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

Knight Captain’s face was extremely stiff, but he put on

someone who was working hard to help the Roan

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

“…And?”

is why the Roan Kingdom’s 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 be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said that all the

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice as

that? Who came up

She looked around.

heading over. From her home kingdom…. The

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as he heard about the

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about this

that is weird. There

to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just

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

the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

shout that before she ended up at a loss for words at what the

will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to

Deruth say that as

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

around as

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

shouted behind him. The soldiers let

bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

end up dead while just drawing

still had to

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said

Captain repeated the words he

to fight together with my son to let him know that I am here

them of the plan. Those words had shaken the Knight

things and noticed that I felt

battle between the great heroes and these mighty

in amazement, and

seen their lights falling to

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and

chose to move forward instead of

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

minds to get rid of the fear,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

could see the black Yong bursting out through the window of

“Choi Han–!”

out

if you think that I am the

throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one to

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

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

the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

she flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father right

the hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward Duke

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed

You are the only one with this kind of ancient power,

glad you know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed as well, can’t

mouth

the amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star. It was a

Choi Han was easily flung out

come up with

is in

White Star had the wood, wind, water, and fire

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed him

to use his full power

know the answer. By

the White Star, smiled

attacking so weakly? Choi Han

with Deruth Henituse’s

is it? Is it because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father?

of a

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

while the White

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

White Star