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?”

stopped Sima Pyeong before he could even sit

“Xia Ryeong.”

owner of this peaceful-looking name was the leader of the

Green Forests and the

you

his cup of alcohol in his hand as he looked up

His gaze was vicious.

is doing

with Xia Mun. Right after he met with

Ryeong’s aura started to get

command of Green Forest who chased after Cale

his trusted subordinates the same last name and treated them not

was bound to be quite

fall

currently knocked out in an inn somewhere

Pyeong quietly observing

Xia Ryeong, who

is

you

he

Xia Ryeong flinched.

because a gentle smile appeared on

have clearly said it three times now that he is doing well. Xia Ryeong, you know me. You know that I hate

was still

made the listeners

it was

to

“Pfft.”

was what broke

you are finally going to show your

Ryeong stood

‘Wow.’

Cale was amazed.

truly was about

saw such a

Shhh.

followed by the quiet sound of chairs moving

the two people seated on

and

stood

feeling as if an explosive

“True colors?”

Pyeong was

true colors are you saying I am

Ryeong looked

young

nodded

Xia Ryeong continued.

member of the Imperial Palace, but… I do not like the Unorthodox faction cooperating with the Orthodox faction and the Demon Cult and

glared

standing up one by one as if to show that they

different colors but they were all

trained and developed under strict rules or within the fences

Demon Cult grew their strength through thorough training

was different

learning or protecting. They learned

“Coalition leader!”

Xia Ryeong shouted.

has come here mean that you want us to negotiate

Pyeong stood

shouted in

watch the Divergent Coalition being a dog with its tail tucked between

Crack.

cup in his

up our spot in this place? Fighting! That was our only answer! But what? You want us to compromise? Absolutely

started heating up in

had a thought while looking

‘What fucking nonsense.’

pay a toll. He also knew that the bandits and pirates absolutely did not

they even offered

wary of the government because they took on thugs or gangsters

Gang that ripped

And then what?

Fighting?

Cannot be bent?

some

moment Cale had

say some

out loud before turning toward the sound of the

She was

“Senior Pinnacle Demon!”

at the comment from

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

end and living on despite how dirty and

started

was grotesque because she researched poison. That might explain why the old woman’s face looked like the scary villains in

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

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

are

Pyeong quietly mumble something with the smile

as I

as Cale was about to ask what

Demon continued to

What are you aiming for by

how could you say that I am

the side while

hesitating at

same for Sima

demeanor truly came

organization known as the Unorthodox faction. If that is not what those stuffy and frustrating Orthodox

“Hooo.”

Cale quietly gasped.

Demon continued to speak as he did

not be bent. Isn’t that what those Demon

She started chuckling.

unfair methods or if you continue

looked toward Sima

are