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

face was extremely stiff, but he put on a

time to explain things to Rosalyn, someone who was working hard to help the Roan

needs the monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot

“…And?”

attacked the monsters during the day, minus his highness, will be able to ambush

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

to calm down her shaking voice as she

that? Who came up with such

She looked around.

Toonka noticed her and were heading over. From her home kingdom…. The prince of

Knight Captain responded, more energetic than ever before,

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Commander-nim came up with this plan as soon as he

‘What unbelievable-’

had not heard

weird. There wasn’t even a

Deruth informed us that there may 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, they would have just thought that Commander Deruth was just walking

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

and the Duke-nim both so

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

to shout that before she ended up at a loss

heal soon? I thought he was in serious condition. He truly has you to thank

say

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

around as he continued

we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

knights shouted behind him. The soldiers let

bright

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

could end up dead while just drawing

they still had to

Cale’s

Captain repeated the words he was keeping close

my son to let him

them and informing them of the plan.

that I felt the

the battle between the great heroes and these

in amazement,

the end, they had all seen their

decided to now cast aside his fear, swallow his astonishment, and

to move

so that our new sun, the future of the Roan

minds to get rid

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

red hair back as she said

“…He dares.”

started to roar like flames from the bottom of her

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

bang and Rosalyn could see the black Yong bursting out through

“Choi Han–!”

was thrown out with

think that I am the same as

Han and the black Yong together… Deruth

“How amazing.”

was the one

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

not been able to feel any of the White Star’s

the White Star,

Clang!

master Hannah immediately

“Who knows?”

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

the hell do you

Alberu started to frown.

in his

Baaaaang!

the sword slammed

are the only one

to feel that I have changed as

his mouth at

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

Choi Han was easily flung out

up with one explanation for

body is in

fire attributes, but not the earth attribute

have allowed him to achieve balance with all five

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

answer.

Henituse, the White Star, smiled as he

weakly? Choi

Deruth Henituse’s face, already

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

son of

of Hannah’s sword, and a fire was

aimed for an opening while the White

“Ugh!”

could reach the White

“Hannah!”

Hannah, who was rolling on the ground. He could

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

White Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s

Ooooooooong-

mana appeared around her, shaking the whole

Star