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

stiff, but he put

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

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his

“…And?”

the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking voice as she

Who came up with such a

She looked around.

her home kingdom…. The prince of the

responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Commander-nim came up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything

is weird. There wasn’t

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

out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny;

Sir Cale and the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

at a loss

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

Duke Deruth say that

Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you,

around

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a spirited shout

bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

they still

Duke, former Commander Cale’s

Captain repeated the words he

with my son to

informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken the

felt the same way after hearing him

had just been watching the battle between the great

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held back

they had all seen their

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

chose to move

that our new sun, the future of the

their minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as she said a

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the bottom of

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting out through

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with it

that

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

“How amazing.”

was the one

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

been able to feel any of

You’re the White Star,

Clang!

Hannah immediately

“Who knows?”

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

do you

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed

the only one with this kind

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

his mouth at that

power he usually uses to face the White

Choi Han was easily flung out

could only come up with one explanation for

body is in

fire attributes, but

an earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed him to achieve balance with all five

full power until

the answer. By

Henituse, the White Star,

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

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

of a

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

while the White Star was fending off Alberu’s

“Ugh!”

the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around the White

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the

White Star nonchalantly