Trash of the Count's Family

How to approach the Mercenary King.

This information from the crown prince was extremely useful to Cale, who had been pondering that question.

However, he could see that Alberu’s expression was turning odd. Alberu Crossman only had one response to Cale, who said that his natural instincts as a trash were getting him excited.

“…Trash?”

Alberu slowly asked before laughing at Cale.

“Pwahaha-!”

Laughing at Cale.

“You're saying something that would make the real trash in the world roll on the ground in laughter.”

Cale started to think.

He felt that Alberu’s extremely glib tongue that was great at complimenting others was getting rougher and rougher with him as the day went by.

Pat. Pat.

Alberu patted Cale on the shoulder.

“Why don't you just stick to being a slacker.”

Cale who could not say that he didn’t want to be a slacker, could only keep his mouth closed as Alberu shook his head at Cale’s reaction.

‘They said you needed to meet with the fake Dragon Slayer?”

The crown prince looked toward Eruhaben. It was the only thing Eruhaben had asked for while Cale was unconscious.

Cale slowly nodded his head.

“Yes, yes I do.”

The White Star.

He was said to be the final Dragon Slayer. The first thing Cale needed to do to learn about him was to meet with Syrem, the fake Dragon Slayer and the Dragon half-blood.

Of course, the healing power for Eruhaben was more important than that.

Cale's gaze turned back toward Eruhaben. Eruhaben shrugged his shoulders and started to speak.

“Can I answer your questions now?”

The questions about the Dragon Catcher household and about how to destroy a soul.

Cale and the others looked toward the ancient Dragon as if they were ready to listen. Even Alberu who had returned in the middle seemed to have realized something important was about to happen as he sat on the bed. The ancient Dragon finally started to speak.

It was a story about the Dragon Catcher, the Dragon Slayers.

“The origin of the Dragon Slayer household is a unique one.”

Eruhaben started to talk about an ancient story that even he had heard from another ancient Dragon when he was younger.

“We can’t tell when it started, however, at some point, the strong humans of the continent gathered together to create a village.”

They did not know where this village was located.

However, this small village was said to be somewhere on the Western continent.

“Those strong individuals were kind of weird. They were people who focused on both mental fortitude and physical strength.”

In simple terms, they were similar to martial artists.

“They are said to have really enjoyed sparring. Some people say that these people who liked to spar gathered together to be able to spar against other strong individuals, but more importantly…”

More importantly?

Cale was waiting for Eruhaben who paused for suspense to continue speaking.

“It was because there was a human there who was as strong as Dragons. He was someone who could easily defeat the Whales, Lions, actually, all of the Beast people, as well as the Elves and the Dwarves.”

Cale started to speak.

“Was the Dragon Slayer that strong individual?”

“Yes.”

Eruhaben then added on.

“That person was the first Dragon Slayer.”

“…The first?”

“Yes.”

The ancient Dragon patted the young Dragon with a vicious gaze on the head before continuing to speak.

“That Dragon Slayer supposedly said the following. ‘I am the one who created the power to defeat Dragons.’ ”

He then added on.

“The first Dragon Slayer also said something else to the people of the village.”

That was the beginning.

“ ‘I will pass my powers on to the strongest individual.’ ”

Eruhaben closed his eyes and calmly continued to speak.

“A long time passed after that and a couple of different households appeared in that village.”

The gathering of people connected by blood was said to be a household.

However, the first Dragon Slayer did not have any children.

Instead, he stayed with the other strong individuals of the village as sworn siblings, some as his subordinates, and some as his friends based on the bonds he had with them.

“Eventually, those different households together were called the Dragon Catcher household.”

Cale started to speak.

“That should mean that the strongest person of that Dragon Catcher household would be the patriarch and the Dragon Slayer, right?”

“Correct.”

Cale’s expression turned odd.

The White Star had said that he had killed everyone in the Dragon Catcher household.

‘I am the patriarch of the Dragon Catcher household. I am also the one who destroyed the Dragon Catcher household.’

‘I killed everybody else other than myself.’

It meant that he had destroyed an entire village.

A village filled with strong individuals at that.

What could have been his reason for doing that?

