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

a gaze that said he liked her. Human! I like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart! I don’t

with a satisfied smile on

Nobody here is on

that moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away to save

‘Really?’

shoulders stopped slouching a bit. Of course, Cale had finished

that, Bud smiled as he looked back toward Cale while Cale started to

Tap.

document down on the

“What do you think?”

and

conditions, but… Your

gaze turned

aiming for the

become a strong nation

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

were inns and other facilities

merchant guilds of the Eastern continent used the Molden Kingdom’s roads when traveling to other nations, paying the Molden Kingdom a set fee every time they entered

similar to a toll gate

recalled the toll gate fee people needed to pay to

the size of the party and

the large merchant guilds used the Molden Kingdom's roads because they were the fastest, safest, and had the least

a lot of money even at the low-cost

Cale started to speak.

people should know most about

The one time.

almost defeated Elisneh the

revealed that she was the one who created the road maintenance plan that

workers, dealing with the politics

plan that started all of this was Jopis's

to fruition… And Elisneh the First who had the authority to make it happen had

of them are no

both of the

her, the Molden Kingdom could

Jopis started to smile.

suppose I know about the roads the most.

a long-term contract. Furthermore,

owned by the kingdom. The currency exchange stores

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

be more than the toll these

Jopis started to speak.

as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might be ripped to pieces if things go

after blowing up the palace and giving Jopis her

to speak in a

to blow up. I guess

of tea before

Molden Kingdom’s ally, prevent the invasion from nearby

years worth of toll if the

Roan Kingdom able to do everything it says it will do? Especially when

saw Cale pointing

had pointed at Bud and

leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction

the past information and assassin households who had been living in

“Aha.”

her hands as she looked around at the people

the Mercenaries Guild and the assassin household work for the Roan Kingdom

speak at that

lacking in comparison to Elisneh during your fight

arms and

Glenn on their way here… He had modified this offer to Jopis

document in Jopis’s hand right

would

Ron started to smile.

but above everything else,

nodded

money. There seemed

Click.

put her

toward the

on the things you are telling me, I guess you contacted me after

filled the teacup as he

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 kingdom’s facilities belong

“Haha-”

cup rippled following Jopis's laughter. She tightly clenched

as I investigated that bitch. I learned that Arm was her source of money and

as if her

as her expression showed,

to turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom

relaxed her grip as she continued

supposed to go to the Molden Kingdom's true small merchant

be wrong to say that the Molden Kingdom's money was

Cale started to speak.

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

of the Molan Household located in the Molden

Elisneh

to benefit each other

moved her gaze away from Cale

have to do with the Molan

throw away its name as

thing left if

I guess only

sparkled as Cale started to

where money

and started to speak as if she

run a couple of the more important inns for

with a

my, oh my. I preferred having you being an assassin in the darkness. You're trying to

did not seem scared at all. In fact, she seemed to be planning a lot of things in her mind. She then turned her head as she continued

about the

blankly staring

“Ah.”

head elegantly

Mercenary King probably doesn’t know because he was fooled by the puppies and was being held hostage. Should I

was at