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

face was extremely stiff, but he put on a faint

someone who

the monster’s blood to heal his injuries. Apparently…it will be very difficult for his highness if we cannot get it within the next 12

“…And?”

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

Rosalyn’s face stiffened up.

calm down her shaking voice as she

said that? Who came up with such

She looked around.

her home kingdom…. The prince

Knight Captain responded, more energetic

“Sir Cale did.”

“…What?”

She subconsciously spoke informally.

‘Who? Young master Cale.’

Cale has awakened. Our esteemed former Commander-nim came up with this

‘What unbelievable-’

heard anything about

weird. There

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

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

the Duke-nim both

“That-”

‘That makes no sense!’

shout that before she ended up at a

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

Duke Deruth say

Dragons, a bone Dragon, Sir Choi Han, and former

looked around

would we fear

“That’s right!”

“We have no fear!”

behind him. The soldiers let out a

all had bright expressions on

However, they were anxious.

They were scared.

up dead while just drawing

they still

former Commander Cale’s

he was

to let him know that

visiting them and informing them of the plan. Those words had shaken the Knight

many things and noticed that I felt the same way after hearing him say

battle between the great heroes and these

fear, shouted in amazement, and

they had all seen their

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

move

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

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

“…Magic Tower Master-nim……?”

Knight Captain flinched

“R, Rosalyn-nim?”

“Haha, hahaha-”

Rosalyn was laughing.

her red hair back as

“…He dares.”

mana started to roar like flames from the bottom of her

at that

Baaaaaaaaaang-!

the black Yong bursting out through the window of a

“Choi Han–!”

thrown out with it as

think that

for throwing Choi Han and the black Yong together… Deruth Henituse smiled as he looked at

“How amazing.”

Mila was the one to

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

been able to feel any

the White

Clang!

Hannah immediately pulled out her

“Who knows?”

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

you mean

Alberu started to frown.

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

Baaaaang!

sword slammed

only one with this

to feel

mouth at that

the amount of power he usually uses to face the White

easily flung out the

come up with one explanation

is

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

an earth-attribute ancient power would have allowed

use his full power until now because

the answer. By

Henituse, the White Star, smiled as he

weakly? Choi Han was

with Deruth Henituse’s face, already knew

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

son of a

burst out of Hannah’s sword, and

for an opening while the White

“Ugh!”

before her attack could reach the White Star… Her

“Hannah!”

who was rolling on the ground. He could see a thick wall made of water and wind around the White

“Where is Duke Deruth?”

Star shrugged his shoulders at Mila’s calm

Ooooooooong-

appeared around her, shaking the

White Star nonchalantly