Trash of the Count's Family

TCF 773

# The Birth of a Hero? (7)

“...Hyung-nim!”

Basen was shocked to see Cale suddenly throwing the book. However, he could only watch with bewilderment as Ron and Choi Han were calm and didn’t even look at the book.

“No.”

Cale sat up and jumped off the bed.

“Whether it is the diary or the top's whip or whatever, I need to see what is left of my room first.”

Cale was annoyed, no, he was in disbelief, for the first time in a long while.

The fake Hilsman. ‘That guy should be a part of my biological mother's family.

Yet he looted my room?’

Fire was burning in Cale's eyes.

“Ron-”

Let’s go to the Duke’s Estate.

Cale was about to say that to Ron when he flinched.

Ron was smiling benignly while caressing a small knife used for refreshments with his finger.

“Hooooo. He looted our young master-nim’s room you say? Did I hear that correctly, young master-nim?”

“...Huh? Uh, yeah.”

Cale was scared for a moment.

Ron looked as if he would chop the fake Hilsman's head off with this refreshment knife while still having a benign smile on his face.

"Cale-nim, should I head there first?”

“Huh?”

Cale looked at Choi Han on the other side before he felt his heart shrivel up in fear for the first time in a long while.

‘...How angry must this innocent bastard be......’

Choi Han’s face was as calm as usual.

Clang. Clang.

It was just that he was holding the hilt of his sword and taking his sword in and out of his scabbard.

Choi Han was focused on a random spot in the air mumbling to himself.

“...Our nest... Our home......”

He even seemed angrier than when the unranked monsters were destroying Puzzle City.

Cale’s anger subsided while looking at Ron and Choi Han. Basen noticed that he had calmed down and came over to speak to him.

“Hyung-nim. Father did not ask me to tell you so that you would come back right away.”

Duke Deruth just thought that it was something Cale should know as well.

“We are taking good care of the note left behind by the fake Hilsman so father said that it should be okay if you come check it out in a few days.”

Basen hesitated for a moment before continuing to speak.

“You also need to receive the hero's medal they are discussing.”

He gulped after seeing Cale’s gaze turning toward him but continued speaking.

“If things go well, it might be the first time a combined Eastern and Western continent Medal of Honor comes up.”

The representatives of the different kingdoms who were still in Puzzle City were discussing this battle right now.

“It will be the first of its kind on the continent, something nobody has ever received before. There may never be anybody else who receives such a medal either.”

It was not a medal of honor from one kingdom but from both the Eastern and Western continents combined.

It meant that it was a deed accepted by both continents, the highest honor that could be given to someone who had saved the world from danger.

“Of course, there are levels for medals of honor as well.”

Basen looked at Ron and Choi Han.

“The others will receive continental medals of honor as well. However, hyung-nim, you...”

Basen made eye contact with Cale again and calmly continued.

“Hyung-nim, I believe you will receive the highest ‘Hero’ level Medal of Honor.”

Choi Han saw that the siblings were looking at each other and moved his gaze to Basen.

‘Cale-nim's younger brother.’

Basen was also the one who was most similar to Deruth. He looked nothing like Deruth but Basen’s actions made Choi Han think about Duke Deruth.

‘He’s also oddly similar to Cale-nim.’

The siblings looked at each other for a long time. The older one was the first to speak.

“There is no need to be recorded in history.”

The corners of the younger brother’s lips moved at that moment.

The older brother looked at his smiling dongsaeng and grumbled.

“Why are you saying this when you know that as well?”

Basen nodded his head at Cale’s statement.

“Of course. Then I will take care of things so that you can head back to the territory, hyung-nim.”

* * *

Puzzle City City Hall.

The building that had regained its energy was one of the busiest places on the Western continent right now.

Inside a large meeting room within City Hall...

There were only a few people seated around a long oval table where numerous people could fit.

They were the representatives of the different kingdoms who were still in Puzzle City and their faces were quite bright.

“Then we will proceed with that as we originally discussed.”

“That sounds great. I believe that everybody will be satisfied.”

Nobody seemed to have any hesitation at all.

However, one person... Queen Litana was looking around the table with an odd gaze.

‘...Caro, Whipper, Breck, Askosan, Mogoru......’

The kingdoms of the Western continent.

‘...There are some from the Eastern continent as well.’

Some representatives of the Eastern continent were here as well.

“...How odd.”

“Excuse me? What did you just say, your Majesty......?”

