Trash of the Count's Family - TCF Part 2 - Chapter 64

Cale asked Sui why the emperor was unconscious. Sui replied that the emperor kept having seizures when he was awake, so he just kept knocking the emperor out. The emperor’s body was dyed red except for his face (meaning Cale had purified him already). Cale praised Sui for his good job, and Sui said that it was nothing.
Number Seven muttered that they were crazy, but averted his gaze when he saw CH coldly staring at him. After all, it was CH who constantly stunned him whenever he woke up. Cale cheerfully said that they should begin their conversation. In the place was the unconscious emperor, the awake Number Seven, Redok, and the Chief of Staff. Sui and CH were with Cale.
The rest were doing other tasks. Eruhaben, Appe, Raon, and the two kittens were finding a suitable planting site for the fake WT. Cale asked Redok why he was acting strangely. Currently, Redok was timidly avoiding Cale’s gaze. Sui laughed and pulled down Redok’s shirt, revealing the shoulder. Cale was surprised at the sight.
Even the Fire AP was shocked. Because Redok’s shoulder had been ‘purified.’ Redok bowed his head, but Sui grabbed his hair and made him sit properly again. Number Seven and the Chief of Staff were equally surprised to see Redok’s shoulder. There were burn marks in the shape of lightning, and it looked painful. The blackened part from the shoulder to the chest was gone, having reverted to his original skin color.
It had reddened though due to the burns. The Fire AP exclaimed that they were really cool now that they could even purify those stained with dead mana. Cale ignored the cheapskate and said to Redok that he would completely purify Redok. At those words, Redok had a terrified expression and screamed no.
Cale was puzzled that Redok was more scared of that than losing his power. He said that Redok seemed to be in a lot of pain. Sui replied that he was in charge of guarding the captives last night, and CH replaced him afterwards. Sui described Redok to be in a bad condition, yet was patient throughout that time.
Redok thought that this was the first time he experienced this kind of pain. It was like an insect biting his flesh around the lightning scar. Every time it ‘bit,’ he felt a lot of pain. There was also a pain that felt like being electrocuted, and of being burned. The pain tormented him the entire night without rest, making him feel terrible.
In the midst of that pain, his power diminished, and he was ‘purified.’ When Redok saw Cale smiling, he begged Cale to just kill him. Cale agreed on the condition that he answer the questions well. He asked on what they did to Zed, but Redok shut his mouth. Cale unleashed a rose gold electric current in his hand, and Redok quickly answered that he did not know.
The incident in the Roan Palace was not under his command, so he really did not know. Cale frowned as it seemed like Redok was telling the truth. So he asked why the attackers in the Orsena residence used white magic. Redok stuttered and Cale threatened him with his Fire AP again. Redok cursed and said that the Orsena residence was not under his command too.
Cale’s hand headed to Redok’s leg, and Redok screamed that they assisted though. Cale stopped as he noticed that Number Seven looked strange. He urged Redok to continue, and Redok explained that the Black Blood family and the Blood Cult were in an alliance. In exchange for helping the Black Blood family with their work, the Blood Cult asked them to work together from time to time. The Orsena incident was one of those cases.
Cale asked if he knew why the Blood Cult targeted the Orsena residence, and when Redok was about to answer, Number Seven called his name as if telling Redok to not speak anymore. But CH soon struck the back of Number Seven’s neck, rendering the man unconscious. Redok continued that he did not know why the Blood Cult did that, but offered some information about the Blood Cult.
Presently, the Blood Cult was in an important time. They were planning to cause The Great War Between Good and Evil. Cale was familiar with that term, and realized that the Blood Cult was instigating the Good faction, Evil faction, and Demonic sect to fight against each other in a Great War. If a huge war took place in the Central Plains, the entire place would be dyed in blood.
It would have been fine if only the people in the three factions fought, but judging from the actions of the hunters, the civilians and even the military would be dragged in the Great War too. Cale thought that the chaos in the Central Plains world was worse than the mess in Xiaolen. He asked Redok how the Great War and the Orsena incident was related.
Redok answered that it was time for the Blood Cult to select a Holy Maiden. The Blood Cult worshipped the Blood Demon as a god, and the Holy Maiden helped and cared for their god, conveying the will of heaven. Cale said that Redok did not exactly knew what the Blood Cult were planning. Redok only knew that the Great War and the Holy Maiden selection was about to take place, and that the Orsena incident might be related to those two reasons.
Cale said that Redok was answering well, and Redok smiled, saying that he did not want to die alone. Cale nodded, commenting that there was indeed competition among the hunter families. He next asked who was behind the Roan Palace incident, and Redok shut his mouth in fear of something other than Cale’s Fire AP.
Redok asked Cale if he was really going to kill him, and Cale lied yes, though Cale did not really want to kill him. He just wanted to get as much info as possible. Redok closed his eyes before opening it as he answered. He said the words, “Five-Colored…” but suddenly stopped because Sui grabbed him and threw him away from them. CH had pulled back Cale, and Redok’s body soon exploded.
The veins in Redok’s face had suddenly popped out, and Sui and CH had a bad feeling about it, so they had quickly moved. Redok died from the explosion. Cale was shocked that Redok disappeared without a trace. Only a black pool of blood remained. Cale muttered that Redok died from simply mentioning about the Five-Colored Blood family.
Cale glanced at the Chief of Staff whom he knew to have worked with Redok for a long time. She was greatly trembling as she stared at the place where Redok died. Cale calmly spoke that their conversation would be long as he felt uneasy about the family with a strange name.
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Time skip. Cale sat on the sofa and tapped the surface of the divine mirror on the table. There was no response, so Cale tapped it again, telling it to answer him. The divine mirror began to shake as if it was scared. Cale grinned and gently said that it was time for them to finish their deal.
The divine mirror continued to tremble, and Cale continued that he should be paid for what he did. He had a lot of time, so they should talk about everything without missing a single detail. The divine mirror still shook, and Cale brightly smiled at it. And the cheapskate was cheerfully shouting that they were finally getting paid. 1