"The blood crazy mage? Who is that?"

Queen Litana was the first to respond to Cale's statement.

The Saint added on a comment after her as well. "What a vicious name. A mage who is crazy about blood? By the way, Hannah, do you want another potion? You look very pale."

The sword master Hannah had turned completely pale. She was keeping her mouth shut, but the corners of her mouth were shaking.

Cale casually handed a new handkerchief to the Saint. "Looks like you'll need to wipe off some of Miss Hannah's sweat. Look at all of that sweat on her forehead."

Cale spoke warmly before making eye contact with Litana.

Hannah put her hands behind her back in order to hide the fact that they were shaking and feigned ignorance.

"There was a guy who was known as the blood crazy mage. I've only heard stories about him but anyways, he is dead now."

"There was such a person?"

"Yes. I heard that he died an extremely cruel death." Cale's body started to shake as if he did not even want to think about it before he continued to speak. "He died at the hands of one of his comrades."

"...Mm, how terrible."

Cale nodded his head at Litana's subordinate's response.

Hannah's face turned even paler, making the contrast between her pale face and the black spots from the dead mana seem extremely visible.

Cale continued to speak. "Just hearing a story like that makes my heart jump. I do not like to watch people die."

"Of course. I know about your personality, young master Cale. I'm sure it is difficult for you to watch people die." Litana agreed with Cale before asking what was on her mind. "But what do you mean by you will help her get revenge?"

Litana thought that helping someone with their revenge was not fitting Cale's character. Although she understood the resentment in the hearts of the twins, Cale's personality did not mesh well with such cruelty.

Litana could see Cale starting to smile.

"Miss Lina, do you know what the greatest revenge is?"

"...The greatest revenge?"

Cale turned away from Litana, even though Litana's expression was still full of confusion. He then looked toward the pale Hannah.

"Miss Hannah." Cale started to speak in a respectful, but stern voice. "I don't know if I should be butting in like this, but I will just say one thing."

'What is he going to say now?' Chaos and uncertainty filled Hannah's mind.

Cale continued to speak. "Miss Hannah, real revenge is living a long and happy life. You need to have a happy life with your older brother."

'Will she buy this bullshit?' Cale's true feelings were that real revenge was returning the pain you received to the responsible party. That was the only way to live happily. However, what he was saying was completely opposite of his true feelings.

Litana was in awe. "Ah, that is what you meant. Young master Cale, you really have a big heart unlike me."

The Saint was slowly starting to tear up.

Meeeeow. On jumped out of Cale's arms and landed on the ground as she started to meow.

Litana started to pet the cute On's head. "On seems to agree with you, young master Cale."

In reality, On had moved away from Cale in order to sigh in disbelief. As for Choi Han, he was avoiding the conversation and just looking outside the cave.

"Yes, young master-nim. That is indeed the best form of revenge." But Ron was inside playing along with his playful young master.

Cale did not care about Choi Han and On's dissent, Ron's agreement was good enough.

"It's already so late. How about we take a quick snooze since we have a patient with us?"

"Shall we?" Litana looked outside the cave as she asked. It really was getting very late.

"Oh, and the siblings here are probably very tired, so how about my group and yours take turns patrolling the area, Miss Lina?"

"Ah, just in case an enemy shows up?" Litana's face turned stiff as she brought up their enemy.

"Yes, just in case."

"Great. Let's do that."

Cale looked toward the twins, specifically at Hannah, after hearing Litana agree with him. "The two of you can just get some rest."

"Thank you very much. You don't know how long it has been since I could sleep peacefully. I feel like I will be relaxed tonight." The Saint spoke with joy, while Hannah started to frown.

"Hannah, do you need to cough again?"

"...Oppa, you, haaaa, never mind." Hannah's mind seemed to be a complicated mess.

Cale did not care about that as he casually started to speak to Litana. "We will patrol first."

The long conversation finally stopped as everybody started to relax.

