Chapter 49

# Chapter 49: <By Accident>

Kael didn't originally intend to destroy the vortex. He planned to resolve the issue using the vitality of the shield and heart.

'That was before the black dragon.'

Why should he go through so much trouble when he had the black dragon?

After feeding the black dragon and the twins, On and Hong, a lot of food and sending them out, Kael welcomed his first guest.

"You must have done something big, even if I don't know what you stole."

It was Villus.

"Am I getting famous these days?"

Villus shook his head, seemingly helpless, at Kael's words. He could see that Kael, who claimed to be sick, was drinking.

"Yes, you are. But can you really drink?"

"I don't need to lie to you, do I?"

Villus smiled and filled Kael's empty glass. Then he handed over a magic box.

"The items you requested. I received the items you returned."

Kael had returned the items he borrowed through Choe Han. He stroked the new magic box he received and looked at Villus.

Where should I use the gold token? Kael had already decided on one of them.

He decided to buy time.

The real danger to the Loen Kingdom, and not just Loen, but to the countries in the central and northern regions, including the Breck Kingdom, would come when the knights from the north descended. Kael decided to buy time for that moment.

To be precise, he wanted to buy time to escape from the empire and the mage slaughterer of the Western Continent, and the Jungle Queen of the south. He needed to do this because now there were people who had entered his territory.

"Villus."

"Yes."

"Do you do trade?"

"I don't do trade, but I know about it these days."

Villus was indeed a merchant, quick to catch up on information.

"The Western Continent is on the brink of explosion, and it's easy for merchants to make money at such times."

"Money talks, and merchants will come running."

Villus liked Kael's understanding of merchants and his straightforward approach.

"The Loen Kingdom will soon be in turmoil. You must have guessed that."

Villus nodded. The Loen Kingdom was currently at the peak of conflict between mages and non-mages.

"So, what do you think will make the most money in that moment? What do you think, young master?"

Kael answered immediately to Villus's casual question.

"People."

The Mage Guild will lose the civil war, and the Magic Tower will fall. What will happen to the remaining mages? Not all mages will die after the civil war.

The Loen Kingdom, the largest producer of magic devices in the Western Continent, also produced the best magic devices. Many mages there stayed away from power and politics. But they would lose their place after the civil war.

The one who saw this opportunity was the crown prince, Albert Cross. And the person who would rebuild the fallen Magic Tower in a new location was the top-tier mage, Rosalyn.

Villus was quick to understand.

"You think the mages will fall."

Kael didn't particularly answer.

The mages must fall. They have to. That was the direction for the Loen Kingdom to move forward.

But Kael didn't place much importance on such things.

He wanted something else.

The Loen Kingdom, the largest producer of magic devices in the Western Continent, and also the place that produced the best magic devices. Kael needed what remained after the civil war.

"When the Magic Tower falls, you must tell me immediately."

"…Can I ask why?"

Kael shrugged. Then he answered lightly.

"You'll know when the time comes."

The Magic Tower.

Kael would buy it.

The Magic Tower, covered with broken magic devices after the civil war, which could not be restored. He knew how to buy it, and Albert would not be able to refuse such an action by Kael.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Kael nodded in agreement with Villus's words. He was looking forward to it too.

Buying it would buy him time. Time to be protected from danger. Of course, it would be very expensive.

'It's not my money anyway.'

Seeing the evil smile on Kael's lips, Villus's anticipation grew.

"Then I'll contact you."

"Sure. I'll be waiting."

Kael saw off his first guest, Villus. Then he welcomed his last guest. Actually, it was more like they barged in.

Kael was looking at the terrace window he had carelessly left open when he shuddered at the sight of what was entering.

"What is this?"

A small mud doll, about the size of a palm, waddled over the terrace window and approached Kael. On and Hong, who were in Kael's arms, were trembling in fear.

The mud doll's face was quite terrifying. In fact, it looked more like a zombie. At that moment, the black dragon spoke to Kael. The black dragon communicated telepathically.

-I sense the power of a god.

"Ah."

Kael uttered a name.

The mad priest.

"Kage."

At that moment, the mouth of the mud doll, which had no eyes or ears, opened.

"Indeed, you recognize me, young master Kael. This is a doll that shares my consciousness. It can only hear and speak once."

True to the skills of the one called a necromancer.

Kael looked at the black dragon. The black dragon spoke to Kael telepathically but did not become visible. It seemed to realize that it could hear but not see the mud doll. How strong is it? Kael suddenly wondered about the dragon's strength. However, he couldn't think about it for long due to the mud doll's words.

"We are leaving the capital today. Young master Kael, you must dislike this way of communication, right?"

That's right. Correct answer.

"Still, Taylor wants to convey a message."

The mad priest, Kage, was relaying the message of Taylor, the eldest son of the Stan family.

"'Young master Kael, when I find my place again, or rather, when I rise to a position higher than my place, I will come to repay your kindness,' he wants me to say."

"I don't need that."

"I know.

The grotesque mud doll and Kael faced each other.

"Still, both I and Taylor need a place to send news when we get what we want."

"Do as you please."

At that, the mud doll's mouth curled up, and it slowly melted away. On and Hong clung even tighter to Kael at the sight.

"Then I wish you good health, young master Kael."

The mud doll finally disappeared without a trace. The black dragon, who had been watching the scene, spoke to Kael.

