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?”

at the chef and started to

you are mother’s

made Lily cover her mouth with both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to figure out what to say, when she

secret

know that Countess Violan had known about her master a

wanted to meet my mother’s teacher and my sister’s

as he observed Cale, before

not deserve to be called the

chef, Edro, was a former captain of a Knights’

recalled what Ron had reported about

in this territory for more than 15

was from a fallen noble family. She had arrived at the Henituse territory to

the one who was responsible for keeping her group safe during that

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

is said to be the Countess’s sword instructor when she

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

here, saying that it was his dream to be

than fifteen years ago.

the food here is wonderful. I came with

smiled softly while Edro stiffened

no trash worse than this

thought that he needed to teach a bastard like Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking and causing a ruckus. He

should be up to your

before guiding Cale

the meal

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

“I will serve you.”

followed behind Cale and made eye contact with Edro. Edro had heard from the Countess that Ron was an assassin. He was shocked at

“You sly bastard.”

Hyung-nim, you are the

Cale sitting in the room and slowly closed

Edro could hear what Cale

a talented

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all

was closing the

Click.

and Ron started to say

Miss Lily, but also because he wanted to meet the person who used to serve the Countess. We did not inform the

from what Cale had told him to

seems to want to learn

for his liege and student, started

that you will become

the Guardian Knight who

Ahem.

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

so that Edro 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 you

up very smart and sly. Of course, Ron liked it

the bait for

dinner, it was time for the

last person, since they decided to forget about the

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

underground city, the things shining brightly

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

with people as Cale quietly walked by with

Buy me that chicken skewer! I will give you the

out a sigh and turned around. Deputy butler Hans

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers

I will go buy some chicken skewers

arms. They were all things that they were going to eat back home. Cale shook his head

front of one of the many trinket

“W, welcome!”

jumped

‘This is serious.’

sculptures.

sculptor who they believed to be

out her true identity. Young master-nim, for

one

“Is this a devil?”

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

sculptures were quite …

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

a flower. It is

‘… Forsythia?’

is shocking. Human, this is definitely

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

right. It is a forsythia. I

“R, really?”

gift this to

mind. This process of building a relationship really

to give it to me, I will

this one, a …

a

give me this one

like the

“Thank you very much!”

these are

to gently speak to the

“They are my style.”

heard such praise before. I am so

sure about

really is a

think she was a sculptor who had no

what Ron

is amazing that she was not

is one

or a

their 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

him. He took out some money from his bag

not

her hand. The poor sculptor did

gift for all the toil you

are the first to recognize my

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”