#albecale headcanon

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Transmigrated to Another World]

Part 5

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THANK YOU AND SORRY

The younger Cale had told his father what he wanted to say; there will be war and therefore, they should fortify their defense in territory and prepare their counter attack by building up a naval base. He can see how astonished his father is as he explains it with such a serious tone, something that the trash didn't do for a long, long time as they even very rarely converse to each other.

Honestly, Cale didn't feel confident his father would believe him. After running away from home a week ago than coming back from nowhere, after all the trash things he did in the past, what he was saying just now felt unreal even for himself. But still, he too feels desperate. Their home will get attacked. There is no one who can guarantee everybody will be saved. Cale needs to do this even if it means he should beg his father to embodied it.

"My son... how can you know about something like this?" Cale could see his father's eyes shaking. But Cale didn't answer that question because they had made a deal to not reveal the two from another world just to anyone. Even if they join war later, they will hide the fact that they are the existence that shouldn't be here.

Cale didn't know why, but he felt something clucthing in his heart. It makes it very hard for him to breath and he can't stare at the face of his loved one after his mom. Deep down, he knew, the anxiety that his father would reject and not believe him was the reason for it. It's understandable, but still, surely makes him hurt.

Deruth closed his eyes tightly before he stared at the young man who avoided his own father's eyes. He didn't know how he could believe this unbelievable matter. But—his son, the one who he knew wouldn't want to talk to him except if necessary; the one he knew never visited his mother's grave ever after the funeral as if the wound from the lost still did not heal; that one of his sons is now trying to tell him to protect their territory in front of his mother's grave— He can't believe it. But Deruth wants to believe his son.

So he reached his son's hands and made the reddish brown eyes gaze towards him again. "Son, this is a very serious matter." Deruth stroke his son's hand. It was the same pale as his wife's hands, but much more sturdy and big. Since when... since when did his son grow this big? He can feel the agony attacking him; the regret because he never tried to reach this hands properly before. But he continued, "Let's talk about it in my room." He saw the red strand that resembled his wife's and smiled. "Let's go home first."

Cale flinched. Home. Deruth says that Henituse estate is his home too. He breathed heavily but tried to push his feelings and wrap it up just like he usually does. He then nodded slowly before letting his hand from his father's stroke. Cale turned back to the place his older self was standing before, even if there was no trace of them left there. He can't just let them here when he is in Hanituse estate. "I think it's okay to be visible now. It will be much easier to let him know about all of you."

Deruth was confused because of his son's action, but he flinched when there was a human and three other creatures that suddenly appeared at the place his son turned to. But there is something that really makes him astonished. Is that... a reptile? That reptile has a pair of wings and black scale; and before he knew, that creatures just flew fast to in front of him and chimmed, "Hello, human's father!!" Before he could think about anything, there were two other creatures that he recognized as cats rushing towards him before they chimmed, "It's Cale's father! Nice to meet you!"

Cale sighed when he saw his father fall into his butt because he felt surprised. He then turned to his older self that was now hiding his hair in a cloak, but Cale can see that the man's hair is now brown in colour. That man certainly asked the dragon to change his hair colour. At least, it will make anyone without any skill in magic not know about this disguise.

After making his father calm down and introduce his companions to him, console his father that this dragon as well as beast people are on his side, they are going to Henituse estate. It was such a fuss commotion because everyone in Henituse estate knew about the running away young master. But fortunately, his father can make it more bearable after stating that they should talk right now. The older self of him and the children follow him in an invisible state again.

"Let's do that." Cale blinked as he heard his father say when they had just entered his father's office. His father continued, "I had thought about it. Maybe this is a good time to fortify our defense. It's not like we are going to lose too, if what you said will not happen." Deruth frowning as he thought about the matters his son told him. But then, his expression became soft again when he gazed towards his son, "And I want to trust you and what you had said."

Cale opened his mouth then closed it again. He didn't know how to react to what his father said. It's just... felt weird. They never had this kind of conversation for such a long time, so Cale felt awkward. Cale ended up mentioning all things that his father should know about the naval base in Ubar territory just like his older self told him before.

After they finished talking about urgent matters, Deruth tells Cale to rest in his bedroom. As for his friend, there will be a room prepared for him. Cale asked his father if he could bring Molans and a knight named Choi Han to his chamber and his father agreed after making a confused expression again. But this time, his father didn't ask further and let Cale out so he could rest. They were about to get out of his father's room, but Cale stopped in front of the door. He closed his eyes and hesitated for a moment. After taking a breath, he finally turned to his father again. "Thank you." Cale didn't even stare at his father's face, "Thank you for trusting me."

Deruth eyes shaking and watering a bit. If—if he didn't see Cale today, maybe their relationship would be more distant without Deruth even realizing. If he didn't want to visit his wife's grave today, he would not have a chance to make up with his son. He was too cowardly to reach his son first all this time. But he firm his result, as the chance had already been in front of him right now, he would not let it just be. "You see, Cale. I have a lot of things I should be sorry to you. There are too many things I should have done for a long time. I'm really, really sorry to let you just be all this time."

Deruth wipes his tears and reaches his son's hands again. "I hope you will let me make up what had happened all this time. I hope we can go back to the old times." He saw his son finally staring back at him with shaky eyes. It hurt to see this side of his son. It hurt more when he thought about all the pain his son had gone through all this time. Alone. But he let out his son's hands. He can feel his own hands shaking. "But let's talk about it later. You look very tired already. Have a good rest, my son."

THE MEANING OF NAME AND IDENTITY

Cale goes back to his room where he has left for a week. It was still as clean as ever when he scanned his surroundings. The children, however, rushed towards his bed after he closed the door and the black dragon cast off the invisible magic. "Woahhh, is this our second home, human?!" The dragon flying in circle in the room before joining the kittens jumping in his bed with a very cheerful expression. Cale sighed and slowly nodded. He didn't know why, but the children didn't want to have their own room and chose to sleep with him. But it's not like Cale hates it. Their presence is warm too to his liking. So Cale just let them be.

The older self of him comes to his room after taking a bath, and sure he is too. Unfortunately, he can't have a drink while having dinner today because there are children joining. They had dinner in Cale's room and then waited for the guests they should talk with. Cale tells the children to go to sleep first and asks the black dragon to make them invisible again. Not long after that, the guests came in.

"I'm relieved you are healthy and able to come back alive, young master-nim." The head of Molan family greeted him with a benign smile, but after his older self had explained to him that this old man was a professional assassin, he couldn't think about this greeting as a welcome one. Ron is one of a few servants that is still on his side even in his rebellion phase, but it seems that Cale never knew the true nature of this old man; neither his son that chose to shut himself with an expressionless face besides his father.

As Cale didn't want to play dumb and be the stupid young master again, he answered Ron greet as relaxed as possible; his lips formed a smile and he sipped his tea elegantly. "It's thanks to you, Ron. Thank you for worrying about me." He can see a glint in their eyes. It's their first time seeing this side of him after all. But Cale sighed, he peaked at his older self that was just observing the situation without saying anything. And he could feel the two Molans wary of this existence just with their way glancing at the older Cale. Cale added, "But unfortunately, Ron, I can't talk much about my gratitude towards you now as I have much more urgent matters I should tell you."

Ron just continued to smile, but Cale could feel this smile was like the smile someone would give when they saw an amusing scene from a creature that was lower than them; humiliating and mocking, while his son was just frowning with his mouth still shut tightly. "What's the matter, young master-nim? This old Ron will try his best so he can help what the young master needs." That smile was genuine, but his eyes became sharp as he now realized the change of his young master. Cale didn't answer immediately. He waited for someone to knock on the door of his bedroom and smiled when it finally happened.

"Come in." Cale smiled towards the young man that was in front of his door—or should he say an old man because this man is just older than Ron despite his younger look? The man didn't hesitate and came into his room without any expression left. But after Choi Han eyes met the Molans, Cale can see there are unpleasant things going on between them.

"Now that everyone has finally gathered, I will just go to the point." Cale's eyes met theirs as they sat opposite each other. "I need all of your strength." He began. The explanation that he had arranged in his brain now is like a book he just needed to read. He felt more relaxed as he adjusted to this kind of atmosphere after meeting his older self two days ago. "Harris Village. The one who attacks that village, we need to get rid of them."

Cale could see Choi Han's eyes shaking when he mentioned Harris Village while the Molans still didn't react because they waited for further explanation, "The one who attacked them is a secret organization called Arm; the same organization that attacked Molan Household years ago." Ron's lips couldn't maintain the benign smile as he was very surprised and Baecrox's eyes shook repeatedly. It's silent. Cale chooses to let them swallow the information he gave first, so there is a silent with intense atmosphere until the black haired man cracks the silent, "How ... did you know that?"

"Does it really matter?" Cale pulled up one of his eyebrows before he added, "What really matters is, the same organization will ruin more villages, kill more people and make everyone suffer from prolonged war." Cale stopped a bit. His eyes stared back at the black eyes, "There will be lots of people gone through your suffering for losing their loved one." His older self had told him. Choi Han is a kind person. Therefore, it's a good thing to mention that kind of state, even if he already knew the idea of revenging to the one who killed his family in Harris Village had made him certainly decide to help Cale.

"Is the one who told you that this man, young master-nim?" Before Cale even realized, Ron had gone from his seat and stood behind his older figure. The sharp dagger pointed towards his throat as the old man smiled with a sharp gaze. "If it is, then this old Ron recommended young master to be aware of this man first. Who knows that this man may be their subordinate?"

Cale flinched. He never thought Ron this fast and would act this wild. His gaze turned toward his older self, but he just found the same calm looks permanently in that man's face. The older Cale didn't even flinch. He just sat there without moving with a sharp dagger now touching his skin. "Ron, stop there." Cale can feel his voice cracked. It makes him hurt. He knew that Ron and Cale in another world were still in good terms when the older Cale mentioned them. And now, the one with the same look as his trusted one pointing a dagger toward his throat. How hurt can he be?

Unfortunately, this time Ron decided not to hear his order. Ron's eyes focused toward the older Cale as that man finally moved his head and looked up, so the two of them stared at each other now. The older Cale didn't care as he moved a bit, the dagger poked deeper and now made blood come out from his skin. He finally said something for the first time after the three of them came to this room, "That's good." The older Cale eyes unwavering staring at the predator's eyes, "You should be aware to everyone that can hurt your young master."

