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?”

started

Ooooooooong.

hand. Cale nodded his head while eating a dish that was made with

about this after hearing about

mana started to shoot

Chhhhhhhh-

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

opened in the

waved her hand once

draw an image

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the Mogoru

could see a map of the Mogoru Empire drawn

of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of the Western

toward Bud. Bud awkwardly smiled back in

women at this table was going

have no idea why Cale Henituse brought me

Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was why he started to think about the information he gathered regarding the people around

First was Rosalyn.

heir to the Breck Kingdom and was doing things here

for her

talks about her being a future Tower Master of

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

to be the one to eventually

because of her skilled magic she had shown in

find someone so talented and

than even Bud's close friend,

there is someone

they

seemed to be

young but extremely

Rosalyn and the White

smell her

ancient power that allowed him to get a

smelled the White Star’s

was fine since

‘…No.’

not sniffed

first met, but that was because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were on the same boat, it would be

see Mary and Hannah. These two

not have time to think more about these

explain the

sent some more red mana toward the

Tap.

central region of

is the

Rosalyn and the

turned toward Cale as she

of chaos after

to

of the Empire ended up being the center of black

administrative issues were discovered and slowly

Cale started to speak.

throne is

“Correct.”

interested as nobody dared

rule again. They have committed too many sins

been delayed for a few

aiming for that empty throne

a bottle as he

nodded her head and

But there are others

for Adin's father, the Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for

a

had proper rights to the throne

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

people will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

and the Church of the Sun

of these entities were quiet, the royal family members were bound

waved her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

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

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

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

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 remained quiet without doing

escaped alchemists

who had been shocked and escaped after seeing one of those

been listening

they

investigate any place that

number of the Western continent’s people

figured out the answer to his

see Rosalyn’s sparkling

were quiet as

she was saying they left

They had been waiting.

people here had

was especially true for Rosalyn who was the most involved of Cale’s

we knew some of those royal family members would

all of

of the Mogoru Royal family and Imperial Prince Adin’s methods will try to partner with them as

Bud started to frown.

that had

it was not right to tie yourself

let them tie

thought came out

makes it easy for us to tell which noble families, merchants, and influential people have

tone slowly started

blood as possible. The ones to suffer the most if

speaking for

felt as if he could tell what she

a way to figure out the

investigate the people and things tied to those bad seeds if they found

they would be able to quickly figure out anybody

speak without even touching his bottle. He

four factions? Those red dots on

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

at the map and

and the southern faction currently

Bud started to think.

factions are being

these factions even

obvious that a revolt would happen, so why did

happily munching away at his steak. However, Cale's