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

was extremely stiff, but

someone who

the monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

down her

that? Who came up with

She looked around.

her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled

Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about

weird. There

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

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

and the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

to shout that before she ended up at a

will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He

Deruth say

Now we have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former

Captain looked around as he continued to

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let out a spirited

bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt

they still had

former Commander Cale’s father, said the

repeated the words he was keeping

fight together with my son to

Deruth had said that after stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those words

felt the

the battle between the great heroes and

had shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

seen their lights

now cast aside his fear,

to move forward instead of

the future

get rid of the fear, this

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom of her

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting out through the

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with

think that I am the same

black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at the others

“How amazing.”

the one to

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

feel any of the White Star’s aura until just

bastard! You’re the

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

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

do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed into

only one with this kind

able to feel that I have

his mouth

Han definitely used the amount of power he usually uses to

Choi Han was easily

come up with one explanation for

is

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

power would have allowed him to achieve balance with all

been unable to use his full power until now because

the answer. By the

Henituse, the White Star,

weakly? Choi Han was

Deruth Henituse’s face,

is it? Is it because you think something might have happened to

of a

sword, and a fire

while the White Star

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star…

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking the

White Star nonchalantly