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.’

was a bit concerned about the disappearance of the Flynn Merchant

will happen

he had no thoughts

“Cale.”

hugging him after making one

do anything no matter

‘Something is weird.’

felt viciousness and coldness in Deruth’s

was fine after seeing him up close,

you don’t sit tight and

Deruth continued speaking.

you down in the

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

felt his heart

his eyes and ask what Deruth meant by that. But he could not do that. He was

eyelashes shaking through his messy hair and held

as

was much sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

away from Cale and raised

hurry! I'm sorry for

covered his face with both

“Oh, Cale!”

came over

young master Cale-nim! Sir Choi

the

forward while looking at the

quickly started moving

“...M, miss Cage?”

but Hannah stopped him, making

look on

seemed out of

healing power would have such a look on his

“A really big deal?”

it might be really bad. It makes no sense that anybody would be fine after stabbing themselves in the heart. Even if he lasted throughout the battle through superhuman will or endurance, in the

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

A really big deal.

were things he did not dare to say out

thoughts. No. Something like that, we

However, his hand that

others who

of the Roan

group until they moved past the main entrance of City Hall and entered the

not see anything after

City Hall Annex was guarded heavily and did not allow any outsiders

to leave because they were outsiders. Thankfully, Saint Jack was able to stay there with his sister Hannah to heal

* * *

worse as soon as they

you really

a pair of

“It's good.”

finished checking the temperature of the water in the bathtub

will be standing

“Wait-”

and

“Young master-nim.”

a benign

‘His gaze-’

was extremely

seen such a gaze in Ron's eyes before.

‘This vicious old man......’

as 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 not seen

had greeted them as soon as

after that. Ron had guided them to 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 benign

clean up and make sure to wash

“Umm, Ron.”

spoke to Ron who

probably go

there to check

we are in 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

could now tell what the crown prince was trying to

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

aiming to sweep away people

be because of King

that King

fine as long as people think that I am in

was a good

that were left to do.

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

flinched and turned

“Hoohoo.”

was laughing. He was laughing quite

visible through Cale’s ripped shirt. The tattoo of the shield and heart could not be seen properly now because of the grotesque

Ron was looking at after

grotesque scar before

a medal of

“…….”

Ron was silent.

moved toward the tub after looking at Ron's cold and stiff

“Ha!”

short laugh before moving to the bathroom door, stepping out, and speaking in a low

time to release

Tap.