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?”

looked right at Fredo and shook

are not enough benefits

over half of

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

that deal if things had proceeded according

had originally planned… And then if he had heard about the Ranger Brigade members still being

would have made the

situation

The situation had changed.

benefits while he could do

leaned his upper body toward

“Father.”

after hearing Cale call him

eyes could see Cale’s twisted smile on his

in return, but there’s nothing I

let out

there was nothing Cale Henituse would gain from

power, wealth,

wasn't the type

heard wrong about Cale. On

be weird if he had no

a cold voice as he had

the situation

tone as

The situation had changed.

handle this without me

help was

“Mm.”

let out

quietly observed Cale for a bit before

Now we need

had

nonchalantly commented as Fredo

“Raise it some more.”

more things to put

weights on

was

I will think about what to add to my side of

what I wanted

up from the

what I would want. Then I’ll start to prepare and

after hearing him saying

and headed

Fredo ask him

son, have you called his highness,

back for a moment just before climbing

ago. I'm quite a

than he

was late at

moonlight from above was shining down on the white

the southern part of Section

Knock knock knock.

was full of books looked up

“What is going on?”

southern mansion's owner looked

person like him who stayed up very late with work to

“Count-nim.”

house slightly tilted his head to the side after hearing the

did not like being interrupted while he

butler who usually took care of

heard the butler’s voice

Von Ejellan has come to see

‘What?’

immediately

old man’s eyes were full

immediately opened the door to his office and

to meet quietly with you alone as he has something he would like to

to discuss with

Naru wanted this meeting

came to meet

The butler cautiously asked.

what shall

Count Mock.

Dark Elf old man's

Ejellan secretly came looking

to recall the

warriors of the Endable Kingdom and I will kill Cale

the moment Naru caused chaos in

bastard had done

“Hooo.”

started

was because he suddenly

look

on the old

butler and order

master Naru

Count-nim. I will escort him

just bring him to

was where he

I’ll have to do some work

the place to

to be used

individual walking

Shhhh.

and removed

for visiting you so late

“It’s not a problem.”

greeted young Naru

calling me Count. I told

sat the boy across

the cups

“Good work. Butler.”

have a nice

before carefully leaving the study

Click.

the outside

some tea

you very

you to call

Click.

the cup and observed

I need to speak to you today not as, ‘grandfather,’ but as,

the boy's

corner of the

brings

and put the cup back down on

Clang.

a short moment of silence after

at the end of

liege will not