Happy New Year everyone! 

Fun fact: After writing this chapter, I learned that Wattpad gets laggy when the words exceed 10,000.

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"Welcome back, everyone! Enjoyed your break?" Adalie asked when she arrived and everyone was on their seats. "I hope you managed to calm your hearts because the next five scenes are  going to be very intense and long."

"Five?!" TCF! Cale said in shock. "You said two before!"

"Yeah." Adalie nod. "Two more special videos which consists of two different scenes for today and three for tomorrow."

"Can I leave?" TCF! Jack meekly asked but was rejected by Adalie, making him clench his hands together in a prayer for him to survive the next scenes.

"Don't worry, it will be a fun one!" Adalie said, trying to cheer them all up. When she saw her words helped no one, she pouted and just began the video.

Title: Throwing Money Part 2

Many groaned at the title, preparing themselves to feel poor again, even the royalties.  

"I really hope it isn't my money your going to throw this time or so help me I will make you prime minister." TCF! Alberu threatened TCF! Cale who paled and silently hoped it wasn't the prince's money because as much as he likes using other people's money, he didn't want to sacrifice his slacker life for it.

"Why would throwing money away be...?"

The ancient Dragon Eruhaben casually responded back to Raon.

"I threw away a lot of money when I was curious about the world too. It's a good experience to use as much money as you want as well."

"My future self is mistaken." Eruhaben said before anyone could stare at him like they do to TCF! Cale. "I only threw some money compared to that unlucky bastard."

'You still threw money away, though.' many thought incredulously but having no courage to say that in front of a dragon.

Cale was thinking that this calm ancient Dragon was probably no joke when he was younger as well.

"True." Mila nod, ignoring the look Eruhaben gave her.

Raon seemed to have snapped out of it as he started to speak in Cale's mind again.

– ...Oh Goldie, that's not it. Human! Goldie gramps doesn't seem to understand your shockingly exciting action!

"Did Raon consider Cale's actions as exciting?" Sheritt asked in worry. "Please don't tell me he will grow up like Cale and be wasteful."

Adalie only smiled with her eyes closed, not having the heart to tell the mother that yes, her son has been influenced by TCF! Cale in... weird things like looting bad guys. 

Eruhaben then asked Cale a question.

"When will you do it?"
"Tonight."
"Tonight?"

Eruhaben thought Cale was going to spend a ton of money when he said that he was going to throw it away.

'Using money at night... Is he going to drink some expensive alcohol? I thought he was going to go buy a couple mountains or something.

"Why would I buy a couple mountains?" TCF! Cale asked in wonder. "I have no use for it."

"Well, you do quite a lot of weird stuff, young master Cale." TCF! Rosalyn said with a smile. 

I guess his scale is quite small when it comes to money.'

Eruhaben pitied his future self who didn't know the true horrors TCF! Cale would bring and show him that night. 

Eruhaben looked toward Cale as if this was unexpected. Cale touched his inner pocket as the others all stared at him. There was a bag inside that pocket.

– ...Hehe...It was two billion last time...This time it is five billion......!

"F-five billion..." TBOAH! Eric stuttered in shock. 

"My goodness." TCF! Amiru said while covering her mouth in shock. 

The cheapskate fiery thunderbolt remembered Cale talking to the crown prince about five million gallons last time. He recalled something else at the same time.
The Fire of Destruction asked Cale a question.

– But can you use the golden plaque in the Eastern continent?

"I-I'm sure it's not your money, your highness." TCF! Cale said with an awkward smile when he saw TCF! Alberu glare at him. 

"It's probably not because I believe you can't use the plaque in the Eastern continent." TBOAH! Harol said, causing both TCF! Alberu and TCF! Cale to sigh in relief. 

While this was all happening, TCF! Deruth looked at current his son in worry and hoped he wouldn't do anything to cause the prince to ruin his dream of having a slacker life. 

Cale had not yet used the golden plaque he had received from crown prince Alberu for his personal use. That was why the crown prince's five billion gallons was pretty much nonexistent right now.

The fiery thunderbolt who realized that slowly quieted down.

– ...I guess five billion gallons is not possible......

He did not say anything else after that. It felt as if he was probably curled up in a corner somewhere.

"Oh." the fire of destruction frowned in sadness while the sound of the wind tried cheering him up. 

However, Cale didn't care about that. He started to speak to the ancient Dragon and the others who were still looking at him.

"I plan to do it somewhere quiet."

"At least no one else would see you cause havoc." Taylor said with a wry smile.

Choi Han and On's expressions turned odd.
Eruhaben's expression started to turn weird as well.

At night and somewhere quiet.
This was a weird combination to throw away money.

"Not for this fucker." the sky eating water said with a grin.  

However, Cale did not give them any more time to ask questions. He finished the sausage Ron brought for him before getting up and looking toward someone.

The half-dragon blood blinked. 'Was that me?'

* * *

Eruhaben raised his head while Choi Han, On, and Hong remained silent.

Shaaaaaaa-

The night wind was blowing past them.
They were currently at the Grey Eye Forest.

The ancient Dragon was looking up at the night sky that had stars but no moon as it was the night of the new moon before lowering his head to look back at the place where Cale had earned the Sky Eating Water.

"Hoh?" TCF! Cale said in curiosity. "So that's where I got you."

He could see the large lake that looked like a human eye.
The water that used to be grey was now normal in color such that even the stars could be reflected off of it. Cale was standing by that lake. Raon was flying around in nervousness around him.

Raon was currently fluttering his wings in nervousness, wanting to see the moment happen again but couldn't help but gulp in fear from remembering the shocking experience.

The ancient Dragon started to speak as he watched the two of them.

"...I thought you were throwing money away?"

Cale continued to walk toward the large lake with the others behind him.

"Yes, I will throw money away."

He had a calm expression on his face.
However, Eruhaben, Choi Han, On, and Hong could not help but be confused.

"Of course they would be." TCF! Bud laughed while drinking alcohol. "Who would be crazy enough to throw money literally?!"

 Raon shouted to Cale at that moment.

"...Human! Let me know if you need my piggy bank! I can give it to you at any moment!"

"Raon-nim is very kind." TCF! Mary said with her usual voice.

"He is." TBOAH! Obante agreed.

Splash.
The water in the lake hit Cale's shoe and made a noise. The tip of Cale's foot was now touching the water. He could hear Eruhaben's pressing tone.

"Are you throwing money into the lake?"

It sounded unbelievably weird.

"Kakaka!" the fire of destruction was very happy, drooling a little while imagining it happen. "Money, money, more money!"

"Poor Eruhaben-nim." Mila said while glancing at her senior in pity. 

"Didn't you say you were going to strengthen something? You're going to strengthen something by throwing money into the lake? 

"You can strengthen the power with more money?!" TBOAH! Litana said in shock as both versions of Bud wondered if they could do the same with their powers. Well, the strengthen part and not the throwing money part.

There's no way humans who possessed powers of nature would give you such a trial!"

"Think again!" the fire of destruction said with a maniac smile.

