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 about,

Knight Captain’s face was extremely stiff,

someone who was working

be very difficult for

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down

up with

She looked around.

Toonka noticed her and were heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her

Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything

weird. There wasn’t

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

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just

and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

up at a loss for words at what the

soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you

say

a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander

around

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited shout

all had bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

the attention of this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its

still had to

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father,

Knight Captain repeated the words he was

together with my son to let him know that

after stealthily visiting them and informing them

things and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing him say

watching the battle between the

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and

the end, they had all seen their lights falling to

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

to move forward instead

victorious. So that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the Roan Kingdom can rise again… We will

people here had made up their minds to get rid of the fear,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as she said a

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with

if you think that I am the same

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

“How amazing.”

the

the face

any of the White Star’s

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

statement. It was because he looked so much like

you mean

Alberu started to frown.

still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward Duke

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed

one with this kind of ancient

know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed

mouth at that

usually uses to face the White Star. It

easily flung out the

only come up

body is in

water, and fire attributes, but

ancient power would have allowed him to

use his full power until now because his body

know the answer. By the

White Star, smiled as he

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

White Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face,

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

of

Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

for an opening while the White Star was

“Ugh!”

the

“Hannah!”

was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking

Star