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 put on a faint

to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was

will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next 12

“…And?”

and capture the monster’s attention so that the individuals who attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness,

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking

that? Who came up with such a plan

She looked around.

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

responded, more energetic than ever

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as he heard

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about

that is weird. There wasn’t

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

a short laugh. It wasn’t because anything was funny; he was just doing it to calm

and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

ended up at a loss for words at what

he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for taking care of him,

Deruth say

Now we have two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former Commander Cale-nim. We also have you, Rosalyn-nim,

around

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

shouted behind him. The soldiers

had bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

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

they still

Cale’s father, said

Knight Captain repeated the words he

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

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

I felt the same way after

between the great heroes

shaken in fear, shouted in amazement, and held

all seen their lights falling to

his fear, swallow his astonishment, and let

to move

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

up their minds to get rid of the fear,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from the bottom of her

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

was a loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black

“Choi Han–!”

out with it as

you think that I am the

person who was responsible for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled

“How amazing.”

the one to

face of Deruth Henituse. She

any of the White Star’s aura

You’re the White Star, aren’t

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

flinched after hearing Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because he looked so much like Cale Henituse’s father right

the hell do you mean by

Alberu started to frown.

his

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed

sword! You 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

his mouth at that

uses

Han was easily flung out the

could only come up

is

wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the earth

an earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed him to achieve balance with all

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

the answer. By

Henituse, the White Star, smiled

you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was the

Deruth Henituse’s

happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are

of

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was visible

for an opening while the White Star was fending off

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White

“Hannah!”

was rolling on the ground. He could

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

appeared around her, shaking the

Star