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?”

right at Fredo

not enough

a member of the Demonic race and manage to save over half of the Ranger Brigade members

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

have made that deal if things had proceeded according

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

the deal

situation

The situation had changed.

earn more benefits while he could

leaned his upper body

“Father.”

flinched after hearing Cale call him

could see Cale’s twisted smile on his

nothing

out

said, there was nothing Cale Henituse

wealth, none

thought he wasn't the

if he had heard wrong about Cale. On the

if he had no

heard a cold voice as he had that

addition, the situation

his usual tone as he continued

The situation had changed.

will you handle this without

help was

“Mm.”

out

observed Cale for a bit

we

value to Fredo had gone

commented as Fredo accepted

“Raise it some more.”

to put on the

weights on

was saying and Fredo accepted

will think about what to add to my side of

I wanted to

stood up from

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

and turned toward Cale after

Cale ignored her gaze and headed back

heard Fredo ask him a question from

you called his highness,

turned back for a moment just before climbing through the mirror and smiled at

I'm quite a

he seemed

late

was shining down on the

on the southern part of Section

Knock knock knock.

who was looking through documents in this study that was full

“What is going on?”

Actually, this southern mansion's owner looked

early for a person

“Count-nim.”

the house slightly tilted his head to the side after hearing the butler’s

like being interrupted while he is working and did not come around this time

butler who

the butler’s voice at that

Naru Von Ejellan has come

‘What?’

Count immediately got

eyes were

immediately opened the door to his office and

quietly with you alone as he has something he

discuss with him

this meeting to be

Ejellan came to meet with

The butler cautiously asked.

shall

Count Mock.

Elf old man's mind quickly started to

secretly came looking for me so

to recall the events from

Kingdom and I will kill Cale

about the moment Naru caused

bastard had

“Hooo.”

started

was because he suddenly

look

on the old man’s face

the butler and order with

master Naru

I will escort him to the reception

bring him to the

was where

have to

the

be used

a hooded individual walking into the

Shhhh.

removed his

Count-nim. I'm sorry for visiting you

“It’s not a problem.”

Naru with a benign

stiff calling me Count.

the boy across

the cups

“Good work. Butler.”

a nice

left tea and snacks before carefully leaving the study and

Click.

from the outside once the

some

very

told you to call

Click.

boy picked up the cup

to you today not as, ‘grandfather,’ but

that the boy's

of the Count’s lips

What brings you

sip of tea and put the

Clang.

short moment of silence after the

following at the

liege will not start a