Chapter 347: What the hell are these humans? (4)

Cale rushed out of the Black Castle, as if he'd been kicked out, and looked ahead.
Fwoooosh—
The wind howled across the battlefield where he had once fought Dragon Lord Neo.
Behind him, the Black Castle stood alone—silent and still.

“……”
Cale slowly turned his head to the side.

“Human! Let’s go now! We have to get Lock!”
“Yes! Noona said we have to bring him too! Nya!”

Amidst the urgent shouts of Raon and Hong—

“…”

—stood Eruhaben, wearing an expression like his soul had just left his body.
The Ancient Dragon slowly turned his head.
His gaze met Cale’s.

“Are you too?”

“…Yes.”

“…Let’s go.”

“…Yes.”

Cale and Eruhaben, who were forced to go together by the insistence of former Lord Sheritt, Raon, and Hong.
Wooong—
Eruhaben deployed a teleportation magic circle.

“I went two days ago.”

Cale, who was stepping onto the circle, looked at Eruhaben with a puzzled expression.
He couldn’t believe Eruhaben had gone himself and still hadn’t been able to resolve things.

“Haa.”
Eruhaben let out a sigh, his face filled with worry.

“This is a mess.”
Tsk.

The Ancient Dragon clicked his tongue and continued.

“You said that Lock needed for a temple and a Sacred Object, right?”

“Yes.”

He told Lock the same thing that the God of Death had told Cale.

<Hey, please bring the Blue Wolf to Aipotu, okay?>

<We can make a new Sacred Object.>

<And build a new bright Divine Temple too.>

Lock nodded upon hearing this message.

‘Yes, that’s it. The Blue Wolf also said something similar.’

Cale couldn’t hide his confused expression.
“What’s the problem with those two things?”
“Hmm. Let’s go first. We’ll talk on the way. Hmm—”
Eruhaben paused, then continued.
“The situation has become complicated.”

At that expression, Cale felt that something was wrong.

Wooong—
As Cale stepped onto the teleportation formation, he recalled his earlier conversation with Lock.
The Blue Wolf.
Lock had asked for Cale's advice.

‘How should I say it?’

‘Say it however you want.’

‘...I’m worried I might say something inappropriate.’

‘There’s nothing inappropriate.’

The One Star Dragon Ryan.

When the God of Chaos appeared in his lair.

The wave of chaos that God had created.

The entity that stopped it was the Blue Wolf.

Thanks to that, Cale’s group was able to survive without any damage, now that they think about it, there’s no other way to say it.

‘He said he was going to sleep a little.’

Because of that, the Blue Wolf had exhausted too much of his power and could no longer communicate.

‘He said he had exhausted too much of his power.’

He fell asleep.

‘Since then, I haven’t heard that he has woken up until I went to the Demon World.’

Cale closed his eyes, thinking that.

Whoosh-!

His body teleported with a bright light.

“Human, I haven’t been here in a while!”

And what he received when he opened his eyes was a familiar castle.

The One Star Dragon Ryan.

It had been quite damaged in the previous battle, and repair work was being done everywhere.

“They have arrived.”

The one who received Cale’s group was the White Snake Wisha.

Because they had given advance notice from the Black Castle, not only was Wisha there, but also some familiar faces.

“Pleased to see you.”

“Long time no see. Welcome.”

Cale, who was staring carefully at the four, including Wisha, looked at the White Snake.

She returned a bitter smile.

‘I’ve heard that Wisha was in favour of letting Lock go.’

But that smile was full of complexity.

Sssss-!

A small snake appeared slithering up Wisha’s arm.

“Long time no see, little snake!”

“Pleased to see you! Hello!”

The small snake wagged its tail towards Raon and then went to Hong, who was showing it his back, and climbed on him.

Cale, who was watching the children greet each other, spoke.

“Where is Lock?”

“Hmm. I’ll take you.”

Cale followed Wisha and re-entered the lair of the One Star Dragon Ryan.

Bang, Bang!

Thud, Thud!

The inside of the lair was also full of activity, as repair work was being done everywhere.

Cale moved and looked around him.

“They’re all Beast People.”

“Yes. Many offered to help, but we refused them.”

The Empire and the Kingdom.

Many people offered to help with the repair work, or to send offerings. But the Beast People refused.

“As we’re creating our sacred place, we want to do it all ourselves.”

Sacred place.

Cale nodded at Wisha’s words.

“Are you going to build a temple here too?”

“Yes. This place is significant in many ways.”

