Trash of the Count's Family

On, Hong, and Raon’s eyes opened wide. The children averaging nine-years-old subconsciously looked toward Cale’s back. They were receiving some good news in the middle of the battle.

“Hooooo. That was faster than I expected.”

The fake Hilsman also seemed a bit shocked as he looked at Cale’s back.

They had located Duke Deruth earlier than he had expected.

They then heard Cale’s voice as he calmly started speaking without turning around.

“…You believe you located it?”

Beacrox and Lock couldn’t help but flinch, even though Cale’s tone was not a scolding one.

“It is not the actual location but a hypothesis?”

“That is right, young master-nim.”

Beacrox, whose expression had quickly turned back to normal, gave a short explanation about what had happened.

“The Molan Household was investigating different parts of Puzzle City when my father suddenly felt an abnormal breeze and moved in that direction.”

“Breeze?”

The fake Hilsman tilted his head, but the children averaging nine-years-old nodded their heads with sparkles in their eyes.

“We followed the direction of the breeze and found a house. The breeze did not leave that area.”

The breeze that brushed around Ron… That was created by a Wind Elemental.

Cale was capable of communicating with the Wind Elementals with his golden top’s whip.

However, other people could not communicate with the Wind Elementals even if they held this golden top’s whip. But the Wind Elementals had a way of leading people without using speech.

That medium was the wind.

The Wind Elementals had thoroughly searched every nook and corner of Puzzle City. They led Ron, the human holding the top’s whip, to the suspicious location as soon as they found it.

“So, did you find it, Mr. Beacrox?”

Lock anxiously asked Beacrox.

“No. We located the house, but we are currently observing it from a distance.”

“…Ah.”

Lock nodded his head as if he understood.

‘It is the right decision to proceed extremely cautiously if Duke Deruth-nim is really imprisoned in that house.’

Beacrox’s gaze that had been stuck on Lock for a moment headed toward Cale’s back. He could see Cale’s hand slowly moving.

Baaaaaang— baaaaang!

Loud explosions rang out every time he moved his hand and rocks turned into dust. Beacrox quietly observed Cale’s back as Cale stood there without saying anything else before he started walking.

He walked brusquely until he stopped right next to Cale.

‘…I knew it would be like this.’

Drip.

He could see drops of sweat on Cale’s forehead dripping down his face. More beads of sweat were forming one by one as well.

“My job is done in about fifteen more minutes.”

Beacrox frowned after hearing what Cale was saying while looking like this. He then noticed Cale’s hand that had a handkerchief wrapped around it like a bandage.

The handkerchief was full of dark red dried blood. Beacrox did not like it, although the injury on Cale’s palm seemed to have closed.

‘In some ways, he really is trash.’

The way he did not listen to the people around him telling him to stop getting hurt and to take better care of himself was the same stubborn kid who acted like trash in the past.

“I think you can turn the mana disturbance off now, nya!”

Raon added to Hong’s comment.

“That’s right! Human, let’s turn the mana disturbance tool off, and then I will stop that monster with my magic!”

“I’m not so sure.”

It was rare to see Cale stall like this without giving a direct response.

“…It will be quite troublesome if the bastards who messed with my father run off.”

It would be very troublesome.

He wanted to save his father and capture all of these abductors.

“But there’s still no reason to push yourself too hard, nya.”

Cale looked down after hearing a voice.

On, who had walked up to his feet at some point, smiled at him. The silver kitten’s gold eyes were calm.

Tap, tap.

On tapped Cale’s leg with her front paw before pointing to the side.

“It is over here, young master-nim.”

Beacrox handed the golden top’s whip in his hand to Cale.

“…You brought this with you?”

“My father told me to do so.”

Beacrox repeated Ron’s message word for word.

“I cannot hear the voices of the Elementals, so I can only hypothesize that the location the Elementals told us about is the right place. I am sending this with my son as you may hear something else from the Elementals since you can speak to them, young master-nim.”

The hand wrapped in a handkerchief grabbed the golden top’s whip without any hesitation.

Cale felt a breeze brush past him at that moment. He then heard multiple voices.

‘Cale Henituse, we found some houses! The wind flows underground through all those houses!’

‘Cale, long time no see! Anyway, each house has a door leading underground.’

“…Many houses?”

thought they took Ron

heard

Of the many houses… The house with a gap in the corner of the kitchen leading

eyes clouded over at

A teleportation magic circle.

where

him weird even though he seemed to be talking to himself. It was only the fake Hilsman who looked at him with

could sense movement underground in every house with an underground passage. We tried to infiltrate it

“Why?”

could cause the Elementals

are hostages by the entrance of every

There are other

quiet as

do you

do you mean by

“Hold on.”

of Cale’s lips twisted up as he did that.

in an extremely

Endable Kingdom! They left them to guard the entrances so we could

entrances to look outside for a

White Star’s subordinate, Bear King Sayeru,

thought about him as he remembered something

for the unranked monsters

have belonged to the

“…They’re literally the worst.”

did not kill some of those Dark

die if we locate them and attack. The Bears

It was obvious.

of those Dark

destruction, ruin! I keep keep keep being angry!

eyes slowly looked out at all of Puzzle City.

Boooooooom-

loud noise as a rock shield blocked the

CRUMBLE-!

crumbled to dust. The people below had quite a lot of dust on their hair

broke than I

Cale started to frown.

Lion Dragon will use a

Stage three.

physical power

the Dragon Breath-like power it

started from the Lion Dragon’s

Tang!

Alberu’s bullet shot out.

the

Baaaaang!

and the Lion Dragon just tilted its head to the side to dodge it. It

looking at him. Choi Han seemed as if he had something

good idea about what Choi Han wanted to

what was in the information we

that things

“Beacrox.”

“Yes, young master-nim?”

turned around. He made eye contact

couple of different places. You go back and inform Ron about what is

“Yes, sir, I understand.”

Wind Elementals even without the

about would be the houses with the

“Lock.”

“Yes, sir?”

have anybody you can spare from guarding

“Yes, sir. I do.”

walk. He patted the now calm Lock’s

where the Tigers are waiting right now. Attack the place Gashan thinks that the rest of the

“Yes, sir.”

its head into the room. Gashan should be seeing

as soon as you are ready even if the Wolves haven’t arrived. Also, send the Whales

“I understand.”

headed back

Swoooooooosh-

gathered at

“On and Hong.”

whirlwinds gathering at their feet for a moment before looking at

you come with

“That sounds great, nya!”

know what we need

looked at the black

“And Raon.”

you need

we originally

over

originally planned

“Yes.”

plan before Duke Deruth was

to release the mana

“Soon.”

Beacrox

see Duchess Violan before I

“Okay.”

stepped onto the window ledge after hearing Beacrox’s response. On and Hong followed behind him as Cale addressed the people standing

Elementals will follow all of

whip was sparkling

Wind Elementals will come and let me know when you are all ready. Then I

he sends

Wolf tribe will suppress the Bears waiting in the forest. The

would be for

And during that minute…

“Raon.”

Smirk.

Cale and Raon’s

only place where mana was still stable… This place where mana was gathered

covered in all

needed to

Make it strong enough

said one last

“See you all later.”

the window. The wind guided

their movements assisted by the wind

Tap. Tap.

from roof to roof to

“On. Hong.”