Trash of the Count’s Family

one of the leaders calling him.

Toonka had shown up alone.

He did not say anything before standing in front of the soldiers and warriors.

“I guess his highness should be here soon.”

Cale mumbled quietly and looked toward the platform in front of Toonka.

Toonka would give the order to march once the king raised the morale of the soldiers. Cale was imagining a sight of tens of thousands of people shouting at once.

It was quite a magnificent image.

That was why he was waiting for the king.

‘…Hmm?

But something was weird.

Everyone was here but the king was not visible.

He didnt even see the Knights Brigade that was responsible for protecting the king.

1 minute, 2 minutes.

10 minutes passed by.

The agreed upon time was passing by.

Nobody was saying anything.

However, the eyes of the soldiers and leaders who were standing at attention were quickly looking around.

The chiefs who were gathered to one side had terrible expressions on their faces.

“Supreme Chief-nim!”

One of the chiefs called out to Harol.They all seemed to be in a state of panic.

On the other hand, Harol had no expression on his face, but his eyes were sparkling in anger. The chief that called for him did not say anything else after seeing that angry gaze.

It was at that moment.

“Ahem.”

One knight entered the plaza.

It was the Vice Captain of the kings personal Knights Brigade.

He headed toward the chiefs by the entrance as soon as he entered.

“What is going on?”

The Vice Captain flinched at Harols cold tone that was directed at him before opening up a parchment and starting to speak. His voice was quite loud.

“His highness is not feeling well, so he is unable to make the speech.”

“Ha.”

Cale heard Choi Han scoffing behind him.

It was not just Choi Han.

The gazes of the chiefs turned hostile.

‘The person who was screaming in the strategy room just yesterday is suddenly ill? And ill to the point that he cannot give a speech?

Total nonsense.

The chiefs gazes started to turn into sharp glares.

There was no way the king was ill. He was the type that considered his body to be the most precious thing on the continent.

Forget being ill, he was probably extremely healthy but just choosing not to take part in this speech.

Was it because of Harol and Toonka ’s actions yesterday?

‘That cant be it.

This king cared as much about his dignity as he did about his health.

Such a king got upset at how Toonka threatened him yesterday and didn ’t show up today? There was no way that would happen.

‘Hes probably just afraid of the Empire.

Giving a speech here would be accepting a direct confrontation with the Empire and declaring war.

However, if he avoids giving a speech then there would be no official word from him, giving him an excuse to save himself from the Empire if the Empire won and charged into the Whipper Kingdoms palace.

The king was giving himself a way out while remaining neutral, just as he had done for the war between the mages and the non-mage faction.

That was why Harol was extremely angry.

“…Vice Captain, do you know how this comes off?”

The soldiers were in a state of chaos.

They were going to war.

They were going to war to protect their kingdom.

They were going to war to protect this land.

But the owner of the land claimed that he was ill and didnt even come to see them off as they went and put their lives on the line for their homeland.

He wasnt even cheering them on.

What did that mean?

How would that seem to the soldiers and the citizens?

Did he think that the soldiers were idiots?

Anybody would be able to tell that the king seemed to be scared.

No matter how strong a warrior was, their morale would be broken if their leader was scared.

Both the king and the Vice Captain here should know about this.

Harols gaze turned as vicious as it had been when he had aimed for the Magic Tower.

Since he had always been crazy, he had no issues fully revealing that crazy side as he glared at the Vice Captain. The Vice Captain avoided Harol ’s gaze as he continued to read what was written on the parchment.

“Ahem, although he cannot come to give a speech in person, he asked me to deliver the message that he is cheering for you.”

‘Cheering for us?

Not hoping for victory, but cheering us on?

Harol could not believe it.

‘Damn bastard that deserves to be beaten to death!

He thought that the king was even worse than the Tower Master of the Magic Tower.

Harol ’s lunacy and cruelty started to be aimed toward the king. He seemed ready to kill the king right now.

However, he could not do as he pleased right now.

The soldiers started to whisper to each other.

There were many voices that were full of concern.

