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.”

took off the hood of the robe and

like you

was still just as skinny and pale, but

had a safe trip to your

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

guess there is a reason

of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

I will give it a go. Should I keep this fact

tell anybody else, even your family members. Only

know. You will not have to worry about anything coming out of my

Alberu. He was looking directly

something

‘They’re similar.’

He thought that they didn’t look similar at all, but they did share the same blood

something

do

“What is it?”

not like meaningless

stabbed into Alberu’s ears as if they were daggers. That

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Deruth

He then smiled.

did not want any meaningless

And then…

meaningful sacrifices that

“Ha.”

despite having been

He realized something.

it is Kim Rok Soo inside Cale Henituse’s body right

They’re similar.’

and young master Cale

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

He is my son. He is a member of

Henituse County had been protecting and slowly increasing their wealth for generations. It was a household that lived in the corner of the Roan Kingdom’s

generation had passed

the Henituse household

reason to be recorded in

bitter smile on his face as he

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

Cale’s story would be recorded quite a bit in this generation’s

Henituse household had given up on peace and happiness

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

continued to

and Cale will take what I just said to heart…

not like

also did not

will keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

of your

I will

finally appeared

and Deruth

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

bitter smile appeared

nothing to

however, the current king just started

no idea why,

I needed that

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also had

be people who are sad? Would

Alberu closed his eyes.

one to be affected if he died. But he was sure that it was

would cry. They would

Rosalyn, and the others… There were many people who

was amazed that he had such certainty about this while also

* * *

do

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

a lot of static in the video communication

could hear a

looks like we will need

agree to discuss it

chhhhh, have no,

Alberu! Crown prince

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

southern area of the Western

a land of green covered in trees and grass. Inside the palace at the

from her seat and immediately headed out of

“Is everybody gathered?”

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

of the Jungle were gathered

Alberu Crossman’s words

second

Grrrrrr—!

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

for

Oooooong– oooooong–

at the

seen in other kingdoms

Paaaaat-!

* * *

and a person’s figure could be seen appearing

person to appear almost stomped

so strong that the

“Where is he?!”

voice was extremely loud

Commander Toonka. The reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are

as the first round of reinforcements and teleported over after

looking at the person who

“Who are you?”

armor took one

a golden turtle crest visible on

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

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

I hope that you will

“Oh! Fwather!”

to see Deruth. However, Toonka shook his head and

“First!”

out of the location of the teleportation