Choked

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WARNING:

A part of this chapter might mention adult stuff. Just don't research it on google... nor ask anyone about it (;; ゜▽゜)

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Chapter 300: The Back of the Neck 3

"Eh? 10 chapters earlier than what we previously read." tboah!Bud raised his brow with a question in mind.

"Why didn't you just show this first before the other?" og!Bud's voice out his question.

"Pyah"

"Random? What? like a lottery?"

Both Bud look at the slime who ignored him by being one with the wall.

Boom- booom-

The inside of Cale's body was pounding.

"You mean your heart?" Hong asks worriedly.

"Are you ok?" On frown in worry that Cale was not taking care of himself.

But before tcf!Cale reply.

"Oh! I know! I overhear that if your heart is pounding then maybe you're in love!" Raon proudly proclaims as if he discover the right answer.

tcf!Cale pause. "Oh no.. pls don't let this be one of those types of info." He thought with a tint of red on his face.

The two human idiots beside him who heard Raon, smile sadistically.

On sigh.

Cale could hear a loud cry coming from inside his body.

Something was happening to the fiery thunderbolt tattoo over his heart.

tcf!Cale let out a sigh of relief.

"Aww no romance"

"Where's the flowery lovely dovey scene"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale pouted disappointed.

tcf!Cale click his tongue "like you know anything about that!"

Gasps!!!

"I soo knoooow!!!"

"lots of people like my looks!"

Both dramatically defended.

"Have any of you dated someone?" He asks smugly.

"..."

"I was busy"

They defended looking away.

tcf!Cale snort.

They frown(pout) so they ask "well how 'bout you then!?"

"..."

"I was busy"

He defended looking away.

They snort.

...Meanwhile

"Are you really ignoring that it says something might be happening to your ancient power inside your body?" On thought deadpan. Sigh.

That thunderbolt was slowly being absorbed into his body.

That was the only tattoo that disappeared from his body.

"What? really?" tcf!Cale wonders why. "

Maybe because it's an offensive power?"

"I need more info" He mumbled. "Well as long as it won't hurt me" He shrugged.

Meanwhile

"Is it because of the transmigrator or the body?" tboah!Alberu is thinking if it will cause a problem. He hopes it's the body that is compatible.

"I need my Cale- I mean, my world's Cale-I mean I need tboah side Cale's body- and that came out so wrong again!" He curse and flush at his own thought that couldn't be correctly formed in the right words.

'Black magic...'

'The Birth of a Hero' only had one sentence about black magic.

It was a story about when the necromancers met their end at the hands of the Church of the Sun God.

tcf!Jack flinches at that. He's been taught from a very young age that all dark elements must be eradicated. he believed without understanding so he now knows that his faith was blind.

"I should've researched and found out more before believing"

"After all, knowing and experiencing are different things." He thought now that he saw and feel personally how his once called enemies are more humane than others.

Cale looked toward the creatures that was created while going against rationality.

Golem.

"The sacrificed people" tcf!Lock said in concern. "Will I be able to protect them?... to protect my new family"

"It really does go against rationality." tcf!Rosalyn frowns remembering all those who died in despair.

The chaotic voices of the Mogoru Empire's forces reached his ears.

"Just who is that man?"

"Does that mean he can destroy the other golems as well since he managed to destroy the largest one?"

"I'm calling it, it's that punk" tboah!Cale whispered proudly.

"Yeah, only the wannabe hero can destroy the largest golem" og!Cale whispers back with absolute confidence.

"What a scary protagonist" tcf!Cale commented but he approved of the strong hero. "Everyone will forget about me in a matter of seconds" he smiled satisfied.

The soldiers were crouching in fear while the nobles and leaders were shouting.

Screeeeeech- screeeeeeech-

The black smoke and the eerie screeches.

The golems seemed to be strong war machines created by their Empire, but there were terrible things flowing out of it.

"So it came from them!" tcf!Paseton know that the empire somehow got the golems "but to think it's them who created or revived it!"

Everyone was also having the same thought.

"The leaders need to be destroyed" tcf!Witira bristles in anger.

tcf!Cale can agree to that "but I need to place someone else to rule"

He couldn't just take off the head of the Empire and then let it be replaced by the same wicked mind.

"I need to find one when we leave here" He didn't pick anyone in the room because he knows that they have different roles to play.

"...W, what is that?"

It was disgusting.

Furthermore, the people who were attacking those golems seemed to be a priest and Holy Knights of the Church of the Sun God.

What!?

Everyone was baffled by the audacity of those people who are supposed to be good.

"As expected from the people who betrayed and use the saint and maiden" tboah!Cage said with so much venom

Everyone was also giving off a venomous vibe.

"...Something is weird."

"I know, something's definitely weird."

The soldiers started to be wary of what their leaders might say next.

Cale heard Imperial Prince Adin's voice just as he realized this.

"Metelona!"

Vice Tower Master Metelona raised her hand and started to shout.

"So she's from the Alchemist Bell Tower" tcf!Witira said hearing that name.

"Then the Bell Tower is involved too" tcf!Toonka connected the dots.

"And it most probably is the place where they did questionable experiments" tcf!Litana adds in her thought.

"We need more inside information to destroy that place and the Empire" tcf!Alberu concluded.

The leaders of the land agree.

"Attack that swordsman and the birds that destroyed the Sword of the Empire and our golems, the holy relics of ancient times!"

"What holy relics!?"

"That thing!?"

Everyone was questioning the Empire's mind.

"Is he redirecting his soldier's attention?" tcf!Cale said coming to that conclusion.

That made them pause.

