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

if it could easily decimate this plaza had scared the shit

that had just descended

It was as if-

“…God.”

seemed to be

hand started to

the lake that the

not

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

had been shocked by this

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

noble was not

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

vapor starting

fire on the wooden pillar was

moving. The mages

was amplified with magic echoed

be put

noble turned his head

Sekka was going to visit the wooden pillar

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

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

is the Paerun Kingdom. Fire cannot

in the coldest part of the

not have much to do with putting out the fire. In fact, the fact that it was dry made it more susceptible to

win against

pointed to the

knights. The fire will soon

as the Sekka Estate's knights that

to speak while watching all of this as

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

bit shocked as

current Duke would come to the

that there would be a noble to calm the

expected it to be the

it quite

at Cale almost obsessively,

you smiling

Han flinch. It was because he could imagine how Cale was smiling by simply listening to

reaction. He had no choice because of the Duke's

front of the crowd as

will soon be put

‘Soon?’

was speaking

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 fire that the Empire used

the Duke will not be able to keep his promise

satisfied at this unexpected situation as he looked,

The Paerun Castle.

Guardian Knight Clopeh was currently

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

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

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

opened as

Screeeech-

horseback appeared from within the castle. There was a knight holding a white flag in

“Let’s go.”

short order before quickly heading

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

was not good for Clopeh, who was planning on moving south

heart was beating fast even though he looked calm on

What was going on?

in the wind. That made

had

priest had said were

identity card he had been presented had ended up being a

pray that the lake

something

to

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

visible in

gathered up his gift to the humans and

were holding

up.

“Woah, woah-”

to do anything. The horse stopped on its own. It just stood there without being able to move any farther. Clopeh

not say anything about the sight of

all he could see was the pillar of fire filling the

“How could this-”

fire did not extend beyond the lake and just continued to shoot up toward the sky. Looking at this

Anger.

mages

“Captain-nim!”

order with a

the nearby trees and bring over large quantities of dirt. Mages, start to use