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 curling

they are

raised his head at

“Ah!”

gaze headed toward the

Sui Khan close the curtains as soon as

Chhh.

closed and the only light was from the candles in

Ooooooooong---!

in

after sensing this

It’s Goldie

Paaaat-!

five

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

you find the coordinates of the

“Of course.”

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

the basics of the work Kim Rok Soo and

* * *

the heck is going

Helson was seated at the center of the top executives’ meeting room connected

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

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

you determined the cause

a strong power not too long ago,

that they detected some faint vibrations after that

yet, we have yet to

“Tell them to hurry!”

red pillar of light had been temporary but it had definitely happened quite far

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

at the center of

could

was getting

complicated that it felt

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

as the top aide

currently disguised as aides to observe some of the

difficult to dispatch a

“...Mm.”

and was deep in thought for a

is dangerous right now. We don’t know when the black rain cloud might come

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

a lot of individuals

know! That’s why I

The past half year...

a lot of the Dark Elves, black mages, and scouts they had sent out

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

“Fuck!”

Marquis slammed down on the

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

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

calmly continued

certain that the Imperial Palace will pay attention to the current situation because the candidates are here. It will become possible to figure out what is going

“…….”

man, who had dedicated his life to protecting the edge region, had accepted the candidates’ test being

that the Imperial Palace will pay attention to our

Marquis said candidate and not

about the First Imperial Prince and the

"They are quiet.”

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

have already increased the level of surveillance on

not thinking about only getting information

of what was going on beyond the ten edge villages. That was what he believed,

‘And one more thing.’

strong candidate who could keep

was planning on secretly contacting that

to be with me as well.

South, East, and West. The Margraves responsible for the defense of the Empire were all from families with deep histories that have continued

generation to protect the Empire. There

‘...It’s weird.’

center, the intentions of the Imperial Palace had been

really trying to

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

Huayans. Most people saw them as people who did not seek out power

their own reasons for suspecting the House

had a reason to be suspicious

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

believed in the

a member of the church because any

church is not a

the Pope's abilities when

mana,

‘Red?’

jumped up from his

Bang-!

been

“Marquis-nim?”

out to him but the Marquis didn't even look at

headed toward

pillar

of fire. There was a reason the Marquis had been calling it a

shooting up from the

definitely that

that clear red pillar had been so

was because the darkness retreated temporarily to avoid

dead mana had avoided that red

‘Perhaps-’

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

is said to have defeated darkness and death with a

in his pocket. His

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

heard heretics are to be executed immediately?

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