Trash of the Count's Family

He didn't know the enemies had so many soldiers.

“My apologies, your highness!”

The Lord of the Stan territory. Taylor Stan was bowing toward Alberu Crossman.

“Why would it be your fault?”

Taylor started to frown after hearing Alberu’s calm voice.

But Alberu was actually thankful to Taylor.

“I heard that you already had the first battle. Thank you for safely getting past it.”

There was a short first battle prior to Alberu getting here.

Lord Taylor Stan had defended against the enemies through the battle.

“The White Star does not seem to have any intentions of fighting as he attacked for a bit before withdrawing.”

Taylor recalled the first battle.

The White Star's forces had scoped them out as if they were making sure the food was seasoned properly.

“They then started to bring over more troops! Because of that, because of that-”

Taylor could not continue speaking.

Alberu started to speak instead.

“That must be why there are so many enemies here.”

Taylor clenched his eyes shut.

However, Alberu was looking forward, past the walls.

He could see the enemies that the White Star had brought over.

He started to list the enemies by group.

“…The Bear tribe, are those Arm members over there? Swordsmen and mages. There are quite a lot of them.”

Boom. Boom. Boom.

The ground shook every time the Bears in their berserk transformations moved.

They each had a weapon in their hands as they slowly marched toward the walls.

They did not rush.

There were many strong individuals behind them.

‘Are those the strong individuals who were supposedly in the second secret base?’

Alberu recalled the information Cale told him about Arm's second secret base.

“…Your highness.”

He heard one of his vassals speak in a low voice.

Alberu sighed as he knew what the person was trying to say.

“Yes. The Bears and those bastards are not the biggest problems right now.”

Boom. Boom. Boom.

Those bastards who were shaking the ground and slowly approaching as if they were sieging the central city in the Stan territory were not the problem.

“There are many unknown individuals in the rear.”

There were a large number of people stationed behind the approaching enemies as well.

‘The black mages I can tell.’

Alberu started to speak.

“Marquis Stan. Have you figured out who those people in the rear are?”

They didn't know the identities of the people in the rear.

Those people who were all wearing different colored robes did not all seem to be black mages.

This was especially the case for the people who seemed to be wearing grey robes that reminded him of priest robes who were giving off odd auras. That made him feel as if they should not approach them without a plan.

“I'm sorry, your highness. They must have used teleportation magic, as the enemy numbers suddenly exploded and we weren’t unable to figure out who they are!”

“That makes sense. I understand.”

Taylor had said that with remorse but ended up feeling an unexplainable feeling after hearing Alberu brush it off as if it was nothing.

‘…They’re different.’

Taylor had been able to see how Cale fought from a distance when he had gone to Mogoru.

This was his first battlefield with Alberu.

The two of them were similar but different.

It was as if they were siblings.

Taylor could not continue his thoughts very long.

“Your highness! Please look over there!”

It suddenly started to become chaotic above the city walls.

One of the generals subconsciously shouted in shock.

“Shit! The White Star can control the wyverns as well!”

The wyverns appeared as the mages and the unknown people in grey robes moved to the side.

Screeeech-

Screech- screech-

The screeching wyverns moved forward once the White Star gave the signal.

Black mages and knights were on the wyverns together.

This was possible because these wyverns were larger than normal wyverns.

All of them were black as well.

The White Star got on the only white wyvern in the group.

The vassals on top of the city walls started to raise their voices.

“The ground battle was already an issue, but now an aerial battle! What should we do-”

"The wyverns attacks are a problem, but…! There are mages on their backs, black mages! It’ll be bad if they cast spells inside the city walls from the air!”

“What shall we do? We need to come up with a plan right away!”

as loud as

was raising their voices and busy shouting their thoughts

to come

for a bit and opened his mouth to speak before closing

he could not say it out

was someone else who ended

the battle

battle at the

for a

Roan Kingdom had already fought against

during the first battle against the

If young master Cale casts

contact young master

we

Taylor started to frown.

This was not it.

was not what he had been

at that

“Silence!”

filled the

looking toward

gazes quickly turned

the battlefield should

face Alberu’s fiery gaze and his calm but

Alberu turned his head.

“Captain!”

“Yes, your highness!”

Captain lowered his

to have significantly invested to grow this

in the capital while the rest of

asked the captain a

you protect the castle with a

time! We need to create many magic circles in order to create

enough to protect the entire castle would require time to

others started to

Screeeech-

Screeeeeech- screeeeeeech-

were still screeching

that seemed to get closer every time they raised their

This was bad.

What could they do?!

quickly

was at that

“Alberu Crossman.”

voice echoed through

was coming from the white wyvern's

in the

halfway between the two forces looked at Alberu

“Alberu Crossman.”

for

he say his

dare be such an

but the White Star

enemies

only lead to destruction. Why don’t we

instantly started

vassals

up to Alberu and

highness! You cannot trust

no sense that

him

trying to draw you

to our defensive

Alberu and

That was unbelievable.

were times when leaders would have short chats on the battlefield, but that was only possible when the

this was none other than the

bastard had done all sorts

bastard like that really just want to

out while saying he

emphasized his

role is to resist for as long as possible. I'm

until Cale’s group gets

if

White Star’s forces

a need to head out of the sturdy walls

Marquis Taylor is correct, your highness. You can send one of your vassals as your representative, but you cannot go

was at that

the White Star's

don't think you should take too long to make up your

Screeeeeech Screech, screech.

path where the wyverns had been on

“Soooob.”

“Sniff! P, please-”

“S, save us. Sooooob.”

were wooden cages where luggage should have

imprisoned

“T, those crazy bastards!”

Taylor's expression

to frown and clenched the ledge

hands were

Star sneered before

are your citizens that my subordinates just captured. I'm sure some of them are from

started to

been very fierce, but they seem to have attacked a small village away from the Lord’s Castle in order to

“…It’s my fault.”

Taylor lowered his head.

had not thought about the other residents nor the rest of the kingdom’s citizens because he was busy defending

the fact that he had no time to think about them because he was busy guarding

the leader of the northwest

he was the leader of the northwest region's nobles meant that he had

smack his own

you went

left as soon as the

not continue his

‘What can we do?’

not raise his

Star continued

are a crown prince who loves the citizens of

‘We lost.’

only thought on Taylor's mind

before

“…Ha. My goodness.”

“…Shit.”

were gasping

future king decline a negotiation when the

That could not happen.

that they could only be dragged around however the

‘We lost.’

battle of the minds