Trash of the Count's Family

“…Lord?”

Dodori, who had not heard about Sheritt, tilted his head in confusion, but Cale had no time to explain.

“Choi Han.”

Choi Han started to speak as if he already knew what Cale wanted him to do.

“I will stay behind and inform his highness about the situation.”

That meant that he would take part in the grand assembly as Cale’s proxy.

Cale nodded his head.

‘He’s an innocent one, so he should do a good job.’

Choi Han and crown prince Alberu, the two people who knew the most about his current situation, should be able to take care of any weird situations that pop up.

Cale felt that he had some reliable people supporting him.

“The preparations are complete.”

Cale looked at the other Dragons after hearing Eruhaben’s comment.

Mila was walking toward him with a gentle smile and Dodori by her side, Rasheel was awkwardly stiff as he walked over, and Dodori was happily walking after hearing that they were going together.

– …Human.

Cale started to speak while patting Raon’s back.

“Shall we go?”

There was a bright white gold light, and everybody except Choi Han disappeared.

“W, what just-”

The Chief of Staff who had rushed in after being contacted by a servant didn’t know what to think as he watched Cale disappear.

He naturally walked toward the person who could give him some answers.

“Choi Han-nim. May I ask what is going on?”

Fear was visible on the Chief of Staff’s face.

There was currently a secret meeting between the chief executives of kingdoms throughout the Western continent. One of the people who should know how important such a meeting was had just disappeared with a stiff expression on his face.

Choi Han started to walk as he answered back.

“An individual may leave their body today.”

The people following behind Choi Han opened their eyes wide and shook in fear.

Leave their body.

That meant that someone might die.

‘Who is it?’

They wanted to ask who might die, but they knew that they shouldn’t ask.

There was just an even more awkward silence. The Chief of Staff could not break the silence and instead looked at Choi Han in admiration.

‘He’s not shaking.’

Choi Han’s age was not revealed, but he looked young enough to be known as the youngest sword master. His age probably corresponded with his appearance.

But such a youngster was calm while talking about someone’s death.

‘…Heroes are bound to be surrounded by other heroes.’

The Chief of Staff started to think about the hero and the hero’s party that was also full of heroes. He then thought about death and felt as if he was being suffocated.

This suffocation was probably from the pressure that those heroes are always facing.

That was why the Chief of Staff got out of the way for Choi Han, who was walking into a room that was heavy with a different type of pressure without any hesitation.

Choi Han walked into the meeting room and flipped the room with his words.

The meeting paused because of his unexpected arrival, and Alberu jumped up to look at Choi Han with confusion.

“Choi Han, no, instructor? What brings you here?”

His eyes were asking a question.

‘I thought you guys were dragging Dragons inside?’

Choi Han slightly shook his head and started to speak.

“Your highness. Cale-nim had to leave for urgent matters, so I came in his place. I was told to participate on his behalf.”

Cale had left for urgent matters.

Those words made Toonka, Litana, Valentino, Clopeh Sekka, and the rest of the representatives look toward Choi Han with piercing gazes.

They had come here wanting to ask about Cale’s condition, but that hero had left for urgent matters without even showing his face.

Silence filled the area for a moment.

“…Is something the matter with young master Cale’s health?”

Litana broke the silence to cautiously ask that question.

Choi Han did not think much about it and answered honestly.

“His health is never good.”

He needed to deliver the information about the negotiation with the Dragons and the Dragon half-blood’s condition to Alberu without informing the others.

That was why he had honestly answered Litana’s question while walking closer to Alberu.

“His health, how bad must his health be-”

Litana’s voice was shaking and she could not even finish her sentence, but Choi Han did not notice it.

He was focused on relieving Alberu’s burden, as Alberu seemed to be thinking that Cale had caused some kind of trouble.

“How sick is my close friend?!”

things he had seen

up blood and fainted a few days ago and

Han had seen was, naturally, during Cale’s

and to change the future. He was in so much pain that it felt as if his heart would be ripped out,

“…C, Choi Han-”

that he forgot to call Choi Han, ‘instructor,’ and instead called out

“Ah.”

realized what

‘I made a mistake.’

Rok Soo and

Han, who considered the two as the same person, had talked about how Cale had been while fighting against the unranked

condition was

skinny and pale, but… his health was much better than before thanks to eating well and resting well

around at the meeting room that was located at the deepest part of

table. They each had a few executives with them

shaking, and they could not

“…My goodness.”

been sitting quietly until then, let out a quiet

“How embarrassing.”

seemed to be full of concern seemed

As someone who is living in the same time frame as

and Choi Han were the only ones who could see the craziness in

Cale, who was creating a legend, so that he too could go down

join hero Cale Henituse in

truly wished

help made another

Baaaaang!

also join my close friend! The shield will not

It was naturally Toonka.

to help slowly filled the hearts of everybody else as well. Some of them were passive, but they must have felt the overall feel of

that Choi Han, Alberu, and especially Cale had not expected

* * *

that was well-suited for the Forest of Darkness appeared in front of

“Ohhhhhhhh!”

nature made Dodori

a complete contrast to the White

“Dodori.”

on Dodori’s shoulder and spoke in a

“Quiet.”

a black castle that is making my

to his mom before shutting up after seeing the look in

what she says when she has a

so far. This was one of the many lessons he had learned

looked away from

what

no longer invisible Raon

I will need to

“I’m curious as well!”

added on because he was curious before quickly shutting up. It was because of his mom’s gaze

Dodori also started to frown while looking

however, maybe that

he needed to rush out almost

kept his mouth

for Rasheel as well. The still pajama-clad Dragon quietly

was not because

black castle is

the black castle

could tell that something was unique about this

Rasheel and Mila’s level got chills after sensing the magic circles inscribed in the castle and feeling the surrounding

strong presence inside as

Screeeech-

castle’s gate opened on its

Mila

‘…It’s a Dragon.’

was definitely another

‘Is it that Lord?’

‘It’s the Dragon Lord.’

Cale’s voice at that

with you, could

and Lock who happened to be inside came out to greet

“Young master-nim!”

“…Young master-nim.”

grim

good care of

understand. Please head on

Raon for a moment before looking

behind Lock, who had

difficult-to-describe expression on his face while flying next to Cale. He wasn’t shaking unlike

was a step behind them

“This room over here.”

of the door to the most isolated room inside

“…Over here.”

need to say

and Sheritt. The two of them should

outside that door for

‘It’s complicated.’

an extremely complicated individual for

did not

who had opened the castle gate was

“I’m here.”

door finally opened once

was sitting on the couch, made eye

arms toward Raon, who was floating behind Cale’s

“Will you come here?”

over and snuggled in her

headed toward the inside of the

in

“Ugh! Ugh.”

been during that final battle against

making the Dragon half-blood flail around with shaking limbs as he felt

ugh, in the

could

walked over to

plopped down on a chair next to the bed and

guess you finally reached

smile even though Cale sounded

black blood was dripping down the corner of