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

looked up at the air and blankly

“…Huh?”

“Young master-nim?”

voice calling out to

I’ve never given a speech in

quiet Raon interjected at that

is your

Cale ignored him.

face was quite unsettled,

‘Perhaps-

Nah, no way.

no way such things would happen

A terrorist attack?

that will most likely become an

of the Roan Kingdom’s future important figures

when Young Master

No way.’

there were no more Monsters

Cale felt relaxed again.

things will happen

erased the thoughts in

had a thought at the

something like this to

Crown prince Alberu Crossman.

guy was

no way to

push the speech to

contemplated it for a moment before his face turned into a

Crossman. If that guy ended up giving the

‘He’ll enjoy it.’

to drag at

“Huuuuuu.”

His sighing became deeper.

his lips as

I am heading to is called

‘Aipotu?’

It is a world ruled by

how Lock may

is why I plan on taking the strongest forces I

had looked extremely relaxed

you want to

had subconsciously answered out

sir, I want to

how his response made

thinking things through before

answered immediately once

with you since

didn’t say anything and just

been watching, quickly rushed toward

I can absorb all of the Nine Kings poison if I have

slowly walked over, hugged Hong, and quietly observed

had sighed and nodded his head

if we

of the kids and went to have a quiet conversation with

hear that conversation and had to head out of the room with the Dragons who had been in the room from

made eye contact with Eruhaben

‘You-’

to say something but could not say it in

quietly looked at him, making the ancient Dragon chuckle

grown taller

Pat pat.

why are you looking so timid? Open up

disappeared with

do you want some

some candied

have some candied fruits

snapped out of his memories and watched as an excited Raon and Hong

could not smile

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

you want

Cale had

had answered out

Because-

‘I’ve always felt apologetic.’

always working so hard. In contrast, he

how Choi Han and the

had always wanted to be by

for such an

Cale finally saying that made him immediately answer,

okay for someone like me to

Aipotu.

truly

it the more Cale

can pull their weight needs to go for fights in such

like me to take such an important

of how he had

to become more confident. He wanted to

always held

were different

fear stepping forward for his

his everything and fight

However-

existence mean anything in

if I push myself forward to fight, will it mean

not helpful and my lack of

of fear and hesitation was holding

course, he knew how things

people who supported each other’s weaknesses and fought

want to harm

be

was not

held back

his best

do you want some

“They’re delicious, nya!”

Raon and Hong looking at

with the two kids. The smile

watching Lock’s changing

sense of déjà

see Cale

On slightly smiled.

something weighing

fact that Cale already knew about it made

‘Hmm?’

way On was looking at him

‘What a scary thought!’

erased such rotten thoughts

quickly

“Young master-nim~~~~!”