Cale felt baffled. In this kind of situation, does his older self choose to say that? Sometimes, he didn't know what was going on in his older head. But the two of the still staring without one gave in, "I definitely seem suspicious so you are not wrong." It's very short but Cale saw the sad glint in his eyes, but it disappeared as fast as it emerged, "But you should be careful too, because you definitely will regret your decision if you kill me now and lose all the important information you needed." The older Cale chuckled, "Or what is it? Did your hatred towards them disappear as you get older?"

Cale can feel the atmosphere getting more intense, so he immediately interrupts their interaction again, "Ron Molan. Follow my order and let out your dagger from him. Now." Ron finally let out his dagger and smiling with benign as if nothing had happened before, "Sure, young master-nim. Whatever you say." And after that, he returned to his seat.

Cale sighed as he massaged his temple. His hand reached toward the tissue on the table and gave it to his older self. It's frustrating, really. And most of it is because he didn't know how to make this situation better for his older self. He is someone who can't even state his identity or name as it will make everything much more complicated. He is someone—existance, that shouldn't be here. He gets dragged here, gets tired of making this world have a better future, but what he gets as payment is this kind of treat. It makes Cale hurt even just to see it.

Cale looks towards Molans and Choi Han. He felt more stressed now, but he tried to stay composed. He let out a heavy breath and calmed down himself before saying, "I can guarantee he is a valuable and trustworthy person. But if you couldn't trust him, then sure. Just treat this conversation never happened." Cale's eyes sharpened toward Ron. "I ask for help, but I will not let all of you just treat my people like that. All of you can go now. Think hard before telling me what your choices are about what I asked."

Molans get out first, left out the black haired man that looks absent minded and still thinking hard. That man finally talked after a few minutes passed in silence, "I really can take my revenge toward them, right?" Cale shrugged his shoulder, "As much as you want." Choi Han's eyes shook and he shut his eyes tightly before bowing toward him. "I didn't need more time to think. Let me join so I can get rid of all those bastards."

Cale smiled. And tell Choi Han that it's a good decision before Cale lets him out of the room. About Choi Han's duty as knight, it will be Cale's business to tell his father to let that man move to be his personal knight or whatever. As the silence comes again after there are just the two of them and the children sleeping in the bed, he can hear the older Cale's voice. "You are too emotional. I'm fine. I have Vitality of Heart too, you know."

Cale rolling his eyes out of frustration. This man didn't have a sense of values in life, he was certain. The older Cale just keeps helping everyone but pushing himself to the edge without ever concerning his own well being. Cale could tell how frustrated that man's companions in another world are because of all the older Cale deed. He finally just cuss to his older figure, "Shut up. I don't want to hear that, especially from you."

THE MEANING OF NAME AND IDENTITY PT. 2

It stings. Is it because the pointed dagger that was poked deep in his throat just now? Yes, maybe. But deep down, he knew too that's not the main reason. And sure the younger self of him knew too because he could see how frustrated the younger Cale was as he saw Ron pointing that sharp thing into his young master from another world.

No. Cale, who is transmigrated to this world, is nobody. He can't reveal his identity or name. He is nobody and therefore there is no one who recognized him even if he is in Henituse Estate; his home. It's quite unpleasant. The room where he stayed surely felt much colder. And without the children's cheering voice every now and then in his ears after all the years they had gone through together, it felt weird. Everything felt weird. And at some point, he felt very tired despite what he did just passive things while guiding himself from this world.

Cale found himself wanting to complete his task as fast as possible and go home. Toward the world where everyone knows him and recognizes him as their family. This feeling is weird too, Cale supposed. Because this is the first time he felt like this.

Despite all the thoughts in his head, he was grateful that he could maintain his expression. And the sentences that came out from his mouth just like bullshit without meaning, "You are too emotional. I'm fine. I have Vitality of Heart too, you know." It's like he was telling himself who had a chaotic mind to not think too much or drive his emotion into this situation. And therefore, he should think about it with a calm and cold brain.

The room was filled with silence again after the younger Cale shut him up. He had just thought about returning to his room, but his younger self faster talking to him, "Don't go out. We still have things to discuss." Cale pulled up one of his eyebrows as if asking what the younger self of him meant. After all, he knew all things had settled up for today.

He could see the younger self of him peaked toward the bed. It's invisible right now, but there are three bundles that make his bed sheet wrinkled in certain areas. The younger Cale then stared at him again, "The black dragon. It's you who gave it name in your world, right?"

Cale shut up for a moment. He could tell what his younger self would do if he said it, so he shook his head and said, "You should name it yourself, you know. I think the dragon would like anything you gave it." Cale could see his younger self rolling his eyes again. As if he had fed up with this conversation and just wanted to end it as fast as possible so he could rest, which is most likely to be true because they have been busy for the last two days. "Just say it. I want to know."

Cale sipped his tea that had gotten cold because he let it in the air without drinking it for a long time. He can see his reflection in the tea and his head playing recorder to the scene when he first tells the young black dragon the name he gave. It's quite a beautiful night, he supposed. Cale smiled a bit and mumbled, so the younger self beside him is the only one who can hear it, "It's Raon Miru."

Cale can see his younger self asking with his eyes. After all, that name wasn't from the language in this world. So Cale explained more, "It means joyful dragon. I hope he can be a dragon that lives with joy after what happened in its past." The younger self of Cale formed a wide smile. His hands touched the cold ceramic that contained his leftover tea before he nodded, "That's a good name, I suppose. Though you are awfully emotional this time, huh."

Cale huffed, but didn't deny that fact. "Not as much as you did today." The younger Cale sighed as if all the scenes from today were playing in his head. His hands reached toward the blushed face because of embarrassment before he mumbled with disgusted tone, "And who should I blame for this?" Cale smirked. This younger Cale is definitely cute. He felt a bit happy that this original Cale could make a different path from the now Kim Rok Soo, so he answered jokingly, "Definitely not me."

HYUNG'S DUTY IS TO COMFORT THEIR DONGSAENG

Cale isn't a morning person in years after he possessed this body. But in this world, he can't just relax when every second is very precious. He finds it difficult when there is no one who will wake him up when he needs it. There are no three bundles that warm him up anytime, or sour lemon tea to start his day. Cale should have felt happy about that, but it turned out to be rather lonely. He felt like he was back in time when he was Kim Rok Soo before. He should work with bare minimum sleep because of the duty as strategist to his team and stay in a small house alone without letting someone into his life.

Even with all those things in his mind, he headed toward the younger Cale's bedroom when it was already time for him and the younger Cale to meet Alberus. The children are joyful as always and it makes him wonder how the children in his world are going without him.

Cale sat himself on the couch and then let his mind run wild while waiting for Alberu from this world and his hyung to come. It looks like this is the first time Cale can do his hobby of not doing anything and spacing out in this world. He didn't know how long he did it, but when he realized, he felt warm hands pat him without permission. Cale frowned and looked up and found his hyung was the one who did it. Cale didn't know why his hyung suddenly did this, so he instantly asked, "What is it, Hyung?"

Cale tried to avoid that big and warm hand but always failed. His hyung sure is more stubborn than he ever thought. And surely, he is baffled because that man can guess what Cale thought about their world just with a glance—sure, calling it homesick is too much in Cale's opinion. But still, it's amazing. Now that he thinks about it, they often have the same train of thinking. Knew Alberu would not give up even after Cale told him to stop, he decided to let the man do what he wanted to do. Now that man even placed himself sitting beside Cale without stopping his hand patting Cale's head.

They had meals together and will separate again at noon. But before that, they let themselves have a bit of rest in the younger Cale's bedroom. And Cale found his hyung, the Emperor in Roan Empire still sitting beside him and playing with his hair again—without permission. Cale sighed. He mumbled protest even if he had given up to avoid that man's hands, "Just why do you like playing with my hair, hyung."

"I wonder about that too." He heard Alberu mumbling softly as if the man didn't want to make too many noises. The man that so-called the best Emperor amongst Emperors drag Cale's body so he can reach every strand his red hair easier. "Just think of it as payment because you like to play with my mane when we are on Earth 3." Cale scoffed. Alberu's mane and his hair are surely different objects and isn't it too old to mention something that happened 10 years ago now? But he was too tired to react more, so Cale just leaned toward the couch as he felt the man's hands roaming in his hair.

Cale shut his eyes and felt the warm hands behind him. It looks like he makes a mistake when he thinks he is alone in this world. He still has this stubborn hyung. Someone he can call family and recognize him as the way he is. He always thinks Alberu is a dependable person. Someone who he can trust to complete all the messes he started. And someone who he can have faith in does things the best as the plan occurs. But hearing the man say there is no Roan Empire here, so he is just act as Cale's hyung now, making him feel weird. It makes him reminiscent of the hyungs figures he had years ago; Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo.

Is it really okay to think of this man as his hyung too, now? That question felt off considering how he acted in front of this man all the time, but still, that question roamed in his mind before he tried to erase it. He sighed and tried not think about it again and changed the topic in his head. "How is it in Lock's Village?" Cale asked. He could feel the hands in his long hair stopped moving for a moment before he heard the man's answer, "We had stationed a few people there to observe the village. We will catch the information fast if that village gets attacked faster than it should be."

Cale nodded satisfied. "Then maybe we can go separated from them starting tomorrow." Cale had thought about it. It's not good if they are from another world too close to the people from this world. After all, they will leave this world after all settled up. In war too, he should let everyone here get stronger so they can protect themselves after he leaves. Especially, he should teach the younger Cale so he can use ancient powers effectively.

"Hello, human's friend!" Cale flinched when he saw the black dragon flying toward them, as well as two kittens. He sat up properly and stared at them who were smiling widely towards him. It's a bit weird though, because the children just focus on the younger Cale all this time. He turned toward the front and saw his younger self hide his smirk and then act as if he had a conversation with the younger Alberu. Cale frowned, but before he could do anything, the black dragon chimed again, "Cale tell me that you are helping me too in the cave! I'm the great and mighty, Raon Miru, bid thank you to human's friend!"

