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

believe I can’t use an important

not help but be disappointed that one of the cards that could help his plan

years old boy

he is quite

he was holding something in was sitting with his head held

it impossible not to

it also made some

generation will not be able to keep the

was holding back a

the assembly as the Duke’s envoy even with

his sneer and continued

Star who was on a slightly higher platform and Count Mock who

nobles were looking at Naru with

woman who was attending the grand

Count Hubesha.

Naru who had his head down but his fists

‘He’s different than usual.’

could see the White Star looking pitifully at Naru, but she could not take her

that because

That was not it.

This was actually-

people do when they

shouted to the White Star when they visited the Ejellan

never forgive him. I will make him pay for

how the boy had shouted

‘No way.’

didn't think that that was the case, but this odd feeling continued to

Von Ejellan. This child

was too nice to be the child of one

gentle

He was upright.

He was pure.

people can show a strength that cannot be

suddenly looked

head down and his eyes closed as if

“Mm.”

noticed Naru’s odd behavior had his arms crossed and his head tilted to

‘This is weird.’

Endable

was thinking about something different

not

had felt Naru’s anger

would have talked to

Marquis Gersey knew would have talked to his trusted subordinate Solena before he fell

have told her not

have told her to not let the Ejellan household

Duke Fredo would have told

Naru is unable to

mean one of two

after fighting so desperately that he didn't have time to say such things

is unable

Gersey’s lips started to go

couldn't tell which of the two it

it doesn’t matter which

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

gentle disposition. That is why whatever he

then stopped

thing if he had gone to visit Duke Fredo as Count Hubesha had done and seen Naru’s anger toward Cale Henituse,

the

‘We're here.’

Gersey's eyes clouded over.

to the highest spot inside this assembly

gaze full of an eccentric desire. Count Mock continued to speak at that

a motion Marquis Gersey-nim brought up related to the

Gersey, the Chief

this motion was from the Marquis changed the atmosphere in the hall once

was one of the Endable Kingdom's three pillars and strongest

96 noble awaiters and the other nobles all turned

White Star turned

course, one person was

down but still focused to hear what was about to

“Ahem.”

slightly uncomfortable and confused gaze

allow all priests in Section 2 to participate in a large

atmosphere in

noble awaiters

thought it was something big since

just a ritual during the festival.

continued to speak as if

thanks for successfully completing the year and to pray for peace and happiness in the

thinking that it

eyes sparkled as he had his head

‘…This is weird.’

to become a member

Priest Gersey was working with him to

a ritual for the

‘There’s something here.’

Cale realized it.

Star and

bastards must be

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

Mock turned toward

anything you would

“Ahem.”

out a small fake cough before

for the ritual will all be handled by the priests, so you

Flap flap.

and slightly shrugged his

the weight of his position did not even

now make a decision about this

nothing much and quickly tried to pass the

anything to object about

as he covered his mouth

‘It's done.’

lips that were hidden underneath the fan went

I will take it as this

His hand was turning the page to the

was at

“I object.”

Screeeech-

chair was

‘Hmm?’

incorrectly and turned his gaze away from the document and

Flinch.

shoulders subconsciously flinched a

master Naru. Just

“I object.”

Mock looked toward Naru who cut him

the…? Wasn’t this bastard

could see the boy's eyes

his clenched fists

“…Oh my.”

black knight. Count Hubesha subconsciously

what she had worried about

What are

Star gently but

Star’s eyes opened wide at Naru’s action at that

Baaaaang!

boy slammed down on the table with

“Your majesty.”