"Did something happen?"
Some of the people around them turned to look at the young boy as well.
This young boy was someone who worked at a Count's Estate and had come from the neighborhood of the nobles.
"Mmm, so is the nobles are also injured?" Toonka asked with curiosity
"Probably but only near the Duke Orsena Estate" Harol replied carefully
"That-"
Furthermore, the fact that he was buying large quantities of medicinal roots must mean that something had happened.
It was because the person who wants these medicinal roots must be someone at the Count's Estate.
"The Orsena Estate caught on fire and burnt down completely."
"Well there it is, this is how rumors spread" Bud said cheerfully
"But it is not rumors its the truth" Cage said with a dumbfounded face
"No my friend this will cause panic for sure" Bud replied receiving a nod from cage
"What?"
"And, umm-"
He looked around, confirmed that there were no soldiers nor knights near them, and continued to speak.
'What a loose lip employee even though he is young still-' Zed cant help but frown
"Ah, I don't know if I can really say this..."
"Are you really going to be like this? I'm friends with your father."
"Mm, that is true."
That was the reason this young boy was in charge of purchasing goods from this merchant. He approached his father's close friend and whispered quietly.
"I heard that one of the palaces was destroyed."
"...Huh?"
"Apparently it was a terrorist incident."
'I feel like a big headache is coming for me' Alberu thought as he placed a hand in his head
"Here your highness, take the tea and calm down" Tasha said pitifully 'This will cause so much problem to my poor alberu tsk'
Gulp.
The merchant's pupils started shaking. His close friend, who was listening as well, could not say anything because she was so shocked.
The young boy saw their reactions and grabbed the merchant's arm as if to snap him out of it.
"Hey, mister."
"Huh, huh? S, should we run?"
The young boy shook his head after hearing what the merchant barely managed to say.
"The Commander-nim entered the Orsena Estate moments ago. I saw him myself."
"I wonder is the youngest young lady is safe tho, she must be lonely" Violan cant help but ask it out aloud
"Hmm?"
"I heard that his highness, the Crown Prince, was here as well."
The Commander. The Crown Prince.
The merchant's chaotic eyes slowly started to focus again.
The news about Cale's arrival at the capital was slowly being spread.
* * *
While that was going on...
'Finnally the main part' Rasheel started to focus
Rustle.
– Human, this place really is almost completely burnt down.
Cale was stepping onto the Orsena Estate.
He had left the issues at the Flynn Merchant Guild to the people Alberu had sent and then immediately headed over here.
'There should be some lead even if it is burnt down' Alberu thought
"Commander-nim."
The knight who seemed to be in charge of the situation at the Orsena Estate bowed toward Cale.
'Something is different.'
This was the first time that the knight had met the well-discussed Commander in person.
He found it difficult to look at Cale.
'...I feel a sense of pressure. Is this the Commander; is this the hero named Cale Henituse?'
Rosalyn Smirked "Young master cale is very well known hero"
"Ofcourse my human is the best but not as best as me" Raon puffed his chest and Cale just ignored the both
The knight gulped and looked at Cale who was standing in front of him.
– Human! Why are you pretending to be strong? There's nobody here who is strong.
Cale casually ignored Raon's question.
He looked around.
To be more specific, he was looking past the troops surrounding the Orsena Estate. He was also looking at the beautiful residences around here as well.
"......!"
"Mm."
Click.
There were people peeking through the wall of soldiers despite knights telling them to leave. There were also people looking through their windows.
Subordinates of nobles, staff of nobles' houses, and even some nobles themselves flinched and looked away after making eye contact with Cale.
'What a way to use his power' Alberu just sighed internally
"Wow that is amazing if i had that can i shoo away God of Death?" Cage asked with curiosity
"I dont think so" Taylor said it softly and cage just huffed
"This should be enough."
Cale quietly mumbled to himself.
The king was missing.
'Because of this guy missing both my son and his son are the one suffering' Deruth clicked his tongue
The King's Palace was destroyed.
The Estate of the Duke who controlled the central faction at the capital was burnt down.
All of this had happened in an instant.
There may be some nobles who used this chaos as an opening to run. There were bound to be people who try to use this gap of authority for their own benefits.
'Ofcourse afterall most human are like that only right' Rasheel frowned
"How pathetic waiting for a gap to find their own benefits" Archie grumbled
'I'm sure that his highness will take care of everything, but... It should be okay for me to help out a little bit like this, right?'
Alberu put a big fake smile "Thank you young master who shines bright in the moonlight"
'ayo please stfu i am already mad' Cale thought but he said different than what he thought "you give me too much credits for such a small thing my sun"
"....."
"What the fuck is happening here" Kim rok soo confused with their weird way of talking
"Just ignore them" Choi han said lowly "Yes strong human, they will suddenly act like that" Rok soo just nodded
No matter what happened, the Crown Prince's biggest ally was the Duke's House of Henituse which had his sworn brother and his sword art instructor.
Violan elegantly sips her tea and Deruth gave a look at Zed while Zed just ignored him
"...Excuse me?"
