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.

mana gathered around her hand. Cale nodded his head while eating a dish that was made with potatoes

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

shoot out from Rosalyn’s

Chhhhhhhh-

blanket that had shocked Cale

blanket opened

her hand once

draw an

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

be the Mogoru

see a map of the Mogoru Empire

expected of the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map

Bud. Bud awkwardly

at this table was going through his mind

idea why Cale Henituse brought

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

First was Rosalyn.

away her position as the heir to the

was famous for

talks about her being a

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

deemed Rosalyn to be the one to

because of her skilled magic she had shown in the Gorge

to find someone so talented and so

was more skilled than even Bud's close

course, there is someone who is better than

mage they

be the

young but

and

smell her

ancient power that allowed him to get a good idea about

White

was fine since he

‘…No.’

sniffed

had 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

could see Mary and Hannah. These two were even more famous

he did not have time to

explain

sent some more red mana toward the

Tap.

red dot appeared near the central region of the bottom

is the Mogoru

was where Rosalyn and the others were located

as she

Mogoru Empire is in a state of chaos after the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

to be

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

of administrative issues were discovered and slowly resolved

Cale started to speak.

throne is

“Correct.”

seemed to be interested as nobody dared to

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

been delayed for a

that empty throne

a bottle as

her head

the bloodline for generations. But there are others with the royal bloodline aside from the Emperor and the

as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for generations. That was why their bloodline was

there were quite a few people with

of them had proper rights to the throne as

say much and just focused on restoring the stability of

people will slowly start to crawl

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

the Church of the Sun

family members were bound to

hand in the

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

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

has four other Alchemists’ Towers in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell

these towers did not have people as skilled as the ones at the Alchemists’ Bell

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

hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not

of those branch towers who had been shocked and escaped

who had been listening had a

they leave those

thoroughly investigate any place that was connected to

number of the Western continent’s

out the answer to his

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

were

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

They had been waiting.

here

for Rosalyn who was the most involved

members would try to partner with the forces of the

planned to capture all of them at

who approved of the Mogoru Royal family

Bud started to frown.

were places that had ties to

it was not right to tie

if they let them

answer to this thought came out

to tell which noble families,

started to become

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

speaking

if he could tell what she was going to

they needed a way to figure out the bad seeds at once

to those bad seeds if they

would be able to quickly figure out anybody tied to

started to speak without even touching his bottle.

there will be a total of four factions? Those red dots

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

the map

southern

Bud started to think.

factions are being

these factions even have royal

seems obvious that a revolt would happen, so why did you say

Cale happily munching away at his steak. However,