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.”

hood of the robe and Deruth

like you

was still just as skinny and pale, but his eyes were full

guess you had a

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 do

of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

will give it a go.

anybody else, even your family members. Only the

I should know. You will not have to worry about

was looking directly into Alberu’s eyes unlike

something at

‘They’re similar.’

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

something at

I do have one

“What is it?”

do not like meaningless

ears as if they were daggers. That was why

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Duke Deruth cut

He then smiled.

want

And then…

like meaningful sacrifices that

“Ha.”

having

He realized something.

Kim Rok Soo

They’re similar.’

and young master Cale have

their appearances that were similar; their core

course. He is my son. He

been protecting 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

passed on the following

of the Henituse household

no reason to be recorded in history. Live for

smile on his face as he

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

was certain that Cale’s story would be

Henituse household

That is

continued

take what I just said to heart… I will give

not like

not like meaningful

keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

your

will do

smile finally appeared

and Deruth

so easily must be because

appeared on

has nothing to

was a child, however, the current king

had no idea why,

like I needed

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also had his sworn

die… Will there be people who are sad? Would anybody

Alberu closed his eyes.

ago, he would have easily answered that Tasha would be the only one

would cry. They would

Dragon, Cale, Choi Han, Rosalyn, and the others… There were many people who would be sad about Alberu’s

was amazed that he had such certainty about this while also feeling that he really could not die

* * *

do you

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

in the video communication

hear a voice through

like we will need to fight that Lion

it once all of the

I, chhhhh, have no,

Alberu!

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

the southern area

covered in trees and grass. Inside the palace

jumped up from her seat and

“Is everybody gathered?”

southernmost sections have yet to arrive. It is the farthest from here and they seem to be delayed because of

the Jungle were gathered together under the

the Jungle. She recalled Alberu Crossman’s words during that static-filled call and made up her

as a second team

Grrrrrr—!

got in its back and gave an order to the mages who were now members of the

heading for

Oooooong– oooooong–

large magic circle activated at the

could be seen in

Paaaaat-!

* * *

was a bright light and a person’s figure

to appear almost

was so strong that the ground

“Where is he?!”

was extremely

Toonka. The reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are the

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

the person who appeared

“Who are you?”

man in armor took

was a golden turtle crest visible on

temporarily taken the

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

hope that

“Oh! Fwather!”

However, Toonka shook his head and quickly started

“First!”

get out of the location of the teleportation magic circle, an open area behind the City Hall