Cale spoke to the confused knight in charge.
"Please report in about the situation."
"Ah, yes, sir!"
The knight turned his head.
Cale followed his gaze.
The Orsena Estate that was completely black...
--' wow even i have never done something like this crazy' Cheapstake said his honest opinion about this
"She really burn the house down" Cage grimace at that building
"The main building and all annexes caught on fire."
The main building was maintaining its form as the pillars and foundation were still standing.
Most of the other buildings had been destroyed.
"The start of the fire according to witnesses and the reporter..."
The knight stopped for a moment before speaking as if he found it to be odd.
"The fire did not slowly start from somewhere, but rather everything caught on fire in an instant. They stated that it took less than 10 seconds for everything to catch fire."
"Is this something the hunters do " pen asked out of curiosity
"Well looking at it, this was well planned thats what i am thinking" John shared his thought
"I see."
Cale nodded his head.
This was not just any building but a Duke's Estate. Even if a building caught on fire, it was rare for everything to quickly catch fire like that.
'The hunters sure are strong' Mila frowned at her thought 'why does the place where my son live is so dangerous'
The Duke's Estate had completely caught on fire to the point that the crown prince and Cale could not do anything about it by the time they arrived at the capital.
"I thought it was weird because the fire was difficult to contain even with magic, but then..."
The knight held something out.
"We found these magic stones all around the Duke's Estate."
"Did the fire occured by magic" Rosalyn asked curiously
"It could be smart Rosalyn or it could be also some trap" Raon replied
It was a magic stone that had turned black from soot.
"Was it a magically induced fire?"
"That is one of our hypotheses, Commander-nim."
Cale hesitated for a moment before asking in a calm voice.
"Survivors?"
The room tensed and jack started to pray
"Hope there are atleast some survivors I heard from Duchess Violan that the Orsena has a youngest young lady" Paeston said while clenching his fist
"I also hope and if its a child it may not even know what is happening here" Whitira said while gritting her teeth
"...You should probably see for yourself, sir."
The knight struggled to get those words out before starting to walk.
Cale followed behind him.
There were white tents that looked as if they were urgently installed on top of the now burnt garden of the Duke's Estate. Each tent was quite large.
The knight raised the entrance flap of one of the tents and Cale looked inside. Both of them stopped walking.
"...Is that all?"
The knight responded to Cale's question with a look that seemed to show that his shock from initially seeing this earlier had not disappeared.
"Yes, sir. These are all of the survivors from the building."
Less than ten patients were lying down while being treated. Most of them had serious injuries.
"I- thats too low for a duke estate right" Jack couldnt help asked out loud 'I wanna heal them'
"Tsk i wanna go wild and kill the hunter bastards now" Hannah clicked her tongue and no one tell anything otherwise as they were also feeling the same
The Duke's House of Orsena.
This place was different from the Henituse Estate in the capital.
The House of Orsena's territory was in the capital. That was why they had a five-story main building and numerous annex buildings around it.
As a result, there should have been a lot of people who work here.
"Many people died in a pitiful way" Mary said it in monotone voice but if you focus you can hear hint of sadness and anger
"So many deaths" Tasha replied as she staring in the screen
"They stated that large flames suddenly engulfed the building. They said that they would have died if they did not run through the flames and barely make it out alive."
"The flames engulfed the building?"
"Yes, sir. They said that flames shot up as if they were walls. They also said that they suddenly felt dizzy."
"Dizzy? Is it because of lack of oxygen" Bud carefully asked "Or is it something else"
"...Dizzy?"
Cale's eyes sparkled.
"Yes, sir. They said that the dizziness almost made them faint. They didn't have the time to look around properly, but they said that some of their friends around them suddenly fainted."
"No wonder there are very few survivors" Choi han frowned as he furrowed his brows
"Then the reason there are so few survivors-"
"Yes, sir. The fire was one thing, but it sounds as if something else happened inside the Duke's Estate as well."
Cale nodded his head and the knight continued to speak.
"We are still continuing our search for any survivors. As for any corpses we find, we confirm their identity before moving them while making sure to keep the sight as intact as possible. In addition..."
"How cruel nya" Hong said sadly to his sister
"It is indeed"
The knight lowered the entrance flap, looked around, and spoke in a quiet voice that only Cale could hear.
"We found the Ducal couple's corpses as well as the second son's corpse."
'Didnt they said that the young lady is the one start the fire? tsk how could humans be this cruel to do this to their own flesh' Mila frowned as she pat Dodori's fluffy hair
"Any traces of young lady Orsena?"
"None at all. However..."
"Maybe she ran away tsk" Cage said with no respect yet no one rectify her
He pointed to the tent next to them.
"The youngest young lady was found in the playground within the rear garden."
Sigh of relief can be heard from Violan and whitira
"Thank God atleast the child is safe" Violan said out loud
"True." Deruth said with a small smile
"The youngest young lady?"
"Yes, sir. She turned seven this year and she is in quite the chaotic state right now-"
"J-just 7" Mila's face become sadden
"It must have been so traumatic for a child" Sheritt said out loud 'That kid his near Raon's age so I understand'
Shh.
