## C512
*Tap. Tap. Tap.*
Cale tapped on Wanderer Mujeon’s video communication sphere.
“Hm~”
He even did so with a face that seemed to be in a fairly good mood.
*Gulp.*
However, the expression of Mujeon as he swallowed his saliva became increasingly distorted.
*‘The God of Death?’*
Had he not only allied himself with the Demon Kingdom but also with the Divine World?
Currently, the Divine World was practically divided into two factions: that of the God of Chaos and that of the **God of Equilibrium**.
Of course, there was a considerable number of neutrals or hermits who did not get involved in the war of the Divine World, but regardless, the Divine World was at war right now.
*‘Furthermore, the Saint and the **Pope** of the God of Chaos have fallen.’*
That is to say, the allied forces of the **Hunters**' faction have decreased, while the allies on Cale's side are increasing.
*Shuu.*
Cold sweat slid down Wanderer Mujeon’s cheek.
He remembered what his younger brother, Wanderer **Cho**, a rude and immature guy, had said.
*‘Having defeated the power of the **Third Emperor** is just one of the many powers that Cale Henituse possesses.’*
Does that even make sense?
He wanted to ask again, but he couldn't. He knew that to survive, he had to remain as quiet as a dead mouse for now.
*‘At least before the Second Emperor arrives, my older brothers won't be able to win.’*
The three sworn brothers of the **Third Emperor**: Wo-ho, **Sohyi**, and Mujeon.
At the level of Wo-ho and **Sohyi**, they cannot defeat Cale.
*‘No. If it’s the eldest brother Wo-ho...’*
He had hidden his strength.
Perhaps he was not inferior to the **Third Emperor**, the Dragon King. Although so far he had only used a transparent-level power—
*‘That must not be all.’*
Brother Wo-ho is definitely very strong. He was an incalculable being. There was a reason why the **Third Emperor** especially cherished only Wo-ho.
*‘But what do I do?’*
Faced with the immediate problem, Mujeon had no time to worry about the cold sweat.
*‘If we continue like this, we'll all be discovered!’*
The Third General Wo-ho was mentioning to Mujeon the contact received from the Seventh General and asking him how things had been handled.
*‘What excuse can I give here?’*
The Third General will easily notice that something happened to Mujeon or that a variable arose in the work.
*‘If this goes wrong, beyond Brother Wo-ho, even the Second Emperor... the people of the **Purple Blood Family** could intervene.’*
Considering the union of numerous dimensions, something incredible could be happening on this island over the sea, which is so small.
*‘Am I going to die either way?’*
At that thought, Mujeon’s body began to tremble. He really didn't want to die again.
Mujeon was terrified. Because of that, he didn't see Cale's cold eyes looking down at him.
“**Cho**. **Ryeon**.”
“Ah.”
“Yes.”
“And Mujeon?”
“……!”
The three Wanderers looked at Cale.
*Tap. Tap.*
Cale, who was still looking at the message sent by the Third General Wanderer Wo-ho, opened his mouth.
“Are the Second Emperor and the **Third Emperor** close?”
A good idea occurred to Cale.
“Three Wanderers of the Five-Colored level. I would like you to tell me everything you know about the relationship between them.”
Cale's smile, while speaking softly, seemed somehow creepy.
Was that why?
“**Cho**.”
Unlike usual, where he would first ask his sister **Ryeon**, **Cho** answered immediately without realizing it at the sight of Cale asking him.
“Both the Second Emperor and the **Third Emperor** follow the **First Emperor** as their lord! But the Second Emperor is sincere toward the **First Emperor**, while the **Third Emperor** tends to move according to his benefits!”
“Really?”
When Cale showed interest, **Cho** nodded and said quickly:
“The Second Emperor tends to be dissatisfied with the **Third Emperor**, saying he has no loyalty! The **Third Emperor**, for his part, despises the Second Emperor, who is blind toward the **First Emperor**, saying he has no convictions of his own!”
“Is that really so?”
Cale's gaze turned toward Mujeon.
“…….”
Unable to answer, Mujeon observed Cale's reaction.
“I am asking.”
The moment Cale said that, Mujeon stopped hesitating and replied:
“Yes! The eldest brother, that is, the **Third Emperor** Dragon King, was dissatisfied with the Second Emperor! Especially, although she is not particularly strong, he was very unhappy about her being called the Second Emperor with a faster number than him just for having followed the **First Emperor** earlier!”
“Oh.”
Seeing that Cale showed curiosity, Mujeon poured out his words with even more enthusiasm and fervor.
