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 Cale’s revealed

like you are

as skinny and pale, but his

guess you had a

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

guess there is a reason I

instead of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

it a go. Should I

You cannot tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the

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

looking directly into Alberu’s eyes

realized something at

‘They’re similar.’

Deruth’s appearance. He thought that they didn’t look similar at all, but they did share the

something at that

do have

“What is it?”

do not like meaningless

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

And then…

do not like meaningful

“Ha.”

despite having been cut

He realized something.

Soo inside Cale Henituse’s

They’re similar.’

you and young master Cale have many

just their appearances that were similar; their

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

a household that lived in the corner of the Roan

generation had passed on the following words to

mindset of the Henituse

be recorded in history. Live for

had a bitter smile on his face

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

story would be recorded quite a bit

the people in the Henituse household had given up on peace

to gain. That

Deruth continued to

and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will

not like meaningless

also did not like meaningful

keep

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

care of your health as you

I will

finally appeared on

and

that Kim Rok Soo adjusted to this world so easily must be because someone like Duke Deruth, no,

bitter smile appeared on Alberu’s

nothing to do

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

no

like I

his aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also had his sworn

I die… Will there be people who

Alberu closed his eyes.

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

They

others… There were

while

* * *

Alberu! What do you mean by

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

static in the video communication device so the visuals

a voice

The unranked monster… It looks like we will need to fight that Lion Dragon

it once all

chhhhh, have

Alberu! Crown prince

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

the southern area of the

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

up from her seat and immediately

“Is everybody gathered?”

to arrive. It is the farthest from here and they seem to be delayed because of the foreign

the Jungle were gathered together under the

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

second team once

Grrrrrr—!

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

for the

Oooooong– oooooong–

magic circle activated at the center

magic circles could be seen in other kingdoms as

Paaaaat-!

* * *

and a person’s figure could be seen appearing above

to

so

“Where is he?!”

voice was extremely loud as

reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are

Whipper Kingdom’s Commander Toonka. He gathered just his personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing

the person who appeared in front

“Who are you?”

armor took one

crest visible

temporarily taken the Commander position while his highness went out

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

correct. I hope that you will follow my

“Oh! Fwather!”

extremely happy to see Deruth. However, Toonka shook his head and

“First!”

to get out of the location of the teleportation