Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 490: Do you hear a dog barking somewhere? (2)

“Mmph, mmph!”

Bud was shaking his body from side to side and flailing around.

However, Cale who was shaking hands with Jopis did not pay him even a glance.

“Tsk.”

Ron was also clicking his tongue and not looking toward Bud at all.

Bud looked toward Choi Han who was standing behind Ron with desperation after seeing even Ron ignoring him.

“Mmph, mmph!”

Smile.

Bud could see the innocent smile that appeared on Choi Han’s face. Choi Han slightly nodded with his head before walking past Bud as if it was nothing.

Hey Mercenary King, I'm here too! Your friend said he will wait outside the fence to see if any of the watchdogs show up!

Raon's bright voice stabbed into Bud’s mind.

Hey Mercenary King, I'm glad your f*cking head didn’t get blown up!

Bud did not flail anymore. He just bit down on the gag and lowered his head. He even missed his close friend Glenn's nagging.

Unfortunately, Raon was the only one paying any attention to the sulking Bud.

Human! The Mercenary King seems sullen for some reason.

‘Nobody cares.’

Cale didn’t even look toward Bud before sitting down on a chair Jopis offered.

It was the same old table and chair that he had seen inside the video recording device. Cale and Jopis sat down on the two chairs around the old table.

Ron and Choi Han headed behind Cale without saying anything.

“I can’t have my guests remain standing.”

Jopis pointed at something for the two of them. All three of them could see the bed.

“Lie on it, roll around on it, do a headstand, please use it however you wish.”

‘…She really won't be easy to handle.’

Cale realized this fact once more as Ron started to smile.

“I do not like the bed, may I do as I wish?”

Jopis looked at Ron for a moment before elegantly nodding her head.

“Of course. The returned owner of the Molden mountain range can naturally do as he pleases.”

Ron and Jopis made eye contact.

Ron naturally knew her identity, and, as mentioned earlier, Jopis was aware of Ron and the return of the Molan household thanks to her dogs.

Jopis met Ron’s gaze with a cold gaze as Ron smiled benignly and started to move.

“Hmm?”

Her eyebrows then twitched.

“I prepared the young master-nim's favorite tea in advance.”

The old man wearing an assassin's outfit leisurely took a teapot and teacups out of his spatial pocket bag. Jopis looked around after seeing him taking out the lemon tea.

Nobody had a change in expression except the red-haired man in front of her.

The red-haired man was looking toward Ron with an unhappy expression.

‘This man is the, ‘young master-nim?’ The fact that he can frown like that toward the Molan patriarch… Must mean he really is his master.’

Jopis had observed the Mercenary King's reaction as soon as this man had appeared earlier. The way he had looked at the red-haired man with desperate eyes had shown Bud’s firm belief that this man would save him.

‘Even if I lack information about the outside, the fact that someone at the Mercenary King’s level trusts him so much and follows him must mean-’

It must mean that the person in front of her was a highly-skilled individual.

Chhhhhhh-

Two cups of tea that the patriarch of the assassin household had boiled were placed in front of Cale and Jopis.

Jopis picked up the fancy teacup that looked like something that would be used by a noble household for the first time in a long while.

“This reminds me of the times I used to drink tea in the palace.”

She then took a sip of tea as she quietly looked at the man in front of her.

Cale made a joke after seeing her observing gaze.

“Can you figure anything out by looking at my face?”

Smile.

The corners of Jopis's lips went up.

“Sir, you are young.”

She pointed to Cale.

“And I've never seen your face before. Who are you?”

The meticulous woman who did not have a single stray hair focused her similarly meticulous gaze on Cale.

Cale barely managed to stop himself from flinching after tasting the lemon tea that was more bitter than he expected as he started to speak.

“I am unable to reveal everything because I am someone who has a lot of things. Princess-nim, I must first figure out whether the information you have is the information I need.”

Cale could not trust Jopis.

“Princess does not seem to be the proper title for a dethroned person like me. Please cut the crap.”

Cale nodded his head and slightly shrugged his shoulders. She looked at him before elegantly continuing to speak.

because they have a lot of things, there are also people who can’t say

could see the corners of the red-haired man's

how about we discuss a subject we can both

wonder what you mean by

focused on Cale even as the

speak at that

not fall for the Illusionist’s illusions because you

smile disappeared

“Which Illusionist?”

are feigning ignorance even though you know everything. I am talking about your older sister. Elisneh

“Aha.”

could have belonged in a

you already knew

‘…Hmm?’

flinched before asking a

of you were close to each

called my

Click.

the teacup down and continuing

uses her family is no family

Click, click.

and replaced it with a new cup of

stared at the tea and started

about myself if possible, but it looks

She recalled the past.

realized that I had

“Ruff, ruff!”

puppy that had been by her

realization about my shaman powers came as I became this child's mother and friend. The moment I acknowledged that I was a shaman, I also

filled her mind had dispersed, revealing the truth

an illusion right away just by acknowledging that you are a shaman? Are there

but decided to

realized that my family, the royal court, and even the entire Molden kingdom was being tricked by

showing an illusion to the

Han interjected

There was no need to do that. She acted

deed the

after hearing Cale’s

sir, you really know pretty

head and sat up

the dead mana river once I pushed the illusion away. I saw that river that flows in a zigzag pattern. I attempted to stop

you tell other people the truth that

to laugh after hearing Choi Han interject again. She looked elegant even as she

royal family, administrators, servants, and maids are under the illusion. Furthermore, Elisneh the First has pretended to be a benevolent monarch to the

had continued to develop the

realize

believed me. Even the people in the village below who followed me until the last moment could not get rid of the

a bitter

they chose to follow me was not because they realized Elisneh's true nature, but because they trusted me more

“Ruff, ruff!”

the puppy that was rubbing its head on

course, these

not understand as he

Elisneh

person in the palace who had realized

her younger sister? Because of affection

Smile.

a smile

also see the corners of her

she wanted to see

were in Elisneh’s hands, pretty much being held hostage in Jopis's

tried

She told me to live in sorrow without being able to do anything until

was a sad

I decided to go

slowly disappeared before the elegant woman looked toward Cale

soul to the devil if

“Am I that person?”

forward and whispered

to give

who just wants

was silent for a

good at

started to speak once Choi Han walked

of

“Of course.”

Jopis remained quietly.

so

could finally explain the reason

that there might be a maze in the basement. That maze is something only the

the reason he had come looking

Princess Jopis was known for being close and loving. That was

‘A maze.’

Adite. He had only heard about the dead mana on the way to the fake World

held the detailed

Sniff sniff.

Cale lowered his head.

Sniff sniff.

and sniffing him. It then wagged its tail and barked toward

“Ruff, ruff ruff!”

wide for a moment before

the devil. In fact, you

complete nonsense. I am

and Bud all silently looked toward Cale, but Cale did not notice

Tap. Tap.

on the armrest for

“First.”

and the two of their faces became close. He then started to

guess we can first consider you to be the ‘guide’ for the maze. And you just want your freedom as compensation. You'll take

“That is correct.”

“You total scammer.”

“…What did you say?”

unlike her graceful tone. However,

deal seems extremely beneficial only for

aiming for

return, she would get her freedom, watch the palace flip over, and earn an opportunity to take down