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

face was extremely stiff, but

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working

be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her

up with such

She looked around.

The prince of the Breck Kingdom, her young brother, smiled and waved

more energetic than ever before, at

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

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

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard anything about this

There wasn’t

our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have

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

and the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

ended up at a loss for words at what the Knight Captain

he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank

Deruth say

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

Captain looked around as

would we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

shouted behind him. The soldiers let out

bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

while just drawing its attention. No, they felt as if they would die

they still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said the

words he was keeping close

to fight together with my son to let him

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

and noticed that I felt the same way after

the battle between the great heroes and

shouted in amazement,

they had all seen their

cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and

chose to move

can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of the Roan Kingdom can rise again… We will put an end to

here had made up their minds to get rid of

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

like flames from the bottom

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out

bad if you think that I am

Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at the others

“How amazing.”

Mila was the

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

any of the White Star’s aura until

the White Star,

Clang!

immediately pulled

“Who knows?”

Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because

hell do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

off the bed, still in his pajamas,

Baaaaang!

the sword

You are the only one with

you know. Then you should be able to feel that I have changed

mouth at that

usually uses to face the White Star. It was a pretty

Choi Han was easily

up with one

body is in

White Star had the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but not the

would have allowed him to achieve balance with

to use his full power until now because his

answer.

Henituse, the White Star,

weakly? Choi Han was

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

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

of a

sword, and a

the White Star was fending off Alberu’s

“Ugh!”

attack could reach the White Star… Her body was

“Hannah!”

Jack urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his shoulders

Ooooooooong-

around her, shaking

Star nonchalantly