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.’

concerned about the disappearance of the Flynn Merchant

will

and he had no

“Cale.”

Deruth stopped hugging him

no matter what and

‘Something is weird.’

felt viciousness and coldness in

was fine after seeing him

tight and end

Deruth continued speaking.

will sit you down

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

his heart

wanted to immediately open his eyes and ask what Deruth meant by that. But he

through his messy hair and held back a

as

was much sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

stepped away from Cale and

please hurry! I'm

covered his face with both

“Oh, Cale!”

quickly came over and supported Duke

definitely save young master Cale-nim!

the

forward while looking at the Duke

moving toward City

“...M, miss Cage?”

Hannah

look on the

seemed out of

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

“A really big deal?”

bad. It makes no sense that anybody would be fine after stabbing themselves in the heart. Even if he lasted

his mouth after being shocked at what he was saying while watching Cale's

A really big deal.

things he did not dare to

don’t have such thoughts. No.

speaking sternly as if to scold the soldier who spoke. However, his hand that was holding a spear was unable to hide his uneasiness as he clenched and released his

was the same for the others who heard their conversation

the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were slowly getting worse and

stop looking at Cale’s group until they moved past the main entrance of City

could not see anything after

did not allow any outsiders to enter immediately

Toonka and Queen Litana had to leave because they were outsiders. Thankfully, Saint Jack was able to stay there with his sister

* * *

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

you really

was a pair of pajamas in his

“It's good.”

finished checking the temperature of the water in the bathtub and got up before heading

will be

“Wait-”

off as he looked elsewhere and not at Choi Han who

“Young master-nim.”

benign smile on his face while looking at

‘His gaze-’

was

such a gaze in Ron's eyes before. It felt as if he had

‘This vicious old man......’

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

the temple walls broke after the

them as

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

shabby and dirty. Please clean up and make sure to wash off the blood as

“Umm, Ron.”

Ron who

probably go see

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

here, it 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 a

now tell what the

and prepare for what happens while the main characters of this battle

he was aiming to sweep

might also be because of

that King Zed had come

fine as long as people think that I

a

quietly take care of the things that were left to do. In some

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

and turned his

“Hoohoo.”

laughing. 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

what Ron was looking at

grotesque scar

a medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

after looking at Ron's cold and stiff

“Ha!”

to the bathroom door, stepping out, and speaking in a

time to release your

Tap.