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

“Don’t you need it?”

came clean

have it. It will make me stronger.

course. It is a

on like what he said

a

“…What?”

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

“You’re driving me crazy.”

not speaking like how someone in his position should, but he did not really want to do so today. Instead,

no plans to say anything about my

dead mana these days. But it was a

of dead mana in the glass bottle was minimal. However, the fact that it was a dragon’s dead mana would make Alberu

him something so precious, even for a compensation. He thought Cale

asking

words after

the obvious answer

Roan Kingdom needs to

look at the power struggle between kingdoms right now, the Breck Kingdom and Roan Kingdom were at the bottom. The Whipper Kingdom was on a one-way train to hell under Toonka’s leadership,

the fire earlier than in the novel. They all

invasion as well. Alberu was gathering the Whipper Kingdom’s mages in order to grow his own influence and

that was not

Wyvern

happened after volume 5. However, people had this treasure

‘It’s obvious.’

air. Once the Imperial Prince shows his greed and reaches his hand out to the Western Continent, the Breck Kingdom and Roan Kingdom will be nothing but candles in front of the

have the strength to defend itself in order for him

I might as well use

Cale did not want them to

was now also under Taylor’s

One more thing.

one more thing to

need the Magic

to speak like that when you already

coming under the crown prince, as well

summoning device. That was

on the 21st floor of the Magic Tower. It was an item that belonged to the liege of the tower, allowing the holder to send multiple short

Magic Tower’s liege was the person who rose to the highest spot amongst the Whipper Kingdom’s mages and guarded the Magic Tower. It

and his people never found the item because it was hidden

Alberu immediately sent a single message

Kingdom of Boulder’s future ruler will

Magic Tower to somewhere in the Roan Kingdom or to restore it. However, he was

give you an order

do not have a plan to restore

that was what Cale would say. That was why he was trying to slowly convince Cale since he

you a part

his face with

“What do you want?”

that there was no reason to beat around the bush anymore. He

need something to happen in two

addition to money in order to live that slacker

because you didn’t need to worry about anybody else other than your

want to live a life where he had to report to others. It didn’t matter if he was seen as trash, he

contents of the document. Alberu was looking at it with confusion before

the hell

a short answer for

believe that is for you to

Sigh.

could not help

was able to leave the office with the contract signed

felt so iffy after signing something that was beneficial

enjoy it since it is a win-win for both of us,

prince. Cale would keep his identity a secret, give him the bottle of a dragon’s dead

enormous profit that had a worth that was almost impossible to evaluate in monetary value. It was

like he was on a field of flowers all by

will be on my way, your

“Hurry up and leave.”

telling Cale to leave, but he really didn’t want to send Cale away. He wanted to

of Darkness, the Northwestern route, and the

not figure out Cale’s intentions in asking for something that was neither money nor

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