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.

bread. You should pick

was still crouching inside the wall with Cale, On, Hong, and Raon surrounding the entrance to the inside of

that you know about the secret room. The real

real liege’s room. The Magic Tower had more to it

room? It was something that only the liege of the tower and the members of

Mueller heard Cale’s

into the fourth floor

having 20 floors above ground and three floors underground. Cale started to get an odd feeling after seeing that Mueller was looking toward him with fear, wondering how Cale knew about all those secret places. Cale felt like

smile and console the shaking Rat

will at least let you live if you do as I

take him back home and put him to

anything you tell me

and Dwarf mix halfling

“Good.”

to Mueller’s

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

and guide me to

need a magic stone to

and threw it toward Mueller before he even finished his sentence. It was a bag filled with many magic stones. Mueller quickly finished eating the bread that was still drenched in

to the third underground floor with Cale’s group

the door to the 3rd floor and no other stairs heading downward. However, Mueller took a magic stone out and approached the wall, eventually revealing a mechanism

Creeeeeeeak-

noise. It was

“You go in first.”

so. Cale was excited as he headed down the inclined pathway. The cave was dry without any humidity, and there were light stones keeping the path

4th floor of

and Mueller of the developer’s family knew about. Cale walked down the path for

is an alarm

was

‘Found it.’

had found

hidden in

projects that

of the research

storage device that used the principles of

for developing

acquire, as well as research that would take away the

“Wonderful.”

files under layers of security inside two large circular

respected ancient power, and Haros who hated magic but also wanted to be able to use magic. How great would they

that will not

now belonged

large orb located in the middle of the

resting within a fluid inside of this transparent orb that

“Human, that looks interesting!”

and squished his face onto the glass in order to observe the seed inside of

Raon and patted

you want to

“Human, is that okay?”

it is mine once

“Deal!”

else to benefit from it. Cale had a satisfied smile on his face as he continued to speak to

up everything

course! I am curious

the future. Cale started to smile,

“Mueller.”

know, m, my

in. Mueller looked back and forth between the dragon that made the

to the

“Y, yes sir!”

“Raon.”

“What is it, human?”

alarm device here and a

and the non-mage faction would become even stronger if they found the items that were down here. Of course, Cale did

will perish faster this

was not

watched as Raon happily created some

in here. I need to make it

care about Mueller’s current mental state, instead, he waited until Mueller resealed the room that was now filled with Raon’s magic traps before he grabbed the back

“The liege’s room.”

Mueller respond

to first go to the

could feel Hong’s front paw

can walk-

before he could finish speaking, he needed to close his mouth because they were moving very quickly. Cale had used the

stand once they got back up to the 20th floor. He

thank you

Meeeow.

gave him a smile, but Mueller started to shake as he avoided eye contact with On. He then started to speak after

another floor

21st floor

not call it the 21st

what do you

not ever manage to find. Cale only knew about it because of something that

learn about the real liege’s room. If they had discovered it, the

voice in his

We call it the 0th

“Get it ready.”

“Yes sir.”

crying Mueller with satisfaction. The moment a smile ended up on his face, Mueller’s movements became even faster. Although he looked like