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.

could not pay attention to the wooden pillar

looked as if it could

that had

It was as if-

“…God.”

be a

hand started to

the god left

he could not finish his

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

had been shocked by this

who were running away and others who kneeled and started to pray. He could see people reacting in many different ways. People may end up getting hurt if the plaza

noble was

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

could see vapor starting

wooden

the fire being put out made people stop moving. The mages had poured water onto the wooden pillar, leaving behind only

that moment, a loud voice that was amplified

can be

noble turned his head

had heard some information earlier in the day. Duke Sekka was going to visit the

on a terrace and speaking to the crowd down in the plaza. The citizens

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

is the Paerun Kingdom. Fire cannot

in the coldest

In fact, the fact that it was dry made it more susceptible to

win against

pointed to the wooden

The fire will soon be put

as the Sekka Estate's knights that Duke Rock

to speak while watching all of this as they

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

a bit

didn't know that the current

a noble to calm the

he never expected it to be the Duke

it

who had been looking at Cale almost obsessively, started to

why are you smiling

was because he could imagine how Cale was smiling by simply listening

that reaction. He had no choice because

in front of the crowd as if

fire will soon be put

‘Soon?’

Duke was

of fire would not go out no matter what they do. They will only think about the Empire’s alchemy after a few days. They should know about the pillar of

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

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

The Paerun Castle.

was where Guardian Knight

the only one who had his sights on the castle. Duke Rock was also looking toward

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

would be heading toward the lake with his

gates of the castle opened as if it was responding to

Screeeech-

from within the castle. There was a knight

“Let’s go.”

gave the short order before quickly heading

a short break while looking toward the brightly lit plaza. However, a

planning on

fast even though he looked calm on

What was going on?

see his white hair fluttering in the wind. That made him recall the events

white-haired priest he had met a few days

the priest had said were

priest who had disappeared into thin air. The identity card he had been presented had ended up being a fake. The priest had said

lake fills back

something while listening

seemed to be full

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

will be visible in due

and left because of

that were

head up. He needed to stop

“Woah, woah-”

on its own. It just stood there without being able to move any

sight of the lake

could see was

“How could this-”

beyond the lake and just continued to shoot up

Anger.

started to beat wildly. The mages who

“Captain-nim!”

gave an order

trees and bring over large