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.

mana gathered around her hand. Cale nodded his head while

about this after hearing about the Mogoru Empire's

to shoot out from

Chhhhhhhh-

fancy blanket that had shocked Cale

blanket opened in

her hand once

mana started to draw an

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

be the Mogoru

Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana in front

King, you quickly recognized

Bud. Bud

women at this table was going through

no idea why Cale Henituse brought me

someone like him, someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was why he started to think about the information he gathered regarding the people

First was Rosalyn.

position as the heir to the Breck Kingdom and

famous for

talks about her being a

core of the Western continent's magic had disappeared after Toonka killed the Tower Master during the Whipper

to be the one

because of her skilled magic she had shown in the Gorge of

someone so talented and

than even Bud's close friend,

there is someone

they

be the White Star’s loyal

young but extremely

about Rosalyn and

I smell

ancient power that allowed him

smelled the White Star’s subordinate

since he was an

‘…No.’

he had not sniffed these new friends

because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the same boat, it would be awkward if someone noticed him using his power

slowly turned away from Rosalyn. He could see Mary and

he did not have time to think more

explain

more red mana toward the

Tap.

appeared near the central region of the

the Mogoru

Rosalyn and the others

toward Cale as she continued to

Mogoru Empire is in a state of chaos after the

was to be

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

issues were discovered and slowly resolved after the Alchemists’ Bell

Cale started to speak.

throne is

“Correct.”

interested as nobody dared to

not be able to rule again. They have committed too many sins to do

been

for that empty throne will

bottle

her head

But there are others with the royal bloodline aside from the Emperor and the Imperial

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 their

quite a few people

proper rights to the

Rex did not say much and just focused on restoring the

slowly

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

and the Church of the

the royal family members were bound to show their interest

waved her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

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

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

not have people as skilled as the ones

quiet as mice since the incident at the capital.

alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not touched black magic as Cale

who had been shocked and escaped after

had been listening had a

they

any place that was connected to

he received, a large number of the Western

figured out the answer

see Rosalyn’s

were

excited although she was saying they left those four Alchemists’

They had been waiting.

people here

was the most involved of Cale’s

those royal family members would

capture all of

influential people who approved of the Mogoru Royal family and Imperial Prince Adin’s

Bud started to frown.

had ties

you liked power, it was not right to tie yourself to such

let them tie with

answer to this thought came

like this makes it easy for us to tell which noble families, merchants, and

slowly started to become

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 people doing their best to live honest

stopped speaking for

felt as if he could tell what she

a way to figure out the

and things tied to those bad seeds if they

would be able to quickly figure out anybody tied to

to speak without even touching his bottle.

of four factions? Those red dots on

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

the map and

the southern faction currently has the strongest

Bud started to think.

factions are

even have royal

so why did you say that it was

see Cale happily munching away at his steak.