Eruhaben could see Cale turning around.
Someone was rambling loudly in Cale's mind right now.

"Ow!" some yelled while covering their ears as they heard a loud voice that moment.

– Finally......! Finally! Ahh, ah- finally another chance at a happy moment that I would happily die again for!

'He's so crazy.'

The fire of destruction was about to protest when the super rock nod in agreement, making the fire of destruction turn to his friend/enemy in shock.

Cale ignored the fiery thunderbolt and started to speak.

"Why would I throw money into the lake?"

"That wasn't the plan?" TCF! Valentino asked.

"What? Then where will you throw it?"

Eruhaben started to speak again. He had calmed down a bit.

"Are you planning on using all of the money you earned from the underworld? 

"Excuse me?" TCF! Ron asked with a sharp look. "What is the young master doing to be involved in the underworld."

Similarly, many also looked worried although not for the young master but for those he would trick.

There's no way an ancient power would give you a trial like that, so tell me what is going on. I will help you. I have a lot of money as well."

"Eruhaben-nim, you're very kind." Pendrick said with a smile. 

"I'm not sure."

Cale shrugged his shoulders and took a small item out of his pocket. He had no hesitations as his instincts were telling him that strengthening this ancient power would not affect his plate.

"Your instincts are very strong." TBOAH! Cage praised.

A small magic bag appeared on top of his hand.
The only one to recognize that item was next to him.

"H, human! T, that is...!"

Raon was shocked.
Raon knew about that bag.

It was last seen at the VVIP auction in the Caro Kingdom.

"Huh?" TCF! Valentino blinked. "What are you doing there or well, what will you do there?"

It was used to trade with the bishop of the Caro Kingdom's Church of the Sun God.

"Trade?" TCF! Hannah said with narrowed eyes. She knows TCF! Cale wouldn't make any trade useless to him which goes the same with the bishop so hearing the trade happen worried her. 

'Did Cale get scam?' she thought with worry before sighing. 'What am I thinking, knowing and seeing what I had, it's probably the opposite.'

Cale and the bishop had conducted their own auction with the jewel called the Night's Exultation.

Both versions of Hannah and Jack spluttered in shock, familiar with what the item was and wondered how he got his hands on it.

'15. However, it is impossible to give you anything more than 10 billion today.'

Cale had asked, and the bishop had responded.

"The bishop gave you fifteen billion?!" TCF! Hans said in shock. 

'How much?'
'20.'

"Wha-" some people murmured in disbelief.

'How much?'
'22.'

Cale had said one last thing when the bishop called out 22 billion.

'23.'
'...You bastard.'

"You..." TCF! Alberu said in shock. 

"Son, you what?" TCF! Deruth couldn't believe his eyes and mentally shut down.

"Bwahahaha." TCF! Hannah laughed in delight. "You scammed the church!"

"At least I'm not the only one who is being scammed by this bastard." TCF! Alberu commented, numbed at all the crazy things the bastard was doing.

'Thank goodness it's not my money because I really don't want him to be my prime minister anymore.' TCF! Alberu silently thought and sighed in relief. 'I'll be broke before I know it.'

The Night's Exultation had been sold for 23 billion counds. The bishop had thrown him a small money bag. It was a bag with spatial dimension magic on it.

'Here. 10 billion counds.'

"Wait." TCF! Lock looked at TCF! Cale in shock. "Y-young master-nim, you didn't, right?"

"Didn't what, hyung?" Maes asked.

"Did you use that money to strengthen your shield?" TCF! Lock continued which made some gasp in shock.

The bag with 10 billion counds had appeared in front of Raon's eyes again.
Cale had given the pouch to Billos in order to purchase the, 'Wolf King's diary.' Naturally, that item that was no more than a relic of a Beast person to other people and thus would not cost the entire 10 billion counds.

"You bought what?!" it was TBOAH! Lock's turn to shout in shock.

It was much cheaper.

Thanks to that, the Wolf King's diary as well as the remaining money was returned to Cale. Cale had put a portion of the money he got from the Singten Merchant Guild's guild leader for selling the Determination of Fire into this bag as well.

"H-how, no, why do you all these connections?" TCF! Deruth asked in worry. 

For reference, the Determination of Fire was sold to the Singten Merchant Guild's guild leader Plavin Singten for 30 billion counds.

"Cough, cough." TBOAH! Toonka chocked on his drink. He might be a leader but his funds were low so hearing how much TCF! Cale got and wanted to waste made him want to punch some sense to the younger guy.

'30 billion counds.'
'W, what crazy nonsense!'

Cale recalled the shocked expression on the face of the Singten Merchant Guild's guild leader. Just a small portion of that money was in this bag.
The money earned from both the bishop of the Church of the Sun God and the Empire's Singten Merchant Guild was gathered together in this bag.

"...How much money is in there?" asked TCF! Elisneh hesitantly. Even she, a queen, do not want to know.

The young Dragon's pupils were fervently shaking. He subconsciously shouted out.

"...That bag is a t, ten billion cound bag! T, this is shocking!

Some people in the room felt lightheaded, not wanting to believe that TCF! Cale would throw all that money away.

Silence filled the area.
Forget Choi Han, On, and Hong, but even Eruhaben could not say anything this time.

"Hah." Rasheel laughed emptily. "Even the golden dragon can't believe what's happening."

Shaaaaaaa-

The moment a gust of wind brushed past them, Cale also took out Raon's special potato sack. The way he took things out one by one made Eruhaben let out a comment.

"This crazy bastard."

It was at that moment.

Oooooooong-

Eruhaben's expression changed.
The ground started to rumble.
He could also feel the power of nature.

It was the most destructive of natural powers, something that could even destroy itself.

"...Fire."

He could feel the power of fire.
The cheapskate shouted in Cale's mind at that moment.

– You're crazy! 10 billion! 10 billion! 10 billion!

"KAKAKAKA." the fire of destruction kept laughing in happiness, excited for the future.

The Fire of Destruction, that cheapskate fiery thunderbolt, had heard what Raon had just said. Cale could feel the power of fire running wild inside of his body.

– 10 billion! Ahahahahaha, ten billion! Ahehehehehehe!

Cale hesitated for a moment.

'...Did he go nuts?'

"Unfortunately, he did." blood drenched rock murmured with a sigh.

The fiery thunderbolt seemed to be slightly, no, extremely excited.
It was the moment Cale's expression turned odd. He heard the Super Rock's voice for the first time in a while.

– This is bad.

"Why is that?" TBOAH! Lily asked. "Isn't it good that oraboni's fire power will be stronger?"

"It will be explained, little Lily." Adalie said with a smile, not minding the child's protests of being called little.

The Super Rock continued to speak in a concerned voice.

– The power that burned the North will appear again.

"Burned the North?" TCF! Gashan asked as both Adites paled, having an idea what it was.

The Super Rock described the current situation in a few words.

– It's the second coming of a disaster.

"Disaster?" TCF! Choi Han asked in worry. "Will Cale-nim be okay?"

'...Disaster?'

Cale flinched as he looked down.

