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.

while eating a dish that

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

started to shoot out from

Chhhhhhhh-

blanket that had shocked Cale in the past started to

blanket opened in the

waved her hand once

to draw an image on

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the Mogoru

Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana in front of

the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of

toward Bud. Bud awkwardly smiled back

three women at this table was going

have no idea why Cale Henituse brought me

Cale would bring someone like him, someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was

First was Rosalyn.

as the heir to the

famous for her highly skilled

talks about her being a future Tower

of the Western continent's magic had disappeared

deemed Rosalyn to be the one to eventually inherit

was because of her skilled magic she had shown in the Gorge of Death and other

was rare to find someone so

than even Bud's close friend,

course, there is someone

they met

be the White Star’s loyal

young but extremely

think about Rosalyn and

smell

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

had smelled the White Star’s subordinate

was fine since he was an

‘…No.’

had not sniffed these new

didn’t know who Cale was at the time. Now that they were

Mary and Hannah. These two

did not have time to think

me explain the

sent some more red mana toward the

Tap.

appeared near the central region of the

is the Mogoru Empire's

was where Rosalyn and the others were located right

toward Cale as she continued to

is in a state of chaos after the Alchemists’

was to

the center of black magic, while the Emperor and

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

Cale started to speak.

the throne is

“Correct.”

be interested as nobody dared to

but realistically speaking, they will not be able to rule again. They have committed too many sins to do that. They will soon be tried for their

that trial had been delayed for

who are aiming for that empty throne will

opened a bottle

nodded her

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

father, the Emperor, as well as the previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for generations. That

a few people

them had proper rights to the

just focused on restoring the stability of the Empire while the Church of the Sun God just focused

people will slowly start to

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

Rex and the Church of the Sun

family members were bound to show

waved her hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

spots, one each to the North, South,

the Alchemists’ Bell Tower. You can consider them as

people as skilled as the ones at

mice since the incident at the capital. They locked the doors

alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not touched black

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

who had been listening had

they leave

they thoroughly investigate any place that was connected to black

the information he received, a large number of the Western continent’s people had died because of those

out the answer to his question. His

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

were

was saying they left those four

They had been waiting.

people here

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

those royal family members would

to capture all

people who approved of the Mogoru Royal family and

Bud started to frown.

had ties

power, it was not right to tie yourself

them tie with factions

this thought came out

which noble families, merchants, and

slowly started to

ones to suffer the most if the chaos continues are the innocent people doing their best to

speaking for a

he could tell

they needed a way to figure out the bad seeds at

and things tied to those bad seeds if they found

be able to quickly figure out anybody

started to speak without even touching his bottle.

four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

at the map and continued

factions and the southern faction

Bud started to think.

factions are being

these factions even have royal

would happen, so why did you say that it was

He could see Cale happily munching away at his steak. However, Cale's eyes