Silver Lining

Our Past III

'Clopeh Sekka! That crazy bastard!'

Cale closed his eyes tightly and wish it was a dream.

Raisa looked up at Cale can't help but let out a chuckle.

She knows he hates that kind of thing.

"Young Master Silver Shield-nim. How do you get tangled with all those things like White Star and Sealed God?  Also, which god? That's why you are here?"

"..."

Cale could see a hint of amusement in those sparkling silver eyes.

He opened his mouth with a grumbling face.

"You are having fun, don't you?"

"I have no idea what are you talking about. I am really curious."

"..."

Cale looked at the lady in front of him with accused eyes but continued answering her.

"God of Death."

"...!"

"He made a deal with the real 'Cale Henituse' to exchange body with me. Also, about White Star, I can't help but get involved as his existence impact my soul. That leads to Sealed God as that bastard has a connection with Him."

Raisa's expression looked chaotic now.

There's confusion, shock, and anger. But mostly confusion.

"H-hold on. You said you woke up in that body three years ago, that's mean 'Cale Henituse' was 18 years old. But, I had been working with 'him' for almost 2 years and never felt that he's 18."

"That's because he's in 40ish. He's not just a transmigrator but also a regressor."

Raisa looked at him blankly but she nodded nonetheless.

"...how about White Star? What do you mean by his existence impact your soul?"

"He's reincarnator. He's being cursed by that motherfucking God of Death."

Raisa was frowning. Not because of Cale's crude words but the realization that the enemy was more annoying than she thought.

"What's that has to do with you?"

"You could say that his unnatural existence that changed the fate of the world."

Cale just answered her nonchalantly.

"That's how I am here."

He doesn't want to elaborate too much as it was in the past.

< Kim Rok Soo. >

< You were the one who was supposed to die. >

"Kim Rok Soo."

"I didn't die in your place."

"I died while I was running wild. Got it?"

"No. That's not it."

"It wasn't my fault nor the team leader's fault."

"...You're right. That is the correct answer."

"—am Leader Kim. TEAM LEADER KIM!"

"Huh?"

"Are you okay? You look so out of it."

Cale could see Raisa with a worried expression on her face.

He realized something.

"You subconsciously looked into the 'Record'. Be careful, it's hard to wake you up."

"Sorry about it."

"Nah, it's okay."

Cale just continues to eat the last piece of Hotteok on the plate.

Raisa just drinking her chocolate drink.

There's silence between them.

It was a comfortable silence.

Then, they heard bell sounds interrupt their silence.

She immediately gets up to welcome the person who entered the bakery just now.

"Welco— Oh. You are the butler from before."

"Hmm? Ron?"

"Young master-nim. My apologies to interrupt but it's getting late. Don't you promise Raon-nim to visit Sherrit-nim and the others?"

"Oh, right."

Cale did promise the little dragon to visit the Black Castle.

He lost the track of time.

Cale stood up from his seat and walk towards Ron.

"You are going with me?"

"Yes, young master-nim. My son already went there."

Cale nodded.

He turns his body to face Raisa and he throws something in the air.

Raisa skillfully catches it and looks at it.

"...gold coin."

She immediately looks at Cale.

"I am rich."

Whatever Raisa tell him wouldn't make him change his mind.

She just sighed internally and respectfully bows to him.

"Thank you very much. Have a nice day, Young Master Cale."

She smiled at him warmly.

Cale stared at her and opened his mouth.

"Cale."

"Yes?"

There's a little smile on his face.

"Just call me Cale."

Raisa widened her silver eyes.

"Let's go, Ron."

Even before Raisa refutes his words, Cale immediately rips the magic scroll.

Both the young master and butler disappeared in a blink of an eye, left her alone in the bakery.

"Huh?"