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 are also people who can’t say everything

corners of the red-haired man's lips starting to

discuss a

what you

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

started to speak at that

fall for the Illusionist’s

smile disappeared from

“Which Illusionist?”

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

“Aha.”

could have belonged in a play before she

you already knew everything

‘…Hmm?’

before asking a

two of you were

I called my older

Click.

down and continuing

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

Click, click.

it with a

at the tea and started to

say anything about myself if possible, but

She recalled the past.

day, I realized that I had a

“Ruff, ruff!”

dirty puppy that had

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 realized that I was looking at

that filled her mind had dispersed,

can snap out of an illusion right away just by acknowledging that you are a shaman? Are there

to

and even the

saying Elisneh the First is showing

interjected

that. She acted as a benevolent monarch

deed the dead mana

sighed after hearing

you really

nodded her head and sat

river once I pushed the illusion away. I saw that river that flows in a

you tell other people the truth that you

after hearing Choi Han interject again.

maids are under the illusion. Furthermore, Elisneh the First has pretended

continued to develop the

would realize her

moment could not get rid of the brainwashing if

a bitter smile

not because they realized Elisneh's true nature, but because they trusted me more and loved me

“Ruff, ruff!”

was

course, these children

not understand

did Elisneh keep you

was the only person in the palace who had realized the illusion. Why did Elisneh keep such a

was her younger sister? Because of affection

Smile.

saw a smile

could also see the corners of

said she wanted to see

people were in Elisneh’s

even tried to believe

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

sad smile on

decided to

elegant woman looked toward Cale and

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

“Am I that person?”

leaned forward and whispered to

to give me

someone who just wants her freedom.

a moment before she

at reading

started to speak once

of Bud’s

“Of course.”

Jopis remained quietly.

so much

He could finally explain the reason

information that there might be a maze in the basement.

was the reason he

known for being close and loving. That

‘A maze.’

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

Adite might have held the detailed explanation off

Sniff sniff.

Cale lowered his head.

Sniff sniff.

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

“Ruff, ruff ruff!”

a moment before she smiled and

not the devil. In fact,

nonsense. I am a

looked toward Cale, but Cale did not notice as the three of them had

Tap. Tap.

tapped on the armrest for

“First.”

and the two of their faces became

be the ‘guide’ for the maze. And you just

“That is correct.”

“You total scammer.”

“…What did you say?”

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

seems extremely beneficial only

was aiming

the maze and in return, she would get her freedom, watch