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 and started

are mother’s teacher,

The word she subconsciously said made Lily cover her mouth with both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to

secret from the family!

Lily did not know that Countess Violan had

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

remained quiet as he observed Cale, before

deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher. You flatter

Edro, was a former captain of

Ron had

this territory for more than 15 years know about

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

for keeping her

world of merchants, he gave up his life as a Knight and turned into a mercenary

to be the Countess’s sword instructor when

and even Basen were able to handle the sword, like most nobles.

stayed here, saying that it was his dream to be a chef

more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his father had built this

that the food here is wonderful.

softly while Edro stiffened up

no trash worse than this

had thought that he needed to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking

should be up

answered before guiding Cale to

the meal with

the group was in a different room. This was so that Raon, On, and Hong could eat

“I will serve you.”

assassin. He was shocked at

“You sly bastard.”

you are the

face. He saw Lily and Cale sitting in

Edro could hear what Cale was saying to

a talented

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all grown

Cale looking at him past Edro’s shoulder as Edro was closing the door. Cale did

Click.

completely with a quiet noise and Ron started to say the things that were prepared

person who used to serve the Countess. We did not inform the Countess of our visit, so please keep it

what Cale had told

master-nim seems to want to learn about his mother’s life

and student, started to think deeply.

that you will

you, orabuni. I will become the

Ahem.

cough before heading toward the kitchen. Ron followed behind him while recalling what Cale

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

up very smart and sly. Of course, Ron liked

set the bait

dinner, it was time for the

speaking, this was the last person, since they decided to forget about the

people even though it

things shining

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

as Cale quietly walked by with his hood

delicious! I have 10 silver coins! Buy me that chicken skewer! I will give you the

around. Deputy butler

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken skewers

go buy some chicken skewers for

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

walking in front of one of the many trinket

“W, welcome!”

shocked woman jumped up and welcomed

‘This is serious.’

mysterious sculptures. He looked at

they believed to be a talented

skilled. I was not 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 the

“Is this a devil?”

in her forties, had a mild presence that was more like

sculptures were quite

could not tell what they were, they all seemed cold and eerie. It made

flower. It is

‘… Forsythia?’

shocking. Human, this is definitely

Cale truly believed that as he

forsythia.

“R, really?”

I want to gift this

to mind. This process

it to

one, a

is a lovely

give me

looked like

“Thank you very much!”

are wonderful

sculptures and continued to gently speak to the sculptor

“They are my style.”

have never heard such praise before. I am so

sure about one thing while looking

really is a

a sculptor who had no talent but

Ron had

that she

one of two

assassin or

of their investigation revealed that she was not a

he had never seen her before and that, even when he saw her, he was only able to tell her

received the devil-rabbit and devil-forsythia that the woman handed him. He took out some money from his bag and handed

do not have any

into her hand. The poor sculptor did not know

gift for all the toil

the first to recognize

slightly removed his hood while looking at the touched middle-aged woman. Cale Henituse, the face of the territory’s Lord’s son was

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”