And just as Cale expected, a week quickly went by. He was wondering if he should have gone with Choi Han and use the chance to get that other Ancient Power.

"Sigh." Cale did not hide his sigh as he lean on the couch with a frown. He has another problem in front of him.

Choi Han and Lock, who had left exactly a week ago, leaving Rosalyn here, were back. However, they did not come back alone.

"Young master-nim."

Vice Captain Hilsman came back with them. But his appearance was weird. The Vice Captain, who usually dressed in a way that fit his position, was wearing shabby leather armor and had lots of injuries on his face.

'I told him to focus on the restoration of Harris Village.' It felt like the Vice Captain had done some things in addition to what Cale had ordered.

"I have returned, young master."

Even though Choi Han and Hilsman were in an okay term with each other now, Cale still avoided Hilsman, who started to speak with admiration ever since he gave that warning.

However, he was not the only one who came back with Choi Han and Lock. They had brought back the whole group of people.

"Young master-nim! We wanted to see you!"

"Young master Cale-nim! We're here too!"

"Hello young master Cale! Have you been well?"

Cale could hear ten children speaking at once. Maes, as well as the other Wolf children, were innocently looking at Cale and smiling.

However, the atmosphere around them felt very different. The children had bandages wrapped around multiple spots on their bodies.

Something outside of Cale's expectations seemed to have happened in Harris Village.

"We came with Lock Hyung because you never mentioned when we should come back." Maes answered for all of them.

Cale held back his sigh. 'Not telling you when to come was my way of saying you should stay put. I don't think Beacrox has the energy to look after you.'

Cale could not tell the children who were already here to head back, so he just nodded his head and turned around to look at Choi Han and Lock. He gave an order to the two of them. "Pack your bags. We will leave in two days."

However, a response came from somewhere else.

"Yes sir!" A total of 11 people. The Vice Captain and the Wolf children all energetically responded. It was like Cale was looking at a knights brigade that had been training for a long time.

Choi Han and Lock looked toward them with satisfaction. This was especially true for Choi Han, who was looking at them like he was looking at his students.

Cale's frown somehow deepened. 'It wasn't supposed to be like this.'

Cale could only chased them all away, so he could has his peaceful time before dinner. Everyone except for Choi Han bowed and left.

Choi Han wanted to asked something but he hesitated. "Cale-nim"

"Hmm? Why are you still here?"

"I've been wondering..." Choi Han didn't know how to ask.

"Well? Say it." Cale seemed to get what Choi Han wanted to know about.

"I was wondering how did you come up with the name for Raon? How did you come up with the word Miru?"

"Oh, that's the word I made up." Cale said casually. It was not that he didn't trust Choi Han, but he had already decided not to tell anyone about it, unless in a slim chance that they found out about it.

"Excuse me?"

"Remember the time when Raon first following us, we were thinking about finding him a name, right?"

Choi Han nodded at that, he remembered Cale said it was sad to not have a name and being called Dragon.

"I spent time thinking about his name, but suddenly that word pop up in my mind when I think about Raon. So mysterious, right?" Cale spoke with amazement on his face.

Choi Han was a little disappointed at his impossible hope. He had thought that maybe by any chance Cale-nim had known Korean, so he could found a clue for his hometown.

Miru was pure Korean for dragon, after all. How could there be such coincidence? "Yes, so mysterious."

Raon who was silent until now, started to make his presence known. "Choi Han, so you were curious about the great Raon Miru's name! Let me tell you about it!"

Raon's was fluttering in happiness when he was given a chance to talk about the night he was named by his Human.

"Human told the great me that it was a name he thought of in hope that I could live a happy and joyful life with my Human and my Noona and Hyung! And everyone too!"

Cale smiled involuntarily, and shook his head. 'I didn't specifically said that, but okay, it's a fact for the future. I'll make sure of that.'

"Human also said that the name was unique only for the great and mighty Dragon like me! Isn't it a great name?"

Choi Han smiled at how cheerful the little Dragon was. There was no trace of the resentful and anger he had before anymore. "Yes, Raon Miru is a great name."

Raon nuzzled his head with the pillow he was on. "Hehe, you are right, it's the name my Human chose for me."

Choi Han added "Of course, Cale-nim only gives the best to you as well as On and Hong."

Cale couldn't help interjected. "Why are you stating such obvious thing? They are my children... ahem. They are the children under my care."

Cale looked away with redden ears, pretending that nothing happened.

Raon raised his head abruptly. "Human! Repeat what you said a moment ago! Repeat it!"

"Uh, they are the children under my care?"

"The one before that."

"Raon, how is it that you can not understand the first time?" Cale couldn't help teasing this child with the same word he said to him.

"Ah. Human! You are mean."

Cale ended up laughing while picking his child for a hug. "I will think about it you start to call my name instead of Human."

"That is not fair, Human."

"How is it not fair, Raon?" Cale kissed the top of his head.

(Raon in the picture was sleeping though... lol.)

"Wuuuu, you're so unfair." Raon raised his front paw to cover his face.

Choi Han who stood there watching the two, smiled and silently leave the room.

