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?”

started

Ooooooooong.

mana gathered around her hand. Cale nodded his head while eating a

only natural to talk about this after hearing about the Mogoru

shoot out from Rosalyn’s

Chhhhhhhh-

Prince Adin's fancy blanket that had shocked Cale in the past

opened in the

waved her hand

mana started to draw an image on the

“Mm.”

Bud gulped.

to be the

Empire

the Mercenary King, you quickly recognized the map of the Western

Bud awkwardly smiled back

information about the three women at this table was going through his mind

idea why Cale

him, someone from the Eastern continent, to the Mogoru Empire. That was

First was Rosalyn.

to the Breck Kingdom and was doing things here

for her

many talks about her being a future Tower Master of a Magic

were said to be the core of the Western continent's magic had disappeared

Rosalyn to be the one

of her skilled magic she had shown in the Gorge

was rare to find someone so talented and so

than even Bud's close

course, there is someone

mage they met this

mage who seemed to be the White Star’s loyal

young but extremely

think about Rosalyn and the White

I smell her

wind attribute ancient power that allowed him to get

White

was fine since he was an

‘…No.’

not sniffed

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

Rosalyn. He could see Mary and Hannah. These two were even more

he did not have time to think more about

explain the

more red mana toward the

Tap.

appeared near the central

the Mogoru

Rosalyn and the others

as she continued to

state of chaos after the Alchemists’ Bell

to

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

issues were discovered

Cale started to speak.

throne

“Correct.”

as nobody dared

to rule again. They have committed too

trial had been delayed for a few

people who are aiming for that empty throne will start

bottle as he

nodded her

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

previous Emperor as well. The Mogoru Royal family had weak bodies for generations. That was why

there were quite a few people

had proper rights

and just focused on restoring the

slowly start

Rosalyn responded to Bud.

“That is correct.”

the Church of the

these entities were quiet, the royal family members were bound to

hand in

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

each to the

four other Alchemists’ Towers in addition to the Alchemists’ Bell Tower.

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

the incident at the capital. They locked the doors to their

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

one of those branch towers who had been shocked

had been listening had a

did they leave those

they thoroughly investigate any place that

a large number of the Western continent’s people had died because of

out the answer

could see Rosalyn’s sparkling

we were

excited although she was saying they left

They had been waiting.

people here had been

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

of those royal family members

to capture all of

Mogoru Royal family and Imperial Prince Adin’s methods will

Bud started to frown.

places that had ties to black

it was not right to tie yourself to

if they let them tie

this thought came out of

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

started

have much time. We also need to shed as little blood as possible. The ones to suffer the most if the

speaking for a

Bud felt as if he could tell what

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

tied to those bad seeds if they

be able to quickly figure out

touching his bottle. He

there will be a total of four factions? Those red

“Yes, Mr. Bud.”

at the map and continued

are four factions and the southern faction currently has

Bud started to think.

are

factions even

revolt would happen, so why did you

away at his steak. However, Cale's eyes were focused on Rosalyn's