Trash of the Count's Family

“…A dragon?”

“Yes.”

“I’ve seen something similar once.”

‘Similar, my ass.’

Cale knew what Choi Han was talking about when he said something similar.

Forest of Darkness. He was talking about the vicious monsters deep inside the Forest of Darkness. Among those terrifying monsters were creatures that were somewhere between lizards and dragons.

Choi Han had killed that dragon-like monster as soon as he advanced from the middle stage to the final stage of his Dark Destruction Sword Art.

“You did? How was it?”

Cale pretended to not know about the event, and asked Choi Han. Choi Han was the only other person in Cale’s room right now.

“…It was a monster.”

“How so?”

“It’s appearance, it’s strength, everything. It was a monster in all aspects.”

“Is that so?”

Cale nodded his head and continued to speak. But his actions and his words were completely opposite.

“Then you have not seen a dragon.”

“Excuse me?”

“Dragons are like people.”

Clack. Cale put the cup with the lemonade that was both sweet and sour down on the table. He then responded to Choi Han, who was looking at him with curiosity.

“Dragons, Beast people, Dwarves, Elves, they are all like humans. Why? Because they also have emotions and lives.”

That aspect wasn’t important to Cale. His main point started from here.

“However.”

Choi Han might have noticed Cale’s sudden change in demeanor. He sat up straight and focused on what Cale had to say.

“Such an existence has fallen into darkness since it was born. The only thing currently lighting up the darkness in its life is torches, and it has never even seen the light of the sun. What kind of life do you think it is having?”

Tap.

Cale tapped the table with his index finger.

“It is being forced to become an existence without rationality.”

Tap.

He tapped on the table once again.

“It has had to suffer through its loneliness, without any family or anything to lean on.”

Tap.

Choi Han’s gaze fell every time Cale’s finger tapped the table. Choi Han’s fists were clenched underneath the table, to the point you could see his veins starting to flare up. Cale did not know about this, as he continued on.

“It is tortured and abused every day, and is only left alone when it is barely alive.”

Choi Han’s expression stiffened, and anger was in his eyes. Cale knew Choi Han would react this way. There was no way a good person like this would not get angry after hearing such a story. He should also have figured out why Cale brought up such a story in the first place.

Cale took another sip of his lemonade, before finishing up his story.

“And that existence is nearby.”

A short silence filled the room. Cale looked out the window, before slowly turning his gaze to look at Choi Han. He didn’t know what Choi Han was thinking about, but his whole body was surrounded by a bloody aura.

‘Is he getting angry at the fact that it is abused because he is a good person?’

Contrary to Cale’s hypothesis, Choi Han was currently recalling the tens of years he had to survive on his own in the Forest of Darkness.

a while. Finally, Choi Han

you save it and

“Are you crazy?”

“Excuse me?”

acted on reflex, and asked back in shock. Choi Han also

I try to

hand around like

willing to serve a human. In fact, it probably was

that they are above all creatures, including humans. This is a natural instinct for dragons, so, even

makes it impossible to domesticate and train Dragons without

most importantly, if

He felt like he would get wrapped up in some annoying

in the Eastern and Western continents combined. Raise one of those dragons? That was pretty much the same as saying, ‘I will be at the center of

be better for it to go off into its own little world

this four year old dragon will live a much better life than

“Then?”

you asking such

Choi Han’s

go so it can live a free and peaceful life. Shouldn’t a dragon live

“…I see.”

fists slowly

we be saving

I need your

will do anything to

worried that Choi Han would escalate

plans to kill anybody, if possible,

“Cale-nim, you really-”

speak with admiration, but Cale looked at the clock, before cutting him off

tell Ron to prepare some

“Are diff- what?”

was prepared to

the middle of the day. Choi Han just sat there with confusion on his face while looking around. Everybody other than

bottle. The growing

let him drink so

and asked. Deputy butler Hans was delivering food to On and Hong, who were

is nothing in his hand. Thus, it is safe! He promised he won’t throw any

about Cale’s safety, but Hans was referring to themselves. Choi Han just shut up after seeing the conversation take an odd turn, and moved away from Hans. It was better to leave Hans alone when he was next to the kittens. Instead, Choi Han looked

alcohol tastes great! Much better than I

been drinking for two hours already. There were some

nervous for the

be drinking, the soldiers showed up with their helmets on. Cale couldn’t believe it, but

are a lot of mountains around it. The alcohol is a special alcohol I made with fruit and herbs from the mountain. That is why it

old man mentioned, the alcohol really did taste great. Cale admired the alcohol, and lifted the bottle

a lot

“Yes. Quite a bit.”

and send it

you

on the bottle in Cale’s hand. The rest of the soldiers were looking at the same

I’m telling you

started to sparkle. It was the first time they became excited to see a bottle in Cale’s

inn owner bring alcohol and snacks for everyone there

thought he had a low tolerance because his face flushed easily and he caused a ruckus whenever he drank, but the

right now. He drank for another thirty minutes

Han. Come support me. I’m going up

master, I will

rest of the soldiers as well. Didn’t you fight in a battle yesterday? This is not a dangerous area, and I feel bad for the soldiers on

“Young master-”

“I’m tired. Bye.”

Vice Captain or the others followed him. Thankfully, none of them approached after seeing Choi Han supporting him. It was probably because Choi Han did not drink at all, and was also the strongest person there. They had

‘Just one person left.’

still left. Hans and Ron would never come into the room if he told them not to come in. However, the difference between the

man will care about what I

care whether Cale snuck out and what he did once he snuck out. That was how he had been until now. However, Cale didn’t want things to get annoying

Choi

out to play.

he was just staring at Cale all night. He really was a scary person.

understand. I will be waiting for

“Don’t.”