Trash of the Count's Family

The crown prince seemed to be crying as he ran toward Cale. Cale wanted to retreat backwards when he saw the crown prince’s face.

Valentino ran forward without any worry as Mary had already purified the dead mana on the ground.

“Commander!”

He grabbed onto both of Cale's hands.

‘Aigoo.’

Cale turned his gaze beyond the crown prince’s shoulders and off into the distance. However, Castle Leona happened to be behind Valentino.

He could see the castle walls as well as the soldiers, knights, and mages standing on the wall. Many eyes were focused on Cale.

‘Welp.’

That was the only thought on Cale's mind right now.

He heard a voice behind him at that moment.

“Commander-nim, we have captured the Bears that did not manage to escape onto the ships.”

It was the Dark Elf Tasha. Cale welcomed her voice. He quickly moved his hands out of Valentino's grasp and turned toward her.

Tasha lifted both of her hands up once they made eye contact. She was still covered in dead mana.

“Ah, Commander-nim. I apologize. I can’t approach you because of the dead ma-”

“It’s fine as long as we don't touch.”

Tasha smiled after seeing Cale walk right up to her.

“You are correct. You will be safe as long as we don't touch.”

Cale looked past Tasha's shoulder.

He could see the shore in the distance.

“Y, you bastards!”

“You cheaters!”

The other Dark Elves were surrounding the remaining Bears. The dead mana seemed to be carried by the wind as it created a wave-like ring around the Bears.

“It must have been hard gathering them into one spot.”

Cale looked at the center of the Bears. He could see the large Polar Bear that was almost three meters tall. He was sitting on the ground with his berserk state removed.

His body was covered in injuries. The wind from the elementals had created those injuries.

“It must have been hard capturing that Polar Bear as well.”

Tasha smiled at Cale who was looking past her shoulder. There was red blood on her shoulder. The liquid dead mana and blood mixed together as it dripped down her arm.

It was the proof that she was an existence that was in line with nature. Although she had dead mana, she was still similar to other lifeforms. Red blood was clear proof of that fact.

Tasha used her hand to press down on the bloody area as she opened her mouth.

“Is this your first time seeing a Dark Elf's blood?”

“All blood is pretty much the same color.”

Tasha’s smile became brighter at Cale's stoic response. Cale found Tasha, who was injured but smiling brightly, to be weird as he took a handkerchief out of his pocket.

“I know potions don't work on you, so use this to help stop the bleeding.”

“Yes sir, thank you very much.”

Tasha caught the handkerchief Cale threw toward her as she continued to speak.

“Then we will take care of the rest as well.”

“That-”

Tasha could see the person approaching them from behind Cale. It was crown prince Valentino.

All of the Dark Elves lived in the Underground City underneath the Land of Death.

This was someone who might end up ruling the Caro Kingdom that encompassed the Land of Death.

She observed how Valentino hesitated without being able to walk right up to them.

He was hesitating because he was afraid of the dead mana and because he was not familiar with the Dark Elves. That was how the Dark Elves had been treated until now, and quite possibly the same thing she would end up experiencing for the rest of her life.

However, Tasha noticed something different than usual.

“That was amazing. Let us chat later though. I am a bit afraid of the dead mana.”

Tasha could see the awkward yet honest Valentino.

‘Scary but amazing. And more importantly, he said, ‘let’s chat later.’ ’

Tasha responded to Valentino's honest comments with a slight bow as she turned around. Wind gathered underneath her feet and she quickly moved back to the shore as there was still work to be done.

She could see the knights opening up a path for her to fly by them. They were opening up a path and not pointing their swords at her. That fact made it impossible for her to stop smiling.

On the other hand, Cale’s lips were slightly twitching.

“Commander.”

Grab.

Cale gently pushed

are still enemies down there and a lot of clean up work to be done. There are also areas that still need to be purified, so it

hand and let me

what Cale

was the moment he said

Screeeech.

of the central tower

Some of them were already using flight magic in order to head down to the

ships we had moved up north will head back down. The knights and the mages will

a moment before

it looks like we will need to leave

churches with light-affinity. He could not trust them. Furthermore, Valentino was currently

different emotion on his face as he

to worry too much about everything. It looks like you can relax now. We all managed to survive thanks to your

‘Driving me nuts.’

if he was going

quickly move away from crown prince

looking

to help lessen the

‘…What a fearsome enemy.’

was a fearsome

truly felt that this was the

to work hard in order to prevent himself from frowning. A stoic expression.

their guards

Alliance had

war was still

Squeeze.

subconsciously tightened the grip he had on

Why do you have such an expression on your face? Is it painful to just shake hands now too? …You are too weak.

No.

either

Dragon and the

from the gates of

toward the gates

with the

the Mogoru Empire’s Duke Huten. He was walking out with a happy

He then paid close attention to

highness, I have something I

I am all ears if you have

smiled brightly until he heard

dead mana bombs. Do you know who

sword master, Duke Huten. Cale motioned back with his eyes after

did not greet Duke Huten. They were saying

enemy is sometimes smiling behind

‘Behind my back?’

run down his back. He heard a familiar voice at that

“Your highness! Commander Cale!”

voice. He could see Duke Huten approaching him with a smile on his face. Valentino turned his head back to see Cale, who

you to a

for you, your highness.

looked toward Cale with a complicated expression. He could see the blood on the corner of Cale's

I will return to my territory

southern tower with his head down. Choi Han and Hilsman followed behind Cale while the two

I've never seen something like

threw away the seriousness of a sword master and seemed as if he

was shocked at your shield as well. We all survived thanks to you. Thank you very

as he bowed toward Cale and showed his sincere thanks.

not think

Why?

type of

Huten was scoping out

It’s

like this over

sure. I thought the Empire had done that. It wasn’t

Our Empire?

someone

Cale's expression turned serious.

“…I’m not sure.”

to look into it. I thought that you had prepared that large thunderbolt with magic since you did not use

expression turned

that I did not fight in the vanguard with my

to be that. Duke Huten was about to

think the Indomitable Alliance turned dead mana into bombs? They are all nations focused on knights, so they should be lacking in magic and other skills like

mages around them all nodded

any more

made the knights

looking at the silent Duke Huten. Duke Huten put on a smile

in the investigation as well. We need to figure out the

knew the hero of the Empire would agree

from the hero

the shameless Duke Huten and ended the

be on my

in more effort with

“Thank you very much.”

‘Cleanup my ass.’

check if they destroy

Elf Tasha was assigned to do that. Cale trusted her to do a good job as he headed back to the southern tower. The gate slowly

the southern tower. The young soldier from before had

heavy gate slowly opened

Screeeeeeeech-

soldier could see someone through the gap as

was covered