Trash of the Count's Family - TCF Part 2 - Chapter 79

**Clopeh chapter, so today’s a translation and not a summary!** 2
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‘It means he won’t stay still.’
Cale immediately guessed Alberu’s thoughts. His idea was simple.
‘If you want to play new tricks, we can do it too.’
However, the tricks they would play would be a change, not a trick.
“If they see us moving towards an alliance, other countries will be wary.”
Cale’s gaze moved towards the voice.
‘Strange.’
The eyes of Clopeh Sekka and Cale met.
-Human! It’s strange! Clopeh is very calm and sane!
That was right.
His eyes were very normal. But the look in his eyes was overflowing with intelligence.
‘What’s wrong with this bastard?’
It felt as if Toonka was holding a book on military strategy and tactics and saying that he hated fighting.
But Cale thought simply, ‘It’s none of my business.’
It did not matter whether Clopeh was full of intelligence or not.
‘And he was originally a smart guy.’
It was just that his head revolved around legends or myths. Fundamentally, his brain was quite clever and cunning. He was a smart person in a different sense from Crown Prince Alberu.
“By the way,” Thus Cale asked comfortably. “Why are you here?”
No matter how much he thought about it, there was no reason for Clopeh to visit Cale.
Unless he was here to shout about legends.
‘Don’t tell me that’s what he came here for?’
Why did he come here with Priest Durst?
Cale’s heart was pounding. A different tension welled up than when he faced Ron’s gentle smile.
Clopeh answered plainly at that moment. “I’m not here to see you, Cale-nim.”
What?
-Really?
“…Really?”
It was the moment when the young dragon and the human spoke the same words at the same time.
“Yes. While I was at the Henituse estate, I heard that Cale-nim was here, so I naturally came to see you. My purpose is something else.”
Hmm.
Cale heard a murmur coming from behind him. When he looked back, Choi Han was shaking his head in disbelief.
‘You think so? It looks strange to you too, right?’
The moment Cale realized that he and Choi Han had the same thoughts, Clopeh spoke in a calm voice. “I’m here to see the Molan patriarch.”
What?
Cale and Choi Han’s eyes headed to Clopeh.
Molan?
Are you talking about Ron?
“…Why Ron?” Cale’s voice sank low.
Ron was not in his best condition yet.
At that time, Cale saw the corners of Clopeh’s mouth go up.
“Because it’s noisy in my country.”
The inside of the Paerun Kingdom was noisy.
“There are people who formed connections with other kingdoms.”
A holy and sincere looking smile lit up Clopeh’s lips. He was his usual guardian knight self from that look. He spoke with that appearance. “I’m going to intimidate and assassinate some of them.”
Crazy bastard.
As I thought, Clopeh still has not changed.
-Human! Clopeh has not changed!
Cale nodded at the words of Raon, and Choi Han stared at Clopeh coldly.
‘I don’t like him.’
Choi Han did not really like Clopeh. That was why he opened his mouth. “Cale-nim, the Molan family no longer partake in assassinations.”
“That’s right.”
The Molan family was still planning to stay in the underworld, but they were trying to change into an intelligence group rather than an assassination group.
Cale had roughly guessed the reason.
‘Probably for the future generation.’
Ron and Beacrox probably wanted On and Hong to be the successors of the Molan family. And On and Hong seemed to want it too. So Ron was about to change the purpose of the Molan family to an information group rather than an assassination group.
Cale intended to support this.
“Haha.” Clopeh let out a short laugh. He waved his hands wildly.
“I have no intention of commissioning the Molan family. I’m just going to buy information from the family. I’m here to be a customer.”
Hmm. Cale gulped.
In short, he meant that he would buy information about the weakness of his enemies from the Molans.
“…Talk to Ron about it.”
When it came to this, Cale could not argue. It was up to Ron.
‘More than that.’
Cale’s eyes turned to Clopeh. He had thought that this guy was a little quiet, so he had forgotten.
‘To think you’re going to kill the people of your own kingdom.’
He was a man crazy about myths, who created the Indomitable Alliance and drove the continent into a war zone.
Cale could not let his guard down.
-Human, why are the corners of your mouth going up?
He ignored Raon’s words.
‘Well, the one whom I can’t be careless with is now an ally.’
Cale recalled the places that had acted shamelessly. Norland, Askosan, and several free cities. And the Caro Kingdom.
‘Caro is truly detestable.’
There was no other way to express it than detestable.
‘The crown prince did not seem like a man to do that.’
On one hand, Cale questioned the choice of the Caro Kingdom. But he did not think deeply about it.
“Clopeh Sekka.”
“Yes.”
“You’re not only concerned with your kingdom, right?”
The moment Cale asked that question, Clopeh had a smile.
“…I don’t know what you mean.”
Cale was convinced by that two-faced reply.
‘That bastard, he’s definitely planning to use the assassins for foreign use and not just domestically!’
Send assassins to Norland or Askosan to intimidate them or just push them away.
Cale’s gaze became slightly sharper.
“You know it, right?”
It’s none of my business on how you live.
But don’t mess with me.
Or us.
“Yes. I know.” Clopeh lightly bowed his head and expressed his agreement with Cale’s inner thoughts.
Cale glanced at the lowered head and slightly nodded. So he did not see it. Something that was burning in the eyes of Clopeh who had lowered his head.
“I just got angry.”
“…Angry?”
“Yes. The attitude of the other kingdoms.”
Hmm.
Cale could not deny it.
‘Well, getting angry is understandable.’
In particular, the attitude of Norland and Askosan was reprehensible from the perspective of Paerun.
At that moment, Clopeh muttered very quietly.
“Huh? What?”
Cale had not heard it.
“Nothing.”
Clopeh shook his head. But Choi Han’s eyes shook, and Priest Durst stared at Clopeh with brightly sparkling eyes.
Clopeh added in a whisper.
“I can’t believe their interference even after seeing the legend. I’ll show it to those bastards with useless eyes. Everything.”
Cale was a myth to him.
A legend.
It was everything he had dreamed of.
It was something beyond a religion.
Particularly, Cale’s appearance against the White Star and the Sealed God had completely shaken Clopeh’s thoughts.
“Anyway, do it in moderation.”
“Yes.”
Clopeh calmly nodded at Cale’s words.
Cale thought about the other’s appearance. He did not trust Clopeh.
‘Clopeh won’t run wild even if I’m not here. Because the crown prince is here.’
