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

stiff, but

explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to

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

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice

came up with such

She looked around.

over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of the

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim

‘What unbelievable-’

not heard anything about this

weird. There wasn’t

be a spy among us, so he personally came to each of our posts to stealthily inform us about it. If we do have any spies,

anything was funny; he was just doing it

Cale and the Duke-nim

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

was about to shout that before she ended up at

heard that the esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly

Deruth say that as

two Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han,

Knight Captain looked around as he continued to

would we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let

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

they still

Commander Cale’s father, said

Captain repeated the words he was keeping

son to let him know that I am here with

them and informing them of the plan. Those

I felt

had just been watching the battle between

in fear, shouted in

the end, they had all seen their lights

aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

move

victorious. So that the sun can rise again, so that our new sun, the future of

up their minds to get rid of the

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

flinched and then

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the bottom of

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

a loud bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through the

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with it

that I

who was responsible for 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. She

able to feel any of the White Star’s aura until just

bastard! You’re the White Star,

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

Deruth Henituse’s questionable statement. It was because

the hell do you mean

Alberu started to frown.

had gotten off the bed, still in his pajamas, and swung his spear toward

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword

the only one

glad you know. Then you should be able to feel that

closed his mouth at

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

easily

could only come up with one explanation for

body is

the wood, wind, water, and fire attributes, but

allowed

full

the answer. By the

Star,

weakly? Choi Han

Star, still with Deruth

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

of a

out of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

an opening while the White Star was

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White Star… Her body was flung

“Hannah!”

the ground. He could see a thick

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

shrugged his

Ooooooooong-

around her,

Star nonchalantly