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.

group of people swiftly climbing up the stone steps

Clack. Clack. Clack.

symbolized that they were

robed mages were channeling their

has the same outfit

was prepared to channel all of their individual

Their numbers were small.

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

the mages didn’t know how to respond to the native Whipper Kingdom mages that came to

for the mages that came to help toward

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

was at that

“Everyone, pull yourself together!”

and forth across

soldiers could

There

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

Whipper Kingdom’s

Those words were enough.

kingdom with the greatest magical combat abilities on

the past.

who knew that the best were neither

strength better than anyone

only ones to have fought against

started to

and

the battlefield. Duke Huten

you planning to do something that you can’t

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

kindly

Huten. At the same time, a voice started to speak in

“Begin!”

Oooong-

cause ripples in the air as they floated up from

Roan Kingdom had followed military orders impeccably during the war up until

had said something different to the mages

run wild and free at least once? After observing

“That’s right.”

mumbled to himself

Cale

Everyone here were loners.

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

go of magic and had to conduct their research while living in poverty or in

Roan Kingdom and coordinated with each other in preparation for

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

they could do

Oooong-

of the mages’ robes fluttered in the

raised their hands. Their specialty, offensive magic spells, soon

Bang! Bang! Bang!

of consecutive explosions

“Shield!”

blocked the magic attacks. The Empire versus the Whipper Kingdom. It was a fight between several hundred on one

soldiers could see

“Again!”

could see the looks in the eyes of the native Whipper mages as they pulled up their

even when they were against the

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

shouted

“Attack!”

2nd Mage Brigade which was standing behind the 1st Mage Brigade that put up the shields shot

towers, start your attacks

the black alchemy

Baaang!

spells from the Empire’s side

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

Duke Huten’s expression contorted.

“…The Flame Dwarves…!”

Screech-

bones opened their mouths and let

that looked

was the black-colored dead mana that was lumped together

were the Flame Dwarves, Rosalyn, and

his ear through the

voice as he pulled on the bird’s

“Strike!”

Baaang!

skeleton bird drove its body into the two black

Bang! Bang! Bang-

four skeleton birds followed suit and struck the

“Ugh!”

“My mana got disturbed!”

the black towers had to recompose their wavering bodies. However, their spells had either been canceled or

total of six towers were

struck and stared at the sole tower that

mage on that tower was not casting

was instead continuously

was more important to protect someone

person being protected by the

was a member of the Lion

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

that was like a mane, was fluttering

dare these

The Lion’s face contorted.

Kanelle recognized

next Lion King, and

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

Kanelle as they

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

Kanelle subconsciously clutched the reins that he was holding onto after he saw the murderous look in the Lion’s eyes. Cale’s nonchalant voice came through the video communication device at that moment.

Grin.

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

wings did not fail this

because Cale gave the

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

made eye contact with Duke

was wary

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

Ooooong-

and more red mana gathered around

red glow swayed around as if