Boooooooom-
An incomparable rumbling was shooting out from the ground. Cale could feel the wild fire inside of his body.

Fire was weak against water.
However, this fire had fought against the Sky Eating Water which was so strong that a god had to suppress it.

"Wow." Paseton said in amazement. "That's strong."

Fire was not weak.
It symbolized the thing that was in its full name. Destruction.

– Ahahahahahahaha! It's a party, a grand old party! I'll burn everything!

Cale frowned because the fiery thunderbolt was too loud before opening his eyes wide.

"...Shit!"

The eye-like lake.
That lake was starting to change.

Siiiiiizzle-

The water that filled the lake quickly evaporated and the bottom of the lake cracked open. Red fluids started to shoot out from those cracks.

"The fuck?!" many shouted in shock before looking at the fire in the room who was grinning excitedly, a crazed look in his eyes.

– It's a party, a grand old party!

The Fire of Destruction was figuratively jumping up and down in joy.

The bottom of the lake that was revealed was starting to rumble and crack as if an earthquake was happening underneath it.

Craaaaaaack-!

A red fluid similar to the lava that Cale had seen on top of the Ten Finger Mountains was coming out of the ground while looking as if it could melt anything in its way.

Cale shouted at the group the moment he saw the fluid.

"Everybody dodge!"

Someone shouted in response.

"Flight!"

Choi Han, On, and Hong's bodies shot up into the air. Eruhaben had used flight magic on them.

Many sighed in relief that no one was hurt.

However, Choi Han was looking down even as his body flew up.

"This-"

The moment the red fluid that reminded him of hell appeared at the bottom of the lake, it shot up as if it wanted to eat up the sky.

Chhhhhhhhhhhh!

It was as if a downpour was coming from the ground as that red fluid continued to shoot up.

The ground was shaking.
The ground at the bottom of the lake started to crumble as if it could not handle this red fluid.

It shot up similar to the pillar of fire that Choi Han had seen many times already.

"That's pretty, nya~" Hong said with shining eyes. 

"Cale-nim!"

It turned into a tsunami and rushed toward Cale.
Cale watched the fire heading toward him and started to think.

'Fuck.'

"Cale-nim/young master/Cale!" numerous shouts filled the room.

"You didn't enter my body just to die, damn it!" Rok Soo shouted in annoyance, hitting TCF! Cale's head as TBOAH! Cale and the Koreans nodded in agreement.

He thought that he made the wrong decision.

Worry and panic gripped people's hearts as they held their breaths.

Both versions of Jack started praying that TCF! Cale would be okay.

-Ahahahahahahaha, kek, hahahahahaha!

He probably shouldn't have touched this crazy fiery thunderbolt that was laughing so hard that he choked.
Cale watched the lava approach him as he stood there with the money bag in one hand and a shocked expression on his face.

Cale heard the voice of a woman in his head at that moment.

– Fly up.

'...Huh?'

Cale flinched.

Cale had heard this voice only once before.
The Sound of the Wind.

"Oh?" the sound of the wind blinked.  

It was the voice of the thief from when he earned that ancient power.
The person who had only communicated by creating small whirlwinds to guide him toward divine items had revealed her presence for the first time since Cale obtained her.

"I'm not much of a talker, after all." the sound of the wind said with a small smile. "It's a useless skill if your job is to steal."

"True." TCF! Cale agreed.

The woman who had escaped with a divine item, the thief who had lost her freedom and died underwater, was speaking.

– The wind is what knows fire the best.

Fire and wind could not be separated.
They wrapped around each other in order to create an even greater disaster.

Many, especially the enemies, looked wary towards the wind and fire and, by extension, TCF! Cale who would get this power soon.

Cael could feel the wind that appeared by his feet on its own. The wind appeared the moment the fire was about to get stronger. Cale found this to be odd, but he still stomped his feet and kicked off the ground.

Cale shot up into the air with the wind.

Boooooooom!

The ground that he just flew off of was now covered in lava.
The lava seemed to not be satisfied with just gulping up the lake, as it continued to gulp up the surrounding area.
It quickly continued to grow its territory until it ran into the barrier the ancient Dragon Olienne had left behind.

Baaaaang!
Baaaaang!

Vines appeared out of the barrier to fight off the lava. However, the lava easily ate up the vines.

It melted everything.

"...I didn't expect it to be such a strong power."

Eruhaben was at a loss for words.
Eruhaben had reactivated Olienne's barrier that he had broken in order to bring Cale here last time as soon as they returned to the Grey Eye Lake.

Although the Sky Eating Water was gone, he did it so that those few traces of Olienne could remain.

Furthermore, it was also better to have it up as he never knew what Cale might do.

However, that barrier was about to break apart now.

"The power can break through a dragon's barrier?!" TCF! Adin exclaimed in shock, a little scared of TCF! Cale.

"You unlucky bastard!"

Eruhaben looked toward Cale in shock, however, he could not approach him to speak.

'The fire is running wild.'

A red tint was surrounding Cale's body. Red light was coming out of his body as if he was surrounded in fire.
Furthermore, he could feel the presence of a fire running wild in Cale's body.

"Meow~" On and Hong both rubbed their heads on TCF! Cale's hands, wanting comfort as they feared for his life.

"Human!" Raon shouted viciously. "If you die, I will destroy the world!"

Cale was aware of what was going on in his body as well.

"Ugh."

It was because it was causing him issues.

TCF! Cale frowned, not liking the scene he was seeing. 

It was not that he was in pain.

It was just hot.
It was still early March, but it was extremely hot.

'Why did I think I could strengthen something with this body of mine?!'

"See, this is why you need to exercise more, Cale!" Jour scolded TCF! Cale who only nod obediently, silently sulking.

Cale subconsciously unbuttoned the top button of his shirt as he let his frustration take over. He had done it subconsciously because of the heat.
Hot breath was coming out of his mouth.

Some of the ladies in the room turned away, not wanting to see anymore lest they say something unacceptable.

However, Cale could not just blankly stand there.
The lava started to aim for Cale once again.

It directed a tsunami of lava toward Cale, who was barely floating in the air thanks to the Sound of the Wind, as if it did not care about Olienne's barrier at all.

"Hey!" the shield shouted towards the fire. "How dare you attack Cale!"

"I-it's not me?" the fire answered meekly, scared of the shield who looked like she was going to kill him.

Ancient powers were things you had to earn on your own. Cale could not have someone else use flight magic on him right now.
He continued to hear the voice of the Sound of the Wind in his mind.

– Nobody could stop us when we fought together.

"You fought together?" TCF! Cale asked in shock.

The Fire of Destruction, that cheapskate, was called a hero. The thief who had to live in hiding helped him every so often.
Nobody was able to stop them whenever they fought together against an enemy. Nothing anybody did could stop them. They just ate up any obstacle and made their bodies even bigger.

"Hoh." TCF! Duke Fredo said while looking at TCF! Cale.

'I guess it's a good thing I chose his side.' he thought silently.

– The fire needs to regain its original powers for me to be able to use my true powers as well.

