Trash of the Count’s Family - Chapter 129

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Chapter 29. Not Frightening

-Very, very worth attempting.

Crown Prince Albert’s expression brightened slightly.

-It’s been a while since you’ve said something that clears my head even while causing trouble.

Kale Heniatus nodded.

“Indeed. I don’t always bring you problems, Your Highness.”

Alberu naturally scoffed. In all his years, he had never encountered anyone who drew calamity quite like Kale Heniatus. At this point, it was destiny itself. Yet he kept such thoughts to himself and instead relayed the information he had gathered.
However, without voicing such true feelings, Alberu instead relayed the information he had to convey.

-The hostage you sent is currently being interrogated by my aunt.
“Is it proceeding well?”

Of course, interrogation was merely a euphemism for psychological torment. Kale saw no need to belabor the point.

-I suspect some of them will break soon. My aunt has brought in a specialist in that field.

What sort of specialist would a Dark Elf bring? Kale felt a chill run through him, though he nodded as if unbothered. Meanwhile, Alberu murmured to himself, organizing his thoughts.

-There’s much to do. I’ll handle the video communication with the Jungle Queen myself. And I’ll need to make contact with Chief of Staff Wiffer. Once that’s arranged, geographically speaking, I can separate the Empire from the Northern Three Kingdoms-

Alberu stopped mid-sentence and looked at Kale Heniatus.

-Why are you staring at me like that?

Kale gazed at Alberu with a contented smile, his words measured and sincere.

“Because I find Your Highness admirable and worthy of respect.”

I was right to speak to the Crown Prince.
Intelligent and diligent—he shouldered the burdensome tasks without complaint. For that alone, I felt genuine pride.

-… Phew.

Albert just sighed. And then he said it like he was throwing it away.

-What are you going to do next?

Cale answered shamelessly without blinking.

“I will gather information.”

What is the information?
Information, of all things. For now, I plan to rest until autumn. What work could I possibly have to do at this moment?
Yet Kale could see the Crown Prince smiling in a peculiar way. Alberu wore a radiant face as he grinned wickedly.

-okay. You would be good at gathering information.

Albert thought.
He’ll get tangled up somewhere else and bring me information again.
One Kale Heniatus was worth more than the Crown Prince’s Intelligence Unit.

“…Yes. Well.”

Cale felt uncomfortable seeing the crown prince’s smiling face, but he turned away. Instead, Cale told him a favor for Mary and concluded the video communication.
Their farewells grew increasingly warm with each passing exchange.

-I suffer from nightmares after video communication with you. What a terrible bastard.
“I wish you good health and longevity, Your Highness.”
-You’re hilarious.

Pop.
The video communication cut off without warning. Kale thought he could finally breathe easy. But he could not.

Shhh-

This was the sound of the wind cutting.
Kale was startled by the black object hurtling toward him like a bullet.

‘Why is he like this?’

Raon stopped just inches from Cale’s face. The black dragon’s eyes were burning with fire. Cale became anxious for no reason.

“human being!”

Raon shouted.

“Let’s go seek the power of the land!”

Oh, that’s right. That was it.
Ah, right. That was a thing.

“What are your classes?”

Raon had to take classes with Erhaven. Raon’s wings stopped for a moment in response to Kale’s question, but Raon confidently answered.

“…Just ask to go to practice!”

What the heck, are you saying we should take Erhaven with us and go find Jjangdol?
So he wanted to drag Erhafen along to hunt for stones? Was he planning to destroy a continent?
Kale Heniatus waved his hand dismissively.

“You go to class. Just go with Choi Han.”

Are you crazy enough to take two dragons and go rescue Jjangdol? Cale laughed, thinking that the situation was absurd.
But something was odd.
Raon had gone quiet. Kale Heniatus turned his head.

“…human being.”

Raon lowered his voice and spread his wings and shoulders.

“Follow the words of the great Raon. I must go to the weak humans.”

The five-year-old tried to create an air of dignity. Okay, at least he’s 5 years old. I’ve been watching Cale since he was 4 years old.
Didn’t Erhafen teach the dragon dignity? Kale Heniatus, too tired to argue, simply replied.

“…Like that.”

Smirk. The corners of Raon’s mouth rose.

“Yes! Human! I thought well! Then I will notify Erhaven and come!”

Raon left Cale’s room sparkling with gold and jewels and flew to Erhaven. Kale thought as he watched the back of Raon flying away.

Shouldn’t it be a request rather than a notification?
Shouldn’t I have made a request instead of issuing a command?

It was an old book, but it was in pretty good condition, probably because it had been magically used, so it was easy to read.

Sarah. Sarah.
Rustle. Rustle.

