Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 196: There’s a Dragon? (1)

The clouds of war covered the Henituse territory.

The Western continent was quiet on the outside ever since the Roan Kingdom’s proclamation. However, that was just the calm before the storm.

Rain City, the location of the Henituse Castle.

The shoulders of all of the citizens inside the city were curled up in fear.

The citizens who were walking alone or in groups of three or four all had odd expressions on their faces. Fear, worry, and even some other emotion were all visible on their faces.

One of the citizens who had been walking with a friend pulled his jacket tighter because of the cold weather as he slowly looked around.

He could see the newly fortified castle wall. It was a tall and thick wall.

He could also see soldiers and knights walking around on top of the wall.

The citizen’s gaze then headed up to the sky.

“…Someone with such a weak body is doing so much.”

His friend stopped walking and looked up at the sky as well after hearing him speak.

The tall castle wall surrounded the entire Rain City. However, even that wall could not reach the sky.

The citizens could see the cloudy gray winter sky.

‘Wyverns are going to invade through the sky?’

They couldn’t help but feel fear.

However, there was a silver light that caught their attention even more than the cloudy sky.

Rain City. This city could be considered to be small in size. A faint silver shield was currently surrounding the city. The other emotion that was visible on the faces of the citizens along with the fear and worry was relief.

“…Didn’t they say that he coughs up blood whenever he uses the shield?”

“That is the case.”

His friend answered back with a calm expression. The citizen fixed his gaze up at the sky and started to speak.

“It's already been three days.”

The Roan Kingdom’s northern territories became the most dangerous locations after crown prince Alberu showed the video of the wyverns and claimed that the Roan Kingdom would not lose.

The northeast region was the region with the highest risk of attack.

The enemy kingdom of Norland. The Henituse territory in the northeast region was the closest territory to Norland that was across the Forest of Darkness.

That was why the citizens could not help but be in a state of chaos.

However, Rain City had been covered by a silver light starting from the night of the proclamation.

They had no idea when the war would begin.

The silver shield had not lost its light for even a moment during these past three days.

“Won't he faint if he uses such a large shield? Why doesn't he just activate it when those northern bastards come?”

His friend shook his head and responded back.

“Can't you tell? He doesn't want to see us or the territory getting hurt at all.”

He could not say anything to his friend's response.

Looking up at the sky told him that this was true. Even the tall castle walls could not stop the wyverns. There were also only a few mages in the Roan Kingdom who could attack something in the sky.

That was why the weak young master Cale was overusing his ancient power.

The citizen's heart was running wild. At that moment, one of his other friends casually added on.

“I thought he was trash.”

The citizen could not help but shout toward his friend.

“Bad! How could you!”

A third friend added on.

“I looked into it, and they said that he was someone who threw bottles at gangsters! How is that being trash?”

“Didn’t he also break stuff? I heard he even broke down some store doors.”

“Ahem, well.”

He could not retort his friend's statement.

To be honest, young master Cale really was trash. You could not erase or change your past. However, it was not enough to look down on his current sacrifice.

“He must have come to his senses. He is our young master-nim now.”

“You are right. Our Lord-nim is a good person, so his son the young master-nim must have learned something from him as well.”

The citizen nodded to agree with his friend as he looked at the notices placed around Rain City. He was one of the few people who knew how to read.

This was the message on the notices.

< The Henituse Castle will be providing the citizens with food until the territory returns to peace. >

The Henituse Estate had opened its warehouse doors.

The amount of food they had stored was plentiful enough to give such a proclamation without having a certain end date.

The citizen looked toward the castle gate.

There were crowds of citizens who had come after hearing about the silver shield. This was the case even though the Wyvern Knights Brigade would definitely focus their attacks on Rain City and not the rural villages.

They still chose to gather together underneath the lord of the territory.

Furthermore, there were many wheelbarrows filled with food from the Henituse warehouse heading toward different spots in the territory. There were also farming tools in some of the wheelbarrows.

‘We need to start farming in the spring.’

The words Count Deruth had said while handing some farming tools to the citizens were spreading like wildfire.

Those words symbolized a message in the minds of the citizens.

After the war.

During the springtime that would come after this late winter.

They would be able to return to their lives at that moment.

The citizen looked back up at the sky.

“I heard that he was working hard even though he is in pain.”

‘I pray that he is doing well.’

Cale Henituse.

The man who was currently the Military Commander of the northeast region was said to be struggling but continuing to keep up the shield.

