Trash of the Count's Family

Click.

There was silence after the sound of the door closing.

“…Cale.”

Deruth Henituse was the first to speak. Deruth, Cale’s father… couldn’t stop his eyes from shaking as he headed over to the robe-clad Cale.

“Duke.”

However, someone got in the way of this emotional father-son reunion.

“Your highness?”

Alberu Crossman quickly walked over to the Duke. Deruth, who was still in his armor, looked more tired than earlier.

“Duke. There is something I need you to do for me. That is why I urgently and stealthily came to find you.”

Urgently. Stealthily.

Deruth, who realized the seriousness of those two words, stiffened up while Alberu heard Raon’s voice in his head.

– I cast the noise blocking spell.

Alberu immediately continued speaking.

“I am going to die soon.”

“…Excuse me?”

Deruth wondered what he had just heard.

“Excuse me?”

That was why he asked once more, and Alberu, looked at the empty area past Deruth’s shoulder as he recalled what had just happened.

‘Dongsaeng. You returned earlier than I expected.’

‘Your highness.’

‘…Your expression doesn’t look good.’

Cale and Raon had barged into the Puzzle City City Hall office.

Clopeh had just burst out of the room after saying that he would set the rumors straight and tell people the truth, while Choi Han said he had a bad feeling about what Clopeh would do and chased after him.

Alberu, who was left alone, had been organizing his thoughts about what else needed to be done. That was when Cale and Raon had arrived.

He could not feel happy after seeing the expression on Cale’s face.

His expression gave Alberu a bad feeling.

‘Why are you smiling as if you’re going to scam someone?’

Cale Henituse. This bastard was smiling. He was smiling as if he was about to cause a big incident.

‘Hyung-nim.’

Cale had that mischievous smile on his face as he walked over to Alberu and put his arm on Alberu’s shoulder.

‘…What the hell are you doing?’

‘Hyung-nim. Please die.’

‘Hmm?’

As Alberu turned toward Cale…

‘Wouldn’t the only people left to lead the Roan Kingdom’s forces in Puzzle City be the Knight Captain and my father if you were to die, your highness?’

Alberu felt extremely iffy about this, but still responded properly.

‘Yes, as long as nobody else comes from the royal family.’

As long as the current king, Zed Crossman, and the second prince did not come to Puzzle City…

‘Taking into consideration magic, troops, mercenaries, and other nobles, it is highly likely that Duke Deruth would be the Commander.’

The Knight Captain would only lead the knights and soldiers.

‘If I consider the reinforcements coming from the other kingdoms as well, Duke Deruth, your father, would have the proper title to be Commander. Furthermore, Puzzle City is in the Roan Kingdom’s northeast region, so the leader of the northeast region would know about this place best.’

Smile.

The corners of Cale’s lips curled up.

‘That sounds great.’

Pat pat.

Cale patted Alberu’s shoulder with an extremely disrespectful expression. Alberu wondered if this bastard was drunk despite not getting easily drunk, but Cale whispered as Alberu stared with a grumbling expression.

‘Now then, please die so that my father can be the big boss.’

Alberu could see Cale’s face that looked really cold without even an ounce of a smile.

‘I need to catch a damn rat.’

‘A rat?’

‘Yes sir. The White Star is currently under my father’s command.’

Cale then gave a short explanation as to what had happened during his meeting with the World Tree and Count Hubesha. Of course, he did not mention the dagger the World Tree gave him. That was something that only Cale and the World Tree knew about right now.

Alberu snapped out of his thoughts and returned to the present.

“Duke. I will not really be dying. There’s just a need for me to pretend to die.”

Deruth’s face stiffened up even more at Alberu’s somewhat firm demeanor.

“…Does that mean that you have your reasons but are unable to explain it to me, your highness?”

“That is correct.”

Duke Deruth’s reaction would be most natural if he knew as little as possible.

“Duke Deruth, I hope that you can take care of Puzzle City once I die.”

“I heard that reinforcements from other kingdoms would soon be arriving.”

“That is correct. Please take care of them as well.”

Duke Deruth still had a stiff expression on his face as he walked past Alberu.

“Let me see your face.”

off the hood of the robe and Deruth

you are

still just as skinny and pale, but

a safe trip to your

Drew Thames’s grave, and then

guess there is a reason

of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

it a go. Should I keep this

is correct. You cannot tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the three of us

I should know. You will not have to worry about

toward Alberu. He was looking directly

something at

‘They’re similar.’

could see Cale Henituse in Duke Deruth’s appearance. He thought that they didn’t look similar at all, but they

said something at

do

“What is it?”

not like

into Alberu’s ears as if they were daggers. That was why Alberu immediately opened

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Deruth

He then smiled.

did not want any meaningless

And then…

not like meaningful sacrifices that much

“Ha.”

scoffed, despite having been

He realized something.

Rok Soo

They’re similar.’

young master Cale have

not just their appearances that were similar; their

He is

and slowly increasing their wealth for generations. It was a household that lived in the corner of the Roan Kingdom’s northeast region with the Forest of Darkness right next to

patriarch of each generation had passed on the following words to

mindset of the Henituse household and their

is no reason to be recorded in history. Live

his

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

Cale’s story would be recorded quite a bit in this generation’s

the people in the Henituse household had given up on

to gain. That

continued

highness, if both you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will give this a

did not like meaningless

not like

will keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

your health as you

I will

gentle smile finally

and

adjusted to this world so easily must be because someone like Duke Deruth, no, because the

appeared

has nothing to do

he was a child, however, the current king just started treating Alberu as a future king candidate at some point. He did not

had no

I needed that

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also had

Will there be people who are sad? Would

Alberu closed his eyes.

one to be affected if he died. But he was

They would be

black Dragon, Cale, Choi Han, Rosalyn, and the others… There were many people

such certainty about this while also

* * *

What do

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

of static in the video communication device so the visuals were not

could hear a voice

monster… It looks like we will

to discuss it once all of

I, chhhhh, have

Alberu!

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

southern area of the Western

land of green covered in trees and grass. Inside the palace at the central region

seat and immediately headed out of her

“Is everybody gathered?”

yet to arrive. It is

elite warriors of the Jungle were gathered together under the cold sun of

the Jungle. She recalled Alberu Crossman’s words

second

Grrrrrr—!

back to Litana. She got in its back and

for the Roan

Oooooong– oooooong–

circle activated at

could be seen in other kingdoms

Paaaaat-!

* * *

bright light and a person’s figure could be seen appearing

first person to appear almost

step was so strong that

“Where is he?!”

was

Toonka. The reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are the

as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing danger through

frowned after looking at the person who

“Who are you?”

in armor

crest visible on each of his

I have temporarily taken the

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

is correct. I hope that

“Oh! Fwather!”

seemed extremely happy to see Deruth. However, Toonka shook his

“First!”

of the teleportation magic circle, an open area behind the