【Someone said that a stupid person is like a stone head. I will teach such a person the horror of a small stone.】

widely.
Thud.
I closed the tome.

However, in order to live a life without a time bomb, Cale opened the book again with a sigh. He scrunched up his face, thinking that he was doing everything he could to live safely.

I turned the next chapter.

【Land. This ground your feet are on is harder than anything else.】
【Earth. The ground beneath your feet is harder than anything else.】

【The hardest form of the land is stone.】

These are somewhat normal words.

Sarah. Sarah.
Rustle. Rustle.

【He was called a guardian by the people. Probably the first time it was called that was when it stopped an ogre coming down to the village.】
【He was called a guardian by the people. Perhaps it was when he first earned that title—when he stood against the ogres descending upon the village.】
【He was the hidden guardian of the Land of Stone. Wherever hardship arose, he would always appear, standing boldly at the forefront and blocking all threats.】

Cale remembered an ancient legend that Marquis Sten’s eldest son, Taylor, had once told him.

A guardian deity who saved the country of rocks.
A guardian deity who saved the Land of Stone.

‘Is it related to that legend?’

Cale continued reading the text, recalling the legend. The corners of his mouth gradually rose.

【The Guardian had a hero who was both a friend and an enemy. He was the person who defeated the cold when the continent was frozen by the cold of the North. The hero was a salty-living man whose hobby was picking up coins.】

fire of destruction.
Destructive Fire.

【The guardian looked at the money and said.】
【The Guardian saw that money and said:】

I collected a lot.
So much accumulated.

But his expression became increasingly strange.

【The Guardian was good at both attack and defense. The small stones he throws have strong destructive power.】

First of all, the ancient powers recorded in this book seem like scary bullshit.
At least, the ancient power recorded in this tome appears to be a fearsome stone indeed.

【Before he protected people from the darkness for the last time, he left everything he and his friends behind in his hometown.】

Sara la rock. Cale’s hands turning the pages became faster and faster.
Rustle, rustle. My hands turned the pages faster and faster.
Thud.

“ha.”

Cale sighed. Then I remembered the contents of the book.

【A place where the strongest rocks exist in the country of rocks.】

The Kingdom of Rock is the current site of the Kingdom of Roun.
The Land of Stone is now the territory of the Roan Kingdom.
The strongest stone.

【And his hometown, where he was the gatekeeper, is a dangerous place where all kinds of monsters run rampant and movement between continents is possible.】
And his homeland—where he had served as gatekeeper, where all manner of monsters roamed wild, where travel between continents was possible, and where danger lurked at every turn.

“Oh, really.”

Cale’s face crumpled again.

“This looks like my neighborhood.”

No matter how you look at it, it is Henitus territory.
No matter how he looked at it, it was the Heniatus Territory.

Cale had a vague idea of ​​how to obtain this ‘scary Jjangdol’.

【It is said that the guardian, who was not greedy and only thought about justice and good deeds, marked his house so that the descendants of his deceased friends could take their belongings.】

The fire of destruction will guide Kayle.
The Fire of Destruction would guide Kale to the way.

“Human, human!”

Raon flew in from the open door.

“Why- um?”

Cale’s expression turned strange as he unconsciously raised his head.

“Human! Don’t you eat fruit while reading a book? I brought it with you! It’s fresh!”

Raon flew in, carrying a fruit tray with his two small front paws. And he put it on Cale’s table. As Kale stared at him, Raon spoke.

“Human, I heard you went to a cave while getting caught in the rain. You had a hard time. You need to eat delicious food to become stronger.”

At that time, another voice came from behind Raon.

“Well, this is the first time in my life that I’ve seen a dragon serve a human. It’s the end, it’s the end.”

Erhaven, the gold dragon who came in behind Raon, clicked his tongue and shook his head. Raon seemed to remember Erhaven only then and pointed at Erhaven with his front paw.

“I also brought Grandpa Geum Yong! I brought him here to talk about practical training!”

Erhaven looked at Raon with a shocked face.

No, when did Erhaven become a golden dragon?
Wait, when did Erhafen become the Gold Dragon grandfather?

“Erhaven, please sit down.”

Huh, indeed.
Sigh, really.

“Why did you bring such a rambunctious little boy into the house when you’re all old?”
“Why would I bring such a reckless little brat into my home at my age.”

Talk. Talk. Kale watched the conversation between the two dragons while eating grapes one by one. Erhaven laughed at Raon’s rebuttal.

“That’s not a big deal. I’m already thinking about skipping class and skipping classes.”
“Not reckless, huh. You’re already thinking about skipping class and playing hooky.”

Bang, bang. Raon lightly knocked on the golden table.

