Trash of the Count's Family

Teaser: Someone screaming, 'RUN FOR COVEEEEEEEEEER.'

Skeleton birds.

The largest bird was about 15 meters in length.

The large birds made out of bones unfurled their wings.

Their wings blocked the sunlight.

A shadow fell over the Empire’s knights.

“That’s-?”

Duke Huten turned his gaze toward the sky and then looked back forward again.

“Hehehe.”

As the Duke unsheathed his sword, the barbarian who had been blocked by a wall of knights burst into laughter.

Toonka looked like he was dying of laughter. However, Duke Huten couldn’t laugh along as he looked at Toonka’s expression.

Five in total.

Four birds rose up together along with the one large bird in the center.

“Duke-nim!”

Behind him came the urgent voice of one of the Empire’s mage.

“This is the energy from highest-grade magic stones! Those are bones embedded with magic stones!”

The leisurely look in Duke Huten’s eyes changed. There was no urgency, however, there was a look of sharp fury in his eyes. He observed the barbarian, Toonka, who was looking at him and started to speak.

“Flame Dwarves and magic stones.”

It was probably the Flame Dwarves who had assembled those bones together.

Huten knew the face of that Flame Dwarf tribe’s chief. As an excellent sword master, if Huten concentrated his aura into his eyes, he could see the face of that Dwarf in the sky that the other knights could not see.

After all, would it make sense if Duke Huten of the Empire didn’t know the face of the leaders affiliated with the Indomitable Alliance?

The Flame Dwarf chief who wasn’t supposed to be here had appeared.

In addition, there was a skeleton that was moving through magic stones.

There was only one thing missing from the equation.

“Mages.”

Anger was visible on Duke Huten’s face.

The Whipper Kingdom was a place where all magic was supposedly eradicated.

He was not talking about the Whipper Kingdom’s mages.

Duke Huten looked past the barbarian warriors who were laughing at him and focused his gaze.

“It seems like the Breck Kingdom dared to interfere in this battle.”

The Flame Dwarves were captured and taken prisoner by the Breck Kingdom.

Flame Dwarves were weak in creating magic devices, yet those bastards were able to create a bird like that?

That was impossible without the help of mages.

Duke Huten’s gaze headed toward the top of Maple Castle’s walls.

He could see a woman at the center of the walls who was openly making her presence known by stirring the mana around her.

That woman, Rosalyn, was looking down at Duke Huten.

“Is this the Breck Kingdom’s decision?”

Huten’s voice was quite loud after being amplified through his aura. It was so that Rosalyn, who was standing above the castle walls, could hear him. Toonka was no longer the focus of his attention.

The Mogoru Empire which had built up its strength over hundreds of years was not afraid of an enemy like the Whipper Kingdom that did not have an established history and just ran wild with someone like Toonka as their leader.

However, things changed if the Breck Kingdom entered the fray.

Huten could see the smile appearing on Rosalyn’s lips. Rosalyn then responded cheerfully, matching the bright smile on her face.

“We are mercenaries.”

“What?”

Huten couldn’t help but blankly question her statement. He could then hear Toonka’s voice.

“I hired them.”

“…Commander.”

Huten turned his attention back to Toonka. Toonka snickered with a look that seemed to say, ‘What are you going to do about it?’

“I hired some mercenaries and bought the Dwarves from the Breck Kingdom.”

“Such nonsense……!”

It was utter nonsense.

Rosalyn, who was banished from the Breck Kingdom, was technically free from the Breck Kingdom’s rules. In addition, if the Whipper Kingdom had bought off the prisoners of war from them, then the Breck Kingdom would have mentioned it to the Empire out of formality. That way they would be able to say that they didn’t support the Whipper Kingdom and play off the exchange as a mere transaction between kingdoms.

“Are you telling me to believe in such bullshit?”

Huten, suddenly started to speak to Toonka in an unrestrained manner.

“It was your Imperial Prince who spouted bullshit first.”

Toonka gritted his teeth as he glared at Huten. A correspondence demanding a slave transaction. That was the biggest bullshit out there.

Huten snorted and looked towards Rosalyn as he started to speak.

“Rosalyn, you and the Breck Kingdom have a lot to explain to our Mogoru Empire.”

