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?’

the same time, the

even stronger against the transparent wind and made loud noises. However,

he talking about

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

now. The wind would only get

person! Ahem, I stayed alive on my own and got old.

could only hear the old man’s voice every so often as he was having difficulty stepping forward one

not be achieved. I could only lament and cry! That was why I could not finish

“How annoying.”

he wanted to die. It was the

strength into his

protecting myself. It is

of the old man that rang through his mind. The power to protect himself was most important to Cale. Who cares if it made him

center of the tornado was

Boom. Boom. Boom.

wind that was clashing became stronger.

‘It might break.’

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

the wind cut me like a sharp

that the owners of these ancient powers were all

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

clenched the transparent handle on the inside of the shield as he continued

One step.

is a cursed

Two steps.

always beating. But I could

Three steps.

was because I

Four steps.

been injured, and I was even more afraid of death,

And finally.

took the final fifth

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

inside of the windless 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 the sound of

else away so that I could

thing

“Tsk.”

cares about anything else? Living

lot of useless things to say. Cale clicked his tongue and returned the shield back to his heart. The silver light surrounding him instantly

tower and crouched down in front

normal rock tower that you could

rocks that have existed since ancient times were different from

“Whatever.”

his mind. That would be too annoying. He took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and put

was being built up, one rock

and had instead waited outside the eye of the storm, suffered quite a bit. This central area, like with all ancient powers, was somewhere that a person could

“It’s easy.”

the last black rock and gently put it

Flash!

white. At the same time, Cale got

was slowly dying

“…Huh?”

of the dragon and waited until all of the wind died down. He then crossed his arms and listened to the old man’s voice. He

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 ended

He then recalled the words of the owner of the Indestructible

themselves servants of the lord

feeling that he had learned something he shouldn’t have learned

were things that he should not tell anybody else about in

to frown 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 piled them up hoping that I could turn back time, hoping that I could be happy.

self for thinking about my

“Sigh.”

old man really was frustrating. Cale started to

nature

man’s voice disappeared for a

‘Is it over?’

the old man was finally getting to the end. However, the sobbing

older sister said the same thing. She was a really wonderful older sister. She was more reliable than anybody else. Ah,

man was

going to go