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

said he liked her. Human! I like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart! I don’t think they realized what I am, but

with a satisfied smile on

just stop talking. Nobody here is

The human rushed here right away to

‘Really?’

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

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

Tap.

put the document down on the

“What do you think?”

a question and she immediately

conditions, but… Your

turned toward

aiming

strong nation with

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

and other facilities for

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

similar to a

gate fee people needed to pay to use the safe zone

very low and charged based on the size of the party and the

large merchant guilds used the Molden Kingdom's roads because they were the

raking in a lot of money even at the

Cale started to speak.

all people should know most about things related to the

The one time.

almost defeated

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

with the politics and administration… People had thought that Elisneh

plan

idea started from Jopis but the two sisters worked together to bring it to fruition… And Elisneh the First who had the authority to make it happen had

them

that both of

First's side to help her, the Molden Kingdom could

Jopis started to smile.

suppose I know about the roads the most. But giving the toll to the Roan

long-term contract. Furthermore, there are other

the kingdom. The currency exchange stores owned by

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

said to be

Jopis started to speak.

kingdoms would aim for the Molden Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might be ripped to

not end after blowing up the palace and giving Jopis her

continued to speak

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

of tea before continuing

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

was fine to give a portion of a couple years worth of

the Roan Kingdom able to do everything it says it

saw Cale pointing at two

pointed at Bud

King, the leader of the Mercenaries

Molan patriarch whom the people of the past information

“Aha.”

chin on her hands as she looked around

Guild and the assassin household work

to speak at

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

arms and

information he had heard from Ron and Glenn on their way here… He had modified this offer

was the current document in

would

Ron started to smile.

but above everything else,

elegantly nodded her

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

Click.

put her

toward the people in the

you are telling me, I

teacup as

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

“Haha-”

cup rippled following Jopis's

was as I investigated that bitch.

as if her pride had been

expression showed, Jopis

to turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom

grip as

Molden Kingdom's true small

the Molden Kingdom's money was all going to

Cale started to speak.

been getting the money to build bases and quickly increase their

in the

Illusionist, Elisneh the

two locations would have worked together to benefit each other according to

away from Cale

have to do with

household will now throw away

was only one thing left

guess

eyes sparkled as

where

Ron and started to speak

a couple of

with

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

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

about

was blankly staring

“Ah.”

nodded her head elegantly

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

was at that