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

mouth with both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to say, when she saw that her brother was smiling. She

was a secret from

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

came because I wanted to meet my mother’s

he observed Cale,

deserve to be called

a former captain of a Knights’

Ron had

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

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

who was responsible for keeping her group safe during

was the Knight Captain of Violan’s family, and when Violan said that she wanted to jump into the cruel world of merchants, he gave up his

be the Countess’s sword instructor

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

dream to be a

not know about this, as it had happened more than fifteen

the food here is wonderful. I came with high

Edro

was no trash worse than this

to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking and causing a ruckus. He was not one to

be up

guiding

meal

the same room while the rest of the group was in a different room. This was so that Raon, On, and Hong could

“I will serve you.”

had heard from the Countess that Ron was an assassin. He was shocked at that fact, but shocked even more at the fact that Ron’s skill level was so high

“You sly bastard.”

Hyung-nim, you are

Cale sitting in the room and slowly closed the door. He needed to go cook. Ron

could hear what Cale was saying

talented

Edro looked toward Ron.

young master is all grown

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

Click.

and Ron started to say the things that were prepared in

wanted to see you because of Miss Lily, but also because he wanted to meet the person who used to serve the Countess. We

extra from what Cale had told him

to want to learn about his mother’s

liege and student, started to think

that you will become an amazing

become the Guardian Knight who protects

Ahem.

before heading toward the kitchen. Ron followed behind him while recalling what Cale had told him to

future. It’ll be difficult for him to be in the frontlines due to

sly. Of course, Ron liked it like

the bait for at least

time

since they

a lot of people even though it is night time!

is beautiful. Unlike the underground city, the things shining brightly in the dark

the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who was holding

busy night market was filled with people as Cale quietly

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

a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans was chasing

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers as

buy

bags of food in his arms. They were all things that they were going to eat back home. Cale shook his head at

walking in front of one of the

“W, welcome!”

woman jumped up and welcomed

‘This is serious.’

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

the sculptor who they believed to be a talented

identity. Young master-nim, for an assassin, half of it lies in their

pointed to one of

“Is this a devil?”

her forties, had a mild presence that

sculptures were quite …

and eerie. It made him think about things like

flower. It is

‘… Forsythia?’

Human, this is definitely not

as

a forsythia. I want to buy this

“R, really?”

to gift

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

you really want to give it to

this one, a

is a lovely

me this

looked like the devil’s guard

“Thank you very much!”

these are

and continued to

“They are my style.”

heard such praise before. I am

sure

is a good

was a sculptor who had no talent but

recalled what Ron

she

one of two

or

their investigation revealed

three years. Ron said that he had never seen her before and that, even when he saw her, he was only able to tell her hidden identity because Choi Han had said that

devil-forsythia that the woman handed him. He took out

not have any

hand. The poor sculptor did not know what to

my gift for all

to recognize my

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”