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.

Cale nodded his head while eating a dish that was

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

started to shoot out

Chhhhhhhh-

shocked Cale in the past started

blanket opened

waved her hand

to draw an image on the

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

be the Mogoru

a map of the Mogoru Empire

of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the

toward Bud. Bud

three women at this table was going through his

have no idea why Cale Henituse brought me

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

First was Rosalyn.

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

was famous for her highly skilled

being a future Tower Master

continent's magic had disappeared after Toonka killed the Tower Master during

the one to eventually inherit

her skilled magic she had

someone

was more skilled than even Bud's close friend, Glenn

course, there is someone who

they met

mage who seemed to be the White Star’s loyal

was young but extremely

about Rosalyn and the White Star’s

smell

Illis had a wind attribute ancient power that allowed him to get a good idea about someone else's power and

had smelled the White Star’s subordinate mage’s

since

‘…No.’

not sniffed these new friends

but that was because he didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that

away from Rosalyn. He could see Mary and Hannah. These two were even more famous than

did not have time to think more about

me explain the

red mana

Tap.

central region of the bottom

the

was where Rosalyn and the others were located

as she continued

of chaos after the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

to be

was the pride of the Empire ended up being the center of black magic, while the

already knows, a lot of administrative issues were discovered and slowly resolved after the Alchemists’

Cale started to speak.

throne is

“Correct.”

seemed to be interested as nobody dared

but realistically speaking, they will not be able to rule again. They have committed

had been

who are aiming for that empty throne will

bottle as

her head and

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

previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had

were quite a few people with royal

them 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

slowly start to crawl

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Rex and the Church of the Sun

the royal family members

her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

each to the North, South,

in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You

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

as mice since the incident at

had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had

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

who had been listening

did they leave those

place

large number of the Western

the answer to

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were quiet

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

They had been waiting.

people here had

Rosalyn who was the most

was because we knew some of those royal family members would try to partner with the forces of the Alchemists’

all

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

Bud started to frown.

were places that had ties to

matter how much you liked power, it was not right to tie

them tie with factions

thought came out of

which noble families, merchants, and influential people

tone slowly started

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

speaking

could tell what she was

was why they needed a way to figure out

things tied to those bad seeds if they found them all

to quickly figure out anybody tied

his

four factions? Those red dots on

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map and continued to

factions and the southern faction currently has

Bud started to think.

factions are

factions even

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

could see Cale happily munching away at