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.”

you talking

Knight Captain’s face was extremely stiff,

explain things to Rosalyn, someone

be very difficult

“…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 plan. They said that all the preparations are

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

calm down

up with such a

She looked around.

From her home kingdom…. The prince of the

responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything

There wasn’t

us about it. If

because anything was funny; he

the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

will also heal soon? I thought he was in

say that

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

around as

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a spirited shout

bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still had

Commander Cale’s father,

Captain repeated the words he

together with my son to let him know that I am

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

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

the battle between the great heroes and these

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

all seen their

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his anger

to move forward instead

again, so that our new sun, the

their minds to get

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

flames from

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting out through the window of

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it as

bad if you think that I am the

Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked

“How amazing.”

was the one to

person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did not feel any wariness

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

the White

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

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

you mean

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward Duke

Baaaaang!

sword slammed into

one with this kind of ancient

Then you should be able to feel that

his mouth at

used the amount of power he usually uses

easily flung

could only come up with one explanation for

is

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

power would have allowed him to achieve balance with all

been unable to use his full

answer. By

the White Star,

weakly?

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

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

son of

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

opening while the White Star

“Ugh!”

could reach the White Star… Her body

“Hannah!”

rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his

Ooooooooong-

around her,

Star nonchalantly