And Eruhaben was here too. The Whale Tribe would also keep him in check in the sea of the Paerun Kingdom.
‘Hmm.’
An alliance.
Cale had already figured out the crown prince’s intentions when he pointed out the Jungle and Paerun, and the mention of an alliance.
‘A candidate site.’
Places to send the mines that the Roan Kingdom could not handle. The crown prince picked candidate sites and sent it to Cale.
So he must have sent Clopeh here while saying sorry.
‘It’s not bad.’
The Paerun Kingdom with the strongest power in the north.
And the Whale Tribe that dominated the sea.
Even if the distance was far, there would be no difficulties because the sea was on Roan’s side.
And if Billos’s Flynn Merchant Guild got in between.
‘Even better when precious stones such as gold and diamonds are sold everywhere in the eastern and western continents.’
If that was the case, it would be better to be close to where they could get help from the Whale Tribe.
Maritime trade between continents would be easy.
“Clopeh Sekka.”
“Yes.”
“Are you-”
Are you interested in gold or jewelry?
Cale was about to ask.
But Clopeh spoke first.
“Cale-nim.”
“What?”
Clopeh rarely cut off Cale’s words.
“Why?”
Clopeh spoke with a calm face and a soft voice, “Please take me with you.”
Thump. Cale’s heart sank for a moment.
-Finally!
Raon reacted.
-I knew he’d say that!
Cale’s pupils shook. His gaze turned to Durst. Durst slipped out a video storage device from his arms and held it out to Cale.
“I saw what the esteemed Purifier did with the video storage device that Clopeh-nim gave me.”
Durst bent down deeply.
“I saw a new world again.”
Cale’s gaze headed to Clopeh.
Clopeh was calm. He did not even smile. He was just genuine. Yes, he spoke genuinely.
“It doesn’t matter if I lose all my limbs while fighting again this time. I don’t mind if I can’t move again. I want to go too.”
He continued very calmly. “I’ll stand in front of Cale-nim and take all the attacks with my body.”
Yes, it was strangely calm.
“I want to see the myth.”
Cale’s eyes shook.
-Hu-Human! I understand now! Clopeh has gone full circle, so he looks calm!
He could not refute the words of Raon.
Instead, he replied sternly.
“There is no place for you.”
“Okay. I understand.”
Huh?
Cale was startled.
It was accepted so calmly.
At that time, Cale saw Clopeh look at Durst.
Durst had a gentle smile. It was the look of a good-natured priest.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be going this time. Hahaha!” Durst laughed and Clopeh had a soft and gloomy smile.
‘Ah, my head.’
Cale had a headache.
“This is driving me nuts.”
He was silent for a while and then opened his mouth.
“You have nothing to say now, right?”
He pointed at the door to the two.
“Go.”
Mines or whatever, he wanted to stop seeing the faces of both Clopeh and Durst.
“Yes. Let’s go! Hahaha!” Durst happily headed outside with a strangely excited expression, and Clopeh bowed calmly and followed.
One look. Cale glanced at him and asked in passing, “Are you not feeling well?”
Clopeh paused. Upon seeing that, Cale continued.
“Well, your body is not normal.”
After fighting the battle in the Henituse territory, Clopeh’s limbs were not normal as a result. It was a ticking time bomb that could explode at any time.
“Did you get hurt somewhere?”
“It was obvious.”
“No, I did not notice.”
Cale glanced at Choi Han who had spoken.
“His gait is slower than usual, and one side is unbalanced.”
Choi Han kept observing Clopeh, so Cale had noticed.
Clopeh looked at Choi Han for a second before saying calmly, “I got caught.”
“…Your condition?”
“Yes.”
“I see.”
Cale did not say much.
“I will go then.” Clopeh also left Cale’s study without saying much.
Click. The door closed, and Raon removed his invisibility, approaching Cale. Then Choi Han glanced at the closed door and spoke, “Cale-nim.”
He hesitated for a moment, but eventually spoke again.
“It seems that other countries have noticed Clopeh’s physical condition and that he was not acting like a proper Sword Master.”
Cale’s brow frowned slightly. Choi Han carried on with his words unhurriedly.
“…Judging from Clopeh’s injury, there must have been some kind of assassination attempt on him.”
And he added, “So perhaps, he also made the same move of assassination to pay them back.”
In fact, it would not be good for Clopeh if he, the one named as the Guardian Knight, was found to be looking for an assassin. Nevertheless, doing that meant that he had somehow suffered.
“Clopeh, it’s not easy for him either.” Choi Han said with a sigh. He did not like Clopeh, but he thought that the latter’s physical condition was retribution. Even so, he understood Clopeh’s difficult situation as if he developed familiarity with the latter based on his negative feelings.
“Hmm.”
Then Choi Han saw Cale seriously frowning.
“…Cale-nim?”
“It’s nothing.” Cale shook his head.
‘…Why did I suddenly have that thought?’
Although Clopeh Sekka was a Sword Master, he was no longer a proper Sword Master.
He immediately had a thought when he saw Clopeh.
‘Usually, in the murim novels I read.’
Yes, according to the books I have read so far.
There were many cases.
‘In murim, a guy like Clopeh would have a fateful encounter, discovering a strange elixir or a book by a mysterious martial arts expert…’
They would then overcome difficulties and become very strong.
“….Foolish me.”
What am I thinking about?
Cale shook his head with a laugh.
‘It’s not easy to find an elixir, and it doesn’t make sense to discover a martial arts book that’s perfect for someone with a problem like Clopeh Sekka.’
It was not like Cale would set aside time to look for it for Clopeh.
‘That won’t happen.’
He roughly organized his thoughts.
‘…Of course, I’m going to steal everything that needs to be robbed when I go to the Central Plains.’
He planned to squeeze everything he needed and come back.
Cale sorted out his thoughts and opened his mouth.
“Let’s go on a tour.”
“Eh?”
“Excuse me?”
Towards Raon and Choi Han, he said. “The Paerun Kingdom, the Jungle, and the Breck Kingdom. And to Endable too. Let’s go there once.”
A strange smile hung around Cale’s mouth.
“The eastern and western continents will notice if I do that.”
They would have a pretty clear idea on where he was and its implication. Of course, they would not be pleased from being treated separately.
“They’ll probably be curious. What I am doing when I appear after laying low, and what will happen to the countries I visit.”
They would be nervous.
Until they know the answer.
A bright smile spread across Cale’s lips.
“Human! As I thought, you’re smiling like that!”
It was then.
Ting… Ting!
Cale took out the divine mirror from his pocket and held it up. And with a sigh, he checked the message sent by Central Plains.

