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.

a lot of things, there are also people who can’t say everything

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

we discuss a subject we can

what you

held the teacup in her hand and only focused on Cale even as the tea was cooling

speak

you not fall for the Illusionist’s illusions because

smile disappeared from Jopis’s

“Which Illusionist?”

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

“Aha.”

so amazing it could have belonged in a play

you already knew everything about

‘…Hmm?’

before asking a

two of you were close to each

Is it because I called my

Click.

teacup down and continuing

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

Click, click.

emptied the cold tea and replaced it

stared at the tea and

myself if

She recalled the past.

day, I realized that I

“Ruff, ruff!”

puppy that had

realization about my shaman powers came as I became this child's mother and friend. The moment

had dispersed, revealing the truth

out of an illusion right away just by acknowledging that you are a shaman? Are there no

those questions but decided to focus on her story for

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

First is showing an illusion

Han interjected into the

to do that. She acted as a benevolent

the

sighed after hearing

really know pretty much

her head

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

didn't you tell other people the truth that

interject again. She looked

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

to develop the

would realize her inner

followed me until the last moment could not get rid of the brainwashing if they had

bitter smile on

realized Elisneh's true nature, but because they trusted me more and loved me more than

“Ruff, ruff!”

the puppy that was rubbing its head on

these

something Cale could not understand as he heard Jopis's

Elisneh

person in the palace who had realized

was her younger sister?

Smile.

smile appear on Jopis’s

could also see the corners of

she wanted to see me

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

tried to believe

of a price to pay for hindering her. She told me

a sad smile

decided to go

the elegant woman

soul to the devil if I can get what I want. I've been waiting for someone to give

“Am I that person?”

forward and

to

who just wants her freedom. Am I

was silent for a moment

good at reading

He started to speak once Choi

rid of

“Of course.”

Jopis remained quietly.

so much

explain

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

was the reason he had come

royal family other than Princess Jopis was known for being close and loving. That was why Princess Jopis was the only person

‘A maze.’

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

might have held the detailed explanation off until

Sniff sniff.

Cale lowered his head.

Sniff sniff.

puppy was circling and sniffing him. It then

“Ruff, ruff ruff!”

a moment before

In fact, you are

nonsense. I am

silently looked toward Cale, but Cale

Tap. Tap.

for a bit before

“First.”

of their faces became close. He then

for the maze. And you just want your freedom as compensation. You'll take care of yourself after

“That is correct.”

“You total scammer.”

“…What did you say?”

graceful tone. However, Cale was calm as he called

seems extremely beneficial only for

was aiming

guide them through the maze and in return, she would get