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.

who was trying to cross

Fredo as he put his hand

You go get

‘Aigoo.’

could see Alberu’s eyes under the mask wickedly starting

really had no reason to be

an expert in the Roan Kingdom's issues than Cale was personally

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

want to

‘…Haaaaa.’

sigh like that. There’s something I

‘Looking like that?’

be in disguise. Just wait

‘Huuuuuu.’

call had ended with

crown prince's shoulder as well. When else would

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

oddly became

good job since you came as the

giving me strength. Sure, don’t

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

something to Choi Han

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han immediately headed to where Cale had been

the chair that was placed in front

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

and the two of them made eye

will guard that

“…How amazing.”

so amazing? You know the current

Smile.

Cale started to smile.

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

Cale's quiet

I want? Think

then exited the bedroom

Shhhhh-

was Cale's way of saying that he was

before looking at the path to

to get a feel

at

Tap. Tap.

heard someone lightly tapping

“Duke-nim.”

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

we have

had a refreshing smile on his face, but his eyes were not

on what this proxy of the Roan Kingdom’s

“Of course.”

and Alberu’s discussion

chair 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?”

between Fredo

head and started to speak while in that

will be guarding outside that underground passage for a

will take shifts here and there! Didn't you tell

But you

corners of Cale’s lips started to go up as he patted

he had when he

down there while Choi

the place with the White Star’s

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

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

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

whether he should offer information on the

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

no intention of accepting that

stop the

for the greater good of the world,

should provide information about the White Star

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

did not exist

compensation for this Black Castle destruction plan and for destroying the

have to

ask for

Cale started to smile.

You look weird smiling

corners of his

“Much better!”

sighed at that comment and headed into his, no,

looks similar to Kim Rok

looked full of concerns as he

Have you tried contacting

chat with the God of Death's excommunicated priestess

had received a message from Cage

we can chat tonight!

her

is still not picking up! She must

after hearing

Shhh.

bedroom through the open mirror

currently the

would soon be

not far

"Something’s iffy.”

started to think

similar

White Star's life was cursed

“They're similar.”

had a feeling that the White

they started

“There’s something there.”

was

who entered Naru's bedroom through the mirror passage

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

old boy lying on the couch was casually waving

“Hey, crown prince!”

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

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

right! Nice to meet

“Yes sir.”