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.

nodded his head while eating a dish that was made with potatoes and

natural to talk about this after hearing about the Mogoru Empire's

shoot

Chhhhhhhh-

Adin's fancy blanket that had shocked Cale in

opened in

her hand

draw an image

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the Mogoru

map of the Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana in front

the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of

Bud awkwardly smiled back

this table

have no idea why Cale

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

First was Rosalyn.

to the

was famous for her highly

being a future Tower Master

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 eventually inherit that

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

was rare to find someone so talented

was more skilled than even Bud's close friend,

is someone who

they met this

who seemed to be

was young but

Rosalyn and the White Star’s

smell her

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

smelled the White

since

‘…No.’

not sniffed these new friends

who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the same boat, it would be

Rosalyn. He could see Mary and Hannah. These two

not have time to think more about

explain

more red mana toward the

Tap.

the central region of

the Mogoru Empire's

Rosalyn and the

turned toward Cale as she continued

state of chaos after the

was to

pride of the Empire ended up being the center of black magic, while the Emperor and Imperial

knows, a lot of administrative issues were discovered and slowly

Cale started to speak.

the throne

“Correct.”

seemed to be interested as nobody dared to say

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

trial had been delayed

for that empty throne will start

opened a bottle as

nodded her

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

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

a few people

proper rights to the

Rex did not say much and just focused on restoring the stability of the Empire while the Church of

will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Church of the

quiet, the royal family members were bound to show their

hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

spots, one each to the North, South, East, and West of

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

as the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell

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

alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists

been shocked and escaped

had been listening

did they

thoroughly investigate any place that

the information he received, a large number of the

the answer to his question.

see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were

left

They had been waiting.

people here

true for Rosalyn who was the most involved

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

to capture all

family

Bud started to frown.

places that had

how much you liked power, it was not right to tie yourself

them tie

thought

it easy for us to tell which noble families, merchants, and influential people have no ties

tone slowly started to become

do not 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

stopped speaking for a

felt as if he could tell what she

to figure out the bad seeds at

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

able to quickly figure out

even touching his bottle.

total of four factions?

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map and continued to

factions and the southern faction currently has

Bud started to think.

are being

even have royal family

revolt would happen, so why did you

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