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,

Knight Captain’s face was extremely stiff, but he

had time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone

needs the monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult

“…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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking voice

that? Who came up with

She looked around.

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

responded, more energetic than ever

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

informed us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about

There wasn’t

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 spies, they would have just

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

the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you

say that as

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

Captain looked around as he continued

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let

all had bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

end up dead while just drawing its attention.

still had to

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father,

words he was keeping close

time…I wish to fight together with my son to let him know that I am here

visiting them and informing them of the plan.

and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing him say

been watching the battle between the great heroes and these mighty

in amazement, and held back his

seen

Captain decided to now cast aside his

chose to move forward instead of

new sun, the future of the

get rid of the fear, this

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom of

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

loud bang and Rosalyn could see the

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it as

bad if you think that I am the same

Yong together… Deruth Henituse

“How amazing.”

the one to

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

feel any of the

the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

statement. It was because he looked

the hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into

only one with this kind of

glad you know. Then you should be able to feel that

closed his mouth at that

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

Choi Han was easily flung

could only come up with

is

fire attributes, but not

have allowed him to achieve balance with all

his full power until now because his body had not been

answer. By

the White Star, smiled

are you attacking so weakly?

still with Deruth Henituse’s

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

son of

Hannah’s sword, and

aimed for an opening while the

“Ugh!”

could reach the

“Hannah!”

could see a

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his shoulders at

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking the

Star