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

to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard

injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice

Who came up with such a plan so

She looked around.

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

Captain responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about this

There wasn’t

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

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything

Cale and the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

at a loss for

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

Duke Deruth say

ma’am. Now we have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you, Rosalyn-nim, and the

Knight Captain looked around as he continued

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a spirited shout

had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

of this monster. They could end up dead while

still

former Commander Cale’s father,

words he was keeping close to

time…I wish to fight together with my son to let

informing them of

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

watching the battle between the

in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

they had all seen their lights

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

chose to move forward instead

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

here had made up their minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back

“…He dares.”

like flames from the bottom of

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the window

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it

you think that I am the

person who was responsible for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong

“How amazing.”

the

anything from the person wearing the face of Deruth

any of the White

bastard! You’re the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

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

hell do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

and the sword

the only one with this kind of ancient power,

Then you should be able to feel that I have changed

closed his mouth

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

was easily

only come up with

is in

and fire

power would have allowed him

had been unable to use his full power until now because his body had not been

know the answer.

the White Star, smiled as

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father?

son of a

sword, and a

aimed for an opening while the

“Ugh!”

could reach the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking

White Star nonchalantly