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.’

concerned about the disappearance of the

nothing will happen

now and he

“Cale.”

him

no matter

‘Something is weird.’

viciousness and coldness in

Cale was fine after seeing him

you don’t sit tight and end

Deruth continued speaking.

down in the territory Lord's

‘What?

Whaaaaat?’

his

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

eyelashes shaking through his messy

works as I

much sharper

“Sir Choi Han!”

Deruth stepped away from Cale and raised

please hurry! I'm sorry for

face with

“Oh, Cale!”

over and supported

save young

Move the

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

quickly started moving toward

“...M, miss Cage?”

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

look on the

seemed out

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

“A really big deal?”

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,

what he was saying while watching

A really big deal.

thought behind those words were things he

don’t have such thoughts. No. Something like that, we absolutely

spoke. However, his hand that

the same for the others who heard

citizens of the Roan Kingdom, whose

group until they moved past

not see anything after

guarded heavily and did not allow

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

* * *

face was getting worse as soon

really

of pajamas

“It's good.”

of the water in the bathtub

be standing guard,

“Wait-”

he looked elsewhere and not at Choi Han who was

“Young master-nim.”

Ron had a benign smile on his face while looking at

‘His gaze-’

gaze was extremely

never seen such a gaze in Ron's eyes

‘This vicious old man......’

squeezed like a lemon if he said the wrong

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

them as

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

“Young master-nim.”

“...Yeah?”

avoided Ron’s

all, you are looking shabby and dirty. Please clean up and make sure to wash off

“Umm, Ron.”

Ron who was smiling

should probably

needed to go there to check on the Dragons

it shouldn't be difficult to trick people about my condition. Nobody will know if I called Raon

what the crown prince was trying

what happens while the main characters of

was aiming to

also be because

King Zed

it should be fine as long as people think

was a

could use this ‘critical condition’ excuse to quietly take care of the things that were left

“Hoohoo.”

‘Hmm?’

and

“Hoohoo.”

laughing. He was laughing

Ron’s eyes were focused on the grotesque scar visible through Cale’s ripped shirt. The tattoo of the shield and

Ron was looking at

down at the grotesque scar before

medal

“…….”

Ron was silent.

toward the tub after looking at Ron's cold and

“Ha!”

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

be a time to release your fatigue, young

Tap.