Trash of the Count's Family

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• Human, careful, careful! You’ll fall and die if you trip!

Raon’s nagging did not reach Cale’s ears. Cale walked toward the destroyed remains that Beacrox pointed to.

“What is going on?”

“Please take a look.”

Beacrox pointed to a dark area underneath the remains. Cale looked down and saw a box that seemed to have been busted in multiple locations from the explosion.

At that moment, Cale said two words while acting like he was shocked.

“My goodness!”

Beacrox nodded his head at Cale’s exclamation.

‘As expected, the young master is good at acting.’

Cale then turned around and looked toward Beacrox as he asked.

“How far down is it?”

‘It seems to be lower than the third floor of the basement.’

That was supposed to be Choi Han’s line.

“That. place. Is-”

But Beacrox blocked Choi Han with his left arm and answered instead.

“It seems to be lower than the third floor of the basement.”

“…Really?”

Rustle. Rustle.

Cale heard the footsteps getting closer to him and asked with a serious expression.

“Was there a fourth floor to the basement? Didn’t they say that the Magic Tower only had three basement floors?”

“I. Know. Right? That. Is. What. I. Heard.”

Cale completely ignored Choi Han for the first time. He didn’t even look at Choi Han, and instead turned around to make eye contact with the people approaching him. The mage, Rosalyn, started to speak with a serious expression on her face.

“Young master-nim, to be honest with you, I have heard that the Magic Tower was conducting some secret research. Ah!”

She sounded shocked as she covered her mouth with her hands. She acted like she didn’t know what to do as she looked behind Cale. It was as if she had said something that the person behind Cale should not have heard.

‘Amazing.’

Cale applauded Rosalyn’s acting skills as he slowly turned around.

“…Chief Harol.”

Harol Kodiang was looking toward Rosalyn with an odd expression on his face. He slowly turned his gaze toward Cale once Cale called his name. An unknown look of passion was in Harol’s eyes as Cale started to speak.

“Something unexpected seems to have happened, Chief Harol. Don’t you think so?”

“…It does seem that way.”

Harol was trying to answer with a calm demeanor, but he could not hide the greed in his heart.

“What is going on? Why are you all gathered around the broken Magic Tower?”

Toonka and his subordinates soon arrived. The other Chiefs were arriving as well. Cale put a hand on Harol’s shoulder as he started to speak.

“Toonka.”

“…What is it?”

Toonka seemed to be nervous. Cale had never called his name so seriously yet gently before.

“We seem to have found a hidden area of the Magic Tower.”

“What about it? Is it not completely destroyed?”

‘…You stupid idiot.’

Cale wanted to smack Toonka on the head, but held back as he gave an order to his crew.

“Go figure out what is down there. And Harol.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

Cale looked toward Harol and asked.

“I’m sure you’ll help us?”

“Of course, I will help you, young master-nim.”

‘Like I don’t know what you are thinking.’

Cale wanted to laugh at Harol’s greedy face, but he focused on his acting and played along.

“Alright, go.”

Everybody nodded their heads with serious expressions, as if something unexpected had happened. At that moment, Choi Han, who approached Cale, spoke in a relaxed manner. Choi Han was acting properly for the first time.

“Cale-nim, it is dangerous down there because of the aftermath of the explosion. Please wait here while we go down to look.”

• Yes, human. You are weak, so go sit in the shade!

‘Why are you both saying something so obvious?’

Cale had nothing to say to these repetitively obvious statements. Why would he go to such a dangerous place?

So, Cale just remained silent.

“They are right. Our soldiers and warriors will go with them, so you do not need to worry, young master-nim.”

“Is that so, Chief Harol?”

“Yes sir.”

Harol seemed anxious to go in as well. Cale nodded his head with a relaxed expression and gave Harol a warning.

“Of course, everything in there belongs to me. You do know that?”

Harol smiled back.

However, won’t you sell it if it is something that

What? You want to follow them so that I don’t hide

is definitely part

hide his thoughts. He was worried about Cale’s group hiding the items, but he also was

Harol, I don’t want us to have such

• You’re really good at

had a talent

for your understanding. I will do my best

Just don’t get

to hold back a snort at Cale’s final words. Ron patted his son on the shoulder before heading down into the half-destroyed

and his subordinates followed

from the spot and

• is a bit

Raon be

• down there and destroyed

recalled what he had just

’Don’t get hurt.’

Raon to install a bunch of traps, as well as the one who told Ron

more valuable if they had to suffer

• on your face! And give me my gold coin! I did the

‘An evil smirk?’

touched the corners of his lips with

“Toonka.”

Toonka while Harol and the Chiefs were gone. Two of Toonka’s

quietly asked

highness the crown prince that we were

“Ahem!”

Toonka look so shocked. Cale did not miss this opportunity to

hidden floor. If there are any documents that will help all of you, I plan to give them to

“…What?”

Toonka stood there looking lost

is something that could bring you

turn serious. Even an idiot who did not think much like Toonka knew that it was reasonable for the mages

made Toonka start to worry.

will definitely hand

word, ‘definitely,’ echoed

him

at least pretend to not sell something so precious

Cale looked shocked.

I am

You are not

was not such a petty

fair deal can only start between two people who are at the same level. I don’t think

then jokingly

a petty bastard like those

started to smile. The concerned expression slowly disappeared from his face and Toonka started to laugh out

are right. Indeed, kehehe! I am

for a

was worlds different compared to those noble bastards who were

nobody had cheered him and his subordinates on. However,

Friend.

that word to the Roan Kingdom’s crown prince. However, he now felt that it was a good

are a weak,

approved of a weakling for the first time

say such obvious

something obvious as he was thinking

cannot try

it with

fair deal. Sound

a swindler! Don’t you all agree

subordinates nodded

“You are right, Commander-in-Chief-nim.”

must be

had said. It was only right for people at the same level to have a

Cale himself believed this to be the

just waited for Beacrox and crew to bring back the research and share the results with everyone once they came back to the

a half-destroyed box in the hidden fourth floor of

of the box were still intact, with the contents revolving around two

that used

reasons for developing magic

poison to harm

the worth of these

responded to Cale’s

Chiefs’ tent. Toonka, Harol, as well as the other Chiefs, were all gathered together with

We are well

his laughter while seeing how slowly Harol responded to

device that used the principles of ancient

hated magic because he could feel mana but could not become a mage because he could not store mana. However, a mana storage device, as well as part of the research regarding it, was now in front of

him the opportunity

wants to get his

touched the small cloth pouch

is supposedly the mana

eyes started to shine at Cale’s

• are right human. I

to Raon a year ago was the mana storage device. However, the item currently in Cale’s hand was not that seed. Once that mana storage device sprouted and then developed

taken one of

this seed

is this usable right

it is too dry to be used. You might be able to use the seed and the research documents to create a new device

and peeked

hide his greed for this seed and the research

verified this before moving

developing magic resistance.’ This is

Toonka and the other

the mages had a lot to do with their magic resistance. This document regarding the reason for developing magic resistance was something that they needed, as well as something that they could not

Cale looked toward Toonka.

at him. Cale turned

a portion of the research, so it probably isn’t that important.

shook. Someone had kicked the table

I

Huuuu.

out a

be a portion of it, but it is

recalled what Rosalyn and Raon had discussed

would take at least ten years to figure things out with just these files. Although, it is only ten years if talented

to control magic to be able