Trash of the Count’s Family

Cale nodded his head and walked out of the store before speaking to them with a refreshed look on his face.

“Im hungry.”

On the contrary, his expression looked extremely full.

“Lets eat.”

The swordsman who had spent tens or maybe over a hundred years before appearing in this unknown world and the invisible black Dragon who had only spent his life inside a cave tiredly followed behind Cale.

They then saw the feast prepared for them in a private room of a restaurant.

“This place has the best steak in the entire Henituse territory. Eat up.”

The black Dragon was no longer invisible and already eating the steak.

Cale looked at him with satisfaction as he continued speaking.

“I will teach you to read now. I will also teach you general social norms. Learn them both.”

Choi Han and Raon made eye contact with each other without Cale noticing. Choi Han had a bitter smile on his face while looking at the black Dragon avoid his gaze.

He then looked at the extremely relaxed Cale with an odd gaze.

* * *

Cale ’s gaze headed out the window.

The quiet yet lively Harris Village…

That place was currently a bit hectic with construction noise.

A fancy villa was being built on the outskirts of the village.

Of course, this was the building Cale had commissioned for Choi Han and Raon.

Their main home would be the Super Rock Villa in the Forest of Darkness.

‘The Super Rock wasn ’t there.

The ancient power, the Scary Giant Cobblestone, was not on the fifth floor of the Super Rock Villa. It was probably because this was an illusion.

Cale brushed aside the iffyness he was feeling and looked around him.

They were currently borrowing the home of someone who had temporarily left the village through the Village Chief as this small countryside village did not have an inn.

Choi Han and Cale were said to be living here but naturally Raon was living with them as well.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Cales index finger was tapping on the desk.

His sharp gaze turned toward Raon.

“You dont know……?”

“Thats right. It is difficult.”

The three years old black Dragon confidently nodded his head.

Cale asked once more.

“You still dont know how to read the letters?”

“Thats right. I think I will need to learn for at least a year to be able to read.”

The short front paws pushed the book in front of him toward Cale.

“It is difficult for me to learn how to read!”

‘Liar.

“It is also difficult to count! I cant figure out how to properly use money!”

‘Liar.

“I am strong but I am not smart! There is a lot for me to learn!”

‘Liar.

Cale stared at Raon.

“But aren ’t Dragons great and mighty?”

”We are not great and mighty. Hey terrible bastard, stop trying to teach me stuff! I prefer to play!”

‘That I can accept.

You should play when you are young. Playing properly was also experience and learning.

“Hey, swordsman! Have you figured out how to read?”

“Mm.”

Choi Han peeked at Cale without any signs of a smile on his face and quietly mumbled.

“Reading is hard. I think it will take a long time to learn.”

Cale closed his eyes.

‘These little punks-

It had been three days.

Cale had spent all day and all night as Venion ’s lackey for three days.

Cale was now worried that the others would finish the test before him and thought that he needed to finish the test a little quicker.

However, the problem was that he had not gotten any other clues to help Raon forget his indignities since he got thepraise clue.

Food, clothing, and shelter… The answer did not appear even after fulfilling all those things for Raon.

‘Thats odd.

Raons current condition was far from when he was chained up in the cave.

But why were things still the same?

Cale could not hide his confusion.

At that moment… Someone knocked on the door of this small home.

Knock knock knock.

“Are you there?”

It was a familiar voice.

He believed it was the voice of the village volunteer watchman.

“I ’ll go out so practice reading.”

Cale ignored Choi Han and Raons grumbling face and opened the door.

Click. The door opened wide without any issue.

Bang!

Then it was immediately slammed shut.

“Wow, shit!”

Cale subconsciously swore as he tightly held the doorknob.

“That was shocking!”

“What is going on?”

Choi Han stood up and walked over. However, Cale ’s eyes were looking at Raon.

What Cale saw when he had opened the door just now…

“Who are those people? They looked like knights?”

Cale had closed the door immediately after seeing the magnificent crest on the carriage.

He was looking at Raon and Raon ’s eyes were opened wide while looking toward Cale, more specifically the door.

A red snake wrapped around a stone mountain…

The carriage had the crest of the House of Stan.

The knight standing outside the door with the villagers who were shaking in fear was one of Venion Stan ’s subordinates. This guy was Venion ’s left hand man, someone who swung his sword not for the House of Stan but for Venion.

‘How did he find me?

Cale quickly realized the answer.

“I was too showy.”

He had too much fun in the Henituse territory.

His mistake was letting loose and spending money like it was water because this was an illusion.

Cale could see Raons front paw slightly shaking as he sat there with a pen in his hand. The crest of the House of Stan… Raon had definitely seen that before.

He must have seen the crest when he went to destroy the villa on his own.

“Ah.”

He finally realized something.

‘He was anxious.

He was still scared.

Three years old Raon and four years old Raon were different. Furthermore, Cale Henituse and Venion ’s lackey were different.

Cale had rescued the four years old Raon with Choi Han, On, and Hong.

He had led him to the outside world.

However, while Venion ’s lackey had released the chains binding Raons body down, Raon had to do the rest on his own.

There was a simple reason as to why Raon had knocked Venion ’s lackey unconscious. He was not helpful at all. He was weak. Even Cale had told Raon to mess him up before he left the cave originally.

Raon had destroyed the mountain but had to take the unconscious Venion ’s lackey and travel to the Forest of Darkness alone despite it being his first time out in the world.

This starting point was different from four years old Raon who followed Cale and his strong companions to see the world.

“That was my mistake.”

Cale realized his mistake and understood what was making Raon anxious.

Then the answer was simple.

Click.

Cale opened the door and asked.

“Hello, what can I do for you?”

“…You know who I am, dont you?”

Cale smiled and responded to the knight who spoke in a vicious tone to threaten him.

“Move.”

“What?”

“I said move.”

3 years old.

Raon was young.

He was very young.

Cale realized that while he knew that was the case, he had not considered the impact of that youth.

Four years old Raon had a lot he didnt know as well but he had slowly learned. Raon was smart but he could not be good at everything.

There was also no need to be good at everything.

‘For example, taking care of trash properly.

Even if Raon destroyed the mountain and the villa… It was possible that people did not die.

In fact, he might have just destroyed things as Cale told him to do.

‘I ran too wild in the Henituse territory.

It ’s my fault.

He had thought that the House of Stan or the House of Tolz would not hear about him because they did not have a good relationship with the House of Henituse.

He had missed the House of Stans tenacity.

The reason was simple.

‘We can get rid of him whenever we want now.

Someone like Venion Stan was nothing now.

It was just the fact that he made Raon anxious this whole time that was making him upset.

Cale walked past the angry knight who did not dare to attack him and headed toward the carriage.

While the people in his way flinched and stooped moving and the villagers were watching from a distance wondering what was going on…

Screeeech. Cale opened the carriage door and walked inside.

“…You bastard.”

Venion Stan. The bastard who was covered in bandages on his arms and legs was glaring at Cale.

Cale smiled brightly after seeing that gaze.

“You were alive?”

He then added on.

“Too bad. I thought you were dead.”

Although he was smiling, his eyes were extremely cold as he looked down at Venion Stan.