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 the air and

“…Huh?”

“Young master-nim?”

flinched at Ron’s low voice calling out to him and

never given a speech

Raon interjected

why is your face

Cale ignored him.

quite

‘Perhaps-

Nah, no way.

such things would

A terrorist attack?

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

Academy where all of the Roan Kingdom’s

time when Young Master

No way.’

more Monsters in

Cale felt relaxed again.

reason things will happen here as they did on

thoughts in

had a thought at

like this to me and

Crown prince Alberu Crossman.

was so

there no way to

the speech to

for a moment before his face

that guy ended up

‘He’ll enjoy it.’

to drag at least

“Huuuuuu.”

His sighing became deeper.

bit down on his lips as he watched

am heading to is

‘Aipotu?’

a world

Lock may be the key

is an extremely dangerous place. That is why I plan on taking

recalled how Cale had looked extremely relaxed

you want

had subconsciously answered out of

sir, I

response made

thinking things through

immediately once

wanted to go with you since a

anything and just nodded

who had been watching, quickly rushed toward

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

walked over, hugged Hong, and

nodded his head after seeing

we can work

told Lock to take care of the kids and went

the Dragons

made eye contact

‘You-’

say something but could

quietly looked at him, making the ancient Dragon chuckle and pat his

grown taller

Pat pat.

why are you looking so timid?

then disappeared

want some

want some candied fruits,

some candied fruits

Raon and Hong chatted away. A faint smile

could not

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

want

Cale had asked

answered

Because-

‘I’ve always felt apologetic.’

were always working so hard. In contrast, he felt as if he

about how Choi Han and the others fought together

was why he had always wanted

for such an opportunity to

immediately answer, despite an emotion

it okay for someone like me to go

Aipotu.

was truly a dangerous

feel it the more Cale

needs to go for fights in

like me to take such

tired of how he had such thoughts and hated himself for

confident. He

always held him

were different

fear stepping forward for

to give his

However-

my existence mean anything in

forward to fight, will

helpful and my lack

fear and

course, he knew how things

who supported each other’s weaknesses and fought

didn’t want to harm

to be a

truly was

subconsciously held back a

did his best to

you want

“They’re delicious, nya!”

Raon and Hong looking

played along with the two kids. The smile on

was quietly watching Lock’s changing

suddenly felt a sense

see Cale looking

On slightly smiled.

to have something

about it made

‘Hmm?’

was looking at him and smiling was similar

‘What a scary thought!’

such rotten thoughts from his

then quickly alighted

“Young master-nim~~~~!”