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?”

as she looked at the chef and

are mother’s teacher,

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

a secret from the family!

not know that Countess Violan had known

I wanted to meet

quiet as he

called the

former captain

Ron had reported about

in this territory for more than 15 years know about

at the Henituse territory

who was responsible for keeping her

into the cruel world of merchants, he gave

be the Countess’s

were able to handle the sword, like most

his dream to be a chef when the Countess married Lord

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

that the food here is wonderful.

smiled softly while Edro stiffened

trash

tough love after seeing

should be up

confidently answered before guiding Cale to

enjoy the meal

was in

“I will serve you.”

Edro had heard from the Countess that Ron was an assassin. He was shocked at

“You sly bastard.”

you

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

that moment, Edro could hear what

talented

Edro looked toward Ron.

is

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

Click.

noise and Ron started to say

also because he wanted to meet the person who used to serve

something extra from what Cale had

young master-nim seems to want to learn about

and student, started to think

I believe that you will become an amazing

you, orabuni. I will become the Guardian Knight who

Ahem.

a fake cough before heading toward the kitchen. Ron

for him to be in the frontlines due to his age, but having

smart and sly. Of course, Ron

the bait for at

it was time for the

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

are a lot of people even though it is

shining brightly

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

was filled with people as Cale quietly walked

10 silver coins! Buy me that

let out a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans was chasing

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken skewers as

go buy some chicken

were going to eat back home. Cale shook his head at Hans’s excitement before continuing

stopped walking in front of one of the

“W, welcome!”

jumped up and welcomed

‘This is serious.’

mysterious sculptures. He looked at the woman in front

was the sculptor who they believed to

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

pointed to one

“Is this a devil?”

who seemed to be in her forties, had a mild presence

sculptures were

were, they all seemed cold and eerie. It made him think about things like devils, swords,

is a flower. It is

‘… Forsythia?’

this is definitely

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

right. It is a forsythia. I

“R, really?”

to gift

mind. This process of building a relationship really was

give it to

one,

a

give me

like the

“Thank you very much!”

these are

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

“They are my style.”

have never heard such praise before. I

of admiration. Cale was sure about one thing while looking

is a

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

what Ron

that she

is one

assassin or

revealed that she was not a

didn’t know the reason for 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 only able to tell

He took out

I do not have any

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

all

first to recognize my hard

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”