Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-71

“Dongsaeng! Congratulations on your return!”

As Alberu Crossman approached him...

Cale used all of the agility he had to dodge Alberu Crossman.

“...Is there something you need me to do, your highness?”

Cale asked disrespectfully with a scowl on his face but Alberu just smiled brightly.

“Haha! Why would I make my dongsaeng do anything?! Hahaha!”

Raon said something serious in Cale’s mind.

- Human, something’s suspicious about our crown prince. Do you think that the crown prince is trying to scam us?

‘Raon's learning ability really is amazing.

His instincts are pretty good too.’

Cale peeked behind him.

The bishop in charge of the Church of the God of Death in Huiss City, the capital of Roan Kingdom, was smiling awkwardly while looking at all of this.

Yesterday...

Cale thought that he should at least inform people about his return time so he had requested a call to the Roan Kingdom yesterday using the divine item.

‘It’s you?’

‘Yes, young master-nim. It is me.’

Beacrox was the one to pick up.

He was certain that he had called Alberu Crossman's study but Beacrox was seated there alone when he picked up the phone.

‘Where are the others?’

‘...They are all busy, young master-nim.’

‘I'm heading back tomorrow.

Please hear the details when you get here, young master-nim. I will deliver the message. Please let me know the time of your arrival.’

Beacrox ended the short conversation with a gruff look on his face.

However, Cale couldn't help but feel unsettled after hearing what On said once the call ended.

‘Something is weird.’

‘What is?’

‘...He was folding white gloves.’

That was correct.

Beacrox was seated alone in the crown prince’s study, folding dozens of white gloves.

“…….”

Cale’s suspicious gaze headed toward the crown prince but the crown prince was still shining. Energetically.

“Let’s go to the Royal Palace. Doesn’t that sound great? I've already prepared a carriage.”

“...I understand for now, your highness.”

Cale moved awkwardly and almost unwillingly as he followed Alberu.

However, he had to stop walking for a moment.

The crown prince turned around to speak to Eruhaben, Choi Han, Sui Khan, and the others.

“Ah. I’ve prepared multiple carriages so you can each relax in one as we move.”

Alberu was speaking informally to Cale's group because they were in front of the bishop.

- It looks like something must have happened.

Cale nodded his head at the ancient Dragon's comment.

Alberu was trying to separate Cale from the others right now.

“Umm, excuse me-”

The Bishop interjected at that moment.

“Is the divine item safe-”

Cale nonchalantly pulled out the divine item in his pocket after hearing the question. The Bishop nodded his head before warily looking at Alberu as he spoke.

“Commander Cale Henituse is an extremely revered guest of our Church of the God of Death and has moved according to the will of our god. I believe he should get some rest in the comfortable place that the temple has prepared-”

Alberu's smile became even thicker.

The Bishop flinched but he started speaking again in order to hold Cale there.

A person who can use a divine item.

The Church of the God of Death had basically been flipped over while Cale was not here because of that.

"The Pope wishes to meet Commander Cale as well-”

“Bishop-nim.”

Cale started to speak at that moment.

He approached the Bishop and placed a hand on his shoulder.

They prepared a place for Cale and his people to get some rest?

The Pope wants to see him?

Cale snorted at the Bishop's words.

He knew the reason the Bishop wanted to hold him here.

“Let’s only be greedy to a reasonable level.”

He was thinking about keeping Cale, the person who used a divine item, in his territory no matter what it took, in order to gain numerous benefits.

“It looks like you were able to relax quite a bit while I was gone?”

The smile on the Bishop's face turned into a frown.

Cale patted the Bishop's shoulder one more time before walking past him.

“Let’s live on while using each other to a reasonable level. And don't latch onto me.”

The Bishop closed his mouth after seeing the coldness in Cale's eyes.

Cale would quietly use the divine item as he wished and the Bishop would use the fact that the divine item and Cale were in the Roan Kingdom.

The Bishop smiled awkwardly at Cale, who seemed to be asking if the Bishop forgot about that deal they made, before responding.

“I will visit you next time, Commander-nim.”

“Of course. Bishop-nim. We will have an honest and solid chat.”

Cale followed behind Alberu after that comment.

“Pfft.”

you laughing, your

shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth but Cale had to

we going

had moved as quietly as possible going

in order to avoid

currently heading toward the main door of the Temple of the God

okay because they were inside right now, but walking a little more would put them

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

stared at Alberu who was avoiding his question

everybody other than us are going

Alberu, the others were being guided toward the back of the temple by the Bishop. It was the direction that was best for avoiding

“Mm.”

a bit before

you need

“Yeah.”

a

said the

"Smile.”

he chuckled after turning to

“You’re already smiling.”

of the temple one by one... Cale already had a gentle smile on

radiant smile on his face as

I greet his highness! The Commander-nim as

one after the other at the anxious priest’s

no need to be

dongsaeng is correct. Have a nice

showed their respects. The two of them nodded their heads, gave short greetings

speaking quietly, the two of

really must be sworn

two of them

of the whispering priests made

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

priest was shocked at his friend’s gaze and

looked to see if the two of them might have heard him before lowering his head and quickly

the two of them

Everybody seems a bit shocked to see me? They are

have a

them were smiling while chatting in quiet voices so that others could not hear

did not show yourself for a while. A lot of rumors came

“Really?”

at the Imperial Palace not too long ago where

sure all sorts

injured by a surprise attack from the

spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary, and the others did not show

are we letting people know of my

that our relationship

it tight, your

"Sort of?”

with a stoic look on

doing

long enough

is because you

I am fine. Your complexion looks better as

I got some rest before

visible between Alberu and

our human didn't even cough up blood or faint this time! Of course, he did flutter in the wind like a piece of paper because

It was Raon.

looked as if he expected Raon to follow

“Eek!”

I greet his highness and the

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to the

stationed near the temple door so the

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

put his arm around Cale’s shoulder. Cale put a soft smile on his face

get on,

opened the door of the bright and

even opening the door for me. How

at least do this much for you, my dearest

they got on the carriage.

was a relaxing and bright

Click.

the carriage door

“My mouth hurts.”

rubbed the corners of

you bring such

disgruntled

Chhh.

all of

a

not on

see you again. Raon-nim. You look even more energetic

cheeks were a bit chunkier

prince knows of my

I've also prepared some

“Mm. Very nice!”

cold look on his face, asked

is quite complicated these

“Yeah.”

without any

you are injured. It’s because

that will get

will naturally be

“Then?”

looked at the windows that had the

“It’s a simple issue.”

at Cale

currently does not have

Alberu's voice was stoic.

because the king has disappeared, the palace was destroyed, and one of the highly regarded Duke’s household was

gaze was

could even properly respond to the enemy's attack. While all of that was going on, Cale Henituse and his people have

Alberu asked a question.

do you think the foreign kingdoms will respond once

one

the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

think that this is a good thing. While internally for us, there will be quite the

“Yeah.”

the internal issues of the

“...Yeah.”

let out

My injury was basically top secret but

fight against the Hunters when they abducted the youngest young

needed to hear the details

he suspected those Hunters

“Mm. For now...”

a moment before saying

Whipper Kingdom, and the Jungle either reduced or tried to get

the final battle against the White Star

foreign kingdoms had agreed to help reconstruct the scorched

in attitude

that Roan did not have the strength to point its blade

with a stoic

“It is the truth.”

had to take care of internal affairs right

have the time to pay any attention to other

importantly, Cale Henituse will continue to head to