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben’s eyes opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped down from the middle-aged man's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence for a bit. The middle-aged man acted as if it was nothing and pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then faintly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, I was unable to see from the moment I was born. However, while this eye could not see the present, it showed me the things that have come to pass. That was why I thought to myself the moment I learned about my attribute. I thought that I must have lost my eyes because I saw things that I was not supposed to see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben scowled as if he was hearing some nonsense when the middle-aged man continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes I end up like this when I try to say things that I should not be saying. It is especially like this when the truth in my mouth is extremely heavy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben closed his open mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How heavy was this truth, just what was the past that this Dragon saw?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was it that was making a Dragon bleed from his mouth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Mmm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben had a bad feeling about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truth that even a Dragon could not handle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben could not hold it in anymore and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was it a god?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear smile formed on the middle-aged man's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, I cannot see all of the past. I can only see the short glimpses that I am allowed to see. That is why I was unable to see or hear about the method the Dragon Lord used to rule over this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, I was able to clearly make out the two individuals who taught him that method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were imprinted in his mind as if it was part of his instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if this was information he must know, part of the way things were supposed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh esteemed ancient Dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man was bleeding again as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bailey flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing where his eye should have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only deep darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben looked into that darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"War. It was War who came.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the middle-aged man's body staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snake moved her tail so that the middle-aged man would not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben watched him with a stiff expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have been talking about the God of War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The God of War came with a wanderer from the Five Colors Bloods to tell the Dragon Lord about how to rule over this world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the God of War on the Hunters’ side?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Eruhaben's mind was about to turn chaotic…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The God of War-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has some ties to us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, Cale’s ancient power, the Sky Eating Water, was originally the Water of Judgment as coined by the God of War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben's face turned extremely cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben thought about when he last met a believer of that god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Endable!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arm and the White Star… The person serving the God of War helped Cale’s people avoid danger in Endable, the city where the White Star was king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Deputy Chief Priest Cotton.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben recalled her name as well as something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The White Star’s Palace… We found a weird place deep in the basement. There seems to be traces of going through to a different dimension here. I would not have noticed it without having experienced going through different dimensions through the Church of the God of Death.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There is also the aura of a god in those traces.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what he had said to Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Eruhaben remained in Roan instead of going to the Central Plains, he had found those traces of dimension travel in Eruhaben with the aura of a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not thought much of it, but-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What if Deputy Chief Priest Cotton was not an ally but one of the people behind it all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if that was the reason she hid her identity as a follower of the God of War and stayed by the White Star's side as the Deputy Chief Priest?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to how the Hunters had treated the White Star as a sacrifice or a means to an end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she had been there to spy on the White Star and assess the situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben subconsciously scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unbelievable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he could slowly see how things were going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached the middle-aged man and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else knows about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huuuuu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man was breathing out to calm himself but answered without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, it has not been long since I saw this past. It has not even been half a year. Everybody in this cave right now… And one more person knows about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that other person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben asked and the middle-aged man looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, do you know Choi Jung Gun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben instantly had a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I need to go to Cale as quickly as possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he immediately started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White snake. And you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eruhaben extended his hand toward them as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooooooooong-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released his Dragon Fear and golden dust started rising around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me somewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the large white snake’s body, but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooooo—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large teleportation magic circle that seemed to cover this entire underground cave appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell us the rest once we get there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teleportation magic circle to the Black Castle was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale was enjoying the warmth around him from the furnace as he leaned back against a couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloth covering the entrance of the tent was lifted up and someone walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Choi Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cale-nim, I don’t see the enemies yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They apparently passed the border, so they should teleport here soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale calmly spoke as he looked toward the open door flap that was letting cold air in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the snow covered empty plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the few flat areas on this dangerous mountain range and the place they had made Captain Zenyu kneel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that plain had changed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Rosalyn truly is amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the plain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were large ice walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard that Miss Witira helped as well, Cale-nim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the magic circles inside those ice walls were done by Miss Rosalyn and the mages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale calmly commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those are not walls but weapons. Siege weapons at that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale shook his head as if he really couldn’t control Rosalyn. He then pointed to the entrance as he spoke to Choi Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s cold. Let's close it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was someone on the ground completely bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Kendall, who could not even look at Cale properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the Holy Water?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his mouth at Cale’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale asked one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the World Tree, isn't it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kendall flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smile. Cale smiled brightly as he commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's obvious so just tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then quietly added on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you wish to live, that is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Cale had no plans on killing Kendall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had many uses for this bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kendall's pupils were shaking nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale relaxed in this cozy tent as he waited for the subjugation squad to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator's Comments\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>IF YOU WISH TO LIVE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TCF is currently posted Mondays and Fridays at evening time GMT. 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