Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 106: Forgot About It (3)

‘A former knight, an archer, and an assassin?’

‘Maybe I can just create my own camouflaged fighting brigade.’

How shocked would the enemy be if a Flying Skeletons Brigade and a group of cooks, artists, and sculptors, who are actually experts, showed up to fight them?

Cale slowly started to smile.

“They are all above average in ability?”

“Yes. All three of them are at about Vice Captain Hilsman-nim’s level.”

Human, why are you smiling like that? Is there something fun? Tell me, tell me!

Raon asked, but Cale did not answer. Instead, he looked toward Ron. Choi Han was dull when it came to things like this, but Ron was not. Ron started to smile as soon as they made eye contact.

“Young master-nim, isn’t this territory a better place to live than you expected?”

“Seems that way.”

Count Deruth was currently in the process of fortifying the castle wall ever since Cale told him about the Northern Alliance. It was a large-scale construction using Mueller’s blueprints.

Furthermore, his father was busy increasing the number of soldiers, as well as their skill level. Of course, he was not taxing the citizens of the territory to do that. If he was, would they all come here to celebrate like this?

Count Deruth was putting his own money to work. However, it did not seem like it was enough yet.

“Very good.”

Cale leaned his body into the very soft couch. He was in a position that would make it easy for him to fall asleep, however, such a position was fitting for Cale.

“Yes. That man over there is the archer.”

The art competition was currently underway. It was more like an event than a competition though.

The artwork went through a first round of judging before the second round was conducted in public to determine the winner. The qualifiers from the first round were showing off their artwork of the Stone Mountain and quarry behind the Henituse Castle.

There would be a winner from this event.

Cale turned his gaze to the archer artist that Choi Han had pointed out.

The short-haired man with a long beard jumped up and started to swing his brush in the form of an X on the easel.

“Not this! Why am I so terrible? How could I call such trash art?! My hands are crazy!”

The paint flew everywhere as the man clenched his hair.

“I am trash! Art is not something like this!”

Cale started to think while looking at the painting.

‘But it is really good.’

Cale looked toward Choi Han, who avoided his gaze. Choi Han could not make eye contact, but still started to speak.

“He is quite sensitive. He has been in the territory for the shortest amount of time, at only 3 months. They say that he built a house next to the white tree at the top of the slums, saying that it is the source of his inspiration.”

‘What is the source of his inspiration?’

Cale looked down to see On and Hong meowing in laughter.

The Man-Eating Tree located in the slums where Cale had earned his first ancient power, the, ‘Indestructible Shield.’ That tree had turned white with blue leaves thanks to Cale.

“This, this isn’t it! I can’t show this trash to people!”

Cale started to speak to Ron.

“Let’s pass on that guy.”

The White Tree in the slums reacted to Cale because he was the owner of the Indestructible Shield. So, what if the tree was to react to Cale when he went to visit that archer?

‘I may end up becoming his muse.’

He had a bad feeling that something like that would definitely happen.

“What about the sculptor? Will they come to the preliminaries tomorrow?”

“No, Cale-nim.”

“Then?”

“They did not make it through.”

Mm. Choi Han contemplated for a moment before continuing on.

“They came in last place. They seem to have no talent for sculpting.”

“But they are skilled in assassination.”

Ron interjected and asked Cale.

“Young master-nim, should I reserve a restaurant?”

“Yes.”

Cale debated whether he should go see the chef first as he leisurely watched the art competition. Of course, it didn’t need to be said that he sighed at the artist archer who called himself trash before running out of the area.

“Orabuni.”

Lily’s pupils were shaking. Cale just ignored this and entered the restaurant called, ‘A Place of Warmth.’

“Welcome young master Cale.”

The son of the territory’s lord had visited. It was only natural that the chef came out to respectfully greet him.

The old man in his seventies was fit, but the years had definitely taken a toll on his body. Cale was shocked when he had learned about this old man, but did not find it to be weird.

“I will guide you to your reserved room.”

