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.

his head while eating a dish

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

shoot out from

Chhhhhhhh-

Adin's fancy blanket that had shocked

blanket opened

waved her hand

draw

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

be the Mogoru

of the Mogoru Empire drawn with red mana in

Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map

Bud awkwardly smiled back

at this table was going through his mind

no idea why

Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire.

First was Rosalyn.

as the heir to the Breck Kingdom and was doing

for her highly skilled

a future Tower

be the core of the Western continent's magic had

Rosalyn to be the

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

find someone so talented and

than even Bud's close friend, Glenn

there is someone who is better

mage they

to be the

young but extremely

about Rosalyn and the

I smell her

had a wind attribute ancient power that allowed him to

White Star’s subordinate

fine since he was

‘…No.’

sniffed these

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

could see Mary and

he did not have time to think more about these

explain the

more red mana toward the

Tap.

the central

is the Mogoru

the

Cale as

Mogoru Empire is in a state of chaos

to

center of black magic, while the Emperor and Imperial Prince had both committed all

knows, a lot of administrative issues were discovered

Cale started to speak.

throne is

“Correct.”

to be interested as

and the Emperor are locked up, but realistically speaking, they will not be able to rule again. They have committed too many sins to do that.

had been delayed

are aiming for that empty throne will start

bottle

her head

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

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

quite a

them had proper rights to the throne

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

those people will slowly start

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

and the Church

entities were quiet, the royal family members were

waved her hand in the

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

to the North, South, East, and

Towers in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell

people as skilled as the ones at the Alchemists’

they have been as quiet as mice since the incident

the alcoholic alchemist, had gathered hiding alchemists and escaped alchemists who had not touched black magic as Cale had

towers who had been

been listening had

did they leave those

they thoroughly investigate any place that

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

answer to his question. His eyes

could see

we were

they left those

They had been waiting.

people here had been

was especially true for Rosalyn who was the most involved of

was because we knew some of those royal family members would try

planned to capture all

family and Imperial Prince Adin’s methods will

Bud started to frown.

were places that had ties to black

liked power, it was not right

let them tie

to this thought came out of

us to tell which noble families, merchants, and influential

tone slowly started to become

as possible. The ones to suffer the most if the chaos continues are the innocent people doing their best to live

stopped speaking

as if he could tell what

to figure out the bad seeds at once and take care

just need to investigate the people and things tied to those bad seeds if they found them all together

they would be able to quickly figure out anybody tied to

his bottle. He was subconsciously sitting

be a total of four factions? Those red dots on the

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

map and continued to

factions and the southern faction currently has

Bud started to think.

factions are

even have royal family

it seems obvious that a revolt would happen, so

around the table. He could see Cale happily munching away