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

Captain’s face was extremely stiff, but he put

Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the

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

“…And?”

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 that all the preparations are complete for when the

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice as she

said that? Who came up with such a plan

She looked around.

home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother,

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about this

There wasn’t even a

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

It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was

the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

to shout that before she ended up at a loss for words at what

also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to

Duke Deruth say that as

have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have

looked around

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

soldiers let

bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

draw the attention of this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention. No,

they still had

former Commander Cale’s father,

Knight Captain repeated the words he was keeping close

with my son to let him know that I am here

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

noticed that I felt the same way after

between the great

in amazement, and

seen

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his

move forward

sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the

to get rid of

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

to roar like flames from the bottom of

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

could see the black Yong bursting out through the window of

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with it

think that I

Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled

“How amazing.”

the

from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did

to feel any of the White Star’s aura

bastard! You’re the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s

do you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

sword slammed into

only one with this kind of ancient

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

mouth at that

amount of power he usually uses to face

was easily flung out the

up

is in

wind, water, and fire attributes, but

would have allowed him

use his full power until now because his

know the answer. By the

the White Star, smiled

weakly? Choi Han was

still with Deruth Henituse’s face,

it because you think something might have happened

son of a

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

aimed for an opening while the White

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star… Her body

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the

Star nonchalantly