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

still just as skinny and pale, but his eyes were full of

a safe trip

from going to his birth mother, Drew Thames’s grave, and then realized

there is a reason I must do

smiled instead of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

a go. Should I

tell anybody else, even your family members. Only the three of

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

looking directly

something at

‘They’re similar.’

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

said something at that

I do have

“What is it?”

not like meaningless

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

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Deruth

He then smiled.

did not want any meaningless

And then…

meaningful sacrifices that much

“Ha.”

despite having been

He realized something.

Soo inside Cale Henituse’s body right

They’re similar.’

and young master

just their appearances that were similar; their core was

He is a member

for generations. It was a household that lived in the corner

passed on the following words to

the Henituse household and their

in history. Live for peace

his face as he recalled

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

story would be recorded quite a

in the Henituse household had given up on peace and

gain. That is why we set

Deruth continued

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

did not like

also did not like

will keep

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

care of your health as you

I will

finally

and Deruth for a

adjusted to this world so easily must be because someone like Duke

appeared on

to

Crossman… The king had cherished Alberu a lot when he was a child, however, the current king just started

no idea

like I needed

Tasha. He also

people who are

Alberu closed his eyes.

easily answered that Tasha would be the only one to be affected

They would

and the others… There were many people who would

that he had such certainty about this while also feeling

* * *

do you mean by

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

lot of static in the video communication device so the visuals

hear a voice

The unranked monster… It looks like we will need to

we agree to discuss it once all

I, chhhhh, have no,

Alberu!

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

jumped up from her seat and immediately headed out

“Is everybody gathered?”

Queen. The warriors from the southernmost sections have yet to arrive. It is the

warriors of the Jungle were gathered together under the

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

a second team once

Grrrrrr—!

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

heading for the

Oooooong– oooooong–

at the center of the

circles could be seen in other kingdoms as

Paaaaat-!

* * *

person’s figure could be seen appearing

to appear almost

so strong that the ground

“Where is he?!”

was extremely

reinforcements from the Whipper Kingdom are the first to

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

frowned after looking at the person who appeared in

“Who are you?”

armor took one

turtle crest visible

have temporarily taken the Commander position while his highness

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

hope that you will follow my

“Oh! Fwather!”

Deruth. However, Toonka shook

“First!”

teleportation magic circle, an open