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

looked as if it could easily decimate

recalled the red thunderbolt that had just descended onto

It was as if-

“…God.”

be a

hand started

the

not finish

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

people who had been shocked by this unexpected event finally started to

away and others who kneeled and started to pray. He could see people reacting in many different ways. People

noble was

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

could see vapor starting to

wooden pillar was

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

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

can be

his head

earlier in the day. Duke Sekka was

current Duke. He was standing on a terrace and speaking to the crowd

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

Kingdom. Fire cannot defeat our

Kingdom was located in the coldest part

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

win against

Rock pointed to the

The fire will soon

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

to speak while watching all of this as they moved past the

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

a bit shocked as

current Duke would come to

that there would be a noble to

it

makes it

had been looking at Cale almost obsessively, started to

why are you smiling

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

ignored that reaction. He had no choice because of the

had said it in front of the

will soon be put

‘Soon?’

Duke was speaking

after a few days. They should know about the

will not be able to keep his promise to

satisfied at this unexpected situation as he

The Paerun Castle.

where Guardian Knight

only one who had his sights on

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

with his people. He was confident that

main gates of the castle opened as if it was responding to the

Screeeech-

There was a knight holding a white flag in the front with Guardian Knight Clopeh behind

“Let’s go.”

before quickly heading toward the lake

had been taking care of business in the castle before taking a short break while looking toward the brightly lit plaza. However, a red thunderbolt suddenly shot down to the ground and the lake started to

Clopeh, who was planning on moving south as soon as spring

was beating fast even though he

What was going on?

in the wind. That made him recall

priest he had

words that the priest had said were dominating

card he had

the lake

something while listening to the

seemed to

been full of certainty. Clopeh remembered all of the things

be visible

gift to the humans and left

that were

up.

“Woah, woah-”

to do anything. The horse stopped on its own. It just stood there

anything about the sight of

see was

“How could this-”

did not extend beyond the lake and just continued to shoot up

Anger.

started to beat wildly. The mages who

“Captain-nim!”

order with a

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