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.

they have a lot of things, there

of the red-haired man's

about we discuss a subject we

you mean

only focused on Cale even as the tea was

speak at

the Illusionist’s

disappeared from

“Which Illusionist?”

that you are feigning ignorance even though you know everything. I am

“Aha.”

was so amazing it could have belonged in

said you needed the Molden Kingdom’s secrets, but you already knew everything about that crazy bitch before coming

‘…Hmm?’

before asking a

heard the two of you were close to each

wrong? Is it because I called my older sister a crazy

Click.

put the teacup down and continuing to

who uses her family is no family of mine. That is why she is

Click, click.

cold tea and replaced it with a new cup of hot

the tea

was trying not to say anything about myself if possible, but it

She recalled the past.

realized that I had

“Ruff, ruff!”

dirty puppy that had been by

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

mind had dispersed, revealing

by acknowledging that you are a shaman? Are

questions but decided to

I also realized that my family, the royal court, and even the entire Molden kingdom was

the First is showing an illusion to the

interjected

no need to do that. She acted as a benevolent monarch and covered her

the

after hearing

really know

head and sat up

that river that flows in a zigzag pattern. I attempted to stop Elisneh the First ever since that

you tell other people

Choi Han interject again. She

under the illusion. Furthermore, Elisneh the First has pretended to be

to develop

realize

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

was a bitter smile

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

“Ruff, ruff!”

that was rubbing its

these

Cale could not understand as he heard

Elisneh keep

had realized the illusion. Why did

younger sister? Because of

Smile.

saw a smile appear on Jopis’s

could also see the corners of her eyes

she wanted to

in the palace. The brainwashed people were in Elisneh’s

even tried

pay for hindering her. She told me to live in sorrow without being able

a sad smile on

I decided to go

woman

with you, who you are is not important to me. I’ll gladly sell my soul to the devil if I can get what I want. I've been waiting for someone to give me such a

“Am I that person?”

leaned forward and whispered to

to give me my

eyes look quite greedy for someone who

silent for a moment before

good at

started to speak once

of

“Of course.”

Jopis remained quietly.

so much

could finally explain the reason he came to this

the Molden palace when I got some information that there might be a maze in the basement. That maze is something only the royal family knows how to get

he

entire Molden royal family other than Princess Jopis was known for being close and loving. That was why

‘A maze.’

Elf priestess Adite. He had only heard

course, Adite might have held the

Sniff sniff.

Cale lowered his head.

Sniff sniff.

was circling and sniffing him. It then wagged its tail and

“Ruff, ruff ruff!”

opened wide for a moment before she smiled

the devil. In fact, you are supposedly a

I

Choi Han, and Bud all silently looked toward Cale, but Cale did not notice as the three of them had already

Tap. Tap.

armrest for a bit before starting to

“First.”

of their faces became close. He then

‘guide’ for the maze. And you just want your freedom as compensation. You'll

“That is correct.”

“You total scammer.”

“…What did you say?”

were twitching, unlike her graceful tone. However, Cale was calm as he

seems extremely beneficial

aiming

she would get