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

giant pillar of fire that looked as if it could easily decimate this plaza

the red thunderbolt that had just

It was as if-

“…God.”

be a

hand started

the god left from

could not

“Aaaaaah!”

“F, f, fire!”

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

were 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 hurt if the plaza

the noble was not

Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

vapor

on the wooden pillar

moving. The mages had poured water onto the wooden pillar, leaving behind only the

that was amplified

be put

turned his head to

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

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

still known as the, ‘Guardian Knight,’ to the

is the Paerun Kingdom. Fire cannot

Paerun Kingdom was located in the coldest part

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

win

Rock pointed to

The fire will

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

speak while watching all of this

“I'm relieved.”

He really meant it.

was a bit shocked as

didn't know that the current Duke would

knew that there would be a noble

never expected it to be the Duke

it

looking at Cale almost obsessively, started to

you smiling like

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

reaction. He had no choice because of the

said it in front of the crowd as if

fire will soon be put

‘Soon?’

Duke was speaking

a few days. They should know about the pillar of fire that the Empire used on

be able to

at this unexpected situation as he looked, not at the

The Paerun Castle.

Guardian Knight Clopeh was currently

on

His son, Clopeh Sekka.

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

castle opened as if it

Screeeech-

castle. There was a

“Let’s go.”

quickly heading toward the

in the castle before taking a short break while looking toward the brightly lit plaza. However,

planning on moving

heart was beating fast even though

What was going on?

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

had

priest had said were

magical priest who had disappeared into thin air. The identity card he had been presented had ended up

pray that the lake fills

thought of something while listening to the

gaze seemed to be

full

be visible in

gathered up his gift to the humans and left because of

hands that were holding the

up.

“Woah, woah-”

stood there without being able to move any farther. Clopeh quietly observed the situation in front

not say anything about the sight of the lake

could see was the pillar of fire

“How could this-”

lake and just continued to shoot up toward

Anger.

wildly. The mages who had been

“Captain-nim!”

order with a stoic

nearby trees and bring