Trash of the Count's Family (401-600)

Chapter 414 - Holding Back the Tears (5)

The man in the black mask was reflected in Lion King Dorph's eyes.
The masked man opened his clenched fists.

Crumble.

The magic stones crumbled to the ground.
And then...

FLASH!

A flash of red covered everyone's sights.
Dorph's body moved forward.

"Ah."

A soldier plopped to the ground.

The fiery thunderbolt in the sky was flying toward them.

'I'm going to die.
I'm really going to die now.'

That was the thought going through the soldier's mind.
The soldier started to cry.

Baaaaaang!

One of the thunderbolts landed in the plaza next to the tower.
The tower started to shake.
The thunderbolt had formidable attack strength.

"Oo...ah......"

The thunderbolt had missed the tower this time, but...

'Next time-'

Crack. Crack.

The fiery thunderbolts flashed within the cloud as if they would strike down at any moment.

"I, it's over......"

The soldier anticipated the end of his life as he saw an endless number of red flashes heading down.
However, he soon saw a silver light.

Ooooooong-

He could see a shield covering the southern roof.
To be more specific, it was covering Saint Jack, Beacrox, and the soldiers.
It was a shield with large silver wings opened wide.

This large barrier appeared in front of the soldiers' eyes just as the thunderbolt was about to strike down. It looked sturdy enough to defend against the thunderbolt.

"My money!"

They could hear the man in the black mask shouting from afar.

Riiiiiip.

The masked man was slowly ripping a spatial pocket bag apart. His movement seemed careful and hesitant.

'F*ck! Damn it!'

Cale had been hesitant until the last moment before he started to rip the spatial pocket bag with his dagger.

'Do I use the magic stones? Do I not?'

He had looked down.
The same amount of strength he used during the Whipper Kingdom's battle against the Mogoru Empire seemed to be enough.
Normally, he would not need to strengthen the fiery thunderbolt.

'Who cares about a stupid promise?!'

However, he had made a promise.

'Human! Learn from today's incident! You should not be in pain! It makes me sad, it makes gramps sad, it makes everybody sad!'

That was what Raon had told him after they were told that Choi Han had fainted.

'I'll work hard so that I won't worry you in the future.'

Cale had promised to work hard to not do that again.

'It's not like I can break a promise I made with a child.'

It was a promise with a six-year-old who has not even gone through puberty! Furthermore, this was not someone who he could make a compromise with.
He could already imagine Raon sniffling and handing him a slice of apple pie.
He didn't want to eat those soggy tear-soaked apple pies anymore. They were not tasty.