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

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

going in

as quietly as possible going from

order to avoid

toward the main door

was okay because they were inside right now, but walking a little more would put them in contact with

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

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

Human, everybody other than us are going to different

guided toward the back of the temple by the Bishop. It was the direction

“Mm.”

contemplated for a bit before nonchalantly

you need

“Yeah.”

gave a

said the

"Smile.”

he chuckled after turning to look

“You’re already smiling.”

of the temple one

Alberu Crossman had a radiant

greet his highness! The Commander-nim

after the other at the

so there is no need to be overly respectful

correct. Have a nice

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

because they were speaking quietly, the two

must

two of them really have

the whispering priests made a

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

priest was shocked at his friend’s gaze and closed his

the two of them might have heard him before lowering his

confirming that the two of them were still chatting with warm gazes

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

have a keen

two of them were smiling while chatting in quiet voices so

while. A lot

“Really?”

Imperial Palace not

all sorts of things were

prince had been injured by a surprise

Choi Han, Mary, and

are we letting people know of my

that our relationship is still

tight, your

"Sort of?”

asked with a stoic

you doing

long enough

is because you

fine. Your complexion

I got some

between Alberu and Cale,

or faint this time! Of course, he did flutter in the wind like a piece of paper because he was dizzy! But he’s

It was Raon.

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

“Eek!”

greet his highness and the

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to

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

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

arm around Cale’s shoulder. Cale put a soft smile on

on,

personally opened the door of the bright and

is even opening the door for me.

least do this much for

they got on the carriage. The smile never left their

bright mood between the

Click.

moment the

“My mouth hurts.”

smiling and rubbed the corners of his

bring such

grumbled with a disgruntled look

Chhh.

all

a

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

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

a

crown prince

prepared

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

quite complicated these days,

“Yeah.”

without any

that you are injured. It’s because nobody saw you for a

will get resolved

That will naturally be resolved

“Then?”

looked at the windows that had the curtains

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at Cale

currently does not have the strength to handle

Alberu's voice was stoic.

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

was just as

respond to the enemy's attack. While all of that was going on,

Alberu asked a question.

kingdoms will respond once they hear these

asked one more

how will the

Cale calmly answered back.

a good thing. While internally for us, there will be quite

“Yeah.”

I guess the internal issues of the Roan Kingdom

“...Yeah.”

let out

My injury was basically top secret but it

abducted the youngest young lady of

the details about

suspected those Hunters as being members of the

“Mm. For now...”

a moment before saying

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

where the final battle against the White Star

kingdoms had agreed to help reconstruct

change in attitude

they learned that Roan did not have the strength to point

added on with a stoic expression

“It is the truth.”

to take care

to

continue to head to