Trash of the Count's Family

“We will now end the awards ceremony.”

The band started to play after Alberu Crossman motioned to the administrator. The crown prince looked toward the video communication device and the nobles as he continued to speak.

“Today is a joyous day, I hope that the people in the plaza and the people in this hall all truly enjoy this moment.”

The nobles who had their heads bowed avoided Alberu’s gaze as if they were at a loss for words.

‘Enjoy? Truly enjoy? Do you think that is possible?’

‘…This is bad.’

A joyous and upbeat song was playing, but the atmosphere inside the hall was oddly calm.

“I'm sure none of you will be able to fully enjoy yourselves if I am here, so I will make my leave.”

The crown prince told the nobles to relax as he headed toward the hall's entrance. Everyone tried to focus on him and walk him out but Alberu rejected all these offers.

However, the nobles could not relax. There was one person who stuck behind Alberu as he left. The person who moved like a shadow as if it was natural started to walk next to the crown prince after seeing Alberu motion him forward.

If the crown prince would allow him to walk next to him, then that meant that the two of them were very close and that the crown prince respected him.

“…Choi Han is that person.”

One noble started to frown after looking toward the crown prince and Choi Han next to him.

The crown prince was standing close to and chatting with Choi Han, who would henceforth be known as his instructor. However, the nobles could not hear their conversation as the music continued even after the crown prince left.

Marquis Ailan, the leader of the Roan Kingdom's southeast region's nobles faction. He was also looking at the crown prince and Choi Han. One of the Counts in his faction walked over and asked in a serious tone.

“…Those two sirs look very close.”

Choi Han had now reached a status where the nobles were addressing him as, 'sir.’ Marquis Ailan could see Alberu’s relaxed smile and Choi Han’s calm yet faint smile.

They truly seemed close.

“Marquis-nim, is it really okay to let things be like this?”

The Marquis slowly blinked after hearing the Count’s question. It was not okay. How could it be okay when Marquis Ailan had not received anything from the results of this war?

‘…But I do not have the justification to oppose it.’

The southeast region’s Marquis Ailan and the central region's Duke Orsena were going to do everything in their powers to prevent the Henituse household from rising from a Count’s household to a Duke's household.

‘…Marquis Stan and Duke Gyerre were already on Count Henituse's side.’

It was not a fight between the crown prince and the Dukes and Marquis; it was realistically a 3 on 2 battle.

‘No. It could even be called a conflict between the Henituse household and the Ailan and Orsena households.’

And they had lost. Marquis Ailan peeked toward Duke Orsena who could not hide his disappointment as he recalled what crown prince Alberu had stealthily told him.

‘Marquis Ailan. Do you want to miss out on something larger because you wanted to protect your power in this puny Roan Kingdom?’

The person who would become the next king had called power inside the Roan Kingdom to be puny.

‘You are aware of the news spreading through the Indomitable Alliance, the Mogoru Empire, Caro Kingdom, Breck Kingdom, and the Eastern continent, right? Are you not?’

Marquis Ailan had heard about the stories spreading through the Western continent.

There was a hidden puppet master behind everything that had happened this year on the Western continent, and that person was trying to throw the Western continent into chaos while Cale Henituse was moving around to stop him.

‘Do you have your eyes closed, your ears shut, and live without any thoughts?’

Marquis Ailan recalled the cold gaze that had looked down on him. Those eyes had told him something. Think straight.

‘Cale Henituse is not alone. He already has his own faction that neither you nor I can have.

Come to grips with reality. Does the Henituse household, no, does Cale Henituse look like just the young master of a Count’s household?

If you want to put everything on the line to protect this puny power, then stay quiet. Aren’t you a smart person?’

Marquis Ailan whom the crown prince had called smart realized that Cale Henituse was now someone whom he could not do anything about with his powers. Of course, it would be possible if all nobles worked together to suppress Cale Henituse.

But that might make Cale Henituse go elsewhere.

“…We can’t lose him.”

They couldn't let that happen.

“Marquis-nim?”

“It’s nothing.”

He shook his head while saying that it’s nothing to the Count while looking at Choi Han and Alberu’s friendly conversation.

many people looking at them.

did they get

he looked. Human! Choi Han does not seem to be

‘Exactly.’

the two of them would figure things out and turned away. Choi Han and Alberu

shouldn't you enjoy the

least walk my student

smile was on Choi

“Mm, instructor?”

“Yes, your highness.”

that my instructor-nim was

to

silence before asking Choi Han

about taking

“…Please take this.”

took a small pile of papers out of his uniform and handed it

“What the…?”

Han erased the faint smile from his face and

at teaching sword

disappeared from Alberu’s face and was replaced with disbelief. He nonchalantly looked through the pile of papers. There were images of the basics for multiple simple sword arts. Choi Han seemed to have personally

going

on being his

had never had an instructor in his life. The closest he

heard a stiff

know

the paper and stared at Choi Han. Alberu was thoroughly observing Choi Han to see the true intentions hidden

a while before starting

actually pretty

as good

you are asking me

a long life without getting hurt

started to laugh out loud. The nobles at a distance focused even more on

move around

put the papers into the inner

back and enjoy

Choi Han slightly bowed.

I will make sure to

me some sword arts

contact. Alberu had

“For real.”

“Of course, student-nim.”

Han smiled and Alberu said, ‘you're surprisingly like us,’ before heading out of the banquet hall alone.

leave before turning around. He could see the gazes of the

Is he a

staring at a new treasure. He greeted Mary, Tasha, and the Mage Brigade Captain with his

walking through with plates full of desserts

I can eat all of

‘Yes, yes.’

to a terrace

“…Umm-”

a voice. The noble who was reaching his hand toward Cale shut up at

is he

subconsciously curled up in fear after seeing the way Cale was looking at him. Cale was giving off an aura that made it difficult to approach him, making the noble think that this was

slacker

into Cale's eyes after approaching him made the noble feel like he deserved the titles of, ‘Young

I do for

“…Ah, never mind.”

back and stepped back after hearing Cale's cold voice that sounded as if Cale was pointing a

continued on his way. Human! You look

slowly continued to walk while listening to Raon’s comment and having the Dominating

his fingertips were shaking once Cale left before finally managing to let out a relaxed breath. One of his friends came over and consoled him while

hero is really

know, right? Such presence… It

Like a ruler.

such words. The other

not worry about things out of our control and

was pointing toward Count Henituse, no, Duke Henituse and his family, as well as the

rather than trying to win the hero-nim over and facing his wrath. What

"Sounds good.”

two nobles headed toward the northeast region's

other nobles were busy doing the same thing such that none of them noticed Mary and Tasha slowly exiting out of the hall. Only

Mary and Tasha were leaving so early, but they

eat and play all

prince gave us all

Who knew such a day

were some

were covering their faces with