The knight lifted the entrance flap a bit.
Cale looked inside and gulped.
"...Oo...ooooooooo......."
A child was lying on a bed with her eyes closed. She seemed to be sleeping but her body was shaking and she was groaning as if she was having a nightmare.
"What a poor child" Tasha said out loud
"Indeed" Alberu agreed
--'She is shaking a lot human' Raon said sadly to Cale while cale just nodded
"Aaah!"
She screamed from time to time as well.
"Stop."
'What a poor child' The room cant help but frown at how that kid is screaming in pain
The knight put the entrance flap down at Cale's command.
A royal mage and someone who looked like a priest were inside the tent with the child.
"The child's guardian?"
'Hope there relatives will atleast be supportive' Tasha frowned at her thought as it kind of remind her of Alberu and know how even blood siblings are cruel among nobles
The knight immediately answered Cale's question.
"We have contacted the House of Orsena's closest collateral line. However..."
"I hope her collateral family line take good care of her" Cage said with a frown
"Yea we cant just trust them just because they are relative" Bud added on
He continued with a stiff expression on his face.
"Young lady Orsena is being suspected of being responsible for the palace terror incident and the only survivor of the House of Orsena is the youngest young lady. We cannot loosen our guard on the child because of that."
"He isnt wront. What if the young lady orsena come and murder this child" Eruhaben said out loud
"You are not wrong senior nim as she already murder or accidental murdered her own parents" Mila clicked her tongue as she hung a hand on dodori shoulder
He wasn't wrong.
"Of course, we are focusing on the child's treatment and stability."
"Thats good even tho priest can heal physical wound they can heal the mental wound" Jack said with a small smile while Hannah just smiled at his brother good will
"Okay."
He spoke into the air without caring about the knight standing there.
"Ask the Saint-nim and Miss Cage to come to the capital."
Cage and Jack's eyes sparkled as they also wanted to help
"Heh good if its me and the saint we can easily heal anyone" Cage snickered and jack just nodded
– I understand, human! What about the unconscious Billos?
"Tell them to bring him with them. Please do it as quickly as possible."
– But for them to teleport such a long distance-
"Contact Sheritt-nim as well."
"Heh you need me" Sheritt asked mischievously
"Of course mom is the best" Raon said as he and sheritt giggled
– Ah! Okay!
The black castle that had returned to the Forest of Darkness...
Former Dragon Lord Sheritt and a few Dragons were there right now.
"One of them should be enough."
"heh ofcourse we are enough to beat off the hunter bastards" Rasheel said proudly as all the dragons also had proud look because of cale's thought
If at least one of those Dragons came to the capital with the Saint, Cage, and the others...
If a Dragon resided in the capital...
"Dragons are great and mighty so hunters dont stand a chance" Mary said with GPS like voice and obante, shawn nodded
"Ofcourse good girl mary we are Great and mighty" Raon said with a proud face
this conversation lessen the tension in the room
"Cale-nim."
"You're here?"
Choi Han was running over after finishing things up at the Flynn Merchant Guild.
Two Dragons and Choi Han.
'No matter who the hell those Hunters are...'
They won't be able to touch the capital anymore.
Choi han looked so proud at his mention
"Of course with instructor nim and dragons nim the capital will be the safest place" Alberu used his glib mouth after a long while
"I'll need to go into the building."
"Yes, sir."
"Hide the information about the youngest young lady's survival and the Ducal couple's death as much as possible."
Zed nodded 'Yes knowing about the situation it will cause so many ruckus '
"Yes, sir!"
It was at that moment.
"Vice Cap, eek, Commander-nim!"
A mage was urgently running out of a tent when he saw Cale and stumbled over his words.
– Human! I'll be back after contacting them! I'll tell as many Dragons as possible to come!
'Cale Henituse will praise me if I save the capital and beat up some punks kehehe' Rasheel started to laugh out of no where
"Dodori dont become like that dragon" Mila said with a serious voice while Dodori nodded
The invisible Raon commented and moved away but Cale didn't pay much attention to him.
Inside the tent from where the mage ran out from...
"Is the child awake?"
"Yes, yes, sir! She said that she has something to say."
Cale walked into the tent.
The now awakened child was holding onto the priest's sleeve and shouting something.
"The fire-, the fire-!"
Most of the people in the room frowned at the child
"It is big toll on a small child" Tasha said sympathetically
Cale cautiously approached the child.
Of course, he withdrew the Dominating Aura.
'Of course why would I use my power on a child' Cale frowned as it is just stating the obvious
The child's eyes were wandering aimlessly in the air and her mouth was shaking.
"The fire-!"
The child made eye contact with Cale at that moment.
The child looked at Cale's red hair before making a comment.
"S, shield-"
Cale slowly activated his shield.
Everyone eyes soften
'Cale nim always hated when people call him shield but he is so kind'
"wow he is really good with kids" Rosalyn whispered to Whitira and she whispered back
"He is, and
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