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Trash of the Count's Family - Chapter 745: When I am the angriest? (5)
'What a strange title
Some thought
'Trash of the count's family? Isn't that young master Cale? '
Alberu thought
Cale couldn't help but have a warm smile on his face after witnessing the peaceful sight in the dining area.
"Why is that TRASH there? "
A random noble said out loud forgetting that they are reacting to the saviour
'Me? Why am I on the screen? I'm not the saviour. I'm just trash'
Cale is in denial mode
'Red hair and reddish brown eyes. He looks like "father"'.
The dragon-half-blood thought.
"My liege he kind of looks like you
Dorph said as he turned to look at the white star.
"I can see that"
"No!"
Some people flinch at the loud sound
Tang.
Raon gently tapped the armrest with his front paw. He then shook his head while shouting.
'Is that me? Why would I be with a human they are all evil... '
Raon who was hiding using magic to hide perk up
"Is that a dragon?! "
'What the why would I keep the dragon'
"Why would that trash have a dragon?! How did he tame it?! "
(Well wouldn't answer him because he insulted Cale-oppa)
'Interesting, to think that a dragon would follow a human. '
Our goldie gramps thought.
"Did that human tame that little dragon?"
Dodori asked his mother curiously
"We don't know about that yet Dodori"
"I hate veggies!"
"I only want to eat desserts, nya!"
"It's unhealthy to only eat desserts"
A mother said as some cannot help but agree
Hong shouted after Raon while On nonchalantly picked up the beans on her salad plate with her fork and moved them elsewhere.
"Noona is that us? Will we have a home in the future?"
Hong said eagerly
"It looks like it"
"Young master-nim."
Cale flinched when he heard Ron's voice
'Isn't he supposed to follow Choi Han?! Why is he with me?! '
He thought frantically.
Ron had a gentle smile on his face as he welcomed Cale.
'Vicious'
You can already tell who he is
It made the children averaging nine-years-old flinch for a moment before they avoided his gaze.
Cale walked without any hesitation, sat down at the head of the table, and quietly observed the children averaging nine years old seated on both sides of the table.
One of the things he had told the test voice about what made him angry...
"Test voice? "
Rosalyn asked
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'When the children complain about the side dishes.'
'Hm? That's what I said to the so-called "test voice"?'
Cale said with a ✨scamming✨ smile
While some cannot help but feel iffy about that smile
This was the first time Cale saw the children complaining about the side dishes.
Raon peeked at Cale and then tilted his head in confusion.
'pretty... '(they are referring to Cale)
The future simps thought
"Human, why are you smiling like that?"
'Like what? '
Cale tilted his head in confusion which almost made everyone have a nosebleed.
'Young master Cale, look cute'
'I must admit he does look cute'
The simping white radish thought
'He looks cute'
The puppy knight
'Cute-wait what am I thinking
The disguised crown prince thought
Witira look at Archie and his brother who are blushing and turned to his father. Her father look back and they nodded at each other.
And before we know it almost everyone becomes a blushing mess
While some cannot help but cooed at him including the queen of the jungle and Rosalyn.
On had slowly put her fork down and was looking baffled at Cale as well.
Cale gently asked instead of answering Raon's question.
"Raon, how old are you this year?"
"Why would he ask about his age.? "
"Me? Human, you don't even know my age?!"
Raon put his fork down and opened up his two front paws.
"I am seven years old!"
'Will I get resued three years from now? '
'It's one year later.'
"What does he mean by that? "
"He makes it sound like he is from the past or something"
Cale realized that this illusion was based on the next year. He had some inkling that this was the future since he started this illusion.
"So it's an illusion, huh? "
'An illusion?! What are you doing my future self?! What about slacker life Chan?! '
'What or who caused the illusion?'
Some people or tribes who don't know about illusionist thought
'His Highness doesn't become king even in one year in this illusion?
And he's swamped with work?'
'What a disrespectful bastard'
But compared to what he was thinking his lips are twitching, probably because someone expect him to be the king.
The corners of Cale's lips were twitching. This was the joy of someone who was free from work.
The corner of Cale's lips were also twitching just by thinking about not working
Raon, who had no way of knowing this, peeked warily at Cale before opening his mouth again.
"Are you... are you trying to say that a seven-year-old needs to not be picky with his food?! I hate veggies!"
Okay, don't eat them."
"...Hmm?"
