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

Clack. Clack. Clack.

that

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

outfit or

their individual abilities

Their numbers were small.

to defend the castle looked at the mages

the non-mage faction that rose up to destroy the Magic Tower and kill all the mages didn’t know how

same went for the mages that came to help toward the

the Magic Tower had committed terrible deeds, the fear induced

at that

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

across the castle wall. They were the ones who received orders from Chief Harol and

soldiers could

holds above-average magic skills. There are many of

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

the Whipper Kingdom’s mages are

Those words were enough.

the greatest magical combat abilities on the Western

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

were neither the Empire nor the other

their strength better than anyone

Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers who were the only ones to have fought against those mages

chiefs started to

and

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

something that you can’t take

Rosalyn as red mana began to be melded

idiot kindly explains themselves

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

“Begin!”

Oooong-

air as they floated

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

different to the

After observing Toonka, I think the people of the Whipper Kingdom are strongest when

“That’s right.”

himself as he recalled that

Commander Cale is

Everyone here were loners.

of them had fled from the Magic Tower and lived away in seclusion with those who

couldn’t let go of magic and had to conduct their research while living in poverty

Kingdom and coordinated with each other in preparation for

abandoning their lifelong loner lifestyles and coordinating with each other for two years, they weren’t able to use their individual

they could do

Oooong-

trains of the mages’ robes

specialty, offensive

Bang! Bang! Bang!

consecutive explosions

“Shield!”

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 hundred on

soldiers could see

“Again!”

the eyes of the native Whipper mages as they pulled up their sleeves and prepared their next spells

fear in their eyes, even when they were against

seemed excited as the spells they had trained

shouted at that

“Attack!”

1st Mage Brigade that put up the shields

towers, start your attacks as

mages on top of the black

Baaang!

from the Empire’s side

hit the incoming Whipper Kingdom’s spells exploded midair, causing the area to shake and

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

of dead bones opened their mouths and

of white bones that looked like birds from hell were

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

Dwarves,

Kanelle heard a voice in his ear through the video communication

his voice as he

“Strike!”

Baaang!

largest skeleton bird drove its body into the

Bang! Bang! Bang-

suit and struck the other black

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

high-grade mages on top of the black towers had to recompose their wavering bodies. However,

of six towers were

had struck and stared at the sole

tower was not casting offensive

instead

as if it was more important to protect

the one person being protected

a member of the

did not exist

hair that was like a mane, was

dare these Flame Dwarf

The Lion’s face contorted.

recognized

Edrich, one of the candidates to become the next Lion King, and next

Cale had encountered in the north at

Chief Kanelle

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

reins that he was holding onto after he saw the murderous look in the Lion’s eyes.

Grin.

Kanelle’s lips started to go up. Cale’s voice returned as Edrich started to frown at Kanelle’s smile. Lions can’t

wings did not

out yet, Kanelle was certain because Cale gave the

was conveyed to both Kanelle, who was in

the knights for the time being and made eye contact

Huten was

magic twice so far, however, Rosalyn had not used

Ooooong-

more red

glow swayed around as if it was waiting for the right