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.

were feeling relieved that they were

looked around at

the message

Buy some time.

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

black Bone Dragon

headed toward where

do we heal

over and

headed over toward the fallen Dragon once they snapped out of

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

At that moment…

“Stop!”

after hearing a shout

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

Boom-!

a small rumbling once

seemed to be urgently running to the

of you move back as

Rosalyn followed behind him.

around a Dragon that is in danger! Do not approach

mages flinched and stopped

Rosalyn said seemed reasonable

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

a big reason

see the Dragon’s extremely faint breathing once they had gotten a bit

“…What a mess.”

mages said that toward the Dragon, a creature whose

the strongest things

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

radiant golden hide seemed darker and gloomier as

“…Eruhaben-nim.”

subconsciously stopped walking

had not been able to see because of the Lion Dragon and

a loss for

knew that Eruhaben’s fall had been an

her know that if Eruhaben had fought some more, that

She got a headache.

someone

prepared herself, thinking that she might die as

she felt suffocated thinking that someone who was pretty much, no, was her

“Eruhaben-nim.”

heard Alberu’s voice at that

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

very stiff expression

wondering how to keep up the act and play along since the White Star

he had debated about how to react

was prepared to

like

heavy breathing was not

Shhhhh.

touched Eruhaben’s cracking

“Are you okay, Eruhaben-nim?”

voice cracked a bit. It sounded so bad that the others who were watching couldn’t

“Huff. Huff.”

Dragon could not

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

– Crown prince.

the moment Alberu heard Eruhaben’s

just stay here

peeked open one of its eyes

there is nothing I can’t

Eruhaben was praising his acting

“Haaaaaaaa.”

Alberu’s gaze changed.

me the way you

who was

hand on Eruhaben’s

seem to be conscious, but

– What?

Eruhaben-nim, you cannot

– …Ho.

the chills after hearing Alberu’s desperate

‘What chilling acting skills.’

most

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

when

here and pretend you are

– Got it.

then raised his

Eruhaben-nim’s breathing is

doing anything. Alberu took care of

May I take a

out of her thoughts and

Eruhaben in Rosalyn’s care and turned around. He then gave an order to the first

a nearby temple

for a temple in order to heal the Dragon. Multiple mages immediately took out video communication devices and started

Alberu shook his head and started talking to himself as if it was not

The Saint,

him nodded their heads after

Saint would be able

personally go

approaching him at

“Your highness.”

Alberu. Alberu quickly put his hand on Lock’s

the Tiger tribe and the Wolf

highness! We will protect him so

his head and

leave it

whispered as he walked

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

for a moment before adding

“…The Young master-nim…”

Alberu turned toward Lock.

master-nim, no, never mind, your

anything else and just looked over Lock’s shoulder to the

I have some time

did not feel any relief after hearing the

highness.

of his mouth went up after hearing

was because he knew where Lock’s confidence was

stopped looking at Eruhaben and looked up

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

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

his head at Alberu that it was okay to hurry up and go. Mary was on one of

Dragon half-blood, Mary,

three of them should be able to prepare for any urgent situations

“I should hurry.”

headed toward the City Hall as if he was rushing to

chatting with Cale about their

“Your highness-”

stopped him

“…Duke.”

It was Duke Deruth.

nervousness. Alberu looked at

hope you can

could not have Deruth come with

to Earth was with Cale. Furthermore,

Duke Deruth who had come all