Lout of Count's Family Vol. 3

Cale Henituse continues to believe that he's a selfish person who just wants to laze around. I think this volume makes it clear that this is just Kim Roksu's interpretation of himself, and that everyone else around him can see that he's honestly a softhearted person that attempts to help people whenever he can (that doesn't stop him from scamming people out of their money though). 

Raon Mir finally gets his revenge against his captors, in a pretty disturbing way. I'm glad the author didn't just decide to show violence for shock value, but actually showed why Benion Sten is a bastard who deserves everything that's coming to him. You can tell that Cale is infuriated by it, and will make life hell for anyone who harms his family. It's a hard scene to read, and it's the opener for this book.

That theme is even reiterated in the same volume when Cale goes out of his way to help Ron, the man who practically raised him. Poor Ron (the assassin and combat butler) comes back on the verge of death, and Cale takes his own revenge against the secret organization who did this to him in the most bombastic way possible. 

Luckily the rest of the book is pretty lighthearted. Cale manages to meet both the dark and light elves, and even adds someone to his party. There's a timeskip in this book, and the narration makes sure to let us know that Cale spent that entire time lazing around. Meanwhile, other people do the hard work of preparing alliances, building fortresses, ships, etc. 

Things are moving along, slowly.