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

was extremely stiff,

had time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working

be very difficult for his

“…And?”

attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness,

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

extremely hard to calm down her shaking

up with

She looked around.

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

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard

There

of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just thought that

Knight Captain let out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just doing it to calm

Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

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

Deruth say

Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you, Rosalyn-nim, and the

around as he continued to

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

soldiers let

had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

they still had

Commander Cale’s father, said the

he

my son to let him know that I

them and informing them of the plan.

that I felt

just been watching the battle between the

in fear, shouted in amazement,

they had all seen their lights falling to

Knight Captain decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

to move forward instead

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

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back as she said

“…He dares.”

to roar like flames from the bottom

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

a loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong

“Choi Han–!”

out

if you think that I am the same

Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at

“How amazing.”

was the one

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

able to feel any of the White Star’s

bastard! You’re the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

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

do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed into each

are the only one with this kind

know. Then you should be able to feel that

his mouth at that

power he usually uses to face the

easily flung out

could only come up with one

is in

wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the earth

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

unable to use his full power until now because

the answer. By the

Star, smiled as

you attacking so weakly? Choi Han

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

because you think something might have happened

of

sword, and a fire was visible in her

for an opening while the

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

who was rolling on the ground. He could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

around her,

Star nonchalantly