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,

was extremely stiff, but

Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to

very difficult for his highness

“…And?”

minus his highness, will be

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

calm down her

up with such

She looked around.

kingdom…. The prince of the

responded, more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Commander-nim came up with this

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about

weird. There wasn’t

so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just doing it

the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

up at a

the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has

say

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

looked around as he continued to

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a

bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

dead while just drawing its attention. No,

still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said the

words he was keeping close to

wish to fight together with my son to

visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those words

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

had just been watching the battle between the great heroes and these

fear, shouted in amazement,

the end, they had all seen their lights

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

to move forward

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

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she said a

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

Rosalyn could see the black

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it

that I

who was responsible for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one

from the person wearing the face of Deruth

not been able to feel any of the

bastard! You’re the White

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

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

do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

had gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed into each

are the only one with

be able to feel that I have changed as well, can’t

his mouth at that

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

was easily flung out

up with

is in

fire

ancient power would have allowed him

use his full power until

answer. By

Star, smiled as he

so weakly?

White Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s

happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you

son of a

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

the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

Star