Trash of the Count's Family

Choi Han looked as if he was running across a flat plain, even as he jumped across roofs with Cale on his back.

‘This is more comfortable than a carriage.’

Cale was admiring Choi Han’s extreme stability while enjoying the apple pie that was fed into his mouth every time he opened it.

The smell and texture of apples along with the sweetness. Cale licked his lips after finishing one slice of apple pie and felt more relaxed.

‘Much better.’

The only issue with the Fire of Destruction was this extreme hunger that came afterward.

‘But this time was much better than the time at the Ten Finger Mountains because I didn’t cough up blood-’

He could not finish his thought.

Cough.

Cale coughed, and blood seeped into Choi Han's clothes.

‘Damn it.’

Cale realized something after seeing that he was coughing up blood.

‘There’s always blood when the Vitality of the Heart moves with urgency.’

This was the case whether it was the Plaza Terror Incident, the Ten Finger Mountains incident, or the recent incident in the Empire when he used the shield again. Whenever he used a significant amount of strength, the Vitality of the Heart would urgently start to work in order to restore his health. It always made him let out one bloody cough.

‘But I feel so much better.’

It always made him feel better afterward.

Cale was relieved that something terrible like coughing up blood while eating apple pie did not happen and looked toward Raon.

“…What are you doing?”

“…Nothing, human.”

Cale could see a piece of apple pie flying away as dust. He could also see the poisonous fog starting to come out of On and Hong’s bodies.

He had an iffy feeling about it all as he patted Choi Han's back. Shouldn’t he at least apologize for getting blood on him?

“Sorry.”

“…It was not a problem.”

Choi Han responded after a while. That made Cale think that Choi Han was annoyed that there was blood on his back but had calmed himself down.

Even he would have been angry if it had happened to him.

Cale wanted to move away from the angry Choi Han. He had filled his belly with apple pie, so he could probably walk on his own now.

“I should be okay to get off now. Let’s start moving again once you put me down.”

“…It is not a problem.”

‘Not a problem?’

Cale found Choi Han’s response to be odd. Choi Han quickly added on.

“It is like moving with a broom on my back. You are lighter than a haystack. Furthermore, I can move more efficiently and stealthily than you can, Cale-nim.”

‘…Did he just compare me to a broom and a haystack?’

Cale knew that Choi Han was speaking honestly, but he couldn't help but feel upset. Raon shoved another piece of apple pie toward him at that moment and started to speak.

“Listen to Choi Han, weak human.”

“But-”

Raon shoved the apple pie in Cale’s mouth when he opened his mouth to speak. Cale looked toward Raon with shock, but the Black Dragon had a determined look on his face.

“Human, I don't care what you have to say. Listen to our will this time.”

‘What does he mean by our will?’

Cale was flabbergasted. However, he did not say what he was originally going to say. What he had planned to say was not different than this, ‘will,’ that Raon was talking about.

‘I don't mind, this makes it easier for me.’

It was relaxing to be carried and fed apple pie as they headed up the hill to the white Duke’s Estate.

However, the streets underneath them were becoming completely chaotic.

Cale looked down at the streets.

The streets were busy even though it was night time. The wooden pillar was still burning. However, neither laughter nor music could be heard.

All of them were looking in the same direction.

They were all looking toward the lake of legends. They could not see the lake itself, but they could see the tall pillar of fire that was shooting up toward the sky.

“T, there’s a pillar of fire at the l, lake……!”

One of the nobles who was enjoying his meal in a VIP room walked out onto the terrace in shock.

pay attention to

that looked as if it could

recalled the red thunderbolt that had just descended

It was as if-

“…God.”

to be a

noble's hand started

the lake that the god left from start

he could not finish his

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

below the terrace. The people who had been shocked by this unexpected event

started to pray. He could see people reacting in many different ways. People may end up getting hurt

noble

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

could see vapor starting to

on the wooden pillar was put

mages had

that moment, a loud voice that was amplified with magic echoed throughout

be put

turned his head to

earlier in the day. Duke Sekka was going to visit the

Sekka Duchy’s current Duke. He was standing on a terrace and speaking to the crowd down

still known as the, ‘Guardian Knight,’ to the people. Rock started

is the Paerun Kingdom. Fire cannot defeat

was located in the coldest part of the

with putting out the fire. In fact, the fact that it was

win against

to

listen to the knights. The fire will soon be put

at the plaza, as well as the Sekka Estate's knights that Duke Rock had brought with him, quickly

speak while watching all of this as

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

was a bit

the current Duke would

a noble to calm the crowd

it to be the

it quite

looking at Cale almost

are you smiling like that

comment made Choi Han flinch. It was because he could imagine how Cale

that reaction. He had no

said it in front of the crowd

soon be

‘Soon?’

was

do. They will only think about the Empire’s alchemy after a few days. They should know about the pillar of fire that the Empire used on

end, the Duke will not be able to keep his promise

was satisfied at this unexpected situation as he looked, not at the Sekka

The Paerun Castle.

was where Guardian Knight Clopeh was currently

his sights on the castle. Duke Rock was also looking toward the

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

his people.

of the castle opened as if

Screeeech-

on horseback appeared from within the castle. There was a knight holding a white flag in the front with Guardian Knight Clopeh

“Let’s go.”

gave the short order before quickly heading toward the lake

short break while looking toward the brightly lit

who was planning on moving south as soon

beating fast even though he looked

What was going on?

fluttering in the wind. That made him recall the events of the

he had met a few days

the priest had said were dominating his

had been

lake

thought of something while listening to the

to be full

praying for it, his gaze had been full of certainty. Clopeh remembered all of the

be visible in due

gift to the humans and left because of human

that were holding the

then lifted his head up.

“Woah, woah-”

he did not need to do anything. The horse stopped on its own. It just stood there without being able to move any farther. Clopeh quietly observed the situation in

could not say anything about the sight of

he could see was the pillar

“How could this-”

not extend beyond the lake and just continued to shoot

Anger.

wildly. The mages who had

“Captain-nim!”

gave an order with

out the fire. Knights, cut the nearby trees and bring over large