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.

nodded his head while eating a

this after hearing about

mana started to shoot

Chhhhhhhh-

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

blanket opened in the

waved her

to draw

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

be the Mogoru

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

expected of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map

smiled toward Bud. Bud

the three women at this table was going through

have no idea why Cale

Mogoru Empire. That was why

First was Rosalyn.

had thrown away her position as the heir to the

famous for her highly

heard many talks about her being a future Tower

the core of the Western continent's magic had disappeared after Toonka

be the one to eventually inherit that

for this was because of her skilled magic she had shown

to find someone so talented and

was more skilled than even

someone

they

who seemed to be the White

young

started to think about Rosalyn and the

I smell her

ancient power that allowed him to

had smelled the White Star’s subordinate

fine since

‘…No.’

he had not sniffed these new friends

didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the

and Hannah. These two were even more

time to think more about

me explain the

sent some more red mana toward

Tap.

red dot appeared near the central region of the

the Mogoru Empire's

where Rosalyn and the others were

as she

state of chaos after the Alchemists’

to

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

issues were discovered and slowly resolved after the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

Cale started to speak.

the throne is

“Correct.”

be interested as nobody

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

trial had been delayed for

are aiming for that empty throne

bottle

nodded her head

for generations. But there are others with the royal bloodline

Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak

a few

rights

were quiet 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

will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

and the Church of the

the royal family members were bound to show their interest in

waved her hand

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

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

has four other Alchemists’ Towers in addition to the Alchemists’

did not have people as skilled as the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell Tower,

since the incident at the capital. They locked the

Stecker, the alcoholic alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped

had been shocked and escaped after seeing one of those

been listening had

they leave

any place that was connected to black

the Western continent’s people had died

figured out the answer to his question.

see

were

they left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone and

They had been waiting.

here

especially true for Rosalyn who was the most involved of Cale’s group in the Empire's

some of those royal family members would try to partner with

capture all of them

approved of the Mogoru Royal family and Imperial

Bud started to frown.

places that had ties

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

they let them tie with

thought came

for us to tell which

slowly started to

ones to suffer the

stopped speaking for a

could tell what

a way to figure out the bad seeds at once and take

people and things tied to those bad seeds if they found them all together at

able to quickly figure out anybody tied

even touching his bottle. He was subconsciously sitting

total of four factions? Those red dots on

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map and continued to

southern faction

Bud started to think.

are

these factions even have royal family

so why did you say

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