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

toward Fredo as he put his hand on Cale’s

brother. You go get some

‘Aigoo.’

under the mask wickedly

no reason to

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

had with the crown prince a few days ago

to

‘…Haaaaa.’

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

‘Looking like that?’

disguise. Just wait

‘Huuuuuu.’

ended with Cale

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

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

patting oddly

job. Shouldn't you do a good job since you came as the Roan

cheering is giving me

back his sigh after hearing Alberu’s cheesy response and took a step into the

turned around and said something to

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

immediately headed to where Cale had been

that was placed in front of the path

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

toward Duke Fredo and the two of

side will guard that entrance from

“…How amazing.”

amazing? You know the current situation

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

sort of compensation. Think about what to offer me

heard Cale's

I want? Think hard about

then exited the bedroom without

Shhhhh-

path closed behind him. It was Cale's way of saying that he was not

before looking at the path to the underground study

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

at that

Tap. Tap.

someone lightly tapping

“Duke-nim.”

the source of the noise to see Bob, the person in

have a nice

a refreshing smile on his face, but his eyes

himself out. He should focus on what this proxy of the Roan

“Of course.”

Alberu’s discussion soon

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 going on past

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

secret area between Fredo and Naru's

to speak while in

will be guarding outside

right! I said I'll help him out and we will take shifts here and there!

But

could see the corners of Cale’s lips started to go up as

he had when he was plotting

go down there while Choi Han

talking about the place with the

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

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

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

currently thinking about whether he should

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

Cale had no intention of accepting

stop the White

greater good of the world, it was beneficial for Fredo as

should provide information

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

not exist in

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 of

to reject

would then ask for

Cale started to smile.

You look weird

slightly lowered the corners of

“Much better!”

and headed into

who looks similar to Kim

of concerns

Have you tried contacting

to video chat with the God of Death's excommunicated priestess

had received a message from Cage

we can chat tonight! I'm

not contact her after

picking

lower after hearing

Shhh.

Naru’s bedroom through the open mirror passage and looked

the middle of

would soon

was not far away after

"Something’s iffy.”

quietly started to think while standing by the

Star looked similar to Kim Rok

life was cursed

“They're similar.”

the White

they started to cherish ended

“There’s something there.”

was cold but

entered Naru's bedroom through the

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

years old boy lying on the couch was casually

“Hey, crown prince!”

patted his belly that was chubby from eating too much

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

right! Nice to

“Yes sir.”