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 about,

stiff, but he put on

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone

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?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice

said that? Who came up with such a

She looked around.

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

responded, more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything

that is weird. There

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

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

Cale and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

that before she ended up at a loss for

the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for taking

say that as

a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander

Knight Captain looked around

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited shout

all had bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing its attention.

they still had to

Commander Cale’s father,

Knight Captain repeated the words he was keeping close

with my son to let him

stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken the Knight Captain’s

many things and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing him

had just been watching the battle between

in fear, shouted in amazement, and held back his

the end, they had all seen their lights falling

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

to move forward instead

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

minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

to roar like flames

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the window

“Choi Han–!”

out with it

that

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

“How amazing.”

the one

from the person wearing the face of

able to feel any

You’re the White Star,

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was

the hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

his pajamas, and

Baaaaang!

the sword

red sword! You are the only one with this

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

closed his mouth at that

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

easily flung

up with one

is

White Star had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the

have allowed him to achieve balance with all

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

the answer. By

Henituse, the White Star,

so weakly? Choi Han was the

White Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

think something might have happened to Cale

son of

sword, and

the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

her attack could reach the White Star…

“Hannah!”

on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking the whole

Star