Trash of the Count's Family

TCF S3-2

“...Excuse me?”

‘What? Did he say Wyvern Knights Brigade?

That legendary Knights Brigade of the North?’

Wetton's pupils were shaking.

“Pffft.”

Alberu scoffed.

‘Someone who made it up to General by latching onto the third prince’s side talking about ability. How laughable.’

General Wetton stuttered as he spoke.

“Umm, were they not coming by s, ships?”

“Wetton. The truth is harsher than you imagine.”

‘Funny bastard.’

Alberu sneered internally. However, the smile disappeared from his face.

“I like people who are honest. Yes, I tend to cherish those who are being true about what they want.”

Alberu headed toward the window.

The sky was cloudy now.

No light was coming into the room. Alberu looked out the window as he asked.

“Wetton, are you truly focused on this war?”

The crown prince was smiling brightly unlike the cloudy sky.

“Isn’t your true focus the Commander position and not the war?”

The inside of Wetton’s mouth was going dry.

The crown prince with the radiant smile whom people had a positive image of looked completely different from his usual self.

It felt as if a cold blade was right in front of Wetton's neck.

The crown prince's gaze was as sharp as blades as he spoke.

"Cale Henituse has put his everything on the line.”

Although Cale Henituse was extremely impudent and treated the crown prince as if he was a neighborhood friend... It allowed Alberu to know something.

Cale Henituse was putting everything he had gathered on the line for this war. He could feel it even without Cale talking about it.

Cale Henituse was going to fight to protect his home, his life, and his family.

Alberu was also fighting to protect the Roan Kingdom.

People who were focused on the same thing... There would be no noise when you work with people who wanted the same thing.

“Young master Cale has shown his abilities and has shown that he is focused on saving this land more than anybody else.”

Cale Henituse had not shown these things to Alberu because he wanted to do so.

Alberu could simply tell based on everything Cale had done until now.

"Furthermore, whether it is power or fame... He doesn't care or want any of those things. He simply wants peace.”

That was why he was a funny bastard but one he could trust.

“I am simply raising the hand of someone who is focused on the right thing and has the ability to do so.”

Alberu looked at Wetton, who had shown his greed as soon as he heard the information from Teus, and thought about the person behind this guy.

“The Roan Kingdom is currently standing in a fork of destruction or survival.”

He then clenched his eyes shut.

The Wyvern Knights Brigade. Now that the enemies could do aerial warfare, they were capable of stealthier, quicker, and more destructive attacks than by ship.

"Go inform the third prince’s side.”

Wetton felt as if his heart would sink.

He didn't dare to open his eyes.

"There is no king if the kingdom disappears.”

Alberu walked over to his office desk and sat down.

He then smiled brightly.

"Shouldn’t you hurry?”

Wetton opened his eyes and flinched before heading toward the office door. There was not strength in his steps. Wetton's face was completely pale.

“Wetton. It would have been great if you had not crossed the line.”

“Huuuu.”

took a deep breath in. Alberu said one more thing to

the third prince’s side as well. It’ll

Don’t cross the line.

an order to the people who had supported the third prince and the

Click.

as he

Alberu simply watched Wetton.

that something like this would happen at

of Stan and the southwest region's Duke’s House of

give up their greed for the throne once

were unable

They were very foolish.

the

course, he understood why

show for the time, effort, and money they spent to support their respective princes until

was a place full of bastards who would rip you to shreds if you put

“He’ll be an example.”

an example

it was worth

speaking, he had purposely made it so that General

up a

sound of paper flipping filled the silent

Plop. Plop.

moving after hearing a different noise and looked

now early

of the coldest times and gusts of wind as sharp as blades should be blowing,

the rain-

a few days instead of snowing

Amazingly.

* * *

“You’re here.”

“Yes, your highness.”

record keeper was here to follow Alberu to his

you keep looking at me

record keeper who seemed to be warily looking

weather is

a moment before looking at

slightly lowered his head as he continued

that the weather will be good for a few days, your highness. It is different from

Alberu’s eyes opened wide.

keeper curled up before continuing

a record, your highness. It is

‘This sharp punk.’

thought highly of this timid-looking yet bold-seeming lowest ranking record

weather is

Alberu chuckled with a

and the bright sun was shining down on the ground. It should still be cold outside, but it did not seem

‘Phew. That’s a relief.’

finally

because he realized that Alberu's

had heard rumors about the incident

first to

truly are

the second and

were still

past the war

is a right time to mess

of the death of the

crown prince's birthday was coming up in early spring after

anything for the crown prince's mother on the

of her death.

was buried and spend a few hours alone on

took no record keepers or attendants with

crown prince's birthday, the King's Palace sent presents and cake but the

the second and third princes’ sides prepared

second prince nor the third prince messed with Alberu around this time. Although they didn't like each other, the

see anything because

bit better thanks to

was slightly shocked and looked at

dry yet relaxed instead

true subordinates were in this domain right

other than this record keeper that

I tell you one of my

“Excuse me?”

‘A secret?’

record keeper's eyes opened wide

a record keeper would like a

the crown prince was not one to say

couldn’t

record keepers were second to

of my mother’s death

“......!”

record keeper’s shoulders

timid-looking appearance made Alberu chuckle

keeper with extremely small physique

“What do you think?”

Alberu mischievously spoke.

put it in the unofficial history. I

“Your highness-”

deeply at that moment. He calmly bowed before raising his head and looking straight at