Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 698: How did it get here 5

“Don’t you think that this is not enough people?”

Queen Litana could not help but be anxious after looking at this list of names. However, Alberu responded calmly, without any hesitation.

“As I explained earlier, there is no need for a lot of people to go into the temple, your Majesty.”

Toonka, who had been quietly listening, frowned and mumbled to himself.

“…Emotions? Damn it. It’s so much easier to fight.”

Sword master Hannah, who was next to him, was sighing.

“My mind is a mess.”

“Me too.”

Toonka agreed with Hannah, who frowned and looked away. Saint Jack patted Hannah’s shoulders as he started speaking.

“To summarize, there is a key to close the temple doors at the end of the temple. However, there are tests that people need to pass in order to get there?”

“That is correct, Saint-nim.”

According to Ahn Roh Man, there would be a white key once they got to the end of the temple.

The temple would disappear if they brought that key out and closed the temple door with it.

“That test changes based on the color of the orb above the temple.”

“Correct.”

Entry into the temple became possible once a large orb floated above the temple.

Furthermore, the contents of the test within the temple changed based on the color of the orb.

“And the tests show illusions based on emotions?”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

Tens of thousands of people had to be sacrificed.

That sacrifice did not mean that they were physically injured or that they died.

‘A lot of people suffered mentally after coming back from there. In some aspects, the aftershock of this test was even greater than from the battle with the Lion Dragon.’

People who enter the temple are individually shown different illusions. These illusions are so realistic that they are frightening.

“Illusions based on emotions…”

Caro Kingdom’s crown prince Valentino looked down at his notes and read them off one by one.

“Sadness when the orb is blue. Sloth when it is yellow. Failure when it is green. Indignity when it is purple. Wrath when it is black.”

Ahn Roh Man said that they figured out the orb has five different colors after one year of studying it.

“Once a group enters the temple, others are not allowed to enter for 24 hours and the orb changes colors five times during that time. That means that those who enter will have to see illusions related to all five emotions.”

“It is not easy.”

Dragon Mila was the one who responded.

She shook her head.

“If these illusions are almost the same as reality, these tests will be extremely difficult unless a person has an extremely strong will. We need to be even more careful as this is the test of a god.”

Alberu nodded his head.

“That is right. That is why I must say this.”

This test…

“It is possible to give up. It is also possible to challenge it multiple times.”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

‘If you feel like you can’t handle the test in the temple, you must give up right away. You get thrown out of the temple if you shout that you are giving up. We didn’t know that at first-’

His voice sounded bitter.

‘Many people died at first. They died by their own hands.’

A lot of people had killed themselves after being unable to handle the illusions inside the temple. Others were so submerged in the illusions that they would kill other people after giving up and being cast out of the temple.

This test was so similar to reality that it shook people’s hearts.

“Will the illusions change when someone attempts it again?”

“No, they do not. They will apparently see the same illusion from the first time.”

Saint Jack quietly commented on Alberu’s response.

“It truly seems like the test of a god. It is not there to destroy those who intrude into the temple. It is as if those who pass his test are given the key as a reward. That seems to be the case to me.”

Alberu was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth again.

“Anyway, those who have been chosen to enter should not overdo it.”

“That is right.”

Everybody turned toward the person who had spoken up in shock.

Choi Han, who had been quiet until now, was standing behind the crown prince as he spoke.

“Little by little. If we face the tests that are shaking our hearts and persist, we will reach the end. There is no need to hurry.”

Someone who usually does not speak speaking calmly like this made it seem like a fact. Hannah scoffed before nodding her head.

“Yes, let’s do it.”

part of

“…Ah, you’re right.”

team, and one of those people caught her

‘Why is that bastard?’

quietly sitting there with a

does

understand it. However, Clopeh had volunteered, and the crown prince had thought about it for a bit before nodding his head after Clopeh whispered something in his

mumbling could only be heard by

will follow the path of someone who is even greater than the

not help but accept Clopeh after hearing that. This bastard would easily kick apart a

the best

deal with this test better than anybody else. Even the gods

option to not send

resolute expression on

party is not sent in at certain intervals, so we

this question during his chat with Ahn

things have slowly progressed if you waited

temple randomly summons about a hundred people inside if you don’t send

decided that they needed to prevent that random summoning at

‘It is not easy.’

careful as it was a test that messed with

having Saint Jack,

the thing he had emphasized from the

we give

Slowly, slowly.

One by one.

that way in order to get the least amount of people hurt as possible.

party to

was Alberu Crossman, who had forced his way into it despite everybody else being against it. He would

“Huh?”

“That is?!”

sounds of chairs being pushed

‘It’s here!’

looked out the window

through the sky and appearing above the

His eyes opened wide.

“Huh?”

He sounded confused.

* * *

the other hand, Cale was staring at the man in front of him

really were someone from

slowly observing the other

only change

remained the same while

can’t reveal my full

now red hair to push it

told you. It’s a bit complicated for me to reveal myself. That

and forth between Cale and the fake

hair colors are

truly were exactly the same color. The fake Hilsman smiled with

hair used to

No, it completely disappeared from the world without

thicker as

perished. The Thames family had completely

everybody believed to

However, the truth was…

the Thames are

toward the

it is not just you, but a lot

there were other Thames survivors aside from

you

find out on your own. You must have people working with you. That could be the Thames people or

It’s nice

and nodded his head.

like someone who

“Hmm?”

what he meant by that. He

seemed unfathomably

like those his age. Something

However, he did not realize that Cale was able to say this

while looking

doesn’t know about the

body was someone named Kim

not seem to know about that. That

what kind of status this

biological mother, Drew Thames’s name without any hesitation, was someone in a position to hear a lot of information, and was someone who could make the decision to reveal

was also someone who could personally

either one of Drew Thames’s

likely Drew Thames’s older or

have

black Dragon burst in

fake Hilsman! What is going

an underground prison for revealing information to

stopped for a moment before continuing

he ran

“…Ran away?”

“Yes.”

Hilsman calmly explained

branch of the Flynn Merchant Guild two days ago. There was a fire in the kitchen, but

have been Billos

“That’s right.”

wouldn’t go down without

trying to find him while the kingdom’s attention is

“…Mm.”

Billos Flynn have run

Cale frowned.