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 the dirty

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

the puppy with a satisfied smile on his

stop talking. Nobody here is

rushed here right away

‘Really?’

Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but Raon did not know

toward Cale while Cale started to frown wondering what

Tap.

down on the

“What do you think?”

asked her a question and she

conditions, but… Your

gaze turned

are aiming for the

become a strong nation with Elisneh

roads going North,

there were inns and other

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

similar to a toll gate

gate fee people needed to pay to use the safe zone roads once the monsters

the size of the party and the number of carts, making many small merchants

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

lot of money even

Cale started to speak.

of all people should know most about things related

The one time.

one time Jopis almost defeated

it was revealed that she was the one who created

politics and administration… People had thought that Elisneh

that the original plan that

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

of them

both of the

help her, the Molden Kingdom could probably quickly ascend to the Eastern continent’s

Jopis started to smile.

I know about the roads the most. But giving the

for all of it nor is it a long-term contract. Furthermore, there are other venues that fund the Molden Kingdom even more than the

by the kingdom. The currency

guilds that built their homes in the Molden Kingdom permission to run the operations as long as they gave the kingdom a cut of the

be more than the toll

Jopis started to speak.

Molden Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might

not end after blowing up the

speak in

heads we need to blow up. I guess it makes sense, and

a sip of tea

prevent the invasion

give a portion of a couple years worth of toll if the

to do everything it says it will do? Especially when it is

saw Cale pointing at

at Bud

the leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction

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

“Aha.”

on her hands as she looked around at the people

and the assassin household work for the Roan Kingdom

started to speak at

where you were significantly lacking in comparison to Elisneh during your fight

crossed his arms

on their way here… He had

result was the current document in

would that

Ron started to smile.

but above everything else,

nodded her

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

Click.

put her teacup

toward the people in

you are telling me, I

filled the teacup

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 to Arm and have frequent contacts with

“Haha-”

the cup rippled following

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

if her pride had been

her expression showed, Jopis was

to turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom

relaxed her grip as she

to go to the Molden Kingdom's true

not be wrong to say that the Molden Kingdom's money was all going to

Cale started to speak.

the money to build bases and quickly

Household located in the Molden

Illusionist, Elisneh

together to benefit each other

away from Cale

money have to do with the

household will now throw away its name

one thing left if they

guess

as Cale started to

flows where money

to speak as if she

couple of the

responded with a benign

preferred having you being an assassin

scared at all. In fact, she seemed to be planning

about the

was blankly staring at

“Ah.”

nodded her head elegantly as if

by the puppies and

at that