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,

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

going in

moved as quietly as possible going from Roan to

was in order to

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

walking a little more would

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

Alberu who was avoiding his question using odd phrases like

everybody other than us are going to different

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

“Mm.”

for a bit before nonchalantly

guessing you need

“Yeah.”

gave a

then said

"Smile.”

turning to look

“You’re already smiling.”

the temple one by one... Cale already had

course, Alberu Crossman had a radiant smile

I greet his highness! The Commander-nim as

after the other at

quietly so there is no need

correct. Have a

who heard their comments quietly showed their respects. The two of them nodded their heads, gave short

nobody could hear them because they were speaking quietly, the two of

really must

that way. The two of

the whispering priests

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

shocked at his friend’s gaze and closed his

have heard

two of them were still chatting with warm gazes toward each

a bit shocked to see me? They

truly have

smiling while chatting in quiet

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

“Really?”

there was the attack at the Imperial Palace not too long ago where

sorts of things

injured by

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

know of my

that our relationship is still very

it tight, your

"Sort of?”

stoic look on his

doing

long

because you look

fine. Your complexion looks

got some rest before

visible between Alberu and Cale, they

did flutter in the wind like a piece of paper because

It was Raon.

even shocked. He looked as if he expected Raon to follow Cale in

“Eek!”

I greet his highness and the

more chaotic the closer they got to

temple door so

“Hahaha. My little dongsaeng!”

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

on,

opened the door of the bright and shiny royal carriage

My dongsaeng is even opening the door

have to at least do this

got on the carriage. The

relaxing and bright mood between

Click.

the carriage

“My mouth hurts.”

the corners of his

you bring such a sparkling carriage, your

a disgruntled look on his

Chhh.

then closed all of the

been a while,

his face not on

you again. Raon-nim. You look even more

cheeks were a bit chunkier

expected, the crown prince knows of my

Raon-nim. I've also prepared

“Mm. Very nice!”

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

something is quite

“Yeah.”

agreed without any

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

will get resolved

That will naturally be resolved as

“Then?”

the windows that

“It’s a simple issue.”

looked at

Kingdom currently does not have the

Alberu's voice was stoic.

palace was destroyed,

was just

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

Alberu asked a question.

foreign kingdoms will respond

one

the Roan

Cale calmly answered back.

foreign kingdoms will think that this is a good thing. While internally for us, there will

“Yeah.”

issues of the Roan Kingdom

“...Yeah.”

out

was a rat inside the palace. My injury was basically top secret but it spread much quicker than I

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

to hear the details

was because he suspected those Hunters as being members of the Blood

“Mm. For now...”

a

Jungle either reduced or tried to get out of

City was where the final battle against

to help reconstruct

change in attitude

right. It is because they learned that Roan did

with a stoic expression

“It is the truth.”

take care of

the time to pay any attention

will continue to head to other dimensions to fight