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.

the

...Then Cale

die! The efficiency of my power is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent of his power, it’ll

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

isn’t here either! There’s nothing here to

cheapskate's conversation with the

shaking his head if he really wasn’t going to do anything! But he's just standing there?

...Cale, he’s not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

you please consider going

moment at Cale’s gentle demeanor before nodding her

But why don’t you act like such a cool

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

stood next to Cale and spoke quietly so that

rain clouds came

‘I knew it.’

of Cale’s

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

that the Second Imperial Princess

that so, my

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

for a moment before adding

team has not come back

silent

and the Second Imperial Princess's team had plenty

still had this unexplainable ominous

* * *

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

Knock knock knock.

that was being dyed red... Only about half of

open the

his head at Choi Han’s

in the meeting room for the nineteenth candidate and Mary, Eruhaben, and Sui

“Hello sir.”

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

it a response

‘Mm.’

hesitated for a bit as Cale got down to

Marquis-nim asks to meet

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

not expected Heni Wishrop’s subordinate to

his identity, he’s probably a noble from

to reject the Margrave's request so calmly as if he was the superior one here. The Margrave was a Marquis of

tomorrow. We will

could not say anything to go against the subordinate's

to them as

uncle... The Margrave had told her to

“Then see you tomorrow.”

man said that as if he

will deliver the

meeting room without

Click.

the meeting room door as

heading out tonight,

“Yeah.”

looked out the

the wall... It

go out when Eruhaben-nim brings the items from the

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

later, night

* * *

can I please go with

“Not today.”

shook his

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

cheeks and pouted but

to the capital and brought On

Shawn were still at the capital continuing the investigation of the Imperial Palace

go too! I can go! The outside is not dangerous if I wear the clothes from the

It’s not

Hong did not say anything else and

the button of his

Pope at the capital. The Church’s forces were hiding near

in these clothes. You should be able to walk around without any issues over most of the ground polluted by dead

eye contact with Sui Khan, who was standing there with an odd look on his face

please make sure to

to stay

a kid as

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

am still

he was quite shocked but Cale

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

dust was rising up

I am going to destroy everything if any of you get hurt or

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

and waved

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

ancient Dragon immediately cast his spell

an alley near

teleported

Paaaat-!

Mary’s stiff

Princess had not

mood in the Lord’s Castle was quite chaotic because of

cloud came from

Paaaat-!

because of the gold light

is a

it is. Nobody

far end of an alley and they were covered by the ruins of some abandoned houses

“Is it over there?”

Han pointed toward the

will go right over

Mary

First Imperial Prince noticing when I was walking

them all said what they needed to say before looking

do you sense anybody

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

buttons as soon as he

Choi Han, and Eruhaben did the

Flap.

the plain black

an

personally by the Pope and it was a robe

to activate the power in this crest

it was simple

Crack.

rose gold current crackled in Cale’s hand

gold light and sparkled in rose

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

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

"This-”

could feel the

destructive yet pure

feel a mysterious warmth and a cool and refreshing

a bonfire in

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

a half-transparent barrier was surrounding his body from head to

was red but your power seems to have mixed some