Trash of the Count's Family

‘Is there any way I can not give this speech?’

Cale thought and thought again as he looked at the approaching Henituse Estate.

Honestly speaking, he had planned on firmly rejecting the request when he was first asked to speak at the Academy.

Whether it was the crown prince’s scheming or not, he thought that he could just ignore it, but!

‘Young master-nim, apparently young lady Lily is looking extremely forward to it.’

Hearing Ron’s report from the Henituse family made Cale feel as if he could not reject it.

‘Young master Basen, the Duke-nim, and the Duchess-nim are all talking about going to the capital together and they all seem extremely excited and happy.’

The way Ron smiled benignly as he said that made Cale obvious to the fact that this vicious old man was making fun of him. However, he could not ignore those comments.

Why? Because Ron was not someone who would lie about news from the Henituse Duchy.

That meant that the entire Henituse family was looking forward to Cale’s speech right now.

‘I’m sure they are most looking forward to Lily entering the Academy.’

Lily was the main character.

However, Cale had ended up as an important supporting character.

‘Shit.

I don’t want to give a speech!’

However, the problem was that Cale was quite aware of himself.

‘I’m a terrible son.

A terrible older brother to both of my siblings.’

Cale spent quite a bit of time away from the territory and did not spend much time with his family.

Nonetheless, the Henituse family continued to openly show affection and support for Cale.

He could not just ignore this when such people were looking forward to it.

‘Yeah, no matter how bad I am, I guess I can at least do small things like this.’

He wasn’t going to be the territory lord and he planned on being a slacker and doing nothing once he took care of the Hunters.

In the future, people will talk about how the eldest son of that family disregarded the territory and just wastes his time all day. Wouldn’t it be good to do little things like giving this speech to make them happy while he still could?

‘Yeah, a speech like this is nothing!

I just have to say a few things.’

“Haaaaa.”

Cale let out a sigh. The children averaging ten-years-old and Lock looked toward him.

He heard a benign voice at that moment.

“Young master-nim, are you concerned about the speech?”

Cale flinched.

That vicious old man, Ron, was in the carriage with them. He had forgotten about that for a moment.

After going through Xiaolen and past Central Plains to return back to Roan…

Ron was extremely attentive to Cale’s every need as if he was trying to fully complete his duties as his attendant.

That was why Cale was feeling relaxed.

‘I still need to have a moment of truth with him though.’

Neither Ron nor Beacrox were showing any signs of wanting to chat with him about it, so Cale was just feigning ignorance.

‘I also don’t have time for that.’

Aipotu.

Cale was quite busy with a trip to Aipotu right in front of him.

He looked at Ron’s benign smile and quickly answered.

“Not really.”

Ron’s gentle smile became even bigger.

“But it is still your first time giving a speech in front of students, young master-nim.”

Cale went through his memories after hearing that.

‘The first time-’

While Cale was Kim Rok Soo, he had received multiple requests to give lectures or speeches.

He had especially received a lot of requests to give a lecture during the training for new employees.

Kim Rok Soo had tried to say no because he was already extremely busy and didn’t want to do something so annoying, but…

‘They basically bribed me with the budget.’

Kim Rok Soo agreed to give the lectures after they told him that they would increase his department’s budget.

Cale recalled the memories of that time.

‘So the lecture-’

‘Huh?

I didn’t give any?’

Now that he thought about it, he had received a lot of requests for lectures.

These were not just from his own company but also from the government and large guilds.

He had agreed to give them.

However, he never actually gave any of those lectures.

Cale quickly recalled the reason for that.

‘Things always happened.’

Yes, something always happened whenever he was about to give a lecture.

A big incident would happen so he would not be able to go give the lecture, or…

A terrorist incident would happen at the lecture location, making the priority not the lecture but evacuating people.

‘The most frequent reason was that monsters would appear right around or a bit far away from the lecture location, making me have to go take care of it.’

For some odd reason, things like that happened whenever Kim Rok Soo tried to give a lecture.

that, the lecture requests disappeared at

up at the air

“…Huh?”

“Young master-nim?”

low voice calling out to him and

yeah. I’ve never given a speech in

Raon interjected at

your

Cale ignored him.

face was quite unsettled, concerned, and

‘Perhaps-

Nah, no way.

way such things would happen in the Roan

A terrorist attack?

that will most likely become

the Academy where all of the

time when Young Master Silver Shield is

No way.’

were no more

Cale felt relaxed again.

reason things will happen here as they

erased the thoughts in

a thought at the same

pushes something like this

Crown prince Alberu Crossman.

was

no way to

I push the speech

for a moment before

If that guy ended up giving the

‘He’ll enjoy it.’

drag at least one person into

“Huuuuuu.”

His sighing became deeper.

as he watched before

world I am heading to is

‘Aipotu?’

It is a world ruled

like how Lock may

dangerous place. That is why I plan on

had looked

want to

answered out

I want to

his response made Cale’s

you thinking things through before

immediately once

go with you since a long time

say anything and just nodded his

watching, quickly rushed toward

nya! I can absorb

over, hugged Hong, and quietly observed

nodded his

if we can

of the kids and went to have a quiet conversation with the Tiger

head out of the room with the Dragons who

contact

‘You-’

was about to say something but could not

looked at him, making the ancient Dragon chuckle

taller and

Pat pat.

so timid? Open up

then disappeared with Lord

do you want some

some

some candied

Raon and Hong chatted away. A faint

he could

of his mind kept stabbing him like

want

had asked

had answered

Because-

‘I’ve always felt apologetic.’

working so hard. In contrast, he felt as if he was living too

also envious while hearing about how Choi Han and the others fought together with

why he had always

waiting for such an

Cale finally saying that made him immediately answer, despite an emotion arising in

like me to go

Aipotu.

truly a dangerous

feel it the more Cale

their weight needs to go for fights

me to

of how he had such thoughts

more confident.

thoughts always held him

were

not fear stepping forward for his family

to give his

However-

existence mean anything in

push myself forward

helpful and my lack

of fear and

course, he knew

supported each

he didn’t want to

to be a

truly was not

held back a

his best to

do you want some

“They’re delicious, nya!”

because he saw Raon and Hong looking

two kids. The smile on

was quietly watching Lock’s

suddenly felt a sense of déjà

see Cale

On slightly smiled.

seemed to have something weighing on

fact that Cale already knew about it made On feel more

‘Hmm?’

looking at

‘What a scary thought!’

erased such rotten thoughts

quickly alighted the

“Young master-nim~~~~!”