Raon tilted his head in confusion while Hong stopped sneaking a dessert into his pocket to look at Cale.
On simply had a suspicious gaze on her face.
However, Cale was being quite serious.
"Eat whatever you want. You can eat the things you don't want to eat later or whenever you feel like eating them."
'Yes, kids should eat whatever they. But they also need to eat healthy sometimes'
Cale thought while nodding his head not noticing the strange looks of some nobles directed at him
Until now, Cale, with these children averaging nine years old... No, children averaging ten years old here... He had never seen these children complain about side dishes.
"How sad"
Some people said looking at the screen with pity
These three kids ate everything well. That was a good thing, but it did not always feel good to him.
These were children who had experienced starvation before.
'Something like this is nice too.'
Children averaging ten years old complaining about side dishes...
Cale had wanted to see this sight at least once. When would he see them complaining about side dishes if they didn't do it while they were young?
Cale had never complained about his side dishes other than when he was very young and his parents were both still there. Being able to complain was a luxury.
"Why would he say that I mean he always complains about the food"
"And isn't the henituse family rich? Why would he say that complaining about the food is a luxury?"
The nobles said. They keep on questioning but no one answered them
"...Human, you're being weird."
Raon was even warier of Cale's gaze as he started picking up his veggies with his fork.
Hong put the dessert down and decided to eat real food first.
On was shaking her head side to side while eating the beans.
"Didn't I say that you don't need to eat things you don't like?"
Cale asked with a satisfied smile on his face, but the children averaging ten years old didn't pay him any attention.
"That was wonderful, young master-nim."
Ron had a benign smile on his face as he praised Cale.
Cale scowled.
Cale then experienced something he had not even imagined in his wildest dreams.
"Here is some spicy ramen, young master-nim."
"RAMEN?!"
Choi Han shouted and looks at Cale and ask
"How do you know that food? "
Cale just feigned ignorance and lied with a straight face
"I don't know what you are talking about"
Cho Han didn't believe him but didn't pry deeper.
'Maybe I'll find my answer later. '
Beacrox placed a bowl of ramen on the table in front of Cale.
This was an unbelievable situation that was only possible because this was an illusion.
Cale happily enjoyed the illusion.
"Wow."
Beacrox frowned.
Although it was an illusion, the taste, scent, and everything was the same as reality.
'I miss eating Korean food'
Choi Han thought. He's been in the forest of darkness for so long that he had almost forgotten the taste of Korean food.
Cale just observe Choi Han quietly and thought.
'He must have missed Korean food too, based on the longing face that he is making. '
Having ramen for the first time in a long while?
"Tastes delicious."
Many look shocked with this specially Beacrox. Never had the Young master complimented his cooking. He becomes embarrassed and if you look closely you will see a tint of red at his ear.
Cale was enjoying his ramen but Beacrox was mumbling with disgust.
"...Having ramen for a whole month is disgusting."
"It is unhealthy"
Choi Han said
But Cale retorted at the same time.
"It's not disgusting"
Many looks at the two and Alberu said while smiling brightly.
"It looks like you do know the strange food young master Cale"
"Your Highness the one who lights up the night, the one who will reign over us this lowly noble doesn't know what you are talking about"
(I don't have a glib tongue so please excuse this)
Cale shamelessly said while putting on his ✨scamming✨ smile
Alberu's lips twitch and said
"Is that so... "
"Hmm? Did you say something?"
"No, young master-nim. Should I boil another one for you?"
'It looks like I'm eager to cook another one of this" ramen" compared to what I said previously'
"Yes. Make it a jjajang ramen."
"Yes, sir."
'Wow! He can make jjajang ramen too?'
Cale had to hold himself back from cheering. He felt as if he should ask if bibim ramen was possible too.
Cale also had to hold himself back from scammin-asking the system for ramen. Maybe he can sca-ask her later
Cale was peacefully enjoying his ramen as he watched the children averaging ten-years-old eating everything with a satisfied gaze.
'Hmm?'
His chopsticks stopped moving. His gaze stopped at the window for a moment.
'What is that?'
"It looks like a statue of a snake"
Some cannot help but feel ominous about the statue
His body slightly headed toward the window as if he was going to stand up. However, he had to turn his head without being able to continue his thoughts.
'Choi Han?! He's supposed to travel with Rosalyn and Lock?!
Cale was having a mental crisis right now
"Why am I with him? "
Choi Han said.
