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 the

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

the puppy with a satisfied smile on his

stop talking. Nobody

in his mind at that moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away to save you! He even

‘Really?’

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

as he looked back toward Cale while Cale started to frown wondering what

Tap.

down on the table at that

“What do you think?”

and she immediately

many conditions, but… Your

gaze turned

are aiming for

Molden Kingdom become a strong nation with Elisneh the First

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

and other facilities for travelers

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

similar to a toll gate

recalled the toll gate fee people needed to pay to use the

size of the party and the number of carts,

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

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

Cale started to speak.

Jopis, you of all people should know most

The one time.

one time Jopis almost defeated Elisneh the

one who created the road maintenance plan that helped the Molden Kingdom

maintenance, gathering of fees and workers, dealing with the politics and administration… People

original plan that started all of

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

them are no

said that both of the

by Elisneh the First's side to help her, the Molden Kingdom could probably quickly ascend to the Eastern continent’s

Jopis started to smile.

the roads the most. But giving

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

kingdom. The

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 as they

be more than the

Jopis started to speak.

roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might be ripped to pieces if

proposal did not end after blowing up

to speak in

also know about those Arm bastards whose f*cking heads we need to blow up. I guess it makes sense,

of tea before continuing

would become the Molden Kingdom’s ally, prevent the invasion

worth of toll if the Roan Kingdom would do

the Roan Kingdom able to do everything it says it will do? Especially when it is on a completely

saw Cale pointing at

pointed at Bud

Mercenaries

the people of the past information and assassin households who had been

“Aha.”

on her hands as she looked around at the people

and the assassin household work for

speak at that

where you were significantly lacking in comparison to Elisneh during your

crossed his arms

heard from Ron and Glenn on their way here… He had modified this offer to Jopis once using that information as background

result was the current document in Jopis’s hand right

would that

Ron started to smile.

above

nodded

the worst was that damn money. There seemed to be nothing

Click.

her

headed toward the people in

you are telling me, I

filled the teacup as he

the remnants 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 kingdom’s facilities belong to Arm

“Haha-”

cup rippled following Jopis's laughter.

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

looked as if her pride had

her expression showed, Jopis

wanted to turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the

as

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

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 increase their

the Molan Household located in the Molden

Elisneh

worked together to benefit each other according to

moved her gaze away from Cale and looked at

does that money have to do with

now throw

There was only one thing left if they took out

I guess

eyes sparkled as Cale started to

where

speak as if she was

a couple of the more important inns

responded with a

having you being an assassin in the darkness. You're trying

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

about the

was blankly

“Ah.”

head elegantly as

doesn’t know because he was fooled by the puppies and was being

was at that