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.”

let out a

to frown. Antonio was

‘…This is weird.’

rather than frowning, Antonio had a

‘Why is he smiling?’

relieved while

everything grandmother said

‘true noble.’ Antonio

are a noble,

“Of course?”

that Antonio

guess I

noble meant that Antonio had a very good impression

prince will take

how to keep Antonio in check

felt satisfied that things went

something that went a bit different than he

I will be

voice as he was about

very much, young master

“…Excuse me?”

turned around

for

vitality. Cale started to feel odd after

threatened him and

order to act like a proper noble. He felt a bit disappointed, however, Cale forced a smile

much done with his tasks for

there was still one task

could not do it until after

on the comfortable bed and

I connected it!

Wiiiiiiiiiiing.

corner where On and Hong were sitting. There was

quietly chewing on some meat before turning his gaze toward the

Young master Cale.

talking to crown

last task he had was to report to the crown prince. It was always necessary to report

Alberu was

would find 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 frantically until

his stomach

he started to speak

“Your highness-”

was frowning as he started to speak, almost

the kingdom's star

‘…What the…’

Cale’s expression stiffened up.

glib tongue for the first

the darkness. You are not just a star, but the brightest

is he

annoyed even though he was full and

highness, shall

on the bed

do so. I

Someone might even think that he was out enjoying a beautiful

was somewhere even better than

trying to capture human traffickers in

of

not cough up

charisma in order to capture the human traffickers, destroyed their buildings with the silver shield, and rescued the imprisoned

“…I suppose so?”

was indeed

it seemed to be

pretended to be drunk and observed the human traffickers through a restaurant window before confidently taking them on with just one knight by your

“…Could you please stop?”

smirk. Alberu seemed to be feeling good even though his face looked

there was no need to go into details about today's event with

like you've already heard about most of it,

crown’s informants would be

crown prince was a meticulous person

not expected that much information to be delivered

My informant told me about the rumors

was what was quickly spreading throughout the Gyerre

a conclusion after hearing the

A good crazy bastard.

did not enjoy seeing

did not cough up much blood but that there was only

why he was

to him in the morning, but he was uselessly proper and waited until past midnight

was why Alberu found Cale to be the easiest

was because Cale was similar to

you need to

cruel type to hold up a recovering person. Furthermore, this bastard was

from the Empire, and there is also evidence of the Chryshi household hiring an assassin guild in order to

felt a headache

is a short

highness. The Gyerre household will contact you soon. I put the chain on

…I suddenly feel tired.