'What?'

Cale's body flinched as he looked toward the lava that was heading toward him.

'The true power of the Sound of the Wind?'

– There is more to a free wind's power than just movement and whirlwinds. Wind exists everywhere.

Whether it is the trees, the ground, fire, water, and even the people living in the world...
The wind and the flow of air always exists around all of them.

– That is why it is most beautiful when it is with someone else rather than when it is alone.

TCF! White Star looked a little wary towards TCF! Cale and silently cursed that he didn't find those powers first. While they didn't belong to the original White Star, they were strong powers that shouldn't have ended in the hands of an enemy. Watching these scenes make him want TCF! Cale more and more.

Although she was a thief, she always helped her friends. That was why she had helped the fire become the most destructive fire, the ground become the strongest ground, the tree become the sturdiest tree, and even helped the water fly across the wide ocean in order to reach the Eastern continent.

The thief looked proud when all her friends agreed with a smile and praised her.

– When you use a divine item in the future...

Cale started to frown again.

'A divine item?'

"Please no." TCF! Cale groaned, not wanting to interact with any divine beings as some looked at him with either pity or awe.

Cale currently had a total of three divine items in his possession or left in someone else's possession.
The War God's Watering Can from the North, The Condemnation of the Sun, and The Method to Kill Death.

"Excuse me, what?!" TCF! Cale shouted before turning to Adalie. "Please tell me it's a joke."

He was ignored as Adalie guiltily turned her head away.

Why was she suddenly talking about them?

– Remember that I am here when that moment comes.

However, the Sound of the Wind chose to become silent once again.

"What do you mean by that?" TCF! Cale asked to the wind who only smiled without responding.

Instead, the voice of the crazy person filled Cale's mind.

– What are you doing? Hurry up and throw the money!

Ooooooooong-
The lava gathered together and charged toward Cale, who was slowly floating down to the ground. The fiery thunderbolt loudly urged Cale on at the same time.

– What are you doing? Let's have some fun! Why are you doing nothing? Huh? Kekeke, it's time to run wild!

Cale started to frown more, while the lava charged even faster toward Cale as if it was responding to his frown. Choi Han, On, and Hong who were watching this unfold flailed their legs in the air in order to try to approach Cale.

"Cale-nim! It seems too dangerous!"

It was at that moment.

"So loud. You stupid cheapskate."
"...Excuse me?"

Choi Han flinched and asked in confusion.

TCF! Choi Han had a small blush, embarrassed that he thought TCF! Cale was talking to him when he clearly said cheapskate.

However, Cale did not pay any attention to Choi Han as he put his hand in the money bag.

He then started to smile.
The whirlwind around his feet slowly dwindled as his body slowly headed down to the lava. His body was extremely sweaty from the heat both inside and outside his body, however, Cale's eyes started to sparkle.

"Oh no." TCF! Billos covered his eyes.

The bag that originally had 10 billion counds was left with 5 billion counds after purchasing the Wolf King's diary.
He had then added 3 billion of the 30 billion counds he had taken from the Singten Merchant Guild leader.
There was a total of 8 billion counds.
These were not silver coins, like last time but gold coins.

If people only felt like fainting when the amount was revealed, knowing that it was all gold coins made some faint.

"Oh, uh-oh." Adalie said while looking at those who fainted like Raon and Amiru. "Let's wait until they wake up, yes?"

'If this is how they react with just this, what about the next scenes?' Adalie thought with a frown. 'Maybe it's a good idea to call an ambulance on standby.'

---

Two hours later, everyone who fainted woke up and the others finished calming their hearts.

In addition, he had the gold coins of the Eastern continent that he had looted from the bad guys.

'10 billion?
It's probably over that amount.'

Many people started coughing in shock.

"Te-ten billion? I thought it was only eight!" TCF! Archie shouted.

"And they're in gold." TBOAH! Pen mourned. "All those gold coins, gone."

Cale was someone who knew how to use money when he spent it.

"Doubtful." TBOAH! Duke Fredo commented while sipping red wine.

He had already put aside enough money to feed himself and those around him for the rest of their lives.

"That's true." TCF! Rosalyn nod with a weird smile.

'I should use my remaining money for times like this. When else would I use it?'

"If you have too much money than donate some to me!" TCF! Alberu said as TCF! Cale only smiled.

He put some strength into the hand he placed inside the money bag.

There was only one thing he planned to do.
The money bag with spatial dimension magic.

Riiiiiip-

As the bag ripped, so were the hearts of those not born too wealthy.

The money bag was ripped from the inside.
The spatial dimensional magic slowly started to break down.

The sound of gold coins hitting each other could be heard through the tear.
Cale happily shouted toward the lava wave that was about to hit him.

"Here you go, you cheapskate! This is the taste of money!"

"Y-young master Cale..." TCF! Hans didn't know what to say. On one hand, the young master was happy but on the other, all those money were being... 

'Yeah, let's not think about that.' TCF! Hans thought before smiling freely. 'I didn't see young master Cale throw ten billion gold away.'

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiip-
The spatial pocket bag was completely ripped apart.
At the same time, Cale used the wind once more to shoot up into the sky. However, a radiant light followed his trajectory.

"...You crazy bastard."

Eruhaben put a hand against his forehead.

"Hahahaha!"

Cale was laughing out loud.
Gold coins started to pour out of the destroyed money bag.

"Beautiful, nya~" On said while others couldn't help but agree.

Even without the moon, the starlight and the red light coming from the lava was enough to let this radiant gold light brighten the area.
Raon shouted with a shocked expression as he held his piggy bank tightly against his chest.

"It's a money rain! It's raining gold! It is shocking but exciting! This is huge!"

The gold coins fell into the lava.

Ooooooo-
A noise that sounded like someone crying started to come out of the lava. This was the accurate description of that noise.

– Sooob, the smell of gold that is more luxurious and sturdier than silver. Sooooooob, it's gold. Oh, my goodness!

Gold coins continued to pour down toward the lava.

– Oh, yes, yes! You angel-like human! Oh, sob, ohhhh!

The fire turned to look at TCF! Cale with expectant eyes as TCF! Cale only nod.

'Might as well strengthen it if my future self did it.' he thought.

The color of the lava started to change as it was hit by the golden rain.
The lava that was only red beforehand slowly started to glow gold similar to the fiery thunderbolt.

The red color that reminded them of hell slowly started to glow gold and turned into a rose gold color.

Ooooooong-
Ooooooooong-

The cry of the lava continued to get louder.
It was at that moment.

"So annoying."

Cale's voice cut through the lava's cry. Cale then made a simple movement.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip.

The money bag was ripped in another area of the bag.
Cale then flipped the bag over.

"Young master Cale, please give me some." TCF! Rosalyn shamelessly said. 

"Sure." TCF! Cale agreed without thinking much. "It will be investment for the future owner of the magic tower."

Both versions of Pen and John and herself just looked at their agreement in shock.

"...Gold, gold coins are pouring down! I, the great and mighty Raon Miru, has seen a completely different world today!"

