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 on Cale’s shoulder

little brother. You go

‘Aigoo.’

eyes under the mask wickedly starting

really had no reason to be

who was more of an expert in the Roan Kingdom's issues than Cale was

the conversation he had with the crown prince a few days ago through the video communication

want to go

‘…Haaaaa.’

something I want to

‘Looking like that?’

be in disguise. Just wait

‘Huuuuuu.’

had ended with

else would he be able to be

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

oddly

a good job since

giving me strength. Sure, don’t

hearing Alberu’s cheesy response and took a step into

around and said something to Choi Han

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

to where Cale had been

was placed in front of the path heading

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

the two

our side will guard that entrance from

“…How amazing.”

amazing? You know the

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

of compensation. Think about what to offer me based on

Cale's

I want? Think hard

the

Shhhhh-

way of saying that he was not going to get involved with

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

slowly starting to get a feel

at that

Tap. Tap.

lightly tapping on

“Duke-nim.”

noise to see Bob, the person in charge of the Roan Kingdom’s crown prince’s information network, smiling at

we have a

a refreshing smile on his face, but his eyes were not

focus on what this proxy of the Roan Kingdom’s crown prince had to

“Of course.”

Alberu’s

two of them. He could see his reflection, but he was thinking about what was going

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

between Fredo and Naru's

started to speak while in that middle room connecting

will be guarding outside that underground passage for a

help him out and we will take shifts here and there!

But

corners of Cale’s lips started to go up as he patted

was the look he had when he

go down there while Choi Han is

place with the White Star’s

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

make a copy of all the information down there. You should be able to just record it all with a

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

thinking about whether he should offer information

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

Cale had no intention of accepting that as

was to stop the

it being for the greater good of the world, it was beneficial

provide information about the White Star

information that could

did not exist in Cale’s

thought that Cale wanted information on the White Star based on his gestures and would offer that information as the compensation for this Black Castle destruction plan and for

have to reject

then ask

Cale started to smile.

You look weird smiling like

lowered the corners of his lips after hearing

“Much better!”

comment and headed

who looks

he looked full of concerns

you tried contacting

scheduled to video chat with the

a message

can chat tonight!

not contact her after getting that

picking up!

gaze sank lower after hearing Raon respond the

Shhh.

open mirror passage and

the middle of

soon

not far

"Something’s iffy.”

quietly started to think while standing by

similar to Kim Rok

life was cursed by the God

“They're similar.”

feeling that the White Star’s life was similar to Kim Rok

anything they started

“There’s something there.”

was cold but

Naru's bedroom through the mirror passage subconsciously started

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

lying on the couch was casually

“Hey, crown prince!”

who was similarly lying down next to him patted his belly that was chubby from eating too much food as he

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

Nice to

“Yes sir.”