Trash of the Count's Family

Shhhh, shhhh.

Jopis was elegantly drinking tea as she looked through the document Cale handed her.

Sniff sniff!

Cale was frowning at the puppy that kept circling around him and sniffing him.

‘Why is she acting like this?’

The shabby puppy whose eyes could not be seen because of her long hair continued to remain by Cale’s side while wagging her tail.

“…She’s cute.”

Choi Han who was sitting on the bed mumbled with a dazed expression.

It was at that moment.

Tap.

The puppy placed her front paw on Cale's shoe. She then looked up at Cale.

Choi Han found it to be extremely cute.

“…So cute.”

“Cute? She's very shrewd.”

‘What?’

Choi Han’s gaze moved in a different direction. He saw Bud who was still tied down even though he no longer had the gag.

Bud continued in a sobbing tone after seeing Cale and Choi Han’s gaze focused on him.

“Those five dogs were the reason I ended up like this. My goodness, for the Mercenary King to look like this…”

“…Five dogs?”

Cale mumbled and lowered his head.

Huff huff.

The puppy tilted her head as her tail continued to wag. Cale didn’t like animals very much, but this puppy was indeed cute.

Bud continued in his sad tone.

“The ones outside the window.”

Cale's gaze headed out the window.

This window located in the old room…

Normally, he should be able to see the green trees and grass outside the window that was locked because it was autumn and cold as they were under the mountain.

However, he saw something else right now.

“…A dog?”

He saw a dog outside this window that was decently high.

‘They look similar.’

The puppy that was looking at Cale with puppy dog eyes and her paw on Cale’s shoe looked similar to the dog outside the window.

However, the puppy outside the window looked a bit cleaner than this one.

‘Is it tall enough?’

Cale thought about the high window and looked out the window as he wondered how he could see a puppy.

“Mm.”

He saw two other puppies holding up the puppy at the window sill. There was another puppy next to them roaming around as if it was the lookout.

‘…They don’t look like regular dogs?’

The puppy feigning ignorance to everything by Cale’s foot didn't seem normal either. These five fluffy puppies seemed a bit special.

"I never said that I only had the mother dog.”

Cale turned his head after hearing Jopis's elegant voice.

“I was tricked by those cute children. I let down my guard down and……!”

Bud looked extremely upset. No, he seemed depressed.

“Ruff!”

The puppy by Cale’s foot barked once with an, ‘I have no idea what he’s talking about,’ type of expression before looking toward Bud and tilting her head to the side multiple times.

“Aigoo!”

Bud looked as if he didn't know what to do as he found the puppy to be cute but also could not hide his depressed state.

“Hmm.”

Cale crossed his arms and quietly watched them.

‘I was wondering how Bud was captured when Jopis isn’t that strong of a shaman.’

That had been a question on his mind ever since he met Jopis. How did she manage to capture Bud, a sword master and someone with an ancient power, as hostage?

Bud’s ancient power was something that allowed him to get a general idea of other people's powers.

Furthermore, Jopis was not a strong shaman. In fact, she was on the weaker side.

The fact that Bud ended up as a hostage to such a person made Cale think that Bud had been captured on purpose.

However, he could now tell that the ones to capture Bud were these long-haired dirty dogs and not Jopis.

Cale's hand started to move as he started to speak.

“That’s totally my style.”

“Ruff, ruff!”

petted

puppy with a gaze that said he liked her. Human! I like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart!

pet the puppy with a satisfied smile

just stop talking. Nobody here

voice in his mind at that moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed

‘Really?’

slouching a bit. Of course, Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but Raon did

smiled as he looked back toward Cale while Cale started to

Tap.

down on

“What do you think?”

a question and she immediately started to

many conditions, but… Your

gaze turned toward

are aiming

Molden Kingdom become a strong

created wide and well-maintained roads going North, South, East, and West… They

other facilities for travelers along those

Kingdom’s roads when traveling to other nations, paying the Molden Kingdom a set fee every

a

the toll gate fee people needed to pay to use

charged based on the size of the

merchant guilds used the Molden Kingdom's roads because they were

a lot of money even at the low-cost toll,

Cale started to speak.

people should know most about

The one time.

one time Jopis almost defeated Elisneh the

who created the road maintenance plan that

politics and administration… People had thought that Elisneh the First had done

plan that started all

words, the idea started from Jopis but the two sisters worked together to bring it to fruition… And Elisneh the First who had the authority

them are

that both of the sisters were very

First's side to help her, the Molden Kingdom could probably quickly ascend to the

Jopis started to smile.

most. But giving the toll

it a long-term contract. Furthermore,

inns owned by the kingdom. The currency exchange stores owned by the

roads all belonged to the kingdom, with them giving the small merchant guilds that built their homes in the Molden Kingdom permission

amount was said to be more than the

Jopis started to speak.

aim for the Molden Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might be ripped to pieces

not end after blowing up the palace and giving Jopis

continued to speak in a

f*cking heads we need to blow up. I guess it makes sense, and I suspected it since learning about your connection to the Molan

took a sip of tea before continuing

become the Molden Kingdom’s ally, prevent the invasion

worth

it will do? Especially when it is

then saw Cale pointing

pointed at

leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction on the Eastern

Molan patriarch whom the people of the past information and assassin households who had been living in hiding

“Aha.”

gasped put her chin on her hands as

household work for

started to speak at

was an aspect where you were significantly lacking

his arms

Glenn on their way here… He had modified this offer

document

what would that

Ron started to smile.

but above everything

elegantly nodded

that damn money. There seemed to be nothing someone could do when they lacked

Click.

put her teacup

sharp gaze headed toward the people in

me, I guess you

teacup as

the numerous small merchant guilds that the Molden Kingdom has given permission to operate the kingdom’s facilities belong to Arm and have frequent contacts with

“Haha-”

in the cup rippled following Jopis's laughter. She tightly clenched

I investigated that bitch. I learned that Arm was

as if her

expression showed, Jopis was

Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the

as

money that is supposed to go to the Molden Kingdom's true small merchant guilds and their employees is being

wrong to say that the

Cale started to speak.

Arm had been getting the money to build bases and quickly increase their forces. I guess

located in the Molden mountain range

Illusionist, Elisneh the

together to benefit each other according to

from Cale and

does that money have to do with

will now throw away its name as

There was only one thing left if they took

guess only information

as

where

speak as

a couple of the more important inns

with a

assassin in the darkness. You're trying to become an even scarier

to be

what about the

blankly staring

“Ah.”

head elegantly as if

because he was fooled by the puppies and was being held hostage. Should I

was at