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?’

Cale’s face. However, Rosalyn started to smile as

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

only person that

how Queen Litana had asked Cale to connect

speak

think I can connect you to him right

“Well.”

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

was fun watching these scenes that reminded him

Cale, are

I have been sitting here for so long. I feel like I am getting weaker by

least stretch twice a day? But

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

of a

“Excuse me?”

“Nothing.”

and smiled as

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

already knew that ancient powers did not have the possibility of growing stronger. They

why they knew that Cale had no

how Cale must have felt

the energetic shouts did not

“Shall we go?”

pointed toward the villa and

Ahhhhhhh!

as the loud shouts started up once again. He found this to be scary and

the first time Cale had used a video communication device to chat with

• Long time no see.

Cale was surprised.

“You are alone.”

• Yes.

Harol nor any other subordinates with

around him because they can’t let it be known that they have

a mage in order to use

Alberu had sent over in order to be able to

no choice because they were facing an urgent

still found it odd that neither Harol nor any of the Chiefs were

see Toonka’s face through the

look

at Cale’s

did not look

small scale battles. The Whipper Kingdom was only aiming for a few palaces by the border rather than charging toward the Empire’s capital, but even that was not going as

didn’t think Toonka would be the type to worry about that, quickly figured out what was

that this idiot would

looked toward Toonka, who was fidgeting, and started

you find the

flinched before

• Yes.

guessing it was one of

• … Yes.

Toonka’s subordinates. There was his left-hand woman Felicia, who was a talented strategist who wielded a spear. Then there was his

• know Hota was such

as if he was full

• fall for the Empire’s plots! I didn’t know he wanted to

betrayal.

didn’t know

but they found a magic device among Hota’s belongings, and

shared these details

listening to Toonka’s explanation, clicked his tongue

Harol is a half mage who can

did not hide their communication with

would miss the magic device

• is why last night, last night, I beheaded

finally understood why Toonka had slowed down his attack on

was the traitor prior

• found out

struggled quite a bit

with Hota for a while. That was why the Whipper Kingdom had slowed

• at least the citizens agreed with my

looked down at

personally beheaded Hota. He thought that he needed

Cale’s voice through

been hard

lightly clenched his fist after hearing Cale’s words. Nobody had ever said such

Cale continued to speak.

of soldiers did not end up losing their lives

This was the truth.

to praise Toonka for not becoming weak because

slowly raised

contact through the communication device. Cale put on his usual relaxed smile on his face as

it seems like you trusted me. Did you tell Harol to find the traitor because of what I

trust him and look for the traitor, but he

trusting what

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

words made Hota’s face

I am not on your side. I am also

Toonka the truth. He was

be victorious in this war, he did not want them to

and the Whipper Kingdom would become skewed if the Whipper Kingdom has a dominating victory

wanted Toonka to