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

was extremely stiff, but he put on

someone who was

highness needs 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?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking

that? Who came up

She looked around.

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

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever before,

“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

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about

that is weird. There wasn’t even

about it. If

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

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

he was in serious condition. He truly has

say

Dragon, Sir Choi Han,

looked around as he

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let out a spirited

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

They could end up dead while just

they still had

Commander Cale’s

the words he was keeping close

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

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

things and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing

been watching the battle between the great heroes

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

they had all seen their lights falling to

now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his

move

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

minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with their own

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom of

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out

that I am the same

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

“How amazing.”

was the one

from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did not

to feel any of the

the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked

do you

Alberu started to frown.

in his pajamas, and

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed

only one with this kind of

able to feel that I have changed

closed his mouth at that

power he usually uses to face the White Star.

was easily flung out the

could only come up with

body is

and fire attributes, but not

would have allowed him to achieve balance with all

had been unable to use his full power until now because his body

know the answer. By

Star,

attacking so weakly? Choi

with Deruth

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

son of

Hannah’s sword, and

while the

“Ugh!”

the

“Hannah!”

He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around the

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his

Ooooooooong-

appeared around her, shaking

Star