Trash of the Count's Family

# Currently Thinking (6) #

“We have had many battles, both large and small, with the mermaids over the years. We control the north and the mermaids control the south.”

Paseton looked toward Cale. Cale, who was leaning on the couch, motioned to Paseton with his chin to continue with his story. On and Hong peeked at Cale’s face before slowly moving away from Cale’s knee and heading toward the corner of the room next to the Black Dragon.

“We are fighting to prevent the mermaids from creating a kingdom throughout the entire ocean. However, something changed six months ago.”

Paseton’s eyes started to fall.

“The mermaids started acting weird.”

‘Weird?’

Cale started to think about the novel’s information regarding the mermaids.

“They crossed over the implicit border between our two tribes and started to provoke us.”

This was something Cale knew about. The mermaids start to provoke the Whales so that they could take control of the ocean. Cale started to feel relieved after hearing information he already knew about. Paseton continued to speak.

“I was able to figure out the reason behind it.”

‘I’m sure it is because they want to create their kingdom.’

The Whale tribe in volumes 4 and 5 knew about the mermaid’s plan, and that was why Choi Han was helping them fight against the mermaids.

“They are trying to take control of the sea route that connects the Eastern and Western continents.”

“What?”

Cale sat up straight and looked toward Paseton before asking.

“Isn’t the sea route something for the humans?”

There were a couple different sea routes that connect the Western and Eastern continents. The humans had found these routes, but they were far and dangerous, preventing an official route from becoming created.

According to the novel, there was an implicit agreement between the lifeforms living in the water and the lifeforms living above water. The sea lifeforms would not touch these sea routes and the land lifeforms would not meddle in the issues of the sea in exchange. That was why Choi Han was troubled on whether to involve himself in the battles between the Whales and the mermaids.

But the mermaids were going to break this agreement?

Witira started to speak.

“At first, we thought that the new king of the mermaids was leading the charge to create their kingdom, but the information Paseton brought back was different.”

Sigh.

Cale let out a sigh and took a sip of his now lukewarm tea.

‘I learned something I shouldn’t have learned again.’

The problem was that it was an even bigger issue than all of the other information he had learned up until now. It was even bigger than the issue with the crown prince Alberu.

“And there was one more weird thing.”

“Hold on.”

Cale prevented Witira from continuing by interrupting her.

“Just tell me why the Forest of Darkness is involved.”

Cale felt like he would become involved in something big if he heard anything else. He was starting to feel uncomfortable. Cale could see Witira slightly smiling.

Why did the smile of this beautiful Whale look so scary to Cale?

“Yes. This is regarding that!”

Witira brightly answered while Cale’s expression turned darker.

“As we mentioned, the mermaids became stronger about one or two months ago. We were able to figure out the, ‘ingredient,’ that caused this to happen.”

Cale closed his eyes. He slowly opened them back and asked the two Whales.

“That ingredient is in the Forest of Darkness?”

“Correct! You realized it right away!”

‘What the hell was going on? How could something from land in the Forest of Darkness make a sea lifeform stronger?’

Cale was shocked.

More importantly, how did the mermaids reach the Forest of Darkness? Cale had an iffy feeling about this.

Paseton’s eyes were sparkling as he decisively continued.

“I heard them talking about a swamp in the Forest of Darkness. That was why I was chased by them. We need to go to the swamp and figure out what the ingredient is.”

Cale did not need to hear anything else.

The Forest of Darkness.

Choi Han’s Harris Village.

Cale thought about the ten Wolf children, who were probably outside the door right now, before turning to look at the corner of the room. On and Hong were there with an odd gap between the two of them. The invisible Black Dragon was probably between them.

Human, what are you looking

was thinking about

think I am the coolest? Fine, I

“It’s complicated.”

“Excuse me?”

Whale siblings’ pupils grew larger. However, Cale did

be the

figure out what the benefits would

the events

Witira immediately responded.

know that is the case. However, we plan on making sure you are not at a disadvantage in any way from this. Everything will be done by

added on to respond

mermaids broke the agreement first. They would have needed help

is still a huge chance of danger.

“Yes.”

thing

in it for

A thick smile formed on Witira’s

what was going to come out

Whale King had offered

“A sea route.”

Cale started to smile.

their takeover. It is one that the humans have not found yet. It is the safest sea route

though

“Where is it?”

Cale knew about it,

“Our ocean.”

continent’s

is in the Whale tribe’s

to laugh as he

It is

young master Cale. You will be

asked

don’t need

“...Excuse me?”

that. It wasn’t like they were giving him the sea route. They were just giving him the rights to use it. Cale did not need that

However.

me add one more

have to work even harder as the head of the

me your strength when

“Our strength?”

“Yes, strength. Two times.”

part of the continent. The whirlpools in

preparing for the future

with the

Witira’s pale expression

me to put myself in danger, but you won’t do the

a peace-seeking

can say that when you have

danger from the stronger mermaids. They had never felt such danger before. They probably wanted to completely get rid of that source of danger

continued to speak to

the world. It is not somewhere you will have safe travels just because you are strong. Especially for someone

on heading to Harris

“I will help you.”

Han had lived in for tens of years. Choi Han did not know everything about the

who knew the most about the Forest of Darkness after Choi Han

know which swamp it

see Cale smile as he

want a peaceful life as the strongest lifeform in the

was slowly changing from

are right, young master

peace. That was only possible because they were strong. The Whale tribe

as the successor of

was still calm

successor? Great. We can finalize our deal without

the deal right then and there. He reached his hand out as

speak formally to

no need to do that, young master Cale. I need to

I should know about

“Correct.”

That was enough. Cale plopped down on the couch once the Whale

“Hey you.”

Dragon appeared and grudgingly

not call me,

should I

Dragon land on the other side of the couch

it

you first start calling me Cale instead

snorted and avoided answering Cale’s question. However, he still said what he was planning on telling

you want a house of

for a while. If he was going to live with this Black Dragon, wouldn’t it be

“A house?”

Normally, dragons had a strong desire for independence. Although this one seemed a bit

the Black Dragon’s