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

Cale

is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

World Tree isn’t here either!

ignoring the cheapskate's conversation with

lock. Cale isn’t saying 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

not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

you please consider

Cale’s gentle demeanor before

why

the black rain cloud properly before heading toward the

Cale and spoke quietly so that only

direction the rain clouds

‘I knew it.’

corners of Cale’s lips

and go for a walk.

that the Second Imperial

so, my

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

for a moment

the Second Imperial Princess's team has not

was silent for a

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

they still had

* * *

Princess Olivia's team had returned even after the sun

Knock knock knock.

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

I open the

nodded his head at Choi

was currently in the meeting room for the nineteenth candidate and Mary, Eruhaben,

“Hello sir.”

meeting room. She approached Cale, who was seated at the

a response to the

‘Mm.’

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

sir. The Marquis-nim asks to

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

not expected Heni Wishrop’s

don't know his identity, he’s probably a noble from the perished

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

meet tomorrow. We will deliver

anything

them as much

The Margrave had told her to

“Then see you tomorrow.”

if he wanted Eaen to

I will deliver the

left the meeting room without being able to say anything

Click.

closed the meeting room door as soon as she left

we heading out

“Yeah.”

out the

wall... It

go out when Eruhaben-nim brings

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

later, night had

* * *

can I please go with

“Not today.”

shook

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

puffed their cheeks and pouted but

capital and brought On and

still at the capital continuing the investigation of the Imperial Palace and

too! I can go! The outside is not

nya! It’s

and retreated once On came over and patted their

the

capital. The Church’s forces were hiding

these clothes. You should be able to walk around without any issues over most of

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

leader, please make sure

to

as well, team

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

am still a

if he was quite shocked but Cale had no

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

was rising up around

destroy everything if any of you get hurt or sick! I'm going to destroy this whole

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

waved after the children averaging nine-years-old

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

immediately cast his spell once Cale called his

to an alley near

immediately teleported to

Paaaat-!

could see Mary’s stiff face

Princess had not

Lord’s Castle was quite chaotic because of

cloud came from the

Paaaat-!

his eyes because of the gold light

is a decent location,

it is. Nobody lives around

at the far end of an alley and

“Is it over there?”

Han pointed toward the wall past

over if there

responded and Mary started

stealthily marked a spot without the First Imperial Prince noticing when I was walking around

said what they needed to

Han, do you sense anybody

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

his robe buttons as soon as he

Han, and Eruhaben did

Flap.

plain black

was an elegant

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

difficult to activate the power in

was simple

Crack.

Cale’s hand and that current touched

gold light and sparkled

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

Cale’s hand and touched the

"This-”

Han could feel the power rising

a destructive yet

also feel a mysterious warmth and a

as if he was by a

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

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

your power seems to have