Cale's group was the first to patrol so Cale ate his bread along the way since he was starving. He didn't care about the gazes he received.

It was the bread he asked Hans to buy in the Ubarr territory. Thankfully, the spatial bag could keep the food fresh for a longer period than normal.

(Tsuki: is this logical enough? I don't want Cale to starve! Before entering the cave, he said he was hungry.)

The Saint and Holy Maiden were deep asleep when their group got back. The two must be very tired.

They then switched off and Litana's group got ready to patrol with the fog controlling On.

"Young master Cale, you patrolled for quite a while." Litana commented while looking at Cale with pity.

She remembered he was eating while he walked in the rain to patrol. Her suggestions of them going first was rejected as well.

"We went all the way to the forest entrance." He patted On. "Thank you for your hard work."

"We should do the same. That should take about two hours."

"Please be careful."

Litana smiled at Cale, who seemed to be getting ready to sleep, before she headed out with On and her subordinates. Of course, she made eye contact with Choi Han, who was still standing guard at the entrance.

Shaaaaaaa- It was quiet in the cave with only the sound of the rain and the crackling fire.

However, the silence was broken once Litana's group went far away.

"Who are you?" Hannah's voice echoed in the cave.

"That should be my question." Cale opened his eyes that were closed and turned his head.

The sword master Hannah had gotten up and was leaning on the cave wall as she glared at Cale's group.

Cale sat up and made eye contact with her.

The two of them stared for a moment before Hannah started to speak. "...Are you perhaps those people?"

Hannah looked toward Cale, half certain about their identity.

"Who are 'those people?'"

She answered Cale's question with an iffy expression. "...The secret organization."

Her expression was quite odd as she said that. It was only natural, as she was talking about another organization as the secret organization when she was part of the true secret organization.

Cale answered Hannah's question. "You should run if you know that. Why haven't you run?"

Cale started to smile, but the smile was not a friendly smile like before. In fact, it gave Hannah the chills. Hannah's gaze quickly peeked over to the Saint before returning to Cale.

Cale asked as soon as they made eye contact again. "You seem to be worried about your older brother?"

"...Are you threatening me?" Her eyes started to glow and the black spots on her body started to get lighter. A golden aura started to cover her body.

It was at that moment.

Clang. Choi Han started to take his sword out of the scabbard and Ron got up and moved behind Cale.

Hannah bit down on her lips and grabbed her brother's hand. He was still sleeping peacefully.

'What should I do?' Her mind was so complicated that it felt as if it would blow up.

The church had used the two of them and the pope had treated them like dogs. The secret organization had approached her while she was looking for a way out.

That organization had treated her like family. She felt like the two of them would be able to escape from the church and go to the organization that made her feel safe. However, she was betrayed by them as well.

And now, in a blocked corridor, she was face to face with another enemy. She was going nuts. What should she do?

It was at that moment.

She could see Cale Henituse starting to speak again.

"I don't make threats."

"...What?" Hannah let out a sigh. Her body was in serious pain because of the dead mana, but she raised her aura to the highest level possible.

"You're telling me that what you are doing right now is not threatening me?" Hannah looked like she was about to blow up any moment.

An indifferent voice reached her ear at that time. "It felt like the right thing to do to show you respect."

"...What?"

'What the hell is he talking about?' Hannah could not understand Cale.

However, Cale just shrugged his shoulders and casually commented. "By the looks of it, you were betrayed by Arm as well?"

This man knew the name of Arm. Hannah was surprised at his network of information, before she started to worry.

"The magic spearman seemed to be looking for you and your brother." Cale's continued words made her start to frown.

The Empire, the church, and even the secret organization were all after her. She started to glare at Cale with a frown still on her face.

"Why are you telling me all of this?" She started to scoff as she continued to speak.

"You want me to obey and give you all of the information I have just because I am cornered? Aren't you a good person who is treated like a hero by the kingdom?"

He pretended to be a just young master, but she felt like he was closer to being an evil villain. His two-faced nature gave her the chills.

