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

around at them and thought about Alberu

message to the soldiers

Buy some time.

let as many people know that as possible. The Knight Captain looked back toward

Dragon was urgently

was headed toward where the

do we heal

go over and take a

people immediately headed over toward

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

At that moment…

“Stop!”

their heads after

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

Boom-!

once he landed

be urgently running to the

of you move back as his highness

Rosalyn followed behind him.

will be to the mana around a Dragon that is in danger!

stopped trying to

said

go against Alberu, the magically talented crown prince

big reason they did

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

“…What a mess.”

that toward the Dragon, a creature whose level

to be one of the strongest things in the world had

the cracks on a land dried out by drought. The crack started from the Dragon’s claw and spread

hide seemed darker

“…Eruhaben-nim.”

subconsciously stopped walking after seeing

not been able to see because of the Lion

a loss

that Eruhaben’s fall had been an

condition let her know that if Eruhaben had fought some more, that fall could have ended up becoming

She got a headache.

someone might die in

herself, thinking that she might die

suffocated thinking that someone who was pretty much, no, was her master, might

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Alberu’s voice

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

stiff expression on his

was wondering how to keep up the act and play along since the

quite laughable that he had debated about how to react to Eruhaben’s

really was

looked like

heavy breathing was

Shhhhh.

hand touched

“Are you okay, Eruhaben-nim?”

It sounded so bad that the others

“Huff. Huff.”

Dragon could

creatures, they couldn’t help but

– Crown prince.

moment Alberu heard Eruhaben’s calm

Do I just stay here like

Dragon peeked open one of its

Apparently, there is nothing I can’t

praising his

“Haaaaaaaa.”

Alberu’s gaze changed.

at me the way you usually

his eyes enough to see Alberu who was right in front of him, was almost at a loss

care and put his hand on Eruhaben’s forehead. He then mumbled

does seem to be conscious, but

– What?

Eruhaben-nim, you cannot

– …Ho.

chills after hearing Alberu’s desperate

‘What chilling acting skills.’

would make most

help of his mother’s family while hiding the fact that he was quarter Dark Elf. He would

was being amazed internally when

and pretend you

– Got it.

then raised

breathing is getting

without doing anything. Alberu took care of

highness! May I

out of her thoughts and moved to help

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

nearby temple right

urgently looking for a temple in order to heal the Dragon.

head and started talking to himself as if it

The Saint, I

around him nodded their heads after Alberu mentioned

a Dragon… Maybe the Saint would be able to do

should personally

approaching

“Your highness.”

Alberu. Alberu quickly put his hand

Tiger tribe and the Wolf tribe can stand guard

protect him so that nobody can approach

a Wolf elder who nodded his head

leave it to

he walked

don’t worry. We will make it so that nobody can get

hesitated for a moment

“…The Young master-nim…”

Alberu turned toward Lock.

never mind, your

else. Alberu didn’t ask anything else and just looked over Lock’s shoulder to

about me. I have

relief after hearing

highness. We can

corner of his mouth went up after hearing

knew where Lock’s confidence was

and

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

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

up and go. Mary

Dragon half-blood, Mary, and Choi

to prepare

“I should hurry.”

Hall as if he was rushing to contact Saint

on chatting with Cale about their

“Your highness-”

him as

“…Duke.”

It was Duke Deruth.

unknown sense of nervousness. Alberu looked at him with

hope you

not have Deruth

was with Cale. Furthermore, Cale’s body

had come all the way