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

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

how about we discuss a subject we can

wonder what you

in her hand and only focused on Cale

to speak at that

fall for the Illusionist’s illusions because you

disappeared

“Which Illusionist?”

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

“Aha.”

in a play before she turned toward the Mercenary

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

‘…Hmm?’

flinched before

of you were close to each

I called

Click.

the teacup down and continuing to

is no family of mine. That is why she is a

Click, click.

cold tea and replaced it with

tea and started to speak

say anything about myself if

She recalled the past.

I realized that

“Ruff, ruff!”

the head of the dirty puppy that had

and friend. The moment I acknowledged that I was a shaman, I also realized

filled her mind had dispersed, revealing the

that you are a shaman? Are there no other shamans in the

but decided to focus on her

family, the royal court, and even the

Elisneh the First is showing an illusion to the entire Molden

Han interjected into

that. She acted as a benevolent monarch

that horrible deed the dead mana inside

sighed after hearing

you really

head and

I saw the dead mana river once I pushed the illusion away. I saw that river that

people

hearing Choi Han interject again. She looked

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

continued to develop

would realize

in the village below who followed me until the last moment could not get rid of

was a bitter smile on Jopis's

follow me was not because they realized Elisneh's true nature, but because they trusted me more and loved me more than the others

“Ruff, ruff!”

puppy that was rubbing its head on her

these children believe

could not understand as he heard

Elisneh

the palace who had realized the illusion. Why

younger sister? Because of

Smile.

a smile

see the corners of her eyes curl

she wanted to see

in Elisneh’s hands, pretty much being held hostage

tried to believe

of a price to pay for hindering her. She told

a sad smile on Jopis's

I decided to go

elegant woman

you, who you are is not important to me. I’ll gladly sell my soul to the devil if I can

“Am I that person?”

forward and

just need to give me my

someone who just wants her

silent for a moment before she

at reading

raised his hand. He started to speak once Choi

rid of Bud’s

“Of course.”

Jopis remained quietly.

that’s so

gag was removed. He could finally explain 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

the reason he had come looking

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 the

course, Adite might have held the

Sniff sniff.

Cale lowered his head.

Sniff sniff.

puppy was circling and sniffing him. It then

“Ruff, ruff ruff!”

a moment before she smiled and started

In fact, you are supposedly a

complete nonsense. I am a bad

but Cale

Tap. Tap.

on the armrest for a bit before starting

“First.”

of their faces became close. He then started

be the ‘guide’ for the maze. And you just want your freedom as compensation. You'll take care of yourself

“That is correct.”

“You total scammer.”

“…What did you say?”

tone. However, Cale was calm as he

extremely

was aiming

them through the maze and in return, she would get her freedom, watch the palace flip over, and earn an opportunity to take