Trash of the Count's Family

Silence filled the guest reception room.

Antonio looked down at his clenched fists before slowly unclenching them. He could see his empty palm.

He had realized something about himself through this chat.

Why did he think that Cale Henituse was looking to get something for him or try to take advantage of him when all he did was ask for a chat?

Antonio felt as if there was a mask in his empty palm. The name of that mask was, ‘noble.’ He too was wearing a fake noble mask.

He started to speak.

“What do you mean by open the gates?”

Antonio's nervousness showed as he asked the question.

‘Open the gates to the Empire when the kingdom asks for it.’

It was a pretty dangerous proclamation if you understood it in the wrong way. It could be interpreted as the Roan Kingdom raising their sword against the Empire.

“Young master Antonio.”

However, Cale just responded back with a question.

“Are you worried that his highness the crown prince would want to wage war against the Empire?”

This was indeed the case.

The crown prince might desire to go to war against the Empire or another foreign nation. That was what Antonio was worried about.

Antonio could see that a corner of Cale's lip had gone up a bit.

“I thought I was very clear.”

Cale repeated his words once again.

“When the kingdom asks for it.”

Not the crown prince but the kingdom.

There was a big difference between the two.

However, Antonio did not realize that difference until just now. Cale added on after realizing that Antonio had caught on.

“The Gyerre household that works for the kingdom should know what I mean, right?”

‘Works for the kingdom.’

Those words lingered in Antonio’s mind. His expression turned serious at the same time.

A situation where the entire Roan Kingdom would want them to open the gates to the Empire.

That would mean that the Empire did something terrible that the Roan Kingdom could not simply brush aside.

The kingdom meant that the crown, the nobles, and the citizens all wanted it.

‘…What did the Empire do?’

The Gyerre household was responsible for the southwest region that was the closest to the Empire. Although he was the heir of the family, Antonio could not figure out what the Empire could have done in order to cause such a situation.

He called out to Cale after realizing that his lack of information was a more serious issue.

“Young master Cale-”

“Figure it out yourself.”

Antonio could not ask about what the Empire did after hearing Cale's response that drew the line.

He could not say anything about it.

With his weakness in Cale's hands, he had to do whatever was asked of him without asking any questions. Furthermore, it was only proper for the Gyerre household to figure it out on their own if it was something the Empire did that was related to the kingdom.

It was either that he investigate it on his own, or, there was another option.

“…I will ask his highness, the crown prince.”

He needed to go above the Duke level to ask.

Antonio looked toward Cale, who accepted his response as the obvious answer and made up his mind to stealthily investigate the Empire and go through the southwest region’s defensive maneuvers once more.

That was the response that Cale had wanted.

He wanted Antonio to be wary.

He also wanted Antonio to stealthily investigate the Empire. In addition, Antonio would be interested in the flow of events in the kingdom without only seeking power.

It would be beneficial for Cale if a noble who held power in one region of the kingdom held such a demeanor. Cale sat up on the chair and made eye contact with Antonio.

“I hope that you make the right decision after thinking about it.”

Cale did not want to talk anymore.

All requests were best if they were presented in a short manner.

Of course, he didn’t forget to threaten Antonio in the process.

“These documents are all copies. I have the originals, so I hope that you make your decision without forgetting that your weakness is still in my hands.”

“Ha.”

a sigh and

made Cale start to frown.

‘…This is weird.’

thought that Antonio had understood him, but rather than frowning, Antonio had a smile on his

‘Why is he smiling?’

was relieved while Cale

grandmother said is

kingdom is a, ‘true noble.’ Antonio

a noble,

“Of course?”

see that Antonio had

I meet

called him a noble meant that Antonio had a very good impression of

crown prince will take

how to keep Antonio in check as soon as Cale handed over the

that things went as

went a bit different than he had

are busy, so I will be on my

heard Antonio's voice as he was about

much, young master

“…Excuse me?”

turned around in

you for

be giving off a sense of vitality. Cale started to feel odd after seeing Antonio looking happy,

properly threatened him and taken

proper noble. He felt a bit

much done with his tasks for

there was still

could not do it until after

on the comfortable bed

I connected it!

Wiiiiiiiiiiing.

flew over to the corner where On and Hong were sitting. There was a lot

observed Raon quietly chewing on some meat before turning his gaze

Young master Cale.

was naturally talking to crown prince

had was to report to the crown prince. It was always necessary to

prince Alberu was

it disrespectful that he was leaning on the bed. Who wouldn’t be angry after seeing someone relaxing on a bed when they had been working

his stomach

he started to speak

“Your highness-”

was frowning as he started to speak, almost in

the kingdom's star but the

‘…What the…’

Cale’s expression stiffened up.

as he used his glib tongue for the first time in a

light like you, our Roan Kingdom is not even afraid of the darkness. You are not just

is he

get annoyed even though he was full and

highness, shall

on

to do so. I heard

agony as he started to smile brightly. Someone might

feeling as if he was

coughed up blood and almost fainted while trying to

of

cough up blood or

human traffickers, destroyed

“…I suppose so?”

was indeed what had

seemed to

observed the human traffickers through a restaurant window before confidently taking them on with just one knight by

“…Could you please stop?”

to frown while Alberu started to smirk. Alberu seemed to be feeling good even

was no need to go into details

heard about most of

one of the crown’s informants would

crown prince was a meticulous person

he had not expected that much information to

about the

was quickly spreading throughout the Gyerre territory. The Duke's Estate

a conclusion after

A good crazy bastard.

seeing Cale smirking at his

he did not cough up much blood but that there was only a bit of

why he was laying down to

in the morning, but he was

to be the easiest to work

Cale

it you

type to hold up a recovering person. Furthermore, this bastard was the one who would soon go to the Caro Kingdom’s auction house

soon, but the merchant guild that traded with the Chryshi household is from the Empire, and there

felt a headache

is a

the chain on them so that

…I suddenly feel tired.