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 talking

was extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

someone who was working hard to help the

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness

“…And?”

monster’s attention so that the individuals who attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said that all the preparations

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

worked extremely hard to calm down her

up with such

She looked around.

heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her

responded, more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

former Commander-nim

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything

There wasn’t even

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 thought that Commander Deruth was just walking around to our posts to

out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything

and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

that before she ended up at a loss for words at what the

I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for taking

Duke Deruth say that as

we have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have

Captain looked around as he continued

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

soldiers let out a spirited

had bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still

former Commander Cale’s father, said the

Knight Captain repeated the words he

time…I wish to fight together with my son to let him know that

them of

that I felt the same way after hearing him say

been watching the battle between the great heroes and these

in fear, shouted in amazement,

seen their lights falling to the

Captain decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his

to move forward instead of

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

up their minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with their

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from the bottom

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with

bad if you think that I am the

the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one to

the face of Deruth Henituse. She did

any of the

You’re the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father

do you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into

one

able to feel

closed his mouth at

the amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star. It was

Han was easily flung out

up with one explanation

body is

had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the earth attribute in the

allowed him to achieve balance with

use his full power

know the answer. By

White Star, smiled as he

weakly? Choi Han was the

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

Is it because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you worried that he is

of a

burst out of Hannah’s sword, and a

aimed for an opening while the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

He could see a thick wall

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the whole

White Star nonchalantly