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

extremely stiff, but he put on

Rosalyn, someone who was working hard

monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult

“…And?”

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 when

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

worked extremely hard to calm down her shaking voice as she

came up with such

She looked around.

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.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about this

is weird. There wasn’t even a

may be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If

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

the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

was about to shout that before she ended up at a

was in serious condition. He

Deruth say that as

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

Captain looked around as he

would we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers

had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still had to

Commander Cale’s father, said the

repeated the words he

with my son to let

them

I felt

battle between the great

in fear, shouted in amazement,

had all seen their lights falling to the

his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his anger

move forward instead

be victorious. So that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back as she

“…He dares.”

flames

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

out with it as

think that I am the

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

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one

face of Deruth

to feel any of the

the

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

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

you

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed into each

are the only one with this

able to feel that

closed his mouth at that

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

was easily

up with

is in

and fire

power would have allowed him

his full power until now

answer.

Star,

you attacking so weakly? Choi Han

still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

might have happened

son of

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was visible

an opening while the White Star was

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star… Her body

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

appeared around her,

White Star nonchalantly