Trash of the Count's Family

Human… Why is the crown prince acting like this? He’s being weird.

‘Right? Raon, you think he’s being weird too, right?’

Cale agreed with Raon’s statement and started to sigh internally.

He had to play along with this exaggerated act the crown prince was putting on.

Cale turned away from Alberu who was looking at him with a touched expression but a mischievous gaze and looked around.

Some nobles were as shocked as Cale. They were not the only ones who were shocked. The musicians had stopped playing their instruments and were looking at Cale and Alberu while the knights standing guard, as well as the servants moving about the hall, were looking at them with shocked expressions as well.

Of course, Marquis Taylor Stan and Duke Gyerre, the respective heads of their households, were looking on with big smiles on their faces. Marquis Ailan and Duke Orsena, on the other hand, looked grim.

‘…This is not good.’

Cale's face filled with awkwardness after looking around the hall and stopping somewhere.

Ooooooong-

It was the video communication device that was vibrating and sparkling.

Everything that was going on here was currently being broadcasted live in the Roan Kingdom’s capital's plaza. The foreigners who were mixed in with the citizens and watching would have seen this as well.

The news about what just happened would soon spread through the entire Western continent.

‘Damn it.’

Cale put on an awkward smile as he responded to Alberu. Of course, he tried to pull away from the hand that Alberu was grabbing.

“Your highness, it looks like everybody is shocked.”

“Ah.”

Alberu, who put on a shocked expression as if he just realized it, looked around before starting to speak.

“A few days ago, Cale Henituse and I decided to become sworn brothers. I may be part of the royal family and Cale Henituse is part of a Count's household, so we are not brothers by blood, however, I was touched by Cale caring only about the kingdom and peace that I asked him to be my sworn brother.”

These words flew out of Alberu's mouth without any hesitation. It was fitting for his glib tongue. The nobles watching could not hide their chaotic thoughts.

‘Who would believe that?!’

Nobody believed Alberu’s statement about how he asked Cale to be his sworn sibling because he was touched.

‘Ha! As if the crown prince is that kind of person!’

Alberu Crossman might be laughing right now, but he was the most thorough person they knew. Such a person feeling touched? Peace? Those words were not funny nor were they fitting for him.

The nobles’ minds started to get complicated.

‘…Cale Henituse is the future king’s sworn younger brother!’

‘We were too hasty to be happy that we got Choi Han out of the way! The crown prince doesn’t have any maternal relatives. But if the quickly rising Henituse household and the northeast region's nobles became the crown prince’s backing?!’

Crown prince Alberu already had power and troops that even the king could not easily desire, so the nobles were all crouching in fear. This was especially the case for the nobles from the central and southeast factions who were not on good terms with the crown prince.

However, there was something they were relying on.

A king could not survive on his own.

Alberu who would become king in the future had no blood relatives, hometown ties, nor school ties. That was why the nobles were bowing down now while expecting that their own powers would eventually grow in the future.

But now, Alberu Crossman had the youngest sword master in his school ties and Cale Henituse as his sworn brother.

‘…What a scary human.’

Some of the nobles who were faster at processing things looked toward Alberu with fear. They were afraid of the crown prince's ability to tie the heroes of not just the Roan Kingdom but the entire Western continent to his side. They were also afraid of how he was able to coldly calculate and give those two heroes positions that were just for show and held no actual power.

One noble could only watch Alberu Crossman and this situation with fear in his eyes.

He could see it. He could see Alberu Crossman's power and influence that had gotten even stronger.

He then looked toward Cale and Choi Han with pity. As a quick thinker, he had a different mindset about the two people who were now the future king’s sworn brother and instructor than the other nobles who were looking at them with admiration and envy.

‘They fell for the crown prince’s sweet talk.’

Instructor and sworn sibling. Status that came with no power whatsoever.

The noble could see the crown prince who must have swayed them by saying that these were honorable positions and the two inexperienced young men who fell for that scam.

‘I guess they were drunk on this hero play because they are still young and ended up falling for these positions that are only important in name!’

The noble looked toward Cale and Choi Han with pity while thinking that the crown prince was scary. He also confirmed something in his mind.

‘We don’t need to worry about Choi Han anymore. But this is just the beginning for Cale Henituse.