If it is then it means not all of the Empire's people are enemies.

The mages and alchemists started to attack in unison.

Hundreds of magic spells flew into the sky again.

"Ha, haha-"

Cale started to laugh.

'You scummy bastards!'

Choi Han, Clopeh, and the white skeleton birds were now close to the Golem Brigade. But the Empire was launching their attacks toward them right now?

"I still can't completely comprehend how Clopeh Sekka is willing to become an ally" tboah!Lock scrunches his face.

As Everyone can agree.

They then remember his face on the screen.

Now everyone scrunches their face.

"At least now we know he's obsessed with legend"

They don't know how to feel about making use of 'that'.

What they were doing was obvious.

'They're trying to cover it up.'

They were trying to cover up the black smoke and the terrible screeching.

It was probably a method to calm the chaos in the minds of the soldiers and nobles.

"The transmigrator was right."

Everyone has that thought.

"So not all soldiers and nobles know of what the empire prince is doing" tcf!Pendrick thought glad that not all are bad.

Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

Rosalyn and the Whipper Kingdom's side cast spells as well. She had no choice. They had to protect the white skeleton birds.

"Our Kingdom help?" tcf!Toonka asks in surprise.

"No" but tcf!Rosalyn cut his thought.

"They say the Whipper kingdom side means it's your Kingdom and the Empire are at war and we somehow help you" she was also surprised to be a part of this war.

She just hopes she was there to help her friend's country not because her Kingdom is also at war.

"But looking at the situation" She was not having a positive thought.

Baaaaang! Bang! Bang!

The black smoke and terrible screeching were being drowned out by the sound of the spells exploding. Human! Choi Han and I destroyed the golem and saw the black liquid flowing out of the orb. We need to destroy these things! But I don't know how to do it! We need to call Goldie gramps!"

Tsk. "Why am I not there?"

tcf!Eruhaben grumbles at how he's not always by their side in an emergency situation.

Cale could hear Raon's voice through the loud explosions.

He raised his head up at the same time. He could see a white skeleton bird flying up to dodge the spells. There was a helmeted swordsman on top of that bird. And something was weird about Choi Han! He seemed to be bewitched by that black liquid!

"Ah, the seduce" tboah!Cale still can't comprehend that.

"Man, you got own by a black liquid, it was more effective in seduction" og!Cale looks at tcf!Cale in pity for failing.

tboah!Cale also look at tcf!Cale in pity. "You failed to be a trash and to seduce."

"For the last time, I didn't seduce him!" tcf!Cale hiss at them.

"Wait" he pause "did you experience seducing someone?" He looks at them.

They responded by slurping the sweet beverage clearly ignoring him. Slurrrrrrrp.

"I am so going to tell this to the tboah side Henituse couple and Ron" he smirks evilly.

They shudder.

'...Choi Han became weird?' But what do we do with those thirty or so golem cores? This is bad! Who will destroy them all?! We need to save everyone but I, I am great and mighty but have not learned everything yet!

"Human! Don't worry I learned a lot now, So we can save everyone!"

Raon stands straight with pride.

tcf!Cale pats him nodding and smiling which made Raon brighten.

"Yes, grow into a strong and knowledgeable Dragon that I can hide behind when in trouble."

Cale repeatedly opened and closed his fists.

'Do I need to step in?

"Ha! I knew I was just in the back while they do the work!"

tcf!Cale smile brightly knowing that he was not involved.

I don't have a choice.

I can't let that linger behind.

I need to get rid of it.'

His smile dropped and he curse.

While everyone was admiring him

"As expected of the kind-hearted noble"

However, his act of pretending to be on the Empire's side would become useless if he did that. He needed to have Sir Rex as well.

"Ohhh, planning to stab them from behind I see" og!Cale nods in understanding.

"Btw whose sir Rex?" tboah!Cale tilts his head.

"hmm, potential..." tcf!Cale was thinking that maybe this sir Rex is the one he will pick as a victim to become a leader.

Stepping in would make that extremely difficult.

Furthermore, his stepping in would mean the Roan Kingdom would be involved in this battle as well.

"Wait why would the Roan Kingdom be involved? I mean I'm just one of the many citizens. It's not like I hold a lot of weight in the kingdom"

tcf!Cale said baffled at what he read.

"Heck they can just take away the title they gave me and remove me from the Kingdom's registry" He firmly believes it.

Meanwhile

tcf!Alberu smirked understanding the situation.

"The Roan Kingdom future hero, Cale Henituse"

He smiles evilly forgetting that hero will be his greatest headache.

But the Roan Kingdom did not want to see their citizens shed any more blood.

It was at that moment.

He could hear the Fire of Destruction's voice at that moment. There were others who could purify the black despair as well

'Were?

Does that mean I don't need to step in?'

"Yes! ..oh wait" tcf!Cale was about to cheer but then he remember who it is and what they will suffer.

Dark Elves and necromancers.

Tsk . "If it wasn't painful for them I would happily leave it to them."

tcf!Cale grumbles.

"Ha!"

Cale was flabbergasted.

The Dark Elves who had to live in hiding because humans loathed them. And the necromancers who were destroyed by the Church of the Sun God and the other light-affinity churches. They are still a part of nature.

Most everyone flinch especially the humans.

They loathed them and ignore their sufferings yet when they needed them they happily ask for help and conveniently forget about being a pursuer and a bystander.

Regret and shame fill them.

Nature has never thrown away the Dark Elves and the necromancers.

"At least the natures are right" og!Cale was grateful to the nature which can distinguish good existence.

