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

face was extremely stiff,

had time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to

heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult

“…And?”

why the Roan Kingdom’s troops and the reinforcements will attack and capture the monster’s attention so that the individuals who attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush it and gather its blood. That is

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

hard to calm down her shaking voice

that? Who came up with such a plan

She looked around.

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

Captain responded, more energetic than ever before, at

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Deruth informed us that former Commander Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this plan

‘What unbelievable-’

heard

weird. There

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

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

the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

to shout that before she ended up at a loss for words at what the

esteemed gold Dragon will also heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank for taking care of him,

say that as

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

looked around as

we

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

him. The soldiers let out

had bright expressions

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

end up dead while just drawing its attention. No,

they still had

Duke, former Commander Cale’s father, said

Captain repeated the words he

to fight together with my son to let

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

I felt the same

between

shouted in amazement, and held back his

they had all seen their

now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment,

move

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

get rid of the fear, this

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

brushed her red hair back as she said a short

“…He dares.”

flames from the bottom

was at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

Rosalyn could see the black

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out

you think 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

the person wearing the face of Deruth Henituse.

been able to feel any

You’re the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately pulled out

“Who knows?”

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

you

Alberu started to frown.

the bed, still in his

Baaaaang!

spear and the sword

only one with this kind of ancient power, you

to

closed his mouth at that

amount of power he usually uses to face the White Star. It

easily

up with one

body is in

water, and fire attributes, but not the earth attribute in

have allowed him to

his full power until now

the answer. By

Henituse, the White Star, smiled as he

weakly?

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already

you think something might have happened to Cale Henituse’s

son of

sword, and a fire was visible

aimed for an opening while the White Star was fending

“Ugh!”

the

“Hannah!”

urgently supported Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could see

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

his

Ooooooooong-

her, shaking

White Star