“Originally, the matters of the Marine Union were the responsibility of the Second Emperor's side, but the Dragon King coveted the work and stepped forward to do it! He coveted both the Demon World side and the Marine Union to increase his power somehow! He is a very ambitious guy!”
Mujeon spoke without reservation about the Dragon King, whom he once served as an older brother.
Cale, who observed him in silence, blurted out:
“You easily insult someone you once followed.”
“!”
Mujeon’s pupils trembled.
Because those words sounded like: “Will you betray me soon even if you come under my command?”.
“Ah, no, it's not that—”
“Enough.”
Cale, who had no reason to listen to Mujeon’s excuses, looked down at the creature rubbing its body against his feet.
*Kkiing!*
The Water Dragon, whose eyes met Cale's, pretended to be even more intensely cute.
Cale asked the Water Dragon with an indifferent face:
“You, can you become big in your original body?”
……!
This time the Water Dragon’s pupils trembled.
“I saw that you very diligently ate those waters, the chaos pollution that I purified.”
……!
“Of course, you won't have recovered all your power. But you can return to your original size, right? Even if you can't use your strength.”
*Kki, kkiing—*
The Water Dragon avoided Cale's gaze and muttered.
In fact, during this time, the Water Dragon had judged that Cale was weak before beings with a cute appearance and tried to keep its appearance as tender as possible.
**On**, **Hong**, **Raon**, and even **Eden** Miru.
Unlike when he looked at others, Cale's eyes when seeing the cute children seemed particularly satisfied.
The Water Dragon did not overlook this. It was a Water Dragon with a sharp instinct, trained under the eccentric Dragon King.
“Why? Can't you?”
That’s why, when Cale threw those words with a smile, the Water Dragon knew it had to react hastily.
*Kkiing! Kking!*
It can be done! I can do it!
At the enthusiastic reaction, Cale smiled satisfied and patted the head of the Water Dragon, which was in the shape of a small thread snake.
“Good. It’s not that I’m going to ask you to fight. I just need you to show your size from before, even if you can't use your strength like before.”
*Kkiing, kkingkking!*
The Water Dragon drew a number on the ground with its tail.
Water droplets formed showing that number.
**<2>**
“Oh. You mean you have enough strength to maintain your size for two hours?”
*Nod!*
At the Water Dragon’s action, Cale drew a satisfying smile. Then, he took the seal of the **Third Emperor** Dragon King from his chest.
“Don't tell me!”
The Wanderer **Ryeon**, who was watching this, blurted out the words without realizing it. It was because she was too surprised by the thought that suddenly came to her mind.
*Smile.*
Cale looked at her while smiling.
“It seems you realized.”
**Ryeon** got goosebumps.
Cale told her in a leisurely tone:
“From now on, I will entrust the Water Dragon with the seal of the **Third Emperor** and a document with a recorded message. And the Water Dragon will deliver it to the Third General Wo-ho.”
*Kkiing?*
The Water Dragon tilted its head.
On the other hand, **Ryeon**’s face was hardening more and more.
“In that document, I will say that the Dragon King created this situation on purpose to lure the Second Emperor.”
“!”
Wanderer Mujeon’s eyes widened.
He realized what was about to happen.
Meanwhile, Cale's words continued.
“I will say that the reason for creating this situation is that the Second Emperor allied with an unknown being and had him wounded in the Demon World. But since I didn't get the evidence, this time I had to lure the Second Emperor to capture that evidence.”
By now, Wanderer **Cho** also realized how things were going.
“I will say that the reason why the Dragon King is alive now is because the Demon King's side saved him. And that he is currently resting in the Demon King's Castle.”
Cale shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, I plan to deliver a message with that content after correcting and supplementing it a bit.”
Seeing Cale smiling radiantly, Wanderer **Cho** let out a murmur without realizing it.
“Estrangement strategy (sowing discord)……”
Precisely speaking, it is not an estrangement strategy.
Because he is not making the Third General an enemy of the Second Emperor.
*‘Simply, the very loyal Third General will be on guard against the Second Emperor.’*
Cale's smile deepened at the prospect that was becoming clearer.
“Anyway, if this is resolved well, the Third General will try to actively lure the Second Emperor, right?”
Furthermore,
“And before knowing the truth, the Third General will be on our side.”
Because he will think that we are the Dragon King.
“Water Dragon, can you do it?”
*Kki, kkiing!*
When the Water Dragon responded with determination.
“I will go too.”
Wanderer **Ryeon** suddenly raised her hand and took a step forward.
“Sister?”
**Cho** looked bewildered.
Because if by mistake the Third General discovered the truth, she would have to pay the price for it.
