Trash Of The Count's Family BL | Part 1

🪶12 - Picked It Up (5)

Both individuals headed outside the main gates once again. As he got on the carriage, Cale asked Hans who was watching him leave.

"Oh, Hans. Don't the deputy butlers learn basic martial arts?"

"Of course."

"And you are the greatest Butler candidate?"

The corner of Hans's lips started to move up and down. Count Deruth cherished Hans because he took care of things well and had the best personality as well.

"Yes sir. I know the basics for three different styles: martial arts, dagger arts, and spear arts."

A good butler needed to learn a couple different basic fighting styles, just in case something happened and the family members needed to run away.

"Amazing."

"I guess I am a bit amazing."

Cale could not hold back his smile watching Hans shrug his shoulders, while his lips continued to flicker. The two kittens could only shake their head as they watched Hans and the sly smile on Cale's face.

"I'm leaving now."

Cale made up his mind to take Hans to the capital to take care of all annoying things he didn't want to deal with, and then closed the carriage door. The carriage headed into the fog and the now stronger rain to head to his destination.

[The Fragrance of Tea with Poetry]

Cale looked up at the sign before opening the door.

Ring.

The clear ringing of the bell and a desolate shop welcomed Cale.

"I guess nobody is here because of the rain."

"Welcome, young master."

Billos. The bastard of the Flynn Merchant Guild. He welcomed Cale as if they had known each other for a long time. Cale sat in front of the counter and made eye contact with Billos.

"I promised to come back. I needed to keep my promise."

"Of course. Promises need to be kept. Should I prepare the book and tea from last time?"

"Yes. 3 cups of tea please."

"Which teas should I make?"

Cale ordered three types of tea and set a time for Billos to bring the teas up before turning around and heading up to the third floor.

Drip drip-

The rain was getting even worse. Tsk. Cale clicked his tongue and went back to sit at the same spot near the third floor window and looked out.

"The rain is pretty strong, isn't it?"

Billos came up and sat across from him and put down a single cup of tea. Cale was observing Billos closely.

'Choi Han, Beacrox, Ron. And finally, Billos.'

These were the names of the individuals who continued to show up in the novel past volume 1. Of course, Billos only has about two sentences written about him in volume 1, as the owner of the tea shop that Choi Han stops by to rest. He returns in volume 3 to swear his loyalty to Choi Hand and reveal his ambitions.

'Reveal.' That word was important.

'He's always been a greedy person.'

Billos was different from Hong Gil-dong. (Hong Gil-dong was a Korean outlaw during the Joseon Dynasty who had a similar story of being an illegitimate son)

He was not sad that he could not call his father, 'father,' or his brother, 'brother.' In fact, he was just trying to beat them.

He wanted to make it so that they had no choice but to accept him. He wanted to create a situation where they will have no choice but to introduce him as son, to introduce him as the younger brother.