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.

approached Cale who was trying to

had his back toward Fredo as he put his hand on Cale’s shoulder and

You go get some

‘Aigoo.’

Alberu’s eyes under the mask

really had no

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

crown prince a few days ago through the

to go

‘…Haaaaa.’

like that. There’s something I want to see.

‘Looking like that?’

disguise. Just wait

‘Huuuuuu.’

had ended with

as well. When else would he be able to

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

patting oddly

do a good job since

My dongsaeng's cheering is giving me strength. Sure, don’t

cheesy response and took a step

to Choi Han before he was

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

immediately headed to where Cale

toward the chair that was placed in front of the

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

toward Duke Fredo and the two of them made

side will guard that

“…How amazing.”

know the current

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

compensation. Think about what

heard Cale's quiet

want? Think hard about

then exited the

Shhhhh-

mirror path closed behind him. It was Cale's way of saying that

looking at the path to the underground study that

slowly starting to get a feel for what

at

Tap. Tap.

heard someone lightly tapping on the

“Duke-nim.”

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

we have

smile on his face, but his

himself out. He should focus on what this proxy of the Roan Kingdom’s crown prince had to say

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion

and looked at the closed mirror instead of at the two of them. He could see his reflection, but he was thinking about what was

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

between Fredo

Raon's head and started to speak while in that

will be guarding outside

we will take shifts here and there! Didn't you tell us to do

yes. But

lips started to go up

he had when he was plotting

there

about the place

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

there. You should be able to just

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

Fredo was currently thinking about whether he should offer information on

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

intention of accepting that as his

stop the

being for the greater good of the world,

should provide information about the

giving him information that

did not exist in

on his gestures and would offer that information as the compensation for this Black Castle destruction plan

have to

ask

Cale started to smile.

You look weird

slightly lowered the corners of his lips after

“Much better!”

sighed at that comment and headed

looks

of concerns as

you tried contacting Miss

chat with the God of Death's excommunicated

a

I don’t think we can chat

her after getting that

Cage is still not picking

gaze sank lower after hearing Raon respond the same way

Shhh.

through the open mirror passage

was currently the middle of

would soon be

far away

"Something’s iffy.”

quietly started to think while

looked similar to Kim Rok

cursed

“They're similar.”

he had a feeling that the White Star’s

how anything they started to cherish ended up

“There’s something there.”

gaze was cold

Naru's bedroom through the mirror passage

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

years old boy lying on the couch was casually waving his hand at

“Hey, crown prince!”

next to him patted his belly that was chubby from

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

Nice to meet

“Yes sir.”