Trash of the Count's Family

Cale looked toward On, Hong, and Raon.

‘What is going on?’

He asked the three of them with his gaze, but the three just sighed and shook their heads.

“Soooooooob.”

Cale could still hear Mueller continuing to cry. Why was he crying so much? Cale turned back toward Mueller.

Both the dwarves and the Rat people were very short. Having received both sets of genetics, Mueller was smaller than both dwarves and Rats.

He resembled the dwarves in fairy tales, having very cute features that would make almost any adult have the desire to protect this small person.

However, this did not apply to Cale.

“I feel so bad for him.”

On and Hong wagged their tails before approaching Mueller with pity in their eyes. Mueller started to shake even worse as they got closer. He was crying even louder now.

“...I feel so bad for him.”

Cale internally snorted at On’s words.

There was no need to feel bad for him. Mueller was 30 years old and lorded over the others as part of the family that helped develop the Magic Tower. He knew about the Magic Tower’s last line of defense, but did not use it because that would have meant revealing himself to Toonka and his crew. He was so scared that he just ignored his father’s last wishes. [1]

If it wasn’t for that, there was no way that the Mage faction would have lost so badly.

Of course, this was actually beneficial to Cale.

Although he looked like a young and cute boy based on his appearance, inside of that body was a thirty-year-old man who knew the ways of the world. He knew that his own life was what mattered the most.

Naturally, Cale preferred such a person.

“Sooooob.”

Cale was tired of seeing a grown ass man continuing to cry. He decided to stop the good guy act.

“Hey.”

Mueller flinched at Cale’s voice. He started to shake again after seeing the steel rod in Cale’s hand. He felt like this was the end of his life.

Plop, plop.

Cale placed some things on Mueller’s arms while he was still crouching inside the wall. It was a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk. He had taken it out of his magic bag.

Mueller’s eyes started to shake. He cautiously looked up at Cale only to see a slightly annoyed expression.

Eat it.”

Mueller quickly took a bite after hearing what sounded like a command. Cale had an odd feeling while watching Mueller eat the bread that got drenched in his tears.

‘...He seems to be useless.’

He had a bad feeling about this. Mueller looked like a totally useless fool.

He was supposed to have the dwarves’ technical skills and the Rat’s stealth and meticulousness. This combination was said to have given him the potential to become the greatest developer and constructor. But why-

“T, thank you very much.”

Why does he feel like such a doof?

Cale had a bitter taste in his mouth. However, On, Hong, and Raon all looked toward Mueller with pity and approached him. They were trying to be his shield, as it looked like he was afraid of Cale.

However, contrary to their intentions, Mueller was unable to even taste the bread he was chewing. Two purebred Cat tribe kittens and a dragon. At that moment, he heard a noise that brought chills down his spine.

Ding. Ding.

Cale tapped the wall with the steel rod. There was no reason behind it, he was just randomly tapping. He had a bad feeling about Mueller, but decided to take him anyway.

The Henituse territory had a lot of sculptors, as well as skilled artisans of all styles. There were especially many artisans involved in construction. It was because they had a lot of quarries. That was why Mueller would be useful.

“Do you want to live?”

Cale’s low voice echoed throughout the staircase. He started to get annoyed with Mueller, who looked like he was ready to cry again.

Ding. Ding.

Cale calmed himself by tapping on the wall with the steel rod. He thought about how he probably needed to be gentle with Mueller since he was such a coward. Cale put on a gentle smile as he asked Mueller.

“Should I save you?”

Mueller vigorously nodded his head. It was so energetic that the breadcrumbs started to fling off of him. Cale was satisfied with his energetic response and started to speak in a relaxed manner.

“Then you have to listen to me. Got it?”

“Y, yes sir!”

“Eat your bread first.”

Mueller quickly started to eat the bread. Cale was satisfied with the speed and casually asked.

“You know where the Magic Tower liege’s treasure room is, right?”

Plop.

The bread in Mueller’s hand dropped to the ground. Cale gently added on.

dropped your bread. You should

the bread back up. He was still crouching inside the wall with Cale, On,

that you know about the secret room. The real room for the liege

20th floor was not the real liege’s room. The Magic Tower had more

that only the liege of the tower and the

that moment, Mueller heard Cale’s

get into

wondering how Cale knew about all those secret places. Cale felt like he had become a criminal, taking a hostage and threatening them for information. He had no plans

started to smile and console the shaking

will at least let

plans to free Mueller. He needed to take him back home and put him to work. Cale could

do anything you tell

halfling sounded like he was

“Good.”

responded to

shaking as he looked at the man who brought the scary Cats, Cats that were even scarier because they were pure-blooded Cats, as well as

bread and guide

a

took a bag out and threw it toward Mueller before he even finished his sentence. It was a bag filled with many magic stones. Mueller quickly finished eating

had to go down to the

the 3rd floor and no other stairs heading downward. However,

Creeeeeeeak-

revealed accompanied by the noise. It was the pathway to

“You go in first.”

headed down the

4th floor of the

somewhere that only the liege of the tower, the mages who were secretly experimenting down below, and Mueller of the developer’s family knew about. Cale

is an alarm magic

his paw, the small door opened. Naturally, there was no alarm that went off. Mueller was shocked, but

‘Found it.’

had found

was hidden in the

secrets were the two research projects that

of the research projects were

mana storage device that used the

for developing

research that Harol would desperately want to acquire, as well as research that would take away

“Wonderful.”

files under layers of security

be able to use magic. How great would

like that will not happen

now belonged

in

within a fluid inside of this transparent orb that looked like a

“Human, that looks interesting!”

approached the egg and squished his face onto the glass in order to

Raon and patted

you want to try raising

“Human, is that okay?”

But it is mine once it

“Deal!”

four-year-old happily accepted a deal where he would do all of the work only for someone else to benefit from it. Cale had a satisfied smile on his

up everything in

course! I am

Cale should create a lab for Raon in the future. Cale started to smile, knowing

“Mueller.”

you even know, m, my

the dragon that made the documents and the large egg disappear into another dimension, and Cale, who was approaching him.

go to the liege’s room

“Y, yes sir!”

“Raon.”

“What is it, human?”

an alarm device here and a few

become even stronger if they found the items that were down here. Of course, Cale did not

will perish

that was

as Raon happily created

I need to make it so they

Mueller’s current mental state, instead, he waited

“The liege’s room.”

made Mueller respond while still

need to first go to the 20th

Mueller could feel Hong’s front paw on his back and felt like he was going to die.

can

they were moving very quickly. Cale had used the Sound of the Wind to quickly

trying to stand once they got back up to the 20th floor. He needed some support as he seemed to

thank you very

Meeeow.

Mueller started to shake as he avoided eye contact with On. He then started to speak

is actually another floor in the Magic

the 21st floor the real

not call it the

what do

That was a room that the non-mage faction did not ever manage to find. Cale only knew about it because of something that

of the basement, they would never learn about the real liege’s room. If they had discovered it, the strength of

Mueller’s voice

call

“Get it ready.”

“Yes sir.”

face, Mueller’s movements became even faster. Although he looked like he was shaking a bit, he was fast after receiving the unique traits of both