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…”

a few

protects their liege and their

completely unrelated, but

agreed

voice was oddly shaking,

never agreed to use the citizens of the

eyes clouded over

about it, it was

recalled a memory from when he had pretended to

is from Marquis

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

to give thanks for successfully completing the year and to

the priest who served the Demonic race. He had plotted with the White Star to

festival, but it had been disregarded

it, that large-scale

related to either the sealed god

necessary

the Wolf children were going to be

Vampires and Dark

of the

reason that bastard priest Gersey and the

Duke Fredo or the Dark Elf Count Mock, who was currently imprisoned in the black castle at the Forest of Darkness… Two of the four nobles would oppose the White Star’s choices

turned toward

Count Hubesha was

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

king has betrayed the citizens of the kingdom and the

voice that had been shaking was now calm and

must get rid of

his citizens as sacrifices was an act of betrayal, so

accepted a noble title in the Endable Kingdom was for the will

expression turned odd after

you act earlier? A large number of Dark Elves already lost their lives as sacrifices at the Endable Kingdom. I think I remember seeing some knights

of them were killed by Bear

the bloodied carriages by the time

what the

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

agreed with the White Star had

“And… I… no, we……”

a moment before continuing to

the citizens of the

priests… They were all citizens

the restriction and contract condition placed on

had been wondering for a long

no, are

“Pffft.”

Count Hubesha laughed.

“We were once human.”

laughing, her eyes were full of rage. Her rage seemed directed at someone

would be better

those words in

were once human

to Cale. But it was also true that Count Hubesha and her subordinates gave off an odd sense of incompatibility

returned to normal

for you to know about our

something she would work her entire life to

she did not want to talk

“Where is Duke Fredo?”

“Why do you care?”

slowly grasped the hilt of

I don’t know how we come off to you, but we truly cared about

slowly avoided Cale’s

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

then looked back at

should still

to make

Star is right now. I will tell

do you want

Hubesha shared what she wanted in return

the White Star and preserving the Endable Kingdom. That should be

a lot that Count Hubesha could analyze from knowing

preserved are high. There is no way that

for sure, making Count

responded after

“I’m not so sure.”