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?’

saw a maid being dragged out through

“Hahaha!”

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

this to

is a

servant was soon dragged out

royal maid and a royal servant.

such as taking care of nobles and royalty, the royal maid and royal servants oversaw many behind the scenes tasks

have the standings to be

‘Why are they here?’

gaze back

a bad

not seem to be

“Young master-nim?”

confusion while watching him rush back toward his direction, but Cale did not answer as he lifted up the chin of the Cat in

are you trying

Knight could not look Cale in

did not know the Roan Kingdom’s envoy came for such

to

Cat made eye contact with Cale after hearing his

“Hahahaha!”

hear his friend's

already

He started to speak.

took me in and I was able to grow up with my siblings. Three of us were selected by the Alchemists’

Cat recalled what his mother had

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

the youngest of the three that were heading

was able to escape because he was a Cat, no, because he was a very small kitten

helped him do

turn into a cat

one of us can

of his older siblings, even though

stayed hidden for two years until he turned seven years old.

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

have not forgotten about our siblings and

Tower showcased a few children to say that the children of the slums were doing well, the ones who had seen their siblings and friends going into the tower continued to question

told them the truth

started to move from the Empire’s dirtiest place to get my

quickly described

split off into the Empire's

he had said

poison and small bombs for underworld organizations to use

of the poison and small bombs that Rei Stecker made

did this all

driving

put the pieces of the puzzle

this Cat to attempt to assassinate

continued

a knight 3 years ago. I was talented and

Cat who was the head of the organization and the strongest of

were brought in as

as a royal servant or as a royal maid. The Cat Knight thought about the organization members who

cannot get our revenge just because we are poor. We finally made our move

his hand off the Cat

Cat could hear Cale’s

bombs you gathered throughout the Empire are probably gathered here today. And there are others still out there aside from the ones that

the captured ones that are

it easier

asked the Cat a

Alchemy are not strong. It will not

did not make the explosion very strong. There was also a low

could be said to be an Alchemy bomb with a one hundred

the Cat Knight knew that the bombs did not have enough strength to destroy the Sun Palace, but they had determined that it was possible to destroy a

Kingdom. It was the celebration that was likely to be the focus of many citizens’ attention. That was why

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

not say anything to this noble from

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

Destroying a single wing.

they believed their five years of

Kingdom. However, the bombs will

to injure, but

to at least get revenge against the Empire. He had been feeling sorry for the Roan Kingdom’s envoy

see Cale slowly turning back toward him. Cale was looking back at him. The Cat Knight suddenly had an eerie

Cale started to speak.

Roan

for

“Greater good my ass.”

could not help but put his head back down

no thoughts

“What bullshit.”

The Cat Knight flinched.

one of the people the Empire focused

of his mouth, but Cale was not looking at him. There was wind swirling around

“Hilsman.”

“Yes sir.”

sure he doesn’t

“Yes sir.”

body started to move forward. He heard the Cat Knight’s quiet voice behind

too late.

Raon's voice in

will

quickly started

many things he needed to ask

wing while avoiding the guards as well, as what they