"Cale-nim."
"Cale... nim? "
Choi Han walked over and spoke with a serious look on his face.
"I couldn't find it."
"What can't he find? "
Lock said.
"Huh? Find what?"
"What we should do to play today."
Everyone was left speechless.
"I thought it would be more serious since he had a serious look on his face?! "
'Hmm?'
Cale blankly looked at Choi Han who turned away from him as if he was disappointed.
Choi Han didn't know why Cale is disappointed. His imaginary puppy ears and tails drop.
'He looks like a puppy being abandoned by his master'
Many including the dragons thought this way.
"Me too! I couldn't figure anything out either!"
"There's nothing to do now, nya!"
"Looks like it's for the kids"
Bud, Cale's slave-ahem secretary aka the mercenary king said while drinking alcohol
Raon and Hong spoke with disappointment while On shook her head as if she was sorry.
Cale recalled something else he had told the test voice.
'When I can't think of anything to do.'
"This illusion seems to be like a test"
The Golden dragon put his hand on his chin.
'What troubles did he encounter to be part of the illusion?"
'Heh.'
The corners of Cale's lips started twitching. He quickly moved his hand up to cover his mouth as he answered seriously.
Crown Prince Alberu started to shiver while looking at that smile
' I felt like my treasury is in danger
"Oh well. I guess I have to just do nothing but roll around the bed today."
"Please cheer up, young master-nim."
Ron handed him a cup of lemonade.
Cale enjoyed the bitter taste of the lemonade after not having it for a while and energetically finished the rest of his ramen.
'Why would I give the puppy young master lemon tea? '
Ron asked himself mentally
Cale looks disgusted while looking at the lemon tea.
'Why would I miss that bitter tea?'
While some people who saw his face cannot help but giggle
'Looks like he doesn't t like lemon tea
The simps made a mental note of this
His true slacker life started after that.
"Slacker life?"
Fredo the vampire cannot help but ask. He's been hiding his presence since earlier and finds the little human amusing.
While Cale saw the sparkles in his eyes.
'Finally my slacker life!'
He seems to have forgotten that this is an illusion, but we wouldn't stop him from dreaming
"This is great."
Cale rolled to the right. The bed moved.
Sayeru and Dorph become worried for their liege cause he mumbles something like
"Maybe...... bribe........ my side...."
Cale sprawled out on the bed, looked up at the ceiling, and mumbled to himself.
"This is so great."
Nobody came to wake him up.
Needing to hurry up and get up, but keep wanting to sleep. He said that it made him angry when nobody comes to wake him up.
"He seems to have given wrong information on purpose to Slack?"
That was another thing he had told the test voice.
"Heh."
He felt as if the fatigue that had built up inside of him was completely washing away.
"He seems to be quite busy in the future"
"Maybe"
Although it was only one day, Duke Deruth, Duchess Violan, Basen, and even Lily seemed extremely energetic about Cale not hearing the 'w' for work.
Alberu wouldn't even pick up his call saying that he was too busy.
"We seem to know each other well young master Cale"
Alberu put on his signature smile
But he got counterattacked by the same but more powerful smile.
"Your royal highness the one who lights up the night and our dark lives this lowly citizen is delighted to know the future king of the Roan kingdom."
Alberu's lips twitched
And Cale just keeps his signature smile.
The simps and the future father figures who are watching their interaction frown.
He simply told Cale to play.
Once Cale heard that he immediately thanked Alberu
" Your Highness, this noble deeply appreciates what you said"
Cale put on a smile which made everyone blush. But Cale being Cale, he is oblivious to what he did.
'Why are they red? maybe because it's hot? but I don't feel hot
Choi Han left to see Lock and the Wolf children, saying that he will try to find something for them to do.
"I'm with them? and also my siblings"
On, Hong, and Raon. The children averaging ten years old went to attend Ron's lesson.
They might come to see Cale after their morning lessons finished.
For reference, ancient Dragon Eruhaben was supposedly busy building a new lair. Rosalyn was busy with the Magic Tower.
"AN ANCIENT DRAGON?!"
"YOU MEAN TO TELL US THAT NOT ONLY DID HE HAVE A BABY DRAGON HE ALSO HAVE AN ANCIENT ONE?!"
Everyone becomes chaotic about this information. Well luckily Cale isn't paying attention cause he is daydreaming about his future wedding with his bed
'Everybody other than me is busy.'
