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!”

her out. One of the knights who was dragging her out rushed toward the Imperial Prince with a serious

found this

is a

soon dragged out as

royal maid and a

of nobles and royalty, the royal maid and royal servants

were all over the place, however, they did not have the standings to

‘Why are they here?’

gaze back toward

a bad feeling about

did not seem to

“Young master-nim?”

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

you trying to

not look Cale in the eyes as he

the Roan Kingdom’s envoy came

Get to the

with Cale after hearing his cold

“Hahahaha!”

Cat could hear his friend's laughter in

was already too

He started to speak.

My parents took me in and I was able to grow up with my siblings. Three

Cat recalled what his mother

be 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 your older sister and older brother if it is

the youngest of the three that were

was a very small kitten

helped

turn into a

Do as your sister said. At least one of us can make it out. You can

forgot the words of his older siblings, even though they were only one and two years older than

five siblings stayed hidden for two years until he turned seven years old. He then started to live as the youngest of six children, saying

because he was lucky and because they were in the

no, we have not forgotten about our siblings

a few children to say that the children of the slums were doing well, the ones who had seen their siblings and friends

who told them the truth and

Empire’s dirtiest place

Cat quickly described

split off into the Empire's many cities to buy

said to the Alchemist

for underworld organizations to use when they fight

could tell where some of the poison and small

all

driving me

finally start to put the pieces of the puzzle

to attempt to assassinate the Vice Tower Master

Cat continued to

3 years ago. I was talented and I was

and the strongest of

in as royal servants and

the slums could get was as a royal servant or as a royal maid. The Cat Knight thought about the

get our revenge just because we are

his hand off the Cat

could hear

are probably gathered here today. And there are others still

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

job was to make it easier for the others

asked the Cat a

made with Alchemy are not strong. It will not

mana inside these bombs made of Alchemy did not make the explosion very strong. There

mana orb could be said to be an Alchemy bomb with a one hundred percent success

not have enough strength to destroy the

was the celebration that was likely to be the focus of many

it was the way for them to get their revenge and reveal the truth

the Cat Knight could not say anything to this

am sorry. We gathered these bombs for the past five years. They've slowly been placed around

Destroying a single wing.

believed their five years of effort

Kingdom. However, the bombs will soon go

to injure, but not kill, the Vice Tower

had been feeling sorry for the Roan Kingdom’s envoy from the beginning, but

could see Cale slowly turning back toward him. Cale was looking back at him.

Cale started to speak.

did the Roan Kingdom’s people ever do

for the greater

“Greater good my ass.”

help but put his head back

is why 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

out of his mouth,

“Hilsman.”

“Yes sir.”

he doesn’t kill

“Yes sir.”

heard the

is already too late. The bombs should be lit

hear Raon's voice in

will save

started to

things he needed

they placed so many bombs around the wing while avoiding the guards as well, as