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

gaze that said he liked her. Human! I like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart! I don’t

with a satisfied

should just stop talking. Nobody

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

‘Really?’

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

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

Tap.

put the document down on the table

“What do you think?”

her a question and she immediately started to

many conditions, but…

turned

are aiming for the

Molden Kingdom become a strong nation with Elisneh the First

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

inns and other facilities for

guilds of the Eastern continent used the Molden Kingdom’s roads when traveling to

to a

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

on the size of

they were the fastest, safest,

lot of money even at the low-cost toll, increasing the commercial

Cale started to speak.

all people should know most about things

The one time.

Jopis almost defeated Elisneh the

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

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

revealed that the original plan that

it to fruition… And Elisneh the First

them are no

could be said that both of the sisters

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

Jopis started to smile.

know about the roads the most. But giving

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

the kingdom. The currency exchange stores owned by

created when 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 be more than the toll these

Jopis started to speak.

Molden Kingdom’s roads as soon as the palace crumbles. The entire kingdom might be ripped to pieces

Kingdom’s proposal did not end after blowing up

speak in

heads we need to blow up. I guess it makes sense, and I suspected it since

a sip of tea before continuing to

Kingdom’s ally, prevent

years worth of toll

do everything it says it will do? Especially when it

saw Cale pointing at two

pointed at Bud

of the Mercenaries Guild, a large faction

Molan patriarch whom the people of the past information and assassin households who had been living in hiding were

“Aha.”

hands as she looked around at the people in

assassin household

speak at that

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

arms and

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

result was the current document

would that

Ron started to smile.

above everything

nodded her

in every area, but the worst was that damn money. There seemed to

Click.

put her teacup

headed toward the people

are telling me, I guess you

filled the teacup as he

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

“Haha-”

following Jopis's laughter. She tightly clenched

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

if her pride had

showed,

to turn the Molden Kingdom into a strong kingdom with

as she continued to

Kingdom's true small merchant guilds and their employees is

that the

Cale started to speak.

and quickly increase their forces. I guess it was only possible because they had a

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

Illusionist, Elisneh

worked together to benefit each other according to the White

her gaze away from Cale and looked at

that money have to do with the

now throw away

was only one thing left if

I guess only

as Cale

flows where money

to speak

couple of the more important inns for that

with

assassin in the darkness. You're trying to become an even

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

what about the

was blankly staring

“Ah.”

her head elegantly

he was fooled by the puppies and was being held hostage.

was at