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 about,

face was extremely stiff, but he

to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the

very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next 12

“…And?”

individuals who attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking

came up with such a plan

She looked around.

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

more energetic than ever before, at that

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as

‘What unbelievable-’

heard

that is weird. There wasn’t even

informed us that there may be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies, they would

out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything

Cale and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

up at a loss for words at what the Knight Captain

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

say that

Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We

Knight Captain looked around

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt

still had to

former Commander Cale’s father, said

the words he was keeping

son to let him

informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken the

felt the same way after hearing him say

between the great

shouted in amazement, and held back his

seen their lights falling

his fear, swallow his

to move

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

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.

her red hair back as she

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from the bottom of her

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the window

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it as

you think that I am the

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

“How amazing.”

Mila was the

person wearing the face

been able to feel any of the White Star’s aura

You’re the

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so much

you

Alberu started to frown.

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

Baaaaang!

sword slammed into

red sword! You are the only one with this kind of ancient power, you

to

mouth at

power he usually uses

Han was easily flung

up

body is

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

have allowed him to achieve balance with all

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

the answer. By

the White Star, smiled

so weakly? Choi Han

White Star, still with Deruth

it because you think something might have happened to Cale

of a

out of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

aimed for an opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

reach the White Star…

“Hannah!”

supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

Star nonchalantly