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.”

the corners of Sui Khan’s lips curling

they are

head at that

“Ah!”

gaze headed toward the

see Sui Khan close the curtains as soon as Raon did

Chhh.

and the only light was from the candles in the

Ooooooooong---!

gathered in the

sensing this familiar

It’s Goldie

Paaaat-!

light and a total of five people appeared on top of the

at the center of the magic circle, looked into Sui Khan's red eyes as

you find the coordinates

“Of course.”

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

basics of the work Kim Rok Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk used to do for the

* * *

the heck

Marquis Helson was seated at the center of the top

lightly because he had been sleeping for a

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

you determined the cause

ago, had seen a red light shooting up from

black mages had said that they detected some faint vibrations

yet to determine the cause,

“Tell them to hurry!”

but it had definitely happened quite far from the

the vibrations had been detected by the black mages who were in the basement located at the center of

stronger vibration at the center of that

What could

Helson was getting a

mind was so complicated that it felt as if

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

as the

top executives were currently disguised as aides to

dispatch a team beyond

“...Mm.”

was deep in thought for a moment before

We don’t know when the black rain cloud might

she wanted to send people

We have a lot of individuals

know! That’s why I am

The past half year...

mages, and scouts they had sent out in the

mere accidents but the Margrave and his

“Fuck!”

Marquis slammed down on the table with

come back either. I'm sure something must have happened beyond the wall.

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

continued

current situation because the candidates are here. It will become possible to

“…….”

this man, who had dedicated his life to protecting the edge region, had accepted the candidates’ test being in his precinct was to learn about what was going on beyond

Imperial Palace will pay attention to our report this time.

said candidate and

First Imperial Prince and the

"They are quiet.”

Fourth Imperial Prince might not, but I'm sure the First Imperial Prince does. He is with the young lady

already increased the level of surveillance on them

was not thinking about only getting

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

‘And one more thing.’

who could keep the First Imperial Prince

planning on secretly contacting

to be with me as well. The Margrave of

responsible for the defense of the Empire were all from

generation after generation to protect the Empire.

‘...It’s weird.’

intentions of the Imperial Palace had been a bit

they really trying

thought that most of the Margraves have had and they were currently suspicious of

Huayans. Most people saw them as people who did not seek out power and protected the Empire as

Margraves had their own reasons for

reason to be

to set the Church of the Fire of Purification as a heretic cult. They are basically

in

that his grandfather was a member of the church because any members

church is not

had seen the Pope's abilities

dead mana, that

‘Red?’

jumped up from

Bang-!

he had been sitting on fell

“Marquis-nim?”

to him but the Marquis didn't even look

toward

red pillar

pillar of fire. There was a

shooting up

definitely that kind

red pillar

the darkness retreated temporarily to avoid

mana had avoided

‘Perhaps-’

something the former patriarch, his grandfather, the person he loved and respected the

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

his hand in his pocket. His hand was

on him

heretics are to be executed immediately?

Wishrop. The note from