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.”

robe and Deruth smiled after seeing Cale’s

you are

still just as skinny and pale, but his eyes

had a safe trip

Cale returned safely from going to his birth mother, Drew Thames’s grave,

is a

instead of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

give it a go. Should I keep this fact

your family members. Only the three of us here should know about

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

was looking directly into Alberu’s eyes unlike his

realized something

‘They’re similar.’

they didn’t look similar at all, but they did share the same blood and did indeed look

said something

do have one

“What is it?”

not

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

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Duke Deruth cut Alberu

He then smiled.

want

And then…

like meaningful

“Ha.”

despite having been cut

He realized something.

Rok Soo inside Cale

They’re similar.’

young master Cale

just their appearances that were similar; their core was similar

is my son. He

generations. It was a household that lived in

each generation had passed on the

of the Henituse household and their

be recorded in history.

a bitter smile on his

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

certain that Cale’s story would be

household had given

gain. That is why we set it

Deruth continued

you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will give this

did not like

did not like meaningful

will keep it in

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

care of your health

will do

smile finally appeared

Cale and

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

smile appeared

nothing to

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

had no idea why,

I needed

Dark Elf Tasha. He also had

be people who are

Alberu closed his eyes.

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

cry. They would

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

had such certainty about this while also feeling that he really could not die a meaningless

* * *

prince Alberu! What do

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

lot of static in the video communication device so

could hear a

like we will need to fight that Lion

discuss it once all

I, chhhhh, have no,

prince Alberu! Crown prince

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

southern area of the

and grass. Inside the palace at the central region

seat and immediately headed out of

“Is everybody gathered?”

from the southernmost 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 sun

Queen of the Jungle. She recalled Alberu Crossman’s words

them as a second team once

Grrrrrr—!

back to Litana. She got in its back and gave an order to the mages who

for the Roan

Oooooong– oooooong–

magic circle activated at

magic circles could be seen in

Paaaaat-!

* * *

figure could be seen

person to appear almost stomped

His step was so strong that the

“Where is he?!”

voice was extremely loud

from the Whipper Kingdom are the

the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing danger

at the person who appeared in

“Who are you?”

armor took one

a golden turtle crest

Henituse. I have temporarily taken the Commander position while his highness went out to the

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

hope that you will follow my

“Oh! Fwather!”

to see Deruth. However, Toonka

“First!”

to get out of the location of the teleportation magic