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.

that they were

at them and thought about Alberu

the message

Buy some time.

as possible. The Knight Captain looked back

black Bone Dragon was urgently

where the Dragon

do we

go over and take

people immediately headed over toward

so they should check on its condition. The mages who had both respect and wariness for the Dragon started to move to be as

At that moment…

“Stop!”

their heads after hearing a shout

prince Alberu Crossman kicked off the black Bone Dragon’s armor and descended

Boom-!

was a small rumbling once he landed on

urgently running to

of you move back as

Rosalyn followed behind him.

mana around a Dragon that is in danger! Do not

flinched and stopped trying

Rosalyn said seemed reasonable

crown prince who had the highest position here, nor against Rosalyn, who had pretty much

reason they

breathing

“…What a mess.”

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

to be one of the strongest

by drought. The crack started from the Dragon’s

hide seemed darker and gloomier

“…Eruhaben-nim.”

subconsciously stopped walking

condition that she had not been able to see because of

at a

that Eruhaben’s fall had

her know that if Eruhaben had fought some more, that fall could have ended

She got a headache.

that someone might die in

herself, thinking that she

someone who was pretty much, no, was her master, might have

“Eruhaben-nim.”

heard Alberu’s voice

and revealed his blonde hair and blue eyes as he walked

stiff expression

and play along since the White Star

laughable that he had debated about how to

was prepared to

like hell right

realized that this heavy breathing was not completely

Shhhhh.

touched Eruhaben’s cracking

“Are you okay, Eruhaben-nim?”

cracked a bit. It sounded so bad that the others who

“Huff. Huff.”

Dragon could not

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

– Crown prince.

Eruhaben’s calm voice

Do I just stay here

peeked open one of

Apparently, there is nothing I can’t

Eruhaben was praising his acting

“Haaaaaaaa.”

Alberu’s gaze changed.

you looking at me the way you usually

enough to see Alberu who was right in front of him, was almost at

Eruhaben’s forehead. He then mumbled in a sad

He does seem to be conscious, but

– What?

cannot die! Please

– …Ho.

got the chills after hearing Alberu’s desperate

‘What chilling acting skills.’

would make most theatre actors look

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

was being amazed internally when he heard

stay here and pretend you are

– Got it.

then raised

breathing! Eruhaben-nim’s breathing

doing anything. Alberu took care of

I take

of her thoughts and

turned around. He then gave an order

a nearby temple

heal the Dragon. Multiple

his head and started talking to himself as if it

Saint, I need to contact the

nodded

a Dragon… Maybe the Saint would be able to

personally go

Lock approaching him at that

“Your highness.”

respectfully greeted Alberu. Alberu quickly put his hand on

that the Tiger tribe and the

will protect him

who nodded his head and the

it to

whispered as he walked past Lock, and

will make it so that nobody can get close

a moment before

“…The Young master-nim…”

Alberu turned toward Lock.

mind, your

anything else. Alberu didn’t ask anything else and just looked over Lock’s shoulder to the ancient Dragon who had his

I have some time to

feel any relief

worry, your highness. We can save

after hearing Lock’s voice that was

where Lock’s confidence was coming

Eruhaben and looked up at the

black Bone Dragon… The Dragon half-blood and Choi Han were up in

down as well, but someone needed to look as if they were staying guarded

at Alberu that it was okay to hurry up and go. Mary was on one of her flying skeleton

Mary, and

them should be able to prepare for

“I should hurry.”

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

was planning on chatting with Cale

“Your highness-”

stopped him as

“…Duke.”

It was Duke Deruth.

sense of nervousness. Alberu looked at

hope you can wait

have Deruth

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

take Duke Deruth who had come all the way