Trash of the Count's Family

Raon was clapping while Mila was calmly focusing on her task at hand. Cale was lying on the bed, looking toward the window and snickering.

Lock just blankly looked out the terrace window.

“H, he’s acting, right? It’s fake?”

His voice was shaking.

The fallen Eruhaben…. The sight was too shocking to call it an act.

‘My heart is beating wildly even though I know it’s fake.’

Lock tightly clenched his fists.

“Lock, don’t worry! Gramps wasn’t hurt by the Lion Dragon’s attack!”

Cale looked at Ron with an odd gaze for a moment.

‘…He shouldn’t be able to see anything because it’s so far away. How is he so sure Eruhaben-nim wasn’t hit?’

Cale questioned Raon’s response, but Raon just smiled brightly, as if he didn’t question anything at all.

Lock couldn’t help but smile after seeing Raon’s bright smile.

“Lock, you start moving according to the plan as well.”

“Yes, young master-nim!”

Lock watched Cale, who was reaching the final stages of Connect Together, as he responded vigorously.

“I’m okay.”

“…Yes, sir, I understand.”

Lock barely managed to lift his feet and left the office after hearing Cale say that he was okay.

Cale watched Lock leave for a bit before looking back out the window.

The fallen Dragon’s large body…

A portion of a building was unfortunately destroyed because of the Dragon’s fall. Dust and smoke rose up like clouds because of the aftershock.

This sight brought shock to everybody except the few who knew the truth.

“…Ah.”

Some of the mages plopped down on the ground.

The shield they had cast to block the aftershock of the Dragon and monster’s fight was long gone, and all that the mages could see was the fallen Dragon…an existence that was said to be the king of magic.

“I, I can’t believe that he…so futilely-”

Although the battle had been fierce and intense, it oddly felt as if it had all been futile.

The reason behind it was simple.

“…It really is a monster.”

The Dragon had fallen, but the monster was fine.

The monster was quietly observing the fallen Dragon without a single scratch on its shield.

The Dragon had not managed to harm the enemy even a little.

That fact was making the others feel as if it had been futile.

“…Something that even a Dragon couldn’t do-”

‘We have to do it now?’

The mages could not get themselves to say that part.

But there were others who were feeling even more scared than they were feeling.

“W, what just happened? Did the Dragon really fall to the ground?”

“I don’t know! I can’t see anything!”

They were the soldiers waiting outside the city walls.

The soldiers definitely saw the Dragon falling down. But they could not accept what had just happened.

They heard the noise of the Dragon crashing to the ground, but they could not accept it since the tall city walls prevented them from seeing what had happened.

The number of people quietly whispering slowly increased, getting louder and amplifying their anxiety as well.

“Quiet-!”

The soldiers flinched and shut up after one of the knights shouted.

The knight would usually scold the soldiers more for their actions, but he too was swept up with fear and astonishment that he couldn’t scold the anxious soldiers.

The Knight Captain stepped forward at that moment.

“All of you stay in position! Do not lose focus!”

There was a video communication device in his hand.

Although he was shouting sternly, his back that was covered by his armor was full of sweat.

‘…Your highness.’

He recalled the short conversation he just had with Alberu and continued to shout.

“As long as we do not attack first! That monster will not attack us!”

The soldiers looked up at the monster in the sky.

This monster really was just quietly observing the ancient Dragon.

“So, do not be afraid!”

The Knight Captain started to walk as soon as he shouted toward the soldiers. The lower-grade knights followed right behind him.

They whispered to him.

“Captain-nim, then what should we-?”

“Are we just waiting?”

The Knight Captain nodded his head with a stiff expression.

“First of all, we have no plans on attacking first. The decision has been made that we need to first figure out the monster’s weakness and get a better grasp of the current situation. His highness as ordered us to wait.”

He then gave the knights an order.

“So make sure that the soldiers are not overwhelmed by fear.”

“…We are just going to stay in place for now, sir?”

“That’s right. His highness’s order is to wait and buy us some time in a stalemate. Inform the soldiers about the situation as well.”

