Trash of the Count's Family

Teaser: Wonder Girls' Nobody plays in the background.

The Cat Knight, Sir Rex, did not know much about administration or politics.

“…A land for magic and alchemy-”

That was why he could only imagine a vague idea of that rather than pinning down the details.

“What do you mean by that?”

“It's simple.”

Of course, it was not a simple issue. However, Cale was thinking about it in simple terms.

“Magic and alchemy have a lot of similarities. The small city will have a way to protect itself if we can gather people and provide a strong foundation for them.

He could hear the invisible Raon's voice. Human! Will Rosalyn get a new home? Let’s build one for Goldie gramps too!

Cale simply ignored Raon. What he didn’t know was that he would end up regretting this in the future.

Raon was being serious.

“Young master-nim, why is that beneficial for the Empire and the Roan Kingdom?”

“For the first twenty years, the Roan Kingdom's palace and the Mogoru side’s leaders will work together to select the mayor.”

The mayor. It was the person with the most power in a city.

“Doesn't that just mean that the Roan Kingdom wants to recommend a mayor for twenty years in order to control the city?”

Sir Rex was certain that, although it was called a partnership, that there would be no recommendations that were from the Mogoru side. Cale nodded his head and added on.

“You're right. A Roan Kingdom's person will be the mayor for twenty years.”

It meant that the land belonged to the Roan Kingdom for twenty years.

"After that, we guarantee that we will help support the city to become a truly free city where the citizens will have a say on the leadership. This will all be announced to the Western continent.”

Rex's expression turned odd as if he could not believe Cale.

“Just tell me flat out that you want me to give you some land.”

His voice sounded sharp and critical.

“Although it is called an offer, aren’t you basically telling me to give you land for making me the Emperor?”

“Well…”

Cale crossed his legs and leaned back into the chair.

“Roan has the strength to do that.”

Cale followed that up by shaking his head.

“However, if we do that, the Empire would disappear.”

“…Just what?”

“The Jungle, Whipper Kingdom, and Caro Kingdom. Do you think these three places would leave the Empire’s land alone? They will try to make deals to steal land just like the Roan Kingdom is doing, or they would start wars in order to steal the land.”

Sir Rex was at a loss for words.

The other three had more negative feelings toward the Empire for him to raise their blade toward the Roan Kingdom.

The crazy priestess Cage had already explained everything the Empire had done in the Western continent to Rex.

“…Then do you truly mean that you want to turn it into a free city after controlling it for twenty years?”

“Yes.”

He answered without any hesitation.

“That's the only way for the other kingdoms to accept it.”

That was also the only way to get the Magic Tower and Alchemists’ Bell Tower to be created in the city.

“Our Roan Kingdom plans to provide all of the foundational necessities and spend as much as necessary for magic and alchemy to develop in this city.”

Who would have something to say against it if the Roan Kingdom says they will help out until the new free city is settled and were willing to spend a ton of money on it?

“They’ll probably just call us stupid for spending all that money and then taking our hands away from it in twenty years.”

“…Who would believe that you would really take your hands off after that time?”

“I'm sure that the other kingdoms will probably ask us to make a Vow of Death.”

“Are you planning on doing that?”

“Yes.”

Rex was completely at a loss for words.

However, Cale was not done talking just yet.

“Furthermore, we will be on friendly terms with the Mogoru as we will be creating this free city together. That is why we will work hard to control the issues that the new Mogoru has with other kingdoms.”

Rex wondered if he was hearing correctly that the current rising star of the Western continent was willing to be the sturdy shield for the Mogoru that was the setting sun.

“We will also provide the funds for the Empire’s Alchemists’ Bell Tower and for alchemy itself to stand back up.”

“Ha!”

Rex was shocked.

He subconsciously said exactly what was on his mind.

for the Roan Kingdom? Aren’t you

heard Raon's voice in his mind at that moment. That's not true! You're wrong little Cat Knight! The human and crown prince will not just be giving! I saw the two of them

naturally ignored Raon's

we

a city and bring in both magic and alchemy, both of which are expensive to maintain, would cost a lot of

leisurely shook his head

have a

even have the capacity to be shocked

did have a lot

Kingdom. They were also going to receive a lot of money from the defeated three northern kingdoms. In

ever and also had

would the Roan Kingdom

give up some land. This would be very painful to do. However, the things that they would get back in return were worth

also not need to fight a bloody war nor

you gave something to get something

not understand the Roan

with

the conversations they

a larger Roan

Cale started to speak.

not tell someone else the

we will

what Rosalyn had said right after the battle at Maple

Cale, my former teacher told me this. The Empire is a place

Roan Kingdom all knew

Henituse, I want to make alchemy

thing that they

we will

be a large number of people flocking to the free city, its new Magic Tower, and its new

tell Rex about this, the Roan Kingdom was planning on creating a bank

anybody in the Western continent who wanted

choose to remain in the free city, return home, or come to the

to choose what they wanted to do, they

grow in the free city for twenty years would remember the Roan Kingdom. They would be the only

“Third is control.”

“Ah.”

Rex quickly understood

Kingdom would control the Magic Tower and

in the Whipper Kingdom and the Mogoru

Kingdom would try to control these two towers by using their past as justification, even if they

third reason was the biggest reason that Cale was moving forward with this

both of them would be organizations with technology and power. Nobody knew what they would be like in twenty

keep them

two powers that would take

new Magic Tower while it seemed reasonable that the alcoholic Alchemist Rei Stecker would lead

Stecker is one of young master Cale’s, no, one of the

started to

strong even after

started to smile. He then calmly started to

not the only way to expand

Kingdom's territory would become a

three things the Roan Kingdom wanted during

Strength, people, and control.

Northern Kingdoms and the Jungle

and the Jungle had significantly larger territories compared to the other kingdoms. The Jungle especially had land that was multiple times the size

or respects them. However, the Empire was

were many places around the Western continent that

Empire had a lot of strength, lots of people connected to them, and worked

Empire had been

the Empire of

to think

to mind

The Roan Kingdom.

kept popping up in his

not to expand their

for what the Roan Kingdom would

no issues

influence will

influence the Western

different

that

to a lot of power, there will be people connected to the Roan Kingdom throughout the continent, and we would have the power to control two

twenty years, there would be people talking about the Roan Kingdom as Rosalyn's teacher had spoken about the

the larger

that was located on the eastern side of the

power that rivals

Kingdom's name would spread in the hearts of the

respect the Roan

way to expand the Roan Kingdom's

city are not just external

would develop at an explosive rate by

quality of life for the Roan Kingdom's citizens

Roan Kingdom to prevent that

a national religion

where all sorts

different things would work together in order to help the

of that is possible when there is

at least twenty years of

Rex slowly opening his mouth to speak. The Cat Knight slowly started to speak after seeing the look of certainty in

“I’m envious.”

could see how the Roan Kingdom

is impossible for

nodded his head. He looked down at his scarred

with the Church of the Sun God's terror incident and the terrible truth about the Alchemists’ Bell Tower and the royal family will soon be revealed. The Alchemists’ Bell Tower will be

and picked up the

we will gain a, ‘new Church of the Sun God,’ and a, ‘new alchemy,’