"Then when that time comes, will I take revenge?"

The abandoned eldest son, Taylor Stan, would become the master of the Stan family. The current Duke and Benyon Stan would have to face the black dragon's wrath.

"Sure. You can do whatever you want."

"Good."

The black dragon, having heard about the Stan family's situation from Kael, decided on the time for revenge.

When the current Duke and Benyon Stan were in their most miserable and desperate state. Then the black dragon wanted to make them even more miserable, make them thrash, and then kill them.

The black dragon flapped its wings, looking pleased. It was indeed a ruthless creature.

Kael spent a difficult night listening to the black dragon's imagined revenge story as a lullaby. The next day, he stood in front of the carriage early in the morning.

Rosalyn, Choe Han, and Lac saw him and his party off. Kael looked at the three of them with a somewhat awkward expression.

"Kael-sama, if you see that mage, tell the dragon to kill him immediately. Not to cut off useless arms like me, but to blow off his head."

Choe Han was making ruthless statements from the start of the morning.

"I'll definitely get stronger and come back! Listen to the young master in the meantime. Think carefully about what I told you last time. It's a matter that will decide your future. We need to get stronger now."

Lac, surrounded by his ten younger brothers, stammered out his resolve. And Rosalyn was whispering to the black dragon inside the carriage, out of sight of others. It was a small voice that Kael couldn't hear.

"Dragon-sama, this is a Loen Kingdom alphabet book, and this is a common language alphabet book."

"Thank you, human. I am great, so I will learn the alphabet quickly."

"That's right. Dragon-sama is great. I hope you come up with a wonderful name."

"I will ask for a name."

"…I see what you mean, Kael-sama."

"Hmph."

Kael, not understanding what they were talking about, watched Rosalyn look fondly at the black dragon with a slightly uncomfortable expression. Then he spoke to Choe Han, who was still telling him how to survive.

"Kael-sama, if you throw the first punch and run away, your chances of survival will be higher. Also-"

"That's enough."

Kael said indifferently to Choe Han, who closed his mouth.

"Don't get hurt yourself."

"…Yes, I will definitely do that."

Choe Han's kindly smiling face was unpleasant to Kael, so he got into the carriage. Rosalyn followed him out of the carriage.

Kael, feeling the weight of the black dragon, which had become transparent and sat on his lap, along with On and Hong, spoke to the butler, Hans, outside the carriage window.

"Let's go."

The moment those words were spoken, the servants who had come out of the mansion greeted Kael. Kael couldn't understand why the servants, who had put their work on hold to come out and greet him, were doing so. Even if he told them not to, they insisted on seeing him off.

"Please have a safe journey, young master!"

"I hope to see you again soon."

"I was happy to serve you, young master."

"I look forward to seeing you again soon!"

What a nightmare. Kael had no intention of returning to the capital. He casually waved his hand and closed the carriage curtain.

That action was the signal to depart. Kael's party, now with two more carriages, left the capital and headed for the northeastern region.

Ubar. The place with a sea that has been swirling for hundreds of years. Kael was heading there.

***

"Phew! It smells fishy! Is this the sea?"

The red cat, Hong, sniffed the air through the slightly open carriage window. Kael nodded absentmindedly and took a small, round object from the black dragon.

"Is this the mana condensation separated from the bomb?"

The black dragon nodded and answered Kael's question.

"Yes. Now we can make new magic bombs."

Kael felt better with that confirmation and opened the carriage window wide. The vast northeastern sea and the cool sea breeze came in. There were many islands on the sea. The northeastern sea had many islands.

The silver cat, On, was amazed.

"Oh! The cliffs are incredible."

The steep coastal cliffs gave a sense of awe and immense pressure. The carriage was driving on a road formed along these cliffs.

Kael looked at the 'Cliff of the Wind,' the most scenic spot in the Ubar territory, in the distance. A few small islands were visible opposite it.

Several swirling vortices could be seen between the cliffs and the islands. These vortices were the culprits that made the sea in front of the Ubar territory dangerous.

'The mage slaughterer must have drifted to one of these islands and discovered the 'Sound of the Wind.''

The clever barbarian. A blue wolf and a future wolf king, Lac, was considered better than the best divine power in the Western Continent. The tyrant, Tunka.

'I just need to get it before that guy does.'

According to the novel's flow, Tunka still had some time before he would arrive here. Kael thought he wouldn't have to face Tunka and looked at the vast sea with a pleased expression.

But before that, something Kael didn't want to happen did. It started with a knight reporting to him.

"Young master, the person we rescued has regained consciousness."

"Oh, really?"

The person they rescued?

At that word, Kael thought of someone. As he frowned, thinking it couldn't be, Amir smiled kindly and explained.

"A few days ago, we rescued someone who was drifting while exploring the nearby coastline and islands. It seems they have regained consciousness."

It's ominous.

"At that time, the person was about to be swept into the vortex, and I was thinking about what to do. Then I remembered what you did in the square and decided to rescue them."

Amir said to Kael.

"Human life is precious, isn't it?"

Kael took a while to answer the question.

"…Yes."

"Indeed, I expected no less from you, young master."

Kael didn't see Amir's smiling face at all. Instead, the description of Tunka from 'The Birth of a Hero' kept coming to his mind.