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

his shoulders

we going in

had moved as quietly as possible going from

was in order to avoid people's

main door of the Temple

a little more would put them in

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

question using

than us are going to different

guided toward the back of the temple by

“Mm.”

a bit

you need

“Yeah.”

gave a short

then said the

"Smile.”

he chuckled after turning to look behind

“You’re already smiling.”

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

radiant smile on his face

his highness! The

the other at

is no need to be

correct. Have a nice

respects. The two

speaking quietly, the two

really must

seem that way. The two of them

the whispering priests made a

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

at his friend’s gaze and closed

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

so after confirming that the two of them were still chatting

shocked to see me?

have a keen

two of them were smiling while chatting in quiet voices

A lot

“Really?”

there was the attack at the Imperial Palace not too

all sorts

been injured by a surprise attack from

Choi Han, Mary, and the others

letting people know of

our relationship is

it tight,

"Sort of?”

asked with a stoic look

doing

you long

because

Your

your highness. I got some rest

was visible between Alberu and Cale, they heard a quiet

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

It was Raon.

wasn’t even shocked. He looked as if he expected Raon to follow

“Eek!”

I greet his highness

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to

Knights Brigade was stationed near the temple door so the two of them

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

crown prince did suddenly put his arm around Cale’s shoulder. Cale put a soft smile on his

on, your

stopped a knight and personally opened the door of the

opening the door

at least do this much for you, my

laughing as they got on the carriage. The smile never

relaxing and bright

Click.

the carriage

“My mouth hurts.”

rubbed the corners of his

you bring such

a disgruntled look on his

Chhh.

then closed all

a while,

face not on Cale's knees as usual but on the crown prince’s

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

cheeks were a

the crown prince knows of

prepared some cookies

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

guess something is quite complicated these days,

“Yeah.”

agreed without any

that you are injured. It’s because

that will get

will naturally be resolved as of this

“Then?”

the windows that had the curtains

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at

Roan Kingdom currently does not have the strength to handle anything

Alberu's voice was stoic.

has disappeared, the palace was destroyed, and one of

was just as

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

Alberu asked a question.

do you think the foreign kingdoms will

asked one

how will the Roan Kingdom's

Cale calmly answered back.

think that this is a good thing.

“Yeah.”

the Roan Kingdom

“...Yeah.”

let out

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

Hunters when they abducted the youngest young lady of the

to hear the details about that

those Hunters as being members of

“Mm. For now...”

debated for a

either reduced or tried to get out of their

the final battle against the White

agreed to help reconstruct the

in attitude was

right. It is because they learned that Roan did not have the strength to point its blade

with a

“It is the truth.”

care of internal

to pay any attention to

Henituse will continue to head