"I'll love the nature!" tboah!Cale proclaims because the nature needs to be respected for not being a racist!

As tcf!Cale nodded at them.

Cale recalled someone's voice at that moment.

It was someone from the black desert, that Land of Death. That person had lived in that underground city their whole life.

'It felt as if all of the veins in my body were going to explode. I needed to learn to control dead mana in order to survive through that pain. That was why I chose to be a necromancer instead of a black mage.'

The ten-year-old Mary had chosen to become a necromancer in order to survive.

...!

10yr old

"How has she come to this?" tcf!Taylor feels sad at finding out that a child has to suffer so much.

The room turns dark as everyone realized and sympathizes with what the necromancer had to go through.

Tasha side hugs Mary.

As Mary looks at her.

"I am ok now"

It was said in a monotonous voice but it was filled with sincerity that Mary wants to convey.

She really was ok because she found a safe place, a family, and in the future she will know more people and explore more especially now that there is a chance for them to be accepted.

Tasha smiled at that.

And she was now needed to save the people on this battlefield.

Everyone glance at the necromancer and they all have the same thought.

"The future hero"

Both Mary clenches their hand.

She just learned that she will save the Maiden's life in the future and now she can save even more lives.

Her life that she fought to survive and turned into an existence everyone hates was now able to save others, it makes it feels like her existence was natural.

It makes her feel like she did the right decision.

"I was not wrong to choose to live"

"It's not a crime to be alive"

She felt relieved.

She feels happy.

Cale couldn't help but laugh as he continued to think. Human, are you okay? Did you go crazy because you are so angry? You can't become like Clopeh!

"Human! Don't go crazy like him and start shouting 'legend' too!"

tcf!Cale was baffled to be compared to that!

"What nonsense is he saying!"

Just imagining himself shouting 'legend' and worst! Being one!

He shudders.

And decidedly ignore it.

'Black magic was being covered up as alchemy right in front of the Church of the Sun God's eyes?'

There was nothing more comical than this.

"It really is comical" tcf!Rasheel snorts loudly at the ironic display.

Jack and Hannah somehow felt shame because they too were also easily deceived by others.

Booooom- Booooom-

The rumblings in his body became even stronger.

Cale felt his body starting to heat up.

"Are you having a fever in the middle of thinking?" tboah!Cale asks indecorously.. totally not concerned.

"You overwork yourself again." Tsk og!Cale clicks his tongue at the self-sacrificial idiot.. totally not concerned.

Everyone who heard it also frowns worriedly.

"How delicate is he?"

"Weakling should just let the strong handle it"

"Must have overworked himself again"

And more various thoughts from everyone that is filled in concern.

As tcf!Cale looks at the two deadpan.

"Why do they keep spouting nonsense?"

He huffs.

The fire was starting to get bigger. Human! I will contact Goldie gramps for now!

Cale didn't stop Raon. It was something that Eruhaben needed to know.

Both Eruhaben nods their head.

"Of course, I am a mighty Dragon"

He thought with pride that they know how great he is.. not because his childr-the little kids are relying on him.

The Empire's base was currently loud.

Cale started to speak as he stood with crown prince Valentino in a spot away from the others.

"I wonder if he is working with the Empire?" tcf!Alberu knows that Valentino and Adin are close friends but he wasn't sure if it was just for show or a genuine one.

And he also knows full well that Adin is a much more crafty person.

"I could use him" tboah!Alberu is also thinking to bring the Caro Kingdom to their side.

"Go bring Mary."

Cale gave an order toward the vice Captain Hilsman in Vice Captain Hilsman's pocket. Young master Cale?

"What the!? What are you doing in his pocket!?"

"Did you shrink?!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale asks indecorously.

"Read properly! It means I sent that message thru his pocket like a written paper or something!" tcf!Cale can't believe these idiots and their wild imagination.

"Hey for all we know there's an ancient power who can shrink people!" tboah!Cale defended.

"I also once heard a story of a girl who was lost ate a food and then shrink" og!Cale said remembering the girl who was lost in wonderland.

"So I was worried if you also just ate some random food and then shrunk too" he came to that conclusion.

"You're in a rich household, don't go eating random things you found and just buy regular food!" tboah!Cale worried that the idiot was feeling shy at spending the Henituse money.

Again, tcf!Cale can't believe these idiots and their wild imagination.

Cale ignored Rosalyn's voice and continued to speak.

"Don't destroy the golems for now, just block them."

Cale's gaze quickly moved through the Imperial Prince, the battlefield, and Maple Castle.

'I will contact prince Alberu right away as soon as Raon finishes contacting Eruhaben.

I'll make my move after that.'

Cale had made up his mind.

It was at that moment. Human! Human!

Raon's urgent voice could be heard. Cale felt his heart drop.

'Did something happen to Eruhaben-nim?'

He could hear Raon's voice. I can't contact Goldie gramps!

"What happened Goldie gramps!?"

"Please tell us that you did not leave us so you could die alone"

"I know it's more painful to let others see you die, but please don't leave!"

The children were looking at the golden dragon with concerned faces.

Both Eruhaben scoff.

"I'm a selfish dragon and I do whatever I want."

The children look more dejected.

"So I must've not replied because I was taking a walk."

"... And I won't leave without saying anything."

The children's ears perk up and their tails swing from side to side in happiness.

But tcf!Cale frowned when he heard what On and Hong said. He once read how cat leaves when they know they are dying but wasn't sure if it's proven to be true.

His frown harden. "I shouldn't let them out of my sight especially if they are sick or injured"

"... I should also hurry and find out how to extend Eruhaben-nim life"

... for the children and for the sake of his slacker life of course.