She waved her hand at the Askosan Kingdom’s representative's question.

“It’s nothing.”

Litana smiled but she did not seem happy.

Toonka is not here and crown prince Alberu is not here either...there

Kingdom had only sent delegates and the

tell whether the real representatives had some important reason they could not

Litana’s face stiffened.

of the three kingdoms up north, started speaking

we will divide the Medal

“Sounds great!”

Minister of Caro Kingdom who had come in crown prince Valentino's place

Creeeeeak.

opened without any

headed

of guards outside the meeting room right now. The fact that someone was coming in without any issues meant that

“...Sir Clopeh.”

stood up from her

“...Guardian Knight.”

princess of the

before walking over and sitting down

“Hello everyone.”

was one of the heroes who had participated in the battle at Puzzle City that was called ‘The White War’ and the representative of the Paerun Kingdom, the strongest of the three Northern

Clopeh Sekka.

smile on his face as he looked around at the people seated around the

Is your body okay,

Affairs of the Askosan

“You see, I...”

speaking with a smile still on his

heard that I would be receiving a medal of honor

“Ah! You’ve heard!”

of Foreign Affairs’ face lit

and the heroes who worked

the Caro Kingdom

history again as the

was at

“Ha, haha-”

out a

“...Sir Clopeh?”

confused as he was smiling in

“Hmm.”

others were looking at them with odd

Clopeh stopped laughing.

"Ah, how funny.”

a smile on

“You seem mistaken.”

“Excuse me?”

“...What do you mean?”

continued as the Askosan and Caro Kingdom’s

not mere medals of honor that will determine an honor that will never be seen ever

Clopeh knew.

Legends. Myths.

of Honor did not create those things. Medals of

hand pointed to a

and is still being made right

but through

believed

“Sir Clopeh.”

Norland Kingdom's throne started

it that you do not like the Medal of Honor,

Foreign Affairs waved

“Oh please, no way.”

looked at the

“That is correct.”

“Excuse me?”

Affairs looked at him with shock, the Norland crown princess nodded

Clopeh, what do

Prime Minister who asked the

not here. The Caro Kingdom's plate is smaller than I expected. Crown prince Valentino's

nonchalantly commented with sunken

are not trying to brush this aside with mere medals

“...Mere medals of honor?”

“Yes.”

here as soon as he heard about the medals

a great legend, something that would never be seen in the world again,

had experienced it

had done such amazing

“Prime Minister-nim.”

was annoyed. No,

shitheads who had quietly benefited were gathered here without people who had actually suffered

medals of honor and wanted them to think of it as

thing if the people who had fought together were making the decision, but these shitheads who had been hiding in the back

The hero...

The legend...

to be treated

the hero he knew was a true hero who would not

were as cold as a snake’s eyes. He looked aloof

“Prime Minister-nim, you’re fine.”

Askosan's

fine as well. I guess you simply watched during the

his aloof look

What are

Bang!

Caro Kingdom's Prime Minister slammed his

simply

Breck Kingdom’s

observed them without any emotions. It was as if he was confirming that they

on Litana, who was covered in dust, and the Chief of the

“Okay.”

Tap. Tap.

finger tapped on the

shall discuss

Creeeeeak.

had opened halfway when Clopeh came in opened all the

We need to talk about it

who were seated jumped

Alberu! Are

urgently ran

Majesty. I am

pale Alberu Crossman. He entered the meeting room on a wheelchair. Tasha was

“...I see.”

smiled sadly at Alberu who was saying that he was fine despite not looking

Click.

and as soon as she

“How very weird.”

his trademark bright smile on his face as he looked around the meeting

meeting in the Roan Kingdom but there are no representatives

“Ahem.” “Ahem.”

people avoided Alberu’s

how it

in despair was over, there would be some kingdoms

who claimed they were allies or cooperating with them and would help with everyone would start to find ways out one by one. They wouldn't be willing to help despite most of them not receiving much damage and

was to

were some people who were able to look at Alberu

“It truly is weird.”

Harol Kodiang, who had been silent, started

with you, your

on Alberu’s pale face became even bigger as he

to fix any

Alberu’s wheelchair to the head

on the

to receive a

“Excuse me?”

“He declined it?”

shocked while others silently nodded their

‘As expected......’

Clopeh's eyes sparkled.

to decline the Medal of Honor. The Cale he knew was a true legend who didn't care

this isn't

the legend, the hero, get the

first take care of the most important

smile disappeared