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'Thought'

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Cale Henituse started to drink right after he ate his lunch. He couldn't skip his lunch, in favor of alcohol, not with his servant and chef watching him with vicious eyes.

Choi Han was still stuck in confusion when he went to relayed Cale's order to Ron, who immediately made everything happened without asking for reasons.

It had been two hours since the drinking session started.

Choi Han was looking around the peaceful atmosphere. 'Why am I the only one who seem worry that Cale-nim had been drinking for two hours straight?'

Even though he saw that Ron stayed attentive to Cale's action, in case he needed any help, Ron's face was too calm to be called worried.

He couldn't help but turned to ask Hans who was delivering the kittens's food. "Is it okay for him to drink that much?"

Hans smiled and reassured Choi Han, "He promised not to throw bottles at others. So it's fine. No worries."

Choi Han just shut up and moved away from Hans who misunderstood the meaning of his question.

He noted that he shouldn't talk to this deputy butler when he was with the kittens. He decided to do the same as Ron, to sit and watch to make sure Cale's safe from anything at all.

"Wow, old man, your alcohol tastes really great! Much better than I expected." Cale praised while eating the snacks Ron served. Most of the knights and soldiers had started to drink a little too.

'And they were nervous to even wear helmets when I first asked them to gather to drink.' Cale glanced around and thought. 'They only relaxed when I said I wouldn't throw the bottles. How sad.'

The old man smiled sheepishly at the praise from Cale. "Thank you for the praise, sir. This wine is the special wine I've made from the fruits and herbs from the mountain. That's why it's a little expensive."

"Of course, it's needed to be expensive, it's your efforts to make it this tasty. Anyway, I'm rich, this much is still okay. Do you have a lot of these?"

"Yes, sir. We have quite a bit in store."

"Then send it to everyone to enjoy!"

"Y-Young master, you don't have to—" the vice captain shouted out with flushed face, but his eyes were focused on the bottle in Cale's hand. The soldiers also do the same.

Cale's expression turned a bit angry. "I always keep my words! So when I said for you to drink, just drink it! This young master just happy to find delicious alcohol, so I decided to be generous today."

Cale hiccuped as he talked. "Every person needs to empty the bottle. That's an order."

The eyes of the soldiers that were presented all started to sparkle. Any alcohol that young master Cale enjoy, was known to be expensive but tasty to drink, as he only drank the best. They couldn't effort it with their little salary. This may be the first time they were glad that Cale was alcoholic.

""Thank you, Young Master!"" Everyone shouted in unison.

Cale watched as the inn owner distributed the alcohol and snacks to everyone with a satisfying smile. 'Everything is as planned. Only Ron left.'

Cale spent another 30 minutes or so drinking. Even though his face flushed really red, in fact he was still clear-headed. 'I wonder how much I should drink till I'm drunk. It's a mystery.'

Cale glanced at Ron who hadn't touch any alcohol today, although he also enjoyed drinking. 'He definitely see through the plan.'

Cale called for Choi Han. "Choi Han. Come support me. I wanna sleep now."

"Young master, let me do it." The vice captain was raising from his chair, but Choi Han is faster.

Choi Han had already supported Cale and help him walked toward the stairs. He wasn't going to let anyone do the job he was ordered to do.

"You should just enjoy the day. You all had just had your first battle today. This is not dangerous area." Cale waved his hand dismissively. 'No one more dangerous than Choi Han and Ron in this area.'

When they were approaching close enough to Ron who was standing next to the first floor railing, Cale whispered just loud enough for Ron to hear him. "Ron, I'll be going out later. So cover for me. Please."

"I understand. Please go do what you needed comfortably and leave things here to me. As long as you protect yourself well. I'll be waiting for you here."

"Mn" Cale smiled. 'It's good to have people waiting for you to return.'

Choi Han smiled silently as Ron and Cale conversed in whisper. He had already found out just how protective this old man could get for his young master.

Cale gave a final act before he entered his room. "I'm going to rest now. Don't wake me up unless it's an emergency. You know how I get when my sleep got disturbed."

Ron's face turned a little dark. That was the story of one of his past mistakes. That day, he was busy with something and had to leave the job of waking up Cale to another servant.

However, the servant got a barrage of swearing by Cale. Even though, Cale didn't do anything else beside some harsh swearings, but the servant had spread the rumor as he exaggerated his experience.

After that day, Ron never let anyone else take this job again, no matter what other important things happened.

Hans had heard about that rumor, but after knowing Cale personally, he thought that it might be another exaggeration. 'It might be true, but definitely not to that extent. I shall believe in what I saw so far.'

"Roger that, young master. I'll handle everything so you could rest peacefully."

"This Ron will be staying right outside your door."

Cale nodded and entered his room with Choi Han. Choi Han then help him lay on the bed, and turned to leave.

Choi Han left the room and closed the door behind him before he excused himself to rest as well.

He remembered what Cale whispered to him before he left the room. "Use the window to come back to my room"

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Inside Cale's room

Meow~ "Is it time now?"

Cale nodded at On and Hong, as he quickly took out the black outfit from the Magic box and changed.

As soon as Cale finished changing, Choi Han entered through the window, with his eyes wide open. "Cale-nim?"

Before putting on the mask, Cale threw another black outfit at Choi Han "you need to wear it, too."

The orb yesterday might temporarily stop the magic recording devices, but that was not enough. Cale did not want to leave it to chance. So, he prepared this outfits as well as create the alibi by drinking alcohol the whole afternoon.

"This outfit...." Choi Han remembered a little, even if it's blurry. 'It's similar to the group of assassins in Harris village.'

The black outfit that Cale wore had a single red star and five smaller white stars surrounding it on the chest area.

Cale could remember the outfit of the secret organization clearly from his past life, even if the novel didn't described in so much details.

Cale purposely changed between the red and white color of the stars. He wanted to mess with White star's organization and Venion a little.

Cale had specially ordered this outfit separately and add the stars later. That's why it was crude up close, but it was pretty decent from distance.

The effects that Cale wanted from this outfit is for people to remember the 'black outfit with one red star and five white stars'

To Venion who hadn't meet the organization like his father did, the reports from the subordinates who saw this outfit will have him significant headache and anger.

Choi Han who didn't get a reply from Cale, decided that he would asked later.

"Oh, Choi Han meets On and Hong from the Cat tribe. They are beast people." Cale continued. "Let's get to know each other later. For now, let's go."

"Carry me when you go out the window. I can't jump down by myself without getting hurt. And Ron had requested that I have to protect myself." Cale smiled at Choi Han.

Choi Han sighed helplessly, "piggyback or princess carry?"

Cale looked at Choi Han in disbelief. On and Hong approached Cale and pat him with their paws to console him. "Of course piggyback. Hurry."

Choi Han grinned and bend down for Cale to climb onto his back. The group safely existed the inn and headed for the mountain with the Viscount's villa and the dragon's prison.

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Tsuki: Enjoy!