'Ah, damn it.'

Raon hesitated and continued on as Cale started to frown. Human! T, there is a message that was just left on the video communication device.

'Message?

From Who?' It's from the Jungle! Litana sent the message!

'Litana, the Queen of the Jungle?

What does she need?'

She was currently leading the Jungle's warriors to the section of the Jungle that was close to the Empire's southern border.

Cale and Litana had changed their plans from the Jungle helping the Whipper Kingdom to the Jungle aiming for the Empire's southern region once the Empire lost this second round to the Whipper Kingdom.

"We were supposed to help the Whipper Kingdom?" tcf!Litana thinks about the meaning of helping the Whipper Kingdom and the young master Cale.

"So we really did ally" tcf!Toonka was shocked to be allied with others. And to think the weakling was there helping them.

Since a while ago both Toonka's views towards those who are weak are starting to change little by little because of this interesting weakling young master.

Furthermore, that was when crown prince Valentino and the Caro Kingdom would make their move as well.

"Oh ho so they really weren't as close as it seems" the Roan crown prince smirk at finding out another vital information.

Both Alberu will make sure to use this well.

Raon quickly recited the contents of the message. 'Young master Cale! The Jungle is under attack! The Empire is attacking Section 7 of the Jungle!' is what she said!

"Ah! what we just read" tcf!Lock gasped remembering the events they previously read and how awesome the shield is.

Shield.

He wants to talk to the Dragon lord.

Cale felt his mind go blank.

Section 7 of the Jungle.

Of the fourteen sections that made up the Jungle, Section 7 was at the center of the Jungle with a large river flowing through it.

That was also where the head of the Jungle, the King's palace was located.

It was pretty much their palace.

'The Empire attacked that area?'

That was bad.

'There's probably not that many warriors in Section 7 right now! Litana isn't there either!

Damn it!'

Cale looked toward Imperial Prince Adin.

He was certain that this bastard made his move knowing they weren't there.

Tsk . "So it was my negligence that lead to the Jungle citizens becoming hostage" tcf!Cale curses his foolishness.

"Woah don't give yourself too much credit, not everything is your fault you dumb idiot" tboah!Cale said incredulity at the nonsense the idiot was spouting.

"Yeah, don't shoulder everything by yourself" og!Cale advises the idiot to remember that he has allies and companions.

(in another room a group of team members and a cute girl were shouting "listen to your own advice!")

og!Cale feels his ears tickle. He scratches it.

He made the move knowing Litana and the warriors would not be in that section. She also said, 'young master Cale, I think there is a spy within our Jungle!'

Cale clenched his fists.

Spy.

That made Cale recall when the Jungle had started the fire in Section 1 of the Jungle. 'Yes, that had to be it. There was no way for the Empire to set that fire without a spy.

But the spy can't be a leader since they don't know about the alliance between the four kingdoms and one tribe.'

"...I was too complacent."

'No, I was stupid.'

"Exactly" tcf!Cale sighed frustrated.

"It's not your freaking fault idiot!" tboah!Cale was now the one who sigh in frustration at the idiot.

"There you go again taking the world on your shoulder" og!Cale scoffed that tcf!Cale was not listening to his advice.

(the other room was also sighing in frustration)

As well as the people in this room.

"Young master-nim?"

Vice Captain Hilsman cautiously called out to Cale whose face suddenly stiffened up, however, Cale did not hear him.

'The Birth of a Hero' had told him about the spy on Toonka's side. However, it did not say anything about a spy when it discussed the pillar of fire in Section 1 of the Jungle.

"A spy!"

Both Toonka shouted in outrage. He feels anger and disappointment to find out one of his people betrayed him.

"There's a high probability that they also have a spy in my Kingdom"

Both Alberu doesn't like that probability but he needed to thoroughly investigate to pluck them out.

That was why he had believed the Empire had done it on their own.

But Cale suddenly had a question.

'How did the Empire directly attack Section 7, the center of the Jungle without running into the Jungle's warriors?'

"Ah."

Cale realized the answer as soon as he asked that question and Raon answered it as well.

Litana had left the answer. 'They say that a flying object has appeared! It had the Mogoru Empire's flag on it!' is what she said!

"Ah, the airships" tcf!Dodori said vaguely remembering it being mentioned previously.

He was still thinking of that Rock Villa.

Maybe it was made by the power of boulders!

The Empire had a way to dominate the air as well.

As expected, Adin was not an easy enemy to defeat.

They would openly attack the Whipper Kingdom while also dealing with the Jungle that was aiming for their back.

"How arrogant" tcf!Mila sighed at human nature. Wanting to chew more than he can handle.

"He was so greedy to the point of arrogance. And that arrogance would likely destroy him" Not like Mila thought that's not a good thing.

She wants to see that Empire prince suffer. Smirk.

Baaaaang! Baaaaaang!

The spells continued to crash against each other while the white skeleton birds and the golems continued to smash at each other.

The Whipper Kingdom did not attack the golems and just focused on defending.

It was because of Cale's order.

"I listen to his order?" tcf!Toonka was surprised that he listen to a weakling order.

Yes, he was changing his view about weak people but to the point of actually listening to one just blows his mind.

"He actually listens to orders?" tcf!Cale was also shocked that an idiot who has muscle for brains would actually listen to a plan.

Cale knew that as well.

It was at that moment.

Raon told Cale about the last message Litana left. 'Young master Cale, I'm sorry but I am retreating. I need to save Section 7! According to the reporting warrior, alchemists appeared on the deck of the flying object and are trying to summon something. I have a bad feeling about this, I will contact you as soon as I know what they are summoning!' is what she said. Human, that thing they are summoning!

