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.”

You’re not part of the

“…Ah, you’re right.”

turned toward the dispatched team, and one of those people

‘Why is that bastard?’

sitting there with a holy-looking smile

does not

thought about it for a bit before nodding

mumbling to himself right now. His quiet mumbling could

I will follow the path of

after hearing that. This bastard would easily kick

the best

better than

option to not send anybody

with a resolute

sent in at

had asked this question during his chat with Ahn

temple and the temple does not attack. Wouldn’t things have slowly progressed if you waited and observed? You wouldn’t have had to

temple randomly summons about a hundred people inside if you don’t send at least one person inside within that time. It can summon people from anywhere in the

decided that they needed to prevent that random

‘It is not easy.’

as it was a test

was planning on having Saint Jack, mages, and healers at

the thing he had emphasized from the

the first entry, within five minutes we will shout that we give up and come

Slowly, slowly.

One by one.

boring, but they needed to do it in that way in order to get the least amount of people hurt as possible. Alberu

party to be

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

“Huh?”

“That is?!”

pushed back as multiple people

‘It’s here!’

also looked out the window toward the

was ripping through the

His eyes opened wide.

“Huh?”

He sounded confused.

* * *

other hand, Cale was staring at the man in front of him without knowing that the

someone from the Thames

eyes were slowly observing

you only change

remained the same while his hair had turned

reveal my full

Hilsman shook his now red hair to push

me to reveal myself. That

fake

hair colors are

truly were exactly the same color.

to

perished. No, it completely disappeared from

observed fake Hilsman’s smile getting thicker as he

family had completely disappeared with

what everybody believed to be true until

However, the truth was…

the Thames are

toward the fake

is not just you,

certain that there were other Thames

you

information you have is not something you can find out on your own. You must have people working with you. That could be the Thames

nice that he’s

fake Hilsman mumbled and nodded his head.

do not look like someone

“Hmm?”

Cale, wondering what he

unfathomably deep were looking

those his age. Something is

about Drew Thames for a moment. However, he did not realize that Cale was able to say this because he had lived all alone

was certain while looking

guess he doesn’t know

named Kim Rok Soo from a different

not seem to know about that. That was why he

least I can tell what kind of status

without any hesitation, was someone in a position to hear a lot of information, and was

someone who could personally come to see Duke

of Drew Thames’s siblings or someone of

Drew Thames’s

have a

in between the two

is going

that he was imprisoned in an underground

Hilsman stopped for a moment before continuing

he

“…Ran away?”

“Yes.”

explained the

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

been Billos running

“That’s right.”

go down without a

are unknown. The Flynn Merchant Guild is going crazy trying to find him while the kingdom’s attention is

“…Mm.”

would Billos Flynn have run away

Cale frowned.