Cale started to think about the things that the White Star wanted.

‘I can turn Cale into the Dragon Catcher. After that, I will finally be able to get the thing I’ve desired.’

That was what the White Star had said with a fatigued but greedy face.

‘It is to no longer be a treacher and be the ruler instead.’

Eruhaben sighed and continued on as Cale was thinking.

“I had mistakenly thought you were from that household. It had been so long ago that I thought you were the last remaining person from that household.”

Cale asked back.

what does it mean that he is a

wanted to be

curious about the meaning

enough to keep

see Eruhaben’s

Catcher to

It did not sound

kill Dragons, the strongest beings in the world, and,

debated for a

to stop by the World Tree on our way back from the Eastern continent. I only heard this information from someone else, so I don't know how much of it is accurate, but the World Tree should know

World Tree at the northern part of the Western

go visit it

skills have all gone beyond human limits to make them so

quickly

is a power that

the information he had

finally managed to get his hands on enough strength

‘…What a headache.’

had that power

a migraine forming in his head. Eruhaben said something else in order

is also said that the Dragon Lord's only friend was the

“…Is that so?”

each other a lot while saying that

Lord was the leader of

someone who could kill

two of them were friends? It was an odd relationship that seemed plausible but not at

it has been a while since the Dragon Lord disappeared, so I

He then peeked

he heard someone asking him a question at

mean to destroy someone’s

who asked that question before slowly starting

entire

else needed to

room for a

quickly broken. Cale placed the plate of steak in his hand down on

“Let’s go for now.”

first meet with that

their destination if they took one

Paaaaat-

the teleportation magic circle's bright

and Adventure

he was quite familiar with now. Cale started

been a while since we came

could not finish

“Ugh!”

help but gasp for breath. Something had charged

“Meeeeeow.”

Cale lowered his head.

“Meeeeeow.”

“Meeow.”

at Cale’s leg and was rubbing his face on it. He

“……”

saying anything stopped one step away from

picked up the red kitten

still a kitten, but he was quite heavy

his arms when he opened

“You're stupid!”

little bro is

human is an idiot from

‘Haaaa.’

speaking at the same time.

“…Young master-nim.”

there with

fidgeting with his dagger as he

get even more vicious while I haven't seen

Ron had a way of making him cower in

the last two weeks have been difficult for you,

away

all heard about how

know, however, who the hell told such

and looked toward the group

don't know

round eyes were trying their best to avoid

‘It was you.’

out

On and Hong who were pretty much his family

“Ay.”

slammed open

“Hello, young master-nim.”

eye contact with Cale. Cale flinched at

Raon, and Eruhaben

you look

then closed the door again

care whether or not

is he talking in such a

looked around. Raon was now chubby even

you lost

“No, Cale-nim.”

started to frown. Raon interjected at

started to eat less ever since we fought

Choi Han. Choi Han slowly avoided

will eat a

“I trust you.”

flinched at that response, but Cale had already turned around

about you eat first after coming such a far

“Yes.”

Click.

opened and Raon activated his

three floors. Cale felt something odd once he

are no guests on the third

the inn would be doing well, but the third floor was empty. Ron answered back as Cale stood there with a disappointed expression on his

kept the third floor empty for a week after hearing

make money. He didn’t need to do that for

had done it on his behalf. Ron asked as he walked

to meet the

you can quickly figure out where the Mercenary

meet the Mercenary King as quickly as

“Young master-nim.”

odd smile on

are being attacked right now. Arm is

at this face that

Mercenaries Guild after

Guild is said to be investigating

that had control of the underworld and

about it made it sound like a big ordeal. Cale's expression turned serious. He

said something unexpected at that

King is supposedly leading those investigation teams to visit the attacked branch locations. We received information a few days ago that he would soon visit

‘Oh?’

was good information

is the first

attacked the Mercenaries Guild. Where would that

something odd after

was because the corners of Ron's lips were twitching. His benign

should remember the incident that happened near

‘…No way.’

memory passed

“…That incident?”

was located in Leeb-An City, a free

of the Mercenaries Guild in Leeb-An

talking about what

and attacked the Mercenaries Guild's branch in Leeb-An City.

‘Oh right.