"Heh."
Cale was even happier that he was the only one doing nothing.
"...But hmm..."
Cale was smiling brightly as he mumbled to himself while letting the soft bed take him.
"How do I finish this test?"
After absorbing the information given before everyone came back to their usual demeanor.
"Now that I think about it how does he finish it? "
The situations until now where he was supposed to feel wrath...
Being chased away from work.
Eating ramen every meal.
Hearing the children complaining about side dishes.
Rolling around the bed.
Sleeping in.
None of these situations actually made him angry.
Forget wrath, he felt as if he was experiencing the future of his dreams.
'I've experienced all of the angry moments I shared with the test voice including taking a nap.'
Cale wondered if this wrath test should end now.
"Doesn't that sound easy?"
"Maybe the test voice is plotting something"
The smart ones started making theories about the test.
Just one day.
He had rested for a day so it was time to go charging forward again.
"...But hmm..."
Cale looked outside the window again.
"...Something is a bit weird here."
"It does seem fishy"
Some said
The smile on his face slowly disappeared. Cale got off the bed, put on some slippers, and walked over to a window with a terrace.
His gaze was focused on the middle of a mountain that was visible from the territory.
"I still feel ominous about snake"
A commoner said as some nodded along
Starting from the middle and all the way to the top...
He observed something on the mountain.
It gave him an unknown sense of discomfort.
He grabbed the window handle to take a closer look at the thing in the distance. He wanted to go onto the terrace to get a better look.
At that moment...
"Human!"
Knock knock knock. Bang!
He heard some light knocks on the door before Raon burst in while calling his name.
On, who had been the one to knock, walked in behind Hong and Raon.
Cale looked at the children averaging ten years old for a moment before looking out the window again and nonchalantly asking.
"Raon."
"What is, human?"
"What is that black thing on the mountain?"
The mountain was quite visible from the Duchy. It was far away, but he could tell that it was one of the mountains where they mined marble.
"DUCHY?!"
The nobles exclaimed
"Did the Henituse family become a duchy in the future if so how? "
King Zed said after he read those words
From the center of that mountain to the top... Up until the place where the marble was located...
"...That thing that looks like a picture of a snake."
There was a long black line drawn vertically like a snake.
Cale did not remember something like this in the Henituse territory.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
Cale felt his heart beat oddly.
An instinctual sense of discomfort rose from within him.
'What is going on? This is the first time something like this has happened during the test.'
Cale could not figure out the answer. However, Raon soon gave him the answer.
"Human, you don't even know what that is?!"
Raon nonchalantly responded, as if he was baffled that Cale would ask such a thing. Actually, he sounded excited as he responded.
"That was a lesson from the White Star-nim!"
"Who is White Star?"
"I don't know, maybe a kind of drug? "
"Why would the little dragon call him formally? "
The commoners discussed among themselves
'I have a bad feeling about this
Cale thought feeling a sense of discomfort
"Hmm. Looks like you successfully took over the whole continent there my liege"
'...What? What-nim?'
Cale subconsciously clenched his ears.
'Am I still half asleep? Who did Raon just call with a nim?'
"It looks like the young master knows the white star. "
"I'm still wondering who that is"
Cale repeated the name back to Raon as if to ask about it.
"...White... Star...nim?"
"Sounds like he doesn't believe what he heard"
"He looks kind adorable"
Hong nodded my head.
"That's right, nya! The White Star-nim! The White Star-nim descended the black power on that mountain to help us have enlightenment!"
'Black power? '
Cale thought as he remembered the novel.
'It must have been connected to the dark magic'
"We must listen to the White Star-nim! Otherwise, the marble will disappear from the Henituse territory!
Human, that would be very bad!"
"Is the white star some kind of high being for them to make all the marbles disappear? "
After an excited Raon made that comment, On calmly added on as well.
"The Whipper Kingdom's farmlands lost all of their values because they did not listen to the White Star-nim, nya. It led to a third of the Whipper Kingdom's citizens dying of starvation."
"WHAT?!"
Exclaimed Harol, just like some of them Harol is just quietly observing and keeping Toonka quiet to not fight everyone. It's a good thing that they have a barrier surrounding them.
"That's right, nya! That's why Toonka listens to the White Star-nim very well now too! We must also listen very well!"
"Why would I listen to someone like that White thing?! "
Toonka who is inside the barrier shouted
"He can fight me! "
Hong nodded his head at his sister's comment and excitedly added on what he knew.
