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

Captain’s face was extremely stiff,

Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help

Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking voice as she

said that? Who came up with such a plan so

She looked around.

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

responded, more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

esteemed former Commander-nim came up

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

There wasn’t

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

because anything was funny; he was just doing it to calm himself

the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

thought he was in serious condition. He truly

say that

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

Knight Captain looked around as he continued to

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let out a

bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

still

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said the

the words he was keeping close

to fight together with my son to

Deruth had said that after stealthily visiting them and informing them of

things and noticed that I felt the same way

the battle between the great

in amazement, and held back his

had all seen

his fear, swallow his

to move

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

people here had made up their minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness,

“…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 a short

“…He dares.”

to roar like flames from the

at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it as

think that I

the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at the others in the

“How amazing.”

was the

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

been able to feel any of the White

the White

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

she flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he

do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas, and

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword

You are the only one with this kind of ancient power,

know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed as well, can’t

closed his mouth at that

used the amount of power he usually uses to

was easily

up with

body is

and fire attributes,

have allowed him to achieve

to use his full power until now because his

know the answer. By the

the White Star, smiled as

are you attacking so weakly? Choi

with Deruth

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

of

Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

an opening while the White Star

“Ugh!”

her attack could reach the

“Hannah!”

could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking the whole

White Star nonchalantly