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

looking 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 I am, but

with a satisfied

just stop talking. Nobody here is

moment. Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away to save you! He even

‘Really?’

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

toward Cale while Cale

Tap.

down on the table

“What do you think?”

asked her a question and she

conditions, but… Your

gaze turned toward

aiming

strong

roads going North, South, East,

there were inns and other facilities for travelers along those

the Eastern continent used the Molden Kingdom’s roads when traveling to other nations, paying the

similar to a toll

the toll gate fee people needed to pay to use

and charged based on the size of

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

in a lot of money even at the

Cale started to speak.

you of all people should know most

The one time.

Jopis almost

created the road maintenance plan that helped the

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

that the original plan that

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

them are

be said that both of the sisters

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.

the roads the most. But giving

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

kingdom. The currency exchange stores owned by the

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

to be

Jopis started to speak.

Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace

not end after blowing up the

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,

of tea before

prevent

years worth of toll if the Roan Kingdom would

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

then saw Cale pointing at

had pointed at Bud

Mercenary King, the leader of the Mercenaries Guild, a large

the past information and assassin households who had been living in hiding were

“Aha.”

as she looked around at the people in the

the Mercenaries Guild and the assassin household work for the Roan

speak

lacking in comparison to Elisneh during your fight for

his arms and stepped

He had modified this offer to

result was the current document

would

Ron started to smile.

but above

nodded

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

Click.

her teacup

gaze headed toward the people

I guess you

teacup

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-”

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

if her pride had been

expression showed, Jopis

the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with the

her grip as she continued to

the Molden Kingdom's true small merchant guilds and their employees is

that the

Cale started to speak.

bases and quickly increase their

Molan Household located in the Molden mountain

Elisneh

two locations would have worked together to benefit each other according to the White Star's

away from Cale and looked

does that money have to do

now throw away its name as

one thing left if they took

I guess only

as

where money

Ron and started to speak as if she was responding to

run a couple of the more

responded with a benign

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

said 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

about the

blankly

“Ah.”

nodded her head elegantly as if she

Mercenary King probably doesn’t know because he was fooled by the puppies and was being held

at