Raon hesitated before adding on. What if it is something like that golem?

"See humans! I'm a smart dragon and I guess it's right!"

Raon proudly says to the Cales showing off how he was correct.

He pawed the reaching hands that wants to pinch him. Hmph!

The red and the black hair human pouted for being denied to pinch the chubby cheeks.

As tcf!Cale ignores them.

Well, they could be this relaxed knowing what and how to protect the Jungle.

There were probably only a few warriors left for defense and Section 7 of the Jungle was filled with regular people.

What would happen if golems or that black despair covered up that land?

The Fire of Destruction gave Cale the answer. The black despair is the same as poison to the living as it originated from dead mana. In fact, it is an even stronger poison than dead mana. They have cursed abilities.

Hell would break loose there.

The room atmosphere grows cold.

It was now that the devastation of the black despair sinks into everyone.

They were once again thankful for the heroes who can and willing to protect everyone.

"The Dark Elves"

"The Necromancer"

"The hero Choi Han"

"Cale Henituse"

tcf!Cale sneeze.

"Cale who will soon have the fire ancient power"

tboah!Cale sneeze.

Cale opened his mouth to speak at that moment.

"Fuck it all."

Vice Captain Hilsman and crown prince Valentino who were looking at him looked completely shocked. However, Cale just continued to speak.

"Call them over."

Cale's hand wrote a name in the air.

"Who?" tcf! Pendrick thought trying to remember which ally can the young master rely upon the situation.

"I think I know who" tcf!Cale glanced at the Saint that was sitting beside his sister.

Push. He then pushed Hilsman who was supporting him away.

"Young master-nim? Huh? Young master-nim! Why are you leaving?"

Hilsman tried to catch Cale in shock but Cale ignored him and nonchalantly started to walk.

He was walking toward Imperial Prince Adin. He slowly headed to the center of the battlefield where Adin was standing.

The battlefield was chaotic.

"Oh, commander. Why aren't you resting?"

"Commander-nim, please get some rest."

The nobles and the Empire's forces all commented with concern as he headed toward the center of the battlefield.

"I know it! That stupid title will give me more trouble" tcf!Cale grumbles, but he can't deny the fact that it will also be very useful to him.

That doesn't mean he likes it.

He curses.

However, Cale's gaze was only focused on one spot.

It was focused on Imperial Prince Adin who was calmly standing at the center.

"So the young master is going to stop acting and start stabbing now" tcf!Beacrox approves of stabbing Adin.

"Should I teach him some sword arts?"

He was worried that tcf!Cale might miss when he stabs Adin.

The relaxed Adin turned his head and made eye contact with Cale.

"Commander, what is it? Is your body o-"

It was the moment he started to speak.

Wind rose up at the tip of Cale's feet.

It only took a split second.

His body shot forward like an area.

Cale reached his hand out.

He then grabbed Adin.

"Okay- ugh!"

The Imperial Prince gasped for breath.

Pale hands were choking his neck.

"Yes! Choke him harder!" tboah!Cale cheers.

"You know this reminds me of that sentence" tcf!Cale said recalling it.

"It's 'choke me harder, daddy'"

"Why would you want your father to choke you?" tboah!Cale asks incredulity.

(the children suddenly receive gifts that they like to the point of ignoring what's happening around them)

"Don't know but I overhead it when my teammates are talking" tcf!Cale shrugged.

"That teammate said to one of them that if someone was strangling him, he should say that and the enemy will be caught in surprised" he explained.

"Yeah! I heard that as well from my teammates" og!Cale chimes in recalling overhearing that conversation.

"I did ask them if it was effective because I'll use it if it is"

"Then I was banned from ever using it and weird thing is that teammate who said that was sent to the hospital," he said tilting his head in confusion.

"Same, I also wonder what it means" tcf!Cale said in a thinking pose as he continue.

"Nobody wants to answer me and some just outright laugh but still refuse to answer and ban me from ever saying it" he frowns remembering a certain (hyungs) idiots.

"Now I'm curious too!" tboah!Cale whined wanting to know more.

Then he pauses. "Let's ask someone here!" was his brilliant idea.

tcf!Cale thought about it. There are a lot of smart people here, but he will not ask those scary ones.

"Who is smart here that I can ask and actually handle..."

"You're Highness the shining sun of our-"

"Stop"

tcf!Cale's glib tongue was halted by the said shining sun.

tcf!Alberu gives him his brightest smile "what do you need young master Cale?" As he elegantly sips his tea.

"What is 'choked me harder, daddy' mean?" The Calediots blurted out.

Choked.

Cough cough cough cough

Everyone who heard it was speechless.

"Should I just stop drinking tea?" tcf!Alberu thought while stopping his cough as he flush red.

"Nope, I think I need a stronger one." He corrected as the pair of innocent(???) eyes look at him.

He also glared at his counterpart as he saw him stifling his laughter.

"Ahem." he cleared his throat trying to regain his composure.

"My apologies young master Cale as I might not be able to explain it, but I'm sure my counterpart can since he is much older and wiser than I." He wickedly smiles.

"Why are you foisting them to me!?"

"half of that is yours!"

The Roan crown princes telepathically argue with each other.

tboah!Alberu silently curses as three pairs of innocent(???) eyes focus shift on him.

"Aigoo... I'm having a headache" he mumbles. "How are they so smart at the same time so dense?"

He then smiles brightly "My apologies but I also lack the knowledge of such words"

"LIES"

Everyone thought as the Cales frowned.

