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.”

see the corners of Sui Khan’s lips curling

they are already

his head

“Ah!”

gaze headed toward the center

Sui Khan close the curtains as soon as Raon

Chhh.

curtains closed and the only light was

Ooooooooong---!

in

smiled after sensing this familiar

It’s Goldie

Paaaat-!

and a total of five people appeared on top of the golden teleportation magic

at the center of the magic circle, looked into Sui Khan's red eyes as soon as he confirmed that they were back in

coordinates of the

“Of course.”

and making it so that they could reach their target at any

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

* * *

heck

Margrave. Marquis Helson was seated at the center of the top executives’ meeting room connected to his

had been sleeping for a bit but an attendant would soon bring his

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

determined the cause of

not too long ago, had seen a red light

detected some faint vibrations after that as

have yet to determine the

“Tell them to hurry!”

had been temporary but

detected by the black mages who were in the basement located

a much stronger vibration at the center of that pillar of

could

Helson was getting

so complicated that it felt as if

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

known as the top aide was actually the Chief

disguised as aides

dispatch a team

“...Mm.”

frowned and was deep in thought for a moment before

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

the wall. In fact, she wanted to send people so that they might at least get a clue about what

have a lot of

know! That’s why I am

The past half year...

they had sent out in the past

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

“Fuck!”

slammed down on

Imperial Princess didn’t come back either. I'm sure something must have happened beyond

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

calmly continued

I'm certain that the Imperial Palace will pay attention to the current situation because the candidates are here. It will become possible to figure

“…….”

political neutrality. The reason this man, who had dedicated his life to protecting the edge region, had accepted the candidates’ test being in his precinct

will pay attention to our report this time. They will

said candidate and

Prince and the Fourth

"They are quiet.”

Fourth Imperial

increased the level

was not thinking about only getting information through the

edge villages. That was what he believed, so he was thinking about stealing information from the First Imperial Prince who was being supported by

‘And one more thing.’

who could keep the First

planning on secretly contacting that

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

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

in the edge precincts generation after generation to protect the Empire. There had been quite

‘...It’s weird.’

intentions of the center, the intentions of the Imperial Palace had been

they really trying

Margraves have had and they were currently suspicious of the House

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

had their own reasons for suspecting

Helson had a reason to be

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

had believed in the Church of the

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

church is

Pope's abilities

mana, that

‘Red?’

jumped up

Bang-!

chair he had been sitting on

“Marquis-nim?”

called out to him but the Marquis didn't even

headed toward

red pillar just

There was a reason the Marquis had been calling it a pillar of

shooting

was definitely that kind of

that clear red pillar

because the darkness retreated temporarily to

mana had avoided that

‘Perhaps-’

grandfather, the person he loved and respected the

said to have defeated darkness and death with a fire

in his

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

heretics are to be executed

Wishrop. The note from