Cale could feel his hyung gaze toward him when he heard the name Raon Miru appear in this world. Cale internally sighed. He knew his younger self would do that after all. He hears Hong and On thank him too and it makes him feel something is clutching his heart. He answered them slowly, "… I'm not in big help, but sure. You're welcome." The kittens wagging their tails and Raon flying in circle twice before it tilted its head, "But we didn't know your name yet! What is your name?"

Cale blinked. It needed much more time when he finally found some name in his head, "… It's Roksu." Cale avoided the children's gaze. But the children who didn't know anything easily accepted that name. He could hear them too asking for his hyung's name and the man nonchalantly answered with Bob. He sighed again, but Alberu just chuckled and patted his head a few times again.

"You're right. Maybe we should separate from them, so you will not miss your children too much." Cale scoffed when Alberu whispered that after the children would come toward his younger self again. His hyung sure likes to tease him. Cale leaned toward the couch again and their activities continued without them saying anything.

Cale maybe felt a bit annoyed because the man so-called his hyung always stubbornly teased him. But in between that feeling, he too can feel the comfort the man wants to share. Cale let the warm Alberu has beside him. He sure, even if he will not admit this, he could feel he is feeling grateful. At least he is not alone in this world. He still has this hyung that strangely can make him better on the bad day he has.

Note:

1. Yes, finally interaction with Molans and Choi Han. I personally don't hate Ron's reaction. After all, they should be wary of everyone. And sure, Ron is more emotional because Arm mentioned in the discussion. Choi Han will follow the original Cale from this time onward. Then how about Lock, Rosalyn, and Eruhaben-nim? They will have their own time!

2. I think the original Cale will be the first member of 'Cale's Protection Squad'' in this parallel world. Well, why not? I love their interaction🤧

3. Yes, Alberu comes at the very best time to comfort Cale from all sad thoughts. Go, Alberu. Don't let Cale reminiscent to all his bad memories!

4. I bid thank you to everyone who is still waiting for this headcanon to continue. All your appreciation for this work is the one that makes me motivated to continue this with all my best. Really, thank you very much. I will do my best to continue this work until the end. So please support me and give love to every character in this work! See you again in the next part!🤧💞

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Vampire x Angel]

Inspired by this post.

Part 1

Part 2

When Cale finally regained his consciousness, what was in front of him was red. The liquid that poured from the stiff bodies. The fluid that comes from the open wound on his family's bodies is red. And he himself, since god knows when, full of red.

Something like needles felt like spatter his right shoulder that later he would find out to be wound from those bastards that made everything, root of his misery, happen. But just like that, that day he found himself couldn't move, freeze in the place while his world crumbled.

His mind became blank as his eyes couldn't focus on what was in front of him. Cale's breath felt heavy and his chest hurt so much. But still, he just stands. Without knowing what to do, he stared at the bodies that were now becoming cold. Maybe if he could join them, it would be easier. Maybe if he wasn't left alone alive, it would be better. Though he didn't know if becoming one of those monsters could be called alive.

Cale didn't know how long he just stood, but he finally recollected his mind when he felt someone's presence near him. He couldn't see anything, but he felt like this was the last farewell he could do with his family. He felt like that presence would bring his family's souls to the afterlife and completely left him alone in this world.

With that in mind, he shut his eyes and hoped that his family would have a better life after this. He didn't believe in gods, but he still wants at least his family to get a better place than this fucking world. While he was at it, Cale promised them to live a long life while carrying the pain everyone receives and will take revenge for them.

When the presence finally disappeared, Cale dragged his body to the body of his father. His hands trembling as he shut his eyes off. He made their last place exactly where they died. With crude tools and mostly just his hands digging on the ground, he didn't know how long he did it until everyone finally got buried. He just feels empty. His hands hurt badly and he felt breathless. Yet his body was not rotting and he didn't die. Everyone left him alone with thousands of memories that now becoming needles that made his heart hurt.

When the presence finally let himself be seen, he found that blonde creature with a face like a beautiful statue. He presumably thought before about this presence was right because there is no human who could have the power to not be seen while having a pair of wings and a bright smile. His offer sounds ridiculous to Cale, but he accepted it anyway. He thought that collecting information about those vampires would be easier if he followed him. And deep in his heart, maybe he just wanted to runaway from this place that made a very big wound in his heart.

After becoming a vampire, he knew something had started to change in his body. Start from the appetite he has and how he digests something. He didn't feel hungry that much even if he hadn't eaten for a very long time. And even just imagining having his favorite food now makes him disgusted. This change, however, didn't happen just like that, but it hurt his whole body. That is why he sleeps almost every day. When energy in his body is forced to be absorbed because of the pain, he will let himself sleep to get healed.

This pain, however, stopped after he drank the blood that Alberu provided. It's not something Cale really wants, of course, because it immediately reminds him about that day and the fact that he is a part of those monsters now. But he too remembered that he had made a promise to have a long life to get revenge. That is why he drank it.

He could feel his body become stronger every time he drinks blood, but he never tries to drink blood from live humans by attacking them even if Alberu explained that it would make him feel two times better and stronger, because it makes him no different than other vampires.

Cale didn't need to sleep that much after drinking the blood, so he found himself often just blanking out before that man—that Angel, tried to have a conversation with him. But Cale had a little secret. When Alberu wasn't home, he would often come to Alberu's bedroom to see if he could collect any information about those vampires from there. And there are a lot of files cases where vampires attack humans. He and his family are not the only ones. He tries to organize his thoughts based on those files. But in the end, Cale felt guilty because he did it without Alberu's permission. After everything the Angel did to him, Cale betrayed that trust.

Cale confessed his fault to Alberu one day when they gathered on a couch in Cale's bedroom just like any other time before. He had ready to be kicked out of that house, but Alberu laughed instead. "You know what? If you just ask me, I will gladly tell you about them. Though it's not nice to break others' bedroom when they aren't there, I'm not any better since I always come here, right?" Cale felt sincere from those eyes when Alberu continued, "And I feel happy because this is the first time you told me your story without me asking first."

Cale felt embarrassed but warm at the same time, because he realized that even if he was left alone now there was already someone here, beside him. He still didn't know why the man brought him to his house, but Cale felt grateful. Though he was still too embarrassed to say it out loud, he took a note in his head to not forget. Besides the revenge he wants to take, he still has a life that was given to him. That life where he could have a simple conversation every now and then with his immortal friend.

After that, Alberu gets more free around Cale. He will bother him when he sleeps and drags him out of the house from time to time. Even though what they do outside is always to complete Alberu's task to guide the soul and Cale just observes him from behind. Cale finally left the house where he always felt more secure and far from those monsters reach.

Alberu told him that if he wants to get revenge, he should get stronger. And that can happen if he is outside the house and at least moving around and adjusting his vampire blood to the body. In addition, maybe he could find traces from those vampires who attacked his house.

But sometimes blood scents from the bodies that the souls Alberu guide make him feel dizzy and uncontrollable as his instinct tells him to drink it. One day the scent was really strong and made him almost do what the vampire does. Fortunately, Alberu was still able to stop him by letting his hand get bitten by Cale instead. "It's just... I know you will regret it later. That's why I stopped you." Alberu said when Cale finally got his consciousness again. Alberu was right. Cale will feel that he is not any better than the ones who attack him and his family if that really happens, so he feels grateful.

That time when they gathered in Cale's bedroom and had conversation just as always, Alberu brought the fact that they often call each other with 'hey' or just name. "I'm way older than you, so call me Hyung from now on." Cale didn't since when, but they throw a simple joke to each other on a daily basis now. So when he heard that, Cale smirked, "With your age now, shouldn't I call you grand—" his mouth immediately got covered with Alberu's hand. The man standing in front of him intimidatedly as he gives Cale a smile that is far away from Angel's smile. "It's hyung." Alberu repeated firmly.

Cale never saw Alberu that sensitive and ended up calling him the way Alberu wanted. Though in his head, he took a note about this weakness that maybe will give him advantage in the future. Annoy Alberu with this fact when he bothers Cale too much, for example.

Alberu explained that vampires just need to drink blood from time to time to live a very long life. And as he felt he really didn't have appetite when he thought about human food now, he never tried to eat as the way he did when he was human now. But one day, Alberu comes to his bedroom with a jar full of cookies—or it's what it looks like.

Still with the same graceful look and smile that glued on his lips, he told Cale to eat those cookies in the jar. Cale raised his eyebrows with confusion but still proceeded to do it since he knew Alberu was not someone who would make any petty prank or have any ill-intention towards him. And surprisingly enough, he could feel the sweetness for the first time in a long time.

"I will not tell you where I obtained this or how, but I will give you that for time to time." That is the only explanation Alberu gave to Cale about the cookies and every time Cale wants to dig for more information, Alberu always changes the topic rapidly. Cale ended up giving up and just let him be for now. He trusts Alberu enough to know he will not make him eat something that will hurt him. And sure, he really misses the taste of food he always eats as a human. Not just blood that always reminds him of the incident.

When he is alone and Alberu gone to do his task, Cale sometimes thinks about how much he has received from Alberu, but he himself is never very useful for that angel. One day he remembered their conversation about food that angels ate. Alberu said that Angel didn't need to eat. They don't feel hungry, but still eat human food just fine. Though Cale himself never sees Alberu eat something, he just drinks wine for very rare occasions; such as during his very tight schedule and makes him a bit worn out.

Cale remembers too that he can cook very well and that wine will be really tasty with steak as a course. Just like that, it's the first time Cale left the house alone and with his own initiative to hunt an animal in the forest.

To tell the truth, the house they live in was in between two forests. These forests alone are not places humans will enter easily because the trees are very thick and make it very dark there. That is why, too, their house was never discovered by humans and even if someone saw it, they would keep themselves far away from there because from the outside that house looked like an abandoned house and radiated a very scary aura. Though on the inside, everything is very clean.

With vampire blood flowing in his vein, Cale could feel he got stronger and faster than he ever before and it was so much easier to hunt a deer from the forest. Cale quickly returned home because he didn't know when Alberu would come back. And as he thought about it, he could see Alberu in front of their house with a frown in his face and an expression that seemed foreign to Cale.

"Just where did you go?" Cale feel... worries in Alberu's voice. But can an Angel really feel that way? Cale didn't know, but he quickly responded because Alberu seemed very eager to know what his reason was. "Uh... I just go hunting in the forest?" Alberu looked confused but finally just sighed. He pat Cale's head before said, "I don't know what you want with that deer, but at least leave me a note if you want to go outside without me."

