Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-28

In the middle of the dark night... A red pillar shot up far beyond the wall.

The clear red color looked as if it would burn up all of the darkness around.

That light was clearly visible in this world where everything was dark.

“Hey Sui Khan! Look at that, do you see it?”

Raon, On, and Hong... The children averaging nine-years-old had their faces pressed against the window with their eyes wide open.

The black Dragon's blue eyes looked into Sui Khan’s red eyes.

"That red pillar! I'm certain that this light is our human using his power!”

On spoke next very calmly but also very quickly.

“It is pretty far but if we can see the fiery thunderbolt from here... It must mean that he used quite a lot of his power, nya.”

“That means something dangerous must have happened, nya!”

Hong became anxious and didn’t know what to do.

“We should have followed him!”

Raon clenched his cheeks with his front paws. The black Dragon looked toward Sui Khan who had been silently standing by another window.

“Hey Sui Khan! Why aren’t you saying anything?”

On slowly turned her gaze to observe Sui Khan. This was a new friend who had been with them since they came to this planet.

Based on Cale, Choi Han, and especially Alberu’s demeanor, he seemed like someone they could trust. Unlike Cale who frequently lacked a sense of vigilance, Choi Han followed by Alberu were the two most vigilant people in the group. Those two people had accepted Sui Khan as a part of their team.

‘Ah!’

On held back a gasp after checking what Sui Khan was observing out the window.

‘He’s observing the castle!’

While On’s gaze had been focused on the red light, Sui Khan was observing the inside of the castle.

No alarm had gone off in the castle.

But On knew.

‘I'm sure they saw what we saw as well.’

That was when On could finally see people moving in the darkness, especially by the distant wall out of the precinct. She could see soldiers, knights, and even black mages.

On, who was in her human form, opened the window.

Clunk.

She then looked out the window.

‘...The light in the Margrave's bedroom turned on!’

The room next to the Margrave’s bedroom was the office for his top executives and that room had the light on twenty four hours a day.

She was certain that the Margrave and the entire top executives team were on alert right now.

The castle seemed quiet but it was quite chaotic underneath the surface. That chaos would soon rise above the surface as well.

‘What do I do?’

They couldn’t let people figure out about Cale’s visit outside.

On’s mind quickly started to move.

It was at that moment.

“Hey On. Isn’t it cold?”

On heard a slow voice behind her.

“The night breeze is cold.”

Sui Khan was looking at her. He was petting Raon’s head with one hand while messing Hong's hair with his other hand.

Clunk.

On leaned back into the room and closed the window.

It was because she suddenly realized that someone might see her in her human form.

On heard Sui Khan's voice.

"Variables always come up.”

His voice was calm but it was different from Cale's calm voice. Cale sounded crude, cold, and indifferent but his voice held warmth within it.

Sui Khan spoke slowly as if everything was boring and there was warmth in his voice as he gently called her name, but...

"We also can’t be swept around by the variables.”

It oddly sounded cold and rational.

This was something she had felt back in the Empire’s capital.

Of course, that coldness was not directed at ‘me’ or my ‘little brothers.’

“I'm sure they are in more chaos than we are.”

Toward their enemies, toward their goal... Sui Khan did not hide that coldness.

“Hey Sui Khan! But what if our human comes back hurt? What about Mary? Goldie gramps? Choi Han?”

“That’s right! That’s what we are worried about, nya!”

On saw Sui Khan’s gaze heading somewhere outside the window as Raon and Hong could not hide their anxiety.

He was looking where Eruhaben had teleported them to before they crossed the wall.

“He’s smarter than I am so I'm sure they are heading back right now.”

could see the corners of Sui Khan’s lips

are already

head at

“Ah!”

headed toward the center of the

close the curtains

Chhh.

only light was from the candles in

Ooooooooong---!

in the

after sensing this familiar

here! It’s Goldie

Paaaat-!

five people appeared on top

eyes as soon as he confirmed that they were back in the

coordinates of the Margrave's

“Of course.”

enemy’s location, always confirming their movements, and making

Rok Soo and Lee Soo

* * *

the heck

of the top executives’ meeting room connected

sleeping for a

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

determined the cause of that

had felt the fluctuation of a strong power not too long ago, had seen a

mages had said that they detected some faint vibrations after that as

yet, we have yet to determine the cause,

“Tell them to hurry!”

red pillar of light had been temporary but it had definitely

black mages who were in the basement

stronger vibration at

could

was getting

complicated that it felt as if

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

this woman who was known as the top aide was actually the

the top executives were currently disguised as aides to observe some

difficult to dispatch a team beyond

“...Mm.”

in thought for a moment before

don’t know when the black rain cloud

that Eaen didn’t want to send a team past the wall. In fact, she wanted

a lot of individuals

why I

The past half year...

mages, and scouts they had sent out in the past half year

Palace had ignored the reports about these missing individuals as mere accidents but the Margrave and his

“Fuck!”

on the table

either. I'm sure something must have happened

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

calmly continued to

the Imperial Palace will pay attention to the current situation because the candidates are here. It will become possible to figure out

“…….”

edge region, had accepted the candidates’ test being in his precinct was to learn about

Palace will pay attention to our report

said candidate and not

about the First Imperial Prince and

"They are quiet.”

two of them know what is going on beyond the wall. Of course the Fourth Imperial

the level of surveillance on

not thinking about

was certain that the Imperial Palace had some knowledge of what was going on beyond the ten edge villages. That was what he believed, so he was thinking about stealing information from the First Imperial Prince who

‘And one more thing.’

candidate who could keep the

on

agreed to be with me as well. The Margrave of the South agreed

the Empire were all from families with deep histories that

to protect the Empire. There had been quite

‘...It’s weird.’

of the center, the intentions of the Imperial

really trying to

most of the Margraves have had and they were currently suspicious

saw them as people who did not seek out power

own reasons for suspecting the House

Helson had a reason to be suspicious as

was the ones who most strongly emphasized a need to set the Church of the Fire of Purification as a heretic cult. They are basically the reason the Church of the

grandfather had believed in the

of

church is not a

had seen the Pope's abilities when he was

mana, that

‘Red?’

Marquis jumped up from

Bang-!

he had been

“Marquis-nim?”

him but

toward the

pillar just

a reason the Marquis had been calling

as if a thunderbolt was shooting up from the ground toward the

was definitely that kind of

red pillar

was because the darkness retreated temporarily

mana had avoided that

‘Perhaps-’

the former patriarch, his grandfather, the person

god that I believe is said to have defeated darkness and death with

hand in his pocket. His

was a note he had been keeping on him because he couldn’t let anybody find

I heard heretics are to

Wishrop. The note from her