The Villain’s Aide Has Run Away - Chapter 138.1
Cal Byweiner looked at the cat trapped inside the prison.
To think that the guardian beast protecting the Empire was that very cat.
It felt strange to know that such a being was being confined.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m only doing this because I have no choice.”
If the man who had brought his brother’s seal hadn’t ordered him to guard the prison where the cat was being held, he would never have done something like this.
Thanks to that, Cal, who was practically confined in the annex, sat down on the floor and observed the cat closely. At first glance, it looked no different from an ordinary cat.
“What kind of ability does it have to be called a divine beast?”
He had never seen any special power from it, so he could not understand.
“It doesn’t have an especially long lifespan, and it doesn’t seem to have any strikingly mysterious powers.”
The way it tilted its head made it look as if it understood what Cal was saying, but there were other cats that did that too.
Cal, gazing quietly, let out a sigh. He had no idea what had become of his brother, nor could he make sense of what was happening anywhere.
Especially since the academy had temporarily suspended all classes. To get any information, he needed to move outside, yet he was completely trapped.
The cat stared intently at Cal. Cal shook his head.
“If you’re asking me to let you out, you know I won’t do it, right?”
Blue didn’t try to break the prison. There was no need to do such a thing.
Blue’s pupils narrowed as he fixed his gaze on Cal.
At the same time, Cal’s eyes momentarily grew hazy before returning to normal.
Cal started to touch the bars of the prison absentmindedly.
“Instead of wasting time here, I should be going to see him…”
He couldn’t go outside. He didn’t know what had happened.
Suddenly, the situation felt unbearably frustrating. He was anxious and restless.
Without realizing that his mind was being dominated by Blue, Cal continued to fiddle with the lock and spoke whatever came to mind.
“I… I like him. I wish I could live with him forever. But to do that, I need the permission of my strict brother and father. How could I make that happen?”
The wish that had been buried deep within Cal’s heart slipped out of his mouth. Blue’s pupils contracted.
[That’s a good thought.]
He had already been wondering what decisive factor could allow Leslun to remain by Kailos’s side. Of course, Cal could not hear him.
“Since I can’t leave here, I’ll stay quiet. Who knows, if you behave, maybe I’ll bring you a treat. I’ll… go get one.”
Cal rose blankly to his feet.
“Anyway, you’re locked in here, and no one will come all the way to this annex…”
Even then, he had no idea that he was being controlled by Blue.
While Cal was gone, Blue stretched and rose to his feet. Then he took a step toward the door.
When he nudged it with his paw, it opened without a single catch.
Thanks to Cal, Blue had undone the lock without lifting a single claw. He leisurely walked outside.
After briefly surveying the surroundings, Blue jumped up onto the window sill.
He thought he would take a short nap in the warm sunlight before moving again.
Outside, the atmosphere was the complete opposite of the peaceful calm within; people were urgently searching for Blue.
***
“The Byweiner Count’s family, huh…”
Kailos exhaled sharply, almost laughing.
“I thought they were quiet even after Brian’s death. I didn’t expect they’d be plotting something like this.”
When Kailos and Leslun arrived at the Count’s estate, knights and soldiers blocked them at the main gate.
Count Byweiner stepped forward. Even before the Crown Prince, he did not yield in the slightest.
“It has been a long time, Your Highness.”
Kailos dismounted and stood face-to-face with the Count.
“Have you been well?”
“Do you really think I could have been?”
Count Byweiner glared at Kailos with bloodshot eyes. The pain of a father who had lost his son was written plainly across his face.
The smile that had accompanied Kailos’s greeting faded like frost.
If it were about Brian, even kneeling down immediately would not be enough.
“Am I to take this as rebellion against me?”
“No father would serve the man who killed his son.”
“Even if that son tried to kill me first?”
Kailos’s words pierced through Count Byweiner’s selfish claim.
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