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 smiled after seeing Cale’s

like you

still just as skinny and pale, but his eyes

guess you had a safe trip to your

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

is a reason

responding. Duke Deruth immediately

a go. Should I keep

even your family members. Only the

is something that only I should know. You will not have to worry about

directly into Alberu’s eyes unlike his

something

‘They’re similar.’

Henituse in Duke Deruth’s appearance. He thought that they didn’t look

something at that

I do have

“What is it?”

not like meaningless

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

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Duke Deruth cut Alberu

He then smiled.

not want any

And then…

meaningful

“Ha.”

scoffed, despite having

He realized something.

Rok Soo inside Cale

They’re similar.’

and young master Cale have

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

course. He is my son. He is a member of the Henituse

wealth for generations. It was a household that lived in the corner of the Roan Kingdom’s northeast region with the Forest of Darkness

patriarch of each generation had passed on the following words

the Henituse

no reason to be recorded in

had a bitter smile on his face as he recalled

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

story would be recorded quite a bit in this

Henituse household had given up on

difficult to gain. That

Deruth continued

if both you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will

did not like

also did not like

keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

your health as

will

smile finally

Cale and

easily must be because someone like Duke Deruth, no, because the Henituse household is his

smile appeared on Alberu’s

to do

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

no idea why,

not like I

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also had his sworn

Will there be people who are sad? Would

Alberu closed his eyes.

would be the only one to be affected

would cry. They would

Han, Rosalyn, and the others… There

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

* * *

Alberu! What do you mean

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

video communication device so the visuals

hear a

unranked monster… It looks like we will need to fight

agree to discuss it once all of

I, chhhhh,

prince Alberu!

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

southern area of the Western

and grass. Inside the palace at the central region

jumped up from her seat and immediately headed

“Is everybody gathered?”

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

were gathered together

Alberu Crossman’s words during that static-filled call and made up

a second team

Grrrrrr—!

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

heading for the Roan Kingdom

Oooooong– oooooong–

at

be seen

Paaaaat-!

* * *

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

to

step was so strong that

“Where is he?!”

person’s voice was extremely loud as

reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom

Commander Toonka. He gathered just his personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing danger through

looking at the person who appeared in front of

“Who are you?”

in armor took

was a golden turtle crest visible on each

temporarily taken the Commander position

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

is correct. I hope that

“Oh! Fwather!”

Deruth. However,

“First!”

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