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.

amazing. I heard she sent the message to the

declaration of war than

“...And the royal family?”

“They’re calm.”

palace was

of things were being said throughout the Breck

were not even aware

all sorts of theories were being created about her mysterious disappearance and the Archduke

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

clear violation of the

Archduke’s Estate while revealing

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

quiet

the nobles both look quiet on the outside but I'm sure

throne faction and the noble faction if something

it ended in

the reporters could

only one

a bloody battle. If that happens, the peace in the Breck

“...Groan.”

at

Screeeech-

gate that blocked the entrance to

Clack, clack, clack.

sound of

“Son of a.”

there is

gate. They were all riding horses and gave off a vicious aura that showed that they had not only

soldiers behind the Knights Brigade as well. They too looked

that is not all of the troops that the Archduke

“Of course not.”

looked at the

Princess Rosalyn will be

there was no news about

I'm

the sentence and could

to the

were some people walking toward it from

“W, what is that?”

Just three people.

knight couldn't take his eyes off of the person in front of

that is the princess,

friend did

also looking at

It was red.

was grey and cloudy as if the spring rain would soon come. It was a

were mumbling about how the weather was fitting for a

the grey sky and the similarly drab colors of the

red fog was

was heading

“...That’s mana, right?”

“...Yeah......”

looked like a fire burning

red mana wrapped around her body, she was releasing it all

with a

are quite a

peeked at her wrist. There was a bracelet on

‘Take it.’

this belong to the

said for you to have

was a bracelet made of middle-grade

‘Rosalyn.’

‘Yes, Royal Father?’

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

health must be

you very much, Royal Father. Royal

touching Rosalyn’s clothes and asked

the way, do you have a place to

Royal Mother.

to the concerned Queen and

friends. I have a lot to learn from them

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

parents who had finally smiled in relief after hearing that comment

Clack.

split down the

to be similar in

It was the Archduke.

abilities are much greater than I imagined. You are

Rosalyn lightly responded back.

why I

chuckled but the mood of the Knights Brigade

Knights Brigade, the soldiers, and

you have no plans on sealing your

Archduke shook

five hundred years? Isn’t that basically telling us

“I won’t deny that.”

“However.”

of the

just three people? Will the Royal Knights Brigade

Brigade has

Brigade still had their hands on their

wonder what the Royal

you