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.

lecture requests

at the air and blankly

“…Huh?”

“Young master-nim?”

flinched at Ron’s low voice calling out to him

never given a speech in

Raon interjected at that

is your face

Cale ignored him.

face was quite unsettled,

‘Perhaps-

Nah, no way.

no way such things would happen in

A terrorist attack?

the kingdom that will most likely become an Empire. Someone is going to commit a terrorist attack

where all of the Roan Kingdom’s future important figures are

time when Young Master

No way.’

more Monsters

Cale felt relaxed again.

will happen here as

the thoughts in

thought at

something like this

Crown prince Alberu Crossman.

was so

there no way to push this

push the speech to

a moment before his face turned into a

Crossman. If that guy ended

‘He’ll enjoy it.’

words to drag at least one person into the

“Huuuuuu.”

His sighing became deeper.

his lips as

world I am heading to is

‘Aipotu?’

a world

Lock may be the key to save

dangerous place. That is why I plan on taking the

recalled how Cale had looked

want to

had subconsciously answered out of

I want to

how his response

you thinking things through

answered immediately

wanted to go with you

didn’t say anything and just

watching, quickly rushed toward

want to go too, nya! I’m going to go, nya! I can absorb all of the Nine Kings poison if

over, hugged Hong, and quietly observed

had sighed and nodded his head after seeing that

if we

the kids and went to

the Dragons who had been in the room from the start and

made eye contact with Eruhaben at

‘You-’

say something but could not say

him, making the

grown taller

Pat pat.

you looking so timid? Open

then disappeared with

want some

some

some

out of his memories and watched as an excited Raon

could

that remained in a corner of his mind kept stabbing him like a

you want to

Cale had

had answered

Because-

‘I’ve always felt apologetic.’

younger than him were always working so

hearing about how Choi Han and the

why he had always wanted to

was waiting for such an

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

someone like me to go with

Aipotu.

truly a dangerous

could feel it the more Cale

who can pull their weight needs to go for

it okay for someone like me

how he had such thoughts

to become more confident. He

thoughts always held him

things were

fear stepping forward for his

was ready to give his everything and fight for

However-

my existence mean anything

myself forward

not helpful and my lack

type of fear and hesitation was holding him

he knew

people who supported each other’s

he didn’t want

be a cool

truly was not

subconsciously held back a

his

you want some

“They’re delicious, nya!”

Raon

along with the two kids. The smile

quietly watching Lock’s changing

suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu and

see Cale

On slightly smiled.

seemed to have something weighing on his

about it made On feel more

‘Hmm?’

looking at

‘What a scary thought!’

such rotten thoughts

quickly

“Young master-nim~~~~!”