Trash of the Count's Family

Cale started to clap.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Other people were cheering and clapping while watching the bishop pour water on the altar as well.

“Let all of this years sorrows disappear the moment the water seeps into the ground!”

“Let all of this years sorrows disappear the moment the water seeps into the ground!”

The bishop shouted first and the people repeated it back.

People even started to stomp their feet to cheer for the lake with the legend of the god’s tear.

Cale had thought it would be somber because it was an offering ceremony, however, it was vibrant.

Cale used the noisy environment to ask Hong, who was in his arms, a question.

“Those bastards are staying there?”

Meeeeeow.

Hong, who still looked like a kitten probably because he was still only eight-years-old in human years, meowed in response. Cale started to organize his thoughts after hearing the response.

Those bastards, Arm, stayed at the Duke’s Estate instead of leaving after handing over the item.

‘Will we end up meeting them in the Duke’s Estate?’

Cale was thinking about how he will get to meet new members of Arm and slowly started to walk away from the loud crowd.

He had left Rosalyn who was weaker than Clopeh and the extremely handsome Whales behind just in case. Only Choi Han and the children were with him. It would be bad if they were seen by Clopeh or if people remembered them later on.

“Even our god will be happy about our hopeful dispositions!”

Woooooooooooo-

Cale watched the people cheering as he took a tteok kkochi from Choi Han. [1]

‘How interesting.’

Cale found it interesting that citizens of the Paerun Kingdom, a kingdom without a national religion that had many religions within it, were all praising a single god together.

Maybe they weren’t necessary praising the god in the legend of the god’s tears but just enjoying the fact that it gave them a reason to relax and celebrate.

‘Well, none of my business.’

Cale chewed on the rice cake and looked above the altar.

He need not see Guardian Knight Clopeh Sekka as he had expected. Instead, he could see the current family head, Duke Sekka, Clopeh’s father.

‘People still think that the duke is the ‘Guardian Knight.’

That was how it was known throughout the kingdom.

Only a few people knew that Clopeh was the true Guardian Knight.

The people who knew could be categorized as two groups.

The first group was the people who were working with Clopeh to declare war against the southern kingdoms. The second group were Cale’s people.

“Siiiiiiigh.”

Cale started to feel annoyed for no reason and casually lifted Hong up with one hand as he finished the tteok kkochi.

It was at that moment.

He heard a sad voice in his mind.

…H, human.

It was Raon.

I have a piggy bank … I have a lot of money. Please buy me a tteok kkochi as well.

Cale lowered his head to see that Hong was salivating as well. On, who was in Choi Han’s arms, was focused on Cale as well.

He felt the gazes of the three children and started to speak.

“I’ll buy it for you later.”

He then said one more sentence.

“With my money.”

On and Hong’s ears twitched while Raon’s voice echoed in his mind again.

Our human really is a good person!

‘Of course, of course.’

Cale nodded his head at Raon’s comment. He was planning on letting them eat and play all they want for the next few days.

They’ll be working without sleep on the last night.

“Choi Han, should we go to a restaurant?”

“Do you not want to stay until the end?”

Waaaaaaaaaa-

Choi Han pointed to the lake that was still filled with people cheering. However, Cale had no reason to stay anymore.

“Yeah, no need to watch. Let’s go before it gets busy. We can eat in peace this way.”

Cale heard the voices of the priests at that moment.

“Although the lake is dry, we can see traces of our god!”

“Our Paerun is the only place that a god personally created water for the people!”

“Glory will come to Paerun when this lake is filled with water once again!”

stiffer the

through the

kind of god

Han was curious about this god that they were

“No idea.”

had no way

of the books talked about

call

as the god of

didn’t need to pay anymore attention to as he quickly ignored it and headed toward the restaurant they

and

“Oh.”

of the restaurant brushed back his magically dyed brown hair

delicious scent tickled his

slip some food underneath the tablecloth! I

urgently spoke in his

YOU MUST!

not very busy. He had picked a restaurant with a long tablecloth on purpose so that Raon

corner of the room when he felt something

“What are you doing?”

had stopped walking and was looking at

he

Tap, tap.

Cale looked down to see that Hong looked as if

looked around for a bit before acting normal

I take

would like a table in the

Please sit

server guided them to the corner table and put some menus on the table before walking away while telling Cale to call

Hong stepped on Cale’s shoulder with his front paws and whispered

his mind

people we saw

as

‘… What?’

had a blank expression after

from last

the people

Screeeech.

a chair moving. Choi Han sat across from him and

“Your 9 o’clock direction.”

saw two blonde people who

what Raon

a lifeform as strong as

Lifeform.

stuck in Cale’s mind. Those two blonde people reminded

taller than average and big but

him think about the Tiger tribe that would be rolling

blonde hair seemed to be

‘Perhaps?’

toward Choi Han and tapped on the table with his

Tap, tap.

Choi Han look down at the table and Cale started

finger wrote out some letters

< Lion? >

head to say he did not know. Cale looked down at On and Hong who shrugged

could not immediately tell each other’s true identity. It

Raon’s voice at

are Lions! No wonder they seemed

really was an all-knowing

face

“Haaaaah.”

Tiger, Bear, Whale, Lion.

with the Wolves right underneath them. Of the four tribes, the Bear tribe and the Lion tribe were known for having a larger

secret organization to

thought there were only humans in the secret

Tigers until now made him think that they were acting to make humans the

But this changed things.

stealthily observed

to

strong. The aura around them made

staying in the Duke’s

Hong whispered again.

of the other members had masks

definitely held

were

started to

wanted to eat

had to deal with these useless

menu. Choi Han observed Cale seriously looking at the menu and cautiously

am here. Should I

decided what you

“…Excuse me?”

responded with

all look delicious. I can’t pick

had pushed everything else aside to pick something to eat. He didn’t care that Choi Han was looking at him with a blank expression and motioned with his eyes to the kittens who stealthily pointed to the pictures

will pick five things! I can eat it all

Dragon really was great and

wowed by Raon’s comments as he ordered everything. Choi Han also ordered and then

know the

recalled the quote

know yourself, you

Cale-nim going

However, he was wrong.

Cale continued to speak.

you know the enemy and know yourself,

Cale spoke with joy.

steal

can also prepare

did not say that last part. He did not care about Choi Han’s expression and peeked at

eye contact with