"I'll tell you!" tcf!Bud chimes in with sadistic glee.

A sharp knife swished past very near his face.

"You will keep your mouth shut."

As everyone looks at where that sharp knife and voice came from.

tcf!Violan who sat prim and proper was letting out killing intent while the Count beside her was passed out hearing what his son asked the crown prince. tcf!Lily was pouting that one of her gifts was thrown.

"And no one is going to use that sentence"

tboah!Violan said with a smile that promised retribution to anyone who dare defy so.

"Do I make myself clear?"

Both Violan said looking at the center.

The Caleplets nodded their head fast and hurriedly looks away.

They were having mixed emotions about the way the Countess address them like a mother reprimanding her son.

...

They then soon shiver.

"Young masters, may this old man know where you got it from?"

"I would also love to know who you heard it from."

A certain assassin and a golden Dragon ask 'nicely'

"Why are they being like this?" The Cales curse.

"Uhh... Look important information!"

The Cales point at the screen.

The assassin and the Dragon glare at their back. And sigh.

They let it go... For now.

"I will have a deep conversation with you"

The Cales shivers once again.

Adin realized something at that moment.

'He's not in pain!'

There was a lot of strength in Cale's pale hands contrary to how they looked.

"Congratulations! someone finally said you're strong."

"It brings tears to my eyes. Oh, how you've grown."

tboah!Cale and og!Cale tease tcf!Cale trying to forget their mixed emotions towards his stepmother... And his previous butler... And that golden dragon.

As tcf!Cale scowled at them.

The Imperial Prince's head was tilted back and he could see the reddish brown eyes looking down at him.

Cale, the owner of those eyes, smiled extremely brightly as he started to speak.

"Your back is so open."

"Ah that's why the title" tboah!Bud said in understanding. Also eyeing the wine beside tboah!Cale.

Tsk . "He should've stabbed him" tboah!Beacrox grumbles that he should teach his young master some sword art in case he was in a similar position as the transmigrator.

tboah!Cale frown. He suddenly wants to smack someone and also wants to hide from another one.

All of this only took a few seconds.

"Eek! Commander! "

"Your highness!

"What the hell?"

The Empire's side turned into a mess.

"Aww poor emipre prince... Choked him more!" tcf!Hannah said with a bit of deranged glee.

Everyone internally cheers too.

However, Imperial Prince Adin looked toward Cale and started to smile.

"I, I knew, ugh, that I should be suspicious of you."

There was a reason he had not let go of that one percent chance.

There was also a reason he was smiling.

'Can you act so brazenly?'

Could the Roan Kingdom, could Cale Henituse act like this?

"He really does represent our Kingdom" tcf!Alberu thought as he smirk.

"Great! It means he became a hero under my wings and not only that he gather up many strong allies" he was satisfied that the Roan Kingdom would become more stronger.

Then he frowns. He remembers that this hero will most probably be his biggest headache too.

Adin could see that Cale Henituse was smiling even brighter than he was smiling.

Cale whispered in Adin's ear.

"Hey, Adin."

"Ugh."

Cale's joyful voice reached Adin's ear as he let out a groan.

"I will definitely kill you myself."

Adin flinched.

Cale's eyes really seemed to be full of anger and desire to kill him.

"To think that the kind-hearted noble said that, it must have been so hard for him"

Some were heartbroken and some felt pity for the transmigrator that he have to do things against his kind-hearted nature.

Meanwhile

"I will capture you and let Beacrox torture you then kill you myself," The said kind-hearted person was thinking of murder and torture.

Cale heard Raon's voice in his mind at that moment. My magic is not working! My goodness, this is magic? It's at Goldie gramps level! It's the same as me! Human! Shield!

Cale immediately activated the Indestructible Shield. Black wind arrows suddenly shot toward Cale from the right side.

"Ugh!"

"Same level as me?"

The golden dragon scoffed at that. He should blast whoever throws that black wind arrows into tiny pieces... It's to prove he's stronger not because it attacks his ch-them!

Cale's body jerked back from the shock and couldn't hold onto the Imperial Prince anymore. He was okay thanks to the shield and Raon's shield around it, but the shock shook Cale up.

However, Cale continued to smile as he looked toward the person standing in front of the Imperial Prince.

Honte, the Tower Master's disciple.

Cale spoke toward Honte's eyes that were full of vitality unlike his body.

"You're the Tower Master, aren't you?"

"So he's the head of the Bell Tower" tcf!Rosalyn looks at the name of the Tower Master that she does not want to become in the future.

"I'll be the best Tower Master that'll lead my own Magic Tower"

She renews her desired dream.

Honte started to smile.

"You bastard, you're saying some funny shit. I was wondering what was going on, but you even have a Dragon with you."

'Wow, he's not even denying it.

He even realized the Dragon by my side?

The final red star must be a black mage.'

Cale looked around.

He could see people who were in shock and could not decide whether to attack him or not.

Metelona, the Alchemists' Bell Tower's Vice Tower Master's shouted at that moment. She figured this was a good opportunity.

It was a chance to capture Cale and justify attacking the Roan Kingdom.

Tsk. "Humans always look for an excuse to accomplish their greed" tcf!Rasheel clicks his tongue at those humans that kill their own kind to just get a taste of power.

"I'm getting bored anyway so I might as well just blow all those empire rats" ...It's not because he's worried about that weakling, he's just happens to be very bored!

Meanwhile, the Roan crown prince was already forming plans to defend his Kingdom if the Empire did attack them. He was not going to let his Kingdom lose.

"Catch the bastard who attacked his highness!"

