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 to

Ooooooooong.

his head while eating a dish that was made

was only natural to talk about this after hearing about the Mogoru Empire's situation from the

shoot

Chhhhhhhh-

shocked Cale

opened in

waved her

draw an image on the

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be

could see a map of the Mogoru Empire drawn with

Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of the

Bud awkwardly

this table was

idea why Cale Henituse brought

would bring someone like him, someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was why

First was Rosalyn.

the heir to the

was famous for her highly skilled

heard many talks about her being a future Tower

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

deemed Rosalyn to be the one to eventually

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

someone so talented

than even Bud's

course, there is someone who is

mage they

be the White

young but extremely

think about Rosalyn and the White Star’s subordinate

smell

him to get a good

smelled the White Star’s subordinate mage’s

since he

‘…No.’

sniffed

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 him using

Mary and Hannah. These two were

he did not have time to think more

me explain

some more red mana toward

Tap.

near the central region

the

was where Rosalyn and the

turned toward Cale as she continued

a state of chaos after

to be

was the pride of the Empire ended up being the center of black magic, while

administrative issues were discovered and slowly resolved after

Cale started to speak.

the throne is

“Correct.”

to be interested as nobody

to rule again. They have committed too many sins

had been

that empty throne will start

a bottle as

her head and

Empire’s royalty has had difficulties with passing down the bloodline for generations. But there are others with the royal bloodline aside from

the previous Emperor as well.

a

had proper rights

much and just focused on

people will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Rex and the Church of the

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

hand in the

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

dots appeared in four spots, one each to the North, South, East, and West of the

addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You can consider them as branches

the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell Tower, they

had experimented with black magic as well, however, they have been as quiet as mice since the incident at the capital. They locked the doors to their towers and

alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not touched black magic as Cale

who had been shocked and escaped after seeing one of those

who had been

they leave those

they thoroughly investigate any place that

of the Western continent’s people had died because of those black

out the answer to

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were quiet

left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone

They had been waiting.

here had

true for Rosalyn who was the most involved of Cale’s

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

planned to capture all

family and Imperial Prince

Bud started to frown.

had

was not right to tie yourself to such

they let them tie with factions like

answer to this thought came out of Rosalyn’s

easy for us to tell which noble families, merchants, and influential

started to become

have much time. We also need to shed as little blood as possible. The ones to suffer the most if the chaos continues are the innocent people

speaking for

he could tell what she was

to figure out the bad seeds at once

to investigate the people and things tied to those bad seeds if they found them all

quickly figure

touching his bottle. He

be a total of four factions?

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map and continued

are four factions and the southern faction

Bud started to think.

are being

these factions even have royal family

a revolt would happen, so why did you say

see Cale happily munching away at his steak. However, Cale's eyes were focused on Rosalyn's