Trash of the Count's Family

Ancient Dragon Eruhaben was quietly standing on the walls of the Caro Kingdom's Dubori territory while looking forward.

The soldiers could only peek at him but could not approach him. It was because he was giving off a presence that made it hard to approach.

Shhh.

Eruhaben hair fluttered in the wind.

The wind that had been blowing from the sea to the land during the day and changed direction from land to sea as soon as midnight passed and a new day began.

‘Eruhaben-nim.’

Dark Elf Tasha had explained to him about this sudden change in the wind when she snuck out in the afternoon to see him.

‘The wind always blows from land to sea when the dead mana smoke is rising in the desert.’

That was why it was rare for the dead mana smoke that started at the center of the desert to reach the Dubori territory.

‘Furthermore, the Dark Elves also have members who use Wind Elementals and mages to make the wind stronger in order to be careful about any potential changes.’

Eruhaben had thought that the Dark Elves were very nice when he heard that.

The Dark Elves were living underground as they were hiding from humans and other races who tried to kill them.

But according to Tasha, they had worked hard for a long time to make sure the dead mana smoke didn't reach the Dubori territory.

‘That is not the case. Eruhaben-nim, this is not for the Dubori territory nor the humans. It would be bad if the secret of the desert was revealed and the Caro Kingdom ends up finding us while investigating it. We did it because we were afraid we would lose our home.’

Tasha was saying that it was not for the other living beings, but the fact that there were humans living happily in the Underground City showed that the Dark Elves were generous beings.

“Leader-nim.”

He turned his head after hearing a voice.

Shaman Gashan, the chief of the Tiger tribe, smiled while looking at Eruhaben.

Gashan could not call Eruhaben by name nor call him Dragon-nim right now, so he was temporarily calling him leader. Eruhaben slightly bowed to the person he saw once Gashan took a step to the side.

Crown prince Valentino was standing behind Gashan. Behind him were some of the nearby territory lords with stronger forces.

“How dare he in front of his highness! This, that arrogant-!”

One of the territory lords in the crown prince's faction was starting to get angry at the fact that Eruhaben's actions were rude, but Valentino waved his hand to stop him.

“Enough.”

“Your highness! But look at the way that guy greeted you! He dares-”

“Enough.”

The noble shut his mouth at Valentino's repeated response. He knew there would be no benefit if he argued about it once more.

“I wish for all the territory lords to head down. I have something to say to him in private.”

The territory lords looked confused at Valentino’s comment but they soon bowed and headed down from the city wall.

Valentino, whose complexion had gotten significantly worse over a single day, looked toward the nobles with a tired expression before turning toward Eruhaben.

“I don’t know how to address you.”

“Whatever is easiest for you is fine, sir.”

“…Sure.”

Valentino thoroughly observed the only two members of Cale’s group that were left at this castle.

The shaman, Gashan. He treated Valentino in a very respectful and cheeky way even though he was quite old. However, Valentino could tell that Gashan was a strong individual through his gentle demeanor.

His large stature gave off a natural sense of pressure, but he had also seen how Gashan had controlled the crows in the Dubori territory. Furthermore, he could not treat him like his own subordinates after learning that he was a Tiger and expecting that he would have extreme physical strength as well.

‘But that guy is still easier to deal with. As for this mage in front of me-!’

looked toward Eruhaben with an odd

tell how

is at minimum a

Caro Kingdom's mages had about

was shocking that such a strong individual was by

is weird. I can’t easily

given quite a rude greeting to the crown prince of a kingdom,

a thought on his mind as he looked at

a pretty good

Even still, this crown prince was

he did with the others, however, he was

also enthusiastically

was a human with a strong

will simply call

“Please do.”

“Okay.”

talking for a moment as if he was thinking cautiously

you received any communication from

question felt as if his mind would overflow with complicated

sent a declaration to all of the Western continent's kingdoms, principalities, and free cities. It was actually more of a request for

done it because he decided he couldn't just let

lord had said once he came back to

I look like someone who is crazy enough to drag such a person into my territory? He's someone

lord begged to Valentino. Valentino, as well as the rest of the Caro Kingdom’s political

was fear that the Northern Kingdoms… Then the Mogoru Empire… And then the Caro Kingdom and everywhere else would all be swept away by

They also felt anger.

‘How dare he…!’

the Caro Kingdom

the White Star tried to do was not to attack the

fact made

well and they agreed

the kingdom had chosen to

gather troops starting tomorrow and the mages and knights who

support for the Caro Kingdom's actions. There were many who were still feeling chaotic or that the Caro Kingdom was going overboard, but everybody agreed that they needed to do something, whether that be big

a letter from the Roan Kingdom's crown prince Alberu Crossman

Let’s meet in the next three days.

continent would

the Roan Kingdom

was why he handed the reins over to the Roan Kingdom even though they were the first to step

complaints about it. Instead, Valentino recalled what crown

of Cale Henituse, my sworn

took Choi Han as his instructor and Cale as his sworn brother was famous throughout

Valentino’s

Cale Henituse.

an

wall. He had then asked this mage in front of him

mage did not give Valentino

your highness. We have not received any contact from the young

could not hold back the frustration building up inside him and started

mana smoke to be rising from the

White Star who

come to the Dubori territory and more were on their way. However, all of the troops could only stay in the Dubori territory after Eruhaben stopped them and informed

Dark Elves about this in advance before revealing the information

information, but they had no choice because the

just let the Caro Kingdom’s troops in the Dubori territory charge forward into the

had laughed about

the desert anymore because they are afraid of the dead

She was correct.

kill the White Star were the

looked toward the

the dead mana smoke properly because of the dark night sky and

could faintly make out

it was a mirage in the

why Valentino could not help