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

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 they realized what

the puppy with a satisfied smile on his

just stop talking. Nobody here

mind at that moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away

‘Really?’

Cale had finished

while Cale

Tap.

the document down on the table at

“What do you think?”

and she immediately started

conditions, but…

turned toward

aiming

Molden Kingdom become a strong nation with Elisneh

and well-maintained roads going North,

other facilities for travelers along those

to

to a toll gate

to pay to use the safe

charged based on the size of the party and the number of carts, making many small merchants use

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

money even

Cale started to speak.

all people should know most about things related

The one time.

time Jopis almost defeated Elisneh the

was the one who created the

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

revealed that the original plan that started all of this was Jopis's

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

of them are

be said that both of the

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

Jopis started to smile.

most. But giving the toll to the Roan

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

inns owned by the kingdom. The

they fixed up the roads 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 gave

said to be more than the

Jopis started to speak.

the Molden Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire

blowing up the palace and giving

continued to speak in

to 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

ally, prevent the invasion from

years worth of toll if the

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

saw Cale pointing at two

had pointed at Bud

the Mercenaries

past information and assassin households who had been

“Aha.”

who gasped put her chin on her hands as she looked around at

and the assassin household

speak

an aspect where you were significantly lacking in comparison

crossed his arms and stepped

from Ron and Glenn on their way here… He had modified this

document in Jopis’s hand right

what would

Ron started to smile.

above

nodded

damn money.

Click.

her

headed toward the

I guess

the teacup as he

our residence and started to 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 facilities belong to Arm and have frequent contacts

“Haha-”

the cup rippled following Jopis's laughter.

Elisneh… It was as I investigated that bitch. I

if her

as her expression showed, Jopis was

the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the

relaxed her grip as she

Molden Kingdom's true small merchant guilds and their employees

to say that the Molden Kingdom's money

Cale started to speak.

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

Household located in the Molden mountain range and Arm’s second secret

Elisneh

benefit each other according to the

moved her gaze away from

what does that money have to do

now throw away its name

There was only one thing left if they took

guess only information

sparkled as Cale started

where money

speak as if she

couple of the more important

with

an assassin in the darkness. You're trying

not seem scared at all. In fact, she seemed to be planning a

about the

was blankly staring at

“Ah.”

elegantly as if she

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

at that