Arm was the same way. They had planned on stabbing her in the back while treating her like family. "Other people don't know that you are such a terrible bastard, right? The Queen didn't seem to know either."

She glared at Cale and continued to scoff.

A calm voice responded back to her. "But you know."

"...What?"

"You know my true nature. I showed both sides of my character to you. Isn't this enough to answer your question?"

Cale seemed relaxed as he continued to speak. "For someone like you, who had been betrayed, I thought this was the basic level of respect I should show you."

Hannah was suddenly at a loss of words.

'Seemed like the basic level of respect I should show you?'

Hannah finally understood why Cale had said that he was not threatening her.

Cale quietly watched Hannah's mind process the information. He did not have any interests in threatening people. He preferred to make deals with people.

Hannah finally started to speak again. "...You want to talk with me?"

"Yes. I want to talk and make a deal with you."

Hannah could see Cale smiling at her after she weakened her aura.

"Looks like you are ready to talk now." The chilling smile from earlier was gone, and a much warmer smile had taken its place.

Hannah subconsciously unclenched her fists.

It was at that moment.

"I will not send you and your brother to the Eastern continent."

"Why not?" Hannah started to frown again. She had thought that the mood was good, but he planned to get in their way in the end.

Cale continued to speak at that moment.

"I really don't know what is going through your mind."

"What?"

"Don't you know that Arm controls the Eastern continent's underworld?"

Hannah's body stiffened up. She could not say anything as she looked toward Cale with a shocked expression.

She finally managed to quietly speak after a long time. "...I didn't know. You seem to have more information about them."

Hannah was shocked once again at Cale's network of information.

She then started to get angry about the fact that she didn't know anything. "They just told me that they were a small organization working with the North."

'Hmm?' Cale suddenly flinched. 'What did she say? So they really have a hand in everything... damn White thing.'

Hannah lowered her head. She pretended like she knew a lot about the world, however, she had not really experienced the world. Although she scolded her brother about it, she was pretty innocent as well.

"They said that they would send my brother and me to the North. They said that they were working with one of the Northern Kingdoms. Since they betrayed me, I thought that we would be safe if we went to the Eastern continent."

Cale stealthily turned his head to the side and made eye contact with Ron. 'Did I hear her correctly?'

Ron nodded his head with a serious expression. 'That seems to be the case, young master.'

Cale looked back toward Hannah, who slowly raised her head back up. Although she may be a sword master, she was just another poor soul who was cornered with nowhere to run.

Cale looked at her face and started to think.

She definitely said the North. She said that the secret organization was involved with the North.

Cale felt like there was something that was needed to confirm, so he remained calm as he made eye contact with Hannah. "I know right? The Northern Paerun Kingdom and Arm are working together."

Cale waited for Hannah's response. His heart was beating like crazy.

Hannah finally responded back. "Yeah. That is why there is nowhere to run away in the Western continent."

"Ahem, ahem!" Choi Han seemed to have something stuck in his throat as he coughed a few times.

Cale ignored him.

Hannah continued to speak at that moment. She seemed to be holding back a lot of emotions as she continued to speak.

"...But for the North to be working with the Empire as well."

He calmly responded back to Hannah who was looking at him. "I know, right? They are all terrible bastards."

Hannah nodded her head at Cale's response. "You really do know about it all. I-I didn't know anything."

She covered her face with both of her hands in disappointment. Cale responded back to her.

"I don't know everything either. That's about the extent of my knowledge as well."

Yes, that was just what he vaguely assumed. He couldn't confirmed about most of this information until right now.

'The Northern Alliance is working together with Arm and the Empire.'

'What should we do?' Choi Han's gaze seemed to be asking him that question.

'What should we do? Simple. Make it an even bigger mess than it already is.'

"Then what should we do now?" Hannah looked toward Cale while feeling lost. Her shaking pupils seemed to be asking Cale for some answers. Unfortunately, she picked the wrong opponent.

