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

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

Rosalyn, someone who was working

monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next 12

“…And?”

minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

calm down her

came up with such a plan so

She looked around.

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

more energetic than ever before, at that

“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

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about

weird. There wasn’t even a

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

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

and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

to shout that before she ended up at a

I thought he was in serious condition.

Deruth say that as

Han, and former

around as he continued to

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let

all had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

they still had to

Commander Cale’s father, said

the words he was keeping close to his

my son to let

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

realized many things and noticed that I felt

been watching the battle between the great heroes and

had shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held back

the end, they had all seen their lights falling to

Knight Captain decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

chose to move forward

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

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back

“…He dares.”

like flames from

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it

you think that I

the black Yong together…

“How amazing.”

was the one

the person wearing the face of Deruth

had not been able to feel any of the White Star’s aura until

the

Clang!

master Hannah immediately

“Who knows?”

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

you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

his

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed into

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

to feel that I have changed as well, can’t

his mouth at that

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

was easily flung out

up with one

is

wind, water, and fire

power would have allowed him to achieve balance

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

answer.

Star, smiled as

you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was the

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew the

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

son of

Hannah’s sword, and a

for an opening while the White

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star… Her body was

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

around her,

Star nonchalantly