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

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

the puppy with a satisfied smile on

stop talking. Nobody here is on my

human rushed here right away to save you! He even stopped talking to the crown prince

‘Really?’

Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but Raon

toward Cale while Cale started to frown

Tap.

on the table at that

“What do you think?”

a question and she immediately started

conditions,

gaze turned

aiming

Kingdom become a strong nation with

created wide and well-maintained roads going North,

other facilities for travelers along

were the reasons that the numerous 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 the Molden Kingdom to use

to a toll gate

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

size of the party and

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

even at the low-cost toll, increasing the commercial supremacy of the

Cale started to speak.

of all people should know most about

The one time.

almost

was the one who created the road maintenance plan that helped

gathering of fees and workers, dealing with the politics and administration… People had thought that

plan that started all

from Jopis but the two sisters worked together to bring it to fruition…

of them

could be said that both of the sisters were very

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

Jopis started to smile.

roads the most. But giving the toll

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

kingdom. The currency exchange

them giving the small merchant guilds that built their homes in the Molden Kingdom permission to run the operations as long as they

said to be more than the

Jopis started to speak.

the

not end after blowing up the palace and

continued to speak

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

of tea before continuing

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

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

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

then saw Cale pointing

had pointed at Bud and

the leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction on the Eastern

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

“Aha.”

put her chin on her hands as she looked around at the people in

household work for the

speak

there was an aspect where you were significantly lacking in comparison to Elisneh

crossed his arms

their way here… He had modified this offer to Jopis

result was the current document in Jopis’s

would

Ron started to smile.

but above

nodded

worst was that damn money. There seemed to be nothing someone could do when they

Click.

her teacup

sharp gaze headed toward the people in the

telling me, I guess you contacted me after knowing about

filled the teacup

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

“Haha-”

the cup rippled following Jopis's laughter. She tightly

I investigated that bitch. I learned that

looked as if her pride had

her expression showed, Jopis was quite

Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the

as

supposed to go to the Molden Kingdom's true small

that the Molden Kingdom's

Cale started to speak.

getting the money to build bases and quickly increase

located in the Molden mountain range and

Illusionist, Elisneh

to benefit each other according

moved her gaze away from Cale and

what does that money have to

Molan household will now throw away its

There was only one thing left if they took out

guess only information

eyes sparkled as Cale started to

where

speak as if

couple of the more

with a

being an assassin

scared at all. In fact, she seemed to be planning a lot of things in her mind. She then turned

about the

was blankly

“Ah.”

head elegantly as

was fooled by the puppies and was being held hostage. Should I ask

at that