Trash of the Count's Family

“…You're going to go through all of these?”

The Mercenary King urgently chased behind Cale, who was heading toward the center of the area that was full of thousands of books. He seemed to be nervous.

“Cale, I remember what you told me when you made me the offer.”

Bud Illis recalled the things Cale told him the first time they met.

“You asked me to show you the Directory.”

The Directory was not a file that even the Mercenary King could easily show others. However, he still brought Cale here, even acting stealthily in the process.

There was a simple reason for it.

“You said you needed to know the White Star’s history.”

Cale turned his head and looked toward the Mercenary King.

The Mercenary King flinched.

It was because Cale’s eyes did not look human for a moment.

They were cold and emotionless. It was as if he was looking at an object.

However, those thoughts quickly disappeared once Cale started to speak.

Cale had not told the Mercenary King much information about the White Star. However, it was time to share some details.

“The White Star is a reincarnator who has gone through many lives for approximately 1,000 years.”

That was enough.

Cale confirmed the Mercenary King's expression changing before turning back around and heading toward the records.

Bud just blankly stared at Cale’s back.

Pat. Pat.

He only returned to his senses and started to speak after the ancient Dragon patted his shoulders before walking past him. The ancient Dragon was approaching Cale.

“…Eruhaben-nim, are you saying the White Star is someone who repeatedly died and was born again?”

“Yes. He reincarnated over and over.”

Eruhaben looked toward Cale who stopped in front of a desk and was looking around before continuing to speak.

“That is why we came here to look for records about him. He should have left traces throughout the Eastern and Western continents during his reincarnations.”

Bud quickly responded back.

“…There’s no way that we have no records on such a strong individual.”

However, Bud's lips opened and closed a few times without saying anything before he stopped hesitating and continued to speak.

“However, it is close to impossible to find traces of him in these tens of thousands of books.”

As the current Mercenary King, he had the most knowledge about these records than any other living being.

“Each book has hundreds of people listed in it. It is … Almost not realistic to go through hundreds of thousands of individuals.”

He peeked toward Ron Molan before continuing to speak.

“Of course, I have a good knowledge of all of the strong individuals in the past fifty years. Those are considered the, ‘currently recording,’ information.”

Ron Molan was an example of a strong individual from the Eastern continent whose traces had disappeared.

That was why the Mercenaries Guild was keeping his record under the, ‘currently recording,’ status.

“…Around two hundred years might be doable, but a thousand years is just-”

“Bud.”

Someone cut him off.

It was Cale.

"Where is the first-ever record?”

“Haaaaaaaaa.”

Bud sighed at Cale who seemed ready to start looking from the first-ever record. He quickly walked over to Cale.

“Cale, are you planning on spending the next few years in here? Hmm?”

Bud was getting frustrated.

He didn't understand why such a smart person would pick such a method.

“I'm sure it will be helpful to look up his past since the White Star is a reincarnator. However, there are 1,000 years worth of records.”

Bud picked up a book from the bookshelf and opened it up.

“It has each strong individual's birth, date, and general information about their lives. Furthermore, we also record the powers they use. Each book has hundreds of such records.”

Bud had felt like he was going to suffocate when he first became the Mercenary King and came in here.

He was overwhelmed by the information.

At the same time, it helped him understand how the Mercenaries Guild was able to remain a strong force in the Eastern continent without having any land of their own.

They had records that were just as valuable as land.

In some aspects, this was the scariest power.

That was the overwhelming nature of these records.

Bud started to point out the issues in Cale's plans one by one.

“Even if you start reading from the first record, it would be difficult to remember the first strong individual in the book by the time you are only a third of the way through it.”

Even a person with a good memory would find it difficult to remember over thirty people’s information.

Just looking through three of the books would make it confusing to remember which information belonged to whom.

“Furthermore, how do you plan on finding traces of the White Star? How will you be able to tell which strong individual was the White Star's first incarnation?”

smelled quite a number of scents coming from the White

ancient powers like Cale such that it

Cale, don't you need to quickly capture the White Star? What you are trying to do will require a bunch of people working nonstop for

read and remember

up

then said the thing that confused him

than anybody else.

Bud pulled out and turned the

Shhh.

books thanks to the preservation

watching this could not help but

“Cale Henituse, this-”

“It’s fine for me.”

Bud flinched.

was not

of the group who were busy looking around at the area

the calm Cale

“…What?”

he just

of doing what

But how?

smell such an ability

smile as Cale stopped looking at the book and turned back

“First, one week.”

plan on staying here for a long time

find the first within that

believed to be the first incarnation of

person's birth and death, then he just needed to look for

knew about the White Star’s Dragon Slayer powers and ancient powers. Of course, Bud did

had a decent amount of knowledge on the White Star’s

was possible

you

at Bud who was standing there with a blank expression

to the expressions people had when

Kill or be killed.

Live or let live.

war between monsters

between humans

of destruction because

was useless in such a world, an ability that would only help him in

allowed Kim Rok Soo to keep

the confused

“Take a look.”

He then asked.

“Where is it?”

for a

innermost shelf. The first book on the bottom

location

book is the first

voice coming from behind him as he pulled out the first book from the bookshelf. He

Flip, flip.

sound of pages

stood

“…Ho.”

Cale's actions. However, he made eye contact with the others before walking toward

needed to help

just stand there and do

people heading toward

the

Choi Han,

children

Flip, flip, flip.

the sound of

felt that something was

Flip, flip, flip.

quiet around

quietly

the

no choice but

up with his

Flip. Flip.

it didn't

turning pages at a reasonable

was as if he

had been weird from

Flip. Flip. Flip.

seemed as if he was just taking a peek

even had this kind

he not thoroughly going through and remembering the details about each

he just quickly

giving off

seemed to be thoroughly

“Cale.”

his head after hearing someone calling

observed Cale's eyes with an odd expression on his face. Cale's expression was same, but

ask many questions. He used his memory of everything

remembering all

just skimming it, you actually remember the

answered the ancient Dragon's

“Of course.”

answered in his usual nonchalant way before resuming reading. His

Flip.

He turned a page.

became recorded in his mind. The speed continued to

could only quietly watch

‘…What a scary ability.’

thought that this

than the fancy magic, destructive aura, and even the different types of ancient powers. This

realize that he was using an ability if you did not

an ability that could kill someone, but Bud thought that this ability was really

recorded in the

only

he soon heard

“Cale-nim.”

the cautious calling. Choi

“What is it?”