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

things to Rosalyn, someone who was

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking voice as she

Who came up

She looked around.

Toonka noticed her and were heading over. From her home kingdom…. The

responded, more energetic than ever

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

is weird. There

personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we

It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just doing

the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

that before she ended up at

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

Deruth say that as

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

Captain looked around as he continued to

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let out a

bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

They could end up dead while just drawing

still

Commander Cale’s father, said the

repeated the words he was keeping close to his

to let him know that

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

felt the

had just been watching the battle between the great heroes and these mighty

had shaken in fear, shouted in

seen their lights

Knight Captain decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his anger

move forward instead of

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

their minds to get rid of

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she said a

“…He dares.”

like flames

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the window

“Choi Han–!”

out with

bad if you think that I am

and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse

“How amazing.”

was the one to

not feel anything from the person wearing the face of Deruth

feel any of the White Star’s aura until just

the

Clang!

immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked

do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed

red sword! You are the only one with

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

mouth at that

he usually uses to face the White Star. It was a pretty strong

Han was easily flung out

come up

body is

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

an earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

to use his full power

answer. By the

Star, smiled as

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

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

of

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was visible in her

aimed for an opening while the White Star was fending off Alberu’s

“Ugh!”

her attack could reach the White

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her,

White Star nonchalantly