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

toward Fredo as he put his hand on Cale’s shoulder and warmly started

You go get some

‘Aigoo.’

eyes under the

really had no

expert in the

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

want to go

‘…Haaaaa.’

like that. There’s something I

‘Looking like that?’

disguise. Just

‘Huuuuuu.’

call had ended with Cale

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

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

patting oddly

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

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

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

to Choi Han before he was completely

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han immediately headed to where Cale had been

was walking toward the chair that was placed in front

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

turned toward Duke Fredo and the two of them made eye

side will guard that entrance

“…How amazing.”

amazing? You know the current situation

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

sort of compensation. Think about what to

heard Cale's quiet

want? Think

exited the

Shhhhh-

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

looking at the path

starting to get a feel for what it

was at that

Tap. Tap.

someone lightly tapping on the

“Duke-nim.”

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

don't we have a nice

refreshing smile on his face, but his eyes were not

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

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion

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

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

area between Fredo and

while in that middle room

outside that underground passage

help him out and we will take shifts

But

the corners of Cale’s lips started to go

was the look he had when he was

down there while Choi

you talking about the place with the White Star’s

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

copy of all the information down there. You

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

should offer information on the White Star to Cale

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

of accepting that as his

was to stop

it being for the greater good of the world, it was

why he should provide information about

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

things did not exist

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

have to reject

ask

Cale started to smile.

weird

of his lips

“Much better!”

sighed at that comment and

White Star who looks similar to Kim

he looked full of

Have you tried

had scheduled to video chat with the God of

a message from Cage

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

could not contact her after

not picking

gaze sank lower after hearing Raon respond the same way

Shhh.

through the open

currently the middle of

would soon

far away after

"Something’s iffy.”

think while standing by

Star looked similar to Kim Rok

White Star's life was cursed by the God

“They're similar.”

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

anything they started

“There’s something there.”

gaze was

the mirror passage subconsciously

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

boy lying on the couch was

“Hey, crown prince!”

who was similarly lying down next to him patted his belly that was chubby from eating too much food as he

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

right! Nice to

“Yes sir.”