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.

message to the

more of a declaration of war than a

“...And the royal family?”

“They’re calm.”

was

of things were being said

were not even aware of Princess

being created about her mysterious disappearance and the Archduke

was thorough. The Archduke's seal was on the document ordering the troops to

clear violation of

missing Rosalyn suddenly appeared in the kingdom and attacked the Archduke’s Estate while revealing the fact that the Archduke

had even the slightest interest in the royal family knew that the Archduke's household was not allowed to

quiet as well,

nobles both look quiet on the outside but I'm sure it is quite vicious there right

the throne faction

if it ended in just

reporters could not hide

only one reason for

political strife to a bloody battle. If that

“...Groan.”

at

Screeeech-

large iron gate that blocked the entrance to the Archduke’s

Clack, clack, clack.

the sound of hooves getting

“Son of a.”

like there is no

arrived in front of the wide open gate. They were all riding horses and gave off a vicious aura that showed that they had not only been training for

as well. They too looked as if they had been trained for a

that is not all of the troops that the

“Of course not.”

woman looked at

Princess Rosalyn will be here

Brigade? But there was no news about

don't know. I'm sure

who was speaking could not finish the sentence and could only blankly look at something with his

path to

some people walking toward it from a

“W, what is that?”

Just three people.

eyes off of the person in

that is

did not

looking at one place with

It was red.

soon come. It was a day when the freshness of spring was

were mumbling about how the weather was fitting for a day with

the grey sky and the similarly drab

fog was

was heading toward the

“...That’s mana, right?”

“...Yeah......”

looked like a fire burning

she was releasing it all around her as she leisurely headed toward the

then looked around with a

are quite a

peeked at her wrist. There was

‘Take it.’

Father, doesn’t this belong to

for you

bracelet made of middle-grade magic

‘Rosalyn.’

‘Yes, Royal Father?’

if you do not become the best. I just hope you grow enough to achieve

be your

you very much, Royal

mother was touching Rosalyn’s clothes and asked

do you have

Mother. I

spoke to the concerned

lot to

such as

about her parents who had finally smiled in relief after hearing that comment before stopping in front

Clack.

down the middle and a

who seemed to be

It was the Archduke.

magic abilities are much greater than I imagined. You

Rosalyn lightly responded back.

why I didn't

Archduke chuckled but the mood of

the Knights Brigade, the soldiers,

have no plans on sealing your

shook

five hundred years? Isn’t that basically telling us

“I won’t deny that.”

“However.”

the Archduke's lips curled

just three people? Will the Royal Knights Brigade be

Brigade has things to

Knights Brigade still had their hands on their scabbards and Rosalyn

wonder what the Royal Knights Brigade has

pretty sure you have