Cale didn't know why, but he felt that pat was a bit different than Alberu always does. But they quickly come inside the house with Cale busy making food for Alberu and Alberu himself just observe Cale from the dining table with mouth shut because Cale tells him to wait and he will tell his reason after that.

After Cale placed a steak and poured Alberu's favorite wine into the glass, Cale sat opposite Alberu's chair and avoided Alberu's intense stare that eagerly asked for his reason. Cale scratches his neck awkwardly before explaining, "It just.... I never properly say thank you to you for everything you had done for me, hyung. So I at least want to make something for you."

Alberu didn't immediately answer his explanation and it makes Cale more awkward and embarrassed at the same time. He still avoided Alberu's face, so he didn't know what kind of expression Alberu made when he said that, but then Cale heard the sound of fork and plate colliding. Cale peeked and saw Alberu smirking after having one slice of steak in his mouth, "It tastes better than I thought it would be."

Cale felt like Alberu was making fun of him, but he let it just happen after giving the laughing man dead stares. After that day, Cale will sometimes make food for Alberu, especially when he is worn out because of his task to guide the death soul to the underworld loaded. Though he can't ever taste the food himself and felt a bit nauseous, seeing his hyung-nim enjoying his food makes Cale feel enough. Or else, he will eat his cookies from Alberu so they can eat together.

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Rainy Day]

It was raining outside but Cale and Alberu are still trapped in the mountain of tasks they should do.

Maybe visiting Alberu today was the wrong decision.

Cale thought if he could report the progress of their plan for future war quickly, he could rest faster too. But the Crown Prince in front of him didn't let him just go and drag another small meeting between them; make him stuck in his study, looking very distracted because of the cozy atmosphere and sound of rain from the window that made him twice more sleepy than he normally does.

"Don't fall asleep before we finish our talk." Alberu glared at Cale before lending him a blanket that was large enough to cover up his figure that sat on the couch with two fur bundles beside him and one young dragon in his lap. As the young dragon dropped his chin to his shoulder, Cale's chin leaned to the black dragon's body. He sighed as he found the warmth he needed from the dragon and the kittens that glued more tight in his right and left side.

Actually, Cale has his own blanket—a few of them, to be more specific, in his spatial pocket just so he can cover the children if the weather is too cold. Given the fact that even Raon, the little dragon, could get sick because of the weather before. But he will not budge to use his too if the Crown Prince just gives him without Cale even asking. Free things are always more after all, let alone this is a thing from the royal family. The fluffy and warm blanket he uses now is definitely more comfortable than the one he has.

"Your highness, the sun of our Roan Kingdom. Don't you think this weather makes our discussion disturbed? This lowly subject demands that we should choose another time to have this meeting."

Cale tried to persuade Alberu to let him just fall asleep in this perfect situation, but of course, Alberu didn't buy Cale's bullshit.

Cale didn't know why Alberu was so persistent to make Cale stay here and so moody today, but the two of them ended up repeatedly bickering with each other after a few serious sentences. Of course, their bickering is always with flowery words that will make everyone misunderstand with their 'intimate' conversation.

Thankfully, the children are the only witnesses of their conversation today. And as they feel this conversation just like any other day, they choose to fall asleep while surrounding Cale's warm body.

As they always had another little argument while having a meeting, their conversation got longer than they normally do. Cale thought maybe Alberu was so stressed and needed some distracting today. That is why he is so different and didn't act as Perfect Prince that the man always wanted everyone to think of him.

But man, why is Cale the one who is stuck with Alberu? Honestly speaking, seeing the mountain of paper between him and Alberu already makes him want to sleep even more. Let alone cozy and cold temperatures that made him just want to cuddle with the children's warm fur and body while having a nice dream.

Cale's head repeatedly falls and up again as he holds back from falling asleep. And as his body screaming to let him sleep in this situation, he couldn't pay much attention to the Prince in front of him and ended up not seeing an amusing smile in Alberu's face when he saw Cale.

Alberu still dragging conversation with Cale for a few minutes after that, so he can enjoy this rare cute side of Cale. Seeing the man that is always scowling or making flat expressions desperately holds back from falling asleep like a child really amusing to him. But after he was satisfied enough, he let this so-called hero by everyone to fall asleep soundly on his couch.

Alberu sighed when he realized he was the only one who was still awake in this room. He saw the paperwork in front of him that got abandoned as he was too focused while having a meeting-half-bickering with his dongsaeng. He didn't know that he had this kind of side; the side that made him doesn't use time efficiently and let not related conversation distract him from finishing his work.

But maybe, it was fair enough. Honestly speaking, he felt very pressured right now because the nobles and royal family tried to suppress him and demand great results for the upcoming war. It was such a headache and made him feel restless from a few days ago until today. And just like he needed Cale for his plan, it looked like he needed Cale too so he could stay human, sane and rational.

Cale is the only person who Alberu could pull such a thing for. Maybe because the man already knew his nature and deepest secret, and obviously didn't expect perfection from him. The one that doesn't just see him as a Prince, but as Alberu Crossman, a human (and quarter black elf) that has his own limit.

Alberu saw the man who was 3 years younger than him once again before he stretched his back and stood from his couch. He took another blanket and covered Cale and his three children, so they couldn't get cold in this kind of weather.

Alberu peak to the window before walking to his couch again. He could feel the cold atmosphere in his skin, heard the sound of water that competed with each other to fall on earth vaguely, and saw the hazy look of outside his study from the window that was covered with condensed vapor.

And just like that, he continues his work with a light hearted as he finally charged his energy with the presence of his dongsaeng.

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Transmigrated to Another World]

Part 1 Part 2

Part 3

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT IN FRONT OF ME

As time went by and now it's already afternoon, they decided that they should move from the crown prince's bedroom. It would be suspicious if the crown prince didn't show up in his study even if his paperwork never ended to piling up and they didn't want anyone to see the older Alberu and Cale appearance as they already made a deal to make the newcomers from another world just help them from the shadow.

Older Cale and Alberu were transported to Henituse's mansion in the capital without any commotion with help Alberu's trusted mage while the younger Cale came back to the mansion with carriage. After all, there should be someone to make the subordinate in the mansion not suspicious about their existence when they are staying, to provide them with food and everything. So the younger Cale, who was known as trash, will be the best option to make the maid and servant deliver the food—too much food for just one person—without daring asking.

The younger Cale always did these things in ten years or more in his life, so he perfectly acts as trash when he arrives in the mansion and threatens them to not let anyone go near the room on the floor he will be staying on.

The younger Cale felt his head hurt since he entered the crown prince's bedroom. Today was really ridiculous day for his nineteen-year-old self. His stomach hurt and he felt nauseous because imagining the disaster that would come to his world and made him think maybe he shouldn't try to carelessly go to the capital without telling his family in the household to meet the crown prince.

The younger Cale sighed as the sweetness of wine made him more relaxed for a moment. He took a bath after a busy day he had today. He forgot when he had so much to do like this before. As he known as a trash, what he did all the time was just stray in the street from morning until dawn again. There is no one who even cares what he did at this point as he just likes drinking all day and night and getting into trouble. Or at least, it is what everyone knows about him.

There is no one who knows that actually he is collective and decent noble, and he tries really hard to make everyone in the family happy even if it costs him himself to be the one who is isolated and insulted by everyone.

Cale genuinely loves his family even if he never tries to express it with words. He sucks at it to be honest. Let alone when he knew he shouldn't carelessly try to make a bond with his new family because he was an eyesore, a source of awkwardness in his family. And sure he knows his father is still sad when he sees him because Cale is very much alike with his dead wife, so Cale decided to distance himself from his father.

And deep in his heart, he knows the main reason why he distances himself from his father is because he is still mourning and plea toward the warmth his mom and father used to give him, but knew that time will not go back to that moment again.

Cale clicked his tongue as he realized his mind straying again toward the issue that he really didn't like to think about. His gaze stared toward the table in front of him and chuckled when he saw three bottle wines already empty without him even realizing. I am really trash, huh. As he thought about it, he opened the fourth bottle and tried to erase his thoughts about his family.

He tried to think about another thing and the reason he was here came to mind. The Whipper Kingdom's internal problems are near its end and the Mogoru Empire looks like they didn't do anything but known as want to make their Empire stand above any other kingdom on the western continent. Sure Cale never has any informant trusted enough that can reveal such secret information. But he still has ears and brain. He heard many things in bars that he always visits, the bar that is filled with mercenaries and merchants that drop in Henituse territory.

Something he knows after making deductions about these matters was, something really must have happened and his kingdom will be in danger. Because of that, he tried to tell someone higher enough to order everyone and someone who he truly can trust him, even if there is a title trash in his entire existence.

Cale figured out there was someone that he could try to tell. Someone who descended from his favorable place in the late few years but is still capable of surviving in his place. Someone who can order almost everyone and has the authority to make such a big decision; Alberu Crossman. That's why he is here today, escaping from Henituse territories with the help of Eric Wheelsman a week ago and trying to make remarks in the Crown Prince's mind and will let Alberu manage the rest.

(Please never ask about what hardship he should have passed before Eric let him out of territories secretly, that's too much for him to remember it). And now, all the kind hardship he had already gone through was ruined because he is in the Henituse mansion now and he bet his father had already heard the information from the servant.

Cale shiged again, finished the fifth bottle of wine before standing from the couch and had himself dressed more neatly. Unfortunately, his day today has not yet ended. He has an appointment to have dinner with a newcomer from another world as they have discussion about what they should do from now on. The crown prince did not promise he could come, but he said he would try to transportes from the palace to his mansion after finishing his paperwork that should be done today.

Cale walked to the room next to him. It is the older Cale's bedroom for the time he stayed here. They have already made a promise to assemble here before. He entered the room and was greeted with a sight that he never expected he would ever see. He can see the older self of him leisurely sitting down on the couch. His silky and very long hair is still drenched and there is a towel that muffled it imperfectly. But the one that made him have deep frown in his eyes was because of the older self of Alberu. He stood up behind the couch. His hands worked up to dry up his dongsaeng hair.

