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.’

about the disappearance of the

nothing will happen right

for now and he had

“Cale.”

stopped hugging him

no matter what

‘Something is weird.’

felt viciousness and coldness in Deruth’s

realized that Cale was fine after seeing him

sit tight

Deruth continued speaking.

down in the

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

felt his

Deruth meant by that. But he could not do that. He was told to

eyelashes shaking through his messy hair and held back a

works as I

sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

stepped away from Cale and

I'm

face

“Oh, Cale!”

came over

save young master

Move the

while looking at the Duke leaning weakly against the priestess with

started moving

“...M, miss Cage?”

look on his face but Hannah stopped him, making him have to follow behind Clopeh who had Alberu on his

the look on

seemed out

would have such a

“A really big deal?”

be fine after stabbing themselves in the heart. Even if he

shocked at what he

A really big deal.

words were things he did not dare to say out

have such thoughts. No. Something like that, we absolutely

However, his hand that was holding a

same for the others who heard

especially true for the citizens of the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were slowly getting

they moved past the main

could not see

was guarded heavily and did not allow any outsiders to

outsiders. Thankfully, Saint Jack was able to stay there with his sister

* * *

on Cale’s face was getting worse as soon as they entered this extremely secretive

really need

of

“It's good.”

temperature of the water in the bathtub and got up before heading outside the

will be standing guard,

“Wait-”

and not at

“Young master-nim.”

Ron Molan. Ron had a benign smile on his

‘His gaze-’

was

Ron's eyes before. It felt as if he had become Ron’s

‘This vicious old man......’

if he might be squeezed like a

seen quite a lot of his friends once the temple walls broke after the illusion tests but he had

as soon as they

place Cale in one of the rooms on the top floor of the Annex and that room must have either

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

Ron’s

are looking shabby and dirty. Please clean up and make sure

“Umm, Ron.”

to Ron who was

should probably

He needed to go there to

trick people about my condition. Nobody will know if I called Raon over, became invisible and went to

could now tell what the crown prince

happens while the main characters

to sweep away

be

heard that King Zed

why it should be fine as long as people think that I

a

excuse to quietly take care of the things that were left to do. In some ways, this was

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

and turned

“Hoohoo.”

was laughing. He

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

Ron was looking at after

at the grotesque scar before

a medal of

“…….”

Ron was silent.

the tub after looking at Ron's cold and

“Ha!”

laugh before moving to the bathroom door, stepping out, and speaking

to release

Tap.