Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 542: Did you miss me? (4)

“I didn’t know I would be welcoming an esteemed guest all of a sudden.”

Fredo said that while looking at Cale.

Cale shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Alberu.

“His highness the crown prince is the antsy type who likes to get things done quickly. Bob hyung is pretty antsy too.”

Alberu’s eyebrow slightly twitched, but Cale smiled and ignored it. Fredo thoroughly observed Cale and the now Bob/Alberu before starting to speak.

“I guess this esteemed guest has a pretty high position too.”

“Yes.”

Cale nodded his head without any hesitation and continued to speak.

“He just doesn’t have an official title. Our Bob hyung has been like his highness the crown prince’s twin brother since they were young.”

“Hooo.”

“It’s normal that you wouldn’t know about him, Duke.”

Cale looked toward Alberu who started to speak as if he was responding to Cale’s gaze.

“I've lived my entire life as his highness the crown prince's shadow.”

It was not a lie.

Alberu in his quarter Dark Elf form…

That appearance was pretty much crown prince Alberu’s shadow.

‘How amazing.’

Choi Han was quietly looking away from Cale and Alberu who could lie so well without any issues.

Fredo looked toward the man whose face was covered from the nose up by a mask and started to speak.

“…That must be why this sir is responsible for the information network.”

He was speaking respectfully to Bob.

Part of it was because Bob was the crown prince's proxy, but it was also because there was a mysterious aura about this Bob person as well.

Fredo recalled how Bob had introduced himself.

‘Nice to meet you. My name is Bob and I am his highness, the crown prince’s proxy and also the person in charge of the crown prince’s information network.’

The part about how he was in charge of the information network stuck out to Fredo.

‘He is the person at the center of the information.’

Fredo's gaze stealthily became sharp as he looked at Bob.

Information was sometimes more important than diplomacy, administration, and troops.

But the fact that someone in charge of that was this young must mean that this person was quite skilled.

Fredo saw Alberu Crossman as a talented but calm and collected person, so there was no way that Bob, someone that Alberu had selected, would be useless.

‘I guess he is a vassal who has grown up and studied together with the crown prince since they were young?’

The part about how he was the crown prince’s shadow was memorable as well.

It made it sound as if he had been guarding the Roan Kingdom while hiding in the darkness and transforming the Roan Kingdom into a strong kingdom.

Furthermore, it was shocking that he and Cale were calling each other brothers.

‘Crown prince Alberu Crossman and Cale Henituse are sworn brothers too.’

Had the two of them and this Bob person who lived in the shadows created this sworn brotherhood between the three of them?

Alberu Crossman would handle things at the front end.

Cale Henituse would take care of the dangers throughout the kingdom and the Western continent.

Finally, Bob would take care of a lot of different things without showing himself in order to protect the kingdom.

‘But it is shocking that this Bob is quarter Dark Elf.’

He thought that this might have been how the Roan Kingdom was able to connect with the Dark Elves.

‘Shocking, truly shocking.’

Fredo tensed up.

He could not look down on this person.

Fredo stood up from the bed.

“I can't welcome you to such an important meeting looking like this.”

“The place and your appearance are not important. The contents of the discussion are what are important.”

Alberu was speaking gently and respectfully, but what he was saying was pressuring Fredo.

‘Hand over proper compensation for the Roan Kingdom.’

Alberu was giving off that kind of aura without any concern.

Smile.

Fredo started to smile.

“Solena.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Tell the butler to bring some warm tea for our guest.”

“Yes, sir.”

Solena cautiously started to leave the bedroom.

However, she was looking at Fredo as if she was worried about leaving him alone. Fredo who noticed her gaze nodded his head. It was a sign letting her know that there was no need to worry.

Click.

Cale got up as soon as the door closed.

"Are you leaving?”

“There’s no need for me to be here when two representatives of their respective kingdoms are chatting.”

Fredo's expression turned off after hearing Cale's response.

He had felt this since earlier, but Cale was treating the Endable Kingdom as a formal kingdom.

Fredo who knew how hard it was to be accepted couldn’t help but be a bit emotional at Cale’s demeanor.

to cross through the path in

back toward Fredo as he put his hand

brother. You go get some

‘Aigoo.’

the mask wickedly starting to curl

really had no reason to be

an expert in the Roan Kingdom's issues than Cale

recalled the conversation he had with the crown prince a few days ago

to

‘…Haaaaa.’

something I

‘Looking like that?’

in disguise. Just wait and

‘Huuuuuu.’

call had ended with

as well. When else would he

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

patting oddly

Shouldn't you do a good job

giving me strength. Sure, don’t

cheesy

turned around and said something to

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

immediately headed to where Cale had

the chair that was

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

toward Duke Fredo and the two of them made

will guard

“…How amazing.”

You know the current

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

Think about what to

heard Cale's

I want? Think hard about

exited the bedroom without any

Shhhhh-

Cale's way of saying that he

observed the closed path before looking at the path to the underground study that Choi Han

to get a feel for what it

at

Tap. Tap.

someone lightly

“Duke-nim.”

to see Bob, the person in charge of the Roan Kingdom’s crown

have a nice

his face, but

should focus on what this proxy of the

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion

looked at the closed mirror instead of at the two of them. He could

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

between Fredo

patted Raon's head and started to speak while in

guarding outside that

help him out and we will take shifts here and there! Didn't you tell us

But you

of Cale’s lips started to go up as

he had when he

there

you talking about the place with

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

You should be able to just record it all with a

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

should offer information

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

no intention of accepting that

stop the

greater good of the world,

he should provide information about the

information that could help that

not exist

as the compensation for this Black Castle destruction plan and for destroying the facility that will turn the White

have to

would then ask for

Cale started to smile.

weird smiling like

lowered the corners of his lips after hearing

“Much better!”

at that comment and headed

Star who looks similar

of concerns as

you tried contacting

the

a message from Cage

master-nim! I don’t think we can chat tonight!

could not contact her

picking up! She must

gaze sank lower after hearing Raon

Shhh.

the open mirror passage and looked

the middle of

would soon be

was not far away

"Something’s iffy.”

quietly started to think

Star looked similar to Kim Rok

life was cursed by

“They're similar.”

he had a feeling that the White Star’s life was similar to

they started to

“There’s something there.”

gaze was cold

bedroom through the

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

the couch was casually

“Hey, crown prince!”

was similarly lying down next to him patted his belly that was chubby from eating

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

to

“Yes sir.”