Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 161: Somehow Once Again (1)

Cale could hear people in the distance. He couldn’t tell whether they were screams or shouts. Many unidentifiable voices were mixed together.

Cale maintained his eye contact with the Cat and started to speak.

“Hilsman.”

The Cat flinched.

“Yes sir!”

At that moment, Hilsman approached the Cat and reached his hands outward.

The Cat tried to quickly turn and run away. However, the injury on his side made his front paw buckle and Hilsman did not miss that moment.

“I caught him!”

The Vice Captain could not hold on tightly to the injured Cat, and thus did his best to carefully hold the Cat as he approached Cale.

“Grrrrrr.”

The Cat revealed his fangs and raised his claws. His claws seemed ready to cut through Hilsman's leather armor at any moment.

“Ay.”

The Cat heard a sigh at that moment. A cold fluid poured over his body at the same time.

It was a potion.

Cale poured the potion on the Cat as a temporary solution as he started to speak.

“I can’t just ignore seeing the knight who showed me around being injured like this.”

The Cat flinched. Vice Captain Hilsman also flinched. Cale held back his sigh at Hilsman’s gaze that seemed to be saying that he had no idea as he observed the Cat Knight.

This knight was said to be from the slums.

The crown of any nation selects knights from the ordinary citizens on a strict ratio. To be picked like that is already a difficult feat; that citizen being from the slums meant that they had significant talent and luck.

He recalled what Hilsman had said about the Cat Knight.

‘Some of his siblings were said to have gone to the Alchemy Tower 15 years ago. His parents definitely seem to be human.’

Where would those siblings have gone 15 years ago?

Would they have gone to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower?

It would make sense for this Knight to try to kill the Vice Tower Master if that was the case.

Cale and the Cat’s gazes were still on each other as if they were feeling each other out. The Cat looked at the empty potion bottle and his healing injuries as he started to speak.

“… What do you plan to do with me?”

“You say that after you've been caught already?”

The Cat Knight stopped speaking at Cale's response.

Are you also trying to destroy Alchemy?

He had flinched at that question and pain had shot through his body. His injuries were then healed by the potion and the pain had gone away.

He had grown up in the slums and had developed his quick wit while living on the edge inside of the palace. That wit was telling him that he should go with this person.

The Cat Knight could hear the voice of Cale Henituse, the noble from the Roan Kingdom.

“The Roan Kingdom came here to investigate the incident caused by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower and the Empire 15 years ago.”

15 years ago.

Those words made the Cat Knight emotional.

He tried to soak in Cale’s calm demeanor.

“We wish to reveal their evil sins to the world. We want to show the world what the Empire and the Alchemists’ Bell Tower did to the people of the slums 15 years ago.”

“…I heard you came here to investigate the Magic Bomb terror incident.”

“Then why did I heal you and why am I trying to save you?”

The Cat flinched before starting to speak.

“…Save?”

“Yes.”

Cale slowly walked away from the dark corner of the garden toward the brightly lit area. He then gave Hilsman an order.

“Hilsman, I'll take care of everything else, so carefully head back to the palace.”

A highest-grade expert.

Hilsman was an expert now as well.

“Yes, young master-nim. I understand.”

Hilsman sounded reliable as he said that. Cale turned around. His gaze headed toward the Sun Palace entrance that was still busy with people coming out.

However, he heard the Cat Knight's voice before he could even take a single step.

“I cannot live.”

‘What?’

However, he saw a maid

“Hahaha!”

laughing as they dragged her out. One of the knights who was dragging her out rushed toward the Imperial Prince

this

is a

servant was soon dragged out

royal maid and a royal servant.

as taking care of nobles and royalty, the royal maid and royal servants

did not have the standings

‘Why are they here?’

gaze back

had a bad feeling

to

“Young master-nim?”

confusion while watching him rush back toward his direction, but Cale did not answer as he lifted

you trying

in the eyes

the Roan Kingdom’s envoy

to the

Cat made eye contact with Cale after hearing his

“Hahahaha!”

his friend's laughter

was already too

He started to speak.

at a young age. My parents took me in and I was able

Cat recalled what his mother

able to eat delicious food if you go there. You’ll also be able to succeed. However, make sure that you never show them your cat form. Lean on

Cat was the youngest of the three that

a very small kitten at the

siblings helped

you turn into a cat

your sister said. At least one of us can make

even though they were

five siblings stayed hidden for two years until he turned seven years old. He then started to live as

lucky and because

no, we have not forgotten

doing well, the ones who had seen their siblings and friends going into the tower continued to question it even

one who told them the truth and

from the Empire’s dirtiest place to

described

Empire's many cities to buy bombs from both fake and real Alchemists in the

said to

Makes poison and small bombs for underworld organizations to use when they fight against each

poison and small bombs that

all around

is driving me

start to put the pieces of

it would have been difficult for this Cat to attempt

Cat continued to

3 years ago. I was talented and I was

the organization and the strongest of the bunch

brought in as

a royal maid. The

get our revenge just because we

hand off the Cat

could hear

you gathered throughout the Empire are probably gathered here today. And there are others still out

a high probability that the captured ones that are laughing right now were

it easier for the others to

the Cat a

small bombs made with Alchemy are not strong. It will not

make the explosion very strong. There was also a low success

had a mana orb could be said to be an Alchemy bomb with a

the Sun Palace, but they had determined that it was possible to destroy

war with the Whipper Kingdom. It was the celebration that was likely to be the focus of

witness it was the way for them to get their revenge and

Knight could not say anything to this noble from

five years. They've slowly been placed

Destroying a single wing.

understood that the Cat was saying that they believed their five years

Kingdom. However, the bombs will soon go off. It will be difficult to block the

Cat Knight managed to injure, but not kill, the Vice Tower

at least get revenge against the Empire. He had been feeling sorry for the Roan Kingdom’s envoy from the beginning, but that feeling was

slowly turning back toward him. Cale was looking back at

Cale started to speak.

Roan Kingdom’s people

is for the

“Greater good my ass.”

but put his head back down after hearing Cale's response. He

I have no thoughts about continuing

“What bullshit.”

The Cat Knight flinched.

Henituse. He was one of the people the Empire focused on because he was

knight looked back at Cale after hearing such language come out of his mouth, but Cale was not looking at

“Hilsman.”

“Yes sir.”

he doesn’t

“Yes sir.”

started to move forward. He heard the Cat

late.

could hear Raon's voice

we will save

started to

were still many things he needed to ask the Cat

bombs around the wing while avoiding the guards