Trash of the Count's Family

‘Damn it! Fuck!’

Alberu Crossman immediately picked up the spear he had hidden under his body and kicked off the bed.

‘We were tricked!’

The person Choi Han’s sword was headed toward right now was not Deruth Henituse.

He heard the horn flute again.

Buuuu—- oooo—– buuuuuuu-!

The horn flute had distinct tones for different orders.

The one earlier was to announce the battle while this one was for charging forward to attack.

His body subconsciously flinched, and his gaze headed out the window.

He could see the Knight Captain pulling out his sword.

The other knights pulled out their weapons as well, while the mages were getting ready to cast an extremely large spell toward the Puzzle City plaza.

Alberu Crossman made eye contact with Deruth Henituse.

Smirk.

“I already told you. I said I was late because of taking care of some things after the meeting.”

Deruth Henituse laughed.

Alberu realized it at that moment.

‘It’s the White Star.’

This bastard was the White Star.

He was sure of it.

He then anxiously had a question pop up in his mind.

‘…When? How?’

Since when had the White Star been pretending to be Duke Deruth Henituse?

Alberu had not noticed anything awkward from the Duke.

‘Cale Henituse said that Duke Deruth told him to take out his biological mother’s diary from her grave.’

That meant that it was highly likely that Duke Deruth had been himself when Cale left Puzzle City.

‘And it is also highly likely that Duke Deruth was himself when Cale saw him as soon as he came back from his meeting with the World Tree.’

Duke Deruth had brought up and asked about Cale’s trip to his mother’s grave. Since Cale had not mentioned it first, he needed to have that information in advance to do that.

‘Then it happened after that.’

It would be most accurate to say that the White Star took over as Duke Deruth sometime after that.

‘In that short period of time!’

Alberu and Cale were aware of most of Duke Deruth’s actions and movements since they discussed this feigning death strategy with him.

They didn’t try to find out, but it was something that came naturally as they were working together.

‘Duke Deruth didn’t go anywhere special either.’

Cale also asked Choi Han to guard Duke Deruth’s bedroom at night, in order to avoid any ambush or abducting attempts from the White Star.

‘When and how did he avoid our gazes?’

Alberu felt extreme anger boiling inside him.

‘I’ve been tricked. I lost.’

The emotion from those negative thoughts roared inside of him.

“Motherf-”

Baaaaaaaaaang-

The rest of the word was drowned out by a loud noise.

The shining black aura rising from Choi Han’s sword was fluctuating violently.

“How does it feel? How is it to be on the receiving end?”

The black aura was blocked by a burning fire sword that was about the size of a dagger. Deruth Henituse’s hand was holding onto that sword.

The man then calmly moved his other hand.

Baaaaaang!

A wind wall crumbled after being struck by beige-colored mana.

Clunk!

The windows of the room almost exploded open at the pressure from the attacks.

They could see what was going on outside a little clearer now.

As the darkness of the night slowly started to take over for the red sunset in the sky…

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

The cold winter breeze blew in through the window.

“I went to each of their posts to talk to them. I told them that the Saint checked the crown prince’s condition and the reason his internal organs are a mess is because of the venomous aura within the monster’s attack. I told them that the monster’s blood was necessary to heal it.”

Deruth’s voice was carried by the wind and echoed through the entire room.

* * *

While that was going on, Rosalyn left ancient Dragon Eruhaben’s side and urgently rushed over to the Knight Captain.

“What is going on, Captain-nim?!”

“Magic Tower Master-nim. Have you not heard? I guess you might not have, as it was urgently decided not too long ago.”

you

stiff, but he

to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the Roan

be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next

“…And?”

highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

down her

came up with such a plan so

She looked around.

were heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled

energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about

is weird. There wasn’t even

us that there may be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just

Captain let out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny;

Sir Cale and the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

about to shout that before she ended up at a loss

will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition.

say that

a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you, Rosalyn-nim,

around as he continued to

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let out a spirited

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt as if they would die

they still had

Cale’s father, said the

Captain repeated the words he

with my son to let him

stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken

felt the same way after hearing

the battle between the great heroes and these mighty

shouted in

seen their

Captain decided to now cast aside his fear,

chose to move forward instead of

that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the Roan Kingdom can rise again… We will put an end to this

to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with their own

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the window of a

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out

think that I am the same

was responsible for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled

“How amazing.”

the one

anything from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did not

any of the White Star’s aura

bastard! You’re the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father

hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed

one with this kind

to feel that I have changed as well,

mouth

power he usually uses to face the White Star. It

Choi Han was easily flung out the

only come up with one

body is in

fire attributes, but not the earth attribute

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

his full power until now because his body had not

answer. By

the White Star, smiled

you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you worried that he

of a

and a fire

an opening while the White Star

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star…

“Hannah!”

rolling on the ground. He could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking

White Star nonchalantly