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.

while eating a dish that was

to talk about this after hearing about the

started to shoot

Chhhhhhhh-

had shocked Cale in the past started

opened

her hand once

started to draw an

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the

Empire drawn with red mana

the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map

smiled toward Bud. Bud awkwardly smiled back in

information about the three women at this table was going through his mind right

have no idea why Cale Henituse

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

First was Rosalyn.

her position as the heir to the Breck Kingdom and was doing

for her highly skilled

being a future Tower

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

deemed Rosalyn to be the one

magic she had shown in the Gorge of Death and

rare to find someone

even Bud's close friend,

is someone who is better than

they

seemed to be the White

was young

Rosalyn and the White Star’s

smell

him to get a good idea about someone

had smelled the White Star’s

fine since

‘…No.’

not sniffed

didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the same boat, it would

turned away from Rosalyn. He could see Mary and Hannah. These

not have time to think more

me explain

more red mana

Tap.

near the central region

is the Mogoru

and the others were located right

toward Cale as she continued

is in a state of chaos after

was to

Bell Tower that was the pride of the Empire ended up being the center of black magic, while the Emperor and Imperial

everybody already knows, a lot of administrative issues were discovered and

Cale started to speak.

the throne

“Correct.”

be interested as nobody dared

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

had been delayed for a few

are aiming for that empty throne

a bottle as he

her head

difficulties with passing down the bloodline for generations. But there are

Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for generations.

there were quite a few

proper rights to the

royal family members were quiet at first. However, Sir Rex did not say much and just focused on restoring the stability of the Empire while

those people will slowly

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Church of

royal family members

her hand in the

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

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

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

as skilled as the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell Tower, they were

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

alcoholic alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists

who had been shocked and

who had been listening had

they leave

thoroughly investigate any place that was

the Western continent’s people had died

out the answer to his question.

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were quiet as

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

They had been waiting.

here had been

especially true for Rosalyn who was the most involved of

those royal family members would try

all of

family and Imperial Prince Adin’s methods will try to partner with them as

Bud started to frown.

that had ties to black

much you liked power, it was not right to

if they let them

to this thought

it easy for us to tell which noble families,

tone slowly started to

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

speaking

he could tell what she was going to

needed a way to figure out

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

would be able to quickly figure out

to speak without even touching his bottle. He was

total of four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map

are four factions and the southern faction currently has the

Bud started to think.

are being

these factions even have

that a revolt would happen, so why

see Cale happily munching away at his steak. However,