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 building

am the coolest? Fine, I will give you permission to keep looking

“It’s complicated.”

“Excuse me?”

siblings’ pupils grew larger. However, Cale did not look

would be the

benefits would

cannot interfere in the events of the

Witira immediately responded.

know that is the case. However, we plan on making sure you are not at a disadvantage in

to respond to

agreement first. They would have needed help from the land in order

chance of

“Yes.”

second thing he needed

is in it

asking about this. A thick

was going to come out of

condition the Whale King had offered Choi Han in

“A sea route.”

Cale started to smile.

the mermaids have prioritized in their takeover. It is one that the humans have not

asked, even though he already

“Where is it?”

Cale knew about it, confidently

“Our ocean.”

continent’s Northern

in the Whale

laugh as

territory the most dangerous? It is the location of

safe place for you now, young master Cale. You will be given the rights to

asked the confident

I don’t

“...Excuse me?”

sea route. They were just

However.

add one more

will make his family wealthier and stronger. Of course, Basen will have to work even harder as the head of the territory, but that didn’t matter to

your strength when

“Our strength?”

“Yes, strength. Two times.”

part of the continent. The

was preparing for the future based on his knowledge of

can’t interfere with the issues of the

looked at Witira’s pale expression before

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

a peace-seeking

don’t think you can say that when you have been fighting with the

danger before. They probably wanted to completely get rid of that source of danger in order to

speak

in the world. It is not somewhere you will

was planning on heading to

“I will help you.”

everything about the Forest of Darkness, even

knew the most about the Forest of

know

smile as he

Whale tribe want a peaceful life as

see Witira’s point of view starting to change. She was slowly changing from a position of request

right, young master

because they were strong. The Whale tribe in the novel did

of the Whale chief,

was still calm after she revealed

We can finalize

that they could complete the deal right then and

I supposed to speak formally

no need to do that, young master Cale.

I should

“Correct.”

That was enough. Cale plopped down on the couch once the Whale siblings left. He then looked up at

“Hey you.”

Black Dragon appeared

not call me,

what should I

Dragon land on the other side of the

it out,

you first start calling me Cale instead

as it snorted and avoided answering Cale’s question. However, he still

want a house of your

he was going to live with this Black

“A house?”

started to flutter. Normally, dragons had a strong desire for independence. Although this one seemed a bit different, that desire should still be there. Cale casually nodded his head at the dragon’s

the Black Dragon’s