The Beast People, who had been oppressed for over two hundred years.

They needed a rallying point so that those who had been scattered throughout the continent could gather and survive.

“Currently, there are ten members of the planning committee, including me and those who are here. We have all chosen this place as our first sacred place.”

Ryan’s Castle.

The Beast People of the tribes had been enslaved in this place.

“The countless Beast People who died.”

Moreover, countless Beast People had been sacrificed and had died horribly in the basement of Ryan’s Castle.

The goal of that death was ‘The Howl of the Sunset’ — to contaminate the Blue Wolf’s Sacred Object, the only one left.

“We needed a place to honor them.”

But that Sacred Object wasn’t contaminated.

“Moreover, this is the place where the Blue Wolf reappeared in the world.”

Furthermore, the Blue Wolf, the God, had shown his power.

“Through a young wolf who resembles him.”

A young wolf.

That referred to Lock.

“We believe that this is the place where the Beast People will overcome two hundred years of suffering and advance towards a new future.”

The location was also good, in the center of Aipotu, near the Empire, so it was easy to gather from everywhere.

And although it was destroyed, it was the lair of a One Star Dragon.

The value of the facilities in this place was considerable.

Wisha let out a bitter smile.

“Fortunately, the Empire and several kingdoms said they would give us independence in this place.”

A sacred place had been created just for the Beast People.

Of course, behind that was an intention to overlook the oppression they had inflicted on the Beast People in the past, which Wisha didn’t like.

But what could she do?

“For now, we have decided to accept that courtesy.”

The Beast People are still weak.

And they are scattered everywhere.

They had grown accustomed to fleeing and surviving on their own, so they had forgotten how to unite.
But the future will be different.

The Beast People will unite more than they did two hundred years ago.

Because they have lived through that.

In the current planning committee, there is talk of creating a United Kingdom just for the Beast People, reflecting public opinion.
I guess everyone is getting closer, realizing this.

Wisha didn’t like this situation.
She turned her gaze away, trying to stop herself from thinking useless thoughts—
But she froze.
“!”
Because she met Cale’s eyes, filled with disapproval.

Cale Henituse.
In Aipotu, he was becoming a more powerful being than even a Dragon.

The Five-Colored?
That was the temple said to worship the radiant five-colored light.
And many knew—Cale Henituse was the one who possessed that light.

Anyway, the gaze of that extremely important person was cold as he looked at Wisha.

Cale, with an impassive face, said in a monotone voice that reflected that expression.

“Lock is not the Blue Wolf.”

“…!”

Wisha’s eyes moved.

“And Lock is not a child, but he is still young.”

Cale continued speaking in a consistent tone without ups and downs.

“Is it right to put a burden on a child?”

His cold gaze rested on Wisha for a moment and then looked away.

But the image of that gaze was still there, making Wisha’s back feel icy.

No, it was a faint feeling that enveloped the four members of the Beast People’s planning committee, who had been paralyzed, including her.

A weak feeling, but full of fear.

A quiet voice reached their ears.

“Shouldn’t it be enough that you rescued them? Don’t you think waiting longer is too much?”

Cale looked back at Wisha. And he smiled.

“We don’t care if they fight or not. Everyone has their own life. Understand?”

Cale still doesn’t know why there’s a problem here that has even made Eruhaben nervous.

But anyway,

‘You have to keep the limits.’

Cale felt increasingly annoyed the more he listened to Wisha.

Sacred place?

Alright.

It makes sense.

And the desire for the Beast People to find their place and become stronger?

That’s also okay.

‘But that’s something they have to do on their own.’

Judging by their attitudes, they had undoubtedly talked about this with Lock.

Perhaps by considering him one of their own.

However, Cale wanted to clarify something.

“For you, Lock may be a Beast People.”

Moreover, because he summoned the Blue Wolf. Maybe they consider him an ally.

“But for us, Lock is family.”

Lock is our family.

Ally?

It can’t be interpreted that way.

“Do you understand the difference?”

The corner of Cale’s lips rose.

“If you don’t understand the difference, it would be problematic. Right?”

At Cale’s gaze, which was waiting for an answer, Wisha swallowed and spoke.

“Yes, I know.”

Cale continued smiling and spoke.

"I am pleased that you understand. Truly."

His voice, which murmured softly, was full of sincerity.

“Take us.”

At Cale’s words, which were spoken with joy, Wisha’s step quickened. It wasn’t just her. The other three members of the planning committee also hurried to move.

‘Ugh.’

Eruhaben, the Ancient Dragon, who was behind, watched the scene with a complacent smile.

