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 chef

you are mother’s teacher,

roll her eyes around the room while trying to

a secret from

know that Countess Violan had known about her master a long time

because I wanted to meet my mother’s

as he observed Cale,

deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher.

former captain of a Knights’

Ron

people who have lived in this territory for more than 15 years know about this man’s

She had arrived at the Henituse territory to trade for luxury

the one who was responsible for

said that she wanted to jump into the cruel world of merchants, he gave up his life

to be the Countess’s sword instructor

Basen were able to handle the sword, like most nobles. Violan was not an exception,

stayed here, saying that it was his dream to be a chef when the Countess married

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

is

while Edro stiffened

was no trash

teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking and causing a ruckus. He was not one to tolerate such a

be up

before guiding Cale

the meal

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

“I will serve you.”

heard from the Countess that Ron was an assassin. He was shocked at that fact, but shocked even more at the fact that Ron’s skill level was

“You sly bastard.”

Hyung-nim, you are

Lily and Cale sitting in the room and slowly closed the door. He needed to go cook. Ron

Edro could hear what

a talented swordsman. Learn

Edro looked toward Ron.

young master is

at him past Edro’s shoulder as Edro was closing the

Click.

with a quiet noise and Ron started to say

our young 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

from what Cale

to learn about his mother’s life

who sacrificed everything he had for his liege and student, started

believe that you

you, orabuni. I will become the

Ahem.

toward the kitchen. Ron followed behind him while recalling what

danger in the future. It’ll be difficult for him to be in the frontlines due to his age, but

sly.

bait for at

time for the second

the last person, since they decided to forget about

There are a lot of people even though it is night

beautiful. Unlike the underground city, the things shining brightly

a brown robe while Mary, who was wearing a black robe, the invisible Raon,

busy night market was filled with people as Cale quietly walked

Buy me that chicken skewer! I will give you

and turned around. Deputy butler Hans was

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers

go buy some chicken skewers for our lovely

that they were going to eat back home.

of one of

“W, welcome!”

jumped up and welcomed

‘This is serious.’

sculptures. He looked at the woman in front

the sculptor who they believed to be a

I was not able to figure out her true identity. Young master-nim, for an assassin,

to one of the

“Is this a devil?”

her forties, had

sculptures were quite

all seemed cold and eerie. It made him think about things like devils, swords, and eternal

is a flower.

‘… Forsythia?’

Human, this is definitely

talent of its own. Cale truly believed that as he picked up the

It is a forsythia. I want to buy this

“R, really?”

to gift

whatever came to mind. This process of building a relationship

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

this one, a

is a lovely

me

looked like

“Thank you very much!”

these are

up the two sculptures and continued to gently speak to the sculptor

“They are my style.”

heard such praise before. I

middle-aged woman’s eyes were full of admiration. Cale was sure about one thing while looking at her acting this

is a

was a sculptor who had no

Ron

that she was not noticed

is one of

assassin or

of their investigation revealed that she was not

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

and devil-forsythia that the woman handed him. He took out some money

not

poor sculptor did not know what to do

for all the toil you

to recognize

woman. Cale

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”