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!”

hand petted

looking at the puppy with a gaze that said he liked her. Human! I like those puppies too!

the puppy with a

just stop talking. Nobody here is on

at that moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away to save you! He even stopped talking to the

‘Really?’

course, Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but

while Cale started to frown wondering what was up with

Tap.

put the document down on the table at that

“What do you think?”

and she immediately started

many conditions, but… Your

turned

aiming for the

strong nation

roads going North, South, East, and West… They

other facilities for travelers along those

reasons that the numerous merchant guilds of the Eastern continent used the Molden Kingdom’s roads when traveling to other

a

recalled the toll gate fee people needed to pay to use

based on the size of the party and the number of carts,

they were

of money even at the low-cost toll, increasing

Cale started to speak.

Jopis, you of all people should know most

The one time.

almost

the one who created the

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

the original plan that started all of this

together to bring it to fruition… And Elisneh the First who had the authority to

of them are no

could be said that both of the sisters were

her, the Molden Kingdom could probably quickly

Jopis started to smile.

suppose I know about the roads the most. But

it a long-term contract. Furthermore, there are other venues that

owned by the kingdom. The currency exchange stores

built their homes in the Molden Kingdom permission to run the operations as long as they

was said to be more

Jopis started to speak.

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

did not end after blowing up the palace and

speak in a graceful

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

a sip of tea before continuing

Molden Kingdom’s ally, prevent the invasion from nearby kingdoms, handle arbitrations,

a portion of a couple years worth of toll

to do everything it says it

saw Cale pointing at

at Bud

King, the leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction

past information and assassin households

“Aha.”

as she

the assassin household work for the Roan Kingdom

started to speak at

aspect where you were significantly lacking in comparison to Elisneh during

his arms

their way here… He had modified this offer to Jopis once

was the current document in Jopis’s hand

would

Ron started to smile.

but above everything else,

nodded her

every area, but the worst was that damn money. There seemed to be nothing someone could do when they lacked those

Click.

put her

gaze headed toward the people in

the things you are telling me, I guess you contacted me after knowing about

the teacup

of Arm… We were able to find a lot of evidence showing that the numerous small merchant guilds that the Molden Kingdom has given permission to operate the

“Haha-”

the cup rippled following Jopis's laughter. She

about Arm… Elisneh… It was as I investigated that bitch.

looked as if her pride

as her expression showed, Jopis was quite

Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the Molden

her grip as she

Molden Kingdom's true small merchant

that the Molden Kingdom's money

Cale started to speak.

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

Molan Household located in the Molden

Illusionist, Elisneh the

together to benefit each other according to

her gaze away from

money have to do with the

household will now throw away its

thing left if they took out

guess only information

as Cale

where

to speak as if she

the rights to run a couple of the more important inns for that information

responded with a

an assassin in the darkness. You're

she said that. She did not seem scared at all. In fact, she seemed to be planning a

what about the Mercenaries

was blankly staring

“Ah.”

her head elegantly

he was fooled by the puppies and was being held

was at that