But **Ryeon** was calm.
“Wo-ho knows that my brother and I followed the **Third Emperor** to the Demon World. If I also intervene, there will be more trust. Also, instead of the Water Dragon, with whom it is difficult to communicate, I will be able to convey the intentions more appropriately.”
“… Will it be dangerous?”
At the question Cale asked her in a low voice, **Ryeon** replied with a serene face:
“I think at least this has to be done to go from enemy to ally.”
Wow.
Cale let out an exclamation of admiration.
Currently, the Wanderer siblings **Cho** and **Ryeon** are on Cale's side, but they were far from being considered reliable allies.
“You are smart.”
At Cale's words, **Ryeon** simply shook her head.
“I'm just looking for a way to survive.”
Cale was even more admired at that answer.
“I, I want to go too!”
And at the action of his sister **Ryeon**, **Cho** also realized something immediately and raised his hand.
He couldn't send his sister alone to a dangerous place, and besides, he was the first to stick to Cale.
He, who wanted to see those beautiful memories that Cale showed him, was clearly the beginning of this whole path.
“All right.”
Cale nodded coolly.
“I trust you and I leave it to you.”
Wanderers **Cho** and **Ryeon** felt for the first time that Cale was showing them a smile that wasn't fake.
It was a rather strange feeling.
“Ah, by the way. If it seems that you won't be able to complete the mission, just run away.”
Cale was relaxed.
“Water Dragon, you run away too.”
Honestly, even if the Third General judges that things are flowing strangely now, what could that guy do?
*‘Anyway, even if we can't lure the Second Emperor now, once it's known that the Grand General has come back to life and has stabilized the Marine Union, the Second Emperor will have no choice but to come looking for the Grand General.’*
So, in the end, meeting the Second Emperor is a foreseen future.
It's just a matter of whether we handle it all at once or in parts.
“Well then, let's move before dawn.”
Of course, despite that, the corners of Cale's lips rose in a mocking smile at the fact that a dispute could break out between the Third General and the Second Emperor.
They weren't allies, and having enemies fight among themselves was always something welcome.
“…….”
“…….”
…….
On the other hand, the Wanderer siblings **Cho** and **Ryeon**, and the Water Dragon, looked at Cale without answering anything to the last order or request he gave them.
Each had a complex expression on their face.
*Even if you can't complete the mission, it's fine, so run away at any time.*
Run away. It was a truly light way of speaking, but strangely, they were words that weighed on their hearts.
Was it because it was an order they had never heard before in their entire lives?
The three beings could not find the answer.
---
The Third General Wo-ho and **Sohyi** had to go to a deserted and remote island where there were no people, due to those who came secretly in the middle of the night.
*Chwaaaaa—*
And as soon as they arrived at that small island out of sight, they could see a being emerging from the sea.
*Kkiiii--*
A dragon that looked at Wo-ho himself with a solemn face.
“… Water Dragon—”
The Water Dragon bowed its head and opened its mouth. Wo-ho could see the message that remained inside the Water Dragon’s mouth.
“Is this real?— ”
The fury contained in his monologue was not hidden. He did not dare to reach out his hand toward the document where the message would be written.
Instead, he looked at Wanderer **Ryeon**.
The video storage device she held in her hand.
*—Ugh…….*
There shown was the figure of the **Third Emperor** Dragon King, who could not regain consciousness and was groaning.
Although he was lying in a luxurious and good bed, his countenance was very haggard and he seemed to have suffered a lot.
He seemed to have been hit a lot, as his face was bruised and swollen.
*—Since the **Third Emperor** cannot regain consciousness, this is the only way I can show him.*
Beside the **Third Emperor** in the video, the Demon King spoke with an indifferent face.
*—After leaving the message, the **Third Emperor** lost consciousness. Of course, on our side we are doing our best to treat him. At least by today or tomorrow he should regain consciousness.*
The resource that Cale prepared for the Third General to believe was the help of the Demon King.
*—I don't know what the **Third Emperor** is looking for. I only comply with delivering this image to Wanderer Wo-ho because he asked for it.*
The figure of the Demon King acting as if he didn't want to get involved anymore.
Rather, before that figure, the confidence of the Third General Wo-ho strengthened.
“**Ryeon**. You say that video is from three days ago?”
“Yes. The **Third Emperor** will arrive at the First Island tomorrow.”
The gaze of the Third General Wo-ho, who observed the calm **Ryeon**, turned toward the message that the Water Dragon was trying to deliver.
“… Second Emperor—”
That fanatic must be the one who left the **Third Emperor** in this state.
“That woman always doubted our older brother's loyalty.”
