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.”

corners of Sui Khan’s

are already

his head at

“Ah!”

the center of the

Khan close the curtains as soon as Raon

Chhh.

the only light was

Ooooooooong---!

in the

smiled after sensing

here! It’s

Paaaat-!

total of five people appeared on

eyes as soon as

coordinates

“Of course.”

confirming their movements, and making it

the work Kim Rok Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk used to do

* * *

heck is going

seated at the center of the top

had been sleeping for a bit but an

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

you determined the cause of that

too long ago, had seen a red light shooting up from

had said that they detected some faint vibrations

yet, we have yet to

“Tell them to hurry!”

but

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

stronger vibration at the center of that

What could

was

it felt as if it would

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

true identity of this woman who was known as the top aide

were currently disguised as

dispatch a

“...Mm.”

thought for a moment before she shook

once the sun comes up but it is dangerous right now. We don’t know when the black rain cloud might come and

a team past the wall. In fact, she wanted to

have a lot of

know! That’s why I

The past half year...

scouts they had

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

“Fuck!”

slammed down on the table

come back either. I'm sure something must

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

calmly continued

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

“…….”

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

to our report this time. They will want to save

Marquis said candidate and

about the First Imperial Prince and the Fourth Imperial

"They are quiet.”

highly likely that the two of them know what is going on beyond the wall. Of course the Fourth Imperial Prince might not, but I'm sure the First Imperial Prince does. He is with the young lady

level of

about only

beyond the ten edge villages. That was what he believed, so he

‘And one more thing.’

could keep the First Imperial

was planning on secretly

the North and East have agreed to be with me as well. The Margrave of the South

the Empire were all from families with deep histories that have continued on

valiantly in the edge precincts generation after generation to protect the Empire.

‘...It’s weird.’

the center, the intentions of the Imperial Palace had been a bit suspicious

really trying to

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

people who did

respective Margraves had their own reasons for suspecting

reason to be

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

former patriarch... His grandfather had believed in the Church of

his grandfather was a member of the church because any members would be executed

church is not a

the Pope's

dead mana,

‘Red?’

jumped up from

Bang-!

he had been sitting on fell

“Marquis-nim?”

him but the Marquis didn't even

headed toward

pillar

pillar of fire. There was a reason the Marquis had

shooting up from the ground toward

it was definitely that kind of

pillar had

the darkness retreated temporarily

had avoided that red pillar

‘Perhaps-’

the former patriarch, his grandfather, the person he loved and respected the most, had once

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

his pocket. His hand

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

are to

The note from