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

face was extremely stiff,

to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard

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

“…And?”

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 are complete for when the temple opens after

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

extremely hard to calm down her shaking

up with such a

She looked around.

her and were heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck

energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

There wasn’t even

us about it. If we

anything was funny; he was

Cale and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

that before she ended up at

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

say

Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander

around as he

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited

had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still had to

former Commander Cale’s

he was

together with my son to

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

and noticed that I felt

just been watching the battle between the great heroes and

had shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held back

seen their lights falling to

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

chose to move forward instead

the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the

had made up their minds to get

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

the black Yong

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out

that

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

“How amazing.”

the one to

feel anything from the person wearing the face of Deruth

been able to feel any of the White Star’s aura

You’re the White Star,

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s

do you

Alberu started to frown.

in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

sword slammed into

sword! You are the only one with this kind

be able to feel that I have changed

his mouth at

the amount of power he usually uses to

easily

could only come up with one

body is

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

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed him to achieve

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

answer. By

Henituse, the White Star,

are you attacking so weakly?

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew the

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

son of a

and a fire was visible

for an opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

the

“Hannah!”

urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around the

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking

Star nonchalantly