Trash of the Count's Family

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah--

Cale peeked to his side as the cheering continued.

‘…Aigoo.’

Alberu had a benign smile on his face while warmly looking at the citizens.

Choi Han who was carrying the crown prince had a warm gaze as well.

“Cough!”

Alberu lightly coughed at that moment and another chunk of black blood spurted out of his mouth.

The cheering instantly stopped and silence filled the area.

“Your highness! You must return to the castle immediately!”

The Knight Captain who had been quietly standing behind them approached Alberu.

“I'm okay.”

“…Your highness!”

Cale, who peeked toward Alberu as the Knight Captain looked on with an upset expression, had noticed something.

‘He really seems to be okay.’

Alberu had not looked well until a moment ago but seemed better after he coughed up that black blood just now.

However, the rest of the people did not think that Alberu was telling the truth.

Alberu had a faint smile on his face as he continued to speak.

“How can I return to the castle when there are citizens of our Kingdom imprisoned here?”

“…Your highness.”

“I will only feel relaxed once I see all of them released.”

The Knight Captain understood the crown prince’s desire.

He quickly ordered the knights.

"What are you all doing? Did you not hear his highness? Hurry up and open the cages!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Aye aye, captain!”

The knights quickly ran toward the cages on the carriages.

The Knight Captain wanted to join them, but he could not leave the injured crown prince behind.

“I will be here.”

He turned his head after hearing a low voice only to see Cale standing with a calm expression next to Choi Han, who was carrying Alberu.

He motioned with his eyes for the Knight Captain to hurry up and join the others.

“…Thank you very much, young master-nim.”

The Knight Captain subconsciously spoke respectfully to Cale who had dropped his Commander rank after the war against the Indomitable Alliance.

‘He’s standing by his highness’s side even when he is so tired……’

He bowed to the three of them before running toward the knights who were headed to the cages.

Cale quietly watched him go.

“Why don’t you join him?”

“I am tired.”

He gently shot down the crown prince's question.

The knights who had arrived at the cages first looked around the cages that were locked.

"All of the keys are here!”

“There is a key in the driver’s seat!”

The keys seemed to have been placed in easy-to-spot locations on purpose.

They couldn't understand the enemies’ intentions, but the knights grabbed the keys and unlocked the cages.

Click! Click!

The cages holding the residents from the Stan territory and the nearby area were unlocked.

The citizens cautiously exited the cages under the knights’ guide.

They seemed relieved and happy once again after stepping on the ground.

Screeeech-

They heard the castle gate opening at that moment.

Everybody looked toward the open castle gate.

Taylor was in the front with administrators, healers, and priests quickly following behind him.

Taylor gave orders to the people behind him.

“Quickly put the injured on the stretchers!”

The people behind him efficiently headed toward the citizens. Taylor checked on them before moving toward Alberu.

“Your highness, please head inside first. I will take care of things here.”

Cale looked at Taylor’s face and then flinched.

Taylor did not look good. It was clearly visible that this battle had been emotionally draining.

himself from frowning as he looked at

highness looks

even worse up

the crown prince's appearance right now looked much more like a king than

and Alberu made eye

someone who really knows what he

was suddenly at a

castle walls to gather the healers and the territory's administrators to take care

calmed himself before

very

then peeked

were healers coming with

“No need.”

only stop the approaching healers after hearing

Choi Han's shoulder and

to walk out on my own

“…Your highness.”

but Taylor just looked at him with an expression that seemed to be saying that he didn't know how

Cale started to frown.

Why doesn’t he just get carried

there a reason he needed

Alberu with

“Sigh.”

Choi Han

‘What's up?’

mouthed the question and Choi Han shook his head. Choi

by blood, but these 'siblings’ are so

and

because he knew

toward Choi Han with an odd expression before turning his

“Cale Henituse.”

was gently

go with

responded with his gaze as soon as he heard the

don't want

showed his true feelings in his

don’t you go alone? If the two of us return together right now, forget the gazes being focused on us, we’ll probably burn to death from their passionate

crown prince smiled

can tell just by looking

put his hand on Cale’s

“Let’s go together.”

opinion had

knew what Cale was thinking but chose to

while knowing that this was

us confidently walking back to the castle on our own two feet will become

held back his sigh and just lowered his head after hearing what Alberu had to

seem as if he

lose face if he said it like that

himself to his

go with us as

Han looked at Cale and Alberu as if he was watching something funny before nodding his head

do that, your

‘Aigoo.’

Choi Han and Alberu chat with each other in disbelief before starting

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

breeze blew

people inside the castle walls, the people

those people inside

the castle as possible after hearing

of the enemies

didn’t matter to them

that they were alive and that their home still

as much as possible to see the people

crown prince was wearing a crushed armor

black uniform and Choi Han, the

end. Along with them were the Tigers who were still large even after releasing their berserk transformation

entered

There were no cheers.

terrible for

crown prince naturally did not look well and Cale who had arrived later to fend off the enemies looked extremely pale as if

only thing that could be heard through the silence was

people walked up

his vassals, and the two people in the front were the Mage Captain and the General

voice to the two of them who were looking at him with

to look back because

and the

Cale stoically watched this.

accepted for his politics,

contact with the Mage Captain and the General

at Cale before slightly lowering their heads once

‘…Ah.’

held himself back

This was really bad.

how they would treat a Commander nor a

they

more intense than how they

Cale looked behind him.

Knight Captain was quietly

‘I'm screwed.’

to

his hands on Cale and Choi Han’s shoulders at that moment

“How odd!”

looked toward the crown

Smile.

a refreshing

have run away! So, why are we

their mouth

That was the beginning.

Woooooooooooooooo-

shook the Stan

of joy. Cale closed his eyes at

‘…Ah. I'm screwed.’