Trash of the Count’s Family

ople who claim to serve the light!”

A soldier shook his head in disbelief.

“And thats not all. They crept back out after the battle and claimed that they would heal people, but they were only willing to heal the knights or people of higher ranking. All they did for the regular soldiers was throw over a roll of bandages.”

“Exactly. They even only handed over the bandages because his highness strongly argued for it.”

One of the soldiers stabbed his shovel into the ground in anger.

“They were really fast when they were taking our donations, but they ran away even faster! Dirty bastards!”

“Bad! Be reasonable. The believers will be angry at you if they hear you.”

The soldier became even angrier after hearing his friends remark.

“I am one of those believers!”

The reason he was angry was because he was one of the believers of the Sun God.

“I volunteered to be a soldier because I trusted the word of our god! The Sun God told me to do it! He said I should step up and be the light as darkness approaches us! That was the reason I joined the army and the reason my parents were so proud of me!”

His friend could not say anything to calm the huffing soldier. All he could do was pat the soldier who lowered his head on the shoulder.

“Cheer up. The Sun God is shining light on this land because there are people like you.”

“…You seem to know exactly what to say even though you don ’t believe in a god.”

“This much is nothing.”

The soldier chuckled and raised his head back up after hearing his friend ’s remark. He could still see the priest healing more soldiers.

“…Which church is that priest-nim a part of?”

“Ah! Havent you heard?”

“About what?”

The soldier looked toward his friend in confusion. His friend quickly shared the information that had been going around.

“A lot of people have asked him which church he was a part of. He just silently raised his hand, and…!”

“And?”

His friend pointed up with his finger.

“He just pointed at the sky and smiled without saying anything.”

“The sky?”

He lifted his head up to the sky. He could see the blue sky and the sun.

Yes, the sun. The bright sun made it difficult to keep looking up.

“…Whatever.”

He shook his head, however, he still peeked toward the priest who was giving off a light that was as bright as the sun. The priest ’s smile seemed to flow very naturally with the bright light.

“Ah! He apparently said something else with it.”

“What did he say?”

He suppressed his beating heart as he looked toward his friend who answered back.

“He said,The revered being says that light shines in the darkness and does not shrink even if you share it. A light that brightens the darkness will soon arrive in the world. I am just sharing the light with people as I wait for that moment. ”

The soldiers expression turned odd after hearing his friend ’s response.

He recalled the teachings of the Church of the Sun God.

< The Sun finds the darkness and shines its light on it. The Sun is great enough to shine its light on all lifeforms. >

The soldier felt his heart beating wildly. His friend then patted him on the shoulder.

“There, there. Lets just get back to work.”

“…Sure.”

His friend went back to work while the soldier picked up his shovel and lifted his head up. He could see the central tower beyond the wall. The sun was currently visible above the top of the tower.

“…The sun.”

The soldier thought about the Sun God as he started to shovel once again. He could feel the sun shining down on him.

On the other hand, there was an area that was still cold even with the sun shining down on it.

The table inside was full of delicious food. Such a feast was only possible due to the end of the battle, however, it also symbolized that this meeting was important.

However, something was off with Valentino, the Caro Kingdom ’s crown prince. He could not say anything even with this feast in front of him.

The soup in front of him was already cold as well.

Valentino did not pay any attention to the soup as he looked toward someone.

He was looking at Cale Henituse, who was sitting across from him.

Cale seemed to have no problem continuing to eat.

Even the guard knights were outside of the room, so only the two of them were at the table.

Cale was giving off a very noble-like vibe as he continued to eat.

However, Valentino ’s hands were shaking to the point that he could not hold a spoon or a fork steady.

The only thing that he could grab with his shaking hands was the knife next to the fork. A knife. That was the focus of Valentinos gaze right now.

“…So, what you are telling me.”

Valentino was speaking in a choppy manner.

He looked again at the documents next to his soup bowl.

“The dead mana bombs were created by the Empire?”

Cale continued to eat without responding back. Valentino did not take offense as he continued to speak.

“The Empire and the Indomitable Alliance are on the same side?”

Valentino slowly started to frown.

“But the Empire still sent soldiers to us? And Adin, that bastard, came to cheer me on as well?”

Adin.

The Mogoru Empires Imperial Prince.

Cale raised his head the moment Adin was mentioned.

He made eye contact with Valentino as he responded back.

“Please eat. You need to be full in order to fight.”

He then lowered his head back and continued to eat.

Valentino could not say anything while looking at Cale.

At first, he had wanted to say that Cale and the Roan Kingdom were lying. The documents they provided were difficult to believe at first, and he wanted to tell them not to destroy the good relationship between the Empire and the Caro Kingdom.

The Roan Kingdom was not very close to the Caro Kingdom. He could not blindly trust the words of such a kingdom.

However, Valentino did not say anything without thinking through it first, and after a while he started to lean in one direction.

The Roan Kingdom was the kingdom in the most similar situation as the Caro Kingdom.

He could also see Cale ’s pale face.

Valentino turned his head.

He could see the Dark Elves and the Roan Kingdom ’s people down by the shores. They were helping out with the cleanup and he had also heard about how a priest and the necromancer were healing the common soldiers.

Furthermore, Cale and his sword master had fought a fierce battle where they almost died.

Although he had not managed to ask Cale about the fiery thunderbolt yet, he was fully aware of Cale ’s shield. Such a strong person had protected Castle Leona while getting injured in the process.

Valentino slowly picked up his spoon.

He then opened his mouth in order to speak.

“Yes. We must be full in order to fight back.”

Cale raised his head and Valentinos gaze headed toward the knife.

“We need to be full in order to raise up our blades.”

Click.

However, Valentino soon put the spoon back down. He then picked up the whole bowl of soup and started to drink it.

It was a completely classless act.

Clack!

The empty bowl was placed on the table as Valentino looked toward Cale and continued to speak.

“You can eat anything when you are hungry. You also become desperate.”

Valentino was hungry.

Information, power, a sense of unfairness, anger, and betrayal. All of these things were making him hungry. He needed to fill his empty stomach.

“Commander Cale, I wish to speak in secret with crown prince Alberu.”

“Of course.”

Cale picked up his knife and cut a piece of steak as he responded back.

“He will fill your empty stomach, your highness.”

Valentino looked toward the steak on Cales plate that was getting cut into pieces as he gulped. He then made eye contact with Cale once again.

Both of them started to smile.

One side was thinking about revenge while the other was thinking about blowing up the Empire and the church as a set.

The two people who were having different thoughts were both smiling brightly.