Trash of the Count's Family

Cale was about to look at the diary when he heard a voice that made him turn his head.

“Human! What does that mean?”

Raon, who could not see the diary, puffed up his cheeks as if was upset about what he had just heard.

“Human, you are not someone who would be affected by that white thing!”

It was based on what Cale had just mumbled.

‘I must have been one of the souls that was impacted by the reincarnator, the White Star.’

Raon waved both paws around as if to object to that statement.

Pfft. Cale let out a quiet chuckle.

But he didn’t respond and just patted Raon’s head before turning back toward the diary.

Reincarnators.

Existences that maintain their memories while getting new bodies unlike regular souls that would get new memories and new bodies with each new life. The variables that would affect other souls.

‘It is highly likely that I was the soul that was affected by this reincarnation of the White Star.’

The current White Star’s face was similar to Kim Rok Soo’s face.

Cale organized his thoughts.

‘Kim Rok Soo was living in a different dimension after being affected by a reincarnator. If he switches places with a transmigrator and is brought to this world…’

The simple answer was that this was the cleanest and most efficient way to take care of things.

Of course, this was a decision made by a god who did not want to impact numerous souls.

Single-lifers and Immortals, the ‘exceptions.’

Reincarnators and transmigrators, the ‘variables.’

Finally, the mysterious existence of the Regressors.

“…Ha.”

Cale couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief.

However, what he read next in the diary made his thoughts move in a different direction.

< I, well, my family, has been researching ‘time and life’ for generations. >

Cale’s gaze headed back to the headstone.

< Drew Thames >

Cale’s biological mother was from Baron Thames’s family.

Cale recalled the information he managed to sneakily get out of Duke Deruth before coming to this grave.

‘Cale Henituse’s biological mother’s household is said to have perished.’

Drew Thames had been the only surviving descendant.

‘Duke Deruth fell in love with Drew Thames when they met at the academy and asked her to marry him.’

There were no nobles with the family name of Thames in the present Roan Kingdom.

It was because Drew Thames, the only living descendant, chose not to continue her household. With nobody left to continue the family, the name was naturally removed from the list of nobles and eventually disappeared from people’s memories.

It was just the maternal family of an extra in ‘The Birth of a Hero,’ and the book didn’t even mention that extra’s biological mother’s name or her family.

“That’s odd.”

Cale felt that it was odd no matter how many times he thought about it.

“…It looks like they had been doing research without anybody knowing about it.”

Based on what he knew so far, the Thames household didn’t seem to share the results of their research with anyone.

Drew Thames, the only living descendant, didn’t even mention the details of her perished family’s research with Duke Deruth.

‘The research was conducted in secret but it is extremely valuable.’

The White Star would most definitely use this information for evil if this diary ever fell into his hands.

The research falling into the wrong hands might have been the reason they kept it a secret, but the problem was that the family that had been keeping this secret was no longer around.

“The only living descendant, huh?”

That meant that there was absolutely nobody else in the world. It meant that they were all dead.

“…It gets weirder the more I think about it.”

Drew Thames. She had an ancient power that allowed her to see the annual rings of all living beings.

She was skilled enough that she could tell that her own son was born with the variable life of a transmigrator.

Someone like that didn’t know how the other descendants of her family died?

Most importantly, even if they were just a Barons family, one of the Roan Kingdom’s noble households had slowly disappeared without a trace. But that descendant’s spouse didn’t even know the reason?

Her spouse just said that that had been the case from the moment they met.

“Mm.”

Now that Cale decided to live the rest of his life as Cale Henituse… He thought that he should look into some things as they related to the original Cale Henituse.

learning more about his mother, Drew Thames,

“…This is really-”

‘It’s really fishy.’

just thinking about the Thames

to get involved in some complicated mess while

‘time and life.’ Just

be a simple Baron’s household was researching this in secret before

descendant didn’t even try

“…Something stinks.”

was definitely

“Human! I didn’t fart!”

that was about to turn serious instead turned into a

stinky! Human, where do you

“Haaaaaaaa.”

just sighed and shook his head. But he still observed the energetic

two of us reminds me

was quite happy right

had done something similar not long after he first met Cale. He was remembering how the two of them moved around taking care

firmed his resolve

“…Yeah.”

made up his

to take care

once they take

‘I’ll rest!’

will definitely get

also relax and do

that’s so small that it

my maternal family… one day… Yes… one day…

issue with the Thames

this topic for now since it scared him

‘What could happen?’

will happen but it

feeling that something was

some clues about what would happen in the future, but Cale chose to feign ignorance for

no way something like what happened with this

the White Star happens again… If

“That’s just wrong.”

Cale shook his head.

having a

right now must be a delusion from being unable to rest because of

it

incident with the Thames household happened tens

Cale had not learned

and his friends had not learned about

that happened a long time ago

not put much

only dream about having that slacker life after taking care

once this is all

You can rest for about a year before we go see the

he was being overly sensitive because he had just been thinking about

the world with Raon might lead to a lot of incidents

just going on a leisure trip with the

the world having fun and relaxing as he brushed aside his

nothing to worry about

he frowned after reading

the person who is living in my son’s body.

< I’m sorry. >

“Hmm?”

she

is probably to get some information or find the roots of this body you have possessed. You might

That is why I arranged something appropriate for you.

that Drew Thames had

curled up. He was wondering why she was apologizing, but if

“…It must be this.”

would

to read with

the Forest of Darkness near

‘Hmm?’

power from the entrance. The other power is located in the lake within the forest. It is actually a swamp covered in dead mana so I shouldn’t really call it a forest, but

Rock and

I already got those.’

right next to the Forest of Darkness.

be able to easily determine what those annual rings represent if you read the information I left you. If you see the annual rings without this information, you will just be able to tell if time has been warped.

White Star

is the essence of

I be relieved that the White Star doesn’t have this information and can only tell that a person’s time has been

“… Uhh…mm……”

an expression?

were shaking as they held the diary

the original name of the bastard who will now live as Kim Rok

thought you said that your mom seemed to know everything in advance and prepared for it? It doesn’t seem to

then noticed

variables appearing in the world instead of just exceptions mean that the world is full of

and the arrangements that I left you will help you achieve your wishes in the midst of

son’s body… I hope you can consider these my ‘gifts’ to you for the harm

behalf of my child…

< I’m sorry. >

let out a

“Huuuuuu.”

‘I’m sorry’ for a while before

“…Human, are you okay?”

observed Cale’s face before peeking at

“Huh?!”

eyes then

“Human, this!”