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.

attention

that looked as if it could easily decimate

that had just descended onto the

It was as if-

“…God.”

to be a

hand started

would the lake that the god left from

he could not finish his

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

The people who had

some 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

noble was not

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

could see vapor starting

on the wooden pillar was put

made people stop moving. The mages had poured water onto the wooden pillar, leaving

loud voice that was

be

turned his head to

some information earlier in the day. Duke Sekka was going to visit the wooden pillar in the

Duke. He was standing on a terrace and speaking to the crowd down in the plaza. The citizens could

‘Guardian Knight,’ to the people. Rock started to speak with a firm

Kingdom. Fire cannot defeat

Kingdom was located in the

to do with putting out the fire. In fact, the fact that it was dry made it more susceptible to fires. However, people started to calm down

win

Rock pointed to

listen to the knights. The fire will soon be put

stationed at the plaza, as well as the Sekka Estate's knights that Duke

speak while watching all of

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

a bit shocked as

know that the current Duke would come

that there would be a noble to

he never expected it to

it

who had been looking at Cale almost

you

Han flinch. It was because he could imagine how Cale was

ignored that reaction. He had no choice because

had said it in front of the crowd as if

soon be

‘Soon?’

Duke was

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

not be able

situation as he

The Paerun Castle.

Knight

sights on the castle. Duke Rock

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

his people. He was confident that his son would take care of

of the castle opened as if it was responding to the Duke's

Screeeech-

the castle. There was a knight holding a white flag in the front with Guardian

“Let’s go.”

the short order before quickly heading toward the lake of

before taking a short break while looking toward the brightly lit plaza. However, a red thunderbolt suddenly shot down

good for Clopeh, who was planning on moving south as soon as

though he looked calm

What was going on?

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

he had met

had said were dominating his

card he had been presented had ended up being a fake. The

lake fills

had thought of something while listening to the

to be full

full of certainty. Clopeh remembered all of the things that the priest

visible

humans and left because of

that were holding the reins

then lifted his head up.

“Woah, woah-”

on its own. It just stood there without being able to move any farther. Clopeh quietly observed the situation in

about the sight of

could see was the pillar of fire filling

“How could this-”

pillar of fire did not extend beyond the lake and just continued to shoot up toward the sky. Looking at this made him think of a single

Anger.

heart started to beat wildly. The mages

“Captain-nim!”

gave an order

on putting out the fire. Knights, cut the nearby trees and bring over large quantities of dirt. Mages,