Trash of the Count's Family

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Cale felt like he was coming out of a swamp as he came back to his senses. He tried to recall what had happened.

‘I fainted.’

He had no strength left and fainted. Cale realized that it was time for him to open his eyes. It was because he could hear a voice in his head.

• 3, 2, 1. Half, half of half … human, I will count back down from 100. Wake up before I reach 0, or I will destroy this continent. 100, 99, 98……

Cale heard Raon’s voice and immediately opened his eyes. He was shocked at what he saw.

‘A flower garden?’

There were flower petals floating in the air. Raon’s voice could be heard by his ear.

“N, ninety-five!”

The voice that was as quiet as a whisper seemed to be shocked.

Cale lowered his head. The voice had come from on top of his stomach. He raised his hand to feel something invisible on his stomach. It was Raon.

‘Has he been here the whole time?’

Cale got scared thinking about how this Black Dragon would have been reciting his countdown the entire time. Cale felt the naturally cold reptilian skin as he patted Raon’s back. Other people would think that he was patting thin air.

He then turned his gaze.

‘Mm.’

Why did the first face he saw have to be Ron’s? Ron, whose benign smile was missing, looked stiff as he stopped what he was doing and focused on Cale. What Ron was doing made Cale become scared.

‘…Why is he sharpening his blade?’

Ron was sharpening his dagger at the boundaries of the flower garden. He seemed to have removed all of the blood off the dagger, as it was shining under the blue sky. Cale felt like just touching it would cut his skin.

Cale blankly stared until he turned his gaze after hearing Raon’s voice.

• Human! Why did you faint for three days?! I can make hundreds of thunderbolts like that! Do not do that ever again! Weaklings should live like weaklings!

‘3 days? I fainted for 3 days? Me?’

“Cale-nim!”

“He woke up! He finally woke up!”

“Meeeeeeeow!”

Cale could see Choi Han, On, Hong, and the rest of the group all running toward him. Cale started to frown as soon as he saw them.

‘Why are they still in a mess?’

Raon had said that it had been three days. Cale looked at Choi Han and Lock, who were still wearing the black outfits and looked like they did not even clean the dry blood off of their bodies. He then looked down at himself and was relieved.

Although he was wearing the black outfit as well, there was no blood or dirt on him.

• I cleaned you up with my magic! I am a clean dragon!

Raon really was the best. Cale could see that even On and Hong still had the black dye on their bodies. However, he did not get up, as it was annoying to even get up.

“Finally, finally! You finally woke up.”

Choi Han spoke on behalf of everyone. His voice was a mix of relief and admiration.

For the past three days, Choi Han and the rest stayed by his side without leaving. The Elves had told them that this was a safe location and to trust them, however, neither Choi Han nor the rest could trust them easily. After all, all of them had grown up with some sort of trust issue.

Choi Han made eye contact with Cale. Cale’s gaze seemed to be asking where they were located. That was correct. Cale definitely had that on his mind as he looked at Choi Han.

‘Why am I here looking like this?’

Choi Han started to speak in order to answer Cale’s question.

“This is said to be the place with the strongest amount of life force and natural power. The Elves told us this was the best place for recovery.”

Cale quickly understood that this was the Elf Village’s flower garden that was described in the novel. The branch of the World Tree was nearby this flower garden. Cale moved his still weak hand to touch his head.

He was curious about what was on his head. It seemed to be a crown made of the World Tree’s leaves. Cale started to smile once he felt the leaves on his head.

‘They’re giving me the best possible treatment.’

The Elves had provided a human a crown made of the World Tree’s leaves and placed them at the location closest to the branch of the World Tree. This was beyond the treatment they would give him for helping them. There was only one answer.

Cale remembered the shocked voice he heard right before he fainted.

‘A great and mighty being’s protection……!’

The Chief of the Elf Village seemed to have realized the existence of a Dragon. The problem was whether it was just her that knew of Raon or if everyone else knew as well.

pointed to his stomach. Choi Han avoided Cale’s

to frown. Choi Han started to touch the flowers in the garden as he quickly said in a quiet voice so that nobody else could

the Chief and the Guardian Knight know about that existence

Han

two

peeked over at Cale, turned his gaze

probably suspect

could hear Raon

• kept my promise! I quietly stayed next to you, human! I even ignored the Chief when she tried to talk to

have done while he was out. Cale looked past Choi Han, who wouldn’t make eye contact with him, and took the time to look at each person, starting with On and Hong, then Lock and Beacrox, and

you have the

toward Cale at Ron’s question. He had fainted after coughing up blood. They knew that Cale was a good person who really liked to help others,

that

usual indifferent voice that

“Nobody got hurt?”

faces on Cale’s body. All of

Nobody got hurt. You do not need

‘Worry?’

Cale answered with shock.

“It’s only natural.”

looking at Choi Han, who was smirking. He was also annoyed while looking at Beacrox, who was slowly removing his bloodied white gloves, as well as Ron, who was pretending to be a benign

“Ahem.”

his fake cough. He needed to get up. He felt like he

“Cale-nim.”

needed to report the results of the battle from three days ago to Cale. They had taken care of things properly,

turned away so as to

the battle three days ago. Number 1, the assassin, is dead, while the magic spearman will not be able to move his lower body in the future. As for the

could see Cale’s palm in front of his face. Choi Han stopped talking at this gesture that

“I’m hungry.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Meat.”

“Huh?”

of bread before he fainted, but now, he felt like he needed some meat. His strength had

Han. His voice was cracking after not being used

to bring out

up at that

go get some for

of

Cale for the first time. Cale watched Beacrox put on a new pair of gloves and heading away to cook before Cale slowly lifted

Plop.

leaves was now green, just like normal leaves. If there was a color to describe the color of

this fancy and holy-looking crown of leaves for the past three days. That was why he picked the crown up with only two fingers as he

group of people arrived right as

them and

to lay down

a recurring character in the novel alongside Pendrick. Her white hair was combed up tidily and a smile was on her wrinkly old

will provide a house fitting for our esteemed guest who has received the protection of

was an

still felt a bit overwhelmed by this extremely respectful demeanor. Although they had helped the Elves, this level of respect seemed to be beyond what they deserved. He subconsciously started to

of demeanor, even at the palace. However, Choi Han could

“Sure.”

in his hand as he casually answered like it was

“Lead the way.”

even think that Cale was a

didn’t care about this as he accepted the situation as

“Here it is.”

house made by carving a hole in the largest tree in the Elf Village. The

toward Chief

“It is my house.”

her house. This was the best house in

moment

“May I go in?”

was no reason to reject such

leaves, heard the rest of the story about what had happened in the last three days while he ate bread. Cale picked up

tamer lost his eyes and fainted before teleporting away with

had repeated the

his lower body in the future. Only the two of them managed to run away, while the

The animals were dead as

wise gaze that only someone who had lived

can leave

not need to be

and

“We need to reward-.”

gone above and beyond what the Elves had originally expected. However, Pendrick could see

Elves will have enough issues restoring the village and the boundaries, so how could I ask for anything? I am happy enough that none of my group got

time as well, but how could there be such a good

could hear the Chief starting

you have a Dragon’s

being was a Dragon. The Chief and Guardian Knight had

after hearing what the Chief just

the enemies belonged to a Dragon. Although gods existed, Elves believed that Dragons were gods that lived in the world

that there is a reason Dragon-nim is roaming by your side without revealing

Canaria was

powers. Someone like her, who had lived for a long time, naturally understood the Dragon’s

However, he probably wants

coming to help them. However, if it was someone who had the love and protection of a Dragon, especially a person like Cale, who

‘We can do that.’