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 toward

“Don’t you need it?”

came clean

It will make me

course. It is a

what he said next

is a dead

“…What?”

let out a

“You’re driving me crazy.”

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

to say anything about

these days. But

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 times stronger than he was right

not understand why Cale would give him something so precious, even for a compensation. He thought Cale was someone similar to him, but

asking something

words after hearing Cale say that it

it really was the obvious answer for

needs to become

took a 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, but

out the fire earlier than in the novel. They all probably respected Litana even more after she brought

the Northern Alliance was planning their invasion as well. Alberu was gathering the Whipper Kingdom’s mages

was not

the Wyvern Knights Brigade and the

know what happened after volume 5. However, people had

‘It’s obvious.’

greed and reaches his hand out to the Western Continent, the Breck Kingdom

needed the Roan Kingdom to become stronger and have the strength to defend itself in order for him to live a peaceful life. In order to do that, they

is poisonous for me, I might as well use it to set

not want them

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

One more thing.

more thing

you need the Magic

like that when

well as the speed at

Magic Tower’s liege’s summoning device. That

Tower. It was an item that belonged to the liege of the tower, allowing the holder to send multiple short messages to

spot amongst the Whipper Kingdom’s mages and

the item because it

Alberu through Billos, and Alberu immediately sent a single message to all of the living

of Boulder’s future

from it, wished for Cale to either move the Magic Tower to somewhere in the Roan Kingdom or to restore it. However, he was not in a place to

think I can give you an order or command. Maybe

not have a plan

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

can eventually give you a part of

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 discussion

something to

to money in order to live

a slacker? It was because you didn’t need

matter if he was seen as trash, he just wanted to live however he wanted. Eat, sleep, and

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

the hell

had a short answer

believe that is for you to determine,

Sigh.

could not help

the office with the contract signed

after signing something that

you just need to enjoy it since it is a

would keep his identity a secret, give him the bottle of a dragon’s

worth that was almost impossible to evaluate in monetary value. It

on a field of flowers

be on my

“Hurry up and leave.”

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

the Northwestern route,

Cale’s intentions in asking for something that was neither money nor material

his carriage after accomplishing his reason for coming to the capital. There was no reason for him to