Cale then flipped the potato sack over as well.

"...Human! Human! You are great and mighty! Human! The great and mighty Raon Miru approves of you!"

Raon's shout was drowned out by the sound of gold coins and gold bars pouring down into the lava.
The fiery thunderbolt became shocked.

– Huh? Huh?

Cale started to smile.
The fiery thunderbolt was definitely shocked.

– ...Uh... Mm...this looks like it might be over 10 billion?

No one said anything anymore, too busy pitying themselves. It was like watching a spoilt kid flexing in front of them!

Cale did not care as he continued to pour out the gold bars.
He'll make more money if he loots Arm and the mercenaries again, and he still had 13 billion counds to get from the bishop as well as tens of billions of other monies stashed away.

"I should start looting others." TCF! Alberu blankly said. "It might help lessen the burden of giving this bastard golden plaques."

Cale confidently started to speak.

"You have to do it right if you want to do something crazy."

Although he sounded indifferent, Cale had a refreshed look on his face. The expression on his face was extremely bright.

'Ah, I'm so happy.'

Cale truly was happy right now.
He was the happiest when he threw money around like this.

"Please donate." Jung Soo told TCF! Cale. "I'm your hyung, right?"

"Me too!" Rok Soo said. 

In the end, the fiery thunderbolt shouted out.

– I knew you were crazier than both devils and angels!

Booooooooooooom-
The red fluid disappeared.
Only a rose gold colored lake was underneath Cale's feet.

"Pretty." Maes said with sparkling eyes.

Cale headed down.

Splash.
The surface of the lake shook, however, Cale managed to stand on the rose gold colored lake, no, the rose gold colored fluid that was closer to the consistency of a swamp. He then calmly continued to speak.

"I still have more gold bars in the potato sack."

There were gold bars that the lava could not eat floating around the rose gold colored swamp.
Cale had a skewed expression on his face while looking at this. The fiery thunderbolt's weak voice could be heard.

– I lost.

The fire looked at TCF! Cale in shock. He never imagined it was possible for him to lose like that. No, he never thought it was possible for someone to spend millions of gold coins for something like that.

Cale thought the Fire of Destruction that only ate up ten billion had a small scale. 

"Small?!" TBOAH! Eric squeaked out.

However, he then looked down at his body after feeing an odd sensation.

It was glowing.
The thick swamp was glowing as it slowly evaporated.

Rose gold colored smoke rose up and started to surround Cale. He heard the voice of the Fire of Destruction in his mind at that moment.

– I liked being practical.

"Really?" TCF! Basen asked skeptically. 

The evaporated rose gold colored smoke fully surrounded Cale's body. The others in the air could not see Cale, instead, all they could see was a bright rose gold colored light shooting up from the ground.

– While others chased after gods, eternal life, or even power or fame, all of which are things that cannot be seen with your eyes, I chased after money.

The light was so bright that it seemed as if a sun was on the ground.

– Money was something that I could see and the most practical thing that I could hold with my hands.

The Fire of Destruction was someone who liked practical things. It might be materialistic, but he didn't care.
There was a simple reason for it.

– I found that to be beautiful.

Although others called him a cheapskate and said that a hero shouldn't be so greedy for money without having any fame, and in the end, he was cursed at for turning the North into a sea of fire and still only looking for money...

"Ah!" TCF! Adite shouted with a start, pointing a finger to the fire. "You're the reason the World Tree told us to collect money!"

"Oh!" TBOAH! Adite said. "He was the one who burned the World Tree before!"

Many looked at the fire in shock as TCF! Cale started regretting his choice of grabbing the fire.

'I'll still get my slacker life, right?' he thought with hope.

– For someone like me who only knew how to destroy things, money was a way for me to protect something.

For someone who had grown up burning and destroying anything in front of him, money was a way to restore the things that he had destroyed.

He was unable to control his powers and burned up a noble's paddy field when he was young. His parents had gathered all of the money they could to offer to the noble in order to prevent him from being taken away.

'That kind of money is nothing. We were able to save you.'
'Don't forget that money is that kind of thing.'

His poor parents had worked hard to gather money, however, they were willing to spend all of that money for him.
The man who had only known destruction spoke to Cale.

– I must give a fitting reward to people who use their money for me.

It had to be that way.
That was his philosophy, as well as his way of getting rid of the grudge in his heart.

Cale lifted his head up.

Shaaaaaaa-

The rose gold colored light entered into his body.

"How...pitiful." TCF! Hannah said with a sad smile, remembering her childhood days. 

The parts that could not enter his body shot up toward the sky. Cale could hear the voice of the Fire of Destruction in his head.

– There's no reason for a fiery thunderbolt to strike from the sky. It can shoot up from the ground as well.

Numerous flashes of rose gold colored light shot up into the night sky.
A strand of light that shot up from the ground looked like a spear that was heading toward the sky.

– Did you know?

Baaaaang!
Bang! Bang!

Loud noises could be heard as rose gold colored lights exploded in the air.
It was as beautiful as a firework show.

– The sky is strong and arrogant.

"Sky?" TBOAH! Rex asked as the White Stars narrowed their eyes.

Cale watched as the rose gold colored lights exploded in the sky while he listened to the Fire of Destruction's voice.

– Be wary of the person with the sky attribute.

'...Sky attribute?'

"Wh-never mind." TCF! Cale said, looking at TCF! White Star who looked back at him. Others saw this and realized that the one with the sky attribute must be the man who calls himself White Star. 

The fiery thunderbolt laughed and continued to speak as Cale started to frown.

– But it should be okay this time. Remember that.

Shaaaaaaa-
The rose gold colored lights that did not go up into the sky and instead remained around him quickly entered into Cale's body.

"...Huuuu."

Cale let out a deep breath.
He was on the desolate ground where the lake and the lava were both gone. Cale reached his hand out while standing at the center of that hole.

Craaaackle.

A fiery thunderbolt that was different than before and had a clearer rose gold color seemed to be dancing on his palm.

"Human!"

The group all landed next to Cale starting with Raon. Everyone other than Raon who had already seen it once was shocked, while Eruhaben looked at the fiery thunderbolt on top of Cale's palm as he started to speak.

"...I've never seen such a sight in my 1,000 years of life."

He could not take his eyes off of the fiery thunderbolt as he said that.

There were a lot of things that fire symbolized.
Light, warmth, and even cooking.
However, this fiery thunderbolt did not have many of the attributes of fire.

All that was left in it was a purely violent and destructive attribute.

"It really is worthy of its name." Dodori said.

The information that confirmed that was going off in Cale's mind right now. It was the voice of the Super Rock.

– That fire...

The fire that had even burned up the North that is the coldest part of the Western continent. The fire that had stopped itself even though it could have done even more.

– That fire is finally completely back in this world.

The Super Rock. The Guardian who was bitter frenemies with the, 'Destructor,' admitted that the free and scary Destructor's full power had returned.

The enemies looked a bit worried for the future as TCF! Cale's group smiled, glad that TCF! Cale got a power that could protect himself.

