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.

Cale who was trying to cross through the

as he put his hand

little brother. You

‘Aigoo.’

eyes under the mask wickedly starting

no reason to be

who was more of an expert in the Roan

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

want to

‘…Haaaaa.’

something I want to see. I will

‘Looking like that?’

be in disguise. Just

‘Huuuuuu.’

ended with

patted the crown prince's shoulder as well. When else would he be able to be this rude

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

oddly became

do a good job since you

dongsaeng's cheering is giving me

hearing Alberu’s cheesy response and

said something to

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

to where Cale had

was placed in front of the path

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

Duke Fredo and the two of them

our side will guard that entrance from

“…How amazing.”

You know the

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

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

heard Cale's quiet

I want?

exited the

Shhhhh-

It was Cale's way of saying that he was not going

before looking at the path to the underground study that Choi

starting to get a feel

at

Tap. Tap.

lightly

“Duke-nim.”

of the noise to see Bob, the person in charge

we have a nice

his face, but his eyes

proxy of the Roan Kingdom’s crown

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s

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

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

between Fredo and Naru's

and started to speak while in that middle room connecting the

be guarding outside that underground passage for

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

But

Cale’s lips started to

had when he

invisible and go down there while Choi Han

about the place with

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

secretly. And make a copy of all the information down there. You should be able

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

sure that Fredo was currently thinking about whether he should offer information on

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

Cale had no intention of accepting

stop the

of the world, it was beneficial for

he should provide information about the White Star

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

things did not

would offer that information as the compensation for this

have to

then ask for

Cale started to smile.

You look weird

of his lips after

“Much better!”

that comment and headed into

White Star who looks similar to

he looked full of concerns

tried contacting

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

he had received a message

I don’t think we can chat tonight! I'm

could not contact her after getting

still not picking up! She must be

lower after hearing Raon

Shhh.

through the open mirror passage and looked out

currently the middle of

soon be

was not far away after

"Something’s iffy.”

started to think while standing by

Star looked similar to

White Star's life was cursed by the God of

“They're similar.”

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

anything they started

“There’s something there.”

gaze was cold

entered Naru's bedroom through the mirror

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

on the couch

“Hey, crown prince!”

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

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

to

“Yes sir.”