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, your

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

going

had moved as quietly as possible going from Roan to

order

were currently heading toward the main

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

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

was avoiding his question

us

the others were being guided toward the back of

“Mm.”

for a

guessing you need

“Yeah.”

gave a short

said the

"Smile.”

turning to look

“You’re already smiling.”

temple one by one... Cale already had a gentle smile

radiant smile on his face

I, I greet his highness! The Commander-nim

after the

need to be overly respectful

is correct.

The two of them nodded their

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

really must be sworn

does seem that way. The two

the whispering priests made

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

priest was shocked at his friend’s gaze and

them might have heard him

them were

shocked to see me? They are observing

truly have

of them were smiling while chatting in quiet voices so

lot of rumors came up because

“Really?”

at the Imperial Palace not

sure all sorts

been injured by a

spread because Cale, Choi Han, Mary, and the others

letting people know

that our relationship

tight, your

"Sort of?”

with a stoic

you doing okay,

long

because you look

Your complexion looks better

I got some rest before coming

Alberu and Cale, they heard a quiet

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

It was Raon.

he expected Raon to follow Cale in

“Eek!”

I greet his

chaotic the closer they got to the

the Royal Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

Cale put a soft smile on his

get on, your

of the bright

My dongsaeng is even opening the door for

to at least do this much for you, my dearest

two of them were laughing as they got on the carriage. The

and bright

Click.

the

“My mouth hurts.”

smiling and rubbed the corners of his lips

did you bring such a

a disgruntled look on his

Chhh.

then closed all

a while, crown

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

you again. Raon-nim.

a

the crown prince knows of my

I've also prepared

“Mm. Very nice!”

on his face, asked a question almost as if it was as easy as the flowing

quite complicated these

“Yeah.”

without any

as you've heard... There is a rumor that you are injured. It’s because nobody saw you for a

that will

be resolved

“Then?”

the windows that had the

“It’s a simple issue.”

at Cale

currently does not have the strength to

Alberu's voice was stoic.

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

gaze was just

injured in the second attack on the palace 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 and his people have not been

Alberu asked a question.

kingdoms will

asked one more

how will the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

will think that this is a good thing. While internally for

“Yeah.”

of the Roan Kingdom have spread quickly

“...Yeah.”

let out a

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

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

details

was because he suspected those Hunters as

“Mm. For now...”

for a moment before saying

either reduced or tried to get out of their commitments for the reconstruction

final battle against

had agreed to help reconstruct the

change in attitude was quite

because they learned that Roan did

a stoic expression

“It is the truth.”

to take care of internal affairs

have the time to

importantly, Cale Henituse will continue to head to other