"Human, you don't even remember that? Or did you pretend not to know because you thought we wouldn't know?"
"It's not because of that little dragon-nim. He truly didn't know about it"
Some nodded along
Raon was looking at Cale as if he was weird.
"Ha, haha-"
Cale simply laughed.
'Yes. There was no way that this test would be easy.'
Cale realized it at that moment.
'Ah. I need to hurry up and get out and put an end to that motherfucking White Star.'
He realized something else as well.
'...I'm a bit angry?'
Cale was slowly filling up with annoyance and anger.
"But, human."
"What is it?"
Raon approached him with a look of excitement and anticipation as he cautiously asked.
"When are we going to go pray?"
"Pray? Is the white star some kind of god? "
"No way right? "
Some started to question. They just insulted them previously. They may be accused of blasphemy.
"Hmm? Pray?"
'No way, right......?'
"We need to go pray to the God of Despair-nim!"
"So they're not a god but it's another god"
Some started to feel relief
'Despair... '
Cale put this word at the back of his mind
'Holy shit.'
Cale covered his face with both hands.
This was a future world where the White Star and sealed god worked hand in hand for their victory.
"THEY ARE ALLIES?!"
Some shouted. I mean what kind of person would the white star be if a god is their ally
"...This is... making me quite angry?"
The smile on Cale's face started to warp.
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"T, this can't be!"
After they recovered shock they just received they began to comment again
"Is that guardian knight Clopeh? "
"Did he also participate in the illusion? "
'Did the future me finally become a legend?! '
He thought with a crazy look in his eyes
"General-nim?"
"...Please leave for a bit."
"Yes, sir! I understand!"
Click.
The office was silent now that the knight left.
"Fuck-!"
Some flinched at the unusual behaviour of the guardian knight.
The man could not hold back his anger and crumpled the paper in his hand.
"This makes no sense!"
"What doesn't make sense? "
"Maybe something bad happened that make the guardian knight mad? "
Huff. Huff.
He was breathing heavily without being able to hold back his anger. The man's gaze headed toward the window.
The white hair and green eyes reflected off the window... Clopeh Sekka's face was red with rage while his eyes were on fire.
He observed the scene outside the window. He could see the peaceful and beautiful capital of his homeland that was slightly desolate as with all nations up north.
"...The legend... the legend......!"
"Legend? "
He looked down.
He wanted to ignore it because he could not believe it, but everything here was a test he needed to overcome.
The document that was crumpled on the ground...
The headline on it...
< Urgent news: The trial date for the defeated Cale Henituse and his subordinates has been set! >
"Why would he be mad about young master Cale being defeated? "
'Isn't he the one who will attack our territory in the future? Why would I be involved with him? '
The green eyes that resembled a lush forest were burning as fierce as boiling lava and as dark as the deep night.
"How dare they turn the hero into a loser......?!"
"Hero? Is Cale Henituse some kind of hero in the future? "
"No way right? What did he even do to be a hero?"
While they are talking Cale is having a mental crisis yet again.
Bang!
His two fists slammed down on the table.
He was boiling with rage the more he thought about it.
"So why am I?!"
Heroes suffer from time to time to reach legendary status.
That could be being unfairly framed, being injured, or all sorts of things.
Great heroes rise from overcoming those trials and tribulations.
It was hard for Clopeh to understand such a thing but some people said things like that.
However, there was something that made him angrier than anything else.
"Why am I not one of his subordinates? Why am I not in prison? Why am I not being tried?"
"Guardian knight Clopeh Sekka is that trash's subordinate?! "
Nobles exclaimed. While Clopheh just sat there shocked.
'Why would I betray them that's the only way I can become a living legend!'
"He dares to betray us my liege! "
"We'll make sure he will get punished for this"
Although his voice was calm the suppressed heat of rage sounded as if it could blow up at any moment.
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"Ah, is it because I am so angry? I suddenly got goosebumps."
Cale shook his shoulders a bit and sighed.
Currently, the people who had arrived at the final test were Cale and Clopeh. Only the two of them were here.
"Looks like there are more people in the test. "
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To be continued...
Sorry for the end of this reaction fic I don't have any ideas for their reaction at the end.
You can also comment on what chapter or other aus you want for them to react to. I will try to squeeze it in the following chapter. But for now, see you guys in the next chapter.