The restaurants in front of the castle frequently prepared a separate room for when the staff at the castle brought guests over. Cale made eye contact with the old man, who could see Cale quietly looking directly at him.

Lily seemed very nervous as she looked back and forth between the chef and Cale.

Finally, Cale reached his hand out to the chef.

“It is my honor to meet my mother’s teacher.”

“What?”

shocked as she looked at the

are mother’s teacher,

started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to say,

a secret from the

did not know that Countess Violan had known about

to meet my mother’s teacher and my sister’s

chef remained quiet as he observed

called the Countess’s teacher.

Edro, was a former captain of

Ron

more than 15 years know about this man’s identity. He arrived with the

arrived at the Henituse territory

who was responsible for keeping her group safe during

world of merchants, he gave

said to be the Countess’s sword

were able to handle the sword, like most

saying that it was his dream to be a chef when

Lily, and Basen did not know about this, as it had happened more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his

heard that the food here is wonderful. I came with

Edro stiffened

was no trash

the past, Edro had thought that he needed to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love

up

answered before guiding

the meal with your

was in a different room. This was so that Raon, On, and

“I will serve you.”

eye contact with Edro. Edro had heard from the Countess that Ron was an assassin. He was shocked at that fact, but

“You sly bastard.”

you are the

saw Lily and Cale sitting in the room and slowly closed

that moment, Edro could hear what Cale was saying to

a talented swordsman.

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all grown

could see Cale looking at him past Edro’s shoulder as Edro was closing the door. Cale did grow up well. He grew up into a very

Click.

and Ron started to say the things that were prepared

master-nim wanted to see you because of Miss Lily, but also because he wanted to meet the person who used to serve the Countess. We did not inform the Countess of our visit, so please keep it a secret for

what Cale

master-nim seems to want to learn about

man in his seventies who sacrificed everything he had for his liege and student, started to think deeply. He could still hear Cale and Lily’s conversation through the

believe that you will become

you, orabuni. I will become the Guardian Knight who protects this

Ahem.

toward the kitchen. Ron followed

future. It’ll be difficult for him to be in the frontlines due

smart and sly. Of course, Ron

had set the bait for at least

dinner, it was time for the second

since they

a lot of people even though it is night time! It

is beautiful. Unlike the underground city, the things shining brightly in the

Mary, who was wearing a black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who was holding On and Hong in his arms, walked next to

night market was filled with people as Cale quietly walked by with

coins! Buy me that chicken skewer! I will

sigh and turned around. Deputy

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken

buy some

bags of food in his arms. They were all things that they were going to eat back home. Cale shook his head at Hans’s excitement before

walking in front of one of the many

“W, welcome!”

shocked woman jumped up and

‘This is serious.’

speechless while looking at the mysterious sculptures. He looked at the woman in

sculptor who they believed to be a talented

able to figure out her true identity. Young master-nim, for an assassin, half of it lies in their ability to hide their

to one of

“Is this a devil?”

forties, had a mild presence that was more like your sweet

these sculptures were quite …

were, they all seemed cold and eerie. It made him think about things like

is a flower. It is a

‘… Forsythia?’

is shocking. Human, this is definitely

Cale truly believed that as he picked up the sculpture.

is a forsythia. I want

“R, really?”

want to gift

whatever came to mind. This process of building a relationship really

want to give it to me, I will even accept that

this one, a …

a

me this

like the devil’s guard

“Thank you very much!”

these are

continued to gently speak to the sculptor until

“They are my style.”

have never heard such praise

was sure about one thing while looking at

is a

would really think she was a sculptor who had no talent but loved to sculpt

Ron had

is amazing that she was not noticed until

one of two

assassin or

investigation revealed that she was

didn’t know the reason for her coming to the Henituse territory, but she had pretended to be a sculptor here for the past three years. Ron said that he had never seen her before and that, even when he saw her, he was only able to tell her hidden identity because Choi Han had said that she

He took out some money from his bag and

do not have any

her hand. The poor sculptor did not know what to

for all

to recognize my hard

slightly removed his hood while looking at the touched middle-aged woman. Cale Henituse, the face of

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”