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

face was extremely stiff, but he put on a

Rosalyn, someone who

very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next

“…And?”

day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said that all the preparations

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

down

Who came up with such

She looked around.

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

Knight Captain responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

informed us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything

weird. There wasn’t even a

to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just thought that

wasn’t because anything was funny;

the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

at a loss for

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

Duke Deruth say that as

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

Captain looked around

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a

bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said

the words he was keeping

my son to let him know that

them of

felt

the battle between the

had shaken in fear, shouted in

end, they had all seen their lights falling to the

cast aside his

chose to move forward

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

here had made up their minds to get rid of

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it

bad if you think that I am the

Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked

“How amazing.”

was the one

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

any of the White Star’s aura

the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father

hell do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into each

sword! You are the only one with this kind of ancient

glad you know. Then you should be able to feel that

mouth at

power he usually uses to face the White

Han was easily flung out the

only come up with one explanation for

body is in

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

ancient power would have allowed him to

had been unable to use his full power until now because his body

know the answer.

the White Star, smiled as

so weakly? Choi Han was the

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face,

something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are

son of a

and a fire

while the White Star was fending off Alberu’s

“Ugh!”

the

“Hannah!”

on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around the

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking the whole

Star