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.’

the disappearance of the Flynn Merchant Guild's

nothing will happen right

he had

“Cale.”

him after making one more

do anything no matter

‘Something is weird.’

and coldness in Deruth’s voice for the

to have realized that Cale was fine after seeing him up

you don’t sit tight and end up

Deruth continued speaking.

sit you down in the territory

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

his

and ask what Deruth meant by that. But he could not do that.

through his messy hair and held back a

as

much sharper than

“Sir Choi Han!”

from

hurry! I'm

covered his face with both

“Oh, Cale!”

over and supported Duke

save young master Cale-nim! Sir Choi Han,

Move the fuck

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

started moving toward City

“...M, miss Cage?”

Jack tried to approach Cage with a bewildered look on his face but Hannah stopped him, making him have to follow behind Clopeh who had Alberu on his

look on the

seemed out

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

“A really big deal?”

be really bad. It makes no sense that anybody would be fine after stabbing themselves in

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

A really big deal.

words were things he did not dare to say

No. Something like that,

spoke. However, his hand that was holding a spear was unable to hide his uneasiness as

was the same for the others who heard

for the citizens of the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were

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

could not see anything after

heavily and did not allow any outsiders to enter

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

* * *

getting worse as soon as they entered this extremely

you really need

a pair of pajamas

“It's good.”

Han finished checking the temperature of the water in the bathtub

will be standing

“Wait-”

elsewhere and not at Choi

“Young master-nim.”

had a benign smile on his face while

‘His gaze-’

was extremely

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

‘This vicious old man......’

like

of his friends once the temple walls broke after the illusion tests but he had not

had greeted them as soon as they entered

Ron had guided them to place Cale in one of the rooms on the top floor of the Annex and that room must have

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

avoided Ron’s benign

clean up and make sure to wash off

“Umm, Ron.”

Ron who

probably go

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

about my condition. Nobody will know if I

the

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

to sweep away people aiming to

also be because of

King Zed had come

as

was a good

this ‘critical condition’ excuse to quietly take care of the things that

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

flinched and turned

“Hoohoo.”

He was laughing quite

the grotesque scar visible through Cale’s ripped shirt. The tattoo of the shield and heart could

realized what Ron was looking at after hearing Ron’s

grotesque scar before

a medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

subconsciously 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

a time to release your

Tap.