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.”

are you talking

extremely stiff, but he put on

to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it

“…And?”

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.

extremely hard to calm down her shaking voice

came up with such a

She looked around.

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

responded, more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything

that is weird. There wasn’t even a

so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would

because anything was funny; he was

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

shout that before she ended up at a loss for words at

also heard that the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for

Duke Deruth say that

Dragon, Sir Choi Han,

Knight Captain looked around as he continued

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited

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

they still

Cale’s father, said the

repeated the words he

fight together with my son to let

them and informing them of the

realized many things and noticed that I felt the same way

between the

in amazement, and held back his

the end, they had all seen their lights falling

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let

chose to move forward instead

So 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

minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as

“…He dares.”

to roar like flames from the bottom of

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

was a loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it

bad if you think that I am the same

person who was responsible for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at the others

“How amazing.”

was the one to

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

not been able to feel any of the White Star’s aura until

the White Star,

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so

hell do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

in his pajamas, and swung his spear

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed

the only one with this kind of ancient

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

mouth at that

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

was easily

come up with

is in

had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but

ancient power would have allowed him

had been unable to use his full power until now because his body

know the answer. By

Star, smiled

so weakly?

Deruth Henituse’s face, already

might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you

son of

and a fire

the White Star was

“Ugh!”

the White

“Hannah!”

was rolling on the ground. He could see a

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking

White Star nonchalantly