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.

body is stronger

master, you were sleeping so soundly that I did not wake

fact that Ron brought lemonade instead of cold water again made things even worse. However,

was because there was

“Are you hurt?”

you worrying

annoying to

much. I was just scratched by a

another reference to

would have had their fated meeting last night. He avoided the gaze of Ron, who was smiling, and headed toward the chambers window. He needed to move faster because he slept

heading out right

take care of everything on my

Oh,

let go of the door handle and turned to look at Ron. Ron

do you think about

“Great. It’s delicious.”

voice became

“…Is that so?”

“Yes.”

kind of

just answered the question as nicely

quickly closed it

“…Ron.”

calling and whispered

you surprised? Your guest from yesterday

him to close the door in shock. His hand headed to the inner

toward Cale as he continued to

opened the door right away. I told him to wait comfortably in his room, but he insisted that he needed to see

have a chance to tell

could not say anything to this terrible old man who definitely had the chance but chose not to tell him. Cale moved a step away from Ron as he opened

“What’s going on?”

he never slammed the door as he started to chat with Choi Han. He was paying

fixing his hair, and wearing new clothes, a pure and clean feeling was coming

why looking at his eyes made Cale

“Pay you back.”

“Huh?”

pay you back for the

Han was speaking formally unlike yesterday. More importantly, Cale started

back? Is he trying to make me

their right mind would use Choi Han for manual labor? Cale just

if he said it was to pay him back. He was that kind of person. However,

Is there

rejected Choi Han’s offer and asked if there was anything else he needed. Choi Han started to observe Cale even more closely. That gaze made Cale think about how Cale

something I would like to request for

Han. The, ‘help,’ that Choi

of Harris Village useless, and ended up getting

Hans your request. He will take care

eyes again, Cale made eye contact with Choi

is a talented deputy butler. He will be able to help you out with almost any