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

the laughing Alberu. Alberu shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth but

are we going in

quietly as possible

order to avoid

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

they were inside right now, but walking a little more would put them in contact with many believers

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

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

Human, everybody other than us

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

“Mm.”

a bit before nonchalantly

guessing you need

“Yeah.”

gave a

said

"Smile.”

turning

“You’re already smiling.”

moment they started to see the priests of the temple one by one... Cale

radiant smile on his face

greet his

responded one after the other at the anxious

quietly so there is no need to be overly

dongsaeng is correct. Have a

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

could hear them because they were speaking quietly, the two of them were happily chatting

really must be sworn

does seem that way. The two of them really have a good

the whispering

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

at his friend’s gaze and

two of them might have heard him before lowering his head and quickly leaving the

the two of them were

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

truly have

chatting in quiet voices so that others

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

“Really?”

the Imperial Palace not too long

sure all sorts of things

by

but spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary, and the others did not show up at that

know of my

relationship

tight, your

"Sort of?”

asked with a stoic look on his

doing okay, your

long

is because you look

am fine. Your complexion looks better as

got some rest before

was visible between Alberu and Cale, they heard

Of course, he did flutter in

It was Raon.

he expected Raon to follow Cale in his

“Eek!”

I greet his highness and

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to the

near the temple door so the two of them could move without

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

put a soft smile on his face

get on, your

of the bright and shiny royal carriage before

even opening the door

have to at least do this much for you, my dearest

two of them were laughing as they got on the

bright mood between the two of

Click.

the carriage

“My mouth hurts.”

and rubbed the corners

bring such a sparkling carriage,

disgruntled look

Chhh.

closed all

been a while,

then showed himself and placed his face not on Cale's knees

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

cheeks were a bit

the crown prince

I've also prepared some

“Mm. Very nice!”

his face, asked a

guess something is quite complicated these days, your

“Yeah.”

agreed without any

you are injured. It’s because nobody saw

that will get resolved

That will naturally be resolved as

“Then?”

at the windows that had

“It’s a simple issue.”

at

does not have the strength to handle

Alberu's voice was stoic.

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

was just as

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

Alberu asked a question.

the foreign kingdoms

one more

will the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

thing. While internally for us, there

“Yeah.”

issues of the Roan Kingdom have spread quickly to foreign

“...Yeah.”

out a short

inside the palace. My injury was basically top secret but it spread much

they abducted the youngest young lady of the Duke's House of Orsena at the royal

to hear the details about

because he suspected those Hunters as being members

“Mm. For now...”

for a

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

City was where the final battle

agreed to help reconstruct the scorched

attitude was quite

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

a stoic

“It is the truth.”

take care of internal affairs right

have the time to pay

continue to head to