Cale opened his eyes, seeing that they had almost arrived at Rain City.
He looked at the hand that was hugging. It was Choi Han's arm.
"Cale nim, you're awake? Would you like some water?"
"I haven't woken up yet..."
Cale closed his eyes once again hugging Choi Han's arm even tighter.
The omega mode that wanted to indulge in relapse. Whether due to being pregnant or something, Cale wanted to be pampered.
"Fine. Just sleep. I'll wake you up when we arrive at the mansion."
Cale looked at Choi Han dissatisfied.
'What did I do wrong this time...?'
Choi Han could only be confused by that situation.
Cale snorted and let go of Choi Han's arm. He leaned back in the chair and stroked the black dragon's head.
"Give me hot chocolate."
Choi Han reached into his spatial bag and took out a bottle with hot chocolate writing on it and took out a cup.
He poured the hot chocolate over and put some marshmallows inside because Cale would be annoyed if there were no marshmallows in his hot chocolate.
He gave that to Cale.
"Why do you always have whatever I ask for? What else taht6 you carry in that bag? Give me a lavender-scented handkerchief."
That left Cale with no reason to scold Choi Han.
Choi Han passed a handkerchief with the scent of lavender to Cale.
"........."
Cale drank his hot cocoa with an annoyed face.
"It's bigger than I thought."
Witira said that to change the subject and Cale nodded his head.
“Of course. That Henituse family is the richest noble in the Roan kingdom.”
Cale looked proud of that.
"I'm getting embarrassed to give this to you. I heard you like jewelry. So I wanted to give this as a gift..."
Witira said that as she gave him a crown that seemed to be made of beautiful blue gems.
"...... Why would the future queen want to give the crown to me?..."
Cale feels goosebumps on his neck.
Paseton chuckled at that.
"Noona doesn't need a crown to tell that she is queen. Just like a dragon doesn't need someone to tell that he is a dragon."
Cale accepted the crown hesitantly.
"I just think you look very good on it, young master. Paseton already gave you a rare sea lotus, but I didn't give you anything. I'm embarrassed."
Cale sighed upon hearing that.
"You don't have to do that. We'll be helping each other this time."
Cale gave the crown to Choi Han.
"Put it on me."
Choi Han complied and placed the crown on Cale's head.
It really looked beautiful when Cale used it.
His hair and eyes turned blue.
"If you wear this, no creature in the ocean will think you are fully human, young master Cale."
As expected of a whale. Even their jewelry is abnormal.
Cale removed the crown from his head and gave it to Choi Han to keep it.
His hair and eyes returned to normal.
"You can give me other normal jewelry that I can use every day if you want to give jewelry next time."
Cale pointed toward his earring as an example. Cale wore a long earring on his right ear while just a normal gemstone earring on the other.
However, his long earring always disappears without him realizing it.
It gets annoying sometimes.
Without them realizing it, they had already entered the Rain City.
“Woooaah! Welcome home young master silver shield!”
“Young master silver shield!”
Cale felt as if his heart wanted to be ripped out hearing that. Don't they know he's the omega to give him such a title!?
“You are quite influential, young master Cale.”
"Shut up."
Cale looked at Witira with a sharp gaze.
“Young master Cale, marry me!”
Fffttt!!?
Cale spurted out his hot chocolate when he heard that.
Paseton just wiped his face with a handkerchief because of the hot chocolate that Cale spouted. He wasn't angry because omegas were often very careless indeed.
Who would have the audacity to propose to him in public!?
Cale pushed open the curtain out of curiosity as to who had the nerve to scream like that.
Cale looked at the man who was quite fat and had a face that made Cale somewhat disgusted because it looked like a pervert was holding up an 'I love you' banner among the people there.
Cale closed the window back.
"He's not even handsome! How dare he propose to me in public! He's not even as cute as Billos!"
Choi Han gave the beautifully shining white diamond and gold coin that Ron had given him before he left for Cale.
Of course, Choi Han had asked Ron for that because it could calm down an irritated Cale.
Taking that, Cale's mood got a little better.
'Money is the best.'
However, the children were annoyed.
"How dare he propose to you, human! I will kill him!"
"That's right meow!"
"He didn't even know anything about you and proposed to you! Hemp!"
