Trash of the Count's Family

“Young master Cale.”

Cale smiled toward Rosalyn who was calling for him with a calm voice.

The Flame Dwarf tribe and the Bear tribe.

They now had a way to choke them out.

Cale made eye contact with Rosalyn while thinking that she would have the same type of excited reaction. That was why he was waiting for her to continue speaking.

“Looks like you were the one to strike people in the back.”

“…Excuse me?”

“You hit us hard on our backs.”

Rosalyn’s calm but chilly gaze made Cale flinch as he reached his hand out to rub the top of his back. However, he could not reach his back because Raon was currently hanging on him.

The invisible Raon's voice echoed in the area.

“You’re right little Rosalyn! The weak human smashed us in the back!”

“Right, Raon-nim? I’m very happy to see you healthy and grown, Raon-nim.”

“I’m happy to see all of you as well!”

Rosalyn’s expression that had turned into a gentle smile at Raon's voice turned cold again as she looked back toward Cale. Cale slowly tried to avoid her gaze.

However, doing that made him see Choi Han, who was standing there with his mouth shut, as well as the tall but feeble Wolf boy Lock who was fidgeting with a tearful expression.

‘Tsk.’

Cale realized that Lock saw him in pain through the video communication device.

‘He saw something a child shouldn’t see.’

He looked back toward Rosalyn and casually started to speak.

“I am okay now.”

‘Liar.’

Rosalyn felt those words wanting to come out of her mouth, but chose to remain silent.

It was what they had chosen after chatting with Ron. It was because they knew Cale and knew about the approaching future that they decided to respond with their actions rather than their words.

Cale saw that they were quiet, so he quickly changed topics. Their looking like they were worried about him was embarrassing as he didn’t like how they had to worry about a full-grown adult like himself.

“But how were you able to take care of things so quickly?”

Cale waved the documents Choi Han handed him as he asked.

Rosalyn answered that question as if it wasn’t much.

“It was easy. We went to Norland and said that we should end it here if they don’t want to see the Paerun Kingdom and Roan Kingdom invade them together.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. We even threw them a carrot as we discussed. We offered to use the sea route in order to conduct some food trade. Their expressions changed once I said that.”

Cale nodded his head.

They had not gone to just destroy palaces.

You always have to give the carrot with the stick.

The biggest reason that the northern kingdoms wanted to conquer unfrozen lands was because of food. However, it was difficult to conduct trades because of the Forest of Darkness and the Gorge of Death.

that was why the Roan Kingdom offered to trade them food via the sea route. Of course, it would not be between private merchant guilds, but on the national level.

Norland had already realized that it was impossible to aim for the Roan Kingdom, and they were slowly reaching the point where they would need to worry about their food supply. That was why this offer would have been enticing for them.

Rosalyn continued to speak.

“Once the deal with Norland was made, it was only natural that Askosan would soon follow. We threatened them by asking if they felt as if they could handle the Bear tribe, the Flame Dwarf Tribe, and Arm on their own when both of the other two kingdoms had already stepped out of the Indomitable Alliance.”

“You did a wonderful job.”

“It was nothing.”

Cale thought that he was right to leave it to Rosalyn as he did a quick scan through the documents. Just skimming through it was enough to tell him that they were well-made.

Cale looked at the group with a satisfied expression and the others smiled back as well.

Everybody except one person that is.

The Killer Whale Archie looked at the three people smiling at Cale with a gaze that seemed to be saying that he was tired of them.

Rosalyn, Choi Han, and Lock.

The Killer Whale Archie who had seen what the three of them did with his own eyes was sure about one thing.

‘They are even worse than me.’

Furthermore, Choi Han and Lock were worse than how he was during his recklessly violent days.

Archie watched as Lock entered his berserk state and followed behind him in order to destroy the palace roofs with his bare hands, thinking that Lock was reaching those same recklessly violent days as well.

‘Forget the carrot and the stick. Bullshit, she didn't give them a carrot at all!’

The original plan was to destroy one palace, however, they had destroyed two palaces and a couple of gardens as well.

So how could Norland and Askosan not be afraid?

Archie started to shiver while thinking about how Rosalyn had gently smiled in front of the Askosan king.

‘Your majesty, do you think that Askosan will be safe if the Breck Kingdom and the Roan Kingdom allied together in order to cross the border? Please think hard about it.’

Her smile had been gentle but cold.

‘Make the wrong move and the enemy will have their blades at your neck like right now, your majesty.’

But it was already that exact situation.