The Breck Kingdom who dared to support the Whipper Kingdom and point its blade at the Empire must explain today’s occurrences to the Empire and bow down to them as an apology.

That was the weight of going against the Empire.

Huten could see Rosalyn’s smiling lips parting to speak. Her voice that was infused with mana rang out.

“Prepare to attack.”

Huten’s expression hardened.

sound of a group of people swiftly climbing up the stone steps of the castle

Clack. Clack. Clack.

that they were

on top of Maple Castle’s walls. Furthermore, these robed mages were channeling their

same outfit

channel all of their individual

Their numbers were small.

remained to defend the castle looked

rose up to destroy the Magic Tower and kill all the mages didn’t know how to respond

went for the mages that

committed terrible deeds, the fear induced by the crazed group who killed them was still lingering on

was at that

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

began to travel back and forth across the castle wall. They were the ones

soldiers could hear their

magic skills. There are many of them

wall all said the same thing as the soldiers looked toward the native

Whipper Kingdom’s

Those words were enough.

kingdom with the greatest magical combat abilities

Roan Kingdom may have that title now, it belonged to the Whipper Kingdom in the past. The Whipper Kingdom had powerful mages who were known to be unrivaled on the entire Western

ones who knew that the best were neither the Empire

their strength

were the only ones to have fought

chiefs started to

focus and stay

back to the battlefield. Duke

something that you

to be melded by

of idiot kindly

crown, shouted toward Duke Huten. At the same time,

“Begin!”

Oooong-

started to cause ripples in the air as they floated

had followed military orders impeccably during

different to the mages

be nice to run wild and free at least once? After observing Toonka, I think the people of the

“That’s right.”

mumbled to himself as he recalled

Commander Cale is

Everyone here were loners.

they were in agony, all of them had fled from

and had to conduct their research while living in poverty or in

had gathered in the Roan Kingdom and coordinated with each other in preparation

two years, they weren’t able to use their individual powers to their heart’s content even

they could

Oooong-

the mages’ robes fluttered in

offensive magic spells, soon left their

Bang! Bang! Bang!

sound of consecutive explosions

“Shield!”

versus the Whipper Kingdom. It was a fight

soldiers could see

“Again!”

see the looks in the eyes of the native Whipper mages as they pulled up their sleeves and prepared their next spells at Rosalyn’s

in their eyes, even when

held in common with the Whipper Kingdom’s warriors. The mages seemed excited as

Huten shouted

“Attack!”

Mage Brigade which was standing behind the 1st Mage Brigade that put up the shields shot out long-distance magic

start your

on top of the black alchemy

Baaang!

spells from

exploded midair, causing the area to shake

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

birds made of dead bones opened their mouths

surrounded in layers of white bones that looked like birds from hell were flying

could see was the black-colored dead mana that was lumped together and beating like a

the Flame Dwarves, Rosalyn, and Mary’s

voice in his ear through

Chief raised his voice as he pulled on the bird’s

“Strike!”

Baaang!

bird drove its body into the

Bang! Bang! Bang-

birds followed suit and struck the other black towers with their

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

mages on top of the black towers had to recompose their wavering bodies.

total of six towers were

he had struck and stared

mage on that tower was not

was instead continuously

if it was more important to protect someone there

the one person being protected by

was a member of

treated the Dwarves, specifically the Flame Dwarves, as if they did not exist in this world. Kanelle made

was like

dare these Flame

The Lion’s face contorted.

Kanelle recognized

the candidates to become the next Lion King, and next to him was Gronica who supported

and Gronica. Those two were the ones that Cale had encountered in the north at Clopeh Sekka’s residence

Chief Kanelle as

such a crude object?! You’re just a damn Dwarf! You must have

murderous look in the Lion’s eyes. Cale’s nonchalant voice came through the video

Grin.

to go up. Cale’s voice returned as Edrich started to frown at Kanelle’s smile. Lions can’t fly. However, you

did not fail this

were not out yet, Kanelle was certain because Cale gave the order to begin. Fly up when I give

Kanelle, who was in the sky, and Rosalyn, who was on

being and made eye contact with Duke Huten who was looking at

Huten was

twice so far, however, Rosalyn had not used her

Ooooong-

more and more red mana

around as if it was waiting for