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

extremely stiff, but

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who

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

“…And?”

highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said that all the preparations are complete for when

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her

said that? Who came up with

She looked around.

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

energetic

“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 up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about this

is weird. There wasn’t even a

Deruth informed us 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 chat

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

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

before she ended up at a loss for words at what

heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition.

Deruth say that as

Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you, Rosalyn-nim, and the

around as he continued to

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited

bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

to draw the attention of this monster. They could end up dead while

still had to

Cale’s father, said

Knight Captain repeated the words he was keeping close

to let him

them of the plan. Those words had shaken the Knight Captain’s

that I felt the same way after hearing him say

the battle between the

had shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

all seen their lights

to now cast aside his

move forward instead

that our new sun, the future

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the bottom of

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out

think that I am the

Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one

wearing the face of Deruth Henituse.

feel any of the White Star’s

the White Star,

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so much

hell do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

still in his pajamas, and swung his spear

Baaaaang!

the sword

only one with this kind of ancient power,

should be able to feel that I have

mouth

definitely used the amount of power he usually uses to face

was easily

come up with one explanation for

body is

water, and fire attributes, but not the earth attribute in

would have allowed him to achieve

been unable to use his full power until now because

answer. By the

the White Star, smiled as he

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you

of a

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

for an opening while the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

could reach the White Star… Her body

“Hannah!”

was rolling on the ground. He could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the

White Star