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.

We will purify the entirety

...Then Cale will

of my power is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

The World Tree isn’t here either! There’s nothing

the cheapskate's

that he won't do it. He would have already been shaking his head if he really wasn’t going to do anything! But he's just standing there? That means that

...Cale, he’s not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

you please consider going

flinched for a moment at Cale’s gentle demeanor

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

Dark Elves were stopping the black rain cloud properly before

to Cale and spoke quietly so that only he

confirmed the direction the rain clouds came from, young

‘I knew it.’

corners of Cale’s

wall and go for a walk. Mary seemed to have used that

that the Second Imperial

that so, my

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

a moment

Second Imperial Princess's team has not come

group was silent for

wasn’t down yet and the Second Imperial Princess's team had plenty of time to

they still had this

* * *

team had returned even after the

Knock knock knock.

the grey sky that was being dyed red... Only about half

I open

nodded his head at Choi Han’s

for the nineteenth candidate and

“Hello sir.”

was the one who walked into the meeting room. She approached Cale, who was seated at the head of the table. Cale slowly got up from

response to the

‘Mm.’

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

Marquis-nim asks to

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

Heni Wishrop’s subordinate

know his identity, he’s probably a

the Margrave's request so calmly as if he was the superior one here.

We will

could not say anything to go against

them as

had told her to do

“Then see you tomorrow.”

as if he wanted Eaen

I will

room without being able to

Click.

Han closed the meeting room door as soon as she left and asked

we heading out

“Yeah.”

looked out

wall... It

out when Eruhaben-nim

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

few hours later,

* * *

please

“Not today.”

sternly shook his

going to investigate today. That is why you guys stay here and protect the meeting room. Prevent anybody else from

Hong puffed their cheeks and pouted

to the capital and

were still at the capital continuing the investigation of the

outside is not

nya! It’s

Raon and Hong did not say anything else and retreated once On came

fastened the button

at the capital. The Church’s forces were hiding near the capital and waiting while the Pope was

in these clothes. You should be able to walk around without

Khan, who was standing there with an odd look on his face instead of wearing a robe like the

sure

have to stay here

a kid as

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

am still a

if he was quite shocked but Cale had no time

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

rising

if any of you

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

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

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

ancient Dragon immediately cast his

moving to an alley near the

and Cale immediately teleported

Paaaat-!

Mary’s stiff face

Second Imperial Princess had not

the Lord’s Castle

cloud came from the southwest

Paaaat-!

the gold light and

a decent

it is. Nobody lives around

end at the far end of an alley and they were

“Is it over there?”

Han pointed toward the

will go right over if there are

responded and Mary

a spot without the First Imperial

them all said what they needed

you

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

undid one of his robe buttons as

Han, and Eruhaben did the

Flap.

plain

was an

crest had been embedded personally by the Pope and it was a robe that

activate the power in this

it was simple for

Crack.

current crackled in Cale’s

mixed with the gold light and sparkled in

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

current left Cale’s hand and touched

"This-”

feel the power

was a destructive yet

a mysterious warmth and a cool

by a bonfire in the middle of

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

barrier was surrounding

it was red but your power seems to have mixed