Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 230: But it's more comfortable here? (4)

Ron’s cold gaze headed toward Cale. Cale quickly turned his head away while making it look as nonchalant as possible.

Human, grandpa Ron's gaze is vicious!

Cale’s shoulders shuddered after hearing Raon's comment. It could not be helped.

Cale had not told Ron in advance that he would take control of the Eastern continent’s underworld. All he had said was to come with him since Ron knew the Eastern continent well.

“…Young master-nim.”

Ron's voice did not have its usual gentle nature.

The old man's vicious voice made Cale respond as a reflex.

“You are the only one I can trust to handle this.”

It was the truth.

Compared to the terrible actor Choi Han, the innocent Mary, or the oddly talkative Vice Captain Hilsman, Ron was very fitting to be the ruler of the underworld.

However, Cale could not look at Ron.

He was scared.

No matter how strong he got, this old man was oddly even scarier than Choi Han. Someone who charges at you and someone who stealthily approaches you and cuts your head off. Which of the two would be scarier?

It is naturally the latter.

Ron Molan was talented in quietly taking people's lives.

Cale kept his mouth shut and tried his best to avoid Ron’s gaze.

However, Ron was focused on Cale's back right now. He was giving off such a scary aura that the former bandit leader kept his mouth shut in fear as he peeked back and forth between Cale and Ron.

Beacrox was in the corner cleaning the dust off of his greatsword and pretending not to care, however, his full attention was on his father.

The silence was broken as Ron started to speak.

"The person who has lost everything once and ran away has lost his viciousness and is now an old man.”

Ron was talking about himself.

He had run away with Beacrox after the Molan household went down and he had lost the rest of his family. He had lost his original viciousness and was now just an old man.

He was too old to continue to develop like Choi Han or Mary.

Ron was trying to tell Cale, who was asking him to take control of the Eastern continent’s underworld, the harsh truth. It was at that moment. He could hear Cale's voice.

It was full of disbelief.

“No more lies.”

Ron flinched.

Cale still could not look at Ron.

‘Weak?

Not vicious?

Old?’

If Ron was considered weak, all of the other assassins in the world would need to retire. Why was he acting so modest, unlike his usual self?

Cale did not hide the disbelief in his face.

Ron could not say anything as he looked at Cale who showed his true emotions.

‘No more lies?’

Ron looked toward his young master who was too tall to be called a puppy now. He could hear him grumbling.

“All you've been doing during your free time is cleaning your dagger. Weak? You don't know how scary you look each time you do that. My goodness.”

The smile on Ron’s lips quickly disappeared. He looked down at his hands. What Cale had said was true. He was indeed wiping his dagger every day.

There was a simple reason for it.

It was because he didn’t know when the enemies might appear and because they were in the middle of a war.

There was no way he could keep his weapon away from himself during such a time. However, he suddenly thought about something.

‘Is that really the only reason?’

He turned his head.

He could see his son Beacrox wiping his greatsword off. His son did not avoid his gaze and looked him directly in the eyes.

An odd smile appeared on his son's usually stoic face.

‘Father, you were caught.’

That was what the smile seemed to be saying.

Yes, he had been caught.

Ron started to slowly smile as well. It was a cold smile that was far from his usual gentle smile.

Choi Han, Mary, and Hilsman. His hands and feet had been itching to move as he watched their battles. While his feelings were a bit different than the sword master Hannah’s itchiness for battle, his entire body was boiling with passion.

He knew that the chances of an old man like himself growing were much smaller than the chances of those younger punks, however, he could not put his dagger down. He had trained his fake arm early every morning before going to wake Cale up.

What was the reason for that?

“Old, my ass. You still got decades to live.”

He looked at his puppy young master-nim who was grumbling.

A benign smile appeared once more on Ron's face.

“Young master-nim, everything you said is true.”

Cale slowly turned his head. He felt his heart sink the moment he made eye contact with Ron.

“I have too much greed to be a boring old man just yet.”

