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

Piiiiiiiiiiii-- piiiiiii-

head after hearing a

A video communication device.

It was glowing red.

for one of

an emergency

just

call from the

Paaaat.

on his face after seeing

barrier magic as soon as the video communication device started

- You.

the video communication device was connected. Alberu’s face that appeared on the

the sacrifices for the Henituse territory? I’m certain that I told you to not

that Alberu’s usual fatigued face he knew was quite different from

also think that my word

eyes that were full of conviction despite the fatigue were

opened his

“I just.”

sounded relaxed

go out and play. It’s suffocating being stuck in

- Ha!

at all. He knew Cale well enough

put

the illusion were

are not

closed his eyes for a moment, opened them back,

“Why?”

you asking that

“Why did we lose?”

continued speaking at Cale’s

we defeat a complete

“Aha.”

Cale quietly gasped.

that’s how it

in

crown prince would not

world got his hands on all of the ancient powers to achieve balance and developed a tightly-knitted alliance in the Eastern and Western continents to surpass them in number

the

were incomplete. In power,

is the point

his thoughts

wrath test want

Or maybe I need to get rid of the source of the wrath? If not that, do I need to just let

need to not feel anger toward this situation no

that had been quite

‘This motherfucking test.’

came to

just have to resolve

- What?

“Nothing, your highness.”

shook his head and

is like a giant wall without any gaps

keep repeating the things

internally after listening to Alberu's grumbling

wall without any

Then it’ll be easy.’

that it is easy, didn't

sharp person. He instantly figured out what

wall will crumble if you create a

sternly shook his

not crumble even if

bitter look

majority of the kingdoms in the Eastern and Western continent submitted to him. We cannot turn things around with one or two holes.

Rock could not hide his confusion

illusion?

cheapskate fiery thunderbolt

someone who will send the whole wall flying if he says he’s going to make a hole in it. Hmm, he might

quietly whispered, as if

make the White Star move with a small flame. It’ll be put

Rock mumbled

Cale is a punk who will poke a calm volcano and cause it to erupt! The crown prince here is

thunderbolt played

than I was! I, the person who even the World Tree is

pure? I'm not so sure about

were observing Cale. His eyes were looking at Cale as if he was trying to figure out whether he truly had a plan to cause a small flame

that gaze. Unfortunately,

tongue and turned his head after

just

nodded his

command,

Cale as if he could not trust him at all before

whatever

bigger after hearing Alberu’s last

“Ron.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

past two years. Bring them here. No, the past

focused on Cale before

“I understand, young master-nim.”

Click.

closed and Cale turned toward Raon, who was still casting the soundproof barrier magic. The children averaging ten-years-old. The eyes of the children who had been shouting, White Star-nim, White Star-nim, were sparkling as they looked at

you doing

seems like

On quietly commented.

“I've been waiting, nya.”

couldn't help but let

device and said something to the person whom he had just

protect something who

* * *

the day for the Henituse

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

would confirm the condition of the sacrifices delivered to them and move them all to the central temple in Puzzle City

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

“It's quiet.”

plaza should usually be loud