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.

started to speak as if he did

disappointed to remove you from this list, but I am very happy to continue as sworn siblings from here on. Don’t you

one thought on Cale’s mind as he listened to

going to drag this

time today. That smile looked quite innocent, unlike his tired

am happy as

innocent-looking attitude made the nobles start to

an

by

wishes to be a hero, unlike

is going to flow in

a step back and pulled his hand away as

Shhhh.

let his hand go without any objections and Cale could finally smile in

‘I'm free.’

was now

enjoy the celebration. Cale felt even more relaxed after looking around and seeing that

“Hyung-nim.”

whisper at that moment. Cale turned his head after

said you want to

“Hmm? Yes?”

“…I see.”

was an innocent soul. He was smart, but

quiet life away from politics and power

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

‘I know, right?’

He was hungry.

was now left with hunger. He hoped the

at all. I

toward him, but Cale

will resume the

administrator peeked toward him before resuming the awards

each person's merits as well as their rewards! The merits and the recipient will be announced by me while his highness the crown

recipient based on the weight of their

merits in the Battle at the Gorge of Death as the Roan Kingdom's representatives. General members of the Mage Brigade,

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

“Thank you.”

highness, I just did what

thanked them and it was a satisfying sight for all to see. That

Woooooooooooooooo-

as if they could hear the cheering of the citizens from the

were nervous. Their hearts slowly started to beat faster and faster. The administrator started to

naval battle, defeating

starting. The new forces were

Dark Elf warriors with Tasha as

the platform where the crown prince was standing. Alberu looked down at his

the representative for the Dark Elves who will become one of the Roan Kingdom's new

"Gasp."

gasped. This was the first title that was

prince is really trying to draw the Dark Elves

he not see what happened to

race is

on their faces. Alberu had a

a nonhereditary title and no territory will be

Viscountess without any territory. The growing complaints on the nobles’ faces slightly stalled. They then realized why the leaders of their respective factions were remaining

‘It’s just for show.’

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

him like her own child and

make it so that the Dark

a hereditary title with a

gently smiled as if she understood

you very much. Your highness, we pray for peace

Elf gave a short response before stepping away. However, the nobles could not remain calm after hearing the

group of nobles

for 3 years and young patriarch Gilbert Chetter is bestowed the position

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

will receive the highest positions among the naval base's Chief advisors as

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

will henceforth be known as the territory of

the territory with the largest naval base

in the war received all sorts of rewards and

especially large number of

similar level to the four other factions that have dominated the nobles’ society and the

‘…The head.’

to lead those northeastern nobles. It might even be the strongest faction in

dared to open

take

not give them a moment to get their minds

the most to the two battles within the Roan Kingdom at the

the citizens in the plaza filled with anticipation. This

Caro Kingdom and the battle at the Breck Kingdom’s Gorge of Death, being the core of the Roan Kingdom to save the Western

were all

had not been seen for almost 100

Mary, Choi Han,

Clench.

clenched

a time. These heroes are the only ones throughout the

and a cold air filled the

rejected titles and

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