Someone dared to touch the Imperial Prince. This person dared to kill the Imperial Prince.

He deserved to be executed for his actions.

Metelona could not figure out why Cale suddenly attacked the Imperial Prince. She believed it was his error or improper decision making.

"Catch him right away! We cannot forgive him!"

Her continued orders made the soldiers, knights, and mages surround Cale to attack.

"Heh."

Cale let out a quiet laugh.

'It's a ruined.'

He had ruined the plan to move in the darkness while pretending to be on the Imperial Prince's side with his own hands.

"Oh, so that's what his original plan is" tcf!Sherrit was interested in what would've happened if his original plan was played out.

"But I feel like he couldn't do anything stealthy even if he wants to," She thought amused that whatever the transmigrator does it will always end up something big.

"I'm supposed to be a non-impressionable background character!" tcf!Cale curse. He feels like the universe wants him in the spotlight. No! He will attain his slacker life!

He needed to remain in hiding to do that.

'No way I can hide anymore.'

How could Mary get rid of these golems and the ones in the Jungle alone?

Cale had to step in as well.

"Young master Cale didn't hide and he change his plan just to help me"

Both Mary felt happy that the young master didn't hesitate to lessen her burden and was willing to carry some of the load.

Everyone was once again witnessing the greatness of the transmigrator into stepping in to help the necromancer and the people.

While the said young master was cursing that his slacker life is getting further and further away.

"I will have you!"

And it was only a matter of time for the Roan Kingdom and Cale to be revealed if Mary stepped in anyways.

'What do I have to lose to do it out in the open when these bastards are doing the same thing?'

And beyond all of that...

After seeing this situation, knowing the origin of the golems and all of the Empire's dirty tactics...

"I'm so angry."

His instincts as a trash popped out.

tboah!Cale snort.

og!Cale snort.

Everyone snort.

"What trash?"

They snort at the idiot who is the only one that thinks he's a trash.

"Ha! Everyone is snorting that they finally realize that I'm a trash" tcf!Cale smirked at that.

"Let's flip everything over."

"Yes!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale both cheer.

"Will he burn the place to crisps like hellfire!"

"Will he blow the place with a big bang!"

Both imagine what tcf!Cale will do with sadistic glee.

As tcf!Cale was thinking both if he didn't have to think about other people there.

It was the moment something sparkled in the mumbling Cale's eyes.

Booooom! Boom!

The rumblings inside his body stopped.

Metelona shouted at the same time.

"What are you all doing? Capture that bastard who is standing there like an idiot!"

However, her voice was drowned out.

Cale had shouted in a louder voice.

"The regular citizens of the Empire and any believers of the Church of the Sun God step back!"

'What?'

The people approaching him, especially the Sun God believers, flinched at the unexpected statement.

Believers of the Church of the Sun God. That was approximately two thirds of the Empire's citizens.

They could see Commander Cale Henituse shouting so loud that his neck veins were showing. He was someone who had said something similar to the tenets of the Church of the Sun God while he received the medal of honor from the Empire.

"What medal!?" tcf!Cale thought incredulity.

"You know what I don't want to know" he was sure he doesn't need that to get rid of Adin.

So he ignored that medal of honor.

He continued to shout.

"Did you see the black smoke and the black arrows? They are people who use dead mana!"

Dead mana.

The light-affinity priests and believers flinched this time.

The Vice Tower Master, Imperial Prince, and Honte all looked toward Cale. Cale continued to shout with eyes full of vitality.

"I got a clear look at his highness's eyes just now!"

Raon spoke in his mind. Human, they will be here soon!

Cale continued to speak.

"He has been captured by black magic!"

"Oh ho what an interesting plan" tcf!Ron admires how his puppy young master can immediately form a new plan in the midst of it.

Some also admire the transmigrator's fast mind.

Black magic.

That term made Vice Tower Master Metelona flinch.

'How did he know about the black magic?'

She believed that nobody would know about black magic that was said to have disappeared in ancient times. Even a Dragon would not be able to realize it right away.

That was because a Dragon's life lasted only one thousand years while the ancient times were over ten thousand years ago.

"Yeah, but we have a weirdo who has a talking ancient power inside him" tcf!Bud gives false pity to the unsuspecting enemies.

tcf!Cale glares at him.

"Stop with the nonsense! Immediately catch this heretic! He is a person from the Roan Kingdom, not the Empire!"

Metelona shouted and a few knights pointed their swords toward Cale.

It was at that moment.

Human, they're here!

Paaaat!

A bright light surrounded the battlefield.

A teleportation magic circle appeared next to Cale at the same time.

"Huh?"

"Ah!"

The knights stopped moving.

The name that Cale had written in the air earlier.

Jack.

Call Saint Jack over.

"Me?" tcf!Jack said in shock. He didn't expect to be called to help.

He was feeling happy that he could be of help to everyone, whatever it is that he need to do.

"Ah I see". Everyone who is on the smart side immediately understands the reason.

He was someone any of the Empire's Church of the Sun God believers would recognize.

The man with the innocent and gentle expression appeared.

The Saint and the Holy Maiden. The people who had ran away after being called terrorist and murderer.

However, the Empire's forces could not open their mouths while looking at Jack.

Shaaaaaaa-

A strand of light was coming out of Saint Jack.

It was divine power with healing qualities.

The light injuries on the knights and soldiers slowly healed as the light surrounded them. The soldiers' pupils shook as they watched what happened.

"Wow, the first thing the Saint do was to heal the injured" tboah!Basen said in awe.

"He really deserves to be called Saint." He thought as he witness the healing power the Saint possess.