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At the dinner table of the Henituse family, the atmosphere turned odd after Cale decided to drop a sentence out of blue.

"I will be visiting the Whipper Kingdom for a bit."

Clang. The spoon in the hand of his youngest sister, the 7-year-old Lily, fell to the ground.

Cale turned to look at Lily after hearing the noise only to see Lily with a pale face and the corners of her lips shaking. "My teacher said...."

Lily didn't even think about picking up the spoon as she continued to mumble. "The Whipper Kingdom is very scary right now and people die every day. The nobles have to hide and it is even hard to eat yummy food! You can't even sleep in peace! That is what my teacher said!"

Her emotions seemed to be getting stronger as she continued to speak. She then started to frown after looking toward Cale.

"You are not allowed to do that." Count Deruth cut Lily off and sternly answered.

Cale looked toward Deruth with determination. He knew that his father was worried about him as always, but he never wanted to be a helpless child under his protection again. He also wanted to do everything to protect his father, and the family.

The crown prince had also promised him assistance during his travel to the Whipper Kingdom so that he could safely and stealthily get there.

"We will tell your family that you are doing my bidding. There's no need to tell them about the mages or Magic Tower or anything of the sort, right?"

"Of course. Secrets are the best. I also only want my family and the Ubarr territory liege to know of my travels."

"Naturally. I will have it all prepared."

Crown prince Alberu then immediately informed Count Deruth that it was a secret mission that he had tasked for Cale.

"Father, it is an order from his highness, the crown prince."

"It doesn't matter." The good-natured and average looking Count Deruth's face was extremely scrunched up in a frown.

Cale looked around to Basen, who was stiff like time had frozen, and then to the only person who looked calm, Violan.

She casually asked once they made eye contact. "Is this your own decision?"

"Yes. I wish to go."

"Cale."

"Yes?"

Violan put her spoon down and continued to speak. "You know it is dangerous over there, right?"

"Yes." Cale lightly agreed.

Because it would be fine with Choi Han, Raon, Rosalyn, and Lock. Even Hilsman and the 10 Wolf Children were passionately asking him to take them with him, so he didn't think he would be in danger at all.

'Should I tell them about Raon to put them at ease? But there are too many eyes around. I don't want any danger for Raon or the family.'

"Cale, just remember one thing. I am always worried about you, my son. We all worry about you. However." Violan's gaze suddenly turned sharp. "We don't care about this kingdom at all."

"Ahem, dear, we need the kingdom to be safe for our family to be safe as well." Deruth stopped frowning and let out a fake cough.

However, Violan ignored it and continued to ask Cale. "Is this your own decision?"

Violan asked the same question once more and Cale immediately responded back. "I am a Golden Turtle."

Count Deruth recalled what he had said to his son not too long ago.

"We protect anything and everything with our very sturdy shell. However, the most important thing is to protect ourselves."

He looked toward his son, who seemed calm and relaxed.

"It is most important for me to use my sturdy shell to protect myself." That was Cale's answer. "I am a Henituse after all."

Of course, Cale put his own safety first. He would only step into a battlefield if it looked like they would definitely win, and he had the strongest person on the battlefield next to him.

"You don't need to worry. I'm not alone." His voice was full of certainty and his gaze was confident.

Countess Violan started to smile. "Alright, I understand. But I do not think I can stop worrying. That is what it means to be a parent."

"I understand your feeling." Cale smiled softly and nodded at Violan anyways. 'I have three children now as well.'

Count Deruth kept his mouth shut as they restarted their meal. Based on how he was not telling Cale that he could not go, it seemed like he had accepted it as well.

"They think we'll do anything they order us to do because we have been staying low for a while. How could they order my poor son who has just finished his recovery to such a dangerous place?" Count Deruth just mumbled to himself as he roughly chewed on a piece of a meat every so often.

However, seeing as how there was no more opposition, Cale peacefully focused on his meal again. He was focusing on his meal intensely, such that he did not notice what happened next.

He didn't see that the gaze shared between Count Deruth and Countess Violan was not normal.

He also didn't know that after dinner, Count Deruth ordered the butler to secretly gather any and all information related to the crown prince and the Whipper Kingdom, regardless of the cost.

If Cale had known, he would definitely say that it was a waste of money.

Cale just finished the great meal and left the dining room. He could hear someone rushing toward him, although this was against the nobles' etiquette.

"Basen? Lily?"

It was Basen and Lily who chased after Cale.

"...Hyung-nim, must you go?"

"Pretty much."

He must go in order to secure the safety of the territory for the near future, he couldn't leave it to anyone else.

Cale continued to speak to his two quiet siblings. "Both of you need to focus on your studies and training. I can only go around like this because the two of you are here holding things down."

Cale was always at peace knowing Basen would become the next liege of the territory and Lily the commanding officer for the military.

At least they wouldn't have the typical drama plotlines of the eldest son and the more talented younger son fighting for the successor position nor something of the sort.

Cale turned away from the siblings who were still just quietly watching him. He still had a lot to prepare.

Cale started to walk away as he spoke to his siblings again. "I will bring you both some souvenirs from the Whipper Kingdom."

