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.

Aren’t you just

That's not true! You're wrong little Cat Knight! The human and crown prince will

ignored Raon's

do we

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

shook his head and

have a

even have the capacity to

the Roan Kingdom really did have a lot

to receive a lot of money from the defeated three northern kingdoms. In addition, the Roan Kingdom was going to trade food

than ever and also had a lot of money that should be coming

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

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

would also not need to fight a bloody war nor have to sign a humiliating

you gave something to

why Sir Rex could not understand

conversation he had with the crown prince

was one of the conversations they had inside Alberu’s

a

Cale started to speak.

could not tell someone

will gain

had said right after the

my former teacher told me this. The

prince Alberu, and the Roan Kingdom

Henituse, I want to

thing that they would earn was

we will gain

large number of people flocking to the free city,

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

would provide funds for anybody in the Western continent who wanted to learn but did not have the

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

freedom to choose what they wanted to do, they would

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

“Third is control.”

“Ah.”

quickly understood this

Roan Kingdom would control the Magic Tower and

the Whipper Kingdom and the Mogoru Empire's Alchemists’

to control these

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

However, both of them would

someone to keep them in check to maintain the

powers that would take shelter within the free

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

young master Cale’s, no, one of the Roan Kingdom’s

pupils started to

Roan Kingdom’s influence will be strong even after removing your hands from the city twenty years

started to smile. He then calmly

not the only way to expand your

Roan Kingdom's territory would become a bit larger for twenty

things the Roan Kingdom

Strength, people, and control.

the Jungle have a lot

to the other kingdoms. The Jungle especially had land that was multiple

fears or respects them.

places around the Western continent

strength, lots of

Empire had

the Empire

Rex started to think about

place came to

The Roan Kingdom.

two words kept popping

to expand their territory for twenty

were aiming for what the Roan Kingdom would

no issues saying

influence will become

influence

was a different name

that

Roan Kingdom will have access to a lot of power, there will be people connected to the Roan Kingdom throughout the continent, and

years, there would be people talking about the Roan Kingdom

is the larger

happens, then the Roan Kingdom that was located on the eastern side of

power that rivals their sturdy and long

the hearts of the people

respect the Roan Empire would

to expand the Roan

free city are not

Kingdom's technology and culture would develop at an

would serve as the foundation to better the quality of life for the Roan

in the Roan Kingdom to prevent

have a

had freedom of religion. Furthermore, it was a kingdom where all sorts or

different things would work together in

is possible

least twenty

see Sir Rex slowly opening his mouth to speak. The Cat Knight slowly started to

“I’m envious.”

the Roan Kingdom would sparkle in the

it is impossible for the

looked down at his

Alchemists’ Bell Tower and the royal family will soon be revealed. The Alchemists’ Bell Tower will be destroyed and the Empire

out and picked up

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