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.

to that, the lecture requests disappeared

at the air and blankly

“…Huh?”

“Young master-nim?”

at Ron’s low voice calling out to him and

never given a speech in front of

Raon interjected at that

your face like

Cale ignored him.

quite unsettled,

‘Perhaps-

Nah, no way.

way such things would

A terrorist attack?

as the kingdom that will

Academy where all of the Roan Kingdom’s future important

Young

No way.’

were no more Monsters

Cale felt relaxed again.

reason things will happen here as

the thoughts in his

had a thought at the same

like this to me and

Crown prince Alberu Crossman.

was

to push

the speech

it for a moment before his face

that guy ended up giving the

‘He’ll enjoy it.’

ardently say sweet words to drag at least one person

“Huuuuuu.”

His sighing became deeper.

bit down on his lips as he watched before

I am heading to is called

‘Aipotu?’

is a world ruled by

may be the key to save that

extremely dangerous place. That is why

looked extremely relaxed as

want

subconsciously answered out of

sir, I want to

how his response

things through before you

answered immediately once

you since a long

anything and just nodded

had been watching, quickly rushed toward

to go too, nya! I’m going to go, nya! I can absorb all

walked over, hugged Hong, and

his head after seeing that

we can work

told Lock to take care of the kids and went to have a quiet conversation with the

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

contact

‘You-’

to say something but could not say

looked at him, making the ancient Dragon chuckle

grown taller and

Pat pat.

so timid? Open up

disappeared

you want some apple

some candied

have some

and watched as an excited Raon and Hong chatted

he could not

corner of

want

had asked

had answered

Because-

‘I’ve always felt apologetic.’

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

while hearing about how Choi

was why he had always wanted to be by

for such an opportunity to

Cale finally saying that made him immediately answer,

someone like me to go

Aipotu.

truly

it the more Cale

their weight needs to go for

someone like me to

had such thoughts

more confident. He wanted to

thoughts always held

course, things were

did not fear stepping forward

ready to give his everything and fight

However-

mean anything in

forward to fight, will it mean

if I am not helpful and my lack of abilities

of fear and hesitation

knew

people who supported each

he didn’t want

be a cool

truly was not

subconsciously held back a

his

you want

“They’re delicious, nya!”

he saw Raon and Hong looking at

the two kids. The smile on his face seemed

quietly watching

felt a sense of déjà vu and looked

Cale looking

On slightly smiled.

to have something weighing

that Cale already knew about it made On feel more

‘Hmm?’

that the way On was looking at him and

‘What a scary thought!’

such rotten thoughts

then quickly alighted the

“Young master-nim~~~~!”