Trash of the Count's Family

# The Birth of a Hero? (2)

“Cale-!”

As Cale clearly heard Duke Deruth's voice again...

The moment he heard Deruth’s shout through all of the noises he had been hearing while going through the plaza...

‘This is bad.’

Cale truly realized that he was in big trouble.

Cale felt that Deruth Henituse had become a very important person in his life.

The people in the plaza moved away to make way for Duke Deruth to get to Cale.

Duke Deruth had cast aside all elegance as a noble or a Duke and was running toward Cale without thinking about anything else.

Choi Han bit down on his lips as he watched.

The look on Duke Deruth's face was stabbing at Choi Han's heart.

“...It can’t go on like this.”

Cale wanted to nod his head at Choi Han’s mumbling.

‘I can’t meet my father like this!’

Cale knew that although he looked terrible on the outside, he was completely fine.

Of course, it was a bit of a burden when he used the shield and Embrace earlier. However, probably because he was not able to use that properly and because of this vitality that seemed to start from his heart and spread throughout his body, his body was quickly getting better.

‘Choi Han, let’s go!’

Choi Han did not move. Even Toonka had stopped as he was looking at Duke Deruth with pity on his savage face.

“Ugh.”

Toonka bit down on his lips as if he was suppressing his sorrow.

“Cale!”

Duke Deruth finally reached Cale. His shaking hand moved through the air and touched Cale's body.

The moment Cale felt the shaking, the moment he felt Deruth touch extremely carefully as If Cale might break...

‘...This isn't right.

What the heck am I doing right now?’

Those were the thoughts in his head.

Cale thought that he should slightly raise his head to show Deruth that he was fine. As Cale’s body twitched a bit to do that...

Grab!

Duke Deruth had hugged Cale while he was still on Choi Han’s back.

People could not easily start speaking as they watched. Nobody could cheer while looking at a parent hugging their injured child.

However, the silence did not last very long.

“...Oh no... he must really be seriously injured.”

The comment from a robed individual made people start whispering quietly.

“Hurry up and report to the kingdom. Cale Henituse, the crown prince, and others seem to be in critical condition. It’s so bad even the Saint is worried.”

“I understand.”

People started reporting to their respective kingdoms.

This was not an issue only for the foreign nations. The messengers of the different territories of the Roan Kingdom quickly started reporting to their territories as well.

However, all of this was done stealthily while most of the people at the center of the plaza were sharing words of concern or uneasiness while looking at Deruth who was hugging Cale without moving.

“Mm.”

Choi Han was basically frozen there with Cale on his back.

Choi Han was close enough that he could hear what Duke Deruth was whispering to Cale.

“You’re awake.”

Deruth spoke in a low voice. Choi Han could feel Cale twitching on his back. After having known Cale for a long time... Choi Han believed Cale was scared right now.

“...Fa”

“Shh.”

Deruth stopped Cale from talking and spoke in a vicious tone that Cale had never heard from him before.

“Yes. Let’s keep being hurt like this.”

‘Excuse me?’

Cale wanted to ask back but he listened to his father's order not to say anything.

He felt as if that was what he should do right now.

“Whether it is the Roan Kingdom or the temple or whatever... You just leave everything to your father and mother. Don't do anything.”

Cale wanted to respond.

‘I was planning on resting now anyway?’

Cale had nothing to do immediately. Of course, he was still uneasy about the Hunters and their organization, but-

‘It’s not like I will have to do anything about it.’

disappearance of

nothing will happen

could rest for now and he had no thoughts

“Cale.”

Deruth stopped hugging him after making one

matter what

‘Something is weird.’

coldness in Deruth’s voice for the first

that Cale was

you don’t sit tight and end up

Deruth continued speaking.

down in the territory

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

felt his heart

open his eyes and ask what Deruth meant by

his

works as I

much sharper than

“Sir Choi Han!”

away from Cale

please hurry! I'm sorry for

face

“Oh, Cale!”

over and supported

we will definitely save young master Cale-nim! Sir Choi Han, please

the

while looking at

moving toward City Hall

“...M, miss Cage?”

look on his face but Hannah stopped

look on the

seemed out

his amazing healing power would have such a look on his face. Isn’t this a

“A really big deal?”

fine after stabbing themselves in the heart. Even if he lasted throughout the battle

soldier covered his mouth after being shocked at what he was saying while watching

A really big deal.

those words were things he did not dare to say out

don’t have such thoughts. No. Something like that, we

that was holding a spear was

others who heard their

of the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were slowly

not stop looking at Cale’s group until they moved past the main entrance of City Hall and entered

could not see anything

City's City Hall Annex was guarded heavily and did not allow any outsiders to enter

Thankfully, Saint Jack

* * *

was getting worse as soon

really

of pajamas in his

“It's good.”

in the bathtub and got up before

will be standing

“Wait-”

trailed off as he looked elsewhere and not at Choi Han who

“Young master-nim.”

Ron Molan. Ron had a benign smile on his

‘His gaze-’

gaze was

had never seen such a gaze in Ron's eyes before. It felt as

‘This vicious old man......’

he might be squeezed like a lemon if he said the wrong

of his friends once the temple walls broke

as soon

of the rooms on the top floor of the Annex and that room must have either been used as a bedroom or was modified, as it looked like a decent

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

Ron’s benign

looking shabby and dirty. Please clean up and make

“Umm, Ron.”

Ron who was smiling

should probably

Black Castle. He needed to go there to check on the Dragons

shouldn't be difficult to trick people about my condition. Nobody will know if I called Raon over, became invisible and went to the Black Castle for

the

is probably to see and prepare for what happens while the main characters of this battle

he was aiming to sweep away

also be because of King

that King Zed

be fine as long as people think

a good

‘critical condition’ excuse to quietly take care of the things that were left to do.

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

and

“Hoohoo.”

He was laughing

did not know that Ron’s eyes were focused on the grotesque scar visible through Cale’s ripped shirt. The tattoo of the shield and heart could not be seen

what Ron was looking at after hearing

grotesque scar before nonchalantly patting

medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

tub after looking

“Ha!”

laugh before moving to the bathroom door, stepping out, and speaking in a low voice as he

a time to release your fatigue,

Tap.