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.

trying to

toward Fredo as he put his

You go

‘Aigoo.’

the mask wickedly starting to

had no reason

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

conversation he had with the crown prince a few days ago

want to

‘…Haaaaa.’

There’s something I want to see. I

‘Looking like that?’

be in disguise.

‘Huuuuuu.’

had ended with

well. When else would he be able to be this

“Okay.”

Pat. Pat.

oddly

a good job since you came as the Roan Kingdom's

My dongsaeng's cheering is giving me strength.

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

something to Choi Han

“Guard it well.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

immediately headed to where Cale

chair that was placed in front of the

“Mm.”

Duke Fredo groaned.

and the two of them made eye

side will guard that

“…How 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?

exited the

Shhhhh-

closed behind him. It was Cale's way of saying that he

at the path to the underground study that

a feel

at that

Tap. Tap.

heard someone lightly tapping on

“Duke-nim.”

noise to see Bob, the person in charge of

don't we have

a refreshing smile on his

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

“Of course.”

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

“Raon.”

“Yeah! Human, what’s up?”

area between Fredo and Naru's

and started to speak while in that

guarding outside that

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

yes. But you

Cale’s lips started to go up as he

was the look he had when

there

place with

“Yes.”

“Secretly?”

Cale looked toward Raon.

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

Raon nodded his head.

“Alright!”

“Good, good.”

he should offer

‘But that’d be disappointing.’

intention of accepting that as

to stop the

of the world, it was beneficial

why he should provide information

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

not exist

the compensation for this Black Castle destruction plan and for destroying the facility

have to

then ask for

Cale started to smile.

You look weird smiling like

corners of his lips

“Much better!”

and headed into his, no, Naru’s

Star who looks similar to

of concerns

Have you tried contacting

to video chat with the God of Death's

had received a message from

can chat

not contact her after

is still not picking up! She must

hearing Raon respond the

Shhh.

entered Naru’s bedroom through the open mirror passage and looked out

was currently the

soon

not far away

"Something’s iffy.”

to think while standing

similar to Kim

White Star's life was cursed by the

“They're similar.”

reason, he had a feeling that the White Star’s life was similar to Kim Rok Soo's

anything they started to cherish ended

“There’s something there.”

was cold but

entered Naru's bedroom through the mirror passage subconsciously started

“Aigoo?”

“Hyung, you’re back?”

old boy lying on the couch was

“Hey, crown prince!”

his belly that was

“Raon-nim, I'm Bob.”

Nice to meet you,

“Yes sir.”