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 will

of my power is no joke in this world! Even if he just uses one percent of his power, it’ll have the effect of ten, no,

- ...Haaaaaaaa.

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

ignoring the cheapskate's conversation with the

head if he really wasn’t going to do

not right, is

Cale just ignored them.

liege, would you please

for a moment at Cale’s gentle demeanor

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

the black rain cloud properly before

next to Cale and spoke quietly

the rain clouds came from,

‘I knew it.’

Cale’s lips

go for

was the same direction that the Second Imperial

so,

“Yes si...mm. Yes.”

hesitated for a

Imperial Princess's team has not come

silent for

down yet and the Second Imperial

still had this

* * *

team had

Knock knock knock.

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

I open

head

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

“Hello sir.”

Eaen 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 the chair

a response

‘Mm.’

for a bit as Cale got down to business without

Marquis-nim asks

"That is not possible.”

Cale shook his head.

"Excuse me?”

not expected Heni Wishrop’s subordinate

don't know his identity, he’s

so calmly as if he was the superior one here. The Margrave was a Marquis of the Empire and had a large

We will deliver

anything to go against

as much as

had told her to

“Then see you tomorrow.”

man said that as if he

will

without being

Click.

as soon as

we heading out

“Yeah.”

looked out the

wall... It already

leave the kids here and go out when Eruhaben-nim

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

later, night had

* * *

please

“Not today.”

sternly shook

only 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

had teleported to the capital and brought

at the capital continuing

outside is

It’s not

else and retreated

tightly fastened the button

was something Eruhaben had received from the Pope at the capital. The Church’s forces were hiding near the capital and waiting while

should be able to walk around without any issues over most of the ground polluted

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

leader, please make sure to feed the kids

have to stay here

kid as

“Ha.”

Sui Khan scoffed.

right. I am still

talked to himself as if he was quite shocked but Cale had no time to pay

"Cale, I'm ready.”

“Yes, Eruhaben-nim.”

rising

destroy everything if any of you get hurt or sick! I'm

“He sounds serious, nya!”

“Please be safe.”

down and waved after the children averaging nine-years-old

“Eruhaben-nim.”

“Okay.”

immediately cast his spell once Cale

an alley near the

immediately teleported to the coordinates Eruhaben had organized

Paaaat-!

stiff

Imperial Princess had

mood in the Lord’s Castle was quite

cloud came from

Paaaat-!

because of the gold light and then

a decent

it is. Nobody lives

far end of an alley and they were covered

“Is it over there?”

pointed toward the wall past the

right over if there are

responded and Mary started

marked a spot without the First Imperial Prince noticing when I

them all said what they

do you

“I don’t, Cale-nim.”

undid one of his robe buttons as soon as

and

Flap.

plain

an elegant red

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

in this

was simple for

Crack.

in Cale’s hand and that current touched

red crest mixed with the gold

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

gold current left Cale’s hand and touched

"This-”

could feel the power

destructive yet pure

a mysterious warmth and a cool and refreshing

if he was by a

“It’s a bit eye-catching.”

that a half-transparent barrier was surrounding his body

but your power seems to have mixed some gold into it as