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.”

are you laughing,

Alberu. Alberu shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth but Cale had to

are we going in

as quietly as possible going from Roan

in order

heading toward the main

but walking a little more would put them in contact with

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

who was avoiding his question using odd phrases like

us are

Cale, who was going with Alberu, the others were being guided toward the back of the

“Mm.”

for a bit

guessing you need

“Yeah.”

a

said the

"Smile.”

turning to look behind

“You’re already smiling.”

priests of the temple one

radiant smile on

I greet his highness! The Commander-nim as

the other at the

there is no need to be

correct.

who heard their comments quietly showed their respects. The two of them nodded their heads, gave short greetings back, and walked past

were speaking quietly, the two of

must

two of them really

whispering priests made

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

priest was shocked at his friend’s gaze

the two of them might have heard him before

them were

Everybody seems a bit shocked to see me?

truly have a keen

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

you did not show yourself for a while. A lot of

“Really?”

attack at the Imperial Palace not too long ago where I was

all sorts of

crown prince had been injured by a surprise attack from the

couldn't help but spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary, and the others did

are we letting people know of my

our relationship is still

it tight,

"Sort of?”

with a stoic look

you doing okay, your

long enough to

because

Your complexion

your highness. I got

Alberu and Cale, they heard

prince, our human didn't even cough up blood or faint this time! Of course, he did

It was Raon.

He looked as if he expected Raon to follow Cale in

“Eek!”

I greet his highness and

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they

the Royal Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

did suddenly put his arm around Cale’s shoulder. Cale put a soft smile on his face with a calm

get on, your

personally opened the door of the bright and shiny royal carriage before motioning for Alberu to get

dongsaeng is even opening the door for me.

do this much for you, my dearest

they got on the carriage. The smile

bright mood between the

Click.

the carriage door

“My mouth hurts.”

stopped smiling and rubbed the corners of his lips

bring

with a disgruntled look

Chhh.

then closed all of

been a while, crown

placed his face not on Cale's knees as usual but on the

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

a bit chunkier

prince knows

I've also prepared some cookies for

“Mm. Very nice!”

watching this with a cold look on his face, asked a question almost as if it

quite complicated these days, your

“Yeah.”

agreed without

rumor that you are injured. It’s

guess that will get

be resolved as

“Then?”

the windows that had the

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at

not have the strength to handle

Alberu's voice was stoic.

destroyed, and one of the highly regarded Duke’s household was

gaze was just

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

Alberu asked a question.

you think the foreign kingdoms will respond once they hear

asked one more

how will the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

good thing. While internally for us, there will be

“Yeah.”

internal issues of the Roan Kingdom have spread

“...Yeah.”

let out a short

the palace. My injury was basically top secret but

young lady of the Duke's House of

hear the details about

he suspected those Hunters as being members of the

“Mm. For now...”

a moment before saying

and the Jungle either reduced or tried to get out of their commitments

the final battle against the White Star had

kingdoms had agreed to

change in attitude was

is because they learned that Roan did not

a stoic expression on his

“It is the truth.”

take care

the time to pay any attention to other

Henituse will continue to head