After the first night, they did not manage to find anything the next night either.

Cale, who could not sleep well that night, finally woke up in the middle of the day. He was not tired though, because the Vitality of the Heart made it difficult for Cale to feel tired.

"Young master, are you up?"

"... Ron. You're back. Welcome back."

"I have returned, young master." Ron was back. He then handed a letter to Cale.

Cale gave an order to Ron for the first time in a while after seeing the letter. "Ron, go wrap up a bottle of the best wine."

It was a letter with the crest of the Flynn Merchant Guild. Cale opened the letter to find a single sentence.

The bastard son of the Flynn Merchant Guild's leader, Billos, would soon arrive at the capital.

The letter helped Cale realized that it would not be long before he met the crown prince inside the palace. Since there were a lot of villains in there, it was time for him to be very, very still.

Ron nodded his head at Cale's words, but added one more thing before he left. "I understand. By the way, young master, you do remember that you have to visit the palace tomorrow, right?"

Before the king announces the start of the festival in the plaza, the nobles were scheduled to meet with the crown prince.

It was neither a serious meeting nor a feast, but something in between. It was set to take place in a wing of the palace where important meetings usually took place.

Cale thought about the crown prince and the palace before his mind drifted elsewhere. 'I wonder if Taylor and Cage are well.'

The fallen eldest son and the crazy priestess. Cale thought that the two of them were probably doing very well.

"Mm." Cale decided that he will be very still at the palace.

Even if someone curses him from the side, he will just sit there silently before returning here. Cale peeked at the table in front of them. There was a letter from Eric sitting there.

[Cale. You don't have to do anything, anything at all. This Hyung will take care of it all for you. Got it? ...]

Eric Wheelsman, one of the Northeastern nobles, sent him two letters a day. It was very clear that Eric was worried about what might happen. Cale grabbed the letter on the table and chucked it to a corner.

"Then I will make sure to have them wrap up a bottle of our best alcohol."

"Good. Thanks for your hard work."

Cale was watching Ron leave, when he saw some faces he had not seen for a while enter through the open door. Ron peeked at the two of them before closing the door.

The two that entered approached Cale and started to speak.

"I think I can kill them if they let their guard down!"

"I see a way we can kill them!"

It was the kittens On and Hong. These two kittens, who Cale had not seen for a while, were excited, as they seemed to have found a way to kill the Beast people who were as strong as the Wolf Tribe.

"Good job."

The two kittens came and rubbed their faces on Cale's leg after hearing his compliment toward them. Cale patted the two of them on their head.

Ron soon entered the room once again. "Young master."

"What is it?" Cale raised his head to Ron.

"May I go as your personal servant to the palace?"

"Why are you asking such an obvious question? Who else would go if it wasn't you?"

That answer made Ron make up his mind to leave again.

The people who called themselves, 'Arm,' and ruled the Eastern continent's underworld had started to expand their reach to the Western continent. 'Arm,' was just one limb of the organization, and nobody knew their true identity.

The Molan family was a fifth generation assassin household that sought to rule the night in the Eastern Continent, and Ron Molan, the successor to the Molan family, hated and feared this, 'Arm.'

'I won't let you carry the burden alone.' Ron thought as he smiled. "Young master."

"Yes?"

"You will be very cool in the palace. I will make sure of that."

"Ron." Cale looked toward Ron and casually asked back. "I do have a handsome face and figure, don't I?"

Meeeeeow. The kittens snorted at Cale, but they couldn't disagree. Cale was a handsome man with a slick figure.

"Of course. Our young master is the full package."

Cale ended up laughing at Ron's comment because it was a very gentle, warm, and doting voice. And it sounded like Ron was playing along with him.

When he stopped his laughter and turned his head around to see Ron, he was standing there with a satisfied smile on his face. It looked different from when he was pretending to be satisfied.

"Then I will head out for now. I need to go report to deputy butler Hans."

"Oh? Oh. Go ahead."

Ron soon left, and Cale started to ponder while looking at the closed door. 'Why is he acting like this? He seems to decide on something just now.'

Cale stared at that closed door for a long time with a confused expression filled his face.

Knock knock knock. Someone was knocking on the door.

Hong started to speak. "Smells like a wolf."

Cale looked toward the door and spoke out. "Come in."

The door clicked and slowly started to open. Cale could see the wolf boy, Lock, awkwardly standing there.

Lock hesitated for a bit, before starting to speak. "Hello, I-I came to thank you. I didn't know when would be a good time to stop by, so, if it is okay with you, may I come in for a bit?"

"Come in." Cale said it again.

Cale didn't want to hear this awkward voice any longer, so he waved Lock inside.

Lock carefully closed the door with a nervous expression, and approached Cale.

Cale pointed to the couch across from him. "Take a seat."

"Thank you." Lock sat down on the couch and peeked at Cale.

