Trash of the Count's Family

All of them had become weird.

Cale sat down on a bench near the fountain and looked around.

First, he looked at Choi Han.

“……”

Choi Han was meditating in a lotus position on top of a boulder. A black aura was coming out of his body.

Choi Han seemed like a typical martial arts master.

Cale started to speak.

“Hans, how long has he been training like that?”

“19 hours, young master-nim. Aren’t you proud of him? Ah, that passion!”

‘…Not at all.’

Cale was more scared than proud.

Cale lifted his head and made eye contact with Hans.

“…And how long are you going to stay like that?”

“I’m not sure.”

Choi Han had been training Hans as well. Since Hans was someone who was always at the house, Choi Han thought that he should at least know some basic defense.

‘But to stay in the invisible chair position-’

Cale could see that Hans’s legs were shaking. Hans must have noticed Cale’s gaze, as he started to awkwardly smile.

“Haha, young master-nim, I will definitely get stronger in order to protect you. That is a butler’s duty.”

“…Sure. I trust you.”

Cale answered that way since he had nothing else to say.

“Yes sir! I will not let you down!”

Hans responded in an energetic voice. Cale just turned his head away from Hans only to see someone else.

Eruhaben was standing next to the stone pillar that was wrapped with the metal chains. Cale found it odd that Eruhaben and Raon were not together.

Eruhaben must have noticed his confusion and thus gave him an explanation.

“The Dragon’s way is to figure things out on our own once we are given a sense of direction.”

Raon was currently training in Cale’s room on the fifth floor. Cale let him train there because Raon had said that he would not destroy anything during his training.

‘Human, I will go through my first growth phase before Fall. I’m sure that you are already aware of my greatness, but you will feel it even more!’

That was what Raon had said before he started to train. He seemed to be full of confidence.

Cale recalled the image of the tiny Black Dragon flying up to the fifth floor with confidence and held back his sigh. He then started to smile.

It was because of what he saw in front of him.

Meeeeeeow.

Meeow.

“Ahem, ahem.”

Hong, who was still a baby kitten, as well as On, who would soon reach her growth phase, slowly approached Eruhaben and started to meow.

The ancient Dragon let out some fake coughs and pretended not to notice them, but he slowly started to smile. Cale started to think while watching what was going on.

‘I guess he will teach On and Hong as well.’

Cale recalled what Eruhaben had said about the two Cat tribe children.

‘He said that they are pure-blooded Cats who have mutated.’

Eruhaben seemed to have a lot of knowledge about the Cat tribe. It was only natural that an ancient Dragon who had lived for close to 1,000 years would have such knowledge. He could leave the Cat tribe siblings to Eruhaben since nobody else had any information to help them out.

‘The Blue Wolf tribe children as well.’

Cale turned toward one side of the square.

“Ahhhhh!”

“Ahh!”

“Eeeeeeek!”

The Wolf children were all training together. Some of them were nearing their first berserk transformation. They would get even stronger after that.

‘Lock is training with Beacrox and Ron.’

Cale blankly watched the Wolf children train like they were the main characters of a drama. Someone approached him at that moment.

“Young master Cale.”

“Miss Rosalyn.”

Rosalyn peeked over at Hans before approaching the bench and sitting down next to Cale. She looked around the square before starting to speak.

“Everybody seems to be hard at work.”

“Indeed. They’re amazing. Is everything going well with you, Miss Rosalyn?”

Cale’s gaze turned toward Rosalyn. She was currently focused on research. She just needed to take one more step in order to reach the level of a highest-grade mage.

“Just so-so. But it is helpful that I have the most amazing teachers.”

Rosalyn started to smile. As long as Raon and Eruhaben were around, she could learn a lot by just watching them, even if she didn’t ask them for any guidance.

She was a smart woman, so she naturally was putting this opportunity to great use.

“Yes, amazing teachers for sure.”

Cale nodded his head and continued to speak. The greetings were done and they could get down to business.

“Have you received any news from Tasha?”

The Dark Elf Tasha was currently heading over to this location with Mary. Cale would need to start moving again once Mary arrived.

“Yes. And Miss Tasha and I have a message to deliver.”

“A message?”

