[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-trash-of-the-count-s-family":3,"chapter-trash-of-the-count-s-family-trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-739":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Trash of the Count's Family",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},592129,842,"Chapter 739: Pushing forward too rashly (9)","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-739",739,"\u003Cp>Cale did not miss the instant when Zed’s pupils slightly shook. It was a short moment where he was so shocked that he could not control his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wanderers? I have no idea what you are talking about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zed fixed his expression almost immediately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You do know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should know about wanderers since he knows about the Hunters. A thick smile appeared on Cale’s face. Zed let out a deep sigh before responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t figure you out. Does your mind come and go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They really did wake me up once before knocking me back out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time when Cale fainted and went over to Raon’s side until the sun came up… Zed seemed to have seen the true owner of this attendant’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Your Majesty. I am not in my proper mindset right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ho.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed scoffed in disbelief. However, his gaze was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought that it was an act or that you had Dissociative Identity Disorder or something. It’s a wanderer’s ability?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed was providing answers to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I guess it is possible for you to control someone else’s body if you are a wanderer. Wanderers are people who gave up on being gods anyway. Their abilities are bound to be unique and scary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale smiled and looked up at the sky for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 25%……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The percentage was going up quite quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I looked into your background and they said that you were a clueless attendant born from an average family. But they said that it felt as if you were a completely different person the last few days. It was especially different when the sun was up and when the sun was down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is no time for you to mumble to yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale rudely ignored Zed’s comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s he going to do about it? Would a wanderer be scared of a king?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Cale was not very scared of the king despite not being a wanderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just an illusion after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a wanderer gathering information about the Hunters. Okay, that’s all the explanation you get about my situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extremely lacking and insincere explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my turn to ask the questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale walked toward Zed. The shadows flinched but he ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 57%……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The House of Crossman was a puppet, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed’s pupils were shaking violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale did not need a verbal response after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ancient White Star must have been used by the Hunters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had thought that it was weird for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Star who was currently Embraced and imprisoned in the golden plaque…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had chosen to take on the curse of endless reincarnation in order to become a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had thought that the White Star was able to prepare all sorts of things in the long span of over 1,000 years thanks to the repeating reincarnations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he started having other thoughts after meeting the sealed god in the first illusion test and gathering new information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Death had said the following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘F, furthermore, he is t, trying to make the t, temples appear in numerous worlds, chhhh-’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sealed god’s temples would appear in all sorts of dimensions to swallow people’s despair and make the God of Despair stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sealed God of Despair was unable to do something as big as traveling through dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only able to do that with this test as a medium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That means that someone is helping the sealed god regain his powers.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those people had the power to travel through dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had seen someone travel through dimensions as Freshman Kim Rok Soo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the Hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the God of Despair was originally a Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The answer is obvious.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale put the pieces of information together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The unranked monsters and the guardian… Also the temple… There are Hunters helping the God of Despair to make these things appear in different dimensions.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, the White Star might think that he did everything on his own, but the Hunters had influenced him whether he knew it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things that the Hunters have done to assist or maneuver things in a certain way may be hidden in the series of things that had happened without Cale nor possibly even the White Star and his subordinates knowing about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And would that only apply to the current White Star?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient White Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly weird now that he thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I was able to gather multiple ancient powers because I had the information from The Birth of a Hero the book.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale Barrow, the current White Star, had spent a thousand years to find and gather ancient powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ancient White Star had numerous ancient powers, strong powers at that, from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was possible that he was born with them similar to how the Super Rock or Fiery thunderbolt and the other people of ancient times, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s weird.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could one person be born with so many different and extremely strong powers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, how would he have decided to aim to become a god out of nowhere and gathered the necessary forces?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is only possible if he was receiving assistance we don’t know about.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the people assisting him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Hunters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale stared at King Zed and continued speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I’m sure that the ancient White Star desired to become a god. I guess it is possible that he cooperated with the Hunters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the things that the ancient White Star had done, he didn’t seem like the type of person who would be fooled and used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether their relationship was cooperation, one-sided use, or even a master-servant relationship…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody knew what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, the Hunters do not show up in history, and only the ancient White Star fell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the distance between Zed and Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that why you loathe the Hunters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haaaaa.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…A terrible bastard was seduced by the stories of another terrible bastard and made a deal with that terrible bastard before he was shunned by him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient White Star was seduced by the stories of the Hunters and made a deal with them before the Hunters shunned him in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale wanted to hear more details from Zed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted the truth and not his deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 91%……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he asked this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the Red Bloods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was poking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wanderer Choi Jung Gun told Cale to make sure to find the Red Blood household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a Hunter Household that was said to have perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No emotions appeared on Zed’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cale smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you do know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed’s eyes looked extremely chaotic at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Cale’s face finally disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poked around a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You do know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed finally realized that the original ‘so you do know’ was Cale poking around. He realized his mistake and tried to fix his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 95%……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale really had no time now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This illusion would end soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s fine.