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 started

are mother’s

both hands. Lily started to roll her eyes around the room while trying to

was a secret from

Violan had known about her

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

as he observed

deserve to be called the Countess’s teacher.

Edro, was a former

what Ron

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

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

the one who was responsible for keeping her group safe during

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

is said to be the Countess’s sword instructor

Basen were able to handle the sword, like most nobles. Violan was not

that it was his dream to be a chef when the Countess

did not know about this, as it had happened more than fifteen years ago. Apparently, his

food here is

softly while Edro stiffened up

trash

love after seeing Cale drinking and causing a ruckus. He was not one

be up to your

guiding Cale to the

meal with

was in a different room. This was so that Raon, On, and

“I will serve you.”

shocked at that fact, but shocked even more at the fact that Ron’s skill level was so high that

“You sly bastard.”

Hyung-nim, you are

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

moment, Edro could hear what Cale was saying to

is a talented swordsman. Learn

Edro looked toward Ron.

is

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

Click.

completely with a quiet noise and Ron started to say the things that

person who used to serve the Countess. We did not inform the Countess of our

something extra from what Cale

to want to learn about his mother’s

he had for his liege and student, started to think deeply. He could still hear Cale and Lily’s

you will

become the Guardian Knight

Ahem.

toward the kitchen. Ron followed behind him while recalling

it 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

smart and sly. Of course, Ron liked it like

had set the bait for at least

time for the second

the last person, since they decided to forget

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

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

a brown robe while Mary, who was wearing a black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi Han, who

with people as Cale quietly walked by with his

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

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

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

chicken

go buy some chicken skewers for our lovely

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

of

“W, welcome!”

woman jumped

‘This is serious.’

speechless while looking at the mysterious sculptures. He looked

who they believed to be a

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

to one

“Is this a devil?”

in her forties, had a mild presence that was more

were quite …

he could not tell what they were, they all seemed cold and eerie. It

is a flower.

‘… Forsythia?’

this is definitely not a

own. Cale truly believed that as he picked up

forsythia. I want to

“R, really?”

gift this

mind. This process of building a

it to

one, a …

a

me

like the devil’s

“Thank you very much!”

these are

continued to gently speak to the

“They are my style.”

heard such praise before. I

woman’s eyes were full of admiration. Cale was sure

is a

had no talent but loved to

Ron

she was not noticed

one of

assassin or

results of their investigation revealed that

past three years. Ron said that he had never seen her before and that, even when he saw her, he was only able to

He took

do not have any

fell into her hand. The poor sculptor did not

for all the

first to recognize

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”