Hans had a message for him as soon as he returned. "Young master-nim! His highness, the crown prince, contacted you. What is going on?"

"Nothing much." Cale couldn't hide the smirk on his face. "Just something that is mutually beneficial."

It was a great chance to steal the biggest treasure created by the Whipper Kingdom's Civil War.

Hans also delivered another piece of information to Cale. "Ah, and Choi Han-nim sent a message that he will be heading back from the Breck Kingdom."

"Oh. That's great news."

"Little Lock is coming back with him as well. Oh, and even Miss Rosalyn."

"What?"

'Rosalyn as well? Did they just destroy the Breck Kingdom?' Cale started to frown as soon as he returned home.

"But young master-nim, what about your guards? I heard that the Vice Captain and the Wolf children will remain in Harris Village to work."

Cale just listened to Hans's endless barrage of questions. He had considered Hans to be trustworthy, so he told Hans about the Wolf children as well as On and Hong.

Hans took it quite well and his affection for the kittens only increased further. They are the one to protect the young master in case he couldn't be around. His kitten-nims are both awesome.

Hans continued on while picking On and Hong up into his arms. "You said the Vice Captain was staying back to investigate the Forest of Darkness?"

The explosion in the Forest of Darkness. The Vice Captain knew of the cause of the explosion because Cale explained it to him, but the "official" story was that he was staying back to investigate because they were keeping Cale's involvement a secret.

"Young master-nim, I will take care of these tiny roles for now, but I will not remain in this spot forever."

Cale quickly got rid of Hilsman's comment to him from his mind. It was useless chatter anyways. "I didn't need them anymore, so I let them go at the entrance."

The Whale siblings had left at the entrance. Naturally, they had a bottle of swamp water with them. While the other bottle was with Cale.

Hong's tail was shaking because he was going to get stronger soon. On as well.

"Hans."

"Yes sir."

"Did the crown prince say when I should contact him?" Cale leisurely asked.

However, Hans answered back sternly. "Immediately. That was what he said."

Cale started to smile. The crown prince must have been really anxious. Cale calmly started to speak. "Then let's go."

**********************************

The territory's video communication mage peeked toward Cale, who sat down on the couch and crossed his leg leisurely.

"Is it ready?"

"Ah, yes, yes!" The mage gulped before continuing on. "It is possible to speak with his highness right now."

The mage was looking at Cale, the person the crown prince was currently looking for. Compared to how nervous he was, Cale seemed to be very calm.

"Then you can head out now."

The mage quickly bowed and left, although he turned around a few times on his way out due to curiosity.

Cale commenced the video communication as soon as the mage left, and a face soon appeared on top of the half transparent orb.

Cale immediately started to speak. "It is my great honor to speak with the star of the nation, the wonderf-"

> Enough.

The crown prince immediately cut him off, as if Cale's words gave him the chills. Cale had a sly smirk as he quickly stopped talking.

Alberu calmly observed Cale, who was sitting down leisurely, yet in a way that was still respectful, and then got straight to the point.

> What a mess they made in the Breck Kingdom.

Cale's smile became wider. It was what he had been waiting for. Why else would he have hurried over like this? It's not like he enjoying seeing the crown prince's face.

'The crown prince's information network is the most accurate.' Cale quietly sat there and smiled as if nothing was wrong.

Things would all take care of themself.

> Seeing as how you are not saying anything, I guess you're already aware of what happened.

See? All resolved without having to say anything.

> Princess Rosalyn seems to have made her resolve. How else could she obliterate a Grand Duke's entire family in a single day?

Cale felt his heart jump at the word 'obliterate' but he did not let it show on his face. It was because he could see that Alberu was observing him.

Right now, Alberu was poking at Cale to see what he could find out.

> She also gave up her claim to the throne.

Rosalyn really did give up her claim to the throne. Now it was time for her to show her true nature as a mage.

> But based on what I heard, there were two very strong individuals with her. Everybody else might not know but I do.

The crown prince really was good at explaining things. Alberu's sharp gaze pointed toward Cale.

> Aren't they your subordinates?

Choi Han and Lock. Cale answered back with the truth to Alberu's question, with a tilted head. "My subordinates?"

They were not Cale's subordinates. On the surface, Choi Han had nothing to do with him and Lock was just someone he was making a deal with.

Cale could see the corner of the crown prince's lips slowly starting to move up. He also leaned back on the couch like Cale and casually spit it out.

> You sly fox.

Cae could not disagree with that. Alberu saw Cale's lack of reaction and shook his head before adding on.

> Why do you want the Magic Tower?

The crown prince no longer tried to beat around the bush or be glib around Cale.

Cale looked toward the crown prince with a serious expression. "Your highness."

Cale sat up from his seat, which made the crown prince also sit up with curiosity. Cale then continued. "Every so often, I have this thought that you and I are very similar."

The crown prince started to frown.

> Such a terrible thought.

"I agree." Cale just pushed aside the fact that the crown prince showed such disdain for the fact that the two of them may be similar and continued on. "The Roan Kingdom is a kingdom without anything."

