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 about,

stiff, but he put on

someone who was working hard to help the

his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get

“…And?”

his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan.

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

down her shaking voice

up with such a plan

She looked around.

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

Captain responded, more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

that is weird. There wasn’t

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

because anything was funny; he was just doing it to calm

and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

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

heard that the esteemed gold Dragon will also 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. We also have you,

looked around as

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

The soldiers let

bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they

they still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father,

the words he was keeping close

to fight together with my son to let

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

things and noticed that I felt the

battle between the great heroes and these

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

they had all seen their lights falling

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let his

move

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

made up their minds to get rid of the fear,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back as she said

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

see the black Yong bursting out through the window of

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with it as

think that I am

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

“How amazing.”

Mila was the

the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse. She

to feel any of the White

the White Star,

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

she flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked

you mean by who

Alberu started to frown.

gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

and the sword slammed into each

are the only one with this kind of ancient power, you

glad you know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed as well, can’t

closed his mouth

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

Han was easily flung

only come up

is in

Star had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes,

ancient power would have allowed him

use his full power until

the answer.

the White Star,

weakly? Choi

Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

Is it because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father?

son of a

and a fire was visible in her

an opening while the White

“Ugh!”

the White Star… Her body was

“Hannah!”

He could see a thick wall made of

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking the whole

Star