Cale could not see that Basen and Lily's gazes were focused on Cale before exchanging glances with each other and nodding their heads.

He had absolutely no idea that his younger siblings had already decided their future occupations.

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A few days later, Cale was happy that he was able to get on the ship at exactly the time he planned to do so.

"Young master Cale."

Cale looked toward the source of the voice as soon as he got on the ship. "Young lady Amiru."

Amiru quietly observed Cale, who was still just as relaxed as before.

The Ubarr liege had already gotten on the same boat as the crown prince, so Amiru had ordered for them to prepare the largest and strongest ship as soon as she received the crown prince's order.

"Young master Cale, I hope that you return safely without hurting yourself this time."

"I hope for the same as well." He had absolutely no plans to get hurt, but unforeseen events are needed to be considered.

Cale could see that Amiru started to frown like she didn't believe him. "I do not understand why his highness would send you to that dangerous place when you just finished your recovery. However, his highness is probably sending you because it is you, and he can trust you."

Trust? The crown prince didn't trust him fully yet, just the same as Cale himself didn't trust Alberu enough to tell him everything.

Cale had no problem honestly saying that with a stiff expression. "Really? I'm not so sure. He didn't seem to trust me much at all."

Amiru raised her voice at Cale's bitter smile. "Of course! Young master Cale, if it means anything, I trust you."

"Ah, yes, well, thank you very much young lady Amiru."

Seeing Amiru respond so fiercely, which was opposite her calm demeanor, Cale could not say anything else. He then started to walk again as they needed to leave on time. He had people he needed to meet.

"Young master Ca-."

"I'll be on my way now, young lady Amiru."

Amiru had some other things to say, but just closed her mouth. The image of Cale pushing back his red hair that was moving along with the ocean breeze was both refreshing and cool.

Cale got on the ship with a relaxed heart after seeing that Amiru was no longer trying to hold him back. He got on the deck and could see that the village was very noisy with construction right now.

Furthermore, some of the other whirlpools had disappeared, creating a safe path that was wide enough for a large ship.

'But the rest of the whirlpools are still the same.' Cale turned his gaze back to the ship and started to sigh. 'How did I end up with so many people?'

Choi Han, Lock, and Rosalyn.

The kittens, On and Hong, were shaking because they were on water yet were adamant that they would come with him.

Hans, who was next to the kittens.

Finally, Vice Captain Hilsman, who was completely pale because he was on a ship, Beacrox, who was observing Hilsman silently, and the ten Wolf children next to him.

Someone might even think he was trying to go destroy a kingdom right now.

'If I even get hurt with all of these strong people around me, I should just stay at home. But I guess my training needs to put on hold.'

– I like the smell of the ocean.

Why would he fear anything, especially with his all powerful Raon coming along as well?

Cale gave an order to the group, who were all looking at him. "Let's go."

Boooooooooooooo- The horn sounded their departure across the Ubarr sea.

The ship was disguised as a trade ship. Well, that wasn't really a disguise.

'It is a trade I am making after all. But it will naturally not be a fair trade.' It would be very beneficial for Cale, but unfair for the other party.

– Human! You are smiling like you are going to scam people again.

He could hear Raon's voice, so he laughed and enjoy the refreshing ocean breeze. Just like that, the ship started to head for the Whipper Kingdom's smallest port.

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Later that night. Cale was not sleeping but standing on the deck. It was close to midnight, so nobody else was on the deck, but the deck was lit up and the full moon made it not dark at all.

He was planning to meet some guests here tonight. Cale leaned on one of the railings as he calmly looked out to the ocean.

It was at that moment.

"Human." Raon revealed himself and approached Cale. There was no need to be invisible because nobody else was here right now.

"What is it?"

"Why are you not inside to sleep? What if you catch another cold again. Even if you're a little stronger, you still need to take care of yourself."

Cale chuckled at the nagging tone. "You sound like my father."

"Human's father, the Count?"

Cale shook his head, but didn't give any explanation. 'Kim Roksoo's father'

(Tsuki: Ah, I was tempted to use Kim Dokja as the name of Kim Roksoo's father. I want to put a name there.)

"I think it will be difficult to go back in now."

"Why is it diff-." Raon suddenly stopped talking before looking out into the ocean. He was looking at a spot far from the ship.

Splaaaaaaaash- The water parted as a large existence slowly showed itself. It was a Whale.

It was at that moment.

"Cale-nim!" Someone urgently shot out from inside the ship and was rushing toward Cale at a very fast pace.

It was Choi Han. Choi Han had a worried expression as he inspected the existence that was slowly revealing themselves. He then turned to look at Cale and approached him.

"Hmm?" It was then that Choi Han could see it. Cale was waving at him to not worry.

Raon then scoffed at Choi Han and started to speak. "They are not enemies."

"What?" Choi Han turned to look back at the ocean.

At the same time, Cale stopped leaning on the railing and bowed his head toward the ocean.

It was not just one Whale. There were three Whales coming to them. The guests had arrived. One was Witira, the Humpback Whale. The other was a Killer Whale. And finally...