Silence suddenly filled the room. If the mage outside the room heard what Cale just said, he may have fainted.

However, the crown prince Alberu was smiling as Cale had expected. The crown prince seemed to have latched onto the bait.

> Not going to watch what you say now?

"Your highness, you are currently smiling, aren't you?"

> Well, it is the truth.

The crown prince did not disagree. The Roan Kingdom was a kingdom where neither the knights nor the mages were very strong.

Although it had a long history, it was just average in every aspect. However, crown prince Alberu knew that, although this would be fine during times of peace, it was not okay to be mediocre in every aspect during times of chaos.

He knew that they needed at least one specialty area. Nevertheless, that was not something that could easily be created in a short period of time.

Such a large scale issue would take tens of years if they were lucky, but at least an average of hundreds of years if they were not.

That was why he had made up his mind. Take it from someone else. Take another kingdom's specialty away and make it theirs.

And a good prey appeared in front of his eyes. The Whipper Kingdom that used to be the kingdom of mages.

Cale and Alberu made eye contact as Alberu commented.

> You sharp bastard.

The two of them had similar smirks on their faces. This time, it was Cale's turn to speak. "The Magic Tower for me. And for you, your highness-"

Cale and Alberu answered at the same time.

"Mages."

> Mages.

A short silence filled the room before Alberu covered his eyes with his hand and started to laugh.

> Haha. Interesting. At first, I thought it was terrible that there was someone else like me.

The crown prince laughed for a while before removing his hand and answering.

> I will give you whatever you need.

Alberu then waited for Cale's response.

"Thank you very much." Cale didn't say the remaining sentence that he thought inside his head. 'For giving me your trust even though we've just met.'

Just that sentence and nothing else. However, that sentence struck Alberu properly, because of the sincerity hidden in it.

Alberu was curious about this confident attitude of Cale's and asked.

> But why is it that you want the Magic Tower?

Cale noticed that the crown prince seemed to be observing him again. 'He really was a difficult person to handle, but there was no reason for me to be so worried.'

"It might cause you another golden plaque for my answer, so do you still want to know, your highness?"

> Seriously, this guy.

'I'm sure he wants to know if I know about the North.' Cale thought. 'But I'm still not sure whether to tell him everything. He seemed trustworthy in the past life.... Though I only saw him once.'

There was an existence that was a source of concern for the Roan Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom of Knights. Crown prince Alberu was wary of that kingdom while they were preparing for their invasion.

'They will invade through Henituse territory.'

War is a time of chaos, and chaos will provide opportunities for the prepared. One of those opportunities was the mages running away from the Whipper Kingdom.

The crown prince, who didn't have much influence in the kingdom, would use them to strengthen his power and increase his influence inside the kingdom.

If Kim Rok Soo had read past the fifth volume of [The Birth of a Hero], he would probably know the two powers that develop as new heroes.

One would be a knight from the North. And the other would probably be the crown prince in front of him right now.

'But as Cale, with the knowledge of the future, knows and had been making preparations. To use the two new heroes if necessary.'

Especially after Raon told him that the crown prince was not human. Cale started to smile.

The crown prince was trying to figure out whether Cale knew about the North's movement and wanted the Magic Tower for that reason.

But Cale had learnt everything he couldn't as Cale Henituse, when he was Kim Roksoo. And this little trick was really a child play.

"I'll be generous and let you know the reason then." Cale smiled brightly. "I just want to own a Magic Tower. Doesn't it sound cool? The owner of the magic tower, Cale Henituse."

> ... I shouldn't have asked.

Alberu could see the sly smile on Cale's face as he shook his head.

"Then why is it that your highness needs the mages?"

Alberu started to smirk in a similar manner.

> I just want to give them a home.

Both answers were terrible excuses, but neither of them called each other out. The two people who were both sitting back casually like they were part of a painting just continued to chat with each other.

> When do you plan to head out?

"I plan to go in about a month."

One month later. Cale would be finished with his preparations and head to the Whipper Kingdom at that moment.

The Civil War would be close to ending by the time he arrived at the Whipper Kingdom. Toonka's stupid face seemed to be shining gold in Cale's mind.

> How will you get there?

"By ship."

> And your guards?

Guards. That word made Cale start to smile and Alberu realized his mistake.

> I guess that was a useless question. Cale, make sure you are careful since your body is still weak. You know what to do, right?

"Thank you for your concern, your highness. I will make sure to bring back any and all good things."

> Sometimes we really are on the same page for no reason.

Cale and Alberu, although the two of them were very different people, the smirks on their faces looked so similar right now.

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Around two weeks later.

Cale had been training his body with some running as well as simple hand-to-hand combat spar either with Beacrox or Hans.

Of course this was done in secret. Only the three children average 7 years old, and Cale's two temporary fighting instructors knew.

Today is one of his rest day. Cale slowly opened his eyes and started to roll around. He rolled around his large bed for a while before stretching his body.

"Mnn~ that was a good rest."

