Trash of the Count's Family

“Young master-nim, I, ugh, here, gaaag-”

“Yeah. You can wait here.”

Cale patted Durst’s back as Durst did his best to hold back his dry heaves and started walking.

‘Sima Pyeong’s tastes are not very good either.’

Should he phrase it as the Unorthodox faction’s people really seemed to fit the Unorthodox faction?

A beautiful pavilion surrounded by clear water. There was a path toward the highest seat surrounded by the beautiful music played by musicians.

There were feasts prepared on both sides of the path.

The people seated at the tables were all core members of the Divergent Coalition.

‘The right side has neutral and Sima Pyeong’s people.’

The left side was the opposing faction centered around the leader of the Green Forest.

‘How entertaining.’

Usually, the more ‘important’ people were seated closer to the top seat but everybody sat as they pleased in the Unorthodox faction.

They were looking at Cale through this odd silence.

Their gazes were quite hilarious.

– Human! That punk who looks even stupider than Toonka is glaring at you!

For reference, that punk was the leader of the Green Forest.

Why was it that all bandits looked so monotonous like a cliché?

Anybody would be able to tell that this guy was the leader of Green Forest.

– Human! This is weird, there are too many humans in the Unorthodox faction making weird expressions!

Raon’s assessment was accurate.

“Hehehe-”

A person chuckling as if they were drunk while winking toward Cale.

A person wiping a rough blade and wetting his lips with his tongue while looking at Cale.

Or a bastard looking at him as if he wanted to kill Cale.

There were all sorts of bastards here.

Cale walked past them before hearing a voice for the first time.

“That person is young master Kim.”

He turned toward the voice.

A person seated on the right side.

A major figure in the neutral faction of the Divergent Coalition…

It was the Pinnacle Demon.

As one of the Five Demons, she was the third Demon Cale had met after the Carnage Demon and the Sword Demon.

‘She looks exactly as I have heard.’

The Pinnacle Demon was the oldest of the Five Demons at the age of eighty and originally held a different title.

Her original title was Poison Demon.

She was the person whose name was best known in the Unorthodox faction for her use of poison.

However, a change happened to her martial arts at some point.

She decided to reach the pinnacle in the use of poison and gathered all martial arts compatible with poison, even the third-rate ones, to research them.

However, she was unable to find a martial art suitable for her poison after over twenty years and, as a result, said that she reached her limits and called herself the Pinnacle Demon.

‘I heard that she has a terrible relationship with the Emei Sect and the Sichuan Tang Clan?’

The Emei Sect was a sect of women that had started as a gathering of nuns to discuss arts and the Dao before turning into one of the Orthodox faction’s Nine Sects One Gang.

The Sichuan Tang Clan was one of the Orthodox faction’s Five Great Clans and famous for their poison and terrible tempers.

The Emei Sect’s current Sect leader and the Pinnacle Demon had clashed against each other quite often when they were younger, turning them into bitter enemies.

As for the Tang Clan, they couldn’t help but be wary of the Pinnacle Demon as they also studied poison and hidden weapons.

‘That is why the Sichuan region is quite messy they said?’

Normally, a region is usually controlled by one group. However, the confrontation between the Orthodox faction and the Unorthodox faction was firm in Sichuan without leaning in either direction.

The Orthodox faction had the Emei Sect, the Tang Clan, and the Qingcheng Sect.

The Unorthodox faction centered around the Iron Street Market and had the Black Dao Gang and the Pinnacle Demon.

There were no major conflicts but Sichuan maintained a tight and tense atmosphere.

That was also where the Pure Silver Merchant guild, which Cale presumed to be a branch or core part of the Blood Cult, existed as well.

‘It’s going to be quite the shitshow.’

Cale sighed thinking about that chaos but a smile soon appeared on his face.

– Human! You haven’t smiled like that in a while!

It was because Cale would be the one to create that shitshow.

He planned on completely flipping things over.

That was why he went all around purifying people and acting all polite until now.

Cale looked at the sharp eyes of the Pinnacle Demon within her wrinkled eyelids and smiled.

“Hoooo.”

As the Pinnacle Demon let out a short gasp of admiration…

“Coalition leader. Why did you suddenly call us together?”

Sima Pyeong before he could even

“Xia Ryeong.”

this peaceful-looking name was the leader of the

who led the 72 Green Forests

did you leave Xia

man whose hair was even messier than Toonka’s held his cup of alcohol in

His gaze was vicious.

is doing

bullshit. We have lost contact with Xia Mun. Right after he met with

Ryeong’s aura started to

the second in command of Green Forest who chased after Cale

trusted subordinates the same last name and treated them not just as sworn siblings but as if they were

was bound to be quite the solidarity between

Xia Mun fall asleep

in an inn somewhere

see Sima Pyeong quietly observing

Ryeong, who was growling

is

you where he

he

Xia Ryeong flinched.

gentle smile appeared on Sima

times now that he is doing well. Xia Ryeong, you know me. You

music was still going despite the

refreshing music that made the listeners think of

was

dared to say

“Pfft.”

snort was what

until now but you are

Ryeong

‘Wow.’

Cale was amazed.

was about

the first time he saw such a

Shhh.

followed by the quiet sound of chairs moving back as two other

seated on the other side

first and the

Sima Tae. They stood up and stared at

if an explosive situation might happen at any

“True colors?”

Sima Pyeong was

are you saying I

Ryeong looked

young master Kim

nodded

Xia Ryeong continued.

like the Unorthodox faction cooperating with the Orthodox faction and the Demon Cult and I do not like bowing my

glared at

one as if to show that

were different colors but they were all

strict rules or within the fences of the Sect

Demon Cult grew their strength through

Unorthodox faction was

them grew up far from things like learning or protecting. They learned martial arts and

“Coalition leader!”

Xia Ryeong shouted.

that this esteemed member of the Imperial Palace has come here mean that you want us to negotiate like how the Orthodox faction and

Pyeong stood

Ryeong shouted

Coalition being

Crack.

cup

take up our spot in this place? Fighting! That was our only answer! But what? You

started heating

had a thought

‘What fucking nonsense.’

guilds through if they pay a toll. He also knew that

offered bribes to

of

that ripped merchants of money by calling it a spot

And then what?

Fighting?

Cannot be bent?

says some funny

moment Cale had that

say some

thinking that he said his thoughts out

Demon. She was laughing while tilting

“Senior Pinnacle Demon!”

his anger at

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

and living on despite how dirty and unfair things

She started to

the old woman’s

is the thought of the Unorthodox faction bastards. Why do you talk about fighting and compromise as

Demon nonchalantly

Ryeong. Why are you

heard Sima Pyeong quietly mumble something with the

as

about to ask what he was

Pinnacle Demon

What are you aiming for by acting like those Orthodox

that I

the side while

hesitating

was the same for

demeanor truly came with a

to talk about ‘justification’ in an organization known as the

“Hooo.”

Cale quietly gasped.

continued to speak as

about fighting. You said that we must not be bent. Isn’t that

She started chuckling.

matter if you use dirty or unfair methods or if you continue to stab your allies in the back. All that matters is that you survive. Why are you

looked toward

leader. Why are