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

Cale such that it was difficult to accurately

to quickly capture the White Star? What you are trying to do will require a bunch of people working nonstop for months,

impossible to just read and remember all of these

to divide up the

thing that

than anybody else. So why are you

that Bud pulled out and turned

Shhh.

thanks to the preservation magic quickly turned one by

could not help

“Cale Henituse, this-”

“It’s fine for me.”

Bud flinched.

not the only

busy looking around at the area focused on

asked the calm Cale

“…What?”

did he just

capable of doing what I

But how?

smell such an ability on

smile as Cale stopped looking

“First, one week.”

staying here for a long

the first within

be the first incarnation of the White

then he just needed to look for the next information based on the time

Slayer powers and ancient powers. Of course,

amount of

was possible to find the

you find

who was standing there with

was similar to the expressions people had when Kim Rok Soo

Kill or be killed.

Live or let live.

war between monsters and

war between humans

was a world full of destruction because

had been determined to have awakened an ability that was useless in such a world, an ability that would

Rok Soo to keep living without

answered the confused

“Take a look.”

He then asked.

“Where is it?”

a

innermost shelf. The first book on the bottom

location

book is

the first book from the

Flip, flip.

pages turning

just stood

“…Ho.”

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

to

couldn’t just stand

heading toward Cale had to

was the

Eruhaben, Choi Han,

children

Flip, flip, flip.

the sound of

they felt that

Flip, flip, flip.

quiet around

was just quietly

the

had no choice but to

is up with

Flip. Flip.

didn't seem

turning pages at a

if he

then realized that it had been weird from

Flip. Flip. Flip.

and faster. It seemed as if he was

even had this kind of

through and remembering the details about

he just quickly

Cale was giving off did not seem that

seemed to

“Cale.”

raised his head after hearing

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

ask many questions. He used his memory of everything Cale had done

remembering all

skimming it, you actually remember the information,

the ancient

“Of course.”

before resuming reading. His reddish brown eyes looked at the text inside

Flip.

He turned a page.

page became recorded in his mind. The

only quietly watch

‘…What a scary ability.’

really thought that

and even the different types of ancient powers. This ability

you would not even realize that he was using an ability if you

not an ability that could kill someone, but Bud thought that this ability was really the one

recorded

only gulp

he soon

“Cale-nim.”

head after hearing the cautious

“What is it?”