Trash of the Count's Family

Teaser: Alex Morgan sipping tea celebration World Cup 2019

Naturally, the king could not hold back his anger and his body started to shake.

“Y, you dare to speak that way to me-!”

However, all the king could do was stare at Toonka.

Part of it was because he himself was weak, while the other part was because he could not tell the knights to attack Toonka.

The Whipper Kingdom was in an odd state right now.

The king only had the title of, ‘king,’ while the government and all administration fell to the military.

Toonka was the center of the citizens and soldiers of that military. That was why even the knights guarding the king did not dare to act rash toward Toonka.

They were people who joined the royal faction to save their own lives and maintain their benefits, so although they held their swords up out of loyalty, they did not dare to actually attack Toonka.

“…You!”

The king was aware of that as well.

As a result, he could only glare at Toonka in anger. Toonka observed the king with even more anger in his eyes.

He then resumed speaking.

“I.”

Toonka knew himself quite well.

“I don't have anyone above nor below me.”

That was why he could lead the way no matter where he was.

“And killing strong people is my hobby.”

He had stood in the vanguard and killed the ones that smelled the strongest. Of course, there were times that he had lost to those strong individuals, however, the enemies all eventually ended up avoiding him.

Whether that was because they were scared or because they found him to be dirty, but either way, they avoided him.

That was the important part.

Toonka looked down at the king who was willing to surrender in order to save his own life. The king felt as if he had become prey. He too had avoided Toonka in the past.

He had given the excuse that he avoided Toonka because he was stupidly strong and wild, however, the truth was that he had avoided Toonka out of fear.

The king’s gaze slightly missed Toonka and headed downward.

Toonka’s voice could still be heard in his ears.

“Only think about how we will achieve victory if you wish to live.”

‘If you wish to live.’

The king gulped at that statement.

Both anger and fear were making his body shake. One of the royal faction’s knights started to speak at that moment.

He had the title of being the captain of the guard knights.

“Your majesty, what do you think about moving elsewhere if you have finished delivering your message?”

The Knight Captain flinched after seeing Toonka’s gaze turn toward him.

He was not someone who had become the Knight Captain because of his strength.

For a kingdom like the Whipper Kingdom where magic was abnormally developed in the past, the knights were weaker in exchange. The mages had obstructed the growth of strong knights because they wanted to maintain their dominance, and thanks to that, the, ‘knights,’ of the Whipper Kingdom were likely to be people who gained opportunities with political influence or had a talent in sucking up rather than strong individuals.

“Ahem, commander, why don't you complete your tasks in peace as well?”

Toonka stared at the Knight Captain and the king before turning around. He then walked toward Chief Harol's side.

Anybody could tell that he was ignoring the Knight Captain and the king.

“You damn-”

“Your majesty.”

However, the Knight Captain consoled the king from getting angry. The Knight Captain motioned with his gaze to tell the king that they should leave, while the king took a deep breath before walking away from Toonka and toward the door.

However, the king's gaze was still on the correspondence from the Empire that was in Harol's hand. He could respond to the Empire if he took that away, however, all important documents were in Toonka’s hands.

“You stupid bastards! You can’t even see that I was giving you a way to live!”

In the end, the king shouted in anger before heading out of the strategy room.

“Mm.”

Cale let out a groan as he looked toward the king and the knights who left without even paying any attention to him. There was a simple reason for it. Human! For some reason, I don't like that punk of a king!

It was because his mind was quite loud from Raon's mumblings. 100,000 people are enough to win against the Empire if he goes to war with them! But 100,000 people for 80 years?! That king doesn’t even know how to do basic math! As expected, he is not as smart as the great and mighty me!

‘He’s so loud.’

Raon seemed to be not fond of this king at all.

On the other hand, Cale was just thinking that there were always guys like these no matter where you went.

‘It’s just the way the world works.’

Even in Korea, no, even on Earth there were people who did worse things than this king for their own survival when the world descended into chaos once.

Furthermore, was it only the people in power that did that?

Not at all. In fact, the majority of the people were like that at first.

It was right after Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo had taken his college entrance exams and was working part-time at a restaurant. The violent upheaval had happened without warning.

People ignored each other in order to survive.

However, the world came together to support each other and return balance to the world quicker than expected.

It was because there were people who were willing to help each other survive rather than step on each other.

Someone had said that the world would turn to hell if the apocalypse was here.

However, all people hated hell. That was why they flailed around however they could to avoid hell and realized something in the process.

It was difficult to do it alone.

They needed each other.

That was what brought the people of the world back together in order to get back to a world that was bearable.

Cale's gaze headed back to Toonka and Harol.

He had decided after seeing the Whipper Kingdom’s king that the best thing to do was ignore trash like that. However, it wasn’t that Cale agreed with the king.

Cale, just as when he had been Kim Rok Soo, was someone who wanted to turn this world into a decently livable place. You would still be lonely, even if you were happy alone in hell.

