Trash of the Count's Family

“By the way, who are the two people that the Cat children were following?”

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The Mercenary King sat down at a table at the center of the room.

“Ahem.”

“Aigoo, there’s some urgent business to take care of in the kitchen!”

The bandit-turned-employees moved far away from the table.

“All of you can head out.”

Ron motioned for them to leave, and the employees quickly ran out.

Cale then started to speak.

“Dragons.”

“…Hmm?”

Bud, who had been looking around at the empty hall, looked completely confused. He put his finger in his ear to clear it when Cale said it once more.

“Dragons.”

“…Ah. They’re Dragons.”

Nod nod.

Bud just decided not to think about Cale’s group anymore.

But he still couldn’t accept it!

‘Dragons?! Two of them?! No wait, he already had multiple Dragons with him!’

Bud started to frown.

The door to the rear garden opened, and an employee came in and started to speak to Ron.

“Manager-nim, shall we bring some tea-”

Bud thought about the word, ‘Dragons,’ and commented.

“Are you trying to take down a kingdom on the Eastern continent to set an example or something?”

Clunk.

The bandit-turned-employee’s hand that was holding the doorknob was shaking.

‘What did I just hear? Destroy a kingdom?’

The employee immediately moved after seeing Ron’s benign smile.

Screeeech-

The door was quietly closed.

Cale frowned after hearing Bud’s comment.

“Why would I destroy a kingdom?”

“Well, the team you brought is strong enough to do that. They could probably destroy this Leeb-An City in like five minutes.”

“Cut the crap. Just hand over the information you brought.”

“Ah, okay!”

Bud took a document out of his pocket and handed it to Cale.

“The stone mountain where the Cats live is in the Sez Kingdom.”

The Cat tribe was going to be where Cale started his plan to take down the White Star’s allies.

This starting point to the final battle would be at the stone mountain in the Sez Kingdom.

“…Mount Nex in the Sez Kingdom.”

Bud responded to Cale’s mumbling.

“It’s a kingdom right next to the Castle of Light.”

It was by the Castle of Light, one of the Three Restricted Areas of the Eastern continent, the white desert where Lord Sheritt’s White Castle had once been located.

That castle was now Raon’s and moved to the Forest of Darkness as a black castle.

Cale read through the information in the document.

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< The Sez Kingdom is currently allied with the Endable Kingdom and is one of the strongest kingdoms on the Eastern continent. >

< It is famous for being a kingdom of knights, and the current king Bakehe is famous for being a sword master. >

Bud continued his explanation.

“Mount Nex is located in the northern part of the Sez Kingdom. It is an area with a stone mountain at the center and the residents rarely go toward it because the terrain is difficult to traverse.”

Cale recalled a conversation he had with Duke Fredo.

‘It is the place where a few different Cat tribes live together with the Fog Cat Tribe in charge. There is a large stone mountain at the center of their territory. It is kind of like a citadel. The Cats that are talented in fog and assassination are protecting the place.’

‘That stone mountain is where the captives are?’

‘Yes.’

Bud added on.

the residents wouldn’t be able

looked back toward

many generations as a holy mountain based on a tale about the Sez Kingdom’s first king, and people are not allowed

The Sez Royal Academy is located right underneath the mountain as well.

“Ha!”

Cale scoffed in disbelief.

about the first king? They’re letting the Cats keep the imprisoned sacrifices for the summoning ritual at such

with a stiff expression

place that the citizens of the Sez Kingdom consider to be the holiest

of the kingdom are naturally hiding that fact from the

Bud nodded his head.

that the mountain was being used like that. We subtly asked the nobles and merchants our guild has connections within the kingdom but

Cale started to speak.

between the White Star and the Sez Kingdom is not

continent had aligned

Tiger Alberu

sense if I think about

Cat tribe has their base on

impossible without cooperation from the Sez

about the other kingdoms, but at least the Sez Kingdom, or at least its king and his loyal subordinates, seem to have made

Kingdom’s side would allow them to imprison sacrificial hostages in a holy mountain if

a longer alliance with the White Star

needed a long time to settle

the

number compared to

extremely few in

Bud cautiously added on.

not just the Sez Kingdom, but that the other kingdoms have had an alliance with the White Star since a long time ago. We are currently gathering information on that

been quietly

annoying for us if the other kingdoms have had a deep relationship

joined together and one whose members

Bud nodded his head.

a war between the Eastern continent

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the White Star out of the Western

thinking about it was

Tap. Tap. Tap.

tapped on the table

headed toward the document on top

is the

Academy that was located at the bottom

is considered one of the top three academies on

13 to 18 regardless of their background and students

can only be officially accepted as royalty only by graduating from this academy. Numerous individuals from other kingdoms have also graduated

Tap. Tap. Tap.

tapping his finger as he started

“Bud Illis.”

“Hmm?”

seems that I will have to do as

I said?

the things he had told Cale

specific statement and

on the Eastern continent to

Bud’s pupils were shaking.

could see

Star? I don’t have

Bud started to think.

that he was not planning on

it seem like he

share that

just focused on Cale’s mouth that

our target to

Tap.

palm tapped on the

destroying the Cat tribe’s base and rescuing the

After that…

Kingdom’s alliance with the White Star to start a chain of kingdoms on the Eastern continent breaking their alliances with the White Star. We

would be the greatest result if things went as Cale

would end up a target with nowhere to run. Everything would end with the

Bud started to speak.

well

something we

pointed to a portion

will visit the holy Mount Nex on that day to proclaim that he has carried on the will of the first king.

Chhh.

flipped through some pages before pointing

that explained about

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Sez Royal Academy and give a speech on the day before they visit Mount Nex.

and looked at

could hear Cale’s

day just happens to

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

can see the king’s face on our way, so we might as well destroy the

nodded

* * *

Two days later.

Bud Illis made a statement with a

the Sez king will come to the

Sez will visit

day to celebrate the anniversary of the

he had not worn in a

academy tomorrow

who were all wearing the different outfits

was in a

mean that we

wanted to ask,

said something else

Two Knights Brigades from the palace will be guarding them. They will also have mages

That wasn’t all.