We can't let that bastard get a government position!’

He would always do things to support the crown prince. The noble was thinking that no position nor title could go to Cale, no matter what achievements he had in the future.

This was something most of the nobles were thinking about as well.

‘… We need to do our best to make sure Cale Henituse has as little power as possible.’

They needed to make it so that he could gain no power in this political arena, in this battle for power. If they could not hinder Count Henituse’s family, then they needed to at least block Cale.

This determination started to spread through the nobles.

to speak as if he did not notice the atmosphere at

you from this list, but I am very happy to continue

thought on Cale’s mind as he listened to

going

play along. A smile appeared on his face for the first time today. That smile looked quite innocent, unlike his tired face. A bright voice modestly

am happy as well.

and slightly innocent-looking attitude

an innocent

by the crown

wishes to

political field is going to flow in an odd direction from now

a step back and pulled his hand

Shhhh.

hand go without any objections and Cale could finally smile in

‘I'm free.’

role was now

was thinking that he could now relax and enjoy the celebration. Cale felt even more relaxed after looking

“Hyung-nim.”

Cale

it when you said you want to live a quiet

“Hmm? Yes?”

“…I see.”

brother was an innocent soul. He was

and living a quiet life away from politics and power because

as Cale slowly rubbed his stomach with his palm. Human! T, there’s chocolate flowing out of

‘I know, right?’

He was hungry.

being shocked by crown prince Alberu, Cale was now left with hunger. He hoped the awards ceremony would end quickly

greed at all. I wonder if it is

continued to look toward him, but Cale who was annoyed didn't care

we will resume

had returned to his seat and the administrator peeked toward him

rewards! The merits and the recipient will be announced by

each recipient based on the weight

the Roan

Alberu shook each of their hands as he handed

“Thank you.”

all! Your highness, I just did

was a satisfying sight for all to see. That satisfaction continued to

Woooooooooooooooo-

was closed, they felt as if they could hear the cheering of the citizens

to beat faster and faster. The administrator started

participating as the Roan Kingdom's representatives in the Caro Kingdom's naval battle, defeating the enemy’s berserk warriors and having the

was finally starting. The new forces were starting to

Dark Elf warriors with

reminded people of a black pearl headed toward the platform where the crown prince was standing. Alberu looked down at his Aunt Tasha from one of the steps. The two people smiled in a way that only the other would understand.

for the Dark Elves who will become one of the Roan Kingdom's new strength. I bestow the

"Gasp."

This was the first title that was bestowed

really trying to draw

see what happened to

race is

slowly appear on their faces. Alberu had a bitter smile

title is a nonhereditary title

title. A Viscountess without any territory. The growing complaints on the nobles’ faces slightly stalled. They

‘It’s just for show.’

in the Dark Elves with

his Aunt who had raised him like her own child and made a firm resolution that he could not openly share

definitely make it so that the Dark Elves have land that they can freely live

would prepare a hereditary title

as if she understood what

much. Your highness, we

away. However, the nobles could

of nobles had started to

years and young patriarch Gilbert Chetter is bestowed the

household and the new position

Ubarr and Eric Wheelsman will receive the highest positions among the naval base's Chief advisors as

Ubarr household's young matriarch Amiru were given positions among

of Viscountess Ubarr will henceforth be known as the territory

territory with the largest naval base

northeast region who participated in the war received all sorts

large

dominated the nobles’ society and the government positions.

‘…The head.’

a leader to lead those northeastern nobles. It might even

to open their

take

prince did not give them a moment to get their minds

the two battles within the Roan Kingdom at

people. The nobles gasped. The eyes of the citizens in the plaza filled with anticipation. This was the

went as representatives of the Roan Kingdom to record the greatest achievements in the battle at the Caro Kingdom and the battle at the Breck Kingdom’s Gorge of Death, being the core of the Roan Kingdom to save the Western continent from the Indomitable Alliance. Furthermore, they

all major

achievements had not been seen for almost

Mary, Choi Han,

Clench.

clenched

we would have been lucky to have just one of them appear at a time. These heroes

the heat of passion and

have all rejected

rumors had been true. The nobles nodded their heads after hearing the