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 talking

Captain’s face was extremely stiff, but he put

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

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

down her

said that? Who came up with such

She looked around.

heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled and waved

more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything

is weird. There wasn’t

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

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was

the

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

up at a loss for

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

say

Han, and former Commander Cale-nim.

Knight Captain looked around

would we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers

had bright expressions on their

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

of this monster. They could end up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt as if they

they still

former Commander Cale’s father, said the

Captain repeated the words he was keeping

to fight together with my son to let him know

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

things and noticed that I felt the

watching the battle between the great heroes and

fear, shouted in amazement, and held back his

seen their lights falling

cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

move forward instead of

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

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said a

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the

was at

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black

“Choi Han–!”

out with it as

that I am the same

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

“How amazing.”

the

from the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse.

been able to feel any

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

was because he looked so

do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

had gotten off the bed, still in his

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed into

sword! You are the only one with this kind

able to feel that I have changed

mouth

definitely used the amount of power he usually uses to face

Choi Han was easily flung out the

could only come up

is

water, and fire attributes, but not

earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed him to

White Star had been unable to use his full power until now because

know the answer. By the

Star,

are you attacking so weakly?

Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew the

happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you

son of a

sword, and a fire was visible in

the White Star was

“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?”

shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

her,

Star