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

nothing will happen

could rest for now and he had no

“Cale.”

stopped hugging him after making one more

anything no matter what and

‘Something is weird.’

viciousness and coldness in Deruth’s voice

have realized that Cale was fine

tight and

Deruth continued speaking.

will sit you down in

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

felt his heart

wanted to immediately open his eyes and ask what Deruth meant by that. But he could not do

through his messy hair and held back a

works as

much sharper than Cale

“Sir Choi Han!”

from

I'm sorry

his face

“Oh, Cale!”

came over and supported Duke

save young master Cale-nim! Sir Choi Han,

Move the fuck

and anger and ran forward while looking at

moving toward City Hall

“...M, miss Cage?”

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

you see the look on

out

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

“A really big deal?”

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

being shocked at what he

A really big deal.

he did not

No. Something like that, we

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

same for the others who

especially true for the citizens of the Roan Kingdom, whose expressions were

they moved past the

see anything after

did not allow any

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

* * *

was getting worse as soon

really need

was a pair of pajamas in his

“It's good.”

temperature of the water in the bathtub

be

“Wait-”

elsewhere and not at Choi Han

“Young master-nim.”

Ron had a benign smile on his

‘His gaze-’

gaze was

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

‘This vicious old man......’

if he might be squeezed like a lemon if he

lot of his friends once the temple walls broke after the illusion tests but he

had greeted them as soon as they

in one of the rooms on the top floor of the Annex and that room

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

avoided Ron’s

Please clean up and make sure to wash

“Umm, Ron.”

spoke to Ron who was smiling

probably go

needed to go there to check on the Dragons and

difficult to trick people about my condition. Nobody will know if I called Raon over, became invisible and went to the Black Castle for

could now tell what the crown

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

was aiming to

also be

had heard that King Zed had come

why it should be fine as long as people think that I am

was a

that were left to

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

and

“Hoohoo.”

He was laughing quite

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 seen

realized what Ron was looking at after

looked down at the grotesque scar before

a medal of

“…….”

Ron was silent.

the tub after looking at Ron's

“Ha!”

door, stepping out, and speaking

a time to release your fatigue, young

Tap.