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

from this list, but I am very happy to continue

Cale’s mind as he listened to

going to drag this

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

happy

slightly innocent-looking attitude

an innocent

being used by the

someone who truly wishes to be a

is going to flow in an

back and pulled his hand away

Shhhh.

go without any objections and

‘I'm free.’

was now

the celebration. Cale felt even

“Hyung-nim.”

that moment. Cale turned his head after hearing

you said you want

“Hmm? Yes?”

“…I see.”

an innocent soul. He was smart, but sacrificial and innocent. Basen found another reason that

dream of world peace and living a quiet life away from

rubbed his stomach with his palm. Human! T, there’s chocolate flowing out of that cake over there! What kind of amazing cake

‘I know, right?’

He was hungry.

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

shows no greed at all. I wonder

continued to look toward him, but Cale

resume the awards

had returned to his seat and the administrator peeked

The merits and the recipient will be announced by me while his highness the

to announce each recipient based on

in the Battle at the Gorge of Death as the Roan

up to the platform one by one and Alberu shook each of their hands as he

“Thank you.”

Your highness, I just

hands and thanked them and it was a satisfying sight for all to see. That satisfaction continued to rise as

Woooooooooooooooo-

the hall's door was closed, they felt as if they could hear the cheering of

beat faster and faster. The administrator started to speak

defeating

new forces

with Tasha as their

who 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.

the Roan

"Gasp."

nobles gasped. This was

to draw the Dark Elves

he not see what happened to the

vulgar race is a

Alberu had a bitter smile on his face as he continued to

nonhereditary title and no territory

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

‘It’s just for show.’

that Alberu drew in the Dark Elves with a just-for-show title as

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

so that the Dark Elves have land that they can freely live

a hereditary title with a

gently smiled as if she understood

much. Your highness, we pray for peace

However, the nobles could not remain calm

group of nobles had started to

will not need to pay any taxes for 3 years and young patriarch Gilbert Chetter is bestowed the position of Captain of the Naval Procurements

northeast region’s Viscount Chetter’s household and the new position for the young

Wheelsman will receive the highest positions among the naval base's

region's Wheelsman household’s young patriarch and Ubarr household's young matriarch Amiru were given

henceforth be known as the territory of Countess

territory with the largest

region who participated in the war received all sorts of rewards and positions as

large number of

to the four other factions that have dominated the nobles’ society and the government positions. Anybody

‘…The head.’

there was a leader to lead those northeastern nobles. It might

dared to

take over from

crown prince did not give them a moment to get their minds

to the two battles within

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

also 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 are currently defending against wars and other dangers throughout the Western continent,

all

meritorious achievements had not been seen for

three people are Mary,

Clench.

clenched

have been lucky to have just one of them appear at a time. These heroes are the only ones throughout the history of

heat of passion and a cold air

rejected titles and

The nobles nodded their heads after hearing the Mary