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 about,

stiff, but he put on a

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

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

“…And?”

will attack and capture the monster’s attention so that the individuals who attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking

up with such

She looked around.

heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled and

more energetic than ever before, at

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Our esteemed former Commander-nim came

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about this

weird. There

informed us that there may be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just thought that Commander Deruth was just walking around to our posts to chat

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was

Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

about to shout that before she ended up at a loss

the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious

Duke Deruth say that

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

Captain looked around as he continued

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited

all had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

while just drawing its attention. No,

still had to

former Commander Cale’s father,

Captain repeated the words he was keeping

time…I wish to fight together with my son to let him know that I am

that after stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those

and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing him say

been watching the battle between the great heroes

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and

end, they had all seen their lights falling to the

decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow

chose to move forward instead of

will be victorious. So that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the Roan Kingdom can rise again… We will put

had made up their minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting out through the window

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it

think that

throwing Choi Han and the black Yong

“How amazing.”

the one

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

not been able to feel any of the White

You’re the

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so

you

Alberu started to frown.

bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward Duke

Baaaaang!

sword slammed

one with

you should be able to feel that I

closed his mouth at that

power he usually uses to face the White Star. It was a pretty strong

easily flung

could only come up with

body is in

White Star had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the earth attribute in

allowed him to achieve balance with all

had been unable to use his full power until now

the answer. By

Star, smiled

weakly? Choi Han was the

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew the

happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you

of

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

while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

could reach the White

“Hannah!”

Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking

White Star