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

made Lily cover her mouth with both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to

secret from the family!

Countess Violan had

because I wanted to meet my mother’s

chef remained quiet as he

to be called the

Edro, was a former captain

what Ron had

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

from a fallen noble family. She had arrived at the Henituse

was the one who was responsible for keeping her group

of Violan’s family, and when Violan said that she wanted to jump into the cruel world of merchants, he gave up his life as a Knight and turned into a mercenary in order to protect

the Countess’s sword instructor when she

handle the sword, like most

dream to be a

than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his

food here is wonderful. I

Edro stiffened up

no trash worse

a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking

be up to

before guiding Cale

enjoy the meal with

room while the rest of the group was in a different

“I will serve you.”

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

“You sly bastard.”

Hyung-nim, you are

and Cale sitting in the room

that moment, Edro could hear

is a talented swordsman.

Edro looked toward Ron.

young master is all

Edro was closing the door. Cale did grow up well. He

Click.

and Ron started to

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

what Cale had told

seems to want to learn about his mother’s life

in his seventies who sacrificed everything he had for his liege and student, started to think deeply. He could still hear

believe that you will become an

I will become the Guardian

Ahem.

Ron followed behind him while recalling what Cale had told him

be difficult for him to be in the frontlines due to his age, but having someone like him step up is bound

very smart and sly. Of course, Ron

had set the bait

it was time for the

last person, since they decided to

of people even though it is

Unlike the underground city, the things shining brightly in the

a black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who was

market was filled with people as Cale quietly walked by with

coins! Buy me that chicken

sigh and turned around. Deputy butler

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers as

go buy some chicken skewers for

had multiple 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 continuing

in front of one

“W, welcome!”

woman jumped up

‘This is serious.’

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

sculptor who they believed to

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

pointed to one of the

“Is this a devil?”

seemed to be in her forties, had a mild

these sculptures were quite …

seemed cold and

it is a flower. It

‘… Forsythia?’

this is

believed that as he

It is a forsythia.

“R, really?”

I want to gift this to someone

whatever came to mind. This process of building

give it to me, I will even accept that

one,

is a

give me this

rabbit looked like the devil’s guard

“Thank you very much!”

these are wonderful

and continued to gently speak to the sculptor until the

“They are my style.”

heard such praise before.

admiration. Cale was sure about

is a good

a sculptor who had no talent but loved to sculpt and

what Ron had told

she was not noticed until

one of

or a

of their investigation revealed that she

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

him. He took out some money from his

not

gold coin fell into her hand. The poor sculptor did not know what to do about it.

my gift for all the

are the first to recognize my

middle-aged woman. Cale

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”