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.

same time, the sound of a group of people swiftly climbing up the stone

Clack. Clack. Clack.

that

walls. Furthermore, these robed mages were

same outfit or even mana on

was prepared to channel all of their individual abilities they stood

Their numbers were small.

the castle looked at the

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

for the mages that came to help toward the

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

was at

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

military operations began to travel back and forth across the castle wall. They were the ones who received orders

could hear their

There

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

the Whipper Kingdom’s mages

Those words were enough.

magical combat abilities on the

now, it belonged to the Whipper Kingdom in the past. The Whipper Kingdom had powerful mages who were known

who knew that the best were neither the

know their strength

only ones to have fought against

started

focus and stay

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

you planning to do something that you

to Rosalyn as red mana began to be melded by her hands. She then started

kind of idiot kindly explains

crown, shouted toward Duke Huten. At the same time, a voice started to speak in her

“Begin!”

Oooong-

to cause ripples in the air

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

something different to the mages who had

After observing Toonka, I think the people of the

“That’s right.”

mage mumbled to himself as he recalled

Cale

Everyone here were loners.

what the Magic Tower was doing or because they were in agony, all of them had fled from the Magic Tower and lived away in seclusion with

had to

Kingdom and coordinated with each other in preparation for

each other for two years, they weren’t able to use their

could do

Oooong-

the mages’ robes fluttered

Their specialty, offensive magic spells, soon left their

Bang! Bang! Bang!

consecutive

“Shield!”

attacks. The Empire versus the Whipper Kingdom. It was

soldiers

“Again!”

in the eyes of the native Whipper mages as they pulled

fear in their eyes, even when they were against

with the Whipper Kingdom’s warriors. The mages seemed excited as the spells they

Huten shouted at

“Attack!”

Brigade that put up the shields shot out long-distance magic

the towers, start your attacks

on top of the black alchemy towers started to attack

Baaang!

spells from the Empire’s side

spells exploded midair, causing the area to shake and causing

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

dead bones opened their mouths and let out strange

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

deep within the white bones where no one could see was the black-colored dead

the Flame Dwarves,

in his ear through

voice as he pulled

“Strike!”

Baaang!

bird drove its body into the two

Bang! Bang! Bang-

skeleton birds followed suit and struck the other black towers

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

towers had to recompose their wavering bodies. However, their spells had

six towers were

struck and stared at

tower was not

was instead continuously

if it was more important to protect someone there

person

a member of the

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

like a mane,

dare these Flame Dwarf

The Lion’s face contorted.

Kanelle recognized that

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

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

Chief Kanelle as

you think you can win with such a crude object?! You’re just a

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 Flame Dwarves are flying in the sky right

not fail this

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

order was conveyed to both Kanelle, who was in the sky, and Rosalyn, who was on the

made eye contact

was wary

had not used

Ooooong-

more and more red

if it was waiting for the right