Cale calmed the irritated children.
"I'll talk to my father. I don't like this kind of thing either."
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They finally arrived at the Henituse mansion.
Deruth looked up and down to see Cale's condition.
Cale was fine for now.
"You brought more people with you this time."
Cale nodded his head.
"Ouh father, I don't like it when people scream that they want to marry me. It disgusts me. I don't want to get married yet."
Deruth nodded in understanding.
"I'll take care of that."
Not stalling any longer, they let Cale enter the mansion.
Cale looked at Basen and Lily who were just standing looking at Cale.
Cale looked at Lily's messy hair and Basen whose clothes were also messy.
"Did you guys fight?"
Basen and Lily avoided Cale's gaze.
Lily fell from the stairs due to being careless while looking for a book and Basen tried to catch her.
But in the end, Basen was overwritten by a ladder and Lily fell into a pile of books.
Luckily they had trained their bodies with sword technique training, so they weren't injured.
“Seeing you guys again, you guys are really cute.”
!?
Cale hugged the two because he found them cute.
"What do you guys do when I'm not around?"
Cale asked as he smoothed Lily's hair and Basen's clothes.
"I only read books."
"I practice and help oppa!"
The two of them were happy with how Cale cared about them.
Cale suddenly remembered something.
"Hans, bring that thing."
Basen and Lily looked at Cale in confusion.
Hans brought the item to Cale.
"Sword for you and pen for you, right?"
Cale stroked the head of Lily who was lower than him.
Lily's eyes brightened when she got the sword. Basen was also feel touched when he got his pen.
"I believe the situation is chaotic..."
Cale shook his head.
"I already bought it when I arrived at the capital. I was busy buying various jewelry and clothes."
Basen laughed softly at that.
"The clothes you wear suit you, hyung."
Lily tugged Cale's sleeve.
"I will become a powerful knight and protect all of us!"
Cale nodded.
"Do your best."
"Yes!"
Lily looks really excited.
"I'll also study harder! I'll become a great lord and won't let you down!"
Cale pinched Basen's cheek gently.
"I'll wait for that moment. I'm going to my room now."
Lily and Basen looked at each other as they smiled.
They would not let Cale down!
"Oppa, let's go to the library again!"
"Alright."
Lily and Basen now often hang out in the library because they want to find an antidote for the disease.
They can't just sit around and do nothing.
Lily had no idea what disease Cale was in, but she knew it was a deadly disease.
So she often helps Basen look for books that might help.
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After talking a few things with Deruth and Alberu, Cale finally made his move to Harris village.
Deruth and the others just thought Cale wanted to live quietly for the rest of his life.
"Are you okay?"
Cale asked when he saw Choi Han's sad face.
"I never thought of going back when I left Harris village."
Cale patted Choi Han on the shoulder as if trying to comfort him.
Choi Han just smiled seeing that.
'That place must be an important place for him.'
The whale brothers had the same thought when they saw Choi Han's expression.
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In the Harris village.
Cale got off the carriage and looked at the entire black Harris village.
"Choi Han, show me the villagers' graves."
Choi Han nodded in understanding and led Cale to the graveyard while the whale siblings looked after the children for him even though they said they wanted to tag along.
Cale did not want the children to see the shabby grave. Maybe another month after the grave was beautified, right?
A proper grave for a villager living near the forest of darkness is a great gift.
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Choi Han half knelt on the ground cleaning up the grass growing on the grave.
Cale just looked at the truly pitiful state of the grave.
"Hilsman, make sure they get proper graves."
Hilsman flinched hearing that but did not argue.
Cale let Choi Han alone meet his second family once more.
Cale moved toward the wall or rather moved toward the whale sister.
He was fine looking at women with blue eyes.
Witira seemed interested in the thick and sturdy walls and wanted to stab her index finger.
Stab!
"Ahaha..."
Witira laughed awkwardly as her finger ran through the wall.
'Whale was a scary being...'
Cale pretended not to see that.
"Young master Cale, how do you want to get past this wall? Are you going to fly?"
Cale thought about it for a bit.
He has the power of the sound of the wind, but he only uses it to protect himself when he is alone.
And the repercussions of using his ancient powers were also annoying.
"Hnm... Something like that..."
