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 Flynn Merchant Guild's

will

and he

“Cale.”

him

matter

‘Something is weird.’

felt viciousness and coldness in

seemed to have realized that Cale was

don’t sit tight and

Deruth continued speaking.

down

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

his

meant by that. But he

Cale's eyelashes shaking through his messy

as

sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

away from Cale and raised his

please hurry! I'm sorry for

his face

“Oh, Cale!”

came over and supported

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

the fuck

and anger and ran forward while looking at the Duke leaning weakly against

moving

“...M, miss Cage?”

approach Cage with a bewildered look on his face but Hannah stopped him, making him have

look on the Saint-nim's

out

can't believe the esteemed Saint with his amazing healing power would have such a look on his face.

“A really big deal?”

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

soldier covered his mouth after being shocked at what he

A really big deal.

things he did not dare to say

No. Something like that, we absolutely

fellow soldier looked around before 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

was the same for the others

the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were slowly getting

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

could not see anything

and did not allow

they were outsiders. Thankfully, Saint Jack was able to

* * *

getting worse as soon as they entered this extremely secretive

you really need

of pajamas in his

“It's good.”

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

will be standing guard,

“Wait-”

as he looked elsewhere and not at Choi Han who

“Young master-nim.”

a benign smile on his face

‘His gaze-’

gaze was extremely

never seen such a gaze in Ron's eyes

‘This vicious old man......’

be squeezed like

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

them as soon as they

quickly after that. Ron had guided them to place Cale in one of the rooms on the top floor of the Annex and that

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

Ron’s

clean up and make sure

“Umm, Ron.”

Ron who was

probably go

there to check on the Dragons

we are in here, it shouldn't be difficult to trick people about my condition. Nobody will know if I called

tell what the crown

is probably to see and prepare for what happens while the main characters of

to sweep away

be because of

that King Zed

be fine as long as

was a

the things that were left to do. In

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

flinched and turned his

“Hoohoo.”

He was laughing quite

did not 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

Ron was looking at after

grotesque

medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

subconsciously moved toward the tub after looking at Ron's cold

“Ha!”

a short laugh before moving to the bathroom door, stepping out, and speaking in a low voice as he slowly closed

it be a time to release

Tap.