'I must become stronger.' they all thought as TCF! Cale suddenly got shivers.

It was at that moment.

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeep-

The video communication device that was glowing red appeared in Raon's front paws. Cale looked toward the group and started to speak.

"Looks like we will need to go back to the Western continent."

It was time to go back to the battlefield.

"The fight will happen in the Western continent?" TCF! Alberu asked for clarification but was ignored.

"Human! It is a call from the smart Rosalyn!"

Rosalyn was still busy taking care of the aftermath of the Indomitable Alliance. She asked Cale a question as soon as Raon connected the call.

– What are you planning to do with the Bear tribe and the Flame Dwarf tribe? Are you going to keep them alive?

Cale had left the Bears and Flame Dwarves with Rosalyn while he took care of other businesses.

"Hoh." those from the Roan kingdom cheered, glad that they won the fight.

"So the bears and flame dwarves are our enemies." TCF! Rosalyn said with narrowed eyes. 

He slowly started to speak.

What was he planning to do with the Bears and Flame Dwarves?

The Empire would need to face the strength of those who used to be their allies.

"I plan on making them hang onto me for dear life."
– Excuse me?
"We need to give our enemies a chance as well."

Cale smiled quite gently.

However, all of them, even Choi Han, believed that Cale literally meant what he said.

Everyone in the room agreed. TCF! Cale was not someone kind to his enemies and always meant what he said. 

– Young master Cale, we also heard that the Empire's Imperial Prince is planning on giving a speech.

Cale's smile became even wider.
Imperial Prince Adin was finally starting to reveal himself in the chaos of the Western continent.

Both Adins said nothing, choosing to only look at TCF! Cale with a smirk, believing that he would win no matter what. 

"Well, any requests before we go to the second scene?" Adalie asked. When she received no answer (she definitely did not tape the mouth of those who wanted to speak), she smiled and turned the screen open again.

Title: Hell hath no wrath like an overprotective friend

"What a weird title." TBOAH! John said.

The two of them stopped at the center of the hall.
All of the people in the circle of seats were looking at them.

Crown prince Alberu was wearing a fancy gold and white outfit while Cale Henituse was wearing a black uniform that showed off his red hair.

"Cough!" TCF! Cale spat out the alcohol he was drinking (given by TCF! Cage). "Why the fuck am I wearing that!"

Many people looked at him in shock, especially the Henituse families and Alberus. They knew that clothes - it was the commander's clothes. So why was TCF! Cale wearing it? Did he become commander? But he would have never accepted it if he wanted his slacker life!

The two of them were so different than it was clearly visible.

The whispers slowly died down and silence filled the hall.
Alberu Crossman started to smile after looking around the hall.

'Crazy bastard.
He says that he doesn't need power? He'll let go of everything after the war? And he was even willing to swear on it.'

He lightly clenched and then unclenched his tingling hand.

'He always does things beyond my expectations.'

"But I always tell you I want a slacker life, your highness." TCF! Cale said in confusion. "So why are you surprise I was willing to give up power?"

"You stupid bastard." TCF! Alberu sighed, not bothering to give an answer that was so obvious to everyone except him.

Cale was giving off an aura that was making his palms tingle. He could not see it, but he could feel the oppressive aura coming off of Cale.
It was affecting everybody in the hall.

'This is the true Cale Henituse.'

The person who never wanted to put any attention on himself and only wanted money was finally showing his true self. 

"Did something happen?" TCF! Cale asked with narrow eyes. "The only reason..."

It suddenly clicked. The title and why he was appearing like that, he tched.

"Who the fuck tried messing with my people." he said with anger swirling in his eyes as everyone realized what the scene was about.

"Uh-oh~." Jung Soo said in a sing song voice. "Angry Cale is cruel Cale."

"And cruel Cale is deadly Cale." Soo Hyuk finished. 

The crown prince could not help but smile.

'If he is being serious, then I just have to be serious enough to match it.'

The crown prince gave up a part of his role for the day. He decided to play along with whatever Cale decided to do.
It would not be hard to do that.

On the other hand, there was someone who was facing a difficult situation.

"Mm."

Marquis Sand Ailan. He let out a groan.
The man who was known for having a stoic expression did not seem to be doing well.

"Hoh~" TCF! Cale smiled like he was looking at his target. 

"C-Cale-nim's smile." TCF! Choi Han stuttered as TCF! Rosalyn continued for him.

"It's like Mr. Ron's, no?" she said with a small smile, happy that he was as protective to them like they are to him.

He did not expect that his expression would change, not because of the smiling crown prince Alberu Crossman, but because of Cale Henituse.

'...I thought that he would still be a child, even if he received that position.'

He was not a child.
Then what was he?

Those who was in the political field couldn't help but gulp silently. They didn't know what happened but they knew the outcome would be dangerous for the enemy/enemies of TCF! Cale. 

Marquis Sand Ailan was more sensitive to a person's aura because he was a martial artist. He believed that a person's aura gave off their life story.

However, Cale Henituse was giving off a king or a ruler's aura that was stronger than even Alberu Crossman's aura, someone who had grown up primed to become king.

TCF! Alberu was about to comment but stopped himself when he saw that TCF! Cale wasn't in the mood.

He was giving off an aura that made the Marquis believe that Cale would not cower even against a Dragon's Dragon Fear, which was known to be the strongest aura in the world.

"I mean, he really didn't." Eruhaben commented.

'I feel like I am being dominated by his aura.'

As a highest-grade expert, his extremely sensitive intuition was going off.

Of course, Cale would have applauded if he knew what the Marquis was thinking about. This was because Cale was using the Dominating Aura to its fullest after eating a feast in the palace.

'They must have done something stupid.' TCF! Cale thought with a frown. 

Marquis Ailan, who did not know this, focused his gaze on Cale.
Alberu started to speak at that moment.

"It's been a while since so many people have gathered together."

He was no longer using the formal tone to speak to them as it was confirmed that he would be the next king. 

Many people congratulated TCF! Alberu who smiled his real smile, glad that he was one step closer to his goal of being king.

Marquis Ailan saw the brightly smiling crown prince and pushed on his temple with his finger.

He had an ominous feeling about this.

The crown prince only smiled like this when he had the advantage.
Alberu started to walk.

"I should go to my seat as well, however."

He stopped walking and turned around.

"It doesn't seem like there is a seat for our Commander?"

There was no seat for Cale in the room.
This was done by Duke Orsena's central faction.

"That bastard!" TCF! Deruth said in irritation. 

It was a petty move.
The nobles would sit while the person being interrogated would stand. You could even call it the beginning of the fight for power.

"Hoh~" TCF! Ron smiled, sharpening his knives he got from his pockets along with his son.

"Ahem."

Duke Granike Orsena could not hide his discomfort. He observed the crown prince, who knew that he had done this but had not said anything until now.

He then made eye contact.
Cale Henituse. He was directly looking at the Duke.

"I don't have a hobby of chatting while standing."

Cale's gaze slowly looked around the hall. The nobles understood his intent after looking at his gaze.

