Trash of the Count's Family

Cale looked toward the others who came with him.

Raon looked quite dirty as if he had been covered in dirt at some point.

Bud's back was covered in fake blood and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Choi Han looked the most normal.

‘…Wasn’t he the one who moved around the most?’

Choi Han had been the one to fight against the White Star. Of course, the injuries on his hands and arm that had been holding the wind whip were healed with potions, but he still should have looked the worst.

But he looked clean. He looked slightly disheveled at most.

Cale looked down at himself.

He then looked back up.

Adin's Imperial Palace.

Moonlight could not make it into this palace because the curtains were shut at night.

However, the magic lamps inside the room made the room quite bright.

Nobody usually lived in this dark place. That was why Cale's group was staying here.

Raon moved past Cale toward the people in the room.

“Good little Mary! Rosalyn! Hannah! It’s been so long!”

Cale could see Hannah who was sitting but pretty much lying down on the couch, as well as Rosalyn and Mary who were standing in front of him to greet him.

Hannah, the fake Holy Maiden who was now just a sword master.

The necromancer, Mary, and Rosalyn, the mage.

Rosalyn started to speak after making eye contact with Cale.

“Not everyone could gather at such short notice. Sir Rex is currently taking care of administrative business while Jack-nim is at the Vatican.”

The Cat Knight Sir Rex and Saint Jack were busy working even in the middle of the night.

“Tasha-nim and Miss Freesia are inside the capital taking care of things.”

Alberu had returned to the Roan Kingdom, but Dark Elf Tasha and some other Dark Elves remained behind to support Sir Rex. Freesia and her subordinates, members of Cale's information network, were busy as well.

"Everybody is busy.”

Cale first headed toward the couch.

Mary got in his way and started to speak.

“You must wash up, eat, and then get to work. The only time you should not eat is when you are dead.”

Cale turned toward the bathroom instead of the couch. He then heard an awkward voice behind him.

“Um, are you not going to introduce me……?”

Cale turned around and started to speak to Rosalyn and Mary after hearing Mercenary King Bud's voice.

“He’s my servant.”

“You, you-!”

Cale ignored Bud's shocked mumbling as he headed toward the bathroom.

A piece of steak was placed inside Cale's mouth.

“Human! You can eat more!”

Cale could see a large piece of meat being placed on his plate. Raon had given it to him.

He could see Rosalyn smiling at Raon's actions. She lifted up four fingers once she made eye contact with Cale.

That made Cale think about the past.

It was Rosalyn, Cale, and Raon who ate together like this when they first ate at the Roan Kingdom's capital.

Cale had lifted four fingers back then to tell Rosalyn that Raon was four years old.

‘You eat your food. This is mine.’

The Raon back then had hugged his plate of homemade sausages and did not want to share.

Two years had passed since then.

Cale ignored the emotions piling up inside him as he put a piece of steak into his mouth.

“Ahh! The alcohol is great! The Western continent’s alcohol is great!”

Naturally, nobody was paying attention to Bud. Choi Han was looking neat and proper but had already finished off a couple of plates of steak.

“Young master Cale, I heard you have to stop by a merchant guild? Will you be heading over right away?”

Munch munch.

Cale finished the piece of meat in his mouth as he started to speak.

“Yes, we will probably head back right away after taking care of some business. But we will be back soon.”

‘Be back soon?’

Bud looked confused.

Cale asked Rosalyn a question.

“Do you see signs of a revolt happening any time soon?”

Clank.

The fork in Bud Illis's hand fell to the table. He then touched his ears.

“…Haaaaa, I can’t eat or drink without worrying about anything.”

He mumbled to himself before flinching.

“Seems to be about 50/50.”

It was because of Rosalyn’s response.

Rosalyn, Mary, and Hannah were sitting at the table but were not eating. It was because they had already eaten dinner.

Clank.

The teacup in Rosalyn’s hand was placed on the table.

“Young master Cale, can I open up a map?”

fingers started

Ooooooooong.

while eating a dish that

talk about this after hearing about the Mogoru Empire's situation

shoot out from

Chhhhhhhh-

Prince Adin's fancy blanket that had shocked Cale in the past started to

opened in the

waved her hand once

to draw

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

seems to be the

of the Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana

expected of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of

Bud awkwardly smiled back in

at this table

why

understand why Cale would bring someone like him, someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was why he started to think about the information

First was Rosalyn.

thrown away her position as the heir to the Breck Kingdom and was doing

was famous for her

being a future Tower Master of a Magic

mages who were said to be the core of the Western continent's magic had disappeared after Toonka killed the Tower Master during the Whipper Kingdom's civil

deemed Rosalyn to be the one to

reason for this was because of her skilled magic she had shown in the

find someone so talented

than even Bud's close

there is someone who

mage they met

seemed to be the White Star’s loyal

was young but

and the White Star’s subordinate

I smell her

ancient power that allowed him to get a good idea about someone else's power and

had smelled the White

was fine since he was an

‘…No.’

had not sniffed these new friends of

Cale’s scent when they had first met, but that was because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the same boat, it would be awkward if someone noticed

slowly turned away from Rosalyn. He could see Mary and Hannah. These two were even

not have time to think

explain the

more red

Tap.

the central region of the bottom

the

Rosalyn and the others were

turned toward Cale as

in a state of chaos after the Alchemists’ Bell

was to

that was the pride of the Empire ended up being the center of black magic, while the Emperor and Imperial Prince had both

of administrative issues were discovered and slowly resolved after the Alchemists’

Cale started to speak.

the throne

“Correct.”

as nobody dared

and the Emperor are locked up, but realistically speaking, they will not be able to rule again. They have committed too many sins to do that. They will

trial had been

who are aiming for that

bottle

nodded her head and

down the bloodline for generations. But there are others with the royal bloodline aside from the

for Adin's father, the Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru

a few people with

had proper rights to

Sir Rex did not say much and just focused on restoring

those people will slowly

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

the Church of

both of these entities were quiet, the royal family members were bound to show their

her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

in four spots, one each to the

to the Alchemists’ Bell

have people as skilled as the ones at the

magic as well, however, they have been as quiet as mice since the incident at the capital. They locked the

had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not touched

had been shocked

had been listening had

they

place

the information he received, a large number of the Western continent’s

answer to his

could see

were quiet

they left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone and remained

They had been waiting.

here

who was the most involved of Cale’s group in

family members would try to partner with the forces of the Alchemists’

planned to capture all of

and influential people who approved of the Mogoru Royal family and

Bud started to frown.

were places that had ties to

it was not right to

they let them tie with factions like

this thought came out

which

tone slowly started to

to suffer the most if the

stopped speaking for a

if he could tell what she was going

needed a way to figure out

the people and things tied to those bad seeds

be able to quickly figure out anybody tied

his

be a total of four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

looked at the map and continued

four factions and the southern faction currently

Bud started to think.

factions are

factions even have

a revolt would happen, so

He could see Cale happily munching away at his