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?”

Fredo and shook his

not enough benefits for

the Demonic race and manage to save over half of the Ranger Brigade members that you thought were dead. But that’s still

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

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

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

the deal

situation is

The situation had changed.

more benefits while he

his arms and leaned his upper body toward the

“Father.”

hearing Cale call

Cale’s twisted smile on

become king in return, but there’s nothing

let out a

was nothing Cale

power, wealth, none

wasn't the type to

about Cale. On the other hand, he had a different

he had no greed at

voice as he had that

the situation

usual tone as he

The situation had changed.

you handle this

help was now

“Mm.”

out a

a bit

Now we need

Fredo had gone up more

nonchalantly commented as Fredo accepted

“Raise it some more.”

to put

the weights on the

what Cale’s gaze was saying

about what to add to my side of the

I

stood up

about what I would want. Then I’ll

turned toward Cale after hearing him saying that he

and headed

ask him a question

son, have you called his highness,

for a moment just before

ago. I'm

than he

late at

moonlight from above was shining down

part of Section 1 where that light did not

Knock knock knock.

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

“What is going on?”

southern mansion's owner looked

a person like him

“Count-nim.”

slightly tilted his head to the side after hearing

he did not like being interrupted while he is working and did not come

butler who usually took care

heard the butler’s voice at

Naru Von Ejellan has

‘What?’

immediately

were full of

the door to his office and the

quietly with you alone as he

discuss with him

meant that Naru wanted this meeting to

to meet with

The butler cautiously asked.

shall

Count Mock.

Dark Elf old man's mind

secretly came looking for me so late

recall the events

Kingdom and

moment Naru caused chaos

innocent-looking bastard had done

“Hooo.”

started

was because he suddenly thought

you look at

the old man’s

butler and order

master

will escort him

just bring him to

room was where he

to do some work to

was the place to

were supposed to be used as they were

a hooded individual walking into

Shhhh.

person walked in and removed

sorry for visiting

“It’s not a problem.”

young Naru

so stiff calling me Count. I

sat the boy

the cups

“Good work. Butler.”

a

and snacks before carefully leaving the study and closing

Click.

the outside once the door was

some

very much,

you to

Click.

picked up the cup

to speak to you today not as, ‘grandfather,’

the boy's

the Count’s lips

brings

of tea and put

Clang.

of silence after

following at

will not start a