Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-25

“My liege.”

Cale approached Mary.

"Are you okay?”

On the outside, Mary looked pretty much the same as she had looked when she left this morning.

The only difference was that the robe she was wearing was different.

“Yes. I'm okay. I took care of my clothes outside.”

“Great decision, my liege.”

Robes or armor worn on the outside were disinfected or destroyed before walking into the wall.

- Human, I made sure to give Mary a spatial pocket bag with a robe in it!

‘Yes, yes. Good job.’

Cale nodded his head to praise Raon and looked up.

“Should I get rid of the umbrella?”

"Whatever you would like, my liege.”

“Okay.”

Mary confirmed that no more black rain was seeping in and got rid of her bone umbrella after hearing Cale's response.

The bones disappeared into her spatial pocket bag once again.

Cale’s gaze moved. Beyond Mary’s shoulder...

- Cale, that bastard has been following behind Mary since earlier.

Eruhaben was looking at the First Imperial Prince with a suspicious gaze.

- I asked Mary and she said that he followed her around outside as well.

‘Hmm.’

First Imperial Prince Sanders.

‘Where are his helpers and why is he moving around alone?’

Cale and Eruhaben were warily looking at the First Imperial Prince but Sanders didn't even give these helpers a glance.

“How can you use your ability so flexibly?”

He simply asked Mary a question.

“I don't want to tell you. It just works when I do it.”

- Good job, Mary! Just answer like that!

Of course, Mary treated the First Imperial Prince coldly.

‘Hmm.

The First Imperial Prince is probably one of the two puppets that Second Imperial Princess Olivia mentioned.

The Black Bloods... Does it mean he is the puppet of the House of Huayans?’

Cale debated how he could use this situation to his advantage but did not put much thought into it.

The reason was simple.

‘It’s not that big of a variable.’

There was that individual whom they couldn’t determine if she was a Dragon, but there was nobody participating in this test who was strong enough to be an obstacle to Cale’s group.

‘They’ll need to at least be at the Emperor or that patriarch’s level.’

Cale felt a presence and turned his head.

“Umm, mister.”

Cale looked at Choi Han with shock.

‘What is up with this sudden mister business?’

Cale soon realized the answer after seeing Choi Han looking quite anxious and tense.

‘Ah. We didn’t determine how we were going to address each other.’

Choi Han seemed to have done his best to come up with something as he could not call Cale Cale-nim. The team leader dangling on Choi Han’s shoulder shook his head while looking at Choi Han.

- Human. Why is Choi Han calling you so awkwardly?

‘I know, right?’

"What is it?”

“That......”

Choi Han peeked to the side with his eyes.

“Quite the attention is focused here.”

Cale looked around with Choi Han before thinking that he understood what Choi Han was trying to say.

The edge village.

Precinct 9.

Most of the people here were people who were here to stop the erosion and defend against it. However, there were a decent number of civilians as well.

Click.

One of the slightly opened windows of a house closed once Cale looked at it.

However, Cale had seen the gaze of the person who had been looking at him before the window closed.

‘...There’s no light.’

There was no strength in the gaze.

There was no shock, anticipation, or even excitement even though the test for the future Emperor was being completed, the candidates appeared, and one of those candidates had used their powers.

It felt completely different from the capital.

- It must be that they have no hope.

He heard Eruhaben's voice in his mind.

- They have nowhere to return to.

At first, Cale had found it odd that there were quite a lot of civilians living in this edge village and the ten precincts, but he felt sorrow after realizing the reason.

‘Usually the people living in the edge village are people who escaped from the eroded land.’

They were people who had to leave their homes and move away from the slowly eroding land at the western border.

They could go find a place themselves at the capital, but only a select few would have the abilities to do so.

Most lived in empty houses or tents as if they were nomads.

- Cale!

Did he understand Cale's thoughts?

- Let’s burn it up! We just need to purify it!

The cheapskate strongly aired his opinion.

purify the entirety of

...Then Cale

is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent of his power, it’ll have the effect of ten,

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

here either! There’s nothing here to stop

ignoring the cheapskate's conversation with

won't do it. He would have already been shaking his head if he really wasn’t going to do anything! But he's

...Cale, he’s not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

liege, would you please consider going inside

for a moment at Cale’s

good at pretending to be nice too. But why don’t you act like such a cool

that the Dark Elves were stopping the black rain cloud properly before heading toward the

Cale and spoke quietly so

rain clouds came

‘I knew it.’

corners of Cale’s

follow the wall and go for a walk. Mary seemed to

same direction that the Second Imperial

so,

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

for a moment

Princess's team has not come back

group was silent

yet and the Second Imperial Princess's team had plenty of time to

still had this unexplainable

* * *

Imperial Princess Olivia's team had returned even after the sun

Knock knock knock.

sky that was being dyed red... Only about

open

head at Choi Han’s

the meeting room for the nineteenth

“Hello sir.”

who was seated at the head of the table. Cale

it a response to

‘Mm.’

as Cale got down to business without even greeting her but nodded her

sir. The Marquis-nim asks to

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

not expected Heni Wishrop’s subordinate

he’s probably a noble

expected this guy to reject the Margrave's request so calmly as if he was the superior one here. The Margrave was a Marquis of the Empire and had a large group of skilled knights under his

We will deliver

Eaen could not say anything to go against the subordinate's

to them as

The Margrave had

“Then see you tomorrow.”

as if he wanted

understand. I will deliver

left the meeting room without being able to say anything

Click.

as soon

heading out tonight,

“Yeah.”

out the

wall... It already

here and go out when

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

later,

* * *

can I please go with

“Not today.”

shook

only going to investigate today. That is why you guys stay here and protect the meeting

and Hong puffed their cheeks and pouted but

teleported to the capital

Shawn were still at the capital continuing

want to go too! I can go! The outside is

It’s not dangerous,

did not say anything else and retreated once On came over

fastened the button of his

were hiding near the capital and waiting while the Pope was stealthily residing

able to walk

eye contact with Sui Khan, who was standing there with an odd

leader, please make sure to feed

have to

kid as

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

am still

was quite shocked but Cale had no time to pay attention

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

was rising up

have a safe trip! I am going to destroy everything if any of you get hurt or

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

sat down and waved after the children averaging nine-years-old

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

Dragon immediately cast his

moving to an alley near the

and Cale immediately teleported to

Paaaat-!

could see Mary’s stiff face through

Second Imperial Princess had

Castle was quite chaotic because

master-nim, the rain cloud came

Paaaat-!

closed his eyes because of the gold light

is a

Nobody lives around

a dead end at the far end of an alley and they were covered by the ruins of some abandoned houses around

“Is it over there?”

pointed toward the wall past

will go right over if there are no

responded and Mary

spot without the First Imperial Prince noticing when I was

they

do you sense

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

one of his robe buttons as

and Eruhaben did

Flap.

the plain

an elegant

was a robe that would automatically create a barrier to protect the wearer from

the power in this crest because

it was

Crack.

current crackled in Cale’s

crest mixed with the gold light and sparkled in

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

breeze blew by them. The rose gold current left Cale’s hand and

"This-”

Han could feel the power rising from

was a destructive yet

could also feel a mysterious warmth and a cool

by a bonfire in

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

a half-transparent barrier was surrounding his body from head

your power seems