Trash of the Count's Family

Rustle.

Cale walked without any hesitation until he could see the Lake of Despair. The black knight who had guided him bowed before stepping back.

“It’s over here.”

There was a strong whirlwind swirling on top of the frozen lake.

Swiiiiiish— Swiiiiiiiish—-!

Getting past this whirlwind and going underneath the frozen lake would lead them to the Elf Village with the World Tree.

– Human! There are Elf warriors inside that whirlwind!

Those warriors were stealthily hiding to fend off these enemies who had infiltrated the forest and may aim for the lake next.

‘Either that, or they are in a situation where they cannot easily leave the whirlwind area.’

A situation like that would be where a difficult to handle enemy would be right outside.

Cale looked toward the person the Elves would have determined to be a dangerous enemy.

She was standing on the dry land near the lake.

“Long time no see.”

It was Count Hubesha.

She did not look back at Cale. Instead, she just quietly observed the whirlwind on top of the lake.

She was wearing black armor as she stood there with her hands on the handle of her sword that she had stabbed into the ground.

But the way she was standing straight without moving at all showed that she was still extremely tense.

“Yes, it has been a while.”

Cale slowly started to walk.

Count Hubesha.

She was one of the four nobles of the Endable Kingdom.

She was the leader of the knights on black horses and was someone who used ‘despair’ as an attribute, similar to Choi Han.

‘But Choi Han and her despair are different in their nature.’

Cale stood next to her as he started to speak.

“Did you betray the White Star?”

Count Hubesha quietly laughed.

“Getting right to business?”

“Are we friends or something where we should happily greet each other?”

“Hoo hoo. That is true.”

A small smile appeared on her face.

Neither of them was looking at each other. Hubesha stopped smiling.

“I haven’t betrayed him yet, but I plan on betraying him.”

“Your subordinates suppressed the forces of an allied kingdom. That is not considered betrayal?”

“That is too trivial to be considered a betrayal.”

Cale asked with a nonchalant expression on his face.

“Why?”

‘Why was she planning on betraying him?’

He was asking for a reason.

This enemy of his was saying that she would betray her boss. It was only normal to understand his enemy’s intentions, especially since he might be working together with her.

“…A knight…”

Hubesha took a few

their liege

completely unrelated, but Cale quietly

never agreed

was oddly shaking, unlike her

to use the citizens

clouded over

it, it

a memory from when he had pretended

next motion is from Marquis Gersey regarding the

in Section 2 to participate in a large-scale ritual on the last day of the

thanks for successfully completing the year

Demonic race. He had plotted with the White Star to do

Fredo had had questions about the festival, but it had been disregarded because Cale ended up in the

I think about it, that large-scale ritual was

would have been related to either

were necessary

were going to be

were the Vampires and Dark

were citizens of the

that bastard priest Gersey and the White Star only kept

currently imprisoned in the black castle at the Forest of Darkness… Two of the four nobles would oppose the White Star’s choices for sacrifices without

gaze slowly turned

Count Hubesha was against those sacrifices

slowly turned

the citizens of

and even sounded cold. Her cold voice recited

of

was an act

noble title in the Endable Kingdom was for the

expression turned odd

large number of Dark Elves already lost their lives as sacrifices at the Endable

Kingdom’s Count Mock… A portion of them were

the bloodied carriages by the

should have known what the sacrifices were by

my subordinates did not agree with me. They, and those who follow them, decided to go serve Bear

ones who agreed with the White Star had moved separately and stealthily so

“And… I… no, we……”

for a moment before

the citizens

the Bear King, the priests… They were all citizens of the

and contract

he had been wondering for a long

are all of

“Pffft.”

Count Hubesha laughed.

“We were once human.”

of rage. Her rage seemed directed at someone

better to call us

those

who were once human

it was also true that Count Hubesha and her subordinates gave off an odd sense of

to normal

you to know about our

Hubesha, their past was something she

did not

“Where is Duke Fredo?”

“Why do you care?”

grasped the hilt of her

wish to meet with both of them. I don’t know how we come off to you, but we truly cared about the

avoided Cale’s

that I would not accept the citizens of the Endable Kingdom as sacrifices but I was

then looked

information I have should still be useful

to make

the White Star is right now. I will tell you his current location, as well as what he is currently

what do you want from

Hubesha shared what she wanted in return

Endable Kingdom. That should be beneficial for you as well.

was already working with Duke Fredo. There was a lot that Count Hubesha could analyze from knowing

Endable Kingdom being preserved are high. There is no way that Duke Fredo would have taken Cale Henituse’s side

she couldn’t tell for sure, making Count Hubesha wait anxiously for Cale to

responded after

“I’m not so sure.”