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.

had to stop himself from frowning as

highness looks like

looked even worse up

prince's appearance right now looked much more like a king than the cool appearances he gave

made eye contact at that

like someone who really knows what he

suddenly at

moment he left the castle walls to gather the healers and the territory's

himself before

very

then peeked

coming with

“No need.”

the approaching healers after hearing

Choi Han's shoulder and

now. I need to

“…Your highness.”

that Alberu was saying that he was fine even though he wasn’t, but Taylor just looked

Cale started to frown.

okay. Why doesn’t he just get carried

a reason he

Alberu with a

“Sigh.”

could see Choi Han sighing at that

‘What's up?’

and Choi Han shook his head. Choi Han kept his

related by blood, but these 'siblings’ are

Alberu and Cale

this to Cale because he

looked toward Choi Han with an odd expression before turning his head after

“Cale Henituse.”

gently

go with

responded with his gaze as soon as he heard the

don't want

showed his true feelings in

right now, forget the gazes being focused on us, we’ll probably burn to death

crown prince

tell just by looking

hand on

“Let’s go together.”

opinion had

what Cale was thinking but chose to

to frown while knowing that this

castle on our own two feet will become a source of strength for the

his

seem as if

crown prince would lose face if he said it like that and Cale continued

himself to his current

go with

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

will do that,

‘Aigoo.’

Han and Alberu chat with each other

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

cold autumn breeze blew past

the castle walls, the people by the castle

people inside the

the castle as possible after

of the enemies were

them why the enemies

them was that they were

as possible to see the people who had saved

crown prince was wearing a crushed armor

Henituse in his black uniform and Choi Han, the youngest sword

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

entered through the castle

There were no cheers.

terrible for them to

who had arrived later to fend off the enemies looked extremely pale as if he had just come from a different large-scale

silence was the footsteps of the people who pushed the enemies

people walked up to

vassals, and the two people in the front were the Mage Captain and the General who had been giving orders from the top

started to speak in a warm voice to the two of

to look back because of the two of

Captain and the

Cale stoically watched this.

crown prince will be accepted for his politics,

contact with the Mage Captain and the General who raised their

at Cale before slightly lowering their

‘…Ah.’

barely held himself back

This was really bad.

was not how they would treat a Commander nor a young

how they

seemed even more intense than how they look

Cale looked behind him.

quietly talking to the other

‘I'm screwed.’

to

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

“How odd!”

toward the crown

Smile.

a refreshing smile on his

enemies have run away! So, why

their mouth

That was the beginning.

Woooooooooooooooo-

soon shook the Stan Lord's

closed his eyes

‘…Ah. I'm screwed.’