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.

swiftly climbing

Clack. Clack. Clack.

symbolized that they

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

the same outfit or even mana on the

was prepared to channel all of their individual abilities they

Their numbers were small.

few soldiers who remained to defend the castle looked at the mages and suppressed

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

for the mages that came to

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

at that

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

in charge of the military operations began to travel back and forth across the

soldiers could hear their

magic skills. There are many of

mages after hearing those statements. The chiefs around the wall all said the same thing as the soldiers looked

the Whipper Kingdom’s mages are

Those words were enough.

magical

now, it belonged to the Whipper Kingdom in the past. The Whipper

were

strength better

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

chiefs started to

and

the battlefield. Duke Huten glared

something that

mana began to be melded by

kindly explains themselves to

crown, shouted toward Duke Huten. At the same time, a voice started to speak in her mind. Rosalyn! The human says to

“Begin!”

Oooong-

magic stones started to cause ripples in the air as they floated up from

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

had said something different to the mages who

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

“That’s right.”

himself as

Cale is

Everyone here were loners.

were in agony, all of them had fled from the Magic Tower

magic and had to conduct

in the Roan Kingdom and coordinated with each other in

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

they could do

Oooong-

of the mages’ robes

specialty, offensive magic

Bang! Bang! Bang!

sound of consecutive explosions could

“Shield!”

and blocked the magic attacks. The Empire versus the Whipper Kingdom. It was a fight between

the soldiers could

“Again!”

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

was no fear in their eyes, even when

held in common with the Whipper Kingdom’s warriors. The mages seemed excited as the spells they had trained in solitude shot up into the

shouted at

“Attack!”

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

start your

on top of the black alchemy towers started to attack as

Baaang!

spells from

midair, causing the

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

of dead bones opened their mouths and let out

that looked like

no one could see was the black-colored dead mana that

the Flame Dwarves, Rosalyn, and Mary’s

in his ear through the video communication device. Block

his voice as he

“Strike!”

Baaang!

skeleton bird drove its body into the two black

Bang! Bang! Bang-

birds followed suit and struck the

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

top of the black towers had to recompose their wavering bodies. However, their spells

of six towers were

he had struck and stared at the sole tower

tower

instead continuously creating

was as if it was more important to protect

see the one person being protected by

was a member of

Flame Dwarves, as if they did not exist in this world. Kanelle made eye contact

golden hair that was like a mane, was fluttering in

these

The Lion’s face contorted.

Kanelle recognized

the next Lion King, and next to him

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

Chief Kanelle as they

win with such a crude object?!

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

Grin.

returned as Edrich started to frown at Kanelle’s smile. Lions can’t fly. However, you Flame Dwarves are

wings did not

were not out yet, Kanelle was certain because Cale gave

conveyed to both Kanelle, who was in the

the time being and made eye contact with Duke

Huten was

Whipper Kingdom used magic twice so far, however, Rosalyn had not used her magic even once

Ooooong-

and more red mana

around as if it was waiting for the