‘The soldiers are getting agitated!

Their morale was going down.

Harol started to frown.

‘I should have moved them all to Maple Castle right away if I knew it would end up like this!

It was at that moment.

Boom-

There was a loud noise that shook the ground. Harol then saw priest Cale pointing toward the top of the platform.

Cale was smiling.

Harol turned his head.

The person who had made the ground shake was heading to the top of the platform.

Toonka.

He stood on top of the platform.

He then started to shout.

“I am stupid.”

‘Aigoo.

Cale chuckled and facepalmed.

A voice that was loud enough to drown out the whispers of the soldiers could be heard.

“I do not know any fancy words and my head doesnt work very well. However, I do know one thing…”

The soldiers and knights all looked toward Toonka.

“Why did you all choose to follow me?”

The warriors were all natives who were ignored and called barbarians.

The soldiers were mainly regular citizens who were originally farmers.

They had followed behind Toonka in anger when they were fighting the civil war against the mage faction.

”Why did you hold up your farming equipment, clench onto rocks, and follow behind me?”

Toonkas question filled the plaza.

It was different than the charismatic speech most leaders gave before a war. The choice of words was bad and he looked terrible as he stood up there.

Furthermore, his gaze seemed ready to pounce and kill anybody that bugged him.

Toonka was indeed angry.

”Why did we fight?!”

Why had the Whipper Kingdoms citizens attacked the strong mages in a frenzied state?

The expressions on the faces of the soldiers who did not know what it meant to fight two years ago slowly started to change.

The chiefs looked toward Toonka.

Harol subconsciously walked toward Cale. Cale whispered to him in a quiet voice.

“This is a chance. Toonka doesn ’t seem to realize it though.”

Harol heard the warm voice that was quiet to the point that only he could hear.

“This is your chance. It is the chance to get the citizens and soldiers to come together.”

The angry mob was reminded of how they had sought out blood while being in a state of frenzy.

A new gaze different than the angry crazed gaze from earlier appeared on Harol ’s face.

Toonka and Harol.

They were the center of the non-mage faction and now the center of the Whipper Kingdom.

Harol could hear Toonka ’s voice again at that moment.

“I will only charge forward this time as well!”

Toonka looked like the crazy tyrant that had drawn people to him in the first place.

The soldiers and warriors started to think.

This was their leader who only fought while looking straight ahead.

“Your opinions are not important.”

Yes, they had all followed him because they were charmed by Toonkas style.

“Follow behind me.”

The soldiers and warriors eyes instantly got larger.

Their leader who always charged forward continued to speak.

“Chase after me.”

He was telling them to follow him.

These were the words of their leader who had brought them victory over and over again.

A state of heated frenzy started to surround the soldiers.

Toonka was extremely angry right now.

He was angry at the Empire and at the king of the Whipper Kingdom.

That was why he wanted to destroy everything.

However, Toonka had indeed changed.

His gaze headed toward one side. He could see Cale. He could see Cale smiling leisurely as he continued to speak.

“Do not worry about your back.”

Only look forward. Do not worry about your back.

Toonka was the same yet different Toonka from before.

His subordinates sent him their responses.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Woooooooooooooooo-

The warriors who seemed ready to charge into battle once more stomped their feet as the soldiers shouted out loud.

Other people might even have thought that they had all gone crazy. Human! Are we bringing the Bears and Flame Dwarves now? Are we bringing them to Maple Castle?

Cale nodded his head.

The frenzied mob that had scared the other nations of the Western continent had gathered together without thinking about anything else.

‘No.

Cale processed the thoughts on his mind.

All that was left was to burn everything down.

It was at that moment. You want to make it into a sea of fire?

The fiery thunderbolt that had been in shock and quiet for a while after eating ten billion gallons suddenly shouted out. My heart is beating fast. What do I do?

‘…That crazy bastard.

Cale ignored the fiery thunderbolt.

1. Supreme Chief is used for rare occasions, I ’ve generally just used chief (other than a few times I used Supreme Chief for very formal situations) Previous ChapterNext Chapte