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 eating

about this after hearing about the Mogoru Empire's situation from the

to shoot out from Rosalyn’s

Chhhhhhhh-

fancy blanket that had shocked Cale in the

blanket opened in the

waved her hand

mana started to draw an

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the Mogoru

the Mogoru Empire drawn with red

of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map

smiled toward Bud. Bud awkwardly smiled

at this table was going through

why Cale Henituse brought

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

First was Rosalyn.

position as the heir to the Breck

for her

being a future Tower Master of a

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

Rosalyn to be the one to eventually inherit

reason for this was because of her skilled magic she had shown in

someone so talented

more skilled than even Bud's close friend,

there is someone who is better

they met this

seemed to be the White Star’s

young but

about Rosalyn and the White Star’s subordinate mage's

smell

allowed him to

the White Star’s subordinate

was fine since he

‘…No.’

had not sniffed these new

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

and Hannah. These two were even more famous than

have time to think

me explain the

some more red mana toward

Tap.

the central

the Mogoru Empire's

Rosalyn and the

as she continued

a state of chaos

to

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

lot of administrative issues were discovered and slowly

Cale started to speak.

throne

“Correct.”

seemed to be interested as nobody dared to

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

had been

that empty

opened a bottle as he

nodded her

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

well. The Mogoru

there were quite a few

of them had proper rights to the

not say much and just focused on restoring the stability of the Empire while the Church of the Sun

those people will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

and the Church of

entities were quiet, the royal family members were bound to show their interest in the

waved her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

dots appeared in four spots, one each to the North, South, East, and West

in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You

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

alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had

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

who had been listening had a

they leave

any place that was connected

of the Western continent’s people had died because of

the answer

see Rosalyn’s

were quiet as

saying they left those four Alchemists’ Towers alone and remained

They had been waiting.

people here had been

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

we knew some of those royal family members would try to partner with

capture all of

nobles and influential people who approved of the Mogoru Royal family

Bud started to frown.

places that had ties

power, it was not right to tie yourself

they let them tie

answer to this thought came out

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

tone slowly started to

We also need to shed as little blood as possible. The ones to suffer the most if the chaos continues are

stopped speaking

felt as if he could tell what she was going to

figure out the bad seeds at once

need to investigate the people and things tied to those bad seeds

they would be able to quickly

touching his bottle. He was subconsciously sitting up

of four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

at the map

and the southern faction currently

Bud started to think.

factions are being

even have

revolt would happen, so why did you say that it was only

could see Cale happily munching away at his steak. However,