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,

extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

had time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the Roan

very difficult for his highness if we cannot

“…And?”

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 preparations are complete for when the temple opens after that as

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down

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 Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled and waved

responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about

weird. There wasn’t

inform us about it. If

Knight Captain let out a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just

Cale and the Duke-nim both

“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 of him,

say

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

looked around as

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers

all had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

the attention of this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention. No,

they still

Cale’s father,

Knight Captain repeated the words he

with my son to

and informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken the Knight

felt the same way

between the great heroes and

in amazement, and held

seen their

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

chose to move forward instead of

will be victorious. So that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of

get rid of the fear, this darkness,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom of her

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

could see the black Yong bursting out through the window of a

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it

you think that I am the

and the black Yong

“How amazing.”

Mila was the

could not feel anything from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She did not

feel any of the White Star’s

the White

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so much like Cale

hell do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed into each

only one with this kind of

you should be able to feel

mouth

definitely used the amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star.

Choi Han was easily

only come up with

body is in

fire attributes,

allowed him to

had been unable to use his full power until now

answer. By the

the White Star, smiled as he

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was the

Deruth

think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s

of a

burst out of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was visible

aimed for an opening while the White Star was

“Ugh!”

reach the

“Hannah!”

on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking

Star nonchalantly