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

more of a declaration of war than

“...And the royal family?”

“They’re calm.”

palace was

all sorts of things were being said throughout the

aware of Princess

being created about her mysterious disappearance and the

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

clear violation of

and attacked the Archduke’s Estate while revealing the fact

royal family knew that the Archduke's

quiet as

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

might be a huge political strife between the throne faction and the noble

blessing if it ended in just

the reporters could not hide

was only one reason

battle. If that happens, the peace

“...Groan.”

was at

Screeeech-

that blocked the entrance to

Clack, clack, clack.

sound of

“Son of a.”

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 had not only been training for a day

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

not all of the troops that the Archduke has been

“Of course not.”

woman looked at the

soon. Princess Rosalyn will be here

Royal Knights Brigade? But there was no news

I'm sure she’ll

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

path to the Archduke’s

walking toward it from a

“W, what is that?”

Just three people.

knight couldn't take his eyes off of the person

is the

friend did

was also looking at one

It was red.

grey and cloudy as if the spring rain would soon come. It was a day when the freshness of spring was not

how the weather was fitting for a day with a vicious

the grey sky and the similarly

fog was

was heading toward

“...That’s mana, right?”

“...Yeah......”

like a

was releasing it all

looked around with

are quite a lot of hidden

There was a bracelet

‘Take it.’

belong to the

said for you to

bracelet made

‘Rosalyn.’

‘Yes, Royal Father?’

down that path anyway, it is okay if you do not become the best. I

health must be your top priority. Do you

much, Royal Father. Royal

Rosalyn’s clothes and asked

way, do you have a place

Mother. I

the concerned Queen and

I have a lot

such as the Dragon who was her

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

Clack.

split down the middle and a

who seemed to be similar in age to

It was the Archduke.

I

Rosalyn lightly responded back.

I didn't

chuckled but the mood of the Knights

Brigade, the soldiers, and the Estate

no plans on

Archduke shook his

for five hundred years? Isn’t that

“I won’t deny that.”

“However.”

the Archduke's lips curled

on doing with just three people? Will the Royal Knights Brigade be here

Knights Brigade has

was not heavy and continued peacefully. However, the Knights Brigade still had their hands on their scabbards

the Royal

sure you