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

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

we going in this

as quietly as possible going from Roan

in order to avoid

Cale and Alberu were currently heading toward the main door of the Temple of

walking a little more would put them in contact

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

who was avoiding his question using odd phrases like that

than us are going to

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

“Mm.”

for a bit before

guessing you need my

“Yeah.”

gave a short

then said

"Smile.”

turning to look

“You’re already smiling.”

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

had a radiant

I greet his highness! The

responded one after the other at the

so there is no need to be

correct. Have

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

them because they were speaking

must be

seem that way. The two of them really have a

the whispering

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

shocked at his

see if the two of them might have heard him

that the two of them were still chatting with warm gazes

highness. Everybody seems a bit shocked to see me?

have a keen

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

a while. A lot of rumors came up because nobody saw any

“Really?”

at the Imperial Palace

sure all sorts

been injured by a surprise attack

help but spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary, and

people know of my

Also that our relationship is

tight,

"Sort of?”

with a stoic look

doing okay, your

you long enough to

because you look

Your

highness. I got some rest before coming

between Alberu and Cale, they heard

prince, 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 he was dizzy! But he’s still

It was Raon.

He looked as if he expected Raon to

“Eek!”

greet his highness and the

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to the temple

thankfully the Royal Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

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

on, your

and personally opened the door of the

My dongsaeng is even opening the door for me.

least do this much for you,

as they got on the carriage. The smile

was a relaxing and bright mood between

Click.

the carriage

“My mouth hurts.”

rubbed the corners of his lips with

the hell did you bring such a sparkling

with a disgruntled look

Chhh.

then closed all of

been a while, crown

showed himself and placed his face not on Cale's knees as usual but

It is wonderful to see you again. Raon-nim. You look even more energetic and confident

a bit chunkier

the crown prince knows of

prepared some

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

is quite complicated these days,

“Yeah.”

agreed without

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

will

That will naturally be resolved as

“Then?”

the windows

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at Cale

Kingdom currently does not have the strength to handle anything

Alberu's voice was stoic.

disappeared, the palace was destroyed, and one of the highly

gaze was

away before he could even properly respond to the enemy's attack. While all of

Alberu asked a question.

foreign kingdoms will

asked one more

will the

Cale calmly answered back.

think that this is a good thing. While internally for us,

“Yeah.”

internal issues of the Roan

“...Yeah.”

out a short

My injury was basically

fight against the Hunters when they abducted the youngest young lady of the Duke's House of Orsena at

needed to hear the details about that battle

he suspected those Hunters

“Mm. For now...”

for a

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

battle against the

to help reconstruct the scorched

attitude was

because they learned that Roan did not have the strength to

on with a

“It is the truth.”

to take care of internal affairs

to

head to other dimensions to