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.”

out a

start to frown.

‘…This is weird.’

had understood him, but rather than

‘Why is he smiling?’

relieved while

grandmother said

weakness in order to request something on behalf of the kingdom is a, ‘true noble.’

a noble, young master

“Of course?”

that Antonio had understood him

guess I meet his

Antonio had called him a noble meant

will take care

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

that things went

there was something that went a bit different than he

I will be on my

as he was about to walk out of the guest

much,

“…Excuse me?”

turned around in

for many

to be giving off a sense of vitality. Cale started to feel odd after seeing

threatened him and taken something in the

a proper noble. He felt a bit disappointed, however, Cale forced a smile toward Antonio before walking

done with his

there was still

tomorrow. He could not

Cale leaned back on the comfortable bed and looked toward the

I connected it!

Wiiiiiiiiiiing.

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

meat before turning his gaze toward

Young master Cale.

naturally talking to

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

Alberu was

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

who had filled his stomach with food, felt bad

he started to speak

“Your highness-”

off. Alberu was frowning as

not the kingdom's

‘…What the…’

Cale’s expression stiffened up.

not care as he used his glib tongue for the

Kingdom is not even afraid of the darkness. You are

is he acting

get annoyed even though he was full

highness, shall

leaning on the bed

do so. I

longer seemed to be in agony as he started to smile brightly. Someone might even

he was somewhere even better than a flower

almost fainted while trying

of it

up blood or almost

human traffickers, destroyed their buildings with the

“…I suppose so?”

indeed what had

seemed to be a

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?”

seemed to be feeling good even though

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

you've already heard about most of it, your

crown’s informants would be

crown prince was a meticulous

not expected that much information to be delivered so

told me about the

version Alberu discussed was what was quickly spreading throughout the Gyerre territory. The Duke's Estate had no way of

had come to a conclusion

A good crazy bastard.

not enjoy seeing Cale smirking

received said that he did not cough

be why he

he could have rested and reported to him in the morning, but he

to be the easiest to

Cale was similar

is it you need to

Furthermore, this bastard was the one who would soon go to the Caro Kingdom’s auction house

that traded with the Chryshi household is from the Empire, and there is also

suddenly felt a headache coming

is a

Gyerre household will contact you soon. I put the chain on them so that you can use

…I suddenly feel tired.