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

aside. However, his friend was

Rok

really was

entertaining after taking them for the first time in a long while and, although he was still feeble, his youth meant that he was not as

messing with him nor

peaceful, quiet,

made him think that this was what it would be like

‘It’s also fun.’

on Monday and it was now Friday. The book club he had joined during this time was the

relationship with Choi

meet Choi Jung Gun on Saturday and that was just one day away, but they only had a few simple conversations

is first period math

bell rang at that moment and Cale heard his friend’s grumbling as he opened his textbook and his

for lunch

at the Cafeteria before he leisurely looked toward the teacher

Shhhhhhh-

dust was surrounding him, no, it was overwhelming

in through his nose and being absorbed

no idea about this as he flipped a

classes and after school studying before

“Rok Soo.”

“Hello, ma'am.”

were not very close

for a bit before speaking to him as he was about to head to

“Rok Soo.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

truly puts me at

“Excuse me?”

looked not at Cale but the door he walked

good fit for you.

“…Really?”

before. It makes me so relieved to

as if he was

really nice

I think that I have adjusted well

me feel

“Yes, ma’am.”

on in.

room as she gestured for him to

Click.

closed the door and looked around his

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

spring breeze came in and circulated the air in

smiled after feeling the breeze, changed clothes, and went toward

did not move

spring breeze

he had put on the ground

Ziiiiiiiiiiip.

zipper was opened and Cale pulled out a

“It’s so nice.”

out his notes and pulled

Tang, tang.

two that would

Cale’s mouth opened.

still just

cold as he looked down at

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

his notebook flipped from the

Shhh-

stopped on… There were a lot of things written

Rosalyn, Choi Han, Henituse territory, father, mother, Basen,

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

these things during the five days of

nonchalantly commented while

makes you

contents of this so-called sloth test… Cale had

test and move onto the next stage at

stayed in

“Pffft.”

extremely cynical smile

reached toward the bookshelf on

Hunters. Choi Han,

other danger that might

face after getting past the White Star and the

only have one

god. He also wanted to finish the

of doing all of this was to get peace for the people around him and

information for

“Choi Jung Gun.”

about single-lifers,

to get any answers about the Flynn Merchant Guild, the Orsena Duchy, and their relationship to the Hunters because this

However…

need to

looked down

then

Crackle.