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 a faint

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was

the monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next 12

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice as she

up

She looked around.

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

more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard

is weird. There wasn’t even a

stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have

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

Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

before she ended up at a loss for words at what the Knight Captain said

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

Deruth say that

Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also

around as he

would 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.

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

they still had to

Commander Cale’s father, said

words he was

my son to let him

visiting them and informing them of the

felt the same way after hearing

between the great heroes and these

fear, shouted in amazement, and

all seen

now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and

to move

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

minds to get rid of the fear,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with it

that

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

“How amazing.”

was the

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

had not been able to feel any

You’re the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

It was because he

do you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

had gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and

Baaaaang!

sword slammed into

red sword! You are the only one with

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

his mouth

the amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star. It was

was easily flung

could only come up with one

is

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

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

use his full power until

answer. By

the White Star, smiled as he

attacking so weakly? Choi Han was the

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s

son of a

sword, and a fire was visible in her

for an opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

was rolling on the ground. He could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking

Star