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.

about it as it seemed to

are you so

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

glad if it looks that

was not

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

flinched as soon as he heard Witira’s voice. Witira had asked with a

Cale, were

‘Ah, she didn’t know.’

about Cale's condition. Archie slowly started to frown.

Screech, screech.

and another person

sure they

two are no joke

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

them and Archie

say that I almost died but

to

something like that

after seeing everyone grow quiet. It was better to not think

that it became quiet as he

to

was waving the treaties around as he headed for the

Alliance’s formation at the Gorge

see that morning was starting to come faster and that winter was

Tap, tap.

soldier was rolling a

now cold. That meant that dusk was here

Tap, tap.

stones against each other out of habit peeked

he was responsible for was

annoying. Never a chance for the lights

Let's just focus on our

his friend’s scolding. However, his gaze was still focused on the brightly lit

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

the center while the respective kingdoms and

the central tent was constantly

inside that tent started

is the

Bear tribe asked the Askosan representative who started to

the Indomitable Alliance members stationed at the Gorge of Death

“It is not easy.”

do you

until early March, however, we cannot let this carry on that long. The Breck Kingdom is

a terrible expression on his face, however, the Bear started

Early March.

had plenty of time

plan on prolonging this

the limit

Kingdom if the Breck Kingdom was too difficult looked at the table with a satisfied expression before

your end for the

“…It is going well.”

seem good

the Flame Dwarves seemed to have lost energy. The ones who had been the most motivated had lost all motivation

is why

than their

not that the Flame Dwarves were not low on

fell to

on his mind for the

who brought down that fearful Dragon half-blood. According to the laws of nature, humans were ranked lower than Dragons. However, they had seen

bad

Bear’s gaze, however, he was ignoring it as he was still trying to figure

not know about this and just thought that the Flame Dwarf tribe chief who was avoiding his gaze was

glad that the Lion tribe isn't

take

be helpful as it was easier for

Kingdom, you goddamn

representative. The Norland representative

Bear gently started to speak

earlier, those Paerun bastards are terrible, but this is for the

It really was better.

as long as the Indomitable

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

understand, I

smiled as if he was

inner thoughts were

is better this way, much

the Indomitable Alliance was the Paerun Kingdom and specifically,

power in their favor, however, the image of that original central figure had strongly remained in

cheered when the Guardian Knight had

made the scales tip completely toward Arm and

Paerun

a

Why?

can eat up Askosan and Norland later while

was beneficial for the Bears to have

taking over the pretty useful lands that belonged to

just need to confirm whether

Arm had

was the

accurately

speak to the Askosan and

we need to pay close attention

however, the enemy has so many strong

representative commented with a frown on

be possible to infiltrate their

on

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

“Then what is needed?”

Tap. Tap.

tapped on the table and gathered everyone’s gazes on him.

no

not

made up the mind to infiltrate the

regardless of how we get it done.

care about their means and methods during the last battle. Their preparations had been more thorough by drawing the Paerun

Indomitable Alliance’s turn to not care about

the case for Norland and

nowhere to turn back

a situation to ask

toward the Askosan and Norland representatives

less about the means and

was at

Boom- booom-

happening in

hear an

the sound

the Bear could see the grim expression on the face of the

by who cares less

Boom- boom-

of the drum started to

speaking. He stood up from his