The two of them just gave him a short nod to say that they acknowledged his present, but then they just do whatever shit they want to do; the older Alberu carefully moved his hands to dry the red hair with a deepened scowl as he mumbled, complaining, "I don't know why I should do this to you. Why don't you just cut your hair if you do not even have a desire to dry it up?"

The older Cale sighed, satisfied that he could leisurely rest when the emperor dried his hair and leaned his head on the couch. He ignored the nagging complaint as he mumbled back, "The children like to play with it." And got a non-majestically scoff from the emperor as a result. "You spoil them too much."

The younger Cale didn't know what made him very surprised now. Is it because the way they talked to each other was very close, the rudeness of his older self that even made the ruler of the empire to be his manual labor man, or the fact that he will have children.

Cale massaged his temple as he felt a headache attacking him again. He purposedly sighed out loud to draw their intention and then stared at them with a firm gaze. "I don't give a fuck whatever you do when you're in your world. But please don't ever do that again in front of me."

LET'S PICK UP STRAYS

The younger Cale had already told the servant to not enter any room on the third floor (the floor where they are staying for the time being), so three stalls with so many different foods were just placed in front of the door. It is maybe a bit too troublesome, but it is for the best, so they can leisurely stay here without making any commotion after the stranger he invited in. He thinks his father will let him be for the time being and even order the servant in the mansion to provide whatever he wants, so maybe this is the best.

They had dinner together but there wasn't much conversation that happened in between. They are occupied with each of their minds. The conversation started when the younger Alberu was transported there while looking very exhausted, but his eyes were still very focused as he was desperate about the kingdom's safety.

"The Northern Alliance..." The younger Cale heard his fellow world friend mumble with a stiffed expression. Cale himself felt astonished with this information the newcomers brought. The alliance came from a place he never expected. Before they can face the greatest enemy, they should face this alliance. Cale gripped his hand tightly without even realizing. And the place that will be the first to get attacked was the Henituse territories. His home and his mother's favourite place. He felt the pressure, fear, and anxiety in his heart clenched his chest tightly. He will not let that place get attacked.

The younger Cale stared at the old figure of him that still looked very calm as he shared the shocking information. His eyes lit with desperation as he asked, "How... how can you defeat the Guardian Knight and his wyvern brigade?"

The older Cale finally looked at him too. His eyes that are identical with him, stared back with a calm and collective gaze. His hand tapping the table in front of him as he answered. "The main problem isn't him. There will be a more dangerous person who will stab you from behind if you too focus on that bastard." The older Cale stopped a moment before continuing, "First, let's pick the strays that will help you."

The younger Cale had an odd expression on his face as he stared at the red-haired man in front of him, but the man didn't care and just randomly asked, "Have you ever been beaten by someone to pulp?"

The younger Cale sighed. Can catch what the man intended to ask but was still amazed by the way he asked it. It looks like the man really is Cale; rude, looks careless and bold. He fixed his posture and gave a smile that was very different from what everyone knew. He didn't care about any act he should do because everyone in this room already knew who he was actually (including the older Alberu since he and the older Cale look so close). Cale has a smug expression with one eyebrows up as he said, "So I should have been beaten up to meet the stray? It looks like me in another world really are very rude and live the way trash should have."

The older Cale looked a bit surprised with his answer. He looks like he wants to deny it, but just let it a slide as he continues tapping his finger on the table. "What about the massacre in Harris Village?"

Now the younger Cale is the one who has stiffed expressions. He had heard about this topic when he had breakfast together with his family a month ago or so. There is just someone who survived from that village; the vicious guy he met when he was drunk and asked him about the way to Henituse household. The younger Cale still felt the fear he faced, someone already passed down on the ground that he knew was a fellow drunken bastard. Should he be the one who was beaten up that day?

"Yes... there was an incident here a month ago." The younger Cale answered slowly. He stared at the tea placed in front of him before staring at the older self of his once again, "So the one who could defeat the enemy is Choi Han?"

He still remembers. He still daring to ask what the black hair man wants when he goes there and the expression from the man suddenly changes to a desperate one. Cale felt the man didn't have any harm intention to his family, so he led the way as he too was on the way back home. The last thing Cale knew, this problem was being taken care of immediately and Cale heard the man was appointed as a knight by his father later on.

"That's good enough." The younger Cale could see the satisfied look from the man. He nodded before adding, "He will happily help you if you mentioned what happened." The younger Cale feels odd. Maybe it's because he can see fond expressions on his old self looks. It's very genuine and sincere. It makes him wonder if he himself will be able to make that kind of expression like that again after his mother's death.

"There is still a lot you should do though." The older Cale stopped a moment and gave a glance toward the man beside him, looking like he asked for approval. The older Alberu just gave a short sigh before nodding and the older Cale looked at him again. "Let's divide the team so we can move faster. I will guide you and tell you what you should do. Hyung will help his younger self."

ANCIENT POWERS AND … A DRAGON?

So early in the morning, the younger Cale had already woken up and did the task that his older self told him to do. He sighed as he passed the room the older Cale stayed in and found out he was still sleeping. Sure they will be back from the capital at noon, but seeing his older self leisurely sleeping while he should collect ALL and EVERY cake, bread, dessert and food from the capital still makes him upset.

The younger Cale felt like he was being scammed because, is there really an ancient power in his territories?? Not one but four? It's a very big shot, but what made him confused was, he can have it just by giving the hole that very much makes everyone avoid that slump with food until it is satisfied. Ancient power that everyone said as special superpower and someone should have the approval of heaven to have one of it, can be swayed by food?? The younger Cale was curious about what his older figures did until he discovered this rather weird method, but as they didn't have much time to spare with bickering, he let it be.

After the younger Cale gathered every food he could find in the streets of the capital to his spatial bag (or the crown prince's since Cale's broken in pocket as he runaway from territories without grabbing some allowance so all money comes from the prince as well to buy this food), he came back to his mansion and found his older self had already woken up.

But something was very odd as he saw that man wearing a black outfit with a picture of five red stars. If he could say, it was a rather cool outfit but felt like an outfit that would be worn by someone who has a chuuni about himself. He gulps his own thoughts when he hears his older self open his mouth, "Wear this. We will first save the dragon."

At this point, the younger Cale felt like he should lower his standards about normal and sane conversation with his older self. A dragon?? Really? So that's why he said his companions would be able to bring disaster to the world. Cale didn't even want to wonder what the older self of his did to bring him to this result. He thinks he really will be insane if he knows the rest of the journey of Cale Henituse did in a parallel world.

They move rather fast because the teleportation scroll (again and again from the crown prince Alberu and Cale can see this Prince mourning in his sleep because he was robbed by these people to the core, and yes Cale pity him) and their first journey began with stealing saving dragon on Tolz territory.

It's very refreshing though. The younger Cale has a few encounters with the young master from this household and holds a not really good impression of him. And now he robbed what was very special for the trust relationship between Tolz and Stan's family. Of course, he felt angry too because the older Cale said this dragon gets tortures every so often from the day it hatched from the egg until now.

The older Cale was in charge of making the guard in the cave chaotic (and damn, his ancient power really cool and destructive), while Cale himself was charged forward with his sword to save the dragon. Mana disturbance has already activated, so there is no one who can use magic so he can focus on moving forward as he clashes his sword with anyone who is in his way. It was rather difficult because he even forgot when was the last time he had swordman practice, but it was still good enough because people are in chaotic states and mostly everyone out there fighting with the older Cale.

Cale can see the skinny, vulnerable, and frail body with lots of wounds all over its reptilian body. Cale schourch down to one of the bodies on the ground and reach out for the key. Fastly opened the door in the innermost cave that was built like a prison. The dragon hissed when he got close but did not have much energy to fight back and easily wrapped in his hands. They came out of the cave. And from the end of his sight, he could see the dragon astonished with the overlay beautiful and clear sky at the sunny noon above it.

Cale climbed down again and lifted the body to the big rock nearer. The older Cale just observed him from a distance, and made Cale sigh. He can't even have a good relationship with his own family, how can he comfort this being and draw it to him? Ah, whatever. He will do anything as he pleased as the older Cale said.

Cale begins with casting loose the mana restriction chain from the dragon's neck and lets the dragon resist a bit before being surprised because the human let him out of the chain. Cale didn't say anything as he continued his act to pour the white cloth he had already prepared with potion the crown prince gave. The dragon stiffed a bit before its body relaxed under the healing power of potion. Its eyes that look like the night sky staring at him confused. Cale gave a calm stare before continuing to give the dragon the rest of the potion from its mouth.

"You can do whatever you want. Whether you will live freely or have revenge on those people. Just don't hurt innocent people." Cale stood from his position and gave the last stare to the dragon. "And if you want to, you can follow me." Cale walks out from the place he stands and is greeted by the satisfied look of his older figure (even if the black cloth covers almost all of his face, Cale can feel that the man smiling).

"We will be damned if it don't join us." Cale contemplated seriously, a bit anxious his action didn't draw the dragon to his side. But the older Cale just shook his head. "It's okay. We can't force him to help us if it don't want it. You did a good job." It felt weird when the older Cale gave him pat in his shoulder a few times and felt... warm. Damn, Cale sure he was emotional because of this rescue. For someone who just tries to save their family by running away and drawing the line from them…. He shook his head with a deep frown. Now isn't the time to let his emotions overflow him.

They then moved to Plazza city to take Vitality of the Heart ancient power. He didn't know the ancient power that people said so grand, crying a lot and he should hear all of it while walking against the pierce wind. Maybe he should listen to his older figure when he said that this power will be much easier to take when he has the Indestructible Shield. But it will need too much teleportation scroll. They should go to the Henituse territory again after obtaining this, so it will be a waste.

Cale sighed and walked to the pile of rock. Cale was surprised when the dragon really did appear when he had the first scratch because of the pierce wind and the dragon cast him a shield while telling him to not do anything reckless because he was weak. He obtained the Vitality of the Heart and a dragon on his side.

They move again to obtain the Indestructible Shield and Cale feels like he should have borrowed an earplug, so he won't hear this rumbling sound of someone who critizes and makes every comment about the food that he poured into the hole from his spatial bag. He just left a little food like his older self told him. The dragon made itself invisible and rambling in his head from the moment they transported here. Cale merely let out a sigh and accepted he and his ears destiny to continue to pour the food and successfully obtain the power.