‘Why is an old man's gaze so vicious?’

Cale put his hand over his heart and gulped. Ron did not care as he looked toward the bandit leader and started to speak.

“We return grace at a hundred times the value of what we received, while we get our revenge by bringing death to our enemies.”

believed everybody had an internal candle within their minds. The candle slowly starts to go out as you get older until the light goes out and you live

had

thing that was putting out the candle of his heart was not the shrinking base, but the wind that he allowed to

He finally realized it.

the small flame that was close to

him to feel it properly. He could feel his unwavering determination that was

master-nim, thank you

the person who helped him find that tiny flame that was still burning strong inside

other hand, Cale was feeling

with the sudden, ‘revenge by bringing death,’

Ron's gaze returning to normal along with the benign smile made him relax, for now. His heart that had sunk in fear started to beat

heard someone's voice as he calmed back

“But, bandit leader-nim.”

leader looked toward Cale and cautiously started to speak. Cale looked at him with a gaze that seemed to be asking, ‘what

control the underworld? In terms of strength, I believe

Cale's expression turned odd.

really isn’t the same as

else other than destroying everything. In that aspect, this former bandit

of a bandit group.

to move up in a

said, money was more important than strength in the beginning stages of taking control of the

it with your

“…My money?”

have a lot saved up from all the

planning on taking everything from this

“…There is none.”

“What?”

former bandit leader awkwardly scratched his head

only have enough money to party for about a week.

atmosphere getting colder as he laughed even louder. However, his back was quickly being covered

his hands. He felt as if he was

heard a calm

will give it

“Excuse me?”

leader watched as Cale took a bag out of his pocket and threw it onto the table. The pretty large bag fell onto the table

Claaaaang.

fell

“Wow, shit, wow. This-”

could not speak

until now, however, he had never seen so many

headed toward Cale, the

a portion of his earnings from the auction house into jewels and brought it with him before coming to the Eastern

I can bring you hundreds of bags like this, so you won’t need

if there was

of fear. Who was this person who

The former

a nearby city.

“Yes sir!”

loudly, and Cale walked past him before adding

We will start

“Excuse me?”

fix that rotten mind of yours that made you do

able to use even 10 gallons

the former bandit leader

do I need mental

That was his question.

be the ruler

no problem responding

“It's whatever I want.”

at a loss

anybody who continues their bandit ways will be beaten to a pulp. Anybody who steals someone else’s things

wanted to say, but could not get himself to

underworld? Isn’t doing what you're saying just turning me

his mouth shut after seeing the cold gaze in Cale’s eyes. Cale walked out

sculpture, you're dead

the house. He could see the bandits bowing their heads and moving away once they made eye contact

voice in his head

that for free? I'm sure grandpa Ron will use the expensive jewels

responded back to the child who seemed to be in

Think of it as an

what

looked toward the direction of the city that was the closest to Mount Leeb. It was the city that the bandits

that the underworld was quite developed

Cale started to smile.

underworld in that city in order to start the takeover of the entire Eastern continent’s

all of the money away from the

taking money from Arm and

from bad guys make him even worse than

enjoy

knew him here, he was planning on

you're saying that we're going to take money from

“That is the case.”

way of making

as if he

and Raon were both silently

pillar, noticed this and had an ominous feeling after seeing Cale’s

the unlucky human laughing like

who had gone

but it looks like we’re going to

chance that it won't be fun at

Eruhaben, heard the sighing

at the former bandit leader who was coming out in

the name of

“It is Leeb-An City.”

it

city, so many adventurers and mercenaries

while

A free city.

noble families that ruled over it. It was a city controlled by a few people in power. Furthermore, it was a city with

that case, what would

must be famous

leader put on a

in the Eastern

be a ton

where he would start to build his base

later, the ancient Dragon Eruhaben let out a

I know how you end up being so unlucky. You put yourself in such terrible

were

“Meeeeeow.”

“Meeow!”

the wooden steps