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 benefits

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.

I would have made that deal if things had proceeded according

had followed the map to the Endable Kingdom and met with Fredo as he had originally planned… And then if he had heard about the Ranger Brigade members still being alive

made the deal as

situation

The situation had changed.

he earn more benefits while he

uncrossed his arms and leaned his upper body

“Father.”

flinched after hearing Cale call him

Cale’s twisted smile on his innocent

become king in return, but there’s nothing I gain from it. Nothing

let out a short

Cale said, there was nothing Cale

power, wealth,

thought he wasn't the type

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

would be weird if he had no greed at

heard a cold voice as he had

addition, the situation

tone as he

The situation had changed.

you handle

was

“Mm.”

out a

for a bit before

Now we

value to Fredo had gone up

commented as

“Raise it some more.”

to put on the

the weights

was saying

about what to add to my side of the

I wanted to

stood up from the

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

and turned toward Cale after hearing

and headed back to the

him a question from behind

called his highness,

back for a moment just before climbing through the mirror

I'm

he seemed at

late

shining

the southern part

Knock knock knock.

looking through documents in this study that was full

“What is going on?”

mansion's owner looked out the door

too early for a person like him who stayed up very late with work

“Count-nim.”

head to the side

not like being interrupted while he is working

talented butler who usually took care of everything

the butler’s voice at

young master Naru Von Ejellan has come to see

‘What?’

immediately

old man’s eyes were

door to his office and the butler

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

Something to discuss

that Naru wanted this meeting to be

Ejellan came to meet with

The butler cautiously asked.

what shall

Count Mock.

Elf old man's

secretly came looking for

started to recall the

the Endable Kingdom and I will kill

about the moment Naru

innocent-looking bastard had

“Hooo.”

Mock started to

he suddenly thought

look

the old man’s face before it

butler and order

master

Count-nim. I will escort him to the

just bring him

where

I’ll have to do some work to

was the

be

soon saw a hooded individual walking

Shhhh.

in and removed his hood before

Count-nim. I'm sorry for visiting you

“It’s not a problem.”

Naru with a

calling me Count. I told you

gently sat the

the cups of

“Good work. Butler.”

have a nice

butler left tea and snacks before carefully leaving

Click.

separated from the outside once

some

very

you to call me

Click.

boy picked up the cup and observed

think I need to speak to you today not as,

realized that the boy's passionate gaze looked

of the Count’s lips

brings

of tea and put the cup back down on the

Clang.

short moment of silence after the quiet

boy said the following at the end of that short

not start