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.’

bit concerned about the disappearance of the Flynn

sure nothing will happen

for now and he had no thoughts about

“Cale.”

him after making

no matter what and sit

‘Something is weird.’

coldness in Deruth’s voice for the first

Cale was fine after seeing him

sit tight and end

Deruth continued speaking.

will sit you down in the

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

his

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

through his messy hair

works as I

was much sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

Deruth stepped away from

I'm sorry for stopping

face

“Oh, Cale!”

came over and supported

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

the fuck

shouted in sorrow and anger and ran forward while looking at the Duke

quickly started moving toward

“...M, miss Cage?”

with a bewildered look on his face but Hannah stopped him, making him have to follow behind Clopeh who

see the look on the Saint-nim's

seemed out

esteemed Saint with his amazing healing power would have such a look on

“A really big deal?”

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

at what he was saying while

A really big deal.

words were things he

No. Something like that,

hand that

the same for the others who heard their conversation

the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions

looking at Cale’s group until they moved past the main entrance of City Hall and entered

not see anything after

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

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

* * *

was getting worse as soon as they entered this extremely secretive

you really need

of

“It's good.”

Han finished checking the temperature of the water in the bathtub and

be standing

“Wait-”

looked elsewhere and not at Choi

“Young master-nim.”

Ron Molan. Ron had a benign smile on his face while looking

‘His gaze-’

was

a gaze in Ron's eyes

‘This vicious old man......’

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

seen quite a lot of his friends once the temple walls broke after the illusion tests but he had not seen

Ron had greeted them as soon as they

had proceeded quickly 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 been used as a bedroom or was

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

avoided Ron’s

clean up and make sure to wash off the blood as

“Umm, Ron.”

to Ron who

should probably

there to check on the

here, it shouldn't be difficult to trick people about my condition. Nobody will

the crown prince was trying to

and prepare for what happens while the main

that or he was aiming to sweep away people aiming to

also be because of

King Zed

it should be fine as long as people think that I am in critical

a

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

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

flinched and turned his

“Hoohoo.”

He was laughing

ripped shirt. The tattoo of the shield and heart could not be

realized what Ron was looking at after hearing

the grotesque

medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

moved toward the tub after looking

“Ha!”

stepping out, and speaking in a low voice as he

to release

Tap.