“I will definitely go with the golden dragon!”

Although it was only a moment, Cale did not miss the way the corner of Erhaven’s mouth twitched.
I caught the corner of Erhafen’s mouth twitching for just a moment.

“I don’t really want to go with you.”
“I don’t particularly want to go with you.”

Raon shook his head and strongly argued. And the corner of Erhaven’s mouth twitched once more.
Raon shook his head and insisted strongly. And Erhafen’s mouth twitched once more.
I saw it all.

“It’s up to me whether I go with you or not, kid.”

Then he spoke calmly to Cale.

“Kale Henitus, finding the power of the land is not easy. It is difficult to go around trying to find it without any information.”

Cale thought.
Kale pondered.
The more I observed this ancient dragon, the more apparent his tender heart became.

“Let’s first look for books on ancient legends.”

widely.
Tap.
Erhafen glanced at the table at the sound of his words being interrupted.

Erhaven paused for a moment and then continued.

“And in that book, we need to find not only the location of the ancient power, but also a way to obtain it.”
“And from that text, we must discover not only the location of the ancient power but also the means to obtain it.”
“Already found.”
“…What?”

The gold dragon calmly stared at the sitting human. A human with only 6 ancient powers.
The Gold Dragon regarded the human sitting calmly before him. A human who possessed six ancient powers alone.

“You’re crazy about luck.”

Cale grinned. Erhaven snorted. At that time, there was a paw tapping Erhaven’s arm.

“Golden dragon, let’s go!”

An excited Raon was the owner of the front paw. Erhaven looked at Raon and Kale in turn. He heard all about Raon’s growth process and the meeting between Kale and Raon.

Erhaven responded coldly to the human and the black dragon.

“I’m going to do whatever I want. That’s the dragon.”

And a few days later, Kale arrived at Harris Village near the Dark Forest to obtain the power of the scary Jjangdol.
Days later, Kale arrived at Harris Village near the Dark Forest to obtain the power of the terrifying stone.

“It’s been a while, Confucius.”
“It has been a while, Young Master.”
“Indeed.”

The driver looked at the people who came with Cale and spoke gently. Cale nodded as if it was no big deal.

“Well, I’m just going to rest in the village for a few days. Right, Hillsman?”

One of Cale’s companions, Hils, stood blankly and responded to Cale’s call in surprise.

“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

The knight looked at Vice-Captain Hilsman with concern as he answered with a white face. Then he heard Cale’s rough but quite warm voice.

“The vice-captain must have been seasick. He was very seasick, and I think he may also be carriage sick.”
“It seems the Vice-Captain has motion sickness. He was quite prone to seasickness, and it appears carriage sickness affects him as well.”

Vice-captain Hilsman nodded eagerly.

“It’s okay! It’s very okay!”

Tuk. When Cale tapped his shoulder, words came out of Hilsman’s mouth.

“And Confucius, your guard is me, this, this, this-”

Hilsman was speechless. His gaze fell on the only person who came with him except Cale. A person with blonde hair and an androgynous appearance.
Hilsman trailed off. His gaze fixed on the only other person who had come with us, aside from me. A blonde-haired individual with androgynous features.

“This person and I will be escorting the Prince. We will move freely, so there is no need to follow us separately.”
“The Young Master’s escort will be myself and this person. Since we’ll be moving freely, there’s no need for you to follow us separately.”

The knight answered bravely and glanced at the person standing next to Cale. The people Cale had brought in so far were unusual, but the person who came with him this time had an atmosphere that made it even more difficult to approach him.
The Knight answered briskly while casting a glance at the figure standing beside me. The individuals I had brought before were all remarkable, but this new companion possessed an aura that was somehow more difficult to approach.

“Then, good luck.”
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

At Cale’s encouragement, the knight greeted the soldiers and then looked at the three people entering the village.
After exchanging greetings with the soldiers at my encouragement, the Knight watched as the three of us entered the village.

Cale clicked his tongue and spoke to Hilsman.

“Why are you so nervous? Isn’t that right, Erhaven?”
“Why are you so tense? Isn’t that right, Erhafen?”

Erhaven said while looking at Hilsmann.

“Human, take it easy.”

Hilsman nodded eagerly.
Hilsman nodded eagerly.

One was Hilsman, who would run errands and do housework, and the other two were dragons.

“The human world is the same.”

Hearing the elder dragon’s leisurely words, as if he had just had a drink, Hilsman gently grabbed Cale’s collar again like he did when he was seasick. Of course, Cale slapped the hand away, and Raon spoke in his head.

-Jjangdol! A scary Jjangdol is not scary at all! There are two dragons!

I know.
True enough.
There was nothing to fear.

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