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.

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

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

naturally ignored Raon's

do we

build a city and bring in both magic and alchemy, both of which are expensive to maintain, would cost a lot of money. Would there be

his head and answered

fine. We have

didn't even have the capacity to

the Roan Kingdom really did have

a lot of money from the defeated three

more money than ever and also had a lot of money that should

at all. Why would the Roan Kingdom make

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

a bloody war nor have to sign a humiliating

deal where you gave

Rex could not understand the Roan

with the crown prince at the Gorge

of the conversations they

wish for a larger

Cale started to speak.

could not tell someone else the complete

will gain

had said right after the battle at Maple

The Empire is a

was something that Cale, crown prince Alberu, and the Roan Kingdom all knew about.

I want to

first thing that they would earn was

we will

a large number of people flocking to the free city, its new

Roan Kingdom was planning on

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

in the free city, return home, or come to

the freedom to choose what they wanted to do, they would not forget about

mages and alchemists who would learn and grow in the free city for twenty years would remember the Roan Kingdom. They would be the only kingdom that offered them a home and financial

“Third is control.”

“Ah.”

Rex quickly understood this

Roan Kingdom would control the Magic Tower and the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

Magic Tower in the Whipper Kingdom

deeds. The Roan Kingdom would try to control these two towers by using their

biggest reason that

low chance of Rosalyn’s Magic Tower or the new Alchemists’ Bell Tower committing evil deeds. However, both of them would

needed someone to keep them in check to maintain the

started to think about the two powers that would

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

young master

pupils started

will be strong even after removing your hands from

He then calmly started

the only way to

would become

the Roan Kingdom wanted during

Strength, people, and control.

and the Jungle have a lot of

the other kingdoms. The Jungle especially had

or respects them. However, the Empire was

places around the Western continent that feared and

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

the Empire had been

Empire of

started to think about the

to

The Roan Kingdom.

kept popping up in his

not to expand their territory for

aiming for what the Roan

issues saying it

will become

to influence

was a different name for

a very strong power that was

of power, there will be people connected to the

be people talking about the Roan

larger Roan Kingdom

then the Roan Kingdom that was located on the eastern side of the continent would become the Roan

Land of Boulders would have power that rivals

the hearts of the people throughout the

the Roan Empire

to

the free city are not

at an explosive

serve as the foundation to better the quality of life for the Roan Kingdom's citizens and change their ways of

the Roan Kingdom

a

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

work together in order to help the

is possible when there

least twenty years

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

“I’m envious.”

Roan Kingdom would

think it is impossible

nodded his head. He looked down at his scarred

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

slowly reached his hand out and picked up the document

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