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

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

are we going in this

as

order

main door of the Temple of the God

right now, but walking a little more would put them in contact

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

at Alberu who was avoiding his question using odd phrases

everybody other than us are

of the temple by the Bishop. It was the direction that was

“Mm.”

a bit before

you

“Yeah.”

a

then said

"Smile.”

turning to look behind

“You’re already smiling.”

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

had a radiant smile on his face as

his highness!

one after the other at

is no need

is correct. Have a nice

comments quietly showed their respects. The two of them nodded their heads, gave

were speaking quietly, the two of them

really must be sworn

that way. The two of them

of the whispering priests

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

his

to see if the two of them might have

confirming that the two of them were still chatting with warm gazes toward each

seems a bit shocked to see me? They are observing me

have a keen

smiling while chatting in quiet voices so

Henituse, you did not show yourself for a while. A lot of rumors came up because nobody saw any

“Really?”

was the attack at the Imperial Palace

sure all sorts of

been injured by

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?”

asked with a stoic look on his

doing

long enough to

because you

am fine. Your complexion looks better as

got some rest before coming

and Cale, they heard a

time! Of course, he did flutter in the wind like a

It was Raon.

shocked. He looked as if he

“Eek!”

greet his

closer they got

Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple door so the two of them could move

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

crown prince did suddenly put his arm around Cale’s shoulder. Cale put a soft smile

on,

of the

My dongsaeng is even opening the

do this

of them were laughing as they got on the carriage. The smile never

relaxing and bright mood between the

Click.

the

“My mouth hurts.”

smiling and rubbed the corners of his lips

the hell did you bring such a sparkling carriage, your

a disgruntled look

Chhh.

all of the carriage

been a

not on Cale's

you again. Raon-nim. You look even more

a bit chunkier

expected, the crown prince knows of my

also prepared some cookies

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

guess something is quite complicated these

“Yeah.”

without any

is a rumor that you are injured. It’s because nobody saw

will

will naturally be resolved as

“Then?”

windows

“It’s a simple issue.”

at Cale

not have the strength

Alberu's voice was stoic.

the king has disappeared, the palace was destroyed, and one of the

gaze was

enemies ran away before he could even properly respond to the enemy's attack.

Alberu asked a question.

foreign kingdoms

one more

the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

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

“Yeah.”

issues of the Roan Kingdom have spread quickly to foreign

“...Yeah.”

let out

rat inside the palace. My injury was basically top secret but

youngest young lady of the Duke's

details about that

Hunters

“Mm. For now...”

for a moment

Breck Kingdom, Whipper Kingdom, and the Jungle either reduced or tried to get out of their commitments

where the final battle against

to

change in attitude was quite

right. It is because they learned that Roan did not have

with a stoic expression on

“It is the truth.”

take care of internal affairs

to pay any

Cale Henituse will continue to head