"You were suspicious of me just a moment ago, but now you're asking me what you should do?" Cale said whatever came to mind.

His mind did not have the room to deal with the twins right now. Now that he confirmed what he knew, he needed a proper plan.

"B-but, you are fighting against Arm-."

'Fighting? It won't be just fighting but so what? I'm using you, so why would I need to tell you everything?' Cale shook his head as he said the first excuse that came to his mind.

"You two should ask Miss Lina for help right now. The Jungle is wide and has many places where you can hide. Miss Lina should be able to help you."

Hannah calmed down a bit after hearing Cale sounding so calm. What Cale said next resonated in her mind. "And heal yourself first. You are the only one who can protect yourself and your brother. But you already know that, right?"

"...I know. This situation has helped me realize that even better."

Her brother was born with the healing abilities of the Sun God, but, potentially because of that, he was not athletic at all.

Compared to him, she was very talented in physical activities and swordplay.

It was her responsibility to protect the two of them. However, she could hear Cale continuing to speak.

"Yes, don't trust anybody."

She looked back at Cale.

"Don't trust Miss Lina, and don't trust me either. Only rely on each other."

The man told her to not trust him with an indifferent expression on his face.

Hannah thought about the magic spearman.

"Think of me as your brother. Trust us. We will give the two of you freedom."

She then thought about the pope.

"I was the one who took two worthless children like you and turned you into superstars. Trust me. I will help you shine in the light of our Sun God."

Everybody else had told the two of them to trust them. She nodded her head at Cale, who was looking at her. "Okay. I won't trust you."

That answer made Cale nod his head as well. That was the right decision for Hannah to make.

All this woman in front of him had was her dying body and her brother, who only had healing abilities. She had nowhere to run and just needed somewhere to hide.

After being betrayed by the Empire, the secret organization, and the church, she had nowhere to go.

That was why Cale said the following. "And I will bring you someone who can save you, so just wait for me."

"...Can I really live?"

"Yes."

The blonde sword master's eyes started to be filled with life again. She touched a spot on her arm that was dyed black before looking at Cale with a focused expression. "And what do you want from me in return?"

Cale started to smile. "Miss Hannah, you are quite smart."

Hannah had remembered everything that Cale had said. "You told me that you were going to make a deal with me."

Contrary to what the other organizations she had worked with had done, Cale had said that he wanted to make a deal.

Cale did not disagree with what Hannah said. "Yes, we need to make a deal. Of course, the deal will be locked in with a Vow of Death after you are saved. Let's discuss the details at that point."

'I can recover. I can keep on living.' Hannah believed that it was possible after hearing what Cale had to say.

She subconsciously looked toward her brother, who was sleeping with an innocent expression on his face.

Her brother was too innocent, to the point of stupidity, but he was someone who put her above all else. Hannah bit down on her lips in order to prevent herself from crying.

At that moment, Cale said something else that made her heart jump. "And I will give you an opportunity to properly get your revenge once you have healed, so hide well and wait for me."

'Revenge?' Hannah looked toward Cale with shock. "... Is it really possible to get revenge?"

Cale nodded his head. "It's possible. I'll make it possible."

Cale thought about the upcoming battle between the Tiger tribe, the Whale tribe, and Arm that Witira had shared with him.

It was the attack on Arm's First Battle Brigade. She had mentioned that it would happen in the winter.

'Currently, the three Northern Kingdoms have aligned themselves with Arm and have a separate agreement with the Empire. That is on the assumption that the North doesn't know that Imperial prince is working with Arm.'

Cale could not be sure about which it was.

But it didn't matter, he just needed to sweep them all away when he had the chance.

The Northern Alliance was eyeing the Roan Kingdom, the location of Cale's home. It was only right for Cale to get rid of anybody who would want to take over his home.

Cale made up his mind to mess things up for them. He then looked back toward the twins.

One was a sword master while the other was the Church of the Sun God's Saint, even if he only had half the power of a Saint.