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,

shoulders and closed his mouth but Cale had

we going in

had moved as quietly as

in order to avoid people's

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

a little more would put them in contact with

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

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

other than us are

being guided toward the back of the temple by the Bishop.

“Mm.”

a bit

you

“Yeah.”

a

said the

"Smile.”

after turning to

“You’re already smiling.”

started to see the priests of the temple one

a radiant smile

his highness! The Commander-nim

Alberu responded one after the other at the anxious

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

dongsaeng is correct. Have

The two of them nodded their heads, gave short greetings back, and walked

speaking quietly, the

must be

that way. The two of them

whispering

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

shocked at his friend’s gaze and closed his

the two of them might have heard him

after confirming that the two of them were still

to see me? They

truly have a

in quiet voices

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

“Really?”

Imperial

sure all sorts of

injured by a surprise attack from the

Han, Mary, and the others

know of my health right

relationship

it tight, your

"Sort of?”

stoic look on

you doing okay, your

you long enough to

because you look

am fine. Your

got some rest before

visible between Alberu and

blood or faint this time! Of course, he did flutter

It was Raon.

if he expected Raon to follow Cale in his invisible

“Eek!”

I greet his highness and the

chaotic the closer they got to the temple

Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple door so the two of them could move without any

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

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

get on,

personally opened the door of the bright and shiny royal carriage before motioning for Alberu

dongsaeng is even opening the door for

at least do this much for you,

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

and bright mood between the

Click.

moment the

“My mouth hurts.”

the corners of

bring such

grumbled with a disgruntled look on his

Chhh.

all

been a

not on Cale's knees as usual but on

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

cheeks were a

the crown prince

I've also prepared some cookies

“Mm. Very nice!”

face, asked a

is quite complicated

“Yeah.”

without any

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

guess that will get

naturally be

“Then?”

looked at the windows that

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at

does not have the

Alberu's voice was stoic.

disappeared, the palace was destroyed, and one

was just

he could even properly respond to the enemy's attack. While all of that was going on, Cale Henituse and his people have

Alberu asked a question.

think the foreign kingdoms will respond once they hear

asked one

the Roan Kingdom's administrators

Cale calmly answered back.

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

“Yeah.”

internal issues of the

“...Yeah.”

let out a short

injury was basically top secret

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

the details

suspected those Hunters as being members of the Blood

“Mm. For now...”

for a moment before saying

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

where the final battle against

agreed to help reconstruct the scorched

in attitude

Roan did not have the strength to point its blade toward

a stoic expression on his

“It is the truth.”

take care of internal affairs

have the time to pay any attention to

Henituse will continue to head