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?”

she looked at the

you are mother’s teacher,

word she subconsciously said made Lily cover her mouth with both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to say, when she

secret

that Countess Violan had known about her master

came because I wanted to meet my mother’s teacher and my sister’s

he observed Cale, before

not deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher.

former

Ron had reported about

people who have lived in this territory for more than 15 years

a fallen noble family. She had arrived at the Henituse territory to trade for luxury goods

for keeping her group

was the Knight Captain of Violan’s family, and when Violan said that she wanted to jump into the cruel world

is said to be the Countess’s sword instructor when

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

that it was his dream to be a chef when the Countess married

happened more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his father had built this restaurant for Edro as

that the food here is

smiled softly while Edro stiffened up

trash worse

to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking

should be up

before guiding Cale to

enjoy the meal

in the same room while the rest of the group was in a different room. This was so that Raon, On, and

“I will serve you.”

and made eye contact with Edro. Edro had 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 so high that he could not see how strong

“You sly bastard.”

you are the

observed the benign smile on Ron’s face. He saw Lily and Cale sitting in the room and slowly

hear what Cale was saying to

talented

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all

as Edro was closing the door. Cale

Click.

completely with a quiet noise and Ron

because he wanted to meet the person who used to serve the Countess. We

from what Cale had told him

seems to want to

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

believe that you will become an

the Guardian Knight who protects this

Ahem.

the kitchen. Ron followed behind

the territory is in danger in the future. It’ll be difficult for him to

very smart and sly. Of course, Ron liked

bait for at

was time

since they decided to forget about the

a lot of people even though it

things shining brightly in the dark makes my heart beat

black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who was holding On

people as Cale quietly walked by with his

I have 10 silver coins! Buy me that chicken skewer! I

let out a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers as

go buy

had multiple bags of food in his arms. They were all things that they were going

stopped walking in front of one of

“W, welcome!”

shocked woman jumped up

‘This is serious.’

while looking at the mysterious sculptures. He looked at

the sculptor who they believed to

true identity. Young master-nim, for an assassin, half of it lies in their

one of the

“Is this a devil?”

forties, had a mild presence that was

were quite …

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

it is a flower.

‘… Forsythia?’

Human, this is definitely not

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

forsythia.

“R, really?”

to gift this to someone

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

it to

one, a …

a

give me this one

looked like the devil’s

“Thank you very much!”

these are

and continued to gently speak to the

“They are my style.”

heard such praise

woman’s eyes were full of admiration. Cale was sure about one thing while looking at her

is a good

sculptor who had no talent but loved to sculpt and be touched by her

Ron had told

she was not

one of

or a

of their investigation revealed that she was not a

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

not have

sculptor did not know what to do about

is my gift for all the

to recognize my

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”