Trash of the Count's Family

TCF S5-2

“Gasp.”

Lock covered his mouth with both hands.

“Haaaaa.”

Choi Han sighed deeply before speaking.

“I'm pretty sure the vague plan you gave before is exactly what you just told us?”

“That’s it.”

Rosalyn responded refreshingly and Choi Han looked at her for a bit before nodding her head.

“I see.”

“That’s right.”

Lock watched the calm Choi Han and the smiling Rosalyn and quietly lowered his head. He then nodded his head after a bit.

‘I see.

Mm... I guess that’s it if hyung and noona says it is.’

Lock decided not to think deeply about it. He looked down at his hands instead.

‘I need to get stronger.’

He thought about someone. He fixed his thoughts while recalling that person's back.

‘No. It’s not getting stronger.’

That person did not seem strong at all. He did not have some exceptional powers.

But looking at that person's back oddly made his anxiety disappear.

‘I need to become like that too.’

He needed to do that so that somebody, his young siblings, could look at his back and have the same thoughts.

Lock closed his eyes as he firmed his resolve. Although he didn’t know what was going to happen in the Breck Kingdom, he knew that it would go well because he was with his hyung and noona.

Furthermore, it should help him grow stronger as well.

* * *

The Breck Kingdom had many secret passages for potential emergency situations.

One of those secret passages was in an isolated house in a part of the forest that doesn't get much traffic.

The door to the basement of that house opened.

“...Noonim.”

“John, long time no see.”

John stopped walking out of the basement for a moment to look at Rosalyn.

‘She really is alive.’

John's heart was finally at peace. He had trusted that she was alive, but it was different being able to confirm his sister’s health with his own eyes. However, his face did not show that relief.

‘Who is it?’

The kitchen was connected to the basement.

There was a four person dining table in the kitchen. Rosalyn was sitting down at the table, pointing to the seat across from her for John.

And behind her...

“H, hello.”

There was a feeble but quite tall guy. The face that was visible thanks to the magic light on top of the dining table and the voice he heard let John know that this guy was a young boy.

‘Mm.’

However, there was someone who was more eye-catching than that young boy.

It was the person who was seated on the kitchen window ledge looking outside. He bowed his head when he and John made eye contact.

He then looked outside again.

‘...Something is odd.’

This person seemed a bit older than the other tall young boy. But he seemed too young to be called a young man. However, the person's expression that was visible thanks to the moonlight shining into the window was bleak unlike his oddly innocent looking face.

Was it because John kept looking at him?

is

“Ah, I see.”

person introduced himself as

this is Lock. They are

“Ah. Hello, Prince John.”

John with the Breck Kingdom's style

finally smiled and sat

sit down as

waved his hand as

there is no need to be

true, Lock-nim. You

“...Thank you very much.”

smiled before moving to Choi Han's

his face before turning his head to look at Rosalyn. This was his sister, whose red hair was even

it the

“Yeah.”

smile appeared

Archduke did something

only Archduke's household

history could be traced back about 200 years. The king at the time had two children. The second child, who had shown special talent, was made

that situation at the time, however, the situation changed as the

leader of the noble faction and was always in political conflict with

the head of the Ministry of

Royal Father must have been

Affairs was one of the king’s close

looked down at the table that was lit by the

really desire the king's position. However, it is not a position he could get because I

trust his child

John looked at the magic

to be a genius who is only second to you, Noonim. At least when it comes

as John could not

death in a foreign kingdom... Even if the

“That’s right.”

Archduke must have determined that it would be much more difficult to

that if Rosalyn was not there, there

fully aware of your magic abilities. He’s probably extremely anxious

is probably uncertain as to whether

eyes after hearing her

with me either

“Mm.”

but John only looked at

‘Noonim, she...’

was

She was also sad.

the people who were

“...Was it the diplomat?”

you truly

“Not at all.”

he was

from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be the traitor since the head was

were only a few people accompanying Rosalyn to the Whipper Kingdom. The king’s shadows, a diplomat, an attendant, and a few knights were with her so that they

and the king felt that they were all confidants

my food and the food of some of the shadows. It wasn't too strong, but we were unable to properly react

recalled the moment

had recalled this memory tens, no,

carriage and group. Then

people who protected her

bastards the

even one bastard alive. The few who started running away to inform

was thinking about that

broke the fundamental

the ironclad rule that had been in place since the birth

"The Archduke’s household...”

deny the existence of

The Archduke’s household...

allowed to

from 200 years ago prohibited the Archduke's household from having troops because he was worried that it might hinder or threaten the second child. Surprisingly, it was the older son who asked for

partner and rival to the royal family at that time. The Archduke gathered the opinions of the nobles and scholars

why the Breck Kingdom was able to be maintained so well

Rosalyn calmly commented.

household broke the

the king had

of Foreign Affairs didn't want us to reveal that Rosalyn was missing. The Archduke's side wanted to find Rosalyn first. They wanted to find her first

forget the wrath on the king's

I'm going to take down the

“...Noonim.”

low voice after hearing what he thought she might say. However, Rosalyn’s gaze was that

household as is. But this is not the time

Magic Bomb Terror Incident that happened in the middle of the

enemy behind it was an

‘The peace was long.’

the Western continent had been too long and that battles might happen to go against

she was almost certain

situation would only be cutting away at the