"Cale, Cale, is today your free day? Will you be eating breakfast with us?" Hong asked excitedly.

"It's been a while. You always have to train until so late in the morning."

"But today, Human is free and he even wakes up early."

"Yes, yes, let's have breakfast together today. I'll have to eat with my family tomorrow."

This was the definition of happiness.

Cale's body was getting a little healthier and spending time with his family was always a pleasure.

He had ordered other people to take care of all of the things he needed to prepare for the trip. While his family kept telling him to rest to recover, he had to sneak out during the night to train his Ancient Power since he spent the early morning to train his body.

Beside being his rest day, today he also received a great news.

"Human, it looks like Choi Han is back." Raon whispered in Cale's ear as he smiled. "This is great. I have been so bored lately."

Cale patted the children average 7 years old one by one. "I'm sorry that you got bored."

"It's okay, it was to get you healthier."

"Yes, so you won't cough blood easily."

"Yes, Human, it is good for you to get stronger. So you won't hurt yourself."

Choi Han's group was supposed to arrive today. Since it was still 10am, they were probably arrived a few hours later.

Cale stretched again before getting up from the bed. These past two weeks, beside training, he had also revised some of his plans to fit the situations that are currently happening.

'Not everything happened like in my past life. I have to make more money, so I can be more flexible with the changes of plans.' Cale's eyes became very determined.

He decided that he would take care of the Whipper Kingdom and the Queen of the Jungle at once so that he could be at peace strengthen the territory before the invasion from the Northern alliance.

Cale headed into the bathroom while the three children gather once they saw the door close.

"C-Cale's eyes only seem full of spirit whenever he about to travel somewhere."

"You're right. But I'm glad that I am stronger now. I can make sure he does not have to use his Ancient Power, even if he's stronger now."

"Are you sure it is because of traveling?" On who had been listening silently asked.

"Yes. I am right."

"Noona, it definitely is."

"Mm, I guess so." On finally agreed and brushed her fur.

On and Hong's furs were much brighter now. The three children sat around waiting for Cale to come out. They were looking forward to heading out of the house again after such a long time.

However, contrary to their expectations, right after breakfast was done, Cale headed into the study to meet the three guests, who had arrived earlier than he expected.

He took a sip of the tea that deputy butler Hans had given him before he started to speak. "Welcome back, Choi Han, Lock."

Cale looked toward Choi Han, whose expression brighten up, and the just as shy Lock, before looking toward Rosalyn.

"Your Highness, Princess Rosalyn, it has been quite a long time."

Rosalyn started to smile and answered in a refreshing manner. "You cannot call me princess anymore. I have been banished from the royal family."

"...Is that so?"

"Yes. I have been removed from the family records. I no longer have a family name."

Cale just turned away from Rosalyn, who answered in such a happy manner. He then casually added on. "I guess I can just continue to call you Miss Rosalyn then."

Rosalyn's red pupils focused on Cale. Although she was the one who chose to give up her claims to the throne instead of getting written off, people still had looks of pity toward her these days.

Seeing Cale acting so normally around her made her able to respond with a relaxed heart. "Yes. Just like before. You can keep treating me like that in the future too."

She could see Cale nodding without even looking at her and thought that she really did the right thing by choosing to come back with Choi Han.

Cale did not see Rosalyn's smile, as he had turned to look at Choi Han and Lock. Choi Han was sitting straight up, but seemed to be quite happy from his earlier words.

'It feels like he became even more of a loyal puppy.'

If Cale could imagine, Choi Han is definitely wagging his tail right now, asking for praises.

However, Choi Han also seemed to have taken another step toward becoming a hero of justice, as his pupils were now cleaned of the darkness he had before.

Cale turned away and looked toward Lock this time. Lock was different from Choi Han. He seemed to have something to say, but was too shy to say it and thus could only sit there fidgeting his fingers.

"Cale-nim."

"Yes?"

There was no need for him to turn around. Choi Han was the only person who called him, 'Cale-nim'.

"Should I report about what happened at Breck Kingdom?"

Rosalyn suddenly looked toward Choi Han in shock. However, Choi Han did not look at her and only looked toward Cale.

However, Cale, who was looking at Lock, shook his head. "No need. I don't think I need to know what you did for a friend."

Rosalyn could see Choi Han smiling peacefully after hearing Cale's words. He then started to speak. "Yes, that is true, but please let me know if there is anything you are curious about. I will report it to you right away."

"It's fine."

Cale felt like he would just get a headache if he knew about it. He did not want to know how they were able to cause such a ruckus in the Breck Kingdom in such a short amount of time, as well as how Rosalyn gave up her claim to the throne. He was perfectly happy being ignorant of such matter.

"Lock." He called out to Lock instead.

"Err, yes?" Lock, who was now taller than Choi Han, was still a bit awkward.

Cale knew why Lock was so fidgety right now. While Choi Han and Rosalyn probably had a lot to do once they got here, it was obvious what Lock was thinking about in this foreign place.

Cale looked toward Lock's confused face and started to speak. "Your siblings are somewhere else right now."