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.

does it mean that

Slayer wanted to be the ruler

was curious about the meaning behind

important enough to

see Eruhaben’s face filling with

the Dragon Catcher to

treacher. It did not

kill Dragons, the

a moment before

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

Tree at the northern part of the

needed to go visit it once

abilities, and skills have all gone beyond human limits to make

then quickly

a power that only

to process the information he had

hands on enough strength to even

‘…What a headache.’

defeat someone who had that power for

could already feel a migraine forming in his head. Eruhaben said something else in

Dragon Lord's only friend was the Dragon

“…Is that so?”

a lot while saying

the leader

was someone

friends? It was an odd relationship

since the Dragon Lord disappeared, so I

his shoulders. He then peeked

him a

mean to destroy

Han who asked that question before

their entire existence, will

else needed

filled the room

quickly broken. Cale placed the plate of steak in

“Let’s go for now.”

they first meet with that

were bound to arrive at their destination

Paaaaat-

blinked at the teleportation

and Adventure Loving

he was quite familiar with now. Cale started to think as the light disappeared

while

not finish that

“Ugh!”

help but gasp for breath. Something had charged over and

“Meeeeeow.”

Cale lowered his head.

“Meeeeeow.”

“Meeow.”

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

“……”

without saying anything

up the red kitten Hong with a

was still a kitten, but he was

his arms when he opened it up for her. He

“You're stupid!”

right. My little bro is

weak human is

‘Haaaa.’

nine-years-old speaking at the

“…Young master-nim.”

standing there with a

he was fidgeting with his dagger as

get even more vicious while I haven't

His servant Ron had a way of making him

the last two weeks have been difficult for

looked away

On, and Hong had all heard about how he had

to know, however, who the hell told such useless things

and looked toward

I don't know anything

fidgeting while his big round eyes were trying their best to avoid Cale's

‘It was you.’

out

have contacted On and Hong who were pretty much his

“Ay.”

almost slammed open as

“Hello, young master-nim.”

door in his chef uniform and made eye contact with Cale. Cale flinched at Beacrox who was standing there

at Cale, Raon, and Eruhaben before commenting after looking

you

again as he said one more

care whether or not you come

is he talking in

looked around. Raon was now chubby even if Eruhaben and

lost some

“No, Cale-nim.”

started to frown. Raon interjected at that

eat less ever since we

Choi Han. Choi

will eat

“I trust you.”

Han flinched at that response, but Cale had already turned

eat first after coming

“Yes.”

Click.

Raon

floors. Cale felt something odd once he stepped out into

guests on

third floor was empty. Ron answered back as Cale stood there

a week after hearing that you

make money. He didn’t need to do that

had done it on his behalf. Ron asked as

to meet the Mercenary

think you can quickly figure out where the Mercenary King is located

quickly as possible. Cale observed Ron peeking

“Young master-nim.”

odd smile on

are being attacked right now. Arm is said to be responsible

face that he

was said to be aiming for the Mercenaries Guild after all. That meant that he would need to attack

is why the Mercenaries Guild is said to be

battle between the organization that had control of

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

unexpected

teams to visit the attacked branch locations. We

‘Oh?’

good

the

that Arm had attacked the Mercenaries Guild. Where

something odd after asking

the corners of Ron's lips were twitching.

incident that happened near the beginning of the year

‘…No way.’

passed through Cale's

“…That incident?”

located in Leeb-An City, a free city

Guild in

are talking about

be Arm and attacked the Mercenaries Guild's branch in Leeb-An City. Human! We looted the

‘Oh right.