Trash of the Count's Family

TCF S5-3

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Rosalyn looked at how the hands that had been smaller than hers had now grown larger. Her young brother’s hands had so many scars.

John had gone to the border military training a few years ago and she heard that he was still dutiful to his sword arts training.

“You have to become the next king.”

“...Haaa.”

Rosalyn chuckled while watching John sigh.

She knew that although her brother was sighing like this, he would be better than anybody at being king.

People said that she had a lot of talents.

She did not deny that.

She thankfully had quite a lot of talent.

However, she could not agree with them saying that she should take the throne and not her brother.

Rosalyn could not forget how, when they were looking out the window at a high spot in the palace, her brother’s eyes had sparkled not because he was looking at the sky, but because he was looking at the Breck Kingdom.

He looked as if he was shining.

“I will take care of the Archduke's household and denounce my position as a candidate for the throne. They shouldn’t say much about it if I leave the kingdom right after that. People will make their own judgments if I leave as quietly and quickly as possible.

“Noona, that’s not good.”

"Why not?”

Rosalyn could feel her brother’s hands tighten around hers.

“Noona, you have to denounce it while looking cool.”

“......”

“Something dishonorable doesn’t suit you.”

Rosalyn casually responded.

“Then it might put your position in peril. People might keep looking for me.”

A smile appeared on John’s face.

Rosalyn truly felt as if her younger brother had grown up.

“Noona.”

John continued in a low voice.

"Things like that are for me to take care of as well. Knowing that I have a sister I can be proud of is enough to give me strength.”

Rosalyn clenched her eyes shut.

‘This kingdom, this land, the citizens, and my family...

I really love them.’

“...It really is right for you to become king.”

Rosalyn opened her eyes again and they were sparkling brightly as if a weight had been lifted off of them.

However, those eyes soon sank down with an odd glow.

It was the moment John asked this question.

“Noona, but, mm, is it okay for just the three of you to go to the Archduke? You don’t need any of the Royal Knights? We also have the Royal Mage-nim.”

“Mm.”

Rosalyn seemed to debate for a bit before looking toward her friends and responding.

“I think we should be enough. Isn’t that right?”

“Huh? T, that-”

Lock hesitated while Choi Han stood up and calmly responded.

“It is.”

That was Choi Han’s answer after already having visited the Archduke's Estate earlier in the day.

* * *

“This is crazy......!”

“I can't deny that. But who do you think is the crazy one?”

The person peeking out the window stopped talking for a moment after hearing his friend’s comment. His friend continued to speak.

“Is it the Archduke who messed with a throne candidate who was traveling to another kingdom? Or is it Princess Rosalyn who said that the Archduke’s family name will disappear from the list of nobles if they do not seal their doors for 500 years?”

“...Seriously, why the hell did something like this happen in the Breck Kingdom?!”

The man and the woman... The two reporters were in a residence near the Archduke's Estate looking out the window to see what was going on.

heard she sent the message to the Archduke’s Estate regarding

of a declaration of war

“...And the royal family?”

“They’re calm.”

was completely

were being said

even aware of Princess Rosalyn being

were being created about her mysterious disappearance and the Archduke who attacked

the princess brought with her was thorough. The Archduke's seal was on the document ordering the troops

clear violation

in the kingdom and attacked the Archduke’s Estate while

slightest interest in the royal family knew that the Archduke's

quiet as well,

royal family and the nobles both look quiet on the outside but I'm sure it is

throne faction and the noble faction if something goes

if it ended in just

the reporters could

one

battle. If that happens,

“...Groan.”

at that

Screeeech-

the

Clack, clack, clack.

could hear the sound

“Son of a.”

there is no going

Brigade arrived in front of the wide open gate. They were all riding horses and gave off a vicious aura that showed that they

the Knights Brigade as well. They too looked as if

not all of the troops that the

“Of course not.”

looked

soon. Princess Rosalyn will

the Royal Knights Brigade? But there was no news about the Knights Brigade leaving the

I'm sure

finish the sentence and could only blankly look at something with

to the

some people walking toward it from a

“W, what is that?”

Just three people.

his eyes off of the person in front

is the

friend did not

was also looking at one

It was red.

cloudy as if the spring rain would soon come. It

was

the grey sky and the

fog was rising

it was heading toward the

“...That’s mana, right?”

“...Yeah......”

like a

Rosalyn's red mana wrapped around her body, she was releasing it all around her as she leisurely headed toward the Archduke’s

with a smile on

are quite a lot of hidden

There was a bracelet

‘Take it.’

this belong to the Royal

said for you to have

was a bracelet made of middle-grade

‘Rosalyn.’

‘Yes, Royal Father?’

that path anyway, it is okay if you do not become

your health must be

very much, Royal

Rosalyn’s clothes

way, do you

Royal Mother. I

the concerned Queen and

lot to

had non-human friends, such as the Dragon who was

relief after hearing that comment before stopping in front of the

Clack.

the middle and a person

seemed to

It was the Archduke.

than I imagined. You are quite the

Rosalyn lightly responded back.

why I didn't

chuckled but the mood of the Knights

the soldiers, and the Estate

no plans

Archduke shook his

our doors for five hundred years? Isn’t that basically telling us to be

“I won’t deny that.”

“However.”

corner of the Archduke's lips curled

with just three people? Will the Royal Knights

Royal Knights Brigade has things

had their hands on their scabbards and Rosalyn released even more red

wonder what the Royal

pretty sure you