She didn't like that the Dragon King's loyalty toward the **First Emperor** was insufficient.
“How dare she……!”
Wo-ho could not doubt this situation.
His gaze turned to **Ryeon**.
“… Is the faction allied with the Second Emperor supposed to be the Church of the God of Chaos?”
“Yes. Because of that, the Demon World suffered a lot from chaos pollution.”
As proof, **Ryeon** had already shown the Third General the crystal sphere containing the video of the contaminated. This was information kept as a data collection in the Demon King's Castle.
*‘If you're going to deceive, do it right.’*
It was the crystal sphere delivered along with the words that the Demon King left with indifference.
“**Third Emperor**, does the eldest brother plan to lure the Second Emperor this time to have a confrontation?”
“Yes. At least here is the sea. It is the place where the **Third Emperor** can show his power the most.”
**Sohyi**, who was in silence, nodded.
It is true that the sea is the best place for the **Third Emperor** to face the Second Emperor.
“However, it should not lead to a division within the family—”
When the third, **Sohyi**, expressed her concern.
“… Are you putting the family before the eldest brother now?”
“Ah, no!”
At Wo-ho’s creepy aura, **Sohyi** shook her head hastily.
And she swallowed her words to herself.
*‘Brother Wo-ho is someone who likes being able to fight more and more.’*
If the Second Emperor was a fanatic of the **First Emperor**.
Wo-ho was a fanatic of the **Third Emperor** and the fight.
*‘I don't have a good feeling.’*
However, there was nothing else **Sohyi** could do.
He also believed that “the Second Emperor had plotted something.”
From the Demon Kingdom, to their own allies.
There was no way not to believe when they themselves had presented themselves.
“Give it to me.”
Wo-ho received the paper that the Water Dragon handed him.
*Ssararak.*
The paper that was sealed unfolded.
He had already heard the circumstances from the Wanderer siblings **Cho** and **Ryeon**, but even so, there must have been something the older brother Dragon King left. He had to confirm it.
“……!”
And upon seeing this, Wo-ho’s eyes opened wide.
There was only one sentence written.
**<I will turn the sea into a tomb.>**
“Pff, hahahahaha—!”
Delight and fervor were reflected in Wo-ho’s pupils.
“As expected of the eldest brother!”
Without other detailed words, Wo-ho’s heart fluttered at what the **Third Emperor** left.
He seemed to see the red rain falling over the sea.
“Hahahahaha!”
The figure of Wo-ho, who couldn't stop laughing.
Observing this, Wanderer **Cho** looked sideways at his imperturbable sister and swallowed his saliva.
*‘Oh. So he has that personality? Then those words would fit his tastes.’*
The information and character of Wanderer Wo-ho transmitted by Wanderer Mujeon.
Based on that, Cale left the explanation in the charge of sister **Ryeon** and wrote only one sentence.
*‘It's scary.’*
Wanderer **Cho** was truly more afraid of Cale, who pierced through human psychology like a ghost, than of Wo-ho, who was laughing like a madman in front of his eyes now.
*‘He handles crazy people very well.’*
He even handled **Choi Han** or Clopeh Sekka well.
It seems Cale Henituse knows the personality of crazy people very well.
It really is scary.
Wanderer **Cho** stood in silence, sincerely deciding that he should become a faithful ally of Cale Henituse.
“Hajajajajaja!”
And the Third General, who laughed for a long time, returned secretly to the ship and acted immediately.
To follow the will of his older brother, the **Third Emperor** Dragon King.
*Piiiiii—*
Soon, a message was delivered to the Second Emperor.
**<It is said that someone capable of destroying the Prison of Souls has appeared on the First Island. It is presumed to be true.>**
To lure the Second Emperor to the sea.
“… The sovereign of the sea desires a sacrifice.”
The sovereign of the sea Wo-ho was thinking of was the Dragon King.
He desired a sacrifice, shouldn't she gladly hand over her whole body?
The pupils of the Third General Wo-ho, who murmured in a low voice, shone intensely.
---
“We delivered it well.”
*Kkiing!*
Cale, who nodded at **Ryeon**’s words, stroked the Water Dragon’s head and rose from his seat.
He said toward Ashifrang, the youngest son of the Grand General:
“Does it say that the Seventh General will arrive soon?”
“Yes. Let's go together.”
The Seventh General Hinari, the daughter of the Grand General who allied with the Second Emperor and overthrew the Grand General.
Cale moved his steps to see her.
Cale looked at the rising dawn sun and calculated the day that remained until the grand conference.
Today.
Somehow, it seems like it will be very long.
