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 the

had his back toward Fredo as he put his hand

little brother. You go

‘Aigoo.’

under the mask wickedly

no reason to be

expert in the

the crown prince a few days ago through the

want to go

‘…Haaaaa.’

I want to see.

‘Looking like that?’

I'll be in disguise. Just wait and

‘Huuuuuu.’

had ended

When else would he be able

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

patting oddly became

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

giving me strength. Sure, don’t

back his sigh after hearing Alberu’s cheesy response and

something to Choi Han before

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

immediately headed to where

the chair that was placed in front of

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

turned toward Duke Fredo and the two of

side will guard that entrance

“…How amazing.”

You know the current situation

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

of compensation. Think

Cale's quiet

want? Think

the bedroom without

Shhhhh-

him. It was Cale's way of saying that he was not going to get

at the path to the

feel for what

was at that

Tap. Tap.

someone lightly tapping

“Duke-nim.”

person in charge of the

don't we have

his face,

focus on what this proxy of the Roan

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion soon

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

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

between

Raon's head and started to speak while in

will be guarding outside that underground passage for

and we will take shifts here and there! Didn't

yes. But you

corners of Cale’s lips started to go

look he had when he was plotting

down there while Choi

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

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

whether he should offer information on the White

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

no intention of accepting that as

was to stop

being for the greater good of the

he should provide information about the White Star

giving him information that could help that battle, he was

things did not

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

have to reject

then ask for

Cale started to smile.

weird smiling

corners of his lips after hearing

“Much better!”

that comment and headed into

Star who looks similar to Kim

looked full of

tried contacting

with the

received a

think we can chat tonight! I'm sorry! Something urgent

contact her

still not picking up! She must

lower after hearing Raon respond the same way

Shhh.

the open mirror passage and looked out

was currently the middle

would soon be

not far

"Something’s iffy.”

think while standing by

similar

life was cursed by the

“They're similar.”

a feeling that the White

similar to how anything they started to cherish

“There’s something there.”

was

through the mirror passage subconsciously started

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

on the couch was casually

“Hey, crown prince!”

who was similarly lying down next to him patted his belly that was

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

right! Nice to meet you,

“Yes sir.”