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…”

took a few breaths before continuing

protects their liege

seemed completely unrelated,

never agreed

oddly shaking, unlike

to use the citizens

eyes clouded over for a

think about it, it was

from when he

next motion is from Marquis Gersey regarding the

Gersey-nim’s motion is to request your permission to allow all priests in Section 2 to participate in a large-scale ritual on the last day

thanks for successfully completing the year and to

He had plotted with the White Star to do

been disregarded because Cale ended up in the sealed god’s test

think about it, that

been related to either the sealed god or the unranked

were necessary

were going to be

were the Vampires and Dark

citizens of the

reason that bastard priest Gersey and the White Star only kept it among

Mock, who was currently imprisoned in the black castle at the Forest of Darkness… Two of the four nobles would oppose the White

gaze slowly turned toward Count

looks like Count Hubesha was against those sacrifices

she noticed Cale’s gaze? Count Hubesha slowly turned her head and made eye

betrayed the citizens of the kingdom and the

voice that had been shaking was now calm and even sounded cold. Her cold voice recited a

of a king like

His decision to use his citizens as sacrifices was an act of betrayal, so she was saying that they needed to get rid

only reason I accepted a noble title in the Endable Kingdom was

odd after

their lives as sacrifices at the

Kingdom’s Count Mock… A portion of them were killed

only seen the bloodied carriages by the time

what the sacrifices were

agree with me. They, and those who follow them, decided to go serve Bear King Sayeru

White Star

“And… I… no, we……”

for a moment before continuing

cannot attack the citizens of the

the Bear King, the priests… They

and contract

something he had been wondering

are all of

“Pffft.”

Count Hubesha laughed.

“We were once human.”

of

would be better to call us

those words in his

were once human but are now

that Count Hubesha and her subordinates

returned to normal after seeing Cale’s

no need for you to know about

was something she would work

as she did not want

“Where is Duke Fredo?”

“Why do you care?”

Hubesha slowly grasped the hilt of

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

slowly avoided

weak. I said that I would not accept the citizens of the Endable Kingdom as

looked back

have should still be

you want to make

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

want from me

Hubesha shared what she wanted in return from

Kingdom. That should be beneficial for

was a lot

no way that Duke Fredo would have taken Cale Henituse’s

tell for sure, making Count Hubesha wait

responded

“I’m not so sure.”