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?”

they took Ron to just

then heard a

abductors. Of the many houses… The house with a gap in the corner of the kitchen leading underground has

clouded over at that

A teleportation magic circle.

where

to be talking to himself. It

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

“Why?”

could cause the Elementals

are hostages by the entrance of every

are

quiet as Cale chatted with the

What do you

you

“Hold on.”

lips twisted up as he

in an extremely

seemed to be Dark Elves from the Endable Kingdom! They left them to guard the entrances so we could not get any closer. We could not let the Dark Elves

of the underground entrances

Star’s subordinate, Bear King Sayeru, had yet to be

him as he remembered something from

for the unranked monsters at

seen dried blood when he was there. That blood must have belonged to the Dark

“…They’re literally the worst.”

some of those Dark Elves and was using them

be the first to die if we locate them and attack. The Bears would retreat while we killed the

It was obvious.

look in the eyes of those Dark Elves… they… they seemed

I keep keep keep being angry! Destruction!

eyes slowly looked out at all of Puzzle

Boooooooom-

loud noise as a rock shield blocked the dark red light

CRUMBLE-!

people below had quite

than I

Cale started to frown.

prince said that the Lion Dragon will use

Stage three.

its physical power along

was the Dragon

from the Lion Dragon’s

Tang!

Alberu’s bullet shot out.

headed toward the Lion

Baaaaang!

tilted its head to the side to dodge it. It was extremely agile, unlike during stages

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

had a pretty good idea about what

are stronger than what was in the information

that things

“Beacrox.”

“Yes, young master-nim?”

around. He made eye contact

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

“Yes, sir, I understand.”

recognize the breeze caused by the Wind Elementals even

would tell him about would be the houses with the underground passages where the Bears are

“Lock.”

“Yes, sir?”

can spare

“Yes, sir. I do.”

He patted the

Attack the place Gashan thinks that the rest of the Bears

“Yes, sir.”

into the room. Gashan should be

are ready even if the Wolves haven’t arrived. Also, send

“I understand.”

back

Swoooooooosh-

gathered at

“On and Hong.”

gathering at their feet for a moment before

you come with

“That sounds great, nya!”

what we need

black Dragon with the

“And Raon.”

you need me

we originally planned on

clouded over for

we originally planned on

“Yes.”

Deruth was abducted. Raon

to release

“Soon.”

Beacrox as he

will stop to see

“Okay.”

hearing Beacrox’s response. On and Hong followed behind him as Cale addressed the

Wind Elementals will follow all of

whip was sparkling in

are

moment he

Bears waiting in the forest. The mana disturbance

would be for about one

And during that minute…

“Raon.”

Smirk.

of both Cale and

only place where mana was still stable… This place

in all sorts

needed to do

attack. Make it strong enough

last

“See you all later.”

The wind guided him to where

the wind

Tap. Tap.

to roof

“On. Hong.”