Trash of the Count's Family

TCF 747

# When I'm the angriest? (7)

Cale found the Super Rock's question to be odd.

Rescue the people who are going to be sacrifices.

Destroy the central temple.

Just destroy everything.

Did those questions even need to be asked?

They needed to do all three.

Duke Deruth must have read something on Cale’s face as Cale made up his mind internally as he tightly grabbed both of Cale’s arms.

“...Cale!”

The emotion visible in his eyes had moved from concern to fear.

“You’re not thinking about something else right now, are you?”

“Don’t worry, father. I will do a good job with my assigned task.”

Cale responded without any hesitation to calm him down.

“...Yes. Cale, do not forget the mindset of the House of Henituse. We just need to live peacefully.”

‘I'm not so sure about that.’

The Duke Deruth that Cale knew was someone who found his family, household, and territory to be important. That was why he understood why Deruth was acting like this and was empathetic with him.

Cale recalled the things he saw after coming back from the temple and before Deruth called him here. He opened Duke Deruth's palm and wrote on it with his finger.

< Basement training ground >

“......!”

Duke Deruth’s pupils started to shake.

The Henituse Estate basement training ground. That place was currently said to be closed.

Deruth claimed that there was no need for it as soon as the White Star became the White Star-nim and closed it.

How did that make any sense?

No matter how much money the House of Henituse has, they were still a martial arts family.

Even Basen, who was going to focus on administrative affairs, was taught basic martial arts and Duchess Violan was so dedicated to martial arts to the point that she had her own armor despite being in charge of the cultural heritage business.

Such people closing the training ground?

Cale did not believe it and had watched the path to the basement training ground from a distance.

Some old employees seemed to go in and out of there.

It was as if they were going in and out to put miscellaneous things in there.

However, those people were people from the Molan household.

They were the people who originally ruled over the underworld of the Eastern continent with Ron but had escaped from the White Star and barely managed to survive. They were the reclusive experts who had gathered under the banner of the Molan household.

The people who were even older than Ron were disguised as employees to go in and out of the basement training ground.

Of course, he had only witnessed it about twice, but...

Cale was certain.

‘Something’s up.’

In this illusion world, Deruth, Ron, and other elderly people of the House of Henituse were trying to do something while leaving Cale out of it.

Starting with Cale, they were doing everything they could to leave the people they considered the youngsters, Basen, Choi Han, etc, out of it.

‘How can I just sit back and watch?

I may look young but I'm in my late thirties.

As for Choi Han, he’s probably at Ron and Deruth’s great grandfather’s age.’

Of course, Cale might leave Choi Han out as well because of his pure personality.

“Father. I plan on only doing the task that I am assigned. So, please don’t worry. I'm just going to get some fresh air at Puzzle City.”

Deruth frowned and nodded his head after hearing Cale's calm tone.

“Yes. Do that. However, don't cause any incidents and do only what the staff tell you to do.”

“Yes, father. I will do so.”

‘Sorry, father.

I don’t plan on doing that.’

Cale did not make his inner thoughts visible and responded reliably, making Deruth sigh and wave his hand.

“Go get some rest.”

“Yes, father. Father, please make sure to get some rest as well. Take it slow.”

“Pffft.” Deruth chuckled at Cale’s comment and nodded his head.

Cale smiled back and left Deruth’s personal study.

He headed toward his room with a just as relaxed face.

Click.

“Human! Did you get in trouble?”

“I want to go to Puzzle City too, nya!”

“It’s nice to eat crackers after you get scolded, nya.”

The children averaging ten-years-old approached Cale as soon as he entered the room.

at that

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

his head after hearing

A video communication device.

It was glowing red.

for one of

either an emergency situation,

Human, just wait one

was a call

Paaaat.

on his face after seeing a barrier cover the

as soon as the video communication device

- You.

connected. Alberu’s face that appeared on the

of delivering the sacrifices for the Henituse territory? I’m certain that I told you to not do any work and live that slacker life that you wanted so

fatigued face he knew

also think

eyes that were full of conviction despite the

opened his mouth to

“I just.”

voice sounded relaxed and

to go out and play.

- Ha!

all. He knew Cale well enough to not trust

I'll put this

the illusion were tired. There were no emotions in his voice

We are not the White Star's

eyes for a moment, opened them back, and

“Why?”

asking that

“Why did we lose?”

sighed and continued speaking

we defeat

“Aha.”

Cale quietly gasped.

how it

in this

word probably did not mean just one thing. The crown prince would not be calling an individual as

all of the ancient powers to achieve balance and developed a tightly-knitted alliance in the Eastern and Western continents to surpass

saying that the

we were incomplete. In

the

organized his thoughts at this

does this wrath

test? Or maybe I need to get rid of the source of the wrath?

not feel anger toward this situation no

test voice that had been

‘This motherfucking test.’

came to

just have to resolve

- What?

“Nothing, your highness.”

shook his head and

White Star is like a giant wall without

Why do you keep repeating

listening to

wall without

Then it’ll be easy.’

You just thought that

was a sharp person. He instantly figured out what Cale

if you create a hole in it. You were

sternly shook his

crumble even if there are

a bitter

and Western continent submitted to him. We cannot turn things around with one or two holes. It may be one

Rock could not hide his confusion

because this is an illusion? That

fiery thunderbolt

whole wall flying if he says he’s going to make a hole in it. Hmm, he might have a better chance of doing what he needs to do

as if

the White Star move with a small flame.

Rock mumbled

A small flame? Cale is a punk who will poke a

thunderbolt played

I, the person who even the World Tree is scared of,

prince is pure? I'm

His eyes were looking at Cale as if he was trying to figure out whether he truly had a plan to

gaze. Unfortunately, Cale had

and turned his head after seeing Cale

Don't do anything stupid and just

nodded his head

command,

could not trust him at all before

whatever

hearing Alberu’s last words and he summoned

“Ron.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

past two years. Bring

fake benign smile slowly disappeared from Ron’s face. His eyes were only focused on Cale before he lowered his head and walked out of the

“I understand, young master-nim.”

Click.

was still casting the soundproof barrier magic. The children averaging ten-years-old. The eyes of the

you doing

seems like

On quietly commented.

“I've been waiting, nya.”

couldn't help but let out a short

said

trying to protect

* * *

day for the Henituse territory to send sacrifices to

the temple and the territory lord was responsible for delivering everybody on that list to

of the sacrifices delivered to them and move them all to the central temple

the territory would transport the sacrifices and it was the responsibility and duty of the territory to make sure that there

“It's quiet.”

should usually be loud and full of