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.

left for the Roan Kingdom? Aren’t you just giving and giving without

Cat Knight! The human

ignored Raon's

we get nothing

a city and bring in both magic and alchemy, both of which

his head and

fine. We have

didn't even have the capacity to

the Roan Kingdom really did have a lot

lot of money from the defeated three northern kingdoms. In addition, the Roan Kingdom

more money than ever and also had a lot

can’t understand at all. Why would the Roan Kingdom

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

to fight a bloody war nor

a deal where you gave something to get something

Rex could not

recalled the conversation he had with the crown prince at

was one of the conversations they had inside Alberu’s

a

Cale started to speak.

tell someone

will gain

had said right after the

The Empire is a place where everything

Kingdom all knew about. Alberu’s voice was going off

I want to make alchemy

first thing that they would

will gain

flocking to the free city, its new Magic Tower, and

Kingdom was planning on creating

anybody in the Western continent who wanted to learn but did not

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

to choose what they wanted to

mages and alchemists who would learn and grow in the free city for twenty years would remember the Roan Kingdom. They would

“Third is control.”

“Ah.”

quickly

the Magic Tower and the Alchemists’ Bell Tower for twenty

Tower in the Whipper Kingdom and the Mogoru Empire's Alchemists’ Bell

had done a lot of evil deeds. The Roan Kingdom would try to control these two towers by using their past as justification, even if

was the biggest reason that Cale was moving forward with this

deeds. However, both of them would be organizations with technology and power. Nobody knew what they

keep them in check to maintain

about the two powers that would take

Roan Kingdom’s person would take charge of the new Magic Tower while it seemed

young master Cale’s, no, one of the

started

after removing your hands from the city

started to smile. He then calmly started to

not the only way to expand your

Roan Kingdom's territory would become a bit larger

three things the Roan Kingdom wanted during

Strength, people, and control.

Northern Kingdoms and the Jungle

to the other kingdoms. The Jungle especially had land that was multiple times the size of the Empire’s

nobody fears or respects them. However,

the Western

Empire had a lot of strength, lots of people connected to

the Empire had

Empire of

to

to mind to

The Roan Kingdom.

two words kept popping up in his

expand their territory for

were aiming for what the Roan Kingdom would achieve

no issues

will

power to influence the

different

very strong power that was not visible, but

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

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

the larger Roan Kingdom we

was located on the eastern side of

Boulders would have power that

in the hearts of the people

fear and respect the Roan

was the way to expand the Roan

free city are

technology and culture would develop at an explosive rate by being near the free

as the foundation to better the quality of life for the

nothing in the Roan Kingdom to prevent that from

like they have a national

where all sorts or races from

different things would work together in order

is possible when there

at least

mouth to speak. The Cat Knight slowly

“I’m envious.”

see how the Roan

is

He looked down at his scarred

Sun God's terror incident and the terrible truth about the Alchemists’ Bell Tower and the

picked

Church of the Sun God,’ and a, ‘new alchemy,’ if we accept the