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

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

secret from

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

I wanted to meet my mother’s teacher and

chef remained quiet as he observed Cale,

not deserve to be called the

former captain of

Ron had reported

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

fallen noble family. She had arrived at the Henituse territory to trade

responsible for keeping

jump into the cruel world of merchants, he gave up his life as a Knight and turned into a mercenary

said to be the Countess’s sword instructor

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

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

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

heard that the food here is

Edro

was no trash worse than

Cale some tough love after seeing Cale drinking and causing a ruckus. He

should be up

guiding Cale to the

the meal

while the rest of the group was in a different room. This was so that

“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

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

moment, Edro could hear what

a talented swordsman. Learn

Edro looked toward Ron.

master is all

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

Click.

and Ron started to say the things that were

who used

extra from what Cale had told him

seems to want to

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

that you

become the Guardian

Ahem.

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

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 like

set the bait for at least one

it was time for the

this was the last person, since

lot of people even though

things shining brightly

who was wearing a black robe, the invisible Raon, and Choi

filled with people as

Buy me that chicken

around.

“Hans.”

“Yes sir!”

three chicken skewers

sir! I will go buy

were all things that they were going to eat back home. Cale shook his head at Hans’s excitement before

stopped walking in front of

“W, welcome!”

shocked woman jumped

‘This is serious.’

sculptures. He looked

the sculptor who they believed to

skilled. I was not able to figure out her true identity. Young

one of the

“Is this a devil?”

had a mild presence that was more like your sweet next-door

sculptures were quite

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

a flower.

‘… Forsythia?’

this is definitely

that as he picked up the sculpture. Cale thought it was

are right. It is a forsythia. I want to buy

“R, really?”

to gift this

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

give it to me, I

this one, a …

a

me

rabbit looked like the devil’s guard

“Thank you very much!”

these are wonderful

two sculptures and continued to gently speak

“They are my style.”

have never heard such praise

full of admiration. Cale was sure about one thing while

is a good

a sculptor who had no talent but loved to sculpt and be touched by her

recalled what Ron

she was not

one of two

or

of their investigation revealed that she

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

the woman handed him. He took out some money from his bag and handed

I do not have any

coin fell into her hand. The poor sculptor did not know what to do

my gift for all

to

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

“Huh? Y, young master-nim!”