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

Captain’s face was extremely stiff, but he

Rosalyn, someone who was

be very difficult for his highness if we cannot

“…And?”

minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down

Who 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 and waved

more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard

that is weird. There wasn’t even

each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do

It wasn’t because anything was funny; he

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

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

Duke Deruth say that

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

looked around as

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let out a

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt as if they would die for

they still

Cale’s father, said

the words he was keeping close to

to let him know that I

them of the plan. Those words had shaken the

I felt the same way after hearing him

the battle between the great heroes

fear, shouted in amazement, and held back

seen

to now cast aside his fear,

to move forward instead

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

people here had made up their minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with their own

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

could see the black Yong bursting out through the

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with it as

that I

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

“How amazing.”

was the

face

any

You’re the

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

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.

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

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into each

only one

Then you should be able to feel that I have changed

closed his mouth

of power he usually uses

easily

could only come up with one

body is in

water, and fire

allowed him to

White Star had been unable to use his full power until now because his body had not been

answer. By

White Star, smiled as he

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

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

of a

burst out of Hannah’s sword, and

the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

her,

Star