Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-49

Normally, speaking into the Imperial Palace would be quite difficult.

This was especially true for the Emperor’s Palace, the center and most important part of the Imperial Palace.

- Human, isn’t it too easy?

However, Cale's steps were not stopping at all as he walked forward while surrounded by invisibility and soundproof barrier magic.

“...Cale-nim, is this really okay?”

Choi Han could ask normally because of the soundproof barrier magic, but his face underneath the mask was scowling.

"Why? What's the issue?”

“...It seems too easy.”

"That is good.”

Cale responded to Choi Han as he walked past a knight.

The knight who was patrolling the hallway of the Emperor’s Palace did not notice Cale’s group at all.

‘Of course he didn’t.

This is Raon’s magic.’

Raon’s magic was something that even the ancient Dragon was shocked about. It would take at least a sword master to notice them.

‘And the only sword master in this world is Choi Han.’

The Imperial Palace knights would not notice them.

‘I'm sure some of the more talented ones might feel that something is off.’

But they would not be able to be certain.

They would not be able to recognize this magic.

- Human, the security here is so lax!

The security at the Imperial Palace truly was extremely terrible as Raon mentioned.

- They have prepared a bunch of things against black magic spells but nothing for magic spells at all!

The defenses were too lax when it came to magic.

‘The magic in this world is something only a few households learn to keep up their fame or hold up their traditions.’

Maybe it was different for the House of Huayans that created white magic, but most families treated magic like Cale described. As a result, magic was basically gone.

It was black magic that was all around, making the Imperial Palace prepare to defend against it.

‘There is a small amount of defenses against magic but nothing to defend against high-level magic.’

Raon mumbled as if he was shocked.

- There is a high-level defensive magic circle but I don't think they know how to use it!

As the Empire held a long history, high-level magic circles from around 300 years ago when magic was active were all over the Imperial Palace, especially the Emperor’s Palace.

However, the people who could use those magic circles were people of the current generation but nobody was skilled enough to do so.

‘Maybe the Huayans patriarch can control them.’

Cale recalled what Eruhaben had said to him almost like a warning.

‘Cale, the Huayans patriarch is quite skilled. Even I cannot know for sure whether I can beat him or not. If it is someone like that, he is probably skilled in more things than just black magic. I'm sure he has mastered magic as well.’

White magic, the magic that uses dead mana but releases white light...

The House of Huayans was the ones who created it.

The Black Bloods household was one of the leaders of the Hunters.

“Cale-nim, I think that is the bedroom over there.”

Cale looked at the door Choi Han was pointing at. It was located in the innermost part of the Emperor’s Palace and still had many skilled knights standing guard.

“They are quite skilled.”

Cale listened to Choi Han before commenting.

“There are five of them.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Take care of them.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Choi Han placed the Blood Cultist on the ground and immediately started to move.

“Ugh!”

It started with one knight suddenly falling down, and then...

Clang!

“Who are you?”

“What the hell? Did something, ugh!”

The knights were quickly knocked unconscious by Choi Han.

"Wow.”

Cale was amazed.

‘It didn’t even take a minute.’

It was only possible because the five guards were gathered together in front of the door, but Choi Han had used the fact that he was invisible to easily suppress the knights.

foot and tapped the

“Did you see that?”

Cultist had his

saw it, right?

Blood Cultist silently kept

Blood Cultist who was awake

making you shake

Blood Cultist pretended to still be unconscious and as if he had not heard Cale until the end but Cale could feel the Blood Cultist flinch

turned toward Choi

It was

Choi Han! It is amazing to suppress them

Choi Han's lips were twitching but Choi Han quickly hid it and grabbed

Very cautiously...

bedroom door opened without a

“How fancy.”

around as he walked

let’s steal

and not in his mind. Choi Han was shocked at himself for that but

whole room was

a lot of mines in Xiaolen; did

at the golden walls, bed pillar, and the whole bedroom that was decorated with jewels all

sorts of places until now, had never

very good at cutting off a wall last time! Let’s ask Choi

Han. Choi Han

Choi

won't

Raon responded to that.

you must know where there are more sparkly things than this place! I was thinking it was

Fire of Destruction that had been

...Wow, I feel like I could purify everything for you for free if

out

- Wow......

as if he didn’t

Cale completely ignored them.

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim”

“Let’s break the bed.”

“…….”

Han looked at the bed. The bed would be the most dazzling item in the bedroom. The bed pillars that went all the way to the ceiling were completely decorated in gold and jewels while they could tell that the bedding was soft and precious by just looking at it. The bedding was embroidered in gold and that embroidery seemed to have been done with real gold as well. Furthermore, there were jewels dangling

“Yes, Cale-mm.”

spoke solemnly before

Slice.

made an elegant

cleanly cut off one of the bed pillars. He did his best to

Han urgently grabbed the bed pillar that was leaning to one side after

‘It’s clean.’

been cut very

amazing,

voice as he walked over to Cale and offered the pillar

"...What are you doing?”

Choi Han with a baffled look

"Excuse me?”

once he saw that

spoke as he put

bed. Slice the bed in

“...Ah.”

Han blinked a few times before gently placing the pillar to

Slash!

with the black aura moved once to slice the

Swoooooooosh-

caused by Cale's Sound of the Wind pushed the sliced

Screeech

bed moved and a

is no magic on it

door to the basement was made of iron. However, there

recalled his conversation with

entrance to the basement

large tomb in the basement appears if you walk

been stoic while mentioning the tomb but his eyes

you know

at Cale's

the Emperor was a good

was being nostalgic. In fact, he

least that's what I had wrongfully thought. If I had

been close enough to the Emperor that he played with his younger

day, when he was playing Hide and Seek with his

for me under Royal Father's

only possible because

found the door and entered out of curiosity. The door was made of wood at that time. Even a child could

First Imperial Prince closed his eyes. His eyelids were slightly shaking.

saw the Huayans patriarch and my

emotion was gone from the First Imperial Prince's eyes

patriarch welcomed me and Royal Father showed me around the underground tomb. Every single place down there... that was the beginning. That was when Royal Father, that was when the way the Emperor looked at

corners of his lips curled up

is what the Emperor said. He told me not

Imperial Prince Sanders said the following

‘The Emperor is crazy.’

his thoughts and made eye contact with Choi

pick

“Yeah.”

Han picked up the door heading to

Screeeech thud!

longer made of wood like in Sanders’ memories and made

path with a ladder that looked as if only one person could go at

go down

are no dangerous devices until the bottom of the ladder so just

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

climbed

Paat!

and had it float next to

“I'm ready, Cale-nim.”

at the bottom, looked up and commented, before

“Hey. Wake up.”

“…….”