Trash of the Count's Family

Leeb-An City, the free city for adventurers and mercenaries.

However, it became a lawless city for pleasure once the sun went down.

This was especially the case for the east side of Leeb-An City that was controlled by the underground organizations.

Choi Han was deep in thought while standing on top of a building’s roof.

‘The sun is setting.’

The sky was turning red from the sunset.

It made him recall something from tens of years ago. He had not been very strong at that time and there were many carnivores that could threaten him in the Forest of Darkness.

That was why he headed home whenever he saw the sky turning red through the lush trees.

His home was a cave or a hole in the ground and changed every two to three days.

‘I guess it wasn’t really a home. I never stayed anywhere long term.’

It was as Choi Han watched the sunset and recalled the desperation he felt at that time.

“So, you’re saying we need to kill this Mostue first?”

Choi Han quickly came back to reality at Cale's harsh words.

“Yes sir! The balance of power that was 5:5 just six months ago is now 6.5:3.5. Of course, the 3.5 is Mostue’s share!”

The Mount Leeb’s former bandit leader responded with excitement.

Mostue’s faction and Arm’s faction were currently engaged in a fierce fight for power in the free city Leeb-An’s underworld.

“Mostue’s faction is lasting quite a while.”

“It is because the Mercenaries Guild is protecting Mostue's faction.”

The merchants and mercenaries have always had strong influences in Leeb-An City.

That was why the two forces took turns controlling the market. It was no surprise that they had a close relationship with the underworld and that corruption was rampant.

Even if Arm was the Eastern continent’s strongest faction in the underworld, they could not have a negative relationship with the Mercenaries Guild that had branches all throughout the continent.

That was why they were slowly and carefully taking down Mostue’s faction without touching the mercenaries.

You could say that they were going at it at a leisure pace.

Cale nonchalantly commanded the bandit leader who finished his explanation.

“Head down.”

“Yes sir! I will see you again soon!”

The former bandit leader bowed before quickly climbing down the stairs in order to get off of the roof. Seeing the bandit leader leave made Choi Han approach Cale.

“Are we heading out now?”

Cale looked toward Choi Han who asked a lot of questions these days and started to speak.

“Choi Han.”

“Yes Cale-nim.”

Choi Han could see Cale petting On and Hong. They seemed to like it as they rubbed their heads on Cale's palm.

Cale started to speak to Choi Han who was watching that peaceful scene.

“We will start with Leeb-An City to clear the Eastern continent of Arm. I also plan to get rid of the Empire and Alchemy as well.”

Choi Han looked at Cale with an odd expression. Cale shrugged his shoulders and continued to speak.

“I think that we should shed as little blood as possible to get rid of Arm. We will set the foundation in Leeb-An City. After that, we will work with the Dragon half-blood in order to hit them at their core. I think that we need to get rid of Arm for good.”

Both Choi Han and On looked toward Cale, who was saying all sorts of things unlike his usual self, with odd expressions. Cale pretended not to see those gazes.

His mouth had moved on its own as he remembered the conversation he had with Choi Han and the children averaging nine-years-old earlier this morning.

Choi Han opened his mouth at that moment.

“You are correct. We need to do that.”

Cale asked Choi Han a question.

“Why do we need to do it?”

Choi Han looked at the sun that was setting behind Cale's back. It had taken him tens of years to earn this small bit of peace.

He did not need to run away when he saw the sunset anymore.

“It will be difficult, but that is the way for us to be happy.”

Cale turned toward the sunset as well.

Choi Han had lost the people of Harris Village because of Arm.

Ron had lost his household and his wife because of Arm.

Raon had been tortured because of Arm.

Lock and his siblings’ parents and neighbors were killed by Arm.

Innocent people had died because of the Empire and Alchemy’s dead mana bomb experiments.

Someone had to do something about these things.

because your body

had to be at

ton of money and his mind was

around you had to

was that he had quite a lot of people around him

could he

as well give it a try

just gotten beaten up back

“Excuse me?”

“Never mind.”

see Cale's usual nonchalant expression on his

about the same

Tap.

the back

“Me too.”

are talking about, but me

same! We will all

chimed

shook his head at

is a bit

“What?”

thoughts and mine

“What is different?”

behind Cale this whole time. That was why he

big is

to handle and take care of it all on his

thing to do, Choi Han did not agree. He recalled the conversation he had with Ron while Cale was

quietly told Choi Han and the others that they

in the eyes as he said the

not lived as long as an old man like me. Follow him. Follow him no matter what. You’ll be able

than Ron, however,

why he had

fence with that, both the young master-nim and

Han thought about Ron's comments as he started to

that everyone needs to carry the weight

subordinates from when he was

toward Choi Han, On, Hon, and the invisible Raon

what you just

to smile. It was because Cale seemed pretty serious. Cale usually meant the things

Han’s guess

is something I am

“What is it?”

already, Choi Han decided to ask more

lot of their citizens involved. Wouldn’t a

the fact that he planned on

not seem like your usual methods,

the people involved to get injured.

even if it meant

might say, ‘damn it!’ and grumble, however, Choi Han believed that Cale's expression whenever he used his shield to save others showed his sincere desire to

Cale was the same

Choi Han

innocent citizens get

smile and

chaos with

had understood everything Cale wanted

a lot of angry citizens if the deeds of

few

is no way that the Empire and the Alchemists’ Bell Tower only took in the Roan Kingdom's citizens as slaves, they probably brought the citizens of some other kingdoms as slaves

other kingdoms just

Roan Kingdom was the weird one for covering up

Caro Kingdom and the Whipper Kingdom will probably desire some of the Empire’s land if the Empire

by the Empire or fought them once before would definitely desire the weakened Empire’s territory. Even if they were currently moving for the peace

no way Cale had not thought

at Choi Han with a peculiar

he was the main

a very intelligent main character. Cale had forgotten about

matter if he forgot about that and started to speak. Choi Han was just Choi Han now

are

Empire was different than taking down Arm

one thing. We are also doing it this way to prevent the other kingdoms from creating a bigger war that would turn

not cause a revolt

Cale chose

start another war just

needed the strength and justification

constructive manner, to give strength to the new Mogoru, and furthermore, to give

was thinking that he was suffering quite

be a slacker in my late

least seven years

They didn’t seem to fully understand what he was saying, however, they were listening

Hong down on

will become a strong ally for the new Empire. Others will think that the Roan Kingdom is

Mogoru. He wanted an elegant war based on politics and

prince Alberu did not want to expand their territory using the citizens’

a good person, however, he did not want to create a

why he chose a

need to talk to Sir

strength knew no eternal

Cale did not care about power or strength. He decided to speak

Prince Adin wishes to make the Mogoru Empire the control tower of the

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

Sound of the Wind roamed around Cale’s

mm, if I'm being honest with

a moment before jumping off the cliff and casually

continent to

“Meeeeeow.”