Trash of the Count’s Family

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“Inside the carriage?”

“Yes!”

“While eating apple pie?”

“Yes! You don ’t need to know about it!”

‘What the hell?

Cale looked at Raon with a confused expression but Raon closed his mouth and avoided his gaze. That was why he turned back to Choi Han, who calmly answered back.

“I ’m just trying to do my part in order to pay for my meals.”

‘You ’re already doing plenty?

Cale found it to be odd, but decided to let it go since Choi Han wasnt raising his blade against him. Cale started to frown as he looked back outside the window while Choi Han watched Cale.

He recalled the conversation he had with Ron.

It was while Cale was in pain, no, when Cale was about to die.

Ron had said something to Choi Han as that conversation was ending.

‘Both you and I have experienced it once. That is why we cannot let it happen again. This is our last house. You know that, right?

Of course he did.

Choi Han knew it too well.

Ron had his experience of having to leave the Eastern continent while Choi Han had the incident at Harris Village. Both of them wanted to call the Henituse household their last house.

However, Choi Han had not experienced it just once.

He had lost his home once when he was transported to this world alone, while Harris Village had been the second home that he had lost. This was the third.

It really had to be the last house.

Choi Han was fully aware of his current limits.

An incomplete darkness.

His black aura still could not be filled with complete darkness. Both Raon and Cale told him it was okay not to be complete, however, Choi Han had to prepare for the future.

He was caressing his sword while training right now.

No, he was currently thinking.

‘How can I make this darkness complete?

Do I need to return to how I was in the past when loneliness and despair filled my heart?

All sorts of thoughts were clashing in Choi Hans head right now. He knew that there was just one more wall in his way.

He just needed something to support him past the wall.

That was all that he needed.

However, there was something he was worried about.

He needed a stepping stone if he could not support himself over the wall.

He needed someone to step over.

However, Choi Han did not want to do that. He wanted to climb over the wall with his own two feet, just as both Raon and Lock had done.

‘Ah, Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

“Don ’t destroy a palace like last time.”

Cale felt iffy while watching Choi Han who smiled innocently instead of responding before looking out the carriage window and fixing his sleeves.

The carriage was passing through the main gate of the Roan Palace.

The news about the end of the war had been spread little by little by word of mouth.

The official proclamation for it was supposed to happen today.

Crown prince Alberu went up the steps to the platform one by one.

He was currently at the central palace that was the first visible palace when you walked through the main gate to the Roan Palace. He was heading to the highest spot on that central palace.

He stood on the terrace for a moment before heading up to the even higher platform.

Neither the king nor anyone else from the royal family was there except Alberu. That was how they had discussed it.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

Alberu could see the citizens gathered in a faraway plaza outside the gate the moment he stepped onto the platform. They were all waiting for Alberu.

A mage activated the video communication device in front of Alberu as soon as he stood at the center of the platform…

Ooooooooong-

The video communication device lit up as it activated. Alberu turned around during the slight moment that he had. He then motioned to someone who was inside the terrace.

However, the person who was at the receiving end of that motioning shook his head in shock.

It was Cale.

His now quite long hair shook as Cale shook his head with a disgusted expression.

Alberu chuckled at Cale ’s response.

‘Does he think the citizens won ’t know about his achievements if he does that?

What an oddly smart yet stupid bastard.

He had never seen someone be at the front of all difficult things but hide in the back when it came time to receive the reward for his actions.

This bastard was someone who cared not for power nor fame, but was extremely greedy for money.

‘Why does he suddenly need 5 billion gallons?

He could not understand this bastard at all.

“Your highness, it has been connected.”

Alberu stood up straight in front of the video communication device after the mages report.

Woooooooooooooooo-

An even louder cheering could be heard.

His face probably became visible to those in the central plaza.

Alberu could not be in the plaza with the citizens, however, he smiled brightly as if they were right in front of him before he started to speak.

The plaza became completely quiet the moment he opened his mouth. The crown princes statement cut through that silence.

His calm voice reached all corners of the Roan Kingdom.

The statement itself was short.

”The war is over.”

The citizens silently clenched their fists in joy.

This was thrilling news no matter how many times they heard it, and hearing the official proclamation filled their hearts with joy.

”The Roan Kingdom protected itself and helped save this continent.”

The crown princes words went past their ears and into their hearts.

The Roan Kingdom was the first to clash against the Indomitable Alliance.

Everyone believed that they would not be able to defend themselves.

Such a kingdom had fought the Indomitable Alliance first and won before helping out other kingdoms around the continent and achieving victory.

“Do you remember what I said?”

The Roan Kingdom was the last to speak when the Indomitable Alliance had sent their notice for war.

There was something Alberu had said as the representative of the Roan Kingdom.

“The Roan Kingdom is the kingdom with the longest history in the Western continent.”

The citizens recalled that statement.

They then remembered what he had said after that.

‘We will show them the strength of the survivors.

That was what Alberu had said that time.

However, the crown prince had something else to say this time.

“We survived and showed them the strength of the survivors.”

The Roan Kingdom had shown the Western continent their history and strength by achieving these results.

The crown prince ’s bright smile was etched into the citizen ’s minds. His gentle voice felt like the warm sun that was signaling the start of spring.

“Now we just need to greet spring with happy hearts.”

Greet spring.

Greet spring with happy hearts and no worries.

The crown prince looked at the mage after saying that and the mage quickly ended the call.

At the same time, cheering that seemed to reach the sky could be heard.

Woooooooooooooooo-

This joy would probably cover the capital and the entire kingdom for about a week.

Alberu headed down from the platform with the same smile on his face.

Tap. Tap.

He then headed past the terrace and into the palace. He could see Commander Cale Henituse and four other people.

The ones who had achieved merits during the war were elsewhere, so he had only called Cale and these four people here separately.

The northwest regions Marquis Stan.

The southeast region ’s Marquis Ailan.

The central regions Duke Orsena.

The southwest region ’s Duke Gyerre.

The leaders of each region were standing in front of the crown prince. The nobles had stiff expressions on their faces, contrary to Alberus bright smile.

Alberu looked toward Cale, who was also smiling, and raised his hand.

Tap.

Chhhhhhhh-

The terrace door closed, and the curtains were shut the moment he raised his hand.

The scenery outside the terrace was now gone.

The bright sun and the cheering of the citizens. Neither of those things could be seen or heard.

Crown prince Alberu started to speak.

“Commander Cale Henituse.”

“Yes, your highness.”

Only the winter chill cooled the room once the sunlight was gone. Alberu looked at the four nobles stiff expressions before asking Cale a question.

“What do we have to do now?”

A calm response quickly came at his relaxed question.

“We need to go rip down the Empire ’s flag.”

Crown prince Alberu could see Cales appearance.

Although he had signaled the end of the war, Cael was still wearing the northeast regions commanders black uniform.

It was now the end of winter. The Roan Kingdom was stretching out its wings, similar to the animals who were stretching as they came out of hibernation in order to greet spring.