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

had time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was

his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it

“…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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

extremely hard to calm down

came up with such

She looked around.

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

Knight Captain responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

heard

is weird. There wasn’t even

of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If

It wasn’t because anything was

and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

was about to shout that before she ended up at a loss for

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

Deruth say that as

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

Captain looked around as he

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let out a spirited shout

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

the attention of this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention.

still

former Commander Cale’s

he

wish to fight together with my son to let

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

I felt the

battle between the great heroes and

in amazement, and

seen their lights falling

aside his fear, swallow

to move

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

to get rid of the fear, this

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the bottom of

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with

that I am the same as

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

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one

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

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

You’re the White

Clang!

immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

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

the hell do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into each

are the only one with this kind of

to feel that I have changed as

his mouth at

power he usually uses to face the White Star. It

Choi Han was easily flung out the

come up with one explanation

is

had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the earth attribute in

power would have allowed him to achieve

been unable to use his full power until now because his body had not been

the answer. By the

Star, smiled

are you attacking so weakly? Choi

Deruth Henituse’s face,

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

of a

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was visible

an opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking

White Star nonchalantly