Trash of the Count's Family

Instead, the Black Dragon just slowly crawled back into the path. While Cale was watching the dragon in disbelief, he could hear a quiet voice piercing through the wind to reach his ear.

“…I was … just passing by.”

“Tsk.”

The Black Dragon’s back flinched after hearing Cale click his tongue, but Cale did not have time to pay attention to the dragon. The cave’s wind had a cycle of 3 hours of strong wind and 3 hours of weak wind. This was the moment that the wind started to get weaker. Of course, it would still become stronger the closer he got to the center.

Swiiiiiiiiiiiiish.

“Quite scary.”

The wind was still pretty strong to be called the, ‘weak phase.’ The novel mentioned that the 150 year old man walked through this strong wind to get to the rock tower.

Cale turned his gaze back to the center of the cave. The large underground area. In the middle of the tornado was a half-stacked rock tower. It looked like there were no winds over there. Next to the half-stacked rock tower were numerous other rocks.

‘I need to stack all of those rocks up.’

The issue was getting to the tower. Stacking the rocks would not be a problem.

Cale looked over the shield and the wings surrounding him, before taking a step forward.

Tang. Tang. The rough wind clashed against the shield. Even though the silver shield was transparent, it sounded like the wind was hitting a real metal shield.

That noise made the Black Dragon that was looking away slowly turn around to look at Cale.

“…But you are weak…”

The Cale that the dragon could see was having a difficult time, even though the shield and wings were protecting him. The wind that could not be blocked by the shield and wings was making his clothes flutter. The wind that seeped through the bottom of the shield made him stop moving every so often as well.

However, Cale continued to step forward one step at a time. Then the dragon saw it.

Cale was smiling. This human, that was nothing compared to that strong tornado, the same human that was weaker than even the kittens he was traveling with, the human that was the weakest out of everybody he was traveling with, was smiling while pushing through this wind.

The dragon had never seen such a silver shield before. He had never seen such wings either. The dragon took a look at his own wings. It was very different from his wings. It was extremely beautiful. The dragon was curious as to what that power might be.

However, the dragon was focused not on the holy and magnificent shield nor wings. Its full attention was on the smiling Cale.

And the target of the gaze, Cale, was continuing to smile.

‘It’s doable. It’s comfortable.’

It was a bit difficult and slow because of the wind, but it was actually a breeze. Compared to how Beacrox was almost killed by Ron while being taught his sword art, this was child’s play.

This made Cale once again feel like it really was best to earn something without putting in much effort.

There were no physical or mental strain endured when using the Indestructible Shield. There would be a short strain if it was to break, but it was not in any danger of breaking right now.

‘It just gets pushed back.’

The shield just got pushed back if the wind was strong. Honestly speaking, Cale had expected to be pushed back multiple times. That was why he had originally lowered the strength of the shield and enlarged it as much as possible. He had been planning on slowly shrinking the size of the shield whenever he got pushed back.

However, this shield was working better than Cale had expected. That made Cale a bit smug, but when he had reached about the halfway mark to the center of the tornado, he had to get rid of all side thoughts.

The novel had said that you would hear a voice once you got close to the center. It was supposed to be the voice of an old man.

Cale was waiting for that voice. The tornado was supposed to get stronger once the voice started to appear.

I regret it.

He could hear the voice. But it was a bit odd.

Ahem, I regret it.

It was a sad old man.

“Tsk tsk.”

Cale clicked his tongue. None of these ancient powers were normal. Why did Taylor think the old man’s voice was sincere? Cale could not understand Taylor’s train of thought.

However, Cale stopped clicking his tongue and stopped moving.

The one that has a power that I am familiar with, I am hoping that you do not get this power.

“Hmm?”

‘The one with a power I am familiar with?’

same time, the wind started

wind and made loud noises. However, Cale’s concerned expression was not because of the wind. His hair continued to flutter in the

he talking about the Indestructible

could deduce about this, ‘familiar power,’ was the Indestructible Shield. It had not said anything like that to Taylor in the novel. Did the owner of this ancient power know the owner of the Indestructible Shield? Multiple thoughts flew across Cale’s

The

I stayed alive on my own and got old. How

voice every so often as he was

wish was something that could not be achieved. I could only lament and cry! That was why I could

“How annoying.”

like he wanted to die. It was the style that Cale hated. Epicureans were so

being slightly pushed back, and put some strength into his legs. He

It is only capable of protecting myself. It is not

that rang through his mind. The power to protect himself was most important to Cale.

of the tornado was right in front of

Boom. Boom. Boom.

was clashing became stronger.

‘It might break.’

might now be strong enough for the shield to break. It should be doing more damage than just pushing him back now. The

did not die even when the wind cut me like

fact that the owners of

and decreased the size of the shield. Boom Boom. The shield was now smaller, but in return, it was

toward the transparent shield and clenched the transparent handle on the

One step.

a cursed

Two steps.

heart was always beating. But I could not

Three steps.

I was afraid of

Four steps.

injured, and I was even more afraid of

And finally.

the final

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

area sounded like it was raining all around Cale. The eye of the storm. The winds were swarming the area outside this calm center. He could hear the old man’s voice along with

else away so that I could continue

thing the

“Tsk.”

about anything

tongue and returned the shield

headed toward the half completed rock tower

that you could

man-eating tree, these rocks that have existed since ancient

“Whatever.”

making it aesthetically pleasing, changed his mind. That would be too annoying. He took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and put them on before picking the rocks

tower was being built up, one rock at a

the central area and had instead waited outside the eye of the storm, suffered quite a bit. This central

“It’s easy.”

up the last black rock and gently put it on

Flash!

At the

wind was

“…Huh?”

dragon and waited until all of the wind died down. He then crossed his arms and

to fight with them. However, I did not know that I was so weak against pain. They were not people who served the lord. I only realized that after we all went our separate ways and I

old man caught Cale’s attention. He then recalled the

Darkness who called themselves servants of the lord only gave me terrible

bad feeling that he had learned

things that he should not tell anybody else about

even more as the old man continued to speak. That voice was something only Cale could hear, thus making the dragon hesitate while looking at the

I could turn back time, hoping that I could be happy. But then I

for thinking about my own happiness after betraying my comrades and

“Sigh.”

let out a long sigh. This old man really was frustrating. Cale

human nature

man’s voice disappeared for a

‘Is it over?’

man was finally getting to the end.

She was a really wonderful older sister. She was more reliable than anybody

man

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