Trash of the Count's Family - TCF Part 2 - Chapter 90

Terms used in this chapter:
Personal Identification Plaque – A plaque carried by a person where their name, birthdate, status, and residence were recorded. The material it was made from determined one’s social rank, like ivory for nobility, deer horn for officials, and wood for commoners and slaves.
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List of characters:
[Cale’s group]
1. Kim Hae-il
2. Lee Soo Hyuk
3. Choi Han
4. Mo Ahn Ohn
5. Mo Ahn Biroh
6. Du Kang
7. Raon Miru
8. Chief Eunuch Wi
9. Fist King Mok Hyeon
10. Mok Hee
[Elder Ho’s group]
1. Ho Song Yi – elder from the Beggars’ Sect
2. Unnamed young sect leader of the Beggars’ Sect
3. Jeong Hye – apostate monk from the Shaolin Temple
4. Un Seon – female ascetic from the Kunlun Sect
5. Un Myung – male ascetic from the Kunlun Sect
6. Unnamed person, the one who threw the dagger at Cale’s group
[Dokgo Chang’s group]
1. Dokgo Chang – greatsword user
2. Dokgo Ryeong – successor of the Dokgo Clan patriarch
3. Dokgo Clan member 1 (unnamed)
4. Dokgo Clan member 2 (unnamed)
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Dokgo Chang was shocked to hear about the Sword Emperor. Raon asked his human what the Heavenly Sword was, but Cale focused on the conversation. The surprised Mok Hyeon called Elder Ho as ‘Song Yi-ah’ and questioned if the Heavenly Sword really existed. Elder Ho nodded and said that it did exist. And Dokgo Chang was taken aback again when he finally recognized the Fist King.
Mok Hyeong glanced at Cale for a moment, and confirmed that he used to be called the Fist King, but he was now just an ordinary old man. But no one really believed him. He was one of the top 5 martial art experts of the previous generation. And even though the era had changed, the current generation remembered him because of one thing.
It was that he came from a family with low status. His family was not a famous family like the Five Great Clans. He just came from an ordinary family. He came to be known in the Good Faction because of his genius talent. Teach him one thing and he learned ten things. And he even figured out what was needed for the eleventh thing.
Therefore, murim people from small and medium-sized clans, those with little family backgrounds, or those who used the same fighting style as him all looked up to the Fist King greatly. Anyway, Dokgo Chang glanced at Young Master Kim who the Fist King was now serving, and came up with the misunderstanding that someone who radiated such an aura would naturally be attended by the Fist King.
With eyes full of both hope and doubt, he politely asked if Young Master Kim was really trying to save Noble Warrior Choi. Cale tried to answer, but Pokedex Wi spoke first in Cale’s head. Chief Eunuch Wi-kipedia began to explain about the history of the Heavenly Sword. The ’emperor’ word was not commonly used in titles/aliases in the past.
But the Sword Emperor was the absolute master of the sword at that time, so he got that title. He had claimed to belong to a one-person sect, and the reason he appeared in the murim world was to find a disciple. But he could not find one until he disappeared from the murim world. After telling the last acquaintance he met, “There is no one here who understands my power,” all traces of him vanished.
However, there was a rumor that the Sword Emperor had prepared a tomb for his descendants somewhere. So, at that time, the murim world and the imperial family turned the whole world upside down in search of his swordsmanship book, the Heavenly Sword. But they could not find it. And now, hearing that the Sword Demon had the Heavenly Sword, it attracted the attention of the murim people.
Add to that was the chief executives of the Murim Alliance and the Beggars’ Sect being fairly sure that the book in the Sword Demon’s hands was the Heavenly Sword. Thus, even if people could not defeat the Sword Demon, they would still look for him. Wi said that they needed to find CJS quickly as he might be in danger.
Cale was just silent as he was immersed in his thoughts. But Dokgo Chang whose question was not answered grew nervous. Cale eventually snapped out of his thoughts and was about to reply to Dokgo Chang, but Elder Ho chuckled and stepped in between the two. Elder Ho reprimanded Dokgo Chang for asking that when Young Master Kim had already stated earlier that he would save the Sword Demon.
Cale lightly waved his hand and replied that Noble Warrior Dokgo had the right to be suspicious. But Dokgo Chang quickly shouted that he was not suspicious of the young master. Cale was puzzled at his reaction, and Dokgo Chang was already avoiding Cale’s gaze. Dokgo Chang showed his will to move quickly as he said that they should go find Noble Warrior CJS now.
