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,

was extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the

very difficult for his highness if we cannot

“…And?”

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.

down her shaking

Who came up

She looked around.

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

more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as he heard about

‘What unbelievable-’

heard

There wasn’t

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

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

and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

at a loss for words at what

also heard that the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you

say that as

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

around

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let

had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still had to

Cale’s father, said the

Captain repeated the words he was

with my son to let him know that I am

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

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

been watching the battle between the great heroes and

shaken in fear, shouted in

had all seen their lights

to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

move

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

their minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom of her

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with

that I am the same as

throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse

“How amazing.”

was the

from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse.

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

the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

questionable statement. It was because he looked so

hell do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

the sword

the only one with this kind of ancient

know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed

mouth

definitely used the amount of power he usually uses

Choi Han was easily flung out

up with one

is

fire

would have allowed him to achieve balance with

White Star had been unable to use his full

answer.

Henituse, the White Star, smiled

so weakly?

still with Deruth Henituse’s face,

Is it because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you worried that he is

son of a

Hannah’s sword, and a fire

while the White Star

“Ugh!”

the White Star… Her body

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

White Star nonchalantly