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 breaths

protects their liege and

seemed completely unrelated,

never agreed

was oddly shaking, unlike her firm

use the citizens of the

clouded over for

it, it was a bit

from when he had pretended to be young

is from Marquis Gersey

allow all priests in Section 2 to participate in a large-scale ritual on the

of the ritual is to give thanks for successfully completing the year and to pray for

Gersey, the priest who served the Demonic race. He had plotted with the White Star to do something at the

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

that large-scale ritual was probably

related to either

were necessary for

Wolf children were going to be the

Vampires and Dark

were citizens of the Endable

bastard priest Gersey and the White Star only kept it

was 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

turned toward

like Count Hubesha was against those

she noticed Cale’s gaze? Count Hubesha slowly turned her

of the kingdom and

had been shaking was now calm and even

must get rid of

was the king of the Endable Kingdom. His decision to use his citizens as sacrifices was

title in the Endable Kingdom was for

turned odd after hearing

already lost their

serving the Endable Kingdom’s Count Mock… A portion of them were killed by Bear King Sayeru as sacrifices for the

only seen the bloodied

known what the sacrifices were by

with me. They, and those who follow them, decided

agreed with the White Star had moved separately and stealthily so that the others

“And… I… no, we……”

hesitated for a moment before continuing

attack the citizens of

White Star, the Bear King, the priests… They were

and contract condition placed on

asked something he had been wondering for

are all of

“Pffft.”

Count Hubesha laughed.

“We were once human.”

of rage. Her rage seemed

better to call us

recited those words in

once human but

Cale. But it was also true that Count Hubesha and her subordinates

returned to normal after seeing Cale’s

is no need for you to know

was something she would work

not want

“Where is Duke Fredo?”

“Why do you care?”

the

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

avoided

would not accept the citizens of the Endable Kingdom

looked back at

information I have should still be

to

I will tell you his current

do you want from me in

what she wanted

That should

There was a lot

is no way that Duke Fredo would

making Count Hubesha wait anxiously for

responded

“I’m not so sure.”