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.”

Cale took off the hood of the robe and Deruth smiled after seeing

you

and pale,

had a safe trip to

returned safely from going to his birth mother, Drew Thames’s grave, and then realized something as soon as he looked into his

a reason I must

of responding. Duke Deruth immediately turned back toward

your highness. I will give it a go. Should I

cannot tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the three of us here

this is something that only I should know. You will not have to worry about anything coming out

He was looking directly into

realized something at that

‘They’re similar.’

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

something

do have one

“What is it?”

do not

they were daggers. That was why Alberu immediately

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Duke Deruth

He then smiled.

did not want any

And then…

do not like meaningful sacrifices that

“Ha.”

scoffed, despite having been

He realized something.

is Kim Rok Soo inside

They’re similar.’

you and young master Cale have

not just their appearances that were similar; their core was similar

son. He is a member of

a household that lived in the corner

patriarch of each generation had passed on the

was the mindset of the Henituse

reason to be recorded in history. Live for peace and

a bitter smile on his face as he

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

that Cale’s story would be recorded

in the Henituse household had given up on peace and happiness

are difficult to gain. That is why

continued

what I just said to heart… I

did not

also did not like

will keep it in

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

take care of your health as you

I will do

gentle smile finally appeared on Deruth’s

Cale and Deruth

Rok Soo adjusted to this world so easily must be

smile appeared

to do

a lot when he was a child, however, the current king just started treating Alberu as

had no

like I needed that

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He

who are sad? Would anybody cry

Alberu closed his eyes.

Tasha would be the only one to be affected if he died. But he was sure that it was different

cry. They would

Cale, Choi Han, Rosalyn, and the others… There were many people who would

such certainty about this while also

* * *

prince Alberu! What do you mean

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

of static in the video communication device so the

could hear a voice through the

will need to fight

it once all of the

I, chhhhh, have no,

prince Alberu! Crown prince

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

the southern area of

was a land of green covered in trees and grass. Inside

from her seat and immediately headed out of her

“Is everybody gathered?”

sections have yet to arrive. It is the farthest from here and they seem to

elite warriors of the Jungle were gathered together under the cold

She recalled Alberu Crossman’s

second team once they

Grrrrrr—!

She got in its back

for

Oooooong– oooooong–

large magic circle activated at

be seen in other

Paaaaat-!

* * *

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

first person to appear

was so strong that the ground

“Where is he?!”

voice was extremely loud as

reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are the

He gathered just his personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing

at the person who

“Who are you?”

man in armor took

golden turtle crest visible

the Commander

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

hope that you will

“Oh! Fwather!”

Deruth. However, Toonka shook his head and quickly started

“First!”

tried to get out of the location of the teleportation