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 not fighting right

Captain looked around at them and

the message to the soldiers

Buy some time.

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

black Bone Dragon was

where

do we heal

we go over and take a look

The people immediately headed over toward the fallen Dragon once they snapped out of

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

At that moment…

“Stop!”

their heads after hearing a shout above

black Bone Dragon’s armor and descended

Boom-!

once he landed on the

be urgently running

back as

Rosalyn followed behind him.

will be to the mana around a Dragon that is in danger! Do not approach unless we say

stopped trying to

Rosalyn said

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

importantly, there was a big reason they did

could see the Dragon’s extremely faint breathing once they

“…What a mess.”

whose level of magic they would

to be one of the strongest things in the world

land dried out by drought. The crack started from the Dragon’s claw

seemed darker and gloomier as

“…Eruhaben-nim.”

stopped walking after seeing

current condition that she had not been able to see because

was at a loss

that Eruhaben’s fall

her know that if Eruhaben had fought some more,

She got a headache.

someone

herself, thinking that

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

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Alberu’s voice

his blonde hair and blue eyes as he walked up to

a very stiff expression on

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

he had debated about how to react to Eruhaben’s dead

really was prepared to

like hell right

heavy breathing was not

Shhhhh.

hand touched Eruhaben’s

“Are you okay, Eruhaben-nim?”

bit. It sounded so bad that the others who were watching

“Huff. Huff.”

Dragon could

Dragons were majestic creatures, they couldn’t help but look

– Crown prince.

moment Alberu heard Eruhaben’s calm voice in

just stay here like

Dragon peeked open one of its eyes and stealthily

Apparently, there is nothing

praising

“Haaaaaaaa.”

Alberu’s gaze changed.

looking at me

only opened his eyes enough to see Alberu who was right in front

didn’t care and put his hand on Eruhaben’s

it. He does seem to be conscious, but he

– What?

you cannot die!

– …Ho.

the chills after hearing Alberu’s

‘What chilling acting skills.’

make most theatre

help of his mother’s family while hiding the fact that he

amazed internally when he

stay here and pretend

– Got it.

then raised his

breathing

laid there without doing anything. Alberu took care

May I take

snapped out of her thoughts and moved to help

He then gave an order to the first mage he made eye contact

a nearby temple

heal the Dragon.

and started talking to himself

enough. The Saint, I need to contact the

Jack. Some people around him nodded their heads

the Saint would be able

personally go

approaching him at

“Your highness.”

bowed and respectfully greeted Alberu. Alberu

the Tiger tribe and the Wolf tribe can stand

will protect him so that nobody can approach

elder who nodded his

leave it

walked past Lock,

that nobody can get close and find out

for a moment before

“…The Young master-nim…”

Alberu turned toward Lock.

no, never mind, your

else and just looked over Lock’s shoulder to

Don’t worry about me. I have some time

any relief after hearing the

highness. We

went up after hearing Lock’s

knew where Lock’s confidence was coming

and

The Dragon half-blood and Choi Han were

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

hurry up and go. Mary was on one of

Mary, and Choi

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

“I should hurry.”

headed toward the City Hall as if he was

chatting with

“Your highness-”

him as

“…Duke.”

It was Duke Deruth.

unknown sense of nervousness. Alberu looked at him with

hope you can wait

could not have Deruth come with

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

Duke Deruth who had come all