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.”

owner of this peaceful-looking name was the leader

72 Green

you leave

even messier than Toonka’s held his cup of alcohol in

His gaze was vicious.

is doing

Xia Mun. Right after

aura started

in command of Green Forest who chased after Cale calling him

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

quite the solidarity

fall asleep after

an inn somewhere in Guizhou after drinking his

Pyeong

Xia Ryeong, who

is doing

asked you where

he was

Xia Ryeong flinched.

because a gentle smile appeared on

doing well. Xia Ryeong, you know me. You know that I hate

was still going

music that made the listeners think

was

dared to say

“Pfft.”

snort was what broke

now but you are finally going to show your true

Xia Ryeong stood

‘Wow.’

Cale was amazed.

truly was about Toonka’s size.

time he saw such

Shhh.

chairs moving back

two people seated on the

first and

Tae. They stood up and stared

an explosive

“True colors?”

Sima Pyeong

you saying I am

Ryeong looked at

you young master

slightly nodded his

Xia Ryeong continued.

not like the Unorthodox faction cooperating with the Orthodox faction and the Demon

Ryeong glared at

one as if

they

and developed under strict rules or within the fences of the

Demon Cult grew their strength through thorough training and

Unorthodox faction was different from

up far from things like learning or protecting. They learned martial arts and trained to become stronger for

“Coalition leader!”

Xia Ryeong shouted.

mean that you want us to negotiate like how the Orthodox faction

Pyeong stood

Ryeong shouted

the Divergent Coalition being a dog

Crack.

the cup in his

our only answer! But what? You want us to compromise? Absolutely not! We must

side started heating up

a thought

‘What fucking nonsense.’

and pirates letting merchant guilds through if they pay a toll. He also knew

they even offered bribes to

the Unorthodox faction to be wary of the

that ripped merchants of

And then what?

Fighting?

Cannot be bent?

some

moment Cale had that

some funny

he said his thoughts out loud before turning toward the sound

She was

“Senior Pinnacle Demon!”

showing his anger at the comment from a major figure from the neutral

Demon

living on despite

started to

skin was grotesque because she researched poison. That might explain why the old woman’s

about fighting and compromise

Pinnacle Demon nonchalantly

Why are

Pyeong quietly mumble something with the smile gone from

noticed as

about to ask what

Pinnacle Demon

you aiming for

I

head to the side while looking at the angry

were hesitating at the

was the same for Sima

relaxed demeanor truly came with a questioning

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

“Hooo.”

Cale quietly gasped.

Demon continued to speak as he did

fighting. You said that we must not be bent. Isn’t that what those Demon Cult bastards

She started chuckling.

Cult? Who cares about something stupid like the survival of the fittest? In our Unorthodox faction, it doesn’t matter if you use dirty or unfair methods or if you continue to stab your

then looked toward

are