Unlike earlier, when his words made Lock think of his uncle, this person, named Cale Henituse, now had an aura about him that made it difficult to approach him.

Rather than it being difficult because he was strong like his uncle, it just felt like it would be difficult to talk to Cale.

"Say what is on your mind."

"You see." Lock seemed to be thinking about what to say, before jumping up from the seat and bowing toward Cale. "Thank you very much!"

Lock seemed very naive, scared, and in some aspects, stupid. He definitely fit the profile described in the novel.

'His personality changed in the novel after going berserk for the first time, but it looks like it is still the same now.'

Cale responded to Lock's thank you. "Sure. It is definitely something to be thankful for."

The two Cats looked at Cale curiously. They wondered why Cale acted like this.

"Excuse me? Ah, yes." Lock had an odd expression on his face as he sat back down.

Cale watched Lock sit and started to speak. "No need to thank me anymore, you can go."

"Ah, well, actually." Lock could not stand back up, and just moved his lips without saying anything.

He had heard stories from Rosalyn, the two Cat tribe kittens, Choi Han, and even Hans, which made him think things through over and over. He was still not done thinking things through.

Cale just quietly watched Lock. It was because he saw how Lock behaved that he was acting like a trash.

"Well, young master, you see." Lock didn't know how to start.

He continued to peek at Cale every so often while staring at his feet. Lock lightly bit down on his lips a couple of times. He didn't like this personality of his very much.

At that moment, Lock heard a cold voice.

"Spit it out."

"Excuse me?" Lock finally lifted his head up to look at Cale.

This was the first time Lock made eye contact with Cale since coming into the room.

Cale kept eye contact with Lock, as he finally smiled and continued to speak. "Good. When you are talking to someone, you should make eye contact like this."

He continued on. "Spit out everything you want to say."

Cale looked at the clock before looking back at Lock, who was looking at him with a blank expression on his face.

Cale soften his tone. "I will listen to what you have to say."

"Ah." Lock let out a gasp.

He finally see why Choi Han Hyung and the Cats talked so highly about this person. He clenched his fidgeting hands and finally started to speak.

"I- I am the older brother." His voice was weak. His body was large, but he was still a young boy. "I need to take care of my younger siblings."

Lock knew that he was still lacking a lot to be called a member of the Wolf Tribe. However, he had 10 younger siblings that he needed to protect and care for right now.

In addition. "I was also a nephew and a younger brother."

The Blue Wolf Tribe loved and cherished the cowardly and stupid Lock. He could not forget about his family, friends, and neighbors who cared for him so much.

"That is why I need to get my revenge." That was why he needed to pay them back for everything they took from him.

Lock pressed down on his shaking hands and said whatever came to mind. Once he did that, he felt his head clearing up a bit. He then bowed his head and could see his feet and the carpet.

He then heard a voice. "Young wolf boy."

Lock lifted his head up. Cale Henituse. This owner of a large residence that Lock couldn't even dream of when he lived in his village, was someone that Choi Han Hyung had said was worth betting entirely of his life on.

Such a man was speaking to him as if he was guiding him."You are a wolf."

Lock started to recall many past memories. He could see his life in the Blue Wolf Tribe.

"Wolves protect their families and put them first, before even themselves. I consider them to be a tribe to be proud of."

Lock could see a smiling face in front of him. "I have heard what you wanted to say."

At that moment, Lock could clearly see this man and everything in this room. On either side of Cale were the cute Cat Tribe kittens, and the sunlight coming into the room made it seem very peaceful.

Lock finally remembered the words that he needed to say, and the words he wanted to say. "Thank you very much for your help. And...please help me."

The owner of this peaceful atmosphere started to speak. "Once was enough for the thanks. However, I do not wish to help you."

Cale did not want to just help Lock, he wanted Lock to think more about it, instead of blindly asking for help and expecting to get help.

Because he knew the pain the 10 wolf children were feeling after losing their parents and their support. He had experienced it himself. Furthermore, he had already involved with Lock as he was the one asking Choi Han to bring him here.

Cale continued to speak toward Lock, who was lowering his head after hearing Cale say that he did not want to help him. "However, I do have plans to make a deal with you."

"... A deal?"

"Yes." Cale continued to speak. "What do you need help with? And what can you do for me in return?"

Cale had no desire to tell this wolf boy, who was not experienced with anything, how to do everything. He wanted him to think for himself.

Cale stood up, as he still had a couple things to take care of before heading to the palace, before speaking once more to the Lock. "Come back when you have the answers."

Lock thought for a moment, before getting up from the seat and bowing his head. "I understand. I will come back to see you when I have figured things out."

"Great. I will wait for you."

Cale lightly patted Lock's head once. The gaze in Lock's eyes as he looked up was quite satisfactory.

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Tsuki: Enjoy!