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.

will purify the entirety of this

...Then Cale will

joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent of his power, it’ll have the effect of ten,

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

isn’t here either! There’s

ignoring the cheapskate's conversation

isn’t saying that he won't do it. He would have already been shaking his head if he really wasn’t going

...Cale, he’s not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

would you please

flinched for a moment at Cale’s gentle demeanor before

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

stopping the black rain cloud properly before heading toward

stood next to Cale and spoke quietly so that only he could

confirmed the direction the rain clouds came from,

‘I knew it.’

Cale’s lips

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

the same direction that the

that so,

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

hesitated for a moment before

Imperial Princess's team has not come

silent for

Second Imperial Princess's

had this unexplainable ominous

* * *

had returned even after the sun had

Knock knock knock.

dyed red... Only about

open the

his head at

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

“Hello sir.”

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

it a response

‘Mm.’

down to business without

sir. The Marquis-nim asks to

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

not expected Heni Wishrop’s subordinate to reject

know his identity, he’s probably a

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

will deliver the

Eaen could not say anything

as much

uncle... The Margrave had told her

“Then see you tomorrow.”

man said that as if he wanted

understand. I will deliver

the meeting room without

Click.

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

we heading out

“Yeah.”

out the

wall... It

out when

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

later, night

* * *

please go

“Not today.”

sternly shook

stay here

and Hong puffed their cheeks and pouted but Cale didn't

had teleported to the capital and brought

continuing the investigation of the Imperial Palace and

too! I can go! The outside is not dangerous if I

right, nya! It’s

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

tightly fastened the

forces were hiding near the capital and

be able to walk around without any

with an odd look on his

please make sure to feed the

have to

a kid as well, team

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

right. I am still

shocked but Cale had no time

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

dust was rising

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

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

immediately cast his spell once

an alley near

Mary, Eruhaben, and Cale immediately teleported to the coordinates Eruhaben had

Paaaat-!

could see Mary’s stiff face through

Princess

Castle

the rain cloud

Paaaat-!

his eyes because of the gold light

is a

Nobody lives around

an alley and they were covered by

“Is it over there?”

the wall past the

We will go right over

and Mary started

a spot without the First Imperial Prince noticing when I

three of them all said what they needed to

Han, do you sense

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

as soon as

and Eruhaben did the

Flap.

plain black

was an elegant red

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

power in this crest

it was simple

Crack.

rose gold current crackled in Cale’s hand and that

with the gold light and sparkled

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

blew by them. The rose gold current left Cale’s hand and touched the other three robes

"This-”

Han could feel the

was a destructive

mysterious warmth

by a bonfire

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

a half-transparent barrier was surrounding his body from head

that it was red but your power seems to have mixed some