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

you are

Lily started to roll her eyes around

was a secret from the

did not know that Countess Violan had known about

wanted to meet my mother’s teacher and my

as he observed

deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher. You

former captain of a

Ron had reported about

for more than 15 years

had arrived at the Henituse territory

responsible for keeping her

wanted to jump into the cruel world of merchants, he gave up

said to be the Countess’s sword instructor

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

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

happened more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his father had

heard that the food here is wonderful. I came with high

smiled softly while Edro

was no trash

he needed to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale

should be up

guiding Cale to the

meal with

room while the rest of the group was in a

“I will serve you.”

was an assassin. He was shocked at that fact, but shocked even more at the fact

“You sly bastard.”

you are the

Cale sitting in the room and slowly closed the door.

hear what

talented swordsman.

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all

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

Click.

Ron started

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

from what Cale had told

seems to want to learn about his mother’s life

his liege and student, started to think deeply. He could still hear Cale and Lily’s

that you will become an amazing

the Guardian Knight who

Ahem.

kitchen. Ron followed behind him while recalling what Cale had told him

difficult for him to be in the frontlines due to his age,

smart and sly. Of course, Ron liked it like

had set the bait for at least one

it was time for the second

since they decided

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

shining brightly in the dark makes my heart

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

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

delicious! I have 10 silver coins! Buy me

a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans was chasing after

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken

sir! I will go buy some chicken skewers for our lovely

They were all things that they were going to

in front of one of

“W, welcome!”

jumped

‘This is serious.’

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

who they

figure out her true identity. Young

one

“Is this a devil?”

forties, had a mild presence that was more like your

sculptures were quite

not tell what they were, they all seemed cold and eerie. It made him think about

is a flower. It is a

‘… Forsythia?’

is shocking. Human, this

was a talent of its own. Cale truly believed that as he picked up the sculpture. Cale thought it was

a forsythia. I want

“R, really?”

to gift this to someone

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

want to give it to

one,

a lovely

me

looked like the

“Thank you very much!”

are

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

“They are my style.”

heard such praise

admiration. Cale was sure about one thing while looking at her acting this

is

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

recalled what Ron had told

she was not

is one of two

assassin or a

results of their investigation revealed that she was

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

woman handed him. He took out some money from his bag and

I do not have

sculptor did not know what to do about it. Cale started

for all the toil you

to recognize

the touched middle-aged woman. Cale Henituse,

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”