It was amazing to see her threaten the king little by little. Archie had subconsciously asked after seeing her method.

‘Miss Rosalyn, is it really okay to threaten them like this?’

‘Mr. Archie, we came to cut off the enemy's oxygen and to make them surrender. We need to push them into a corner.’

‘Don’t they say that a cornered rat will even bite a cat?’

Rosalyn and Choi Han had looked at Lock before asking Archie a question back.

‘Mr. Archie, do we seem like mere cats? I’d say we are tigers at the least.’

Archie was at a loss for words after hearing that response.

It was because what she said was true.

Archie touched the back of his neck that suddenly became chilly and tried to remove that conversation from his mind. However, he happened to see Choi Han at that moment.

Choi Han had been quiet ever since their conversation with Ron. He didn’t seem to be angry, nor did he show extreme amounts of concern as Lock had done. He did not move around with a sense of urgency like Rosalyn either.

asked Choi Han about it as it

you so

Archie could not help but gulp after seeing Choi Han’s true emotions through the eyes that

glad if it

was not calm at

more reckless than him and started to walk. He walked over and stood behind

Witira’s

Cale, were you

‘Ah, she didn’t know.’

condition. Archie slowly started to

Screech, screech.

sitting on a wheelchair and another person in

was sure they were Clopeh and

two are

be the craziest of the group, Mary who was so innocent that it left people speechless, and behind them was the talkative social butterfly, Vice

worse as they approached them and Archie wondered why Cale had to answer Witira’s

you can say that I almost died

started to

something like

seeing everyone grow quiet. It was better to not think

became quiet as he

go report to his

was waving the treaties around as he

Indomitable Alliance’s formation at the Gorge of

the soldiers could see that morning was starting to come faster and that winter was

Tap, tap.

was rolling a small

been warmed in the fire was now cold. That meant that

Tap, tap.

was hitting two stones against each other

for

a chance for the lights

just focus

soldier shut up at his friend’s scolding. However, his gaze was still focused on the brightly

was where the leadership of the Bear tribe, the Flame Dwarf tribe,

tent was at the center while the respective kingdoms and tribes had their own sections around

the central tent

Bear inside that tent

the food

Bear who was the representative of the Bear tribe asked the Askosan representative who started to

members stationed at the Gorge of Death was having enough food to

“It is not easy.”

long do you think

be able to last until early March, however, we cannot let this carry on

representative had a terrible expression on his

Early March.

still had plenty of

course, he did not plan on prolonging this war

the

Breck Kingdom was too difficult looked

the preparations going on your

“…It is going well.”

Bear’s expression did not seem good after hearing

Dwarves seemed to have lost energy. The ones who had

is why Dwarves

other than their

not that the Flame Dwarves were not

half-blood fell to the

image had been on his mind for

laws of nature,

have a bad

gaze, however, he was ignoring

the Flame Dwarf tribe chief

just glad that the Lion tribe isn't

Lion tribe did not take part in this

was easier for them

you goddamn

he turned toward the Norland representative. The Norland representative could not

gently started

are terrible, but this is for

It really was better.

is isolated as long as the Indomitable Alliance remains together. We can take the

agree with you, but I can't help but be angry

I

was

his inner thoughts were

better this way,

original central figure of the Indomitable Alliance was the Paerun Kingdom and specifically, the Guardian Knight Clopeh

of power in their favor, however, the

was why the Bears had cheered when the Guardian Knight had

completely

now the entire Paerun

a

Why?

eat up Askosan and Norland later

for the Bears to have the three northern kingdoms weaken

Flame Dwarves around while taking over the pretty useful

confirm whether the Dragon half-blood is truly

had received from Arm had the Dragon half-blood's situation as

the reason for

need to accurately verify the

to the Askosan and

order to not extend this war, we need

agree with you, however, the enemy has so many strong

with a

possible to infiltrate their

on a reliable

need to know about wars. The phrase, ‘is it possible?’

“Then what is needed?”

Tap. Tap.

on the table and gathered everyone’s gazes on

no matter

possible or not was something not

up the mind to infiltrate the

it done. That is what

care about their means and methods during the last

the Bear believed that it was now the Indomitable

the case for Norland

had nowhere to turn back

to ask about means and

toward the Askosan and Norland representatives as he continued

is about who cares less about

was at that

Boom- booom-

was happening in

could hear an odd

was the sound

could see the grim expression

will be determined by who cares

Boom- boom-

drum

the Norland representative was not finished speaking. He stood up from