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.

usual and pushed the

“Don’t you need it?”

clean

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

course. It is a very

what he said next

is a dead

“…What?”

not hide his shock. He then let out a sigh after seeing the smile on Cale’s

“You’re driving me crazy.”

did not really want to do so today. Instead, he was speaking in the way he spoke to his mother’s

no plans to say anything about my

difficult to find dead mana these days. But

the amount of dead mana in the glass bottle was minimal. However, the fact that it was a dragon’s dead mana would make Alberu become at least three or four

something so precious, even for a compensation. He thought Cale was someone similar to him, but now it was difficult to understand

you asking something so

of words after hearing Cale

was the obvious

Roan Kingdom needs to

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

fire earlier than in the novel.

the Whipper Kingdom’s mages in order to grow his own influence and prepare for the

that was not

is also the Wyvern Knights

did not know what happened after volume 5. However, people

‘It’s obvious.’

would dominate the air. Once the Imperial Prince shows his greed and reaches his hand out to the

stronger and have the strength to defend itself in order

me, I might as well use it to

them to be

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

One more thing.

one more

you need

must be hard to speak like that when you

well as the speed at which they were coming

Magic Tower’s liege’s summoning device.

floor of the Magic Tower. It was an item that belonged to the liege of the tower, allowing the holder to

Kingdom’s mages and guarded the Magic Tower. It wouldn’t make sense for

item because

and Alberu immediately sent a single

Kingdom of Boulder’s future ruler will

move the Magic Tower to somewhere in the Roan Kingdom or to restore it. However, he was not in a

you an order or command.

do not have a plan to restore the

say. That was why he was trying to slowly convince Cale

eventually give you a part of the blueprints

brushed his face

“What do you want?”

to beat around the bush anymore. He was

something to happen in two

status in addition to money in order to live that

it great to be a slacker? It was because you didn’t need to worry about anybody else other

didn’t want to live a life where he had to report to others. It didn’t matter if he was seen as trash, he just wanted to live however he wanted. Eat, sleep, and do nothing. How great would that

contents of the document. Alberu was looking at it with confusion before his expression turned into a frown and ended with shock as he looked back

what the hell is

a short answer

believe that is for you to

Sigh.

could not

to leave the office with the contract signed by

iffy after signing something

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

identity a secret, give him the bottle of a dragon’s dead mana,

had a worth that was almost impossible to evaluate in monetary value. It was because Cale was smiling

like he was on a field of flowers all

be on my way,

“Hurry up and leave.”

to leave, but he really didn’t want to send Cale away. He wanted to hold Cale here and beat some information out

Forest of Darkness, the Northwestern

in asking

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