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

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

going

quietly as possible going from Roan to

was in order

currently heading toward the main door of

they were inside right now, but walking a little more would put them in

“Who knows?”

“Mm.”

was avoiding his question using odd phrases like that

us

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

“Mm.”

for a bit before nonchalantly

guessing you need my

“Yeah.”

gave a short

then said the

"Smile.”

he chuckled after turning to look behind

“You’re already smiling.”

one by one... Cale already had a gentle

a radiant smile on his face as

his highness!

the other at the

quietly so there is no need to be overly respectful right now,

correct. Have

showed their respects. The two of them nodded their heads, gave short greetings

were speaking quietly, the two of them

must be

two of them really

of the whispering priests

“He’s fine.”

“Hey.”

“Eek!”

shocked at his friend’s

two of them might have heard him before

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

shocked to see me? They are

truly have a

smiling while chatting in quiet voices so

A lot

“Really?”

at the Imperial Palace not too long ago where I

all sorts

injured by a surprise attack

Mary, and the others did not

know

that our relationship is still very

tight, your

"Sort of?”

with a stoic look on

you doing okay, your

you long enough to

is because you

I am fine. Your

I got

Alberu and Cale, they

Of course, he did flutter in

It was Raon.

he expected Raon to follow Cale

“Eek!”

his highness and the

atmosphere became more chaotic the closer they got to the temple

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 his face with a calm

get on, your

he stopped a knight and personally opened the door of the

is even opening the

this much

laughing as they got on the carriage.

a relaxing and bright mood between the

Click.

the carriage

“My mouth hurts.”

stopped smiling and rubbed the corners

bring such a

grumbled with a disgruntled look on his

Chhh.

all of

a

not on Cale's knees as usual but on

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

cheeks were a bit

prince knows of my

also prepared some cookies

“Mm. Very nice!”

look on his face, asked

quite complicated these days, your

“Yeah.”

without

as you've heard... There is a rumor that you

that will get resolved

be resolved as

“Then?”

looked at the windows that

“It’s a simple issue.”

at

not have the

Alberu's voice was stoic.

because the king has disappeared, the palace was destroyed,

gaze was just as

away before he could even properly respond to

Alberu asked a question.

the foreign kingdoms

asked one more

how will the Roan

Cale calmly answered back.

will think that this is a good thing. While

“Yeah.”

of the Roan Kingdom have spread quickly to

“...Yeah.”

out a

palace. My injury was basically top secret but

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

details about that battle as

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

“Mm. For now...”

a moment before saying

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

was where the final battle

agreed to help reconstruct

attitude was

Roan did not have the strength to point its

with a stoic expression on his

“It is the truth.”

had to take care of internal

have the time to pay any attention

Cale Henituse will continue to head to other dimensions to fight against the