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?”

started to

Ooooooooong.

around her hand. Cale nodded his head while eating a dish that was made with potatoes

talk about this after hearing about the Mogoru

started to shoot out from Rosalyn’s

Chhhhhhhh-

shocked Cale in

opened in

her

mana started to draw an image

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

seems to be the

see a map of the Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana in front

Mercenary King, you quickly

toward Bud. Bud awkwardly smiled

information about the three women at this

have no idea why Cale Henituse

someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was why he

First was Rosalyn.

away her position as the heir to the

was famous for her highly

about her being a future Tower Master

of the Western continent's magic had disappeared after Toonka killed the Tower

to be the one to

was because of her skilled magic she had shown

to find someone so talented and so

skilled than even Bud's

someone who is better

mage they met

to be the White Star’s

young

think about Rosalyn and the White Star’s subordinate mage's

I smell her

him to get a good idea about someone else's

had smelled the White Star’s

fine since he was an

‘…No.’

sniffed these new friends of

but that was because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they

and Hannah. These two were even more

not have time to think

explain

some more red

Tap.

central

the

and the others were located right

turned toward Cale as she continued to

Empire is in a state of chaos after the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

was to be

up being the center of black magic, while the Emperor and Imperial Prince had both committed

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

Cale started to speak.

throne

“Correct.”

to be interested as nobody

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

had been delayed for a

people who are aiming for that empty throne will start to

bottle

nodded her

But there are others with the royal bloodline aside from

for Adin's father, the Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies

there were quite a few people with

of them had proper rights to the throne

at first. However, Sir Rex did not say much and just focused on restoring the stability of the Empire while the Church of the Sun God just focused on fixing

will slowly start

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Rex and the Church of

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

hand

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

to the North, South, East, and West of

Towers in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You can consider

as the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell Tower,

quiet as mice since the incident at the

gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists

someone from one of those branch towers who had been shocked and escaped after seeing one of those

had been listening had a

they

any place that was connected to

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

he soon figured out the answer to his question. His

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were

although she was saying they left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone and

They had been waiting.

here had

who was the

those royal family members would try to partner with the forces

to capture all of them at

approved of the Mogoru Royal family and Imperial

Bud started to frown.

that had ties

you liked power, it was not right to tie yourself

let them tie

thought

tell which noble families, merchants, and influential people have no ties to

tone slowly started

need to shed as little blood as possible. The ones to suffer the most if the chaos continues are the innocent people doing their

speaking

if he could tell what she was going to say

a way to figure out the bad seeds

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

they would be able to quickly figure out

to speak without even touching his bottle. He was subconsciously sitting

a total of four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

looked at the map

four factions and the southern faction

Bud started to think.

factions are

even have

obvious that a revolt would happen, so why did you say that

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