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.

was trying to cross through the path in

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

brother. You go

‘Aigoo.’

could see Alberu’s eyes under the mask wickedly starting

no reason to be

expert in the Roan Kingdom's issues than Cale was

the crown prince a few days ago through the

to go

‘…Haaaaa.’

There’s something I want to see. I will

‘Looking like that?’

I'll be in disguise. Just wait

‘Huuuuuu.’

ended with Cale

crown prince's shoulder as well. When else would he be able

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

oddly became

do a good job. Shouldn't you do a good job since you

is giving me strength.

back his sigh after hearing Alberu’s cheesy

said something to Choi Han before he was completely

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han immediately headed to where Cale had been

walking toward the chair that was placed in front of

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

and the

will guard that

“…How amazing.”

amazing? You know the

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

need to offer me some sort of compensation. Think about what to offer me based on the

heard Cale's

I want? Think

then exited the bedroom

Shhhhh-

way of saying that he was

the path to the underground study that Choi Han

was slowly starting to get a feel for what it was that

was at that

Tap. Tap.

lightly

“Duke-nim.”

the person in charge of the Roan Kingdom’s

don't we have a

his face, but his eyes were not

this proxy of the Roan Kingdom’s crown prince had to say right

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion

sat on the chair and looked at the closed mirror instead of at the two of them. He

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

secret area between

head and started to speak while in that middle room

Han will be guarding outside that underground

I'll help him out and we will take shifts here

yes. But

of Cale’s lips started to

look he had when he

there while Choi Han

the place with the White Star’s

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

all the information down there. You should

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

about whether he should offer information on the White Star to Cale as his

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

intention of

stop the

it being for the greater good of the world, it

should provide information

in his place, but forget giving him information that could help that battle, he was going to offer

things did not exist in Cale’s

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 destroying the facility that will turn the White Star into a member

to

would then ask for something

Cale started to smile.

You look weird

corners of his lips after hearing

“Much better!”

at that comment and headed into his,

Star who looks similar to

looked full of concerns as

tried

video chat with the

he had received a

chat tonight! I'm sorry! Something

could not contact her after

is still not picking up! She must

lower after hearing

Shhh.

Naru’s bedroom through the open mirror

the

would soon be

far

"Something’s iffy.”

quietly started to think while standing by the

similar to Kim

Star's life was cursed

“They're similar.”

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

to how anything they started to cherish ended

“There’s something there.”

was cold but

the mirror passage subconsciously started to

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

on the couch was

“Hey, crown prince!”

down next to him patted his belly that

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

to meet you,

“Yes sir.”