Trash of the Count's Family

Alberu urgently asked.

“Raon-nim, what about any other power? Maybe the shield-”

“None! None at all! I don’t feel any others!”

Raon pulled at the hems of Eruhaben's clothes.

“Goldie gramps! Go with me to confirm! Let’s also figure out where Choi Han, Rosalyn, Mary, and that crazy Clopeh are as well!”

“…Okay.”

Eruhaben, who moved closer to the orb as Raon wanted, soon frowned.

“I don’t feel anything.”

He could not sense anything from the orb.

“This is weird!”

Raon pointed to the yellow piece.

“I don’t feel anything from the other pieces that are not our human’s. I don’t feel the human’s presence from earlier either.”

Eruhaben did not dare to put his hand on the orb and could only glare at it as he started speaking.

“I don’t feel anything at all.”

Raon also could not touch the orb and just shook his head side to side.

“This is weird! The human’s presence, mm… I don’t feel it right now! But I'm sure I felt it a moment ago! It was the power that makes him seem strong! The power that uses when he's trying to scam people!”

Raon said that as he put one of his front paws over his chest.

One thing…

There was one thing Raon had not told Eruhaben about yet. He had ignored it for now because he thought that he should immediately tell the others about sensing Cale’s presence.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart had settled down again.

‘That’s weird!’

Raon had felt his heart beating faster than usual when he felt Cale’s power earlier. Eruhaben was looking at Raon for a bit before he asked.

“Raon, your attribute was the present, right?”

“That’s right!”

Eruhaben frowned.

It was highly likely that Raon was not lying about sensing Cale’s power earlier. In that case, how was Raon capable of doing that? And why was it Cale of all people?

“Mm, it probably has nothing to do with your attribute.”

The present.

Raon's attribute had not manifested yet, but…

‘It is likely to be related to the present instance in time since it is called the present. But that should have nothing to do with sensing Cale's power from that piece.’

Eruhaben flew over to Raon who was still roaming around the orb and told him that they should go back down.

Alberu watched the two Dragons for a bit before turning toward the closed temple door.

“At least we know that Cale Henituse is currently in that test using an ancient power?”

It was also a power that had nothing to do with battle.

Alberu found it a bit odd that Cale was the last one remaining in the sloth test but he was certain about one thing.

‘I guess he’s doing something.’

That meant that Alberu could worry less about him.

* * *

5 Days.

That was how long Cale had spent in this place.

“What are you doing?”

He closed his notebook as he responded to the voice next to him.

“Nothing much.”

“Really?”

"Why?”

Cale finally turned to look at his classmate who smiled at him.

“You look more relaxed lately.”

are you talking

the question aside. However, his friend

Rok Soo's

really was

the first time in a long while and, although

messing with him nor any sort of

was peaceful,

think that this was what it would be like

‘It’s also fun.’

Rok Soo had started on Monday and it was now Friday. The book club

with Choi Jung Gun is

that was just one day

is first period math today?

at that moment and Cale heard his

for lunch

lunch at the Cafeteria before

Shhhhhhh-

dust was surrounding him, no, it was

dust was going in through his nose and being absorbed into

flipped a page in his notebook and moved his

school studying before

“Rok Soo.”

“Hello, ma'am.”

warmly welcomed Cale. They were not very close but she was someone who

Cale's face for a bit before speaking to him as he

“Rok Soo.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

truly puts me at

“Excuse me?”

and looked

a good fit for

“…Really?”

It makes me so relieved to see that you

sharp and made it seem as if he was annoyed at everything was

really

that I have adjusted well

That makes me feel even

“Yes, ma’am.”

go on in. I'm sure you’re

respectful bow and headed toward his room as she gestured for him to go inside. To be more specific, it was

Click.

and looked around

room was not just covered in yellow dust, no, it was full of it. Cale had no idea about this and

spring breeze came in and circulated the air in the somewhat stuffy

feeling the breeze, changed clothes, and

yellow dust did not move despite the

spring breeze sure feels

had put on the ground and put it on top

Ziiiiiiiiiiip.

opened and Cale pulled out a reference book and some

“It’s so nice.”

took out his notes and pulled

Tang, tang.

two that would have been a sphere when

Cale’s mouth opened.

still just the

as he looked down

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

of his notebook flipped from the

Shhh-

it stopped on… There were a lot of

Roan, Puzzle City, Alberu Crossman, Rosalyn, Choi Han, Henituse territory, father, mother, Basen, Lily,

numerous people's names, people’s titles, and location

these things during

nonchalantly commented while looking at

you forget

test…

ready to get out of this test and move onto the next stage

reason he still stayed in this place

“Pffft.”

cynical smile

the bookshelf on the desk. He

Han, Roan. Flynn Merchant

other danger that might approach

past the White Star

have one

finish the White Star off. It was important

goal of doing all of this was to get peace

needed information for

“Choi Jung Gun.”

Choi Jung Gun would have information about single-lifers, Hunters,

Guild, the Orsena Duchy, and their relationship to the Hunters because

However…

need to loot

down at his

clenched and then unclenched

Crackle.