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

extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working

injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness

“…And?”

day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is the plan. They said that

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

extremely hard to calm down her shaking voice

came up with

She looked around.

over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the Breck Kingdom,

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at that

“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 plan as soon as he heard

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

is weird. There wasn’t

that there may be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it.

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

Sir Cale and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

before she ended up at a loss for words at

was in serious condition. He truly has you

Deruth say

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

Captain looked around as he

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

shouted behind him. The soldiers let out

all had bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

end up dead while just drawing its attention. No, they felt as if they would die for

they still had to

Cale’s father,

words he was keeping

son to let him know that I am

stealthily visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those

things and noticed that I felt the

had just been watching the battle between the great

shouted in

had all seen their lights

his fear, swallow his astonishment,

chose to move forward

the future of

here had made up their minds to get rid of the fear, this darkness,

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

roar like flames from the

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through

“Choi Han–!”

Han was thrown out with

if you think that I am the same as

Choi Han and the black Yong together…

“How amazing.”

the

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

any of the

You’re the White Star,

Clang!

immediately

“Who knows?”

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

the hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his

Baaaaang!

and the sword

only one with this kind of ancient

able to feel that I have

his mouth at

uses

easily flung

only come up

body is

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

allowed him to

been unable to use his full power until now because his body

the answer.

Henituse, the White Star, smiled as

are you attacking so weakly? Choi Han was the

White Star, still with Deruth Henituse’s

is it? Is it because you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s father? Are you worried that he

son of a

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

aimed for an opening while the White Star was

“Ugh!”

the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

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

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his

Ooooooooong-

appeared around her, shaking

White Star