When he walked out from the place people call The Man Eating Tree, he met two children in that slump. They look terrible, skinny and there are wounds in the leg of the girl. Cale sighed again. Cale can tell the reason why he should leave a little food there. It looks like his older self did a lot of untrash deed. Saving dragon and now... two children that were later discovered as part of cat tribe? Cale shook his head before giving the food to them. They looked very surprised but eventually ate the food at a very fast pace. Cale sighed then gave them water. He called the dragon and told him to cast off the invisible magic and gave the skinny dragon the rest of the food.

The children from the cat tribe, named On and Hong, follow him from behind after he lets them choose to follow him or not. They promised they would be provided with a healthy and better meal if they wanted to follow Cale. The older Cale that was really just observed him from behind all this time now leads the way to the lake full of dead mana in the Forest of Darkness.

Hong ate the poison as his specialty was poison and then Cale asked the dragon to cast an illusion on this lake so no one could see it. The older Cale said this dead mana will be given to his companions with dark attributes and Cale should stop himself from frowning about another untrash deed that Cale does. He knew the creature with dark attributes isolated from society, but this Cale didn't care and just sheltered them, and sure he himself didn't care about it.

They then move to the large boulder in the inner region of Forest of Darkness to obtain Super Rock's power. He heard the voice of Super Rock power. 'It looks like you are gathering ancient power just like someone beside you.' Cale's expression stiffened when he heard that voice. He glanced to the side and the older Cale, titling his head, looked like he didn't hear the voice. 'Very interesting... It looks so similar to my power and my friend's power. How can he have the power?'

Cale debated for a while before answering, "That's because it is really your power. Do you want to know? Let me obtain your power first." There is a pause for a moment. It looks like Super Rock debated what he should do too. After a while, he then heard the voice again. 'Alright, you can have them. But just so you know, my power will be active when you try to help other people only.'

He guided in the boulders and he heard the older Cale try to convince the three children that it's okay to let him be. He had some conversations with Super Rock and he told the owner of this ancient power why he wanted to obtain power and who was the older Cale. He thought the ancient power owner had the right to know what he would do with their power. The Super Rock looked very surprised when Cale told him about the White Star and immediately agreed to let him obtain the power.

It was late at noon when he finally did what should be done for today. He felt very exhausted but astonished again when the Super Rock told him about the villa underground the boulder. He let the rest of his companions see the villa too. He didn't see any surprising looks in the older figure of his, so he assumed he knew this place too.

"Will this be our house from now on?!" The now visible dragon chimed with a bright expression, while the red haired boy, Hong, clutched his hand to Cale's arm with light of hope in his eyes. "Really? Our house?" Cale felt odd again. The word 'our' makes him feel weird inside. His heart beat faster and his voice cracked a bit when he answered slowly, "Yes... this is our home from now on." He can feel from another side, On clucth her hand toward him too. And Cale can't resist but feels warm inside him.

They rest in the villa for tonight. The first plan was he should go back to Henituse household, but he felt very tired now. It would be bad if he faced his father like this. Let alone, his father might interrogate him for his weird behavior from a week ago. So he let his body rest on the 5th floor and didn't even have energy to argue when the children followed him and slept on his side even if there was a lot of empty room aside from this.

GRIEF, GRAVE, FAMILY

The younger Cale woke up when he realized a warm present around him. He opened his eyes and found the three bundle around him with each paw sprawled on his side. "Finally, you wake up!" The dragon said, and the two children that are now transformed into cats form chimmed after. He couldn't help but reach his hands towards each of them. He couldn't resist but to have a soft place for them and didn't want to act like trash self when he knew what they had suffered from a very young age.

Cale sat up and covered his mouth when he was yowning. They came out of the room and found the older Cale already sitting up in the living room on the first floor. Oh, the younger Cale was a bit surprised. After all, the man didn't seem like a morning person. The older Cale oddly stared at the young dragon and the kittens with... longed stare? He wasn't really sure. He wondered if the man from another world already missed his people in his world, but before he could ask anything, the older Cale already opened his mouth, "Let's grab food and finish the rest of our work."

They grab breakfast before being teleported to the hill where his mom's grave is located. His heart sank when he headed toward the headstone. Really... If he does not have determination to save his world, his house, and his favorite place when his moms are still alive, maybe he will never come here again. His mind always became chaotic when he saw the name in stone. His chest hurt. He still can't get over the fact his dearer person has already left him behind. Cale sighed, in the back, he could hear the older Cale asking the children to let him alone.

Cale let out heavy breath as slowly as possible. His eyes clouded as he touched the grave. He shut his eyes for a moment to give his mother a short greeting before digging the ground around the headstone. He remembered his father ever told him his mother left him a diary that should only be read by him. And he remembered the older Cale told him how to open the metal box as he stabbed his finger with a small dagger.

Cale lamented for a moment as he touched the diary dearly. His mom. This is hers. Mother. He shut his eyes for a moment to hold the emotions that flow in his chest. He let out a heavy breath once again before opening the diary.

< My dear son who is reading this diary. Have you met a person who will change your fate? >

Cale's face immediately stiffened. His nape felt chill as his chest pounding for a different reason. How does his mother know about that? The younger Cale needs to take another breath before he continues to read the diary.

< My dearest child, I have the power to let me know about something that will not be seen by others. One of the abilities to its power is to see someone's fate. >

Cale sighed. In the past few days, he felt really exhausted with so much new and shocking information the world held secretly. Meet his older self from parallel world, the future disaster in this world, saw and heard the high creatures such as god and dragon, and now even his mother has such a big secret he never knows. Cale tried to compose himself as he continued to read.

< You, my child, I can saw something really bad will happen to you and the world around you that makes you full of sorrow and guilt. I was really, really sad when I saw this. >

He can imagine the sorrow his mothers mentioned was about the future of this world. Hundreds of thousands of people will die and the causalities of the war will make the world break apart. But he realized it. His mom mentioned it with the word 'was' there. He eagerly read more of his mom's words.

< But that fate slowly broke apart. And what I can tell you is, you will meet someone who will save you from your bad fate. >

Cale read the rest of the diary that really shocked him very much. His moms mentioned about the single lifer, regressor, transmigrator and a lot more things about his mother's family as she tried to help him with providing him with every information she held. His head hurt because he should accept too much information in his head in a few days. His eyebrows formed a frown because of the headache. He could see the children come near him with a worried expression, but Cale stopped them from moving closer. There is something he should do on his own. He needed to read the diary until the last page.

< My child. You're someone I love more than I love myself. You are my everything and I want you to know, it is still the same even when I die and even after that. I hope you can have a happy life with the one you love the most. I hope you can meet with the one who will change your sorrowfull fate to the one that will lead you to happiness. My son, my dearest son, I will always love you. >

He shut his eyes again, but now it's too late. He can feel the warm liquid escape from its nest. Cale breath heavily and hugs the diary in his hand dearly. Cale still tries to make his actions less emotional, but he knows everyone can still see his bad state. He hates to be acknowledged when he is sad... and weak. But he can't contain himself. He saw the diary the last time before placing it again in the metal box.

The ground shaking after that and a huge tree with red leaves grew in the place where the tomb was placed. Soon enough, he could see the young woman in her late teens. Much younger than his moms figure Cale ever remembered, but he can still see the same beauty he has always admired in her face.

'Hmm, who might you be? And why do you look very sad?' Cale can see the woman look confused while studying his face. Cale froze in the place because it still hurt a bit when his mother didn't recognize him. But the young woman didn't know that and continued to talk. 'Please don't be sad. Your face is really cute, and will be more handsome if you smile.'

Cale blinked with surprise. This reminds him of how his mom always praised his looks even when he was younger. The woman still continued, 'Please don't be sad. I will let you have my power, so please smile and be happy.' She is now a bit desperate, as if she didn't want to see the kind of face Cale is making right now.

Cale couldn't help but chuckle after that. What she said just now was similar to what was written in her diary. His eyes then looked toward her and tried to capture this moment for the rest of his life. "Thank you for your comfort." Cale said with a crack voice. The woman tries to scope his face in her palm even if there is nothing he feels as there isn't any real form of her. His breath hitched. He tried to smile but his eyes got wet again.

'It is going to be okay.' He can hear the woman still trying to comfort him. Her hand tries to wipe his tears, but there is still nothing happening. After a few moments and Cale was finally able to contain himself, he tried to make a distance with the woman, tried to capture the figure more accurately than ever and smiled sincerely. "You are right. This is going to be okay."

After obtaining the power of his mother, he observed the tree that is now placed in tombstone. He was smiling as he saw the leaf resemble his and his mother's red hair colour and then placed his hand in the tree. His chest feels a lot easier now. As if he finally can let the grief inside of him out. And it feels like he can visit his mother's grave more often from now on. He turned around just when he heard a doubtful tone coming from the side. "Cale … my son?"

It was his father. He can see the flower bucket in his father's hands and the confused looks in his eyes. It makes Cale freeze for a moment. His relationship with his father is really awkward right now. He even forgot the last time he had a conversation with just the two of them. Before he can think about anything, he can hear the dragon's voice in his head, "Human! Your friend said that we should let you have a conversation with your father first, so we will be invisible for now! Have a good conversation with your father, human!"

He tried not to sigh but failed. His older self really knows him and his doubts right now. But as the black dragon said, he should have a conversation with his father. "Tell father to fortify the barrier in the territories." He remembered his conversation with his older self before. And he too should draw Choi Han to his side by telling his father to make Choi Han as his bodyguard. He really needs to talk with his father. But it's more difficult than what he thought.

As Cale's mind became chaotic, Deruth felt baffled by a lot of things. His son suddenly disappeared a week ago and made the territory chaotic until his servant told him that he was in the Henituse mansion in the capital. But just the day after, he disappeared again. He was really worried and called out his subordinate to find his son, but suddenly now he is there, in front of his mother's grave. Deruth was really surprised when the ground shook and ran toward the hills as he wanted to make a visit to his wife's grave. But he didn't expect to see the tree and his son smiling while he touched the tree. He wondered when the last time he saw the genuine smile on his eldest son's face.

