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?”

she looked at the chef and

you are mother’s

roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to say, when she saw that her brother was smiling. She

secret from the family!

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

wanted to meet

remained quiet as he observed Cale, before

deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher. You

chef, Edro, was a former captain of a

Ron had reported about

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

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

the one who was responsible for keeping

Captain of Violan’s family, and when Violan said that she wanted to jump into the cruel world

Countess’s sword instructor when she was

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

was his dream to

more than fifteen

is wonderful. I

smiled softly while Edro stiffened up

no trash worse than

to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing

up to your

answered before guiding

meal with

group was in a different room. This

“I will serve you.”

assassin. He was shocked at that fact,

“You sly bastard.”

you are

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

could hear what Cale was

a talented swordsman. Learn

Edro looked toward Ron.

young master is all

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

Click.

closed completely with a quiet noise and Ron started

master-nim wanted 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 inform the Countess of our visit, so please keep it a

extra from what Cale had told him

seems to want to learn about his mother’s life

sacrificed everything he had for his liege and student, started to think deeply. He

you will become an

you, orabuni. I will become the Guardian Knight

Ahem.

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

will want to step up if the territory is in 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 hearts. Don’t

and sly. Of course, Ron liked it like

bait for at

time for

the last person, since they decided

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

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

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

was filled with people as Cale

have 10 silver coins! Buy me that

sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken skewers

I will go buy some chicken skewers for our lovely

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

front of one of

“W, welcome!”

shocked woman jumped up and

‘This is serious.’

the mysterious sculptures. He looked at the woman in front of

who they believed to be a talented

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

to one

“Is this a devil?”

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

these sculptures were quite …

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

it is a flower. It

‘… Forsythia?’

this is

truly believed that as he

a forsythia.

“R, really?”

gift this

This process of building a

really want to give it

this one,

a

give me

looked like

“Thank you very much!”

are wonderful

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

“They are my style.”

praise before.

Cale was sure

is a

sculptor who had no talent but loved to

recalled what Ron had

is amazing that she was not noticed

one

or a

of their investigation revealed that

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

He took out some money from

do not have

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

for all the toil you

to recognize

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”