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,

his shoulders and closed his mouth

we going in this

quietly as possible

in order to

toward the main door of the Temple

a little more would put

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

at Alberu who was avoiding his question using odd phrases like that before peeking behind

other than us are going to different

of the temple by the Bishop.

“Mm.”

a

guessing you

“Yeah.”

gave a short

then said

"Smile.”

after turning to look behind

“You’re already smiling.”

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

Alberu Crossman had a radiant smile on his face as

I greet his highness! The

after the other at the anxious priest’s

came quietly so there is no need to be overly respectful right

is correct. Have a

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

because they were speaking quietly, the

must be

does seem that way. The two of them really have

of the whispering

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

his friend’s gaze and closed

if the two of them might have heard him before lowering his

of them were

seems a bit shocked to see me? They are observing

have

were smiling while chatting in

yourself for a while. A lot of rumors came up because

“Really?”

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

sorts

injured by a surprise

but spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary,

letting people know of my

our relationship is still

it tight,

"Sort of?”

with a stoic look on

you doing okay,

you long enough to

is because you look

I am fine. Your complexion

got some rest before

Alberu and Cale, they

blood or faint this time! Of course, he did flutter in the wind like

It was Raon.

as if he

“Eek!”

his

the closer they got to the

stationed near the temple door so the two

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

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

on, your

door of the

is even opening the door

this much for

were laughing as they got on the carriage. The smile

a relaxing and bright mood between the

Click.

moment the carriage door

“My mouth hurts.”

the corners of his lips with

bring

disgruntled look

Chhh.

closed all

been a while,

on Cale's knees as usual but on the crown

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

cheeks were a

prince knows

Raon-nim. I've also prepared some cookies for

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

something is quite complicated

“Yeah.”

without

heard... There is a rumor that you

guess that will get

naturally be resolved as

“Then?”

at the windows that had the

“It’s a simple issue.”

at Cale

does not have the strength to handle anything

Alberu's voice was stoic.

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

gaze was

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

Alberu asked a question.

foreign kingdoms will respond once

one more

how will the Roan

Cale calmly answered back.

this is a good thing. While internally for us,

“Yeah.”

of the Roan Kingdom

“...Yeah.”

out

was basically top secret but it spread much quicker than

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

details about

he suspected those Hunters as being

“Mm. For now...”

for a moment before

or tried

battle against the White Star had

agreed to help

in attitude was

is because they learned that Roan did not have the strength to

added on with a

“It is the truth.”

had to take care of internal

time to pay any attention to

head