The knights responded with a salute and called their subordinate knights and the ones leading the soldiers.

The message that they were stalling for time started to be distributed.

It made people scared but also relieved that they were not fighting right now.

The fallen Dragon… The struggling heroes…

And finally, the absence of their Commander, who was like a symbol of victory.

relieved that they were not

looked around at them and thought

I have delivered the message to the soldiers as you have

Buy some time.

as possible. The Knight Captain looked back toward the city after dutifully completing the crown

Dragon was

where

we heal

go over and take

Puzzle City… The people immediately headed over toward the

to be their ally, so they should check on its condition. The mages who had both respect and wariness

At that moment…

“Stop!”

after hearing

off the black Bone Dragon’s

Boom-!

once he

be urgently

you move back as

Rosalyn followed behind him.

to the mana around a Dragon that is in danger!

stopped trying to

Rosalyn said

could not go against Alberu, the magically talented crown prince who had the highest position here, nor against Rosalyn, who had pretty much been

there was a big reason they did not dare to get

extremely faint breathing once

“…What a mess.”

toward the Dragon, a creature whose level of magic they would never be able

of the strongest things

drought. The crack started from the Dragon’s claw and spread throughout its upper body and

golden hide seemed darker

“…Eruhaben-nim.”

stopped walking after seeing

not been able to see because of

at a

that Eruhaben’s fall

Eruhaben had fought some more, that fall could have ended up

She got a headache.

someone might die in

prepared herself, thinking that she might die

was pretty

“Eruhaben-nim.”

voice at that

off and revealed his blonde hair and blue eyes as he walked

stiff expression on

was wondering how to keep up the act and

was quite laughable that he had

really was prepared to

looked like hell right

heavy breathing was

Shhhhh.

hand touched

“Are you okay, Eruhaben-nim?”

so bad that

“Huff. Huff.”

ancient Dragon

Dragons were majestic creatures, they couldn’t help but look at the heavily breathing Dragon with cracks

– Crown prince.

heard Eruhaben’s calm voice in

I just stay

peeked open one of

there is nothing I can’t

was praising

“Haaaaaaaa.”

Alberu’s gaze changed.

me the way you

was

Eruhaben’s forehead. He then mumbled

it. He does seem to

– What?

Eruhaben-nim, you cannot

– …Ho.

got the chills after

‘What chilling acting skills.’

make most

to be expected. Alberu was someone who had protected his position without the help of his mother’s family while hiding the fact that he was quarter Dark Elf. He would not be alive if he was not

internally when he

and pretend

– Got it.

then raised

breathing is

without doing anything. Alberu took

highness! May I

out of her thoughts

Rosalyn’s care and turned around. He then gave an order to the first mage he made

nearby temple

heal the Dragon. Multiple mages immediately

and started talking to

not enough. The Saint, I

around him nodded their heads after Alberu mentioned

Dragon… Maybe the Saint

should personally go

noticed Lock approaching him

“Your highness.”

and respectfully greeted Alberu. Alberu quickly put his hand on Lock’s

and the Wolf tribe can

protect him so that nobody can approach

elder who nodded his head and the Wolves started to

leave it

as he walked past

worry. We will make it so that nobody can get close and find out

a moment

“…The Young master-nim…”

Alberu turned toward Lock.

young master-nim, no, never mind, your highness. Please,

else and just looked over Lock’s shoulder to the ancient Dragon who had his

about me. I have some time

any relief after hearing the ancient

worry, your highness. We can

mouth went up after hearing Lock’s voice

because he knew where Lock’s

stopped looking at Eruhaben and

Dragon half-blood and Choi Han were

come down as well, but someone needed to look as if they were staying guarded against the Lion Dragon. For the White Star and for

go. Mary was on one of her flying

half-blood, Mary, and

them should be able to

“I should hurry.”

headed toward the City Hall as if he was rushing to contact

was planning on chatting with Cale

“Your highness-”

him as he

“…Duke.”

It was Duke Deruth.

sense of nervousness. Alberu

you

have Deruth

was connected to Earth was with Cale. Furthermore, Cale’s body was in a

who had come all the way here for his