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,

face was extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

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

be very difficult for his highness if we

“…And?”

attention so that the individuals who attacked the 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 the preparations are complete for when the

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

extremely hard to calm down her

that? Who came up with such a plan

She looked around.

The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as he heard about

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about

is weird. There wasn’t even a

us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just thought that Commander Deruth was just walking around to our

It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just doing

Sir Cale and the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

I thought he was in serious condition.

Deruth say

Han,

around

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

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

all had bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

they still had

Commander Cale’s father,

he was

to fight together with my son to let him know that I am here

them and informing them of the

things and noticed that I felt the same way

the battle between the

shouted in amazement, and held back

seen their lights falling to

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

move forward instead

rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the Roan Kingdom

people here had made up their 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 she said

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with

think that I am

and the black Yong together…

“How amazing.”

the

person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did not feel any wariness

able to feel any of

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father

you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed

only one with this kind

able to feel that I have changed as

mouth at

the amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star.

Choi Han was easily flung

come up with one explanation for

is

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

an earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

his full power until now because his body

know the answer. By

Star, smiled

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew the

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

of a

burst out of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

for an opening while the

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

Star