Trash of the Count's Family

Late at night.

Deputy butler Hans had to stand in front of Count Deruth. He started to make his report while Deruth quietly listened until he was finished.

“He is currently sleeping in his room.”

Hans finally finished his report and Deruth started to speak.

“The driver reported that he went to the Flynn Merchant Guild’s illegitimate sons tea shop. Today, he brought a young man whose identity we cannot verify. In terms of drinking, he only drank a little bit and kept a clear head.”

Hans’s report was short, but Deruth found that short report interesting.

“Should we put a tail on him?”

He waved his hand to oppose Hans’s question. He didn’t want to know what his son was doing on the outside to the point he would put a tail on him.

“No need. As long as he is in the city, anything he does is under my authority to handle.”

Deruth cherished Hans the most out of all the young deputy butlers. It was because he fulfilled orders well and was a good person.

“Do what you have been doing in terms of observing Cale inside the house and reporting what you see.”

“I understand.”

Hans did not say anything else as he bowed his head.

Deruth. He was someone who did not have any special abilities nor any solid networks. However, just like the previous Count, he was able to rule over the Henituse territory and grow his wealth by selling marble and wine. He was someone who was able to protect his territory properly.

‘Cale has changed.’

Cale felt different than normal. It wasn’t that he suddenly got smarter or stronger, but that his actions were clearly different from before.

“Ah, Hans.”

“Yes, Count-nim?”

“Bring me some information about the Flynn Merchant Guild.”

Tea shop owner, Billos. Deruth knew about this bastard son of the Flynn Merchant Guild. This was because the Henituse’s largest trading partner for wine was the Flynn Merchant Guild.

“I will get right on it.”

“Great.”

Deruth watched Hans walk out of his office as he started to think. There was a lot of things for him to think about other than the change in Cale’s demeanor.

The atmosphere around the continent was dangerous. It was like a volcano right before it erupts. Deruth could clearly feel the dangerous atmosphere despite the fact that he was in the corner of the kingdom. It was because he was always receiving an endless amount of information about it. But the message from the Imperial Court that he received today made Deruth even more certain about the current atmosphere of the continent.

The former Counts of the Henituse territory always passed on a single piece of advice to the next in power.

‘There is no need to be recorded in history. Just live for peace and happiness.’

“I guess I need to reinforce the city walls.”

He may not be a good fighter, but Deruth was always thinking about ways to protect himself and his family.

are times when the body is stronger

so soundly that I did not wake you

water again made things even worse. However, Cale could not say anything about

there was a

“Are you hurt?”

worrying

It’s just annoying

was just

another reference to an innocent

their fated meeting last night. He avoided the gaze of Ron, who was smiling, and headed toward the chambers window.

heading out

take care of everything

understand. Oh,

and turned to look at Ron. Ron had an

you think

“Great. It’s delicious.”

voice became

“…Is that so?”

“Yes.”

kind of

someone he could not ignore, Cale just answered the question as nicely as

He then quickly closed it right

“…Ron.”

and whispered

were you surprised? Your guest from yesterday is

surprised. Cale had seen Choi Han staring at him as soon as he opened the door, which caused him to close the door in

as

I told him to wait comfortably in his room, but he

chance to

definitely had the chance but chose not to tell him. Cale moved a step away from Ron as he opened the door

“What’s going on?”

pretended like he never slammed the door as he started to chat with Choi

clean feeling was coming from Choi Han.

looking at his eyes made Cale feel a bit scared. Choi Han was also staring back at Cale before finally starting to

“Pay you back.”

“Huh?”

you

Cale started to frown

to make me

use Choi Han for manual labor? Cale just wanted Choi Han to get out of this city as

said it was to pay him back. He was that kind of person. However, Cale didn’t have anything he needed from

Is there anything

else he needed. Choi Han started to observe Cale even more closely. That gaze made Cale think about how Cale got beaten to a pulp in the novel, and his arms started to develop goosebumps. Choi Han started to speak

like to request for

his eyes at the word, ‘help.’ He did not want to get involved with Choi Han. The, ‘help,’ that Choi Han would ask

useless, and ended up getting beaten up because of it. Cale thought about that as he opened

Hans your request. He will take care of

his eyes again, Cale made eye contact with Choi Han, who was standing there

be able to help you out with