Trash of the Count's Family

“The Jungle?”

Choi Han was confused at the unexpected response, but Cale did not respond. He just walked forward and cut through Hoik Village.

Other than the gravestones all around Hoik Village, there was not much of anything else. It was a very quiet village.

“Young master-nim, your umbrella.”

Hoik Village, the village that was next to Oorim, the forest where it rained more often than not, also rained quite frequently. Cale used the umbrella given to him by Hans and headed toward the end of the village.

Hans and a couple others followed behind him.

‘It’s here.’

The Path of No Return. The only entrance into the path appeared in front of Cale’s eyes. Maybe it was because of the sprinkling and the cloudy sky, but the path into the forest looked dark and creepy.

‘The Path of No Return.’

There was a large slab with those words on it at the entrance.

“Mm.”

Choi Han let out a moan.

Cale was observing the scenery in front of the slab.

Even on this rainy day, there were people waiting at the entrance of the Path of No Return while wearing raincoats or just letting the rain hit their skin. These were the people who still had hope for the return of their loved ones.

Cale made eye contact with one of the old men standing there. The old man’s eyes suddenly opened wide.

“...Do not go.”

The old man said that to Cale before stopping to lean on the slab and looking toward the forest. Cale just quietly watched the old man.

“Young master Cale.”

Rosalyn approached and called his name. She looked at the old man, as well as the rest of the people who were waiting at the entrance, with a sad gaze. At that moment, Cale started to move.

“Old man, it is raining. Don’t catch a cold.”

Cale put his umbrella next to the old man who was just standing in the rain and motioned to Hans.

“Young master-nim?”

“Umbrella.”

“What about me?”

“Share with Beacrox.”

Beacrox and Hans made eye contact and Beacrox started to frown. Hans kept his mouth shut and handed his umbrella over to Cale. However, Cale did not have a reason to take that umbrella from him.

“We can share mine.”

Rosalyn’s umbrella started to cover Cale as well.

“Thank you very much. Let’s go.”

Cale just briefly thanked Rosalyn before turning away from the entrance to the Path of No Return. The rest of Cale’s group followed him while the villagers at the entrance observed Cale’s group for a bit before looking back toward the forest.

“Hans.”

“Yes, young master-nim.”

“Go find an inn. Although there are a lot of inns, I’m sure there aren’t any really good ones, so just find a decent one.”

Hoik Village had a lot of inns compared to its size. However, all of these inns were very shabby since the people coming here to look for their loved ones didn’t have much money.

“Just why is it that everybody enters that Oorim?”

Cale sat down in the first floor restaurant of the inn they picked before he answered Choi Han’s question.

“For hope.”

“Hope?”

“There is a legend about the Path of No Return.”

Even though it was infamous for no one ever coming back, people still went into it every so often. It didn’t matter if the old man tried to stop them like he did with Cale's group earlier.

“Supposedly, a dragon lives in the Path of No Return.”

- What the hell are you talking about, human? There are no dragons here. The only dragon around you is me!

Raon, who had been quiet, suddenly shouted into Cale’s mind.

Cale knew that there were no dragons here. He was someone who had read the novel.

“That Dragon will grant the wish of the human who find his lair. Whether that wish is to become rich, cure an incurable illness, or even make someone have a happy life. It will grant any wish.”

- A Dragon cannot do that. Dragons are great and mighty, but we are not gods! What nonsense!

Raon’s complaints were the truth. However, such legends had a tendency to shake the minds of the desperate.

“That legend is what draws people in.”

Cale could see a rare frown on Choi Han’s face. Choi Han probably did not like it. With his personality, seeing the atmosphere of this village, as well as people like the old man from earlier, it probably made him sad.

“Then wouldn’t it be fine if we just destroyed this forest?”

saying such a vicious thing without giving it

the end of volume 4, the 5 Forbidden Regions of

fine to just light it on fire and burn it

Choi Han’s suggestions became even more dangerous, he

to show that the legend is a lie. Then there will be no reason for them to go

out a sigh as

I

were

I, Hilsman, am

“Young master-nim, we’re here!”

Beacrox took out a pair of white

“Young master-nim.”

bag. However, Cale blocked Lock from giving it to him,

worked hard. Go get

After saying that, Cale reached his hand out to Lock. Lock cautiously handed the magic bag to Cale once

our deal, the item inside

“Yes sir.”

probably knew that it was

the magic bag to look at the contents before speaking

will be

- What?

Meeow?

“Huh?”

“What!”

“...What is it?”

such an unexpectedly strong response from everyone. Choi Han was frowning even deeper as

“Cale-nim, you really.”

eyes were extremely wide as she stared at him, and the kittens started

as well. Weak human, you listen to me. Do not go without me. This is a warning. If I get angry, it will take less than

the last person

talking about the ‘Path of No Return?’ I heard that

“Who said that?”

that the innkeeper

is not the case

to the side where On and Hong were oddly sitting apart from each other. Cale reached his hand between the two of them and

On before continuing

as long as

wide as she looked at him. Cale made eye contact with

Path of No Return is so

“I dunno.”

“Fog.”

pupils started

somewhat surprised after he first met On

Of them,

On over Raon. Cale shared the secrets of Oorim with

Oorim is filled

started to

is why it is difficult to use magic

forest was completely covered in

a ground

Raon. These extremely rare existences by his side allowed him to

want in there as long as

seemed to be fluttering, as there was a small gust of wind across

***

the next morning, Cale was standing outside of Oorim. Naturally, the kitten On was in his arms. Following his order, nobody else was

go in

spent the night there, as he weakly warned Cale from next to the slab. Someone important to this old man had probably went into the forest, desperate to find the

man, I will break the legend and come back, so

entered Oorim without any hesitation. He walked quickly and soon found that

was the fog. The fog had

to use about my front paw’s worth of strength jn order to use magic. Human, you need to be at least at my level to use

really are

great and mighty.

brief explanation last night, asked for more details from

fire in the

“Fire?”

the Queen of

ruler of this wide southern territory that was larger than even the

who is pretty

never showed any weakness to the strong while

reason such a person was secretly in this forest was because she was desperate to

explaining to Raon and On, who were tilting their heads in confusion, he started to say something else. His expression was

I am a

are you suddenly introducing

looked at him with a gaze that seemed to be asking why Cale was stating something so obvious. This made

“On, the path.”

“Got it.”

front paw started to move.

doesn’t seem like regular fog. It is

in front of him. The fog did not disperse, even when it rained. Cale

you see the path through

“I can see it!”

forest. He seemed very much at peace, as if he had come

great if we

of the Jungle, today.

***

woman who had earned the title of the Queen of

could only hear the sound of the

“I’m sorry.”

there is no need