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,

extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

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

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

“…And?”

minus his highness, will be able to ambush it

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her

that? Who came up

She looked around.

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

Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

informed us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything

that is weird. There wasn’t

inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would

wasn’t because anything

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

she ended up at a loss for words at what the Knight Captain said

esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for

Deruth say that

bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander

Captain looked around

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited shout

bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

could end up dead while just

still had

Commander Cale’s

words he was keeping

to let him know

visiting them and informing them of the

felt the same way after hearing him say

watching the battle between the great heroes and these mighty

shouted in amazement, and held

had all seen their lights

Captain decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow

move forward

that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of

made up their minds to get rid of the fear, this

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the

“Choi Han–!”

out with it as

think that

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

“How amazing.”

was the one to

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

able to feel any of the White Star’s aura until

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately

“Who knows?”

questionable statement. It was because he looked so

you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

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

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed into each

only one with this kind of ancient power,

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

closed his mouth

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

easily

up with

body is

fire

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

been unable to use his full power

the answer. By

White Star, smiled as he

weakly? Choi

Star, still with Deruth

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

of a

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

for an opening while the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

her attack could reach the

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the whole

Star nonchalantly