It's True When They Say That Clothes Show A Lot About A Person…

Kumiho!Cale AU

You can't tell me that Cale doesn't fit the stereotypes associated with foxes, cunning and beautiful, a trickster and a con man, someone wise and strategic who can turn anything around. ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ )

Cale has all of those characteristics and although I have seen some fics where he is a member of the fox tribe I have never found one where he is a nine-tailed fox in this case, a kumiho.

Here comes my ideas:

Kim Rok Soo's parents were kumihos who decided to live hidden from society and therefore hid their true race from Rok Soo with plans to tell him later.

But the car accident they had when Rok Soo was eight ended up killing them before they could tell him about his inheritance.

Rok Soo grew up knowing nothing about his blood and heritage until the cataclysm where in a fit of hysterical adrenaline he manages to break the disguise of him later portraying him as an ability.

His life in the shelter differs greatly from canon because of this since he has an ability, but the curse of the white star ruins everything again.

His life continues as in canon until the moment of transmigration where he wakes up with Ron seeing him in a confused way and even without knowing him he interprets it as a cold look acting in the same way as in canon.

By some miracle he manages not to see himself in a mirror until he enters the bathroom where he screams in surprise.

Then Ron appears behind him saying "From your reaction I assume you don't know what this is, do you young master?"

Now he has to deal with his "initial ability" transmigrating with him, hiding his fox traits, and creating a convincing lie.

(Later during the Sloth Test: "You mean to tell me this was never a skill?!")

I'm just seeing the results and these were:

Out of 64 votes…

Including me, 2 were for "Yes, I did it! ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ"

23 for "No, what were you thinking? (´-ω-｀)"

18 for "No but now I see it too (; ω; )"

and 21 for "No but now I see it too (; ω; )"

I am not crazy! I'm not the only one who saw it! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

I'm the only one who saw the official KRS art and said "someone give this man some African braids" (O⌣O)???

Alberu: Are you sure they will be okay? Cale: The children are going to be fine, the one you have to worry about is the lunatic. Alberu:??? Cale: Hopefully he'll be alive when we get back.

Clopeh: Children, people will criticize your dreams. 'You can’t just secretly film every single battle of Cale-nim and broadcast it to the world'. 'Being a devoted Cale-nim follower is not a real job'. 'Stop trying to register Caleism as an actual religion'.

Clopeh: Ignore them. Be real. Be yourself. Start a Cale-nim cult.

On, Hong, Raon, Lock and all the wolf children:...........

On: Who though it was a good idea to let him babysit us today?

Ok, who wants to make an OC named Bob? because I want to (・∀・)ﾉ

THE BOBS

The number of times "Bob" is said:

Informant Bob: 44

Hunter Bobe: 43

Fisherman Bob: 26

Adventurer Bob: 24

Merchant Bob: 14

Alberu wins!! As expected of the one and only sun

But Cale loses...

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Fisherman Bob (Toonka) - A fisherman from a small seaside village who went out to fish and somehow ended up shipwrecked; rescued by Lady Amiru (ch 53)

“Mr. Bob, this is young master Cale Henituse.” - Amiru

‘Bob?’ - Cale

“Nice to meet you. My name is Bob.” - Toonka

“Bob is from the Whipper Kingdom” - Amiru

“And Bob.” - Amiru

“Bob, a warrior like you should understand what I mean, right?” - Cale

“Bob.” - Cale

“Bob.” - Cale

“His name was Bob?” - Choi Han

“How do you know about Bob?” - Cale

“Ah, that Bob guy from before is Toonka.” - Cale

“Bob is an alias.” - Cale

“Bob.” - Cale

– Ah, Bob! - Raon

– Toonka! Bob! He’s like that idiot! - Raon

+11 in the narration

Adventurer Bob - A beginner adventurer who starts his journey from Hope and Adventure Loving Inn (ch 272)

“Hahahaha! Thank you for the exaggerated compliment. Well, my name is Bob! I will definitely be famous in the future!” - Bob

“Mr. Bob, I hope this is the start of an amazing adventure for you.” - Cale

“It’s okay, Mr. Bob. Only luck will follow you on your journey. You don’t have to worry.” - Cale

“You can do it, Mr. Bob.” - Cale

+20 in the narration

Merchant Bob (Cale)- The rich merchant who took down the infamous red snake of Nake Mountain (ch 461)

“Mr. Bob, a feeble person like you going there will instantly be bewitched and die.” - Bobe

“Mr. Bob, I don’t know what it’s for, but don’t go to that cursed mountain! Hmm?” - Bobe

“Aigoo. I, Bobe, want to help you, Mr. Bob, especially since we have such similar names.” - Bobe

“Aigoo, who cares if we are Bobe and Bob!” - Bobe

“Mr. Bob, thank you very much.” - Bobe

+9 in the narration

Hunter Bobe - An experienced hunter who knew the fog-covered Nake Mountain well (ch 461)

