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 dirty

like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart! I don’t think they realized what I am, but they realized

to pet the puppy with

stop talking. Nobody here

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

‘Really?’

Of course, Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but Raon did

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

Tap.

down on the table at

“What do you think?”

her a question and she immediately started to

many conditions, but… Your

gaze turned

are aiming for the

Kingdom become a strong nation with Elisneh

roads going North, South, East, and

were inns and other

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

similar to a toll gate

recalled the toll gate fee people needed to pay

based on the size of the party and the number

roads because they were the fastest, safest,

raking in a lot of money even

Cale started to speak.

know most

The one time.

one time Jopis almost defeated Elisneh

one who created the road maintenance plan that helped

and workers, dealing with the politics and administration… People had thought that Elisneh

plan

from Jopis but the two sisters worked together to bring it to fruition… And Elisneh the First who had the

of them are no

said that both of the sisters

the Molden Kingdom could probably quickly ascend

Jopis started to smile.

the most. But

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

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

they fixed up the roads all belonged to the kingdom, with them giving the small merchant guilds that built their homes in

be more than the toll these

Jopis started to speak.

Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace

Roan Kingdom’s proposal did not end after blowing up the palace and giving Jopis her

to speak in

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

sip of tea

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

a couple years worth of toll if the Roan Kingdom

to do everything it says it will do? Especially when it is on a completely different

Cale

had pointed at Bud and

the Mercenaries Guild, a large

of the past information and assassin households who had

“Aha.”

chin on her hands as she

Guild and the assassin household work

started to speak

where you were significantly lacking

crossed his arms and

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

the current document in Jopis’s hand

what would that

Ron started to smile.

but above

nodded

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

gaze headed toward the people in

are telling me, I guess you contacted me after

the teacup as he

clean 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

“Haha-”

in the cup rippled following Jopis's

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

her pride

showed,

turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with

as she continued to

to go to the Molden Kingdom's true small

to say that the

Cale started to speak.

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

Household located in the Molden mountain

Elisneh the

would have worked together to benefit each other according to the

from Cale and looked at

what does that money have

now throw away

one thing left if they took out

guess only

eyes sparkled as Cale started to

flows where

and started to speak as if

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

with

being an assassin in the darkness. You're trying to

that. She 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 to

about

was blankly staring

“Ah.”

head elegantly

was fooled by the puppies and was being held hostage.

at that