‘Yes, a relaxed slacker showing off his money is the greatest way to live.’

Cale looked toward Harol and Toonka with a different gaze after thinking about that.

There was the simply stupid Toonka.

Then there was Harol, the one with a weird vibe about him whom Cale thought was even crazier than Clopeh.

These two bastards had bloodshot eyes from trying to maintain this, ‘world,’ of theirs in the Whipper Kingdom. That fact felt new but oddly familiar at the same time.

Raon's voice at that moment. Human! Let’s loot that king bastard’s safe!

“Mm.”

a groan at the six-years-old Dragon's suggestion that he knew he couldn’t

others were watching as he

Harol’s eyes

Cale Henituse.

had shown a terrible sight to the person who had stealthily come to help out the Whipper Kingdom while looking like a

not just terrible, he

room remained silent as they didn’t know what

at that moment. He remembered what Cale

‘We are behind you.’

thought about that and started to speak to

made that

“Hold on.”

all had gloomy expressions as if

we speak in secret when you broke the door?

“Ah.”

destroyed. There were guards standing there that were not sure of what to

lead you somewhere

and

wish to speak only to you

“Fine.”

agreed right away and Cale could

standing there a teacup before picking up another one for himself and asking Toonka

you think the Empire wants the

responded to the question

they sent the correspondence while

and give

about Toonka's belligerent

cold before he looked

the Empire wanted us to become angrier

his head. Chief Harol

the Empire wants the Whipper Kingdom and not

of tea. He could see the reflection of his magically dyed white hair and blue eyes in

“Of course.”

Click.

teacup down and Harol’s expression

faction and mainly consisted of young scholars who were quite intelligent in areas other than magic. Harol explained the conclusion that they had

can’t openly assist the Whipper Kingdom

Roan Kingdom openly assisted the Whipper Kingdom then they would become enemies with

to take down their Alchemists’ Bell Tower. The Whipper Kingdom naturally knew about that as they were part of the alliance, however,

needed the Roan

Cale calmly answered back.

Kingdom's forces

include Mr. Choi Han

“Yes.”

Harol closed his eyes.

Cale did not

to become the Mogoru Empire’s new sponsor, we can’t

did not know about any of the sketchy things would hate the Roan Kingdom if they saw that the Roan Kingdom helped

Incident and the incident at the Empire where he received the Medal of Honor would all disappear from that single

the Roan Kingdom was not planning on sending anybody

eyes back before seeing the cold expression on Cale’s face and starting

to fight at Maple Castle, but instead

is planning

of Maple Castle. Of course,

individuals. Our forces for

before looking toward Cale,

had not come as a commander right

on his own as

had come to

chiefs could

Commander Cale-nim’s shield nor the pillar of water and

famous after the war against the Indomitable

used throughout the war, as well as the Dominating Water

story about the unbelievable stone

had welcomed the fact that Cale was coming to help. However, Chief Harol still needed to

said, ‘won't be able to see,’

won't be able to see it. I need to hide my

“…I see.”

Kingdom needed to hide, it was only natural that Cale

the most recognizable hero of the Roan

back a sigh. Toonka started to speak at that

is enough! Cale, and Choi

that Choi

enough! We will get an overwhelming amount of potions

at the commander who had matured a bit and now knew how to console

had chosen to serve Toonka because he believed that Toonka could help him get his revenge by destroying the

same goal of saving the Whipper

Commander-nim, I believe we will be

“By the way.”

Harol stopped speaking.

to speak to the two of them. He asked

was he

ask about the pillars of

role in preventing the Indomitable Alliance from destroying the Gorge of Death and crossing over. Cale looked toward Harol

back with

be certain whether those pillars of fire were the work of the Breck Kingdom or

The pillars of fire.

regarding those pillars of fire among the

was not one of Cale's powers. However, with both the Breck Kingdom and the Roan

it was more likely to be from the Breck

had come before the Flame Dwarves launched

mages from the Breck Kingdom that was revealed made them suspect the pillars of fire were

those pillars were created

to describe the expression

Kingdom had killed the mages and

is why, even if the Breck Kingdom is our ally, it is difficult to even bring up the

Difficult.

ask the Breck Kingdom's mages for

could not openly ask a foreign kingdom for mages to support them when many of

was the greatest difficulty for the Whipper Kingdom right

issues that happen when you completely isolate something were making it difficult

current Whipper Kingdom was

been the results of

cautiously asked

we would be able to ask the Breck Kingdom to

people for 80 years. That number was pressuring

with his hatred of mages was looking for magic because he was

at that

are the coordinates of this

“…Excuse me?”

asked a completely unrelated

“Coordinates.”

“Ah.”

know what was happening,

moment. I memorized it! I will tell

was coming

responses. He looked toward Toonka and Harol and started

The Breck Kingdom's mages will not get

did not look too

speak at

were not involved in

really could not figure out

“I don't remember.”

to Cale's question. Toonka had stopped caring about the mages