"Are you okay, my son? Why... there is a tree here?" He can see how stiff Cale's expression was and it makes his heart hurt. He really thinks that he's useless and can't even make up with his own son. Cale even sighed as if he didn't know what to say to his own father. Deruth hands float in the air, want to touch his son but don't want to make him uncomfortable. This is really awkward. And he knew the one he should blame was himself. His stare sank down without even realizing it. But then he heard his son finally open his mouth.

"Father." Cale wondered when the last time he called his father out loud. It felt a very long time ago. His eyes shook and he could hear his own voice crack. But he should do it. He needs to do it. To live better than he had up until now. To live happily just like his mother wants. He took a breath before opening his mouth again, "I need to tell you something."

His mother is right. The moment he met the older version of him from another world, his fate had already changed.

[Tbc.]

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Note:

1. I cried when I wrote this.

2. I'm sorry that this isn't just pure AlbeCale headcanon and maybe makes some of you disappointed. But to be honest with you, I'm not regretting at all that I wrote this part. Original Cale really needs more love hugs. Please give him more attention, guys 🥺

3. Part 4 will be focused on Alberu and the younger Alberu. AlbeCale will be present again after that. (How many part will this headcanon have though? Idk guys, I just write down what was in mind without plotting😂)

4. The next part will take some time to be posted because I need to do my homework first. Hope you don't mind it 🤧

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Transmigrated to Another World]

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Part 4

YOU HAVE WORKED HARD

Alberu hoped what happened yesterday was just a dream. Imagination. Or delusion because of his stress that was built too much faster than it should be. But no, reality always slapped him harder. And his day was already ruined when he found the man—he himself from another world—already sitting up on the couch in his bedroom with a majestic vibe and a smirk on his face.

"Have a good dream?" The man that is ten years older than him smiles rather freshly than ever before. Teasing his own complexion that is not getting better after a full night he pulled yesterday. The man still not getting up from his seat, awfully shune his dignity and grace just with the smile and his pose. The younger Alberu massaged his temple before sitting up in his bed. He scoffed before answering, "Nightmare."

The man chuckled. Different than him that always felt stiff and never let his guard down, the man felt more free. He didn't know why. And strangely enough, in front of this man too, Alberu couldn't help but blurted out what his honest thoughts were in mind. Is it because of the similarness he felt around him? Is it because—the man is him too, and probably the one who knows him very well, even more than his aunt? Or is it because Alberu finally can't act when his head really hurts because of the thought about how messed up the future will be? Maybe all of it was the reason. But he felt he didn't want to put his mask so early in the morning as he heard another chuckle from the man.

"Oh, come on. I even came here right after having breakfast so I can help you with the paperwork." The man's face is actually very radiant, as he said that. Even the sun that peaks from his curtain makes him more handsome. Well, of course. Alberu from this world or even from another world are still Alberu. They will be handsome in anyway. "After we do the paperwork, we can talk about the future events." The older Alberu added, his eyes more firm and his face stiffed a bit when he mentioned that.

Future event. Teror in Plaza. Incoming an end for internal war in the Whipper Kingdom. And many events that haven't yet been explained yesterday by this man. Alberu felt a headache from just thinking about it. He has an urge to sleep again, burying himself in the fluffy and warm blanket more than ever before. But he dragged himself to the bathroom to take a bath as he felt the man still staring at him without change in his facial expression; amused and sly at the same time.

He already made some excuses for just doing his paperwork in the bedroom. It is because there is no way he can't let anyone know about the figure that was really similar to him existing and making a commotion in the royal family and palace. He too already told his subordinate to not let any guest go to his room except if they had an urgent problem that should be reported right away. It's fortunate that his complexion and pale skin make them convinced that he is not really well. And yes he is not, but for different reasons than being sick.

Working with his older self, Alberu should admit, was very convenient. They work really well together as they have the same train of thought and didn't get much thing to argue about. It was even faster than when he worked with a few of his trusted subordinates. They finished all the mountain paperwork right in the afternoon when it should have made Alberu pull another all nighter. Younger Alberu felt grateful that the older him was very dependable person in the time he needed to, and not putting his amused expression like before as if he felt his younger frustrated expression was really funny. They then have dinner before moving to the main topic.

The older figure of Alberu explained about the future event chornogically; it felt like a story for the one who heard it. How the Teror in Plaza happened and how he finally became acquainted with the red haired man was explained in his older POV. The thing that oddly enough, the event was very different from what happened to him and Cale from this world. The older Alberu met Cale when they had a banquet a few days before the king's celebration in Plaza of Glory, but Cale in his world came to him much faster, a month or so before that.

It may be just like his older had said, even if their appearance was the same, their souls are different and that makes them can make a different path and future. Didn't think about it more, they then moved to the story about how the Cale revealed that he knows about his—their big secret, about the thing that even his trusted subordinate mostly didn't know about. He could see the older Alberu sighed, "He came to me and said that he knew that I was part of dark elf and gave me dragon's dead mana before looting my money."

Strangely enough, Alberu didn't see any hatred from the look in the face after him. They are just helpless but fond looks there. Alberu didn't know what point he should be baffled because there was so much more information. But something came out of his mouth when he realized something, "Dragon's dead man? How... How did he find such a precious thing?" The older Alberu rolled his eyes before scoffing. "That is exactly my point, but again before I came here he told me there is a whole swamp dragon's dead mana and he will give it to us and dark elves from an underground city that will participate in war."

As the story goes, it turned out that all the time, Alberu from another world was dragged from insane plans that Cale arranged or just got into but—unfortunately—always on a big scale. The way older Alberu gets dragged to buy Magic Tower at the end of internal war in the Whipper Kingdom and draws the escaping mage from that kingdom to his was already insane, but makes the average kingdom as Roan stronger with mage brigades that were commanded directly by Rosalyn, the former princess from Breck Kingdom? Just how much insanity Cale from another world did to achieve this kind of thing??

Ubar territory will be the Naval Base. And they should make a lot of preparation for future war as much as possible while hiding it from others. Alberu can imagine how strong his kingdom is after what they will do later and taking note to remind him and not forget anything in the process later.

"I think that was really important for you to know. We should make as much as possible preparation to make the causalities to a bare minimum. I will not conclude the future more because I think there will be too much change after this." The older Alberu sighed and sipped his tea. Felt a bit tired when he remembered all the hardship he should face mostly because of one certain bastard. The younger Alberu realized too as he made a comment, "You have suffered a lot while getting dragged by him." And get another sigh from the man.

"At least you know a bit about how hurt the headache you had after having dragged in any incident that bastard made, aren't you?" Alberu felt pity as he saw the older self helplessly shaking his head and taking another sip to hold out his composure. Yes, he definitely can relate about the headache as he knows the truth now. "Just be grateful because Cale from this world has not yet asked you about the golden plaque and looting you to the core."

"You have worked hard." That was the only thing Alberu could tell his older self. He poured more warm tea in his cup as if he wanted to cheer him up. The older Alberu shook his head, "I really had worked hard before."

Alberu can see the mourn expression in his older self before it changes slowly to fondness again. He now can understand why, even after all the hardship the man gave him, Alberu and Cale from another world can work really well as a team. It is because they trusted each other. And even if the way the work really opposites to each other, they have the same goal for the greater good. Alberu began to think about Cale from his world. Can he work well with him too?

"But honestly with you, the Cale from this world will be very busy doing all things the most than anyone else, even after we gathered so many forces. So make sure to hear what he wants for the reward in the end. He really deserved it." This is a genuine request from the older Alberu and Alberu can feel sincere and desire in his eyes. Alberu can't help but give the man a small smile but sincere too. "I will make sure to remember that."

YOU WILL DO BETTER

Roan Palace's Grand Library. Alberu thought it was a long time since he last came here. It was in the middle of a dark night and almost everyone in the palace already slept as he didn't feel any present near the. The moon was raised and shining beautifully in the background. Alberu purposedly dragged the younger version of him to this place because there is something he should be revealed and the thing he should say to this young man.

Alberu headed toward the center of the Grand Library's first floor. Their footsteps quickly filled the silent building and Alberu could feel the young man behind him looked nervous as he caught the thing that would happen here was maybe another part of revealed big secret and mind blowing information event that he always received in the past few days. Alberu quietly mumbled, so the one who could hear it was just the two of them, "There were rules we must follow whenever we extended the library." Alberu stopped in the center of moonlight that came from the big windows and smiled toward the younger self of him, "Did you know that?"

The younger Alberu silently shook his head with confused eyes. Alberu nodded in understanding, it is because he remembered that these rules had just passed down to the descendants of Crossman Household. "Make sure the gaze of the sun is always by your side." Alberu recited the rule as he saw the window. His younger self then followed his movement. The place that should be the spot for the sun will be here too, he thought as he gazed down to the floor and younger Alberu quietly followed his gazes.

The older Alberu took out a small wooden box out of his pocket. It is lucky that he always brings this scale and Taerang in his possession just in case something unexpected happens. He then knelt to the floor and his hand touched the tiles on the floor. There is a sound click and then every bookshelf on the first floor starts to move.

The younger Alberu's expression stiffened when he saw the spot where no light could reach was created after all the bookshelves moved. The sunlight would not reach this place during the day either. The older Alberu then quietly recites the final rule of this place, "The spot where all of the sun's gaze strikes down... then you will reach the place where you can avoid the curse."

The younger Alberu stared at him with shaking eyes when he heard the word curse. But Alberu was still calm and gave a small smile as he gazed toward the dark spot and then opened his mouth, "Let's go down." The younger Alberu follows him after snap out of his chaotic mind and they go down to the second floor basement. It was very quiet. There was just the sound of their footsteps colliding with the staircases when they went down before the younger Alberu opened his mouth, "Are you... just implied that our household is cursed?"

Alberu then explained the history of their household. He remembered he explained these things too to Cale when they first came to this place. It was so memorable and always remains in his head because what his dongsaeng told him about the Crossman Household and Alberu's existence. And one certain sentence that makes him stand without hesitation and gives all he can for his world after that.

Unfortunately, he can tell that this young of his will not have the same destiny as him. It is mostly because the Cale he knows is different from Cale in this world. Though he does want Alberu in this world to find someone that he can trust just like him with his dongsaeng and his companions, he thinks if he can do it faster, why should he leave it just be?