He was looking down at them.

"But this isn't bad."

Cale started to smile for the first time as if he enjoyed looking down on them like this.

"Go, young master Cale!" TCF! Witira cheered. She hated people, especially nobles, who were petty and did dirty tricks.

One of the southeast region's nobles made eye contact with Cale. He then started to shout as soon as Cale's gaze left him.

"I, I heard you were trash! I see that your personality has not changed."
"Shut up."
"Excuse me?"

The noble looked toward the leader of his faction.
Marquis Sand Ailan had a rare frown on his face as he glared at the noble.

"I told you to shut your mouth."
"Marquis-nim?"

The Marquis turned his gaze away.

"Can't you see the look in the eyes of the northeast region's nobles?"
"Excuse me?"

The noble had never seen the Marquis talking so much. That was why he also looked toward the northeast region's faction. He could hear the Marquis's voice at that moment.
"All of their eyes are focused on Cale Henituse."
"...Do you think that they are scared?"

'Like me?'
He did not say that part out loud.

"He's scared and still dared to bad mouth someone?" TBOAH! Toonka scoffed. "Weak."

He could see the Marquis starting to sigh. It seemed as if the Marquis was saying that this noble still had a long way to go. The Marquis started to speak once the noble cowered after seeing the Marquis's gaze once again.

"It is not fear but respect."
"Excuse me?"

Marquis Sand Ailan realized that the northeast region did not gather around Count Deruth, but actually around his son, Cale Henituse. They seemed to be gathered together by something tighter than power or greed.

"...Looks like we will need to give up on the northeast region."

He slowly calmed himself and started to speak.

"I'm just glad it ended with the northeast region."

It was extremely lucky that only the northeast region gathered around Cale Henituse. If he had not realized it through this incident, the entire kingdom may have been eaten up by him.

Both versions of Gilbert, Eric, and Amiru raised an eyebrow, glancing at each other before nodding. They would rather follow TCF! Cale then anyone else.

Someone with that type of atmosphere around them was bound to draw people in. Even if they don't mean to do so, they will draw in more and more people.

'He is either going to gulp up another faction or increase his influence. I'm certain of it.'

Marquis Sand was thankful that he was now aware of it, giving him a chance to stop it before it got too severe.

However, there was an issue with his line of thought.

"Then let us get started with the meeting."

Crown prince Alberu started the meeting with a happy expression. He then looked toward a noble.

One of the nobles next to Duke Granike Orsena quickly stood up after seeing Alberu's gaze. He was the Count responsible for the progression of this Grand Nobles Meeting.

He stood up and opened up the agenda of things to discuss. He coughed a few times before starting to speak.

"Ahem, we are unable to start the meeting as not everyone is present."

The Count turned his gaze away from the smiling crown prince as he continued to speak.

"Commander Cale, why did you come alone? The notice requested the attendance of two others as well."

Everyone perked up, knowing that the reason for TCF! Cale's obvious anger was going to be shown.

The Count peeked toward Duke Orsena, the leader of his faction, who nodded his head in order to tell him to continue. The Count opened up his shoulders and looked at Cale after seeing the stubborn Duke giving him the go ahead.

He then flinched.

'How could a person-!'

He felt as if he was an herbivore in front of a carnivore. The Count started to sweat after seeing Cale's gaze that was directed at him.
There was not much a human could do after getting hit by this aura that even the Killer Whale Archie found difficult to handle.

"I did?" TCF! Archie asked in shock before remembering the moment and nodding. "I did."

Tap, tap.
Cale started to walk away from the center of the room.
He stopped walking once he got near the Count.

The Count was avoiding Cale's gaze and slightly lowering his head. It was a subconscious gesture. He felt as if he would suffocate if he did not do that.
He could hear Cale's voice.

"I don't know who I should respond to since you have lowered your head."
The Count bit down on his lips and lifted up his head. However, his gaze quickly headed back down.

Many people held their breaths. Even if it was just on the screen, they could feel the angry atmosphere of TCF! Ca-

*Slap*

Everyone turned their heads to the noise, surprised to see TCF! Cale clutching his head while glaring at Soo Hyuk.

"What the fuck was that about?" he asked with a displeased tone.

"Your using your aura." Soo Hyuk explained, which made TCF! Cale realized that he was.

"Oh." he said, turning it off so that the people could breathe. "I guess I didn't notice."

It was at that moment.
The crown prince who was seated facing the entrance of the hall twitched his eyebrow.

Screeeech.
A very quiet noise could be heard as the entrance opened just a tiny bit.
The knights should be guarding the door. The door that still opened just a tiny sliver did not open nor close, and instead remained exactly opened a tiny bit.

Alberu knew that Cale's people, the sword master and the necromancer, were the ones to do that. That would be why the knights allowed them to touch the door.

Alberu was correct.
Choi Han had a hand on his scabbard as he stood right in front of the slightly opened door. He then leaned in in order to listen.

"It's us that caused Cale-nim to get mad?" TCF! Choi Han and TCF! Mary felt touched.

"Thank you, young master." TCF! Mary thanked as TCF! Choi Han looked very happy.

"No need for that." TCF! Cale said while turning his head away, a bit embarrassed.

Beside him, Jung Soo mouthed the word 'tsundere' to the two who only smiled. 

Cale's voice soon reached both Choi Han and Mary.

Cale looked toward the only other person who was standing, the Count responsible for the progression of the meeting that was unable to make eye contact with him, and started to speak.

"I had asked them to make the navy uniform black."

"And?" TBOAH! Odeus didn't understand why he mentioned it.

It was an unrelated story.
His comment made some of the nobles wonder what he was trying to do. However, they could only gasp after hearing his continued words.
The voice of the man standing in the center of the large hall could be heard.

"That way you would not be able to tell even if you got blood on it."

Many got shivers from their spine and glanced at TCF! Cale who looked at the screen stoically but his eyes shown with mirth. 

His emotionless face looked out toward the nobles.

"The blood on the northeast region's castle walls has still not dried. The northeastern ocean is also overflowing with blood."

They listened to the words coming out of the northeast region's commander's mouth. It made them recall the sight of the battle at the Henituse territory that they had seen through the video communication device.
They had been unable to hide their amazement and shock while they watched it. But now.

"Whose blood do you think it was?"

The image of the battle that came along with the low voice of the man who had been at the forefront was a bit different.
Whose blood?
Cale asked the question and then answered it.

"The enemy."

Many looked like they were going to barf when the screen showed the ocean and walls died red. 

These nobles had not experienced war. They realized that the person in front of them was not simply a noble. The weight of the title of commander slowly started to seep into their minds.

"The Roan Kingdom's enemy, the northeast region's enemy, my enemy."

Cale's gaze then headed back toward the Count.

"As well as my people's enemy."

My enemy, but more importantly, my people's enemy.
Those words stabbed into the Count's ears like nails. The Count holding the agenda felt his hand starting to shake.

It was a warning.
My people.
It was a warning not to touch the sword master nor the necromancer.

