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

fire that looked as if it could easily decimate this

red thunderbolt that

It was as if-

“…God.”

seemed to be a

hand started to

that the god

could not

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

The people who had been shocked by this unexpected event finally

He could see people reacting in many different ways. People may end up getting hurt if the

the noble was not

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

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

a loud voice that was amplified

be

noble turned his

Sekka was going to visit the wooden pillar

terrace and speaking to the crowd down in the plaza. The citizens could finally see

Knight,’ to the people.

the Paerun Kingdom. Fire

was located in the coldest

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

cannot win

pointed to the wooden

The fire will

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

speak while watching all of

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

was a bit shocked

didn't know that the current Duke

that there would be a noble to calm the crowd

he never expected it to

it quite

been looking at Cale almost obsessively,

are you smiling

he could imagine how

had no choice

had said it in front of the crowd as if it was

soon be put

‘Soon?’

was speaking

alchemy after a few days. They should know about

be able to keep his promise

as he looked, not at the Sekka

The Paerun Castle.

where Guardian Knight Clopeh

not the only one who had his sights on the castle. Duke Rock was also looking

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

his son would be heading toward the lake with his people. He was confident that his son would take care

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

Screeeech-

gate opened as knights on horseback appeared from within the castle. There was a knight holding a

“Let’s go.”

order before quickly heading toward the lake of

before taking a short break while looking toward the brightly lit

good for Clopeh, who was planning on

even though he

What was going on?

wind. That made him recall the events of the other day

white-haired priest he had met a few days

that the priest had said were dominating his

disappeared into thin air. The identity card he had been presented had

that the lake fills back up

of something while listening to

seemed to be

the priest said he was praying for it, his gaze had been full of

be visible

gift to the humans and left because of human greed. He never showed any

that were holding the reins

then lifted his head up. He needed to

“Woah, woah-”

just stood there without being

the sight of the lake in front

he could see was the

“How could this-”

lake and just continued to shoot up toward the sky. Looking at this made him

Anger.

beat wildly. The mages who had been with him soon caught

“Captain-nim!”

an order

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