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?’

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

believe I can’t use an important

be disappointed that one of the cards

was quietly looking at the 12 years

he is quite

was frowning as if he was holding something in was sitting

made it impossible not

also made some other people

like the next Ejellan generation will not

was holding back a sneer as he looked

managed to participate in the assembly as the Duke’s envoy

his sneer and continued the

Star who was on a slightly higher platform and Count

were looking at

woman who was attending the

Count Hubesha.

looking at Naru who had his head down but his fists

‘He’s different than usual.’

on Naru’s left and could see the White Star looking pitifully at Naru, but she could not take her gaze away from Naru's clenched fists that were

fists like that because he is concerned

That was not it.

This was actually-

that what people do when they are

Hubesha suddenly recalled what Naru had shouted to the White Star when they visited the

never forgive him. I will

the boy had shouted

‘No way.’

that that was the case, but this

child is

was too nice to be the child of

was gentle and

He was upright.

He was pure.

upright people can show a strength

looked certain about

who had his head down

“Mm.”

odd behavior had his arms crossed and

‘This is weird.’

Gersey, the Endable Kingdom’s only Marquis and Chief

he was thinking about something different than Count

not controlling

Naru’s anger

sure Duke Fredo would have talked to Solena

would have talked to his trusted subordinate Solena before he fell into

not

told her to not let the Ejellan household and

Fredo would have

unable

one of two

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

unable

lips started

couldn't tell which of the two it

matter which it

the Vampires was in a coma… What could Naru do even

naturally has a gentle disposition. That is why whatever he does

stopped

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

is the

‘We're here.’

Gersey's eyes clouded over.

highest spot inside this

White Star looking back at him with a gaze

is a motion Marquis Gersey-nim brought up related to the

Gersey, the Chief

that this motion was from the Marquis changed the atmosphere

was one of the Endable Kingdom's

96 noble awaiters and the other nobles all

Star turned

course, one person was

head down but still focused to

“Ahem.”

a slightly uncomfortable and confused gaze and

Section 2 to participate in a large ritual on the last

atmosphere in the assembly hall

awaiters looked

thought it was something big since the Marquis brought up the

ritual during the festival. It’s not

continued to speak as if it wasn’t

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

it was just a part of

eyes sparkled as he had his

‘…This is weird.’

White Star was supposedly rushing to become a member of the

Gersey was working

Priest Gersey was doing a ritual for the festival while they were

‘There’s something here.’

Cale realized it.

Star

two bastards must be

dark and sneaky was hidden within that festival

Mock turned toward

is there anything you

“Ahem.”

Gersey let out a small fake cough

be said. The materials and costs for the ritual will all be handled by the priests, so you don’t

Flap flap.

his fan and

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

we will now make a decision

Mock decided this was nothing much and quickly

wasn’t anything to

he covered his

‘It's done.’

were hidden underneath the fan went up

take it as

Mock's voice echoed in the hall. His hand was turning the

at

“I object.”

Screeeech-

was

‘Hmm?’

incorrectly and turned his gaze away

Flinch.

shoulders subconsciously

Naru.

“I object.”

man Mock looked toward Naru

the…? Wasn’t this bastard completely

the boy's eyes burning

clenched fists shaking as

“…Oh my.”

Count Hubesha

that what she had

What are you

Star gently but sharply looked toward

opened wide at Naru’s action

Baaaaang!

slammed down on

“Your majesty.”