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 Deruth smiled

you

and pale, but his eyes

had a

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

is a reason I must

instead of responding. Duke

highness. I will give it a go. Should I

tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the

I should know. You will not have to worry about anything coming

looking directly into Alberu’s eyes unlike his

realized something at that

‘They’re similar.’

Henituse in Duke Deruth’s appearance. He thought that they didn’t look similar at all, but they did share the same blood and did indeed

said something

I do have one

“What is it?”

not

ears as if they were daggers. That was why Alberu immediately opened his mouth to

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Deruth cut

He then smiled.

want

And then…

like meaningful sacrifices that much

“Ha.”

scoffed, despite having

He realized something.

it is Kim Rok Soo inside Cale

They’re similar.’

master Cale

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

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

a household that lived in

patriarch of each generation had passed on the

of the Henituse household

reason to be recorded in history. Live for peace and

bitter smile on his face as

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

be recorded quite a bit

none of the people in the Henituse household

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

Deruth continued

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

not like

also did not

will keep it

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

care of your health

I will do

finally appeared on Deruth’s

Cale and Deruth for

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

appeared on

has nothing to do

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

had no

not like I needed that

aunt, Dark Elf Tasha. He also

die… Will there be people who are

Alberu closed his eyes.

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

cry. They

others… There were many people who would be sad about Alberu’s

about this while also feeling that he

* * *

Alberu! What do

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

of static in the video communication device so the visuals were not

hear a voice through the

will need to fight that Lion Dragon

to discuss it

chhhhh, have no,

Alberu!

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

the southern area of the Western

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

seat and immediately headed out

“Is everybody gathered?”

It is the farthest from here and they

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

of the Jungle. She recalled Alberu Crossman’s

them as a second team once they

Grrrrrr—!

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

for

Oooooong– oooooong–

magic circle activated at the

could be seen in other kingdoms

Paaaaat-!

* * *

person’s figure could be seen appearing above the teleportation

to appear almost

was so strong that the

“Where is he?!”

person’s voice was

from the Whipper Kingdom are the first

Commander Toonka. He gathered just his personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and

the person who appeared in front of

“Who are you?”

armor

turtle crest visible on

Duke Deruth Henituse. I have temporarily taken the

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

that

“Oh! Fwather!”

extremely happy to see Deruth. However, Toonka

“First!”

the teleportation magic circle,