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.”

of the robe and Deruth smiled after seeing Cale’s revealed

you are not

just as skinny and pale, but his eyes were

a safe trip to your

his birth mother, Drew Thames’s grave, and then realized something as

is a

of responding. Duke Deruth immediately turned back toward

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

correct. You cannot tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the three of us here should know about

will

looked toward Alberu. He was looking directly into Alberu’s eyes unlike

something

‘They’re similar.’

that they didn’t look similar at all, but they

said something at that

I do have one

“What is it?”

not like meaningless

were daggers.

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Duke Deruth

He then smiled.

want any

And then…

do not like meaningful

“Ha.”

despite having

He realized something.

Rok Soo inside Cale Henituse’s body

They’re similar.’

you and young master Cale have many

just their appearances that were similar; their core was similar as

son. He is a member of the Henituse

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

had passed on the following

the Henituse

reason to be recorded in

smile on his face as he

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

Cale’s story would be recorded quite a bit

household had given

happiness are difficult to gain. That is why we set it

continued to

both you and Cale will take what I just

not

also did not like

keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

of your

will do

gentle smile finally appeared on Deruth’s

Cale and Deruth for a

that Kim Rok Soo adjusted to this world so easily must be because someone like Duke

bitter smile appeared on Alberu’s

to

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

had no

like I

his aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also

who are sad? Would anybody cry if

Alberu closed his eyes.

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

cry. They would

Rosalyn, and the others…

that he had such certainty about this while also feeling that he really could

* * *

prince Alberu! What do

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

was a lot of static in the video

hear a voice through

unranked monster… It looks like we will need to

to discuss it once

chhhhh, have no,

prince Alberu!

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

area of

grass. Inside

seat and immediately headed out of her

“Is everybody gathered?”

yet, my Queen. The warriors from the southernmost sections have yet to arrive. It is the farthest from here and

warriors of the Jungle were gathered together under the cold sun of

recalled Alberu Crossman’s words during that

a second

Grrrrrr—!

got in its back and gave an order to the

for the

Oooooong– oooooong–

circle activated at

could be seen in other

Paaaaat-!

* * *

person’s figure could be seen

first person to appear

His step was so strong that

“Where is he?!”

was extremely loud as

from the

personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after sensing

the person who appeared

“Who are you?”

armor took

turtle crest visible on each of

Duke Deruth Henituse. I have temporarily taken the Commander position while

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

I hope that you will follow

“Oh! Fwather!”

see Deruth. However, Toonka shook his head

“First!”

get out of the location of the teleportation magic circle,