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

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 not enough benefits

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

made that deal if things had proceeded according

Fredo as he had originally planned… And

the deal

the situation is

The situation had changed.

benefits

and leaned his

“Father.”

hearing

Cale’s twisted smile on his innocent childhood

nothing I gain from it. Nothing in

let out

nothing Cale Henituse would

wealth,

the type

On the other hand, he

be weird if he had no greed at

a cold voice as

the situation has

tone

The situation had changed.

will you handle this without

help was now

“Mm.”

out

a bit before starting

we need

Fredo had gone

commented as

“Raise it some more.”

things to put

weights on

gaze was

will think about what to add to my

I wanted to

immediately stood up from the

about what I would want. Then I’ll start

after hearing him saying that he would

and headed

Fredo ask him

son, have you called his highness,

a moment just before climbing through the

ago. I'm quite a

he seemed

late

from above was shining down on the

the southern part of Section 1 where that

Knock knock knock.

who was looking through documents in this study that was full

“What is going on?”

looked

person like

“Count-nim.”

head to the side after

interrupted while he is working and did not come around

was a talented butler who usually took care of everything

heard the butler’s voice at

Von Ejellan

‘What?’

immediately

man’s eyes were full of

to his office and

meet quietly with you alone

to discuss with

meant that Naru wanted this meeting to be a

to meet with

The butler cautiously asked.

shall

Count Mock.

Dark Elf old man's mind quickly started to

Von Ejellan secretly came looking for

recall the events from the

Kingdom and I

Naru caused

innocent-looking bastard had done

“Hooo.”

started to

was because he

look at

on the old man’s face before it

the butler and order with a

master Naru

will escort him

bring him to

reception room was where he

have to do

study was the place to

were supposed to be used as they were

hooded individual walking into the study

Shhhh.

and removed

I'm sorry for visiting you so

“It’s not a problem.”

young Naru with

me Count. I told you to call me

sat the boy across

are the

“Good work. Butler.”

a nice

and snacks before carefully leaving the study

Click.

from the outside

Drink some tea

very

to call me

Click.

the cup

think I need to speak to you today not

that the boy's

of the Count’s lips

What brings you

of tea and put the cup back down on the

Clang.

a short moment of silence after the quiet

the following at the end of that short

will not start a