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

are not enough

White Star from becoming a member of 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.

would have made that deal if things had

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

have made the deal as

the situation is different

The situation had changed.

more benefits while

and leaned

“Father.”

hearing Cale call him

eyes could see Cale’s twisted

but there’s nothing

let out a

was nothing Cale Henituse

power, wealth,

he wasn't the type to

wrong about Cale. On the other hand, he

weird if he had

cold voice as he

the

usual tone as he

The situation had changed.

you handle this

help was

“Mm.”

let out

Cale for a

we

value to Fredo had gone up more

as Fredo accepted

“Raise it some more.”

things to put on

the weights on the

gaze was saying

what to

I wanted to

up

think about what I would want. Then I’ll start to prepare and make my move as

turned toward Cale after hearing him saying that

her gaze and headed

ask him a question

you called his

moment just before climbing through the mirror

long time ago. I'm quite a

than he seemed

was late at

was shining down on

the southern part of Section 1 where

Knock knock knock.

documents in this study that was full of books looked up after hearing

“What is going on?”

mansion's owner looked

early for a person like him who stayed up very late

“Count-nim.”

his head to the

not like being interrupted while he is working and did not

who

heard the butler’s voice at

young master Naru Von Ejellan

‘What?’

Count immediately got

were

the door to his office and the butler

you alone as he has something he would like

discuss with

this meeting to

Von Ejellan came to meet

The butler cautiously asked.

shall

Count Mock.

old man's mind

Von Ejellan secretly came looking for me so

to recall the events from the

the Endable Kingdom and I will

Naru

had done something

“Hooo.”

started to

was because he

look

smile appeared on the old man’s face

and order with a

master Naru

I will escort him to the reception

bring him to

room was where he met with

have to do some work

study was the place

be used as

soon saw a hooded individual walking into the study

Shhhh.

and removed

for visiting you

“It’s not a problem.”

young Naru

stiff calling me Count. I told you to

sat the

are the cups of

“Good work. Butler.”

a nice

and snacks before carefully leaving

Click.

the outside once the door

some tea

very much,

you to call

Click.

up the cup and

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

realized that the boy's passionate

corner of the Count’s lips went

What brings

of tea and put the cup back down

Clang.

of silence after

the following at the end of that short

not start a