“Haa.” Cale let out a breath.
He had one last thing to check before leaving. It was something he felt he needed to make sure after seeing Durst.
“Hey, Central Plains.” He asked, “Who’s the force that would help me?”
Like the Church of the Fire of Purification in Xiaolen.
Cale was wondering who would help him in the Central Plains.
Ting…Ting! A message came without a hitch.
Cale was slightly impressed by that.
‘Looks like he had prepared in advance.’
Perhaps he was impressed this much because he did not have any expectations.
And Cale checked the message.

“One person?”

Cale’s expression quickly turned sour.
Regardless of the usefulness of the Church of the Fire of Purification, still, he had one group that became his limbs.
However, it was said that there was only one person in the Central Plains.
‘Hmm.’
Cale was beginning to get irritated.
‘Even though Choi Jung Soo is in the Central Plains.’
Even though he was said to be the Sword Demon there.
‘In a situation where it is unknown if I’ll meet Choi Jung Soo right away, it’s better to have reliable allies.’
Wasn’t this the murim where the Great War Between Good and Evil was just around the corner?
Cale’s face was about to crumple, but he held it in and asked.
“Are they a master?”
The best expert in martial arts.

His expression was about to contort at the sudden reply, but he stopped.
‘That’s weird.’
Central Plains sounded confident.
Cale questioned, “Then who is it?”
Ting… Ting! The answer came right away.

Ting.. Ting!

Cale, who was silent, threw several words.
“Central Plains can do it!”
Ting… Ting!