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.

not pay attention to the wooden pillar

pillar of fire that looked as if it could easily

the red thunderbolt that

It was as if-

“…God.”

be a

noble's hand

lake that the god

he could not finish his

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

terrace. The people who had

started to pray. He could see people reacting in many different ways. People may

noble

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

see vapor starting

wooden

of the fire being put out made people stop moving. The mages had poured water

was amplified

can be put

turned his head

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

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

known as the, ‘Guardian Knight,’ to

Paerun Kingdom. Fire cannot defeat our

was located in the coldest part

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

cannot win against

pointed to the wooden

knights. The fire

knights who had been stationed at the plaza, as well as the Sekka Estate's knights

of this

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

was a bit

know that the current Duke would come to

be a noble

expected it to be the

it

had been looking at Cale almost obsessively, started

you

flinch. It was because he could imagine how

just ignored that reaction. He had no choice because of the

it in front of the crowd as if

will soon be put

‘Soon?’

was speaking

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 on Maple Castle since they are in an

will not be able to keep his

was satisfied at this unexpected situation as he looked, not at

The Paerun Castle.

Guardian Knight Clopeh

only one who had his sights on the castle. Duke Rock

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

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

the castle opened as if it

Screeeech-

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

“Let’s go.”

gave the short order before quickly heading toward the

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

for Clopeh, who was planning on moving south

heart was beating fast even though he looked calm on the

What was going on?

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

priest he had met a few days

priest had said were

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

lake

had thought of something while listening to

seemed to be full of

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

be visible

god gathered up his gift to the humans and

hands that were holding

his head up.

“Woah, woah-”

he did not need to do anything. The horse stopped on its own. It just stood there without being able to move any farther. Clopeh

say anything about the sight of the lake in

could see was the pillar of fire

“How could this-”

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

Anger.

heart started to beat wildly. The mages who

“Captain-nim!”

order with

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