Cale’s expression turned odd. Tasha was representing the crown prince while Rosalyn was pretty much the representative for the Breck Kingdom. There was only one thing that both of them would need to tell him at once.

Cale started to speak.

“Looks like everyone has decided to meet up.”

“…I knew you would figure it out right away, young master Cale.”

Rosalyn smiled and nodded her head before explaining the details.

“The Breck Kingdom, Roan Kingdom, and the Jungle have all agreed to meet. However, we have a problem.”

“…There is no response from the Whipper Kingdom?”

She did not mention anything about the Whipper Kingdom, so they must be the source of the problem.

They needed the Whipper Kingdom in this meeting. Although it would be fine without them, the Empire’s escape route through the Eastern shoreline would be cut off as well.

Not only would that cut off the Empire from communicating with the Eastern continent, but it would also make it easier for the Whales to move.

“No. We received a response from the Whipper Kingdom. Commander Toonka personally responded.”

Toonka was basically the voice of the Whipper Kingdom. Of course, Chief Harol was next to Toonka to help him.

“What did he say?”

“Young master Cale.”

“Yes?”

“He wants to chat with you.”

“…Toonka does?”

“Yes.”

‘Why me?’

Rosalyn started to smile as Toonka’s actions were

any other kingdoms for that matter. Having someone that they trust at the meeting is

that Toonka trusted in the Roan

Queen Litana had asked

started to speak to

think I can connect you to him

“Well.”

the bench and noticed that his legs were slightly numb. He was woken up early by the shouts of all of the people training and had been

scenes that reminded him

master Cale, are your

I have been sitting here for so long. I

least stretch

grumbled internally as he stretched his legs. Rosalyn started to speak as he

know how much of a motivation you being here is

“Excuse me?”

“Nothing.”

shook her head and smiled as

training ground. Everybody was looking toward Cale. Cale had been sitting on the bench watching

the possibility of growing stronger. They were things that

they knew that Cale had no reason

must have felt while

the energetic shouts did not stop all

“Shall we go?”

the villa and Rosalyn followed

Ahhhhhhh!

up once again. He found this to be scary and quickly headed toward the

Cale had used a video communication device to

• Long time no see.

Cale was surprised.

“You are alone.”

• Yes.

not see Harol nor any other subordinates with Toonka.

there may not be many people around him because they can’t let it be

needed a mage in order to use a video

Alberu had sent over in order to be able to communicate with the other

they

found it odd that neither Harol nor any of

could clearly see Toonka’s face through the device. Cale started to frown a

don’t look so

flinched at Cale’s

did not look

aiming for a few palaces by the border rather than charging toward the Empire’s capital, but even

the type to worry about that, quickly

only one reason that this idiot would be this

was fidgeting,

find

flinched before

• Yes.

on your reaction, I’m guessing it was one of your direct

• … Yes.

a

• know Hota

to speak as if he was full of

• Empire’s plots! I didn’t know

shake in anger at Hota’s betrayal. He then

to share these feelings with someone, but he didn’t know who he could share

located the traitor. Toonka didn’t know how Harol had done it, but they found a magic device among Hota’s belongings, and although it was not a video communication device, it was still something that sent a

these details with

was listening to Toonka’s explanation, clicked his

the Empire does not know that Harol is a half mage who

Empire probably did not hide

would miss the magic

• night, last night, I beheaded that

finally understood why Toonka had slowed

figured out that he was the traitor prior to

• found out a

like he struggled quite a bit

with Hota for

• that at least Hota, that at least the citizens agreed with my vision. I trusted him

down at his two

had personally beheaded Hota. He thought that he needed

moment, Toonka heard Cale’s voice through

have been hard

Nobody had ever

Cale continued to speak.

not end up losing their

This was the truth.

to praise Toonka for not becoming weak because

slowly raised

made eye contact through the communication device. Cale put on his usual relaxed smile on his face as he continued

you trusted me. Did you tell Harol to find the traitor because

but he felt kind

for trusting

said that, those words hit Toonka pretty hard. At the same time, Toonka thought about the

continued words made Hota’s face

don’t trust me. I am not on your

told Toonka the truth. He was not on Toonka’s

in this war,

Whipper Kingdom would become skewed if the Whipper Kingdom has

Cale wanted Toonka