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had earned everything he could earn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As for the White Bloods…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Bloods. This was the household that had betrayed the Hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale had debated whether the House of Crossman was the White Bloods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, would a household who betrayed the Hunters have been able to create a Royal Family like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Zed showed hostility toward the Hunters but didn’t seem to show any signs of wanting to run away from them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was not the actions of a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll ask about the White Bloods back in the real world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed Crossman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale now had a reason to meet him in the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he had many reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 98%……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale asked one final question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed’s blank gaze… His eyes that had been full of rage against the Hunters…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why it was weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient era’s White Star was their ancestor almost 10,000 years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would anybody care now that someone so long ago was betrayed in a deal with the Hunters or shunned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it something worthy of the king’s wrath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be a different reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There MUST be a different reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Cale chose these as his final questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you scared of the Hunters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to figure out the king’s inner thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they threaten your life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so angry at the Hunters and loathed them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had not shown any signs of going against the Hunters even after Alberu became the crown prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply spent his days as an old man in the backroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose to hide instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale didn’t know whether that was to create an attack that would surprise the Hunters or to hide in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale’s gaze sank coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or was someone close to you killed by the Hunters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant. Zed’s eyes were burning up with anger for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the king responded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is no need for you to know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cale saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Modification 100% completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The king’s eyes moved to look at Alberu for an instant before moving back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who had killed the crown prince’s mother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her death was said to have been a mysterious death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty. I will see you next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Commencing transportation to target Raon Miru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale was dreaming of the slacker life, but… He wanted to rest a bit, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the sleeping fifteen year old boy for a moment before bidding Zed farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next time he saw this man…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will hear everything at that time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zed urgently opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the king’s shadows grabbed him but he just scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Like hell you’re going to get me. How the hell are you going to grab my conscience?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and then opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Mmph……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was tightly bound against a wooden pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a gag in his mouth as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a black shield with the wooden pillar at its center and Cale saw a familiar forest landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale instantly figured out who had done this to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He truly is a vicious Dragon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sulked his head and waited for Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han should be here since Raon was only three years old right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Choi Han would be the one who would not have felt the warmth from the villagers of Harris Village yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no way they would meet, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baaaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale urgently turned his head after hearing an extremely loud noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Mmmmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the trees in the forest disappeared like dust and he could see Raon and Choi Han fighting against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a strong Dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haaaa. Is it a young Dragon now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Aigoo, my head.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale just closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You woke up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon suddenly spoke seriously and ignored Choi Han to immediately fly in front of Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han looked at Raon in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were the one who provoked me first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice sounded full of shock but the target of his frustration had already flown over to glare at Cale who stood there with his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Mm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale could feel Raon’s gaze even with his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cautiously opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re in the right state of mind this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale flinched at Raon’s comment but Raon simply floated around Cale. He looked like a ferocious beast observing his prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were the terrible bastard earlier. I can’t leave that bastard alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon was unintentionally differentiating between Venion’s lackey and Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale subconsciously opened his mouth after sensing the vicious aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Haha, hi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raon quietly observed Cale with a scowl while Cale spoke excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re already at the Forest of Darkness from that far away? You shouldn’t have even known the coordinates. You’re amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Dragon’s tail slightly flinched at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han approached Cale with an odd expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a person. It’s a real person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That blank voice oddly sounded vicious to Cale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The test voice echoed in his mind at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- You have discovered a clue, praise, to help target Raon Miru forget about his indignities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A clue? Praise?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cale thought about Alberu from a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You have provided the target, Alberu Crossman, with the clue, confidence, to transform his indignity.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confidence was the clue for Alberu Crossman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what was the clue for Raon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Will it come up if I keep praising him? Hmm, this test’s voice is surprisingly nice. It’s guiding me toward how to pass this test?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the beginning, the indignity test had been different from the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han clenched his eyes closed before opening them back. He saw Kim Hyun Soo, his current face, frowning through the mirror on the refrigerator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- You have discovered the clue, food, to cover up target Kim Rok Soo’s indignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- You have discovered the clue, warm home, to cover up target Kim Rok Soo’s indignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- You have discovered the clue, clean clothes, to cover up target Kim Rok Soo’s indignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- You have discovered the clue, abundance of food for dinner, to cover up target Kim Rok Soo’s indignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How the hell must he have lived……?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han was suppressing this intense emotion inside of him while standing alone in the kitchen before fixing up his expression and heading toward the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Rok Soo, who was watching cartoons and eating chicken, was looking up at Choi Han with clear eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, take the cup. I’ll pour you some coke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han knew how to order food for delivery now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you very much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choi Han could not help but feel pity while looking at Kim Rok Soo respectfully thank him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this was an illusion or not, it seemed as if he’d need to fatten this kid up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>",2377,"2026-05-30T17:04:41.516Z","2026-06-01T04:31:44.922Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0a5fc8fdabeee27fb44beab53aa8d14a50ea592910549e8f1fe3cf30f089f0c","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-740","trash-of-the-count-s-family-chapter-738",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftrash-of-the-count-s-family-cover.jpg"]