“Aigoo. I, Bobe, want to help you, Mr. Bob, especially since we have such similar names.” - Bobe

“Yes sir, senior Bobe.” - Cale

“Aigoo, who cares if we are Bobe and Bob!” - Bobe

“Mr. Bobe.” - Cale

“Can you deploy some mercenaries around Mr. Bobe and Nake Mountain?” - Cale

+38 in the narration

Informant Bob (Alberu) (also acts as the loyal servant of Young Master Naru) - A quarter Dark Elf who is a sworn brother of Cale Henituse and Alberu Crossman; the crown prince’s proxy and also the person in charge of the crown prince’s information network (ch 541)

“My name is Bob and I am his highness, the crown prince’s proxy and also the person in charge of the crown prince’s information network.” - Alberu

‘…What’s with his name?! Why is it Bob?!’ - Cale

“This is Bob hyung, one of my close hyungs.” - Cale

“You can consider Bob hyung to represent the will of his highness, the crown prince.” - Cale

“Bob hyung is pretty antsy too.” - Cale

“Our Bob hyung has been like his highness the crown prince’s twin brother since they were young.” - Cale

Had the two of them and this Bob person who lived in the shadows created this sworn brotherhood between the three of them? - Fredo

‘But it is shocking that this Bob is quarter Dark Elf.’ - Fredo

“Raon-nim, I’m Bob.” - Alberu

“Ah, right! Nice to meet you, Bob!” - Raon

“Bob hyung, are you not going to eat?” - Cale

“My name is Bob and I am young master Naru-nim’s servant and informant.” - Alberu

“Bob.” - Fredo

+31 in the narration

Gods it's so fun!ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ If someone makes a fic about this I hope they manage to balance crack, humor, angst and fluff because let's be honest, emotional conversations about what lies ahead and then going straight to the drama sounds like quite an emotional journey („• ֊ •„ )

Tcf crack au

Can somebody write an AU, where Cale and family meet their past selves, after KRS's transmigration and everyone is talking this and that and suddenly they hear crying and they look at the source and both the Cales are just wailing because they still did not get their f#cking slacker life.

And everyone from the future is like, aigoo.

Why this remenber me to TCF? (•ิ_•ิ)?

Chaos! Death! Destruction!…….

Forget my question… (|||￣ω￣)

Cale Tattos

Why does nobody talk about Cale’s tattoos?! It’s canon that Cale has tattoos, and nobody mentions it! (＃＞＜)

Why didn’t Ron ask anything? It’s safe to say that Ron knows when the shield tattoo appeared because he helps Cale get dressed. So why didn’t he say anything when it’s obvious that Cale didn’t go to a tattoo shop? After all, if he had, the rumors would go wild (＾＾＃)

And when does the heart appear? And the swirls? And the lightning bolt?! With the latter, it’s obvious that they are ancient power marks, so why is it never mentioned? ＼＼٩(๑`^´๑)۶／／

I understand it’s for plot convenience and all, but how the hell does nobody comment on it even once? ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ

Here’s a list of Cale’s canon tattoos up to chapter 1045:

Silver shield + Heart + Lightning bolt (disappeared after the battle at Mapple Castle and the appearance of the golems) over the heart.

Swirls on the ankles.

Eight water droplets on the collarbones (four on each side).

Well, well, I know it’s not much, but it’s still significant! (」°ロ°)」

The first battle of Maple Castle

The animation of the battle of Maple Castle encouraged me to re-read it and I really enjoyed it (⌒▽⌒)☆

Spoilers for chapters 280 to 288

The Whipper king is a fucking cowardly bastard who deserved to die during the civil war and it is certain that unless he acts as an enemy or obstacle he will die in every fic I am ever going to write 凸(`△´＃)

The way Toonka encouraged his soldiers made me enjoy his unique style of charisma and the strategy meeting was simply amazing.

The beginning of the battle was fabulous, in fact the references to KRS's life and the cataclysm were fabulous and now I understand everything correctly (*¯︶¯*)

Toonka ignoring all formalities and attacking instantly was simply art.

The way the soldiers (from both sides) reacted once the barbarians and the third brigade clashed was incredible, I like the way it is indicated that even those who are not warriors as long as they are from the Whipper kingdom are crazy (at least from the eyes of the empire) (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)

I really liked the clash between Toonka and Huten since it shows the character of both parties and that same meeting is what motivates Kanelle to go ahead with the plan (*≧ω≦*)

I liked the bone birds, they show the progress of the Whipper kingdom in accepting magic again, from nothing to just magical tools to magic being allowed but only as long as no one in the town gets hurt. Huten being tricked, the native wizards acting freely and unleashing their full power, the dwarves gaining determination to defeat the lions, and Cale discovering his new power; All of this happened in a single chapter (385) and it was so fast that I felt like I was really there, sheltered in the castle and seeing the war in front of me. That Huten thought Cale would never rise up against the empire was funny paraphrasing Raon "Human! Are we scamming the Duke?!" Hay and Raon! It's super cute! The way he said that all of Cale's powers had to be fortified and then got sad because he didn't have enough in his piggy bank touched my heart! (っ˘ω˘ς )

