Trash of the Count's Family

Cale and Alberu both just quietly observed each other.

“And?”

The crown prince’s response at the end of that silence was pretty confident. His face was not shaking at all. Cale shrugged his shoulders.

“Just that I can give this to you, but not for free.”

Alberu couldn’t believe Cale had nothing else to say after giving him such a strong blow.

“Ha, haha-”

Alberu started to laugh. It made Cale wonder what would have happened if there wasn’t soundproof magic in the office. Either that, or what would have happened if he hadn’t sent the servants and his subordinates out.

The atmosphere turned chilly in the room.

“I was planning on putting you to work. I shouldn’t have told you to come.”

Alberu was tired of that mug on Cale’s face that was as relaxed as usual. His gaze headed toward the bottle with the black liquid.

Mother.

The weight of that word pierced into Alberu’s heart.

Cale did not say anything else and just sat there observing the crown prince, who was staring at the bottle.

Dark Elf.

They were creatures of the dark that were chastised by the people of the continent because of their affinity to darkness. The base of their power was the dead mana flowing out of the dead.

In the past, Dark Elves tended to be found near graves or villages that were destroyed by illnesses.

That was why people hated Dark Elves, even though the Dark Elves never harmed people nor desecrated corpses.

This led to the Dark Elves living in hiding. They were hiding even better than the Elves.

Alberu moved his gaze from the glass bottle and looked toward Cale. Cale just smiled back at him.

“And you’ll keep your mouth shut?”

“Of course.”

“But not for free?”

“Naturally.”

Alberu spoke his honest feelings.

“You sly bastard.”

“Why thank you.”

Alberu hated how Cale didn’t even flinch at what he said. At the same time, he was relieved as well. Cale had come directly to him instead of going to the favored third prince or the second prince who were aiming for his position.

It meant that Cale wanted to make a deal with him.

That was why he was relieved. It was because Cale was similar to him.

However, he did have a question.

“Are you really not one of us?”

How could Cale know his identity if he was not a Dark Elf as well? Alberu could not figure this out.

The only people who knew his identity were his mother’s siblings. They had helped him so that his father, the king, would not find out his mother’s identity.

They were all on Alberu’s side.

Cale pointed to the glass bottle and answered Alberu’s question.

“I will die if I drink that.”

Dead mana was like an extremely deadly poison for humans.

• Do not worry, human. This mighty dragon will save you no matter what.

and pushed the glass bottle

“Don’t you need it?”

clean with

It will make me stronger. It is clean as well. There

course. It is a very

he said next

a

“…What?”

not hide his shock. He then let out a sigh after seeing the smile

“You’re driving me crazy.”

someone in his position should, but he did not really want to do so today. Instead, he was speaking in the way

to say anything

find dead mana these days. But it

a dragon’s dead mana would make Alberu become at least three or four times stronger than

Cale would give him something so precious, even for a compensation.

are you asking something so

at a loss of words after hearing Cale say that it was

really was the

Kingdom needs to become

Kingdom were at the bottom. The Whipper Kingdom was on a one-way train to hell under Toonka’s leadership, but they were a different

putting out the fire earlier than in the novel. They all probably respected Litana even more after she brought Cale to the Southern Jungle to put out

Alberu was gathering the Whipper Kingdom’s mages in order to grow

was

the Wyvern Knights Brigade

know what happened after volume 5. However, people had

‘It’s obvious.’

out to

needed the Roan Kingdom to become stronger and have the strength to defend itself in order for him to

it is poisonous for me, I might as

not want them to

stronger than he was in the novel. The Stan family was now also under Taylor’s control, which meant that they

One more thing.

more thing

you need the

speak like that when

as well as the

Tower’s liege’s summoning device. That was very

floor of the Magic Tower. It was an item that belonged to the liege of the

mages and guarded the Magic Tower. It wouldn’t make sense for such a person to be unable to

never found the item because it was hidden on

Alberu immediately sent a single message to all of

future

Magic Tower to somewhere in the Roan

don’t think I can give you

plan to restore the

why he was trying to

can eventually give you a part of the blueprints to build the

brushed his face with his

“What do you want?”

that there was no reason to beat around the bush anymore. He was not in control of this

need something to

knew that he needed status in addition to money in order to live that slacker

to be a slacker? It was because you didn’t need to worry about

others. It didn’t matter if he was seen as trash,

contents of the document. Alberu was looking at it with confusion before his expression turned into

the hell

a short

believe that is for you to determine, your

Sigh.

could not help

Cale was able to leave the office with the contract signed

iffy after signing something that

to enjoy it since it is a win-win for both

would keep his identity a secret, give him the bottle of a dragon’s dead mana, as well as a

even though he had received this enormous profit that had a worth that was almost impossible to evaluate in monetary value. It was because Cale

was on a field

will be on my way,

“Hurry up and leave.”

wanted to hold

of Darkness, the Northwestern route, and the

not figure out Cale’s intentions in asking for something

crown prince knew or not. He quickly got back on his carriage after accomplishing his reason for coming to the capital. There