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?”

was shocked as she looked at the chef and

you are mother’s teacher,

to roll her eyes around the room while

secret from

did not know that Countess Violan had known about her master a long time

to meet

he observed Cale, before starting to

to be called the Countess’s teacher. You flatter

was a former captain of a

Ron had reported about

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

arrived at the Henituse territory to trade for luxury goods while she

who was responsible for

world of merchants, he gave up

be the Countess’s sword

like most nobles. Violan was not an exception, and knew the

to be a chef when the Countess

happened more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his father

food here is wonderful.

smiled softly while Edro stiffened up

was no trash worse

love after

up

answered before guiding

the meal with

the same room while the rest of the group was in a different room.

“I will serve you.”

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

“You sly bastard.”

you are

Cale sitting in the room and

hear

a talented swordsman.

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is

closing the door. Cale did grow

Click.

Ron

person who

added something extra from what Cale had

young master-nim seems to want to

liege and student, started to think deeply. He could still hear Cale and

you

will become the Guardian Knight who protects this

Ahem.

cough before heading toward the kitchen. Ron followed

danger in the future. It’ll be difficult for him to be in the frontlines due to his age, but having someone like him step up is bound to strike at people’s

smart and sly. Of course,

set the bait for at

time for

this was the last person, since they decided to forget

are a lot of people even though it is night time! It is very

city, the things shining brightly in the dark makes my heart beat

Mary, who was wearing a black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who was holding On and Hong in his arms, walked next

market was filled with people as Cale quietly walked by

have 10 silver coins! Buy me that chicken

a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers

sir! I will go buy

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

stopped walking in front of one of

“W, welcome!”

jumped up

‘This is serious.’

the mysterious sculptures. He looked at the woman

the sculptor who they believed

is definitely skilled. I was not able to figure out her true identity. Young master-nim, for an assassin, half of it lies

one

“Is this a devil?”

gentle woman who seemed to be in her forties, had a mild presence that was more like your sweet

were quite

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

flower. It is a

‘… Forsythia?’

is shocking. Human, this is

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

a forsythia. I

“R, really?”

to gift this to

mind. This process

want to give it to me, I will even

this one, a

a

me this one

looked like the

“Thank you very much!”

these are

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

“They are my style.”

praise before.

was sure about one thing

is

really think she was a sculptor who had no talent but loved to sculpt and be

what Ron had

amazing that she was not noticed

is one

or a

investigation revealed that she was

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

him. He took out some money from

I do not

did not know what to do about it.

is my gift for all the toil you

the first to

while looking at the touched middle-aged woman.

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”