And this rumor had spread past the Henituse territory and the northeast region to the rest of the Roan Kingdom.

Of course.

“So annoying.”

Cale Henituse had spread this rumor himself.

Cale was currently using his bedroom in the castle as his office.

He leaned back on a comfortable couch and started to speak.

“Young master Eric Wheelsman should be doing well, right?”

“I'm sure he is.”

Cale looked toward the smiling Ron and couldn't help but think that he was a scary old man. As for himself, he was a bad person.

had the military command and

Ubarr liege followed his orders to create detailed

for those guidelines, while

more experienced in military knowledge than Cale. Furthermore, crown prince Alberu was focusing everything on the northeast

is nice when other people

Cale was currently relaxed.

him. His gaze was focused on Cale, who seemed to be drowning in documents as he thoroughly read through the guidelines and properly gave orders that

see

Tap. Tap. Tap.

hitting the floor with his tail from the corner of the room. On and

“…You stupidly good human!”

“He's right. You're stupid.”

“…It's frustrating.”

and Hong chimed in as well while Raon continued to stare at Cale's

that he would step up

this was Cale's

be in danger if

had sounded

responded back to

put a great and mighty

the crown that drank

to create

give those people a way to live a

the Roan

Dark Elf.

Necromancer.

The Tiger tribe.

And the Henituse territory.

the names of the heroes Cale was planning

the hearts of the kingdom and the continent.

looked through the final document before leaning back on the

definitely gotten

not need to block anything right now, but

this was all thanks to the Vitality of the Heart. He was fine even without getting much sleep

expression. He could see the cloudy sky

was at that

“Cale-nim, isn’t it tiring?”

It was Choi Han.

turned his gaze to the

doesn’t this

that it was annoying to think about and brushed it

am currently writing a new history of

‘Yes, yes indeed.’

changed. That was why it was a

doing such a thing

it wasn’t that hard on his

back out

was leaning on

could a person be

He touched his scabbard as he started

care as he casually lifted up the warm cup of tea that Ron brought over for

‘Hmm?’

was a sweet tea that he actually liked. Cale peeked toward Ron, who had his usually

tired as well.

Ron with concern before turning his gaze away and drinking

“Pffff-!”

then spat it

short paws and flew up into the

black spot could be

And soon enough.

Baaaaang!

The sky roared.

up while wiping away the tea from

almost instantaneously flew

It was the wyverns.

dots started

Boom, boom!

was becoming

Wiiiiiiiiing- Wiiiiiiing-

emergency alarm went out throughout Rain

The enemy was here.

casual afternoon would be the start of

down! Move according to the guide knight's

safety. The soldiers helped the citizens move to safety, just

Tap. Tap. Tap.

houses throughout the city closed their doors. They were expecting to hear the citizens locking their doors. However, no sound of doors

Tap. Tap. Tap.

and equipped soldiers moved from

none of this could be

Boom- boom!

the wyverns ramming into the shield was too loud to hear anything

Rooooooooooar!

the wyverns were the only other thing that could be heard in Rain City. The citizens of the

the first time they had personally seen a

the smallest one was at least 5 meters long. The knight on top who was controlling the large monster looked like a

experienced

Click. Click.

citizens started to peek

Will the shield break?

mean we will all

toward the castle walls with

was at

is the

who was

appeared on

walked over to the center of the castle wall and reached his hands up to

soldiers were watching him

was their first

loud and firm voice

will

an

average looking Count's

“Everybody focus!”

roars were

Count Deruth’s voice and started

‘He is surprisingly talented.’

the moment that he

Baaaaang-!

was louder than before echoed inside the

Cale started to frown.

15 meters.

extremely large wyvern looked down at Cale who was inside the shield and opened

normal wyverns to be 15 meters

seemed to

Cale started to speak.

“You're here.”

knew this person

top of

The white-haired Clopeh Sekka.

wyvern back and

two of them made

looked down at

will crumble once we destroy the

seen the Roan

any power first after watching the video. His pride would take a hit if he started

had been scared by the Roan Kingdom's proclamation

why the Indomitable Alliance had selected the Roan Kingdom as

he had known about the slightly famous

was the son of a noble who used a

“How interesting.”

Sekka looked at the shield that was giving

start them off on a good note.

overwhelming strength in order to write a new

blew into

Beeeeeeep-

quickly flew toward him from

clenched