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.

people swiftly climbing up the stone steps of the castle wall could

Clack. Clack. Clack.

attires symbolized that

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

outfit

individual abilities they stood on

Their numbers were small.

who remained to defend the castle looked at the

Magic Tower and kill all the mages didn’t know how to respond to the native Whipper Kingdom mages that

went for the mages that came

mages that belonged to the Magic Tower had committed terrible deeds, the fear induced by the crazed group who

at

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

in charge of the military operations began to travel back and forth across the castle wall. They were the ones who received orders from Chief Harol and

could hear their

Empire holds above-average magic skills. There are many of them as

those statements. The chiefs around the wall all said the same thing as the soldiers

Whipper Kingdom’s mages are

Those words were enough.

the greatest magical combat abilities on the Western

may have that title now, it belonged to the Whipper Kingdom in the past. The

the best were neither the Empire nor the other

their strength better than anyone

ones to

started

focus and stay

back to the battlefield. Duke Huten glared at Rosalyn, who was

something that you can’t

began to be melded by her

kindly explains

toward Duke Huten. At the same time, a voice started

“Begin!”

Oooong-

in the air as

mages that had come from the Roan Kingdom had followed military orders impeccably during the war

different to the mages who had come here for their,

run wild and free at least once? After observing Toonka, I think the people of the Whipper Kingdom are strongest when they

“That’s right.”

himself as he recalled that

Cale is

Everyone here were loners.

them had fled from the Magic Tower and lived away in seclusion with those who didn’t belong to the

and had to conduct their research while living

Roan Kingdom and coordinated with each other in

lifestyles and coordinating with each other for two years, they weren’t able to use their individual powers to their heart’s content

they could

Oooong-

of the mages’ robes

offensive magic

Bang! Bang! Bang!

sound of consecutive

“Shield!”

mages cast shields and blocked the magic attacks. The Empire versus the Whipper Kingdom. It was a fight between several hundred on one side and less than a

the soldiers could

“Again!”

Whipper mages as they pulled up their sleeves and prepared their next spells at

even when they were against the hundreds

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

Huten shouted at

“Attack!”

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

start

mages on top of the black alchemy

Baaang!

magic spells from the Empire’s side

incoming Whipper Kingdom’s spells exploded midair, causing the

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

made of dead bones opened their mouths and let

bones that looked

where no one could see was the black-colored dead mana that was lumped together and beating like a

Dwarves,

ear through the video

as he pulled on

“Strike!”

Baaang!

skeleton bird drove its body into

Bang! Bang! Bang-

the other black towers with their bodies one by

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

towers had to recompose their wavering bodies. However, their

total of six towers were

retreated from the two towers that he had struck and stared at

high-grade mage on that tower was not

instead continuously creating

more important to protect someone there than

see the one person being protected by

a member of the Lion

the Flame Dwarves, as if they did not exist in this

was like

these

The Lion’s face contorted.

recognized

to become the next Lion King, and next to

the ones that Cale had encountered in the north at Clopeh Sekka’s residence when he

glared at Chief Kanelle as

with such a crude object?! You’re just

in the Lion’s eyes. Cale’s nonchalant voice came through the video communication device at that moment. That Lion bastard is always

Grin.

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

did not

certain because Cale gave the order to begin. Fly up when I give

Kanelle, who was in

Toonka to the knights for the time being and made eye contact with Duke Huten

Huten was

had not used

Ooooong-

more and more red mana

as if