On the other hand, Cale’s expression wasn’t good.

‘Hmm.’

The Beast People he sees as he walks.

They bowed cautiously.

Their faces seemed peaceful, but-

‘They’re full of worry.’

They seemed to have a deep concern. Cale knew what that concern was when he met Lock.

“So,”

Cale rubbed his temples and spoke.

“You’re already preparing the foundations for the temple.”

The temple.

They have already chosen the land and are building the foundations.

Soon a beautiful temple of the Blue Wolf will be built.

“Are you already performing the basic prayers and rituals?”

They say that prayers to the Blue Wolf are already being performed periodically.

It wasn’t mandatory, only those who wanted to would gather to invoke the God who was being forgotten.

“And you have also finished preparing the Sacred Object.”

Sacred Object.

They have also made one.

A small wolf-shaped statuette made with wood from the garden where the World Tree is located.

The Beast People were prepared.

“Moreover, are the Beast People coming to an agreement to free you?”

Wisha, the White Snake, and half of the planning committee had been constantly persuading the Beast People, saying that it wasn’t right to give Lock the position of Pope.

They had also apologized to Lock.

As a result, little by little, some Beast People began to think that their demands had been excessive.

They thought that it was enough that he had saved them and had brought back the existence of the God, and that asking for more was too much.

While things were slowly being resolved-

“But has a problem arisen?”

Cale was astonished.

“Yes, there’s a problem.”

Lock, who sighed shyly, had his shoulders slumped.

Cale revealed the problem.

“But he’s refusing the Sacred Object?”

A faint blue dot floating above Lock’s shoulder.

The sleeping Blue Wolf.

“…Yes. The Blue Wolf isn’t fusing with the Sacred Object.”

The moment he heard that, Cale said without realizing it.

“No, why is the Blue Wolf doing that? Is he too busy sleeping?”

Cale’s expression, who looked favorably upon the Blue Wolf because he had saved him from the God of Chaos, became twisted.

Clang!

At that moment, an elder who was on the side suddenly stood up and shouted without realizing it.

“Everything the Blue Wolf does has meaning! It’s our job to interpret it! How dare you use those words-”

But he couldn’t continue. Because Cale was looking at him. That elder was the leader of the group that had been the first to suggest that Lock be the Pope.

Cale asked with a somber face.

“Why? Does it bother you?”

“…”

The elder couldn’t say anything, even though he was upset.

“I call the God of Chaos ‘that guy’. And the God of Death? I talk to him confidently.”

Cale was the only one who used honorifics with the Blue Wolf.

“…”

The elder slowly sat back down in his place, avoiding Cale’s gaze.

Because he had seen Cale’s power in person.

Cale looked away from him and looked at Lock.

Lock, who received the gaze, said hesitantly.

“I don’t know if he’s still sleeping, but I can’t talk to him, no matter how hard I try.”

The small blue dot.

It just stayed on Lock’s shoulder, but that blue light rejected the Sacred Object.

Lock couldn’t do anything, because he couldn’t talk to him to find out the reason.

“Hmm.”

It is said that he cannot speak.

Cale, who was stroking the armrest, looked around.

The Beast People avoided his gaze. The ten members of the planning committee were gathered around Lock.

“Hmm.”

Cale, who was thinking for a moment, met Raon’s gaze.

“Human, this is a bit complicated!”

“Yes?”

“Huh?”

Raon’s eyes widened at Cale’s casual words.

Not only Raon, but everyone’s eyes turned to Cale.

Rustle.

Cale pulled a mirror out of his pocket.

The Sacred Object that the God of Death had given him.

Cale touched the screen with his fingers and spoke.

“Hey. God of Death. Are you there?”

If you don’t know something about a God, ask the God of Death.

“……!”

“!!”

“Ay!”

“Hmm!”

Those who understood the meaning of Cale’s words were paralyzed.

In the meeting room filled with horror, Cale continued with his task.

“Hey. I’m sure you more or less understand what’s going on. Answer.”

He spoke boldly to the God of Death — the easiest God to deal with.

“Answer.”

Give me an answer to this situation.

If it’s something related to a God, you’re sure to know it.

Wooong~

And the mirror trembled slightly.

<Damn->

The God of Death used a swear word with Cale for the first time.

And Cale laughed. 
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T/L Comment:
Turns out divine politics are just as messy as human ones.

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Thank you for reading!

[Author – Yu Ryeo Han]

[Translator – Anowa]

[Proofreader – Mayank]