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

Captain’s face was extremely stiff,

to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was

will be very

“…And?”

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 preparations are complete for

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice as

said that? Who came up with such a

She looked around.

home kingdom…. The prince of the

more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about

is weird. There

us about it. If we do have any spies, they would have just thought that Commander Deruth was just walking around to our posts

wasn’t because anything

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

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,

Knight Captain looked around as he continued

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let

bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing its

they still

former Commander Cale’s father, said the

Knight Captain repeated the words he was

wish to fight together with my son to

stealthily visiting them and informing them of the

and noticed that I felt the

the battle between the great heroes and

shouted in amazement, and

end, they had all seen their lights

to now cast aside his fear, swallow

to move forward

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

their minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

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

“Choi Han–!”

out with

bad if you think that I am the same

Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at the

“How amazing.”

was the one

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

feel any of the White

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately

“Who knows?”

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

do you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword slammed into

only one with this kind of ancient power,

able to

mouth at

he usually uses to face the White

Han was easily

could only come up with one explanation for

body is in

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

have allowed him

his full power until

know the answer. By

White Star, smiled as

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was

Star, still with Deruth

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

of

and

opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

her,

Star nonchalantly