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 entirety of this

...Then Cale

won’t die! The efficiency of my power is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent of his power, it’ll have the

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

either! There’s

ignoring the cheapskate's conversation with the

head if he really wasn’t going to do anything! But

he’s not right,

Cale just ignored them.

would you please consider going inside

for a moment at Cale’s gentle

Human, you’re so good at pretending to be nice too. But why don’t you act like

stopping the

next to Cale and spoke quietly

confirmed the direction the rain clouds came from, young

‘I knew it.’

of Cale’s lips

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

was the same direction that the

so, my

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

a moment before adding

Princess's team has not come

was silent for

Second Imperial Princess's

they still had

* * *

Princess Olivia's team had returned even after

Knock knock knock.

the grey sky that was being dyed red...

open

his head at Choi Han’s

the meeting room for the nineteenth candidate and Mary, Eruhaben, and Sui Khan were not

“Hello sir.”

aide Eaen was the one who walked into the meeting room. She approached Cale, who was seated at the

response to the

‘Mm.’

hesitated for a bit 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 to

his identity, he’s probably a noble from the perished

superior one here. The Margrave was a Marquis of the Empire and had a large group of skilled

tomorrow. We will deliver

not say anything to go against the subordinate's

as

Margrave had told

“Then see you tomorrow.”

said that as if he wanted Eaen

I will deliver

meeting room without being

Click.

as

heading out tonight,

“Yeah.”

looked out the

wall... It already looked

kids here and go out when Eruhaben-nim brings the items

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

few hours later, night

* * *

please go

“Not today.”

sternly shook his

you guys stay here and protect the meeting room. Prevent anybody else from

their cheeks and pouted but

teleported to the capital and brought On and Hong

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

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

nya! It’s

and retreated once On came over and

the button of

capital. The Church’s forces were hiding near the capital and waiting

power of the Fire of Purification is in these clothes. You should be able

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

please make sure to feed the kids

to

kid as

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

right. I am

was quite shocked

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

was rising

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

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

down and waved after the

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

Dragon immediately cast his spell once Cale

to an alley near the

and Cale immediately teleported to

Paaaat-!

could see Mary’s stiff

Imperial Princess had not

mood in the Lord’s Castle

the rain cloud came from the southwest

Paaaat-!

the gold

a decent

is. Nobody lives

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

“Is it over there?”

pointed toward the wall past the

right over

and Mary started to

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

three of them all said what they needed to say before looking at

do you sense anybody

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

one of his robe buttons as soon

Han, and Eruhaben did

Flap.

the plain

was an

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

the power in this crest

was

Crack.

rose gold current crackled in Cale’s hand and that current touched

mixed with the gold light and sparkled in

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

rose gold current left Cale’s hand and touched

"This-”

could feel the

destructive yet

mysterious warmth and

by a bonfire

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

was surrounding his

Pope said that it was red but your power seems to