The wizards creating a bottleneck for the warriors to fight with Toonka and his people excited was great! I felt my adrenaline rising! ٩(◕‿◕)۶

The political plots in the background were just the icing on the cake and Choi Han pledging to stay hidden and being a tsundere with Toonka I loved it! Huten wanting to kill Toonka and automatically forgetting about him as soon as Choi Han arrived was very "I don't care about you anymore, I have a new rival" style, but it happens that that rival is just as (more) stronger than me and seems to have come out of hell ↑_(ΦwΦ)Ψ

Meanwhile Choi Han used it as a springboard to improve his sword art. Huten thinking that Choi Han is a noble for his "refined sword art" was funny and in the background the soldiers going crazy and shouting instructions like they should tie the enemies' feet improved the situation a lot (ᵔ◡ᵔ)b

Choi Han understanding that he didn't fall into darkness thanks to his family was very cute to me and his joint battle with Toonka was great. I like the way they treat the "grand Duke of the empire" like a rag doll <(￣ω￣)>

And the first time I saw the Whipper kingdom strategy I didn't understand it but now I was excited to reach the climax of it, the chaos caused was glorious with all the rubble falling and every armor destroyed \(✯◡✯)/

This is how the first battle of Maple Castle ends.

I found this fanfiction, it’s very recent, but I really like how it addresses Record and Cale’s trauma. I also enjoy the one written from Eruhaben’s POV and how it portrays their father-son relationship. (✧ω✧)

I highly recommend reading it! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

I feel that if this were to happen, the Henituse family would realize that Cale doesn’t think of himself as part of the family. I believe that even in canon, he had trouble accepting the Henituse family as his own, at least initially (which might be contradicted by Cale’s thoughts during his first encounter with Venion, but let a girl dream (ᵔ.ᵔ)).

The Henituse family could have quite interesting reactions if Hans ever informed them about the diary.

Lily might feel guilty and sad, somehow implying that her Oraboni is not part of the family, and she would try to change her way of thinking by spending more time with him.

Basen might feel guilty, thinking he’s replacing his Hyung-Nim, even though we know it’s not true. He would try to convince Cale to accept the heir position and distance himself, possibly no longer “bothering” him.

Violan, similarly, would feel guilty, being seen as a replacement for Jour. Instead of continuing to distance herself to allow him peaceful mourning time, she would try to spend more time with him to improve their relationship.

And Deruth would feel terrible; from Cale’s perspective, it might seem like he’s replacing Jour and Cale with Violan and Basen. Deruth’s distancing and problem-solving approach didn’t help either. In a brave moment, he would probably try to go to Cale and apologize for everything.

One of the things that has also been in my head for a while is Cale having a journal.

Like- Cale starts a journal when he realizes that he's going to be a lot more involved in the novel's events than intended so to make room for new records he writes things down

When it's songs that he liked as Krs, he'd scrapbook a background and write them down

He'd also add artwork on some pages and has art of people. Like Choi han training, Ron with the lemonaid, Alberu doing whatever- he'd do a bunch of profiles for each person or maybe just have a separate book for that all together-

Cale doesn't really let others see either book, just changing the topic when it comes up. Everyone eventually learns not to ask.

Would be very interesting if there was a connection with Og!Cale and Krs where krs!Cale began to dream about some of og!Cale's memories

After a particularly bad memory, Cale is more closed off towards Deruth and Deruth doesn't know what he did wrong.

Cale obviously puts something about this in his journal

In honor of og!cale, he makes a drawing of his mother and him and doesn't use the 'Henituse' last name, he uses 'Thames'

The thing that Cale has learned about the original Cale is that he's never really felt like he belonged with Violian and Deruth. Always feeling like he was intruding.

So for plot convenience, Cale is called by the crown prince in the middle of writing and leaves the book out in the open.

Hans, who's been assigned to clean Cale's room, See's a book that has no cover or title or anything and opens it out of curiosity.

Hans sees a few drawings of the kids and naturally is excited because 1- Cale can draw really well, and 2- He loves cats.

Then he keeps going through the book, looking through drawings of him, Ron, Choi han, and- the Henituse family with Cale not in the portrait.

Hans is confused. (Deep down, he knows exactly what this implies)

He assumes that the drawing isn't finished (it's already been signed) and closes the book with shakey hands. Maybe the Count doesn't need to know about this-

Except when he comes back next week, the drawing hasn't changed.

Huh.

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Just posting my drafts now- honestly I do really like this idea, maybe I'll write something to go along with it later?

I should start making the second parts of things I've already posted lmao-