Cale thought that he was more reasonable than expected given his current eager attitude. Wi approached Cale and said that since their group had increased, they would have to do some reorganization. Cale permitted it, so Wi approached Elder Ho and Dokgo Chang to talk about it. As the three were talking, Cale looked around.
Cale: *looks around*
Toonka: *approaches* Why?
Cale: *surprised* I was wondering if there was anywhere to sit.
Toonka: Haha! That’s an easy problem! *punches a nearby rock*
BOOM!
Toonka: Hahaha! If you do this, you can get a seat! Please sit down, Young Master Kim! I can do an escort job really well! Puahaha!
Cale: Sigh. (How am I supposed to sit there? It’s jagged and looks hard to sit on.)
Sui: *walks towards the rock while silently laughing*
SHWING!
Sui: *perfectly slices the rock horizontally with his sword as if cutting a radish*
Cale: …
Sui: *shrugs and heads back to his position in the back*
Beacrox: *puts down 3 white handkerchiefs on the now flat rock, then looks at Cale*
Cale: …
Cale: *sits down on the rock*
Ron: Young Master, it’s cold because we’re in a forest. *puts a soft, light, but warm blanket over Cale’s shoulders*
Cale: Sigh…
CH: *stands behind Cale like an escort* Hae-il-nim, is there anything you need?
Cale: …No.
Raon: Human! Don’t overdo it! Human, you’re weaker than paper now! Yes, paper! It’s at that level! You’re done if a drop of water hits you!
Cale: (Yes, yes.)
Cale accepted his current situation as he felt comfortable. He blankly stared at the forest as he continued to hear Raon talk telepathically. Raon was going around the place, exclaiming about how the plants were different here, how he wanted to take home a poisonous-looking herb as a gift, or how he heard from Jungwon the delicious food here like dumplings and that he wanted to order it for everyone back home if it tasted good.
While Cale was sitting around, the others were watching him. A man called out to Un Seon as older sister (nunim), and she replied back, “Junior brother Un Myung, we’re outside the sect. Call me properly.” Un Myung, a male ascetic who was a promising talent in the Kunlun Sect, pouted. Monk Jeong Hye clicked this tongue upon seeing the giant guy pouting.
Un Myung did not care and whispered to Un Seon, “Don’t you think that Young Master Kim is an amazing person? He seems to be very strong. How come a man like him has remained unknown?” She replied to him affectionately as “Myung-ah,” and Monk Jeong Hye stood up to walk away. But she said that he could listen too, so the monk stopped moving.
She continued, “There is a murim saying. Be careful of the children, the elderly, and the women. Do you know what that means?” Myung replied that it meant one should not let their guard down even if their opponent looked weak as they might be wrong. Un Seon said that it could be interpreted that way, and added her own interpretation.
An opponent might look weak, or be really weak, but that did not matter. Whether their opponent was weak or strong, they only had one life. Humans could still die from a surprise attack. She glanced at Young Master Kim who at first glance seemed like the youngest son of a noble family who had come here to recuperate.
He looked to be really small, but could give off an impression like that of a tall mountain. Un Seon warned that the place they would be heading was very dangerous. All kinds of strong people would gather, and greed would dominate everything. Mount Huang was beautiful, but it would be stained with blood due to greed.
So she told him to keep his composure. Afterwards, she went about organizing her stuff, and Un Myung and Jeong Hye copied her actions. Meanwhile, Elder Ho secretly asked Chief Eunuch Wi on what kind of person the young master was. Wi smiled as he knew that Elder Ho must have guessed his identity too. He did not hesitate to answer as Cale had instructed him on what to do when something like this happened.
Wi replied that the young master had a golden plaque. The eavesdropping Dokgo Chang was confused on what that meant, but Elder Ho understood what it was. The words Fist King, Beijing, and golden plaque came to Elder Ho’s mind.
Elder Ho asked if the young master’s last name was Kim. There was only one family allowed to carry a golden Personal Identification Plaque – the imperial family. Wi replied yes, but added that the young master had a separate real name. However, he emphasized that he would not answer any further questions about it.
Cale’s first request to the emperor was to have a definite and secure identity to use here. The emperor suggested the most definite way, so Cale gladly accepted the golden Personal Identification Plaque. Anyway, time skip and scene change. At a small village near Mount Huang, Cale stepped inside the smallest inn there.