Witira looked confused at Cale's half-hearted answer.
However, he did not question Cale considering he was still an omega.
The reason why omegas can't be leaders is not only that they are weak, but that they are slow to think of solutions.
Omega cases like Toonka were extremely rare.
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That night.
Hilsman was nearly knocked unconscious by Cale when he showed him the true identities of the whale siblings and three children who averaged 9 years of age.
Cale wanted to know what Hilsman's reaction would be if he found out he was pregnant now.
But he refrained from telling him.
'How can this still be considered a secret?'
The number of people who know about his pregnancy is more than 10 people!
Cale looked at the extremely tall wall.
'Choi Han is crazy enough to jump over this wall instead of going through the gate.'
Cale let out a low sigh and looked toward the black dragon.
"Please help."
"Hemp! I know!"
The black dragon used flotation magic on Cale and the others.
Choi Han just watched Cale and the surroundings. He did not want something to hurt Cale like last time.
Cale landed softly on the ground.
Many monsters are approaching them.
"We'll take care of this."
Witira stepped forward with Paseton. Cale did not stop them.
There's no reason to use his powers on such a weak monster when someone else wants to take care of him.
Catch!
Choi Han caught the snake that wanted to bite Cale.
The color of the snake is bright and beautiful.
'Something like this is very toxic.'
With that in mind, Cale took one step back from Choi Han, away from the snake.
Cale continued to move while covering his nose with his hand. The smell of monster blood was really disturbing even though he was wearing a mask.
Choi Han killed the snake and returned to follow Cale who was continuing to walk from behind.
The whale brother followed the map Hans sketched from the information Choi Han gave him.
Hans is a good artist.
On, Hong, and the black dragon excitedly looked around and learned a lot from the whale brothers who defeated monsters so easily.
Halt!
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Choi Han was confused when he saw Cale suddenly stop walking.
Cale walked back and hugged Choi Han's arm.
Cale did not say anything, but Choi Han could tell that in front of him was a palm-sized spider.
Cale was not afraid of the small spiders, but the large spiders with hairy legs frightened him.
Little Kim Rok Soo was always cooped up in a small room with spiders like that in a dark room. Their bite is always painful.
Choi Han knew there would be huge spiders in the forest, so he took out a pebble that he kept in his pocket and killed the spider by flicking the rock with his finger.
Seeing that the spiders just now were gone, Cale let go of Choi Han's arm and resumed walking in front as if nothing had happened.
Choi Han could only let out a short sigh and make sure there weren't any spiders in Cale's path anymore.
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They finally arrived at the intended lake.
"Wow..."
It was bigger than Cale had expected.
- Humans, I feel a power similar to yours!
Huh?
Ancient power?
'Should I take this one too?'
Cale's lips turned into a smile.
Choi Han stopped Hong who wanted to jump into the lake.
"Human, where is this... It feels familiar... Smells like... Dragon! Yes, dragon!"
Is that a dead dragon? Dead mana of a dragon?
No wonder mermaids can be so strong.
"What should we do now?"
Witira was confused.
Even if they had found the source, the lake was too big for them to handle.
"Just destroy it."
"Pardon!?"
Witira and Paseton were shocked there.
Cale smiled even brighter.
Maybe there will be dragon bones under that lake.
Cale was feeling excited.
Ancient power, dragon dead mana, dragon bone.
Everything will be his.
"Let's just destroy it."
Cale looked toward the black dragon.
"That's right! Human, let's destroy it!"
The whale brothers couldn't believe what they had just heard.
Choi Han could only sigh tiredly.
“Cale nim, don't get hurt.”
With that, everything was decided.
The lake will be destroyed!
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To be continued.
Leon Cale: You really do everything dangerous, right? Do you not afraid that you get poisoned or something?
Preggo Cale: So, what do you want me to do? Just ignore that when I can do something about it? Is there anyone who wants to do that in my place?
Ellen: Right. As if he can rest. If he can, he already gets his dream.
Kind Clopeh: Shut up. Don't make fun of my husband's dream.
Ciel: How about you rest a bit, preggo Cale?
Leon: Do you think the author will let him rest?
Damian: What do you mean about the author?
All: ....... Nothing.....
Hope you enjoy this chapter!
See ya!