Trash of the Count's Family

The center of the Endable Kingdom.

The white castle.

As the name indicates, every part of the palace was white.

However, the reason this place was called the white castle was not simply because of its color.

The large sinkhole.

The inside of that pit was no longer just a sinkhole.

There were different floors with many different facilities.

However, all of the floors were created with a hole in the middle so that sunlight could reach all the way to the bottom.

‘The sun falls right onto the white castle.’

Section 1 at the bottom of the sinkhole was the only floor with a central location, which was where the white castle was located.

‘It is called the white castle because sunlight gathers here.’

Cale barely held himself back from chuckling.

The white castle.

The citizens of the Endable Kingdom found this place to be quite holy.

Cale found that to be funny.

‘…The truth is that greed runs wild in this place.’

The grand assembly hall.

The White Star.

The people representing the first four noble households.

And the 96 noble awaiters.

There were 101 people present in this hall.

“Then we will move onto the next topic.”

The Dark Elf old man. Count Mock was leading the meeting.

Cale had been getting a feel for the group during the past thirty minutes.

Count Mock started to speak at that moment.

“This is regarding changing the administrator for Section 7 and Section 9.”

Cale could feel the atmosphere in the grand assembly hall change almost immediately.

The look in the eyes of all 96 noble awaiters changed after hearing that they were changing the administrator for a section.

‘Heh.’

Cale lowered his head and started to frown to stop himself from laughing.

‘96 noble awaiters. What an odd system.’

The grand assembly hall.

There was a high platform with a circular table and five chairs there.

Of course, one of those chairs was on a slightly higher platform and gave off a luxurious feel.

Naturally, that was the chair for the White Star.

The remaining four chairs were for the representatives of the first four nobles, and these five people sat at the center of the assembly hall.

‘And the 96 of them get the floor.’

The 96 noble awaiters.

They were sitting on cushions on the grand assembly hall’s floor looking up at the platform with the circular table.

Cale peeked toward the hall door.

He started to recall the things Solena told him on their way over one by one.

‘The 96 noble awaiters consist of many different races and homelands. There are races without the darkness attribute, such as humans and Elves as well. However, they all have something in common.’

Solena had quietly whispered to Cale.

‘They wish to become nobles. They desire for higher positions. That is why they quietly sit on the cold stone floor on a cushion even though they are all quite strong.’

Solena looked around even though they were inside a carriage before telling Cale even quieter.

‘Young master-nim. They all have different reasons they desire to become nobles. Of them-’

‘It's fine.’

‘Excuse me?’

‘I don't need to know their reasons. I’m not interested in it.’

Cale recalled what he had said to Solena.

‘I just need to know that they wish to become nobles. That’s the important part.’

The corners of Cale’s lips were about to go up again.

“Naru.”

Cale felt someone put a hand on his shoulder at that moment.

It was cold.

There were no traces of warmth.

Cale could not help but subconsciously curl up.

It could not be helped.

The person sitting to Cale's right…

That person reached his left arm out and warmly asked.

“Is it hard?”

Cale could see the smile on this person's face as he warmly spoke to him in the middle of the meeting.

‘Ha…I really want to smack him from behind.’

Cale wanted to smack him the moment he saw the White Star’s warm smile.

However, he held back and shook his head.

“…Uncle, I am okay.”

Being respectful to the White Star and sitting still was his job right now.

Cale held back what he wanted to say to the White Star and lowered his head.

“Oh my.”

He heard the White Star’s disappointed voice, but Cale ignored it.

The White Star looked at Cale with an even stronger pitying gaze.

‘Did they say that they don't know how long Duke Fredo will be in a coma for?’

could not hide his disappointment after hearing the news from Duke Fredo's residence

believe I can’t use an important pawn

disappointed that one of

looking at the 12 years old boy who had his head down

guess he is quite

was holding

he looked made it

made some

next Ejellan generation will not be

was holding back a sneer as he looked at the White

assembly as the Duke’s envoy

held back his sneer and continued the

other than the White Star who was on a slightly higher platform and

were looking

the grand assembly

Count Hubesha.

Naru who

‘He’s different than usual.’

Naru’s left and could see the White Star looking pitifully at Naru, but she could not take her

his fists like that because he

That was not it.

This was actually-

what people do when they are

recalled what Naru had shouted to

forgive him. I will make him pay for

remembered how the boy had

‘No way.’

that that was the case, but this odd feeling continued

This child is a nice

the child of one

was gentle and

He was upright.

He was pure.

show a strength that cannot be hindered in certain

looked

more attention to Naru who had his head down and his eyes closed as if

“Mm.”

odd behavior had his arms crossed and

‘This is weird.’

Gersey, the Endable Kingdom’s only

he was thinking about something different than

not controlling

felt Naru’s anger as

sure Duke Fredo would have

that Marquis Gersey knew would have talked to his trusted

would have told her not to

would also have told her to not let the Ejellan household and the Vampires cause

Duke Fredo would have told

Naru is unable to hide his

mean one of

Duke Fredo fell into a coma after fighting so desperately that he didn't have time to say

Solena is unable to

Gersey’s lips started to

which of the

matter which

was, while Fredo, the sturdy foundation for the Vampires was in a coma… What could Naru do

That is why whatever he does won't

stopped

Duke Fredo as Count Hubesha had done and seen Naru’s anger toward Cale Henituse, but he didn’t have time to

is the

‘We're here.’

Gersey's eyes clouded over.

moved to the highest spot

back at him with a gaze full of an eccentric desire. Count Mock continued to speak at

is a motion Marquis Gersey-nim brought up related to

Gersey, the Chief

was from the Marquis changed the atmosphere in

one of the Endable Kingdom's three pillars and

and the other nobles all turned toward

White Star turned

course, one person was an

down but still focused to hear what was

“Ahem.”

slightly uncomfortable and confused gaze and started

your permission to allow all priests in Section 2 to

in the assembly hall

noble awaiters looked

was something big since the

ritual during the festival. It’s

to speak as if it wasn’t

content of the ritual is to give thanks for successfully completing the year and to pray for peace and happiness in the

that it was just a part

eyes sparkled as he had

‘…This is weird.’

White Star was supposedly rushing to become a member of the Demonic

Gersey was working with him

doing a ritual for the festival while they were busy with

‘There’s something here.’

Cale realized it.

White Star

bastards must be up

a feeling that something dark and sneaky was hidden within that festival

turned toward

there anything you would like

“Ahem.”

Gersey let out a small fake cough before smiling

small issue, so nothing else needs to be said. The materials and costs for the ritual will all be handled by the priests, so you don’t need to worry about that either. However,

Flap flap.

and

action, but the people who knew the weight of his position did not even frown because of his

make

Mock decided this was nothing much and

wasn’t anything to

he covered his mouth

‘It's done.’

lips that were hidden underneath the

it as

hall. His hand was turning

at that

“I object.”

Screeeech-

chair was pushed

‘Hmm?’

he had heard incorrectly and turned his gaze away from the document and

Flinch.

subconsciously flinched

Naru. Just

“I object.”

man Mock looked toward Naru who cut him off

this bastard

the boy's eyes

clenched fists

“…Oh my.”

Count Hubesha subconsciously

realized that what she had

are you

gently but sharply

White Star’s eyes opened wide

Baaaaang!

down on the table with

“Your majesty.”