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.”

the hood of the robe and Deruth smiled after

like you are

and pale, but his eyes were

you had a

Cale returned safely from going to his birth mother, Drew Thames’s grave, and then realized something as soon as he looked into his

is a reason I must do

smiled instead of responding. Duke Deruth immediately

your highness. I will give it a go.

else, even your family members. Only

should know. You will

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

something at

‘They’re similar.’

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

something at

do

“What is it?”

not like

they were daggers. That

“It won’t be meaningless-”

“And.”

Deruth cut

He then smiled.

not want

And then…

do not like meaningful sacrifices that

“Ha.”

having been

He realized something.

Kim Rok Soo inside

They’re similar.’

you and young master

just their appearances that were

He is a member of the Henituse

a household that lived in the corner of the Roan Kingdom’s

patriarch of each generation had passed on

was the mindset of the Henituse household

to be recorded in history. Live for peace and

had a bitter smile on his

‘Well, that isn’t happening.’

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

people in the Henituse household had given up

and happiness are difficult to gain. That is why

continued to

what I just said to heart…

did not like

not like

will keep

“Father.”

Deruth turned toward Cale.

take care of your

will

finally appeared on Deruth’s

quietly observed Cale and Deruth

Kim Rok Soo adjusted to this world so easily must be because someone like Duke Deruth, no, because the Henituse household is his

smile appeared

has nothing to

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

had no idea why,

like I needed

Tasha. He also had his

I die… Will there be people who

Alberu closed his eyes.

would have easily answered that Tasha would be the only one to be affected if he died. But he

would cry. They

others… There were many people

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

* * *

prince Alberu! What do you

– Chhhhh, chhhhhh.

the video communication

a voice through the

like we will need to

agree to discuss it

I, chhhhh, have

Alberu! Crown

The call suddenly ended.

Baaaaang!

“We need to hurry!”

area of

grass. Inside the palace at the central

from her seat and

“Is everybody gathered?”

yet to arrive. It is the farthest from here and they seem to

warriors of the Jungle were gathered together under

Queen of the Jungle. She recalled Alberu Crossman’s

as a second team

Grrrrrr—!

to Litana. She got in its back

are heading for

Oooooong– oooooong–

at the center of

circles could be seen in

Paaaaat-!

* * *

bright light and a person’s figure

person to appear almost stomped

step was so strong that

“Where is he?!”

was

Commander Toonka. The reinforcements from the

gathered just his personal troops as the first round of reinforcements and teleported

the person who appeared

“Who are you?”

armor took one step

crest

Deruth Henituse. I have temporarily taken the

“…You…are Cale Henituse’s father……?”

correct. I hope that you

“Oh! Fwather!”

extremely happy to see Deruth. However,

“First!”

to get out of the location of the teleportation magic circle, an