Jack had the pure and warm touch of the sun that there was no way he could be a terrorist.

"Imagine if all of his innocent and gentle expression was just an act" tboah!Cale suddenly commented.

The transmigrator and the regressor look at him.

Sensing that "What? C'mon is there really a person who could be this innocent?" Ok, maybe he was being biased but c'mon!

"He can stab anyone without that person realizing it, literally and metaphorically. He also has a lot of followers that he can manipulate. What a formidable opponent" og!Cale shudders at the possibility.

"Good thing he's on my side" tcf!Cale was suddenly feeling grateful that the Saint is his ally.

Clang.

Tang.

The knights who were believers stopped their attacks while the soldiers who were believers dropped their weapons.

"I almost forgot that this weak innocent to the point of stupidity is a prominent figure." tboah!Toonka said nonchalantly.

tcf!Hannah glares at him.

But tcf!Jack stops her. He just shake his head.

He doesn't care what they say about him, it was somewhat true anyway, but he promises to himself that he will learn more to not be taken advantage of anymore.

So he just gives a reassuring and gentle smile to her sister.

He also doesn't know why the three young masters in the center slightly shudder when they saw his gentle smile.

Cale continued to speak.

"We will move forward."

It was close to what the Church of the Sun God had shouted when they got rid of the necromancers.

We will head toward the light.

Something similar but not exactly the same as what they had said came out of Cale's mouth.

It was obvious.

The Roan Kingdom, Whipper Kingdom, the Jungle as well as the necromancer and Dark Elves would head together from here on.

"A three-way alliance."

The leaders of the said land think deeply about these alliances.

"It will benefit and help my people"

"It will benefit and help my Kingdom"

"We formed more than one alliance?"

... one of the three was a little slow on the uptake.

("Let me handle the thinking Toonka!" A certain Chief in the other room said as if knowing what was on Toonka's mind)

It was just a new history to be written by multiple kingdoms, many churches, many tribes and all humans.

They would focus on a new enemy different than how the necromancers and Dark Elves were suppressed in the past.

Their enemy was the Imperial Prince and black magic.

'I just need to create a new plan if I need to reveal myself.'

"Yes, a plan to make others shine more brightly" tcf!Cale thought firmly.

He will soon be forgotten and be back as the unimpressionable background character.

"I look forward to that and my slacker life" He smiled satisfied at his backup plan.

He just had to fight with a new plan.

Cale attacked the Imperial Prince's neck. Then the Saint appeared.

Those shocking images will be etched on everyone's minds.

Cale looked toward Saint Jack.

Jack could not figure out everything that was going on because he was suddenly called over.

However, he subconsciously knew what to say after seeing Honte and the black smoke in the sky.

"We will overcome it together."

It was the new will of the world that he had learned while being with Cale until now.

Dramatic Gasps!!

"Scratch my previous statement, you probably corrupted that innocent saint!" tboah!Cale dramatically put his hands on the side of his face.

"A scamming saint that has a gentle look and an army of followers" og!Cale dramatically places his hand on his lips.

"What have you done!"

Both dramatically accused.

"Shut up" tcf!Cale hiss.

Right after that.

Piiiiiii- Piiiiiiii-

They heard the sound of a flute.

The Empire's forces lifted their heads up.

The largest white skeleton bird was flying above them. The white-haired priest and the helmeted swordsman reached their hands out toward Cale and Jack.

The birds of the people who looked like Holy Knights surrounded them.

It was as if they had come to rescue to Saint.

"It must've been a beautiful sight" tcf!Pendrick thought as he imagine that scene.

They all saw something at that moment.

"...L, light!"

"That is-!"

A different light than the one that had been healing the Empire's forces' injuries appeared.

It was so bright that it made Saint Jack look dull.

It was gold in color like the sun but a blood-red color that instilled fear was mixed in with it.

Raon was honestly shocked as he shouted out. H, human! You look so freaking strong right now!

The rose gold light started to surround Cale's body.

"Oh wow, way to make the saint light look dull" og!Cale sarcastically said as he smirk.

"Now you're more brighter than anyone" tboah!Cale mischievously commented.

"A walking lightbulb"

Both concluded.

tcf!Cale ignored them as he focus on that word.

"Why is it so eye-catching?!" He doesn't like that but he just takes comfort that it also mentions that he got stronger.

It was a mix of the blood-red color of destruction and the bright light of purification.

Cale could hear the voice of the Fire of Destruction. Destroy the despair. Please.

The flame that was known to have burned brightly before disappearing reappeared in the world.

"Don't tell me that ancient power died because he was purifying the black despair" tboah!Cale frowned at his conclusion.

og!Cale was also thinking the same that's why "I hope he didn't burn with them"

tcf!Cale also has the same conclusion they have and he doesn't like that.

Everyone who heard what the two said felt sad at another hero who met his demise.

They will make sure to at least remember the name of the ancient hero.

Cale climbed onto the white skeleton bird and shouted out. He made eye contact with the Imperial Prince and Honte.

"Destroy the golems that were made with black magic!"

He'll destroy them all.

Everyone smile at the sure voice that gives them reassurance.

"I would've said that you'll faint after but considering you were there on chapter 310 then ill give you the benefit of the doubt"

"Congrats on not fainting"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale congratulates him.

Which tcf!Cale ignored.

"Want to bet he bled though?" og!Cale whispered betting to his counterpart.

"I'm going to bet he faint after the Section 7 incident." tboah!Cale whispered back game on with the bet.

tcf!Cale scowled at them knowing full well that they know he could hear them.

[End... Preparing the next]

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