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

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

pet the puppy with a satisfied smile on

stop talking. Nobody

rushed here right away to save you! He even

‘Really?’

Of course, Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu,

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

Tap.

document down on the

“What do you think?”

her a question and she

many conditions,

gaze turned

aiming for

had the Molden Kingdom become a strong nation

created wide and well-maintained roads going North, South,

inns and other facilities for travelers along

reasons that the numerous merchant guilds of the Eastern continent used the Molden Kingdom’s roads when traveling to

a

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

of the party

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

in a lot of money even at the low-cost toll, increasing the commercial supremacy of the Molden

Cale started to speak.

Jopis, you of all people should know most about things related

The one time.

almost defeated

the one who created

with the politics and administration… People had thought that Elisneh the First

plan that started

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

them are

could be said that both of the sisters were

Jopis remained 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.

roads the most. But giving

a long-term contract. Furthermore, there are other venues that fund the

the kingdom. The currency exchange stores owned by

guilds that built their homes

to be more than the

Jopis started to speak.

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

did not end after blowing up the palace and giving Jopis her

speak

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

of tea

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

give a portion of a couple years worth

it will do? Especially when it is on a completely

then saw Cale

at Bud and

Mercenaries Guild, a large faction on

other was the Molan patriarch whom the people of the past information and assassin households who had been living

“Aha.”

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

Mercenaries Guild and the assassin household work for

speak

where you were significantly lacking in comparison to Elisneh during

his arms

he had heard from Ron and Glenn on their way here… He had

result was the current document in Jopis’s hand right

what would

Ron started to smile.

but above everything else,

elegantly nodded her

that damn money. There seemed to be nothing someone

Click.

her

sharp gaze headed toward the people in the

you are telling me, I guess you

filled the teacup as

of evidence showing that the numerous small

“Haha-”

the cup rippled following

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

if her

as her expression showed, Jopis

Kingdom into a strong

her grip as she continued to

the Molden Kingdom's true small merchant guilds

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

Cale started to speak.

getting the money to build bases and quickly increase their

located in the Molden mountain range

Elisneh

to benefit each other according

gaze away from Cale and looked at

does that money have to do

Molan household will now throw away its name

thing left if they took

guess only

eyes sparkled as Cale started

flows where

started to speak

to run a couple of the more important

responded with a benign

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

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

what about the Mercenaries

was blankly staring

“Ah.”

elegantly as

he was fooled by the puppies

was at that