Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 537: If you really want to (4)

Fredo was with Solena in his bedroom.

Cale looked toward Fredo and bluntly asked.

“Where are they?”

Fredo had a bright smile on his face.

“My son, you must finally be looking for the bodies.”

“Haaaaa. You crazy bastard.”

Cale could feel Solena flinch, but he ignored it and plopped down on the empty chair across from Fredo.

“Where are they? Actually, no.”

Cale asked the same question before shaking his head. He then asked Fredo a different question.

“Why did you do it?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t feign ignorance. It’s funny to hear someone who just smiled and asked if we were looking for the bodies pretending like he doesn’t know anything now.”

“Mm. I guess it is funny.”

Fredo nodded his head as if he agreed with Cale.

He then continued to speak.

“It was because the weight wasn’t balanced.”

“The weight?”

“A deal or a contract means that both sides are giving something of equal value to the other.”

Fredo believed that they needed to be clear on what each side was giving and receiving.

“And when both sides of the scale are equal in weight… That’s when a contract is set.”

“You thought that holding the Ranger Brigade members hostage was balancing the scale?”

“Yes. Shouldn’t I at least do that much?”

Choi Han who came through the mirror after Cale started to speak at that moment.

“Is that why you included Cale-nim’s blood as a condition?”

Choi Han's gaze did not look happy as he glared at Fredo. Actually, there was a lot of animosity that Choi Han did not hide.

Choi Han thought Cale had more trust in Fredo than before, but in Choi Han's point of view, Fredo was just an enemy aiming for one of his family member’s blood.

He saw him as someone who could stab them in the back at any moment.

Smile.

Choi Han could see Fredo smiling toward him at that moment.

Fredo started to speak in a gentle voice as if Choi Han’s animosity was cute.

“Choi Han. Do you think your master values his blood a lot? I think Cale Henituse would put a higher value on his friends’ blood than his own.”

Choi Han was suddenly at a loss for words.

Cale started to speak instead.

“My blood is very important to me.”

Choi Han was at even more of a loss for words that he turned away from Cale.

On the other hand, Fredo looked toward Cale and nonchalantly commented.

“I also needed a conversation with the Mercenary King.”

Solena sighed quietly after hearing that.

Fredo continued to speak as Cale looked at her.

“I didn't want to be hated anymore.”

It sounded light, but those words were not light at all.

“The people of the Eastern continent do not look favorably on most of the races that make up the Endable Kingdom.”

The animosity toward Vampires and Dark Elves were obvious, but it was highly likely that the people on the Eastern continent would feel repulsed by the citizens of the Endable Kingdom when it was revealed.

“There were people I needed to slowly change that mindset.”

Cale immediately realized who those people were.

“You’re talking about the mercenaries.”

“Yes. The mercenaries going around the continent and saying good things about us in restaurants or shops will slowly change people’s opinions about us.”

Tap. Tap.

Cale tapped his knee with his finger as he started to speak.

“You hid the Rangers because you needed to make a deal with both the Mercenary King and me?”

Fredo raised his hand and pointed somewhere.

“Here. Solena was in charge of that. The other Vampire knights helped her as well.”

Now that he thought about, Cale had not seen any Vampires other than Solena and Fredo in the northern snowy mountain.

“Hmm.”

Cale crossed his arms and stared at Fredo as he started to speak again.

“It looks like you are not going to tell me where they are.”

Fredo did not disagree with that statement.

"They are safe. Ah, but we did suck some blood from them in order to trick both allies and enemies while we were on the northern snowy mountains.”

Solena urgently interjected.

“Sucked their blood?! My liege, you must not use such phrasing! Mm! Young master-nim, the amount was very minimal. It was only a tiny bit that we couldn't help but absorb while pretending to take their blood. Everybody is safe.”

She smiled as gently as possible toward Cale.

"This is the truth.”

“Who said it wasn’t?”

“Excuse me?”

Cale shrugged his shoulders toward Solena and then stared back at Fredo.

Fredo smiled at him and started to speak again.

“I will let you know where the Ranger Brigade members are if you properly destroy the facility that would turn the White Star into a member of the Demonic race.”

“It’s not enough.”

“What?”

at Fredo and

not enough

from becoming a member of the Demonic race and manage to save over half of

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

have made that deal if things had proceeded according to Fredo's

the Endable Kingdom and met with Fredo as he had originally planned… And then if he had heard about the Ranger

the deal

the situation is different

The situation had changed.

benefits

arms and leaned his upper body toward the

“Father.”

flinched after hearing Cale call him

could see Cale’s twisted smile on his

become king in return, but there’s nothing I gain from it. Nothing

let out a short

nothing

power, wealth, none

thought he wasn't the type to

On the other hand, he had a different thought

if he

a cold voice as he had that

addition, the situation

tone as he continued to

The situation had changed.

handle this without

was

“Mm.”

let out

for a bit before starting to

we

had gone

as Fredo

“Raise it some more.”

some more things to put on

the weights on the

was what Cale’s gaze was saying and Fredo accepted

what to add to my side of

what I

stood up

want. Then I’ll start to prepare and make

toward Cale after hearing him

ignored her gaze and headed

him a question from

son, have you called his

for a moment just before climbing through the mirror

long time ago. I'm quite a

than he seemed

late at

from above was shining

on the southern part of Section 1 where that light

Knock knock knock.

looking through documents in this study that was full of books looked up after hearing someone knocking

“What is going on?”

study… Actually, this southern mansion's owner looked out the

too early for a person like him who

“Count-nim.”

house slightly tilted his head to

while he is working and did not come

butler who usually

heard the butler’s

Von Ejellan

‘What?’

Count immediately got

were full of shock

immediately opened the door to his office and the

master has requested to meet quietly with you alone as he has something

to discuss with

wanted this

came to meet

The butler cautiously asked.

shall I

Count Mock.

Dark Elf old man's mind

Von Ejellan secretly came looking

recall the events from

Endable Kingdom and I

the moment Naru caused chaos in the grand assembly

had

“Hooo.”

Mock started to

because he suddenly thought

look

old man’s face

gave the butler and order

young master

I will escort him

bring him to

reception room was where he

feel like I’ll have to do some

the place

were supposed to be used as they were

saw a hooded individual walking into the

Shhhh.

removed his hood

visiting you so

“It’s not a problem.”

Naru with a benign

Count. I told you to call me

sat the boy

the cups

“Good work. Butler.”

have a

carefully

Click.

from the outside once the door

Drink some tea

you very much,

you to call

Click.

picked up the cup and observed the

to you today not as, ‘grandfather,’

the boy's

of the Count’s lips went

What brings you

of tea and put the cup back down on the

Clang.

moment of silence after the quiet clinking of the

at the end of that short

not start a