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?’

not hide his disappointment after

I can’t use an important pawn

help but be disappointed that one of the cards that could help his

the 12 years old boy who had his head down

guess he is quite

boy who was frowning as if he was holding something in was

it impossible not to pity

made some

like the next Ejellan generation will not be able

back a sneer as he looked at the

the assembly as

held back his sneer and continued

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

two nobles were looking at Naru with

woman who was attending the grand assembly

Count Hubesha.

was confused while looking at Naru who had his head down

‘He’s different than usual.’

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

his fists like that because he

That was not it.

This was actually-

that what people do when they are

had shouted to the White Star when they visited the

him. I will make him

boy had

‘No way.’

that that was the case, but this odd feeling continued to

Ejellan. This child

too nice to be the child of one of the Endable Kingdom's

gentle

He was upright.

He was pure.

a strength that cannot be hindered in certain

suddenly looked certain about

Naru who had his head down and his eyes closed as if he was thinking

“Mm.”

had his arms

‘This is weird.’

the Endable Kingdom’s only Marquis and Chief

was thinking about something

Solena not

anger as Hubesha had

Fredo would have

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

not to

to not let the

would

unable to hide his

one of two

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

Solena is unable to control Naru.

Gersey’s lips started to go

of the two

doesn’t matter which it

which of the two it was, while Fredo, the sturdy foundation for the Vampires was in a

is

then stopped caring

Duke Fredo as Count Hubesha had done and

is the

‘We're here.’

Gersey's eyes clouded over.

to the highest spot inside

see the White Star looking back at him with a gaze full of an eccentric desire. Count Mock continued to

is a motion Marquis Gersey-nim brought

the Chief

that this motion was from the Marquis changed

the Endable

96 noble awaiters and the

the White Star turned toward

person was

head down but still focused to hear what

“Ahem.”

Gersey with a slightly uncomfortable and confused

Gersey-nim’s motion is to request your permission to allow all priests in Section 2 to

heavy atmosphere in the assembly

noble awaiters looked

I thought it was something big since the Marquis brought up the

ritual during the

to speak as

the ritual is to give thanks for successfully completing the year and to pray for

thinking that it was just

sparkled as he had

‘…This is weird.’

Star was supposedly rushing to become a member of

Priest Gersey was working with him to make

was doing a ritual for

‘There’s something here.’

Cale realized it.

Star

bastards must

had a feeling that something dark and

Mock turned toward Marquis

is there anything you would like to add

“Ahem.”

let out a small fake cough before smiling

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, as it is a ritual, we hope

Flap flap.

flapped his fan and slightly shrugged

action, but the people who knew the weight of his position did

now make a decision about this

much and quickly tried

anything to object

Gersey watched Count Mock as he

‘It's done.’

lips that were hidden underneath the fan went

I will take it as this motion has

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

at that

“I object.”

Screeeech-

was pushed

‘Hmm?’

heard incorrectly and turned his gaze away from the document

Flinch.

subconsciously

Naru.

“I object.”

Elf old man Mock looked toward Naru who cut him

this bastard

the boy's eyes burning

see his clenched

“…Oh my.”

knight. Count

that what she had worried about was starting to

What are

but sharply

eyes opened wide at Naru’s action at that

Baaaaang!

on the

“Your majesty.”