Trash of the Count's Family

“It doesn’t look like you are nervous.”

Cale smiled instead of responding to his father’s statement. Cale’s complexion had gotten much better in the last few days. It had no choice but to get better.

‘Since I didn’t get beaten to a pulp.’

It was raining in the Henituse territory until yesterday. If the story went as it did in the novel, Cale would have been beaten to a pulp on a rainy day. Of course, Cale was not beaten up yesterday.

He could also sleep well now. This was because he could feel the Indestructible Shield always surrounding his heart. Knowing that he could manage to survive, even if he did something wrong to someone like Ron or Beacrox, made it easier for him to sleep at night.

“Father.”

Cale looked at the breakfast spread that was fancier than ever before, as he asked.

“It looks like the number of people in the envoy has grown again. I asked you to reduce the number.”

He had asked his father to decrease the number of servants accompanying him to help with his needs. He said that Hans and Ron were enough. Of course, Hans turned pale at first, however, he started to pack right away after hearing that the kittens will be traveling with them as well.

“Ah, about that...”

For some reason, Deruth stopped his sentence without finishing. At that moment, someone else’s voice interjected itself into their conversation.

“That was my decision.”

It was the Count’s wife, Violan.

Her hair was perfectly formed in a bun, without a single stray hair, as she was looking down at her plate. She looked so similar to her son, Basen. Even the way they both did not make eye contact with Cale and had a stoic expression was the same.

“We can’t have someone from our family looking poor and terrible just because you want to go with such a small envoy.”

It was an extremely stoic voice. Violan then lifted up her gaze to look in Cale’s direction before continuing on.

“… I am not saying you are terrible.”

“Even I know that much.”

Violan hesitated for a moment after hearing Cale’s response, before taking another bite of her food and continuing to speak.

“People, especially nobles, care a lot about appearances.”

The Countess Violan. Cale quietly watched her.

She was born as the eldest daughter of a poor artist’s family, and had dreamt about being the head of a merchant guild when she grew up. She was influenced by the luxury items being sold to the nobles and came to the Henituse territory. Once she got here, she fell in love with the art of sculpting.

Eventually, she met Count Deruth and fell in love, living as the director for the territory’s cultural business operations.

In Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo’s opinion, she had a lot of pride for herself and her life, which was why she had a lot of pride for this family as well.

Even though she knew that Cale was silently observing her, she continued on without a single change in her expression.

“Art is not for those human tras- mm.” (cut off without the h on purpose)

She was a bit of a coarse speaker because she worked in the merchant world for a while.

“Anyways, there are a lot of people who think that appearances reveal everything about a person.”

That was her way of telling Cale to take a lot of servants with him. Her goal was for Cale to not be judged negatively just because he only took a few servants with him.

Naturally, Cale wanted to take a lot of people to do his biddings for him as well.

‘How nice and relaxing would it be?’

He was finding it difficult to get changed without a servant now. Kim Rok Soo had been in this world as Cale for only about a week, but he already could not let go of that easy life.

However, a few days into Cale’s future was a crazy Black Dragon.

If he cannot release this crazy dragon in advance, it might go wild and kill a lot of people. Although Cale didn’t care about what happened to other people, he still did not want to see people dying in front of his eyes.

Furthermore, he also didn’t want to take responsibility for those people who will be injured because of the dragon.

Responsibility was a heavy burden, and for someone like Kim Rok Soo, who had taken responsibility for his own life since he was a young boy, he knew that responsibility related to people and people’s lives was the scariest and heaviest burden.

That was why he started to speak.

“Art is the mirror of the soul.”

Violan lifted her gaze off of her plate and looked toward Cale. This was the first time in a long while that the two of them had made eye contact with each other.

“…You do know about that.”

“Yes. I do know.”

Cale had roamed around the entire territory the last four days to prepare the things he needed on this trip. He just recited one of the things he saw on one of those trips.

“Sculpting is not just cutting into a chunk of marble. It is creating a reflection of what is in your heart.”

This time, it was Cale who looked at his plate and continued to eat while Violan was watching him.

on the plaque at

of new sculptors. That statement that was written on the plaque in the Gallery was something

as you wish. I will reduce the number of people going with you, but, in return, the carriage and everything in it

fine with me. Please give

sure you have a carriage that won’t

“Only the best.”

disappeared. Count Deruth, who had been watching this from the start, let out a fake cough to cover up his slowly

you verify the information from Hans regarding the personalities of all

information guild to purchase information on

was

was probably difficult to purchase that file. In fact, it probably cost a fortune. Although it only had about three or four lines about each person, it was precious and expensive

ones, some smart and scary ones, even some

course, there were also some stupidly nice people, villains,

the file I sent you. Ahem. Anyways, do as you please. But

“Yes, father.”

heard a strange

just ever so

with beautiful blue leaves. There are even grass

in the slums. It was a location where only the black tree had resided, however, that tree turned white with blue leaves after Cale had resolved its grudge, and it was now

it an

What an interesting

no intentions of revealing his Ancient Power right now,

However, he would not have any knowledge of the Ancient Power. He would just suspect that something happened with

do. There is nothing scarier than human eyes and mouths. However, anything that

will keep

long as he remained in their territory. How great would it be to quickly come back from the capital and live

the capital, finally came to an end. He received goodbyes from the Count and Countess, who couldn’t watch him leave because they had work to do, and then made eye contact with his siblings, who were awkwardly

“What?”

Cale’s question. His younger sister, Lily, slowly approached him. 7

have

be safe

nodded

“Yes!”

quietly looked at Cale. Cale just casually asked

you a present while on

“Really?”

I thought. She wanted a

surprised, amazed, and happy expression all taking turns showing up on Lily’s

would you

“A sword.”

“…What?”

me

7 year old wants

Cale’s face,

these days

“Is that so?”

only 7 years old, but she was tall for her age and could easily become a good swordsman

guess it would

eyes started

buy you an

head in embarrassment instead of responding. Cale did not see this, as he looked toward his 15 year old younger brother, who was

“You want something too?”

“A fountain pen.”

“Got it.”

an end once he got the list of

***

expression was odd as he stood in front of the carriage that would take

‘How odd.’

he asked the person standing next to

is it that their seat is better than

looking at the expensive and soft cushion next to

on this trip? They are

treats he prepared for the cats in the carriage as well. Cale and Ron both had blank expressions on their

seen them create fog and fill

to a empty corner of

‘What can you do?’

his question, On created fog while in her cat form, while Hong used a bit of his blood to spread poison into the air. Of course, On was able to control the poisonous fog to

two are quite

Hong proudly answered back after hearing Cale’s

away

‘We are quite useful!’

day, On and Hong were able to eat delicious food all day long. Naturally, Hans was happy to provide

I will be sitting with the driver

“Okay.”

jumped up next to the driver, and Cale was about to board as well, when

“Cale-nim.”

said that he did not want to call Cale young master, instead choosing to call

“What?”

okay for me to not be

expression turned like he had eaten

“…Is there…”