Many had smiles on their face, glad that he loved them as much as they did. After all, while they did know that, they couldn't help but wonder sometimes because he was always emotionless.

Marquis Ailan who was watching this started to speak almost as if he was gasping.

"...He's a tree."
A sturdy tree. One that never falters nor bows as it maintains its spot.
He should have realized this back during the capital's Plaza Terror Incident.
The Marquis realized that Cale Henituse truly was an upright hero.

TCF! Cale's joy was wiped off when he heard the word 'hero'. 

'The fuck?!' he screamed in his mind. 'Hero? Who hero? Me? Of course not, right?'

That was why he was relieved.
He was relieved that Cale was not a schemer.

"Cough." many people from TCF! Cale's group, the Koreans, and TBOAH! Cale coughed in an attempt to hide their laughter. He was right, in a way. TCF! Cale was not a schemer, he was a scammer.

'What a relief.'

It was at that moment.

"The Roan Kingdom is strong."

Cale did not care for the order on the agenda.

Whether or not they would agree to the Caro Kingdom's request.

"My request?" TCF! Valentino asked in shock.

'What happened in the future that required me to get help from a neighboring kingdom?' he thought.

He wasn't the only one who wondered, some royalties in the room also got curious at the reason.

He got down to business and said what he needed to say to the people who had called him here today.

"Agree to the Caro Kingdom's request."
"That doesn't seem-"

One of the nobles by Duke Orsena urgently started to speak. However, Cale did not look at them as he looked at the person at the highest spot in the room.

"Your highness."

Crown prince Alberu.

"What do you think?"

He responded back to Cale's question without any hesitation.

"Based on the report from the northeast region's naval base, the Roan Kingdom is able to maintain its current northeast region's defense while still being able to provide support to the Caro Kingdom."

Some of the nobles by Marquis Ailan and Duke Orsena stood up from their seats. They seemed ready to say something as soon as the crown prince was finished.
These were people who would not let go of their gains even if they were scared.

Many frowned in digust as both versions of Alberu and TCF! Cale made sure to write down those scums' names.

However, the crown prince did not care for them as he continued to speak.

"We also have a lot to gain if we help out the Caro Kingdom. It is worth it if you consider the future."
"But the other regions besides the northeast region don't have the extra manpower-!"

One of the nobles urgently started to speak, however, he could not finish his sentence.
The crown prince casually added on as if he had expected this response.

"The capital and the central region have the Mage Brigade. We have our Royal Knights as well."

TCF! Alberu's and TCF! Rosalyn's eyes shown in interest.

The crown prince's gaze then headed toward Marquis Ailan.

"The southeast region has the Roan Kingdom's strongest martial arts family."

The Marquis flinched for a moment.
One of his loyal nobles who saw him flinch started to speak.
He avoided Cale's gaze as he urgently started to shout.

"But the west side needs support! We need to send the northeast region's extra forces to the west!"

It would be a way to reduce the forces in the northeast region while giving the other nobles a reason to support this decision.
Of course, this was not what the Marquis wanted.

This would only be beneficial to the southwest region and the northwest region.
The original plan was for the southeast region to gobble up the northeast region's forces, however, this noble wanted to take the flow of discussion back toward the nobles.
Some of the nobles nodded their heads in agreement as if he was correct.

This made him certain.
He thought that the southwest region and the northwest region would now go wild in order to take the support for themselves.
If they start causing a ruckus, they may be able to work some things in so that the central and southeast regions get some benefits as well.
At least that was what he was thinking.

It was at that moment.
An old voice echoed in the hall.
This was the first time this person was speaking today.

"The southwest region is strong enough to defend our gate."

It was the old noble, Duchess Sonata. She opened her mouth to speak.

"Your highness, the southwest region does not need any reinforcements."

Her voice was full of certainty and anticipation.

'Damn it.'

Both Marquis Ailan and Duke Orsena's expressions changed at the same time. The two of them had known Duchess Sonata for a long time. They could read her gaze.

'That old woman has something up her sleeve.'

That old noble never said something she did not mean. In fact, she was someone who kept her every word.
Marquis Sand Ailan started to frown even more at that moment.

'I heard she needed to lock the gates because of Cale Henituse. Weren't they enemies?'

"I don't know." TCF! Cale immediately said when he saw people about to ask him why he was enemies with the old noble.

He thought that the two of them were supposed to be enemies.

But that was not the end.
Someone else started to speak as well.

"The northwest region is safe as well."

It was the gentle looking man who was known amongst the nobles as a vicious man.
Taylor Stan.
He had not involved himself in the central region's politics ever since he took over, making the nobles think that he was busy enough dealing with the northwest region.

However, that was not it.
He had been lying low at Cale's request and the crown prince's order.
They kept him hidden in order for him to be a well-sharpened blade today.

TCF! Alberu, Taylor, and TCF! Cale smirked at each other.

Taylor Stan, who was in charge of the Stan household that oversees the northwest region, added something else.

"I agree with the commander's proposal."

The northwest region and the southwest region.
These two leaders were the only ones to speak among the western faction members.
The other nobles just sat there with their mouths shut.

"...This..."
"Marquis-nim-"

Marquis Ailan could not pay attention to a different noble calling his name.

Duchess Sonata Gyerre.
Marquis Taylor Stan.

The Marquis looked at the two of their outfits.
He then looked toward the outfits of the northeast region's nobles.

Black.
They were all wearing black.

The same black that the northeast region's navy supposedly selected so that you could not tell when you got blood on it.

They had come to get blood on it today.

They were here to take down their enemy and their side's enemy before returning back.

"He finally realized." TCF! Cale said with a small yawn. "Took him long enough."

TCF! Bud and some others didn't have the heart to tell him they also didn't realize until now.

Marquis Ailan turned his head.
He could see that the crown prince was still smiling. He was also wearing a black dress shirt underneath his white coat.

His gaze moved past the crown prince and stopped elsewhere.
The Marquis could see Cale Henituse smiling at him.

He'd been had.

Cale was no hero.
This was someone who knew about power and domination.

TCF! Cale nod with happiness. Not only did his future self crushed his enemies, he also made them realize he wasn't a hero.

Duke Orsena and Marquis Ailan heard Alberu's voice.

"We are strong."

We.
The definition of that word was clear.
They could see Cale responding back with a smile.

"You are correct, your highness. We are strong. We are strong enough to destroy anything in our way."

That was how strong they were.

Fear started to creep up the bodies of those who were not part of this, 'we.'

"That's a good chapter." TCF! Cale said with a satisfied smile. "Don't you think so, your highness?"

"I do." TCF! Alberu smiled back.

"Human, who are you planning on scamming?" Raon asked loudly. "I want to join."

"I won't scam anyone." TCF! Cale denied. "Just loot scums."

No one, even the kind ones like Jack, said anything, knowing full well those who TCF! Cale planned to loot were evil ones. It was definitely not because he looked as crazy as the fire of destruction. Definitely not at all. 

"Well, um, see you all after the break!" Adalie quickly left, feeling a bit frightened by TCF! Cale's look.