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

raised his head

“Ah!”

headed toward the center

see Sui Khan close the

Chhh.

closed and the only

Ooooooooong---!

gathered in

after sensing this familiar

here! It’s

Paaaat-!

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

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

find the coordinates

“Of course.”

always confirming their movements, and making it so that they could reach their target at

work Kim Rok Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk used

* * *

the heck is

at the center of the top executives’

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

“Eaen!”

“Yes, Marquis-nim!”

you determined the cause

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

said that they detected some faint vibrations after that

yet to determine the

“Tell them to hurry!”

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

by the black mages who were in the basement located at the

a much stronger vibration at the center

What could

was getting a

so complicated that it felt

“...Chief!”

“Yes sir.”

who was known as the top aide

top executives were currently disguised as aides to

to dispatch

“...Mm.”

was deep in thought for a

dangerous right now. We don’t know when the black rain cloud might come and suddenly dispatching people like this may cause

that Eaen didn’t want to send a team past the wall. In fact, she wanted to send people so that they might at least get a clue about what

a

know! That’s why

The past half year...

Elves, black mages, and scouts they had

mere accidents but the Margrave

“Fuck!”

on the table

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

“Please calm down, Marquis-nim.”

continued to

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

“…….”

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

pay attention to our report this time.

Marquis said candidate

First Imperial Prince and the Fourth

"They are quiet.”

Fourth Imperial Prince might not, but I'm

the level of

not thinking about only getting information

what he believed, so he was thinking about stealing information from the First

‘And one more thing.’

strong candidate who could keep

was planning on

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

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

generation after generation to protect the Empire. There had been quite a lot of support from the center for them as

‘...It’s weird.’

intentions of the Imperial Palace had

really trying to protect

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

Most people saw them as people who did not seek out power and protected the Empire as the Emperor's

Margraves had their own reasons for suspecting the House

Helson had a reason

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

in the Church

was a member of the church

is not a

Helson had seen the Pope's abilities when

mana, that

‘Red?’

up

Bang-!

chair he had been sitting on fell

“Marquis-nim?”

called out to him but the Marquis

toward the

pillar just

a pillar of fire. There was a reason the Marquis had

a thunderbolt was shooting up

definitely

red pillar had

darkness retreated temporarily

avoided that red pillar of

‘Perhaps-’

patriarch, his grandfather, the person he loved and

to have defeated darkness and death with

in his pocket. His hand

been keeping on him because he couldn’t let anybody find

heard heretics are

note from her