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.

around her hand. Cale nodded his head while eating a dish that

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

mana started to shoot out from

Chhhhhhhh-

fancy blanket that had shocked Cale

opened

her hand once

to draw

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

seems to be

could see a map of the Mogoru Empire drawn

quickly recognized

smiled toward Bud. Bud

women at this table was going

have no idea why Cale

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

First was Rosalyn.

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

was famous for her highly

being a future

magic had disappeared after Toonka killed the Tower Master during the Whipper

be the one to

this was because of her skilled magic she had

find someone so talented

more skilled than even Bud's close friend,

course, there is someone who is

mage they met

be

young but

to think about Rosalyn and the White Star’s

smell her

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

the White Star’s subordinate

fine since

‘…No.’

he had not sniffed these new friends

when they had first met, but that was because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they

and Hannah. These

time to

me explain the

some more red

Tap.

appeared near the central region of the bottom of the

the Mogoru Empire's

where Rosalyn and the others

toward Cale as she continued to

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

was to

up being the center of black magic, while the

already knows, a lot of administrative issues were discovered and

Cale started to speak.

the throne is

“Correct.”

interested as nobody dared

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

had been

that empty throne will start to

a bottle as he

her

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

the case for Adin's father, the Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for generations. That was why

a few

proper rights to the throne

Rex did not say much and just focused on

those people will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Church

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

hand

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

to the North, South,

addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You can

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

have been as quiet as mice since the incident at the capital. They locked the doors to their towers and remained quiet without

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

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

had been listening had

did they leave those

place that was connected to

large number of the

figured out the answer

see

we were quiet as

left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone and remained

They had been waiting.

people here had been

was the most involved of Cale’s group

family members would try to partner with the forces of

to capture all of them

the nobles and influential people who approved of the Mogoru Royal family and Imperial Prince Adin’s methods will try

Bud started to frown.

were places that had ties to black

was not right

let them tie with factions

to this thought

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

tone slowly started to

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

stopped speaking for a

Bud felt as if he could tell what she was going to say

out the bad seeds at

to those bad seeds if

they would be able to quickly figure

speak without even touching his bottle. He was subconsciously

of four factions? Those red dots

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

at the map and continued

factions and the southern

Bud started to think.

are

even have royal family

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

see Cale happily munching away at his steak. However,