He wanted to save himself from his own thoughts about his fake appearance and all anxious thoughts that grew bigger and bigger in the shadow. He wanted to tell himself from another world—that represented his past self—about how he was fated to be born just like Cale told him about his existence and that everything was going to be okay, even with just the way he is right now.

They stopped walking in front of the second floor basement and Alberu put the seal on the hole on the stone's surface. There was a large boulder inside the open door. Alberu quietly saw the younger self of him reading statements on the boulder as they slowly entered the room. Different when he first revealed this fact to Cale and made him filled with doubtness, sorrowfull, shame and all kinds of emotions when he thought his race as part of creature with dark attribute would make the curse go on, this time he already knew the truth and felt much better.

"Do... do you think we should not be king?" The younger Alberu's eyes were still focused on the boulder and didn't see an amused expression in Alberu's eyes. The young man seemed too baffled with the revealed fact as he forgot that Alberu had already been the ruler of Roan, though it was an Empire now. But he sure can relate with the emotions flow in the younger Alberu right now. He then muttering as he sighed, "Yeah, maybe we shouldn't be king."

The younger Alberu stared at him with a sad expression. As if his desire and purpose had been cut forcely with something he couldn't even change. Alberu shook his head twice and then walked out toward Alberu from this parallel world. The Alberu is really the same as his younger self. Empty without someone who can trust except his own family. Someone who still didn't know how much thing would be easier and happier if you did it with someone you can call friends and family without related blood. His right hand then reached out to the young man's head and ruffled it gently, "I think you will fitter be an emperor."

Alberu could see the younger Alberu's eyes shaking again. His face was stiff as ever and his body stiffly hung in there under Alberu's gentle ruffle to his head. "This, this curse was already cast out by the sun god itself a few years ago when there was still war in my world." Alberu started explaining again. He walked in front of the boulder and reached his hand towards it. "It says that it shouldn't judge and punish someone just because of the attribute they have, but what kind of deed they do in this world. The creature from dark attribute itself had already been in good terms with humans after the war, in my world."

The younger Alberu shut his eyes tightly. What his older self said just now really was like a bed-story for him. He always wants that story to be a beautiful history in this world. To be proud of any kind attribute you have, to make a place for humans and any other creature—especially his race, dark elf—be accepted by others. But he found himself doubting his own capability. The fact that his world still needs two heroes from another world to help them... Is he that useless?

Alberu can tell what was in the younger Alberu's mind because, he too has been in this phase of life. That's why he quietly sighed before hugging his own younger figure. "Never think you should always do everything by yourself. Do you think me and Cale made our world peace just with each of us? No. It is because there are a lot of people helping. That's because we share the same desire to save the world for whatever reason behind that. So you too, don't think that you should burden all of things by yourself and feel like you are useless because of that. Everybody has their roles. Got it?"

Alberu pat his younger self back a few times as he felt this young man was still stiff in his place. He always thought he should do this to himself in the past at least once. When he just trusted nobody but himself. When he felt he should do all things because there was no one he could lay and ask for help. When he is lonely, he wants to at least once embrace himself and comfort it after he can be a better person. Not just a fake prince with a glib tongue, but as a person with meaning in his name and his existence.

"You're you. You are meant to be here. And I believe you can make this world better than me. That is because I will help you, and you will help me. You have lots of people you can lay and ask for help when you feel you can't do it yourself."

After a few moments, finally the younger Alberu let a sigh with crack and heavy breath. His body leaned to his older figure for a few seconds as he felt his burden in the shoulder melt in the air. He then chuckled as he followed his older figure to pat the back of each other twice before making a comment, "Have you ever hugged your dongsaeng like this too? You awfully seem to be able to do this kind of cheesy thing so lightly though?" And prized with a stiff body from another man, before quickly getting removed from his grasp.

Alberu's hand reached his nape as he felt a shiver down in his spine. He abruptly answered the question with a scowl, "Don't ask such a disgusting thing."

The younger Alberu let out some laughter. He felt very refreshed with the expression his older self made. Then a thought popped out in his head; when was the last time he genuinely laughed like this? It felt like forever because everything around him was just a monochrome of war for money and power from the time he was born.

The older Alberu quietly observed him before sighed. And then their eyes meet each other again. The older Alberu can see the smile the young man gives this time sincerely. The first smile he gave after the two of them met each other. He then saw the young man reach out his hand toward him. "Alright then. Please take care of me for the time being." The younger Alberu let out a small laugh again before gazing at him with fresh expression.

The older Alberu reaches the hand and shakes it a few times. Aside from the headache he will face when he goes back to his world, he feels grateful that he can come to this world. He felt finally he could breathe again without suffocating responsibility as an emperor. He felt grateful and all emotions again as he remembered his old memories. And sure, he felt he wanted to see the dongsaeng that made everything happen in his life until now and wanted to punch as well as hug that bastard at the same time.

COMFORTING THE MAN WITH HOMESICKNESS

It was the day after and the two of them were greeted by two Cales and three animals that were clinging onto the younger Cale. They already made a promise to meet again today in Cale's bedroom in Henituse Household to give each progress and talk about anything related to the plan they made. Alberu stepped forward to his dongsaeng that oddly enough too quit today. No, Alberu thought. He is always this quiet, but his surroundings without cheering children or the possessive and so-called body guard on his side make him very much more gloomy than normal.

Alberu sighed with the sight and fruffled the red haired man with a helpless look. Made the one that absent-minded since before flinched with frown in the face. His head titling to avoid Alberu's hand but failed because his hand was long enough to could still reach it. Cale staring at him with a baffled expression, "What is it, Hyung-nim?"

"Hmm? Nothing. I am just comforting the man with homesickness right now." Alberu wore a sly and playful smile on his face as he stared back at his dongsaeng. His body then found himself sitting up beside the man and continued to pat his head rhythmically. Cale had a scowl on his face when he answered. "What do you mean, Hyung-nim? I am not." He suppressed his tone in the word not to make Alberu stop but no, it just made Alberu chuckle and huffed, "My dongsaeng can't even be honest with his own feelings. It made this hyung-nim sad."

Cale stared at him with a disgusted expression, but yes it was a win for him then because Cale had already given up on avoiding his hand and let out a long sigh.

But Alberu didn't lie when he thought that Cale felt homesick right now. It is different from when Cale possessed Kim Rok Soo's body from Earth 2. Cale knew them and they knew Kim Rok Soo, so there was no problem when they communicated. But now? They came here as strangers and there is no one who knows them while they know every single face in this place. They will feel they got ignored even if they know it was not what everyone intended to do. He sighed again as if he felt pity for his dongsaeng. It must have had an impact on this man because the children that always clung with him before, didn't even greet him warmly as they used to.

"Seriously, your highness. You don't need to do this." Cale tried to avoid his hand again, but as much as this man wanted to avoid, that much too Alberu would force his hand all the way to the red head. Alberu felt content when he heard a grunt beside him and the man leaned back to the couch; completely surrounded and let Alberu's hand pat his head slowly.

"There is no Roan Empire here. I am just your hyung right now." Yes, there is just him here, Alberu thought. And he should be the one to ensure this man didn't do anything reckless, such as sacrifice himself on the battlefield. He firm his result not just to help the people here, but to not let his idoit and too kind dongsaeng to make himself die in another world.

They then get more peaceful after that as Cale lets Alberu's hand be. Both of them just observed the younger figures of them talking to each other featuring three children. Cale finally said something again after a while, "How is it?" Alberu's hand is now strangled and playing with Cale's hair (and yeah, he kinda understands now why the children like playing with it, the silky hair just smooth in his hand and makes him get addicted to playing with it) and answered without needing to ask what context Cale was asking, "There is nothing there, like we expected."

They were talking about the weapon behind the boulder. Just as they thought, there was nothing there because they remembered Taerang, his weapon, was from Earth 3. Cale said Earth 1, his home before, didn't have that kind of weapon and Earth 2 was more undeveloped than Earth 1, so there is no way they have made it. So there is just one weapon, they estimate. And it got confirmed when Alberu told his younger self to break the boulder the night before.

It means, Alberu from this world still didn't have any weapons that could support him. "Then we should offer him ancient power. I just have one ancient power in my head though, but it is the most dangerous weapon with boulder element. At least he should know there is an option for him to make a decision with." Cale looked at him, and Alberu mumbled without stopping his hands working, "Mm, I will tell him later."

There was a silence again a few moments before Cale asked him, "Have you told him everything, Hyung?" And Alberu quietly hummed as he answered. He felt the quiet atmosphere right now was very comfortable, so he didn't want to break it. Cale nodding with a satisfied look before staring at him with a glint in his eyes, "Then we can do that after I complete my task to guide him." The smile Cale gave was really similar to the one that they always used when they had an idea to make enemies irritated and mad. Alberu gave him an interested look and told him just spit out what was in mind.

"How about we greet our friends in Mogoru Empire; The Fake Pope and people in the Alchemist Tower while making mess in the process?" They stared at each other with the same glint and the same mischievous smile as Alberu's lips twitched with delight. He certain if there is a young black dragon beside them right now, it will already commented, 'You two make that smile again! Are we going to loot people?'

"My dongsaeng really is very smart at times like this." Alberu praised his dongsaeng with very happy expression. His hand reached out to the other man's hand and shook them together. Cale, with the same smile twitching with delight as him, made a comment, "Not as smart as the sun of Roan Empire." Hohohoho. They praised each other a few times after that. Ignoring all the eyes in the room now was in their direction.

The one who made the comment first was the younger Cale. He had a big scowl in his face as he stared at the two people in the back and praising each other with flatter words with disgusted expression, "Didn't I have told you to not do this kind of thing in front of me?" The younger Alberu beside him just chuckled and didn't want to make a fuss about that. The older Alberu, on the contrary, felt satisfied then gently patted his dongsaeng's head a few times before making a smirk at the younger Cale. "Just bear with it."

[Tbc]

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Note:

1. I do have my personal feeling as AlbeCale stan when I write down about what Alberu thought about Cale when they were in the library's basement, but I think we all can agree that Alberu in some way really felt that meeting Cale was the starting point in his new life (idc if it platonic or romantic, I just love them ✊😔)

2. As I said before, this part will focus on Alberus pov, so about what happened after part 3 will continue again in the next part.

3. I personally love the last scene in this part, so I hope you enjoy it too😂