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?’

tried to turn around. However, he saw a maid being dragged

“Hahaha!”

outfit that showed that she was one of the royal maids was laughing as they dragged her out. One of the knights who was dragging

found this

a

was soon dragged out as

and

such as taking care of nobles

over the place, however, they did not have the standings to be at this banquet hall that

‘Why are they here?’

gaze back toward

bad feeling about

did not seem to

“Young master-nim?”

watching him rush back toward his direction, but Cale did not answer as he lifted up the chin of the Cat in Hilsman's arms who had his head

are you trying

Cat Knight could not look Cale in the eyes

did not know the Roan Kingdom’s envoy came

to

eye contact with Cale after hearing

“Hahahaha!”

could hear his

was already

He started to speak.

am a Cat that was abandoned at a young age. My parents took me in and I was able to grow up with my siblings. Three of us were selected by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower 15 years

what his mother

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

the youngest of the three that were heading

a very small kitten at the time. He crossed through a filthy sewer to barely get out

helped him do

into a cat

sister said. At least one of

his older siblings, even though they were only one and

was the youngest of five siblings stayed hidden for two years until he

lucky and because they were in the slums where there was not

no, we have not forgotten about our siblings

the children of the slums were doing well, the ones who had seen their siblings and friends going into the tower continued to question

was the one who told them the truth

Empire’s dirtiest place to get

described everything that

We then split off into the Empire's many cities to buy bombs from both fake and real

had said to

bombs for underworld organizations to use when they fight against

could tell where some of the poison and small bombs that Rei Stecker made ended

this all around the

is driving

put the pieces of

would have been difficult for this Cat to attempt to assassinate the Vice Tower Master

Cat continued

became a knight 3 years ago. I was talented and I was the

who was the head of the organization and the strongest of the bunch took on the task

others were brought in as royal servants and royal

royal maid. The Cat Knight thought about the organization members who had lived such difficult lives for the past

reason why we cannot get our revenge just

off

Cat could

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

captured ones that are laughing right now

make it easier for the

asked the Cat

bombs made with Alchemy are not strong. It will not be able

mana inside these bombs made of Alchemy did not make the explosion very strong. There was also a low success rate compared to magic bombs using

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

not have enough strength to destroy the Sun Palace, but they had

celebration after the war with the Whipper Kingdom. It was the celebration that

many people witness it was the way for them to get

could not say anything to this noble from

past five years. They've slowly been placed around a

Destroying a single wing.

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

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

to injure, but not kill,

He had been

Cale was looking back at him. The Cat Knight suddenly had

Cale started to speak.

the Roan Kingdom’s

It is for the

“Greater good my ass.”

Cat Knight could not help but put his head back

I have no

“What bullshit.”

The Cat Knight flinched.

people the Empire focused on because he was known as a just and

of his mouth, but Cale was not looking at him.

“Hilsman.”

“Yes sir.”

sure he

“Yes sir.”

forward. He heard the Cat Knight’s quiet voice

It is already too late. The

Raon's

will save

quickly started to

many things he

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