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

stiff, but he

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to

very difficult for his highness if we

“…And?”

Kingdom’s troops and the reinforcements will attack and capture the monster’s attention so that the 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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

worked extremely hard to calm down her shaking voice as she

that? Who came up with such a plan

She looked around.

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

Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

weird. There wasn’t

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 have just thought that Commander Deruth was just walking around

wasn’t because anything

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

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

say

ma’am. Now we have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and

looked around as he continued

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let

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

still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father,

repeated the words he

fight together with my son to let him know

that after stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those

that I felt the same way after hearing him say

had just been watching the battle between the great heroes and

in fear, shouted in

seen their lights falling to the

Knight Captain decided to now cast aside his fear,

chose to move forward instead

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

minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness, with their own

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

was a loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out

you think that I am the same

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

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one to

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

to feel any

the

Clang!

immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

statement. It was because he looked so much like

do you

Alberu started to frown.

still in his

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed

You are the only one with this kind of ancient

you know. Then you should be able to feel that I have

mouth at that

usually uses to

easily flung out the

come up with one explanation

is in

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

allowed him to achieve balance with all

White Star had been unable to use his full power until

answer.

the White Star, smiled as

so weakly? Choi

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face,

have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you worried that he is

son of a

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

for an opening while the

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking the

White Star