Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 167: Perhaps (2)

So vicious.

That was the thought in Cale’s mind as soon as he heard that phrase.

Flip.

The crazy priestess quickly flipped through the pages. She continued to speak after looking through all of the pages.

“All of them. Every single page says the same thing.”

“…It looked like a regular essay to the others and me.”

Of course, the original contents were not, ‘regular,’ per se, but it did not give off such an ominous aura.

Bang. Bang.

Cale, who had been trying to figure out what was going on, sighed after seeing Raon continue to banging on the window and opened it for him. Raon quickly entered and shouted out loud.

“I've got a bad feeling about this!”

He then sat down right next to Cale and stared at the book in Cage’s hand. Cage blankly watched Raon's actions before starting to speak again after seeing Cale’s gaze.

“To be honest with you, I cannot actually read what is on here. The collection of foreign characters makes me think of that statement in my mind.”

Cale asked once he saw that Cage had finished what she was trying to say.

“What does it mean to kill death?”

The priestess shook her head.

“I'm not sure. What a complicated book. The author’s name of, ‘A Heartfelt Death,’ is total bullshit though.”

Cage's words became rougher as she continued. She continued to swear before stopping herself, letting out a fake cough, and then continuing to speak.

“There is a book of the God of Death’s words in the Church of the God of Death. They have deciphered the words in the book and use it as the God of Death’s teachings.”

“Does that book have a similar phrase?”

Cage smiled at Cale, who always understood what she was trying to say, before continuing to speak.

“That is not the case. However, it is said that the God of Death said the following.”

She recalled the contents she was forced to memorize before she could go to bed as a child. The priests only let her sleep if she memorized all of it.

“Death is not the end.”

That was what the God of Death had said about life.

“We are given two choices after death. The right path and the twisted path.”

Shhhhhhh-

A black light surrounded the book again.

Both Cale and the priestess flinched, but she calmly continued to speak.

“The moment you enter the twisted path, you will be given another choice to make at the end of that path.”

Flip.

The book started to turn pages on its own before stopping on a specific page.

Cale opened his mouth to ask Cage what was written on the page. However, the rough words coming out of crazy priestess Cage's mouth made him close his mouth back up.

“You crazy god.”

Cale flinched while Cage started to speak.

“Are you curious about the method to kill death? It is asking that question again. Are you curious?”

Cale responded back.

“Not at all.”

He truly was not curious at all.

He thought that this would be a treasure, but it ended up just being a terrible item.

“Yes, human. There is no need to keep such a dangerous item.”

Raon patted Cale's arm with his short front paw and snickered as if he was telling Cale that he did a good job. Cale held back his sigh at Raon's action.

He had asked Eruhaben about divine items on their way back from the Empire. Eruhaben had shaken his head at that time.

‘There is no way to decipher the language of the gods. Only the qualified can listen to it or read it.’

Cale asked the crazy priestess.

“Miss Cage, are you curious about it?”

“I am not curious about it at all either.”

‘As expected.’

Cale pointed to the book after seeing that Cage always seemed to think the same way he did about things like this.

“Can you keep it safe for me?”

“Sure. I heard that most of the God of Death’s divine items were gone. I will keep it safe and hand it over to you when you need it, young master-nim.”

She started to tap on the book.

The way she tapped made it feel like she considered it more of an obnoxious item than a precious item.

“I think regular people will struggle and have nightmares because the book is full of an ominous aura.”

“That must be why I had a nightmare!”

Raon shouted in response before glaring at the book once again.

Cale tilted his head to one side.

‘Nightmare? Struggle?’

Cale had not had any issues sleeping. In fact, he probably slept better than ever.

‘… This is weird.’

Cale thought that it was weird, but turned his head after hearing a noise.

Clang. Clang.

The tea inside the teacup seemed like it would spill as the cup clanked against the plate underneath.

“…Saint-nim?”

Cale called out to him, but Jack just continued to shake without being able to answer.

The teacup in his hand looked as if it would fall down at any moment.

‘And why is he acting like this?’

had no idea what was going on. Jack then finally

to drink some tea because it suddenly

‘Cold?’

took the teacup out of Jack's hand while Cale was trying to

Clang!

on the table before

“It is a god.”

‘God?’

became even

that is the

had figured out what Jack was feeling. A cold and

can’t hear the words of his god, but I guess he

really was fate

least feel it when the god was looking at him. She

a god is

of Death was whining and swore

living her life following her own philosophy, her identity as a priestess kept her from avoiding

“…Miss Cage.”

hands together and looked toward Cage. He had calmed down a bit after a priestess serving the

do you

his hand out

be reaching for

mirror was soon placed in his hand. Cale had

whatever you wish to

slowly opened the compact

Click.

could see the old cracked mirror

“Ah.”

eyes opened wide. He

are letters written on the

‘Letters here too?’

in a relaxed

“What does it say?”

at the mirror while

“Condemnation. It says condemnation.”

was as if the word was

them to be certain that this

God was not a

god who acted according to his

that he

judgment made without being swayed by anything was often

relieved after seeing the word on the

because the word, ‘condemnation,’ was not directed

he was scared.

coming from the

master-nim, I have no confidence

mirror back from Jack. He did not see anything written on the mirror. He also did not feel any scary aura coming from

keep

after hearing Cale's response. However, the smile quickly disappeared after hearing what Cale

will need to take this mirror with you when we go to

shared the information about Alchemist Rei and the Cat Knight Rex. Furthermore, he thoroughly explained the image of the destroyed Vatican and the conversation

only blankly stare at Cale after hearing all of

need to

words made Jack

need to

and the crazy priestess patted

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes?”

“I respect you.”

continued to speak after

like you do, young

expression. He could not tell the holy

think I should

drank the rest of his tea and stood up from his seat. He said goodbye to the two priests and opened

“Young master-nim.”

“Gasp.”

Cale gasped in shock.

see a pair of completely

the Tiger shaman

“What, what is it?”

in shock. However, Gashan had a serious expression on

me that a mighty power had come down. Did something happen? Are

really is

head to show Gashan that it was

fine so you don’t

“What?”

“Gasp.”

Cale gasped once again.

Raon raised his voice.

our human is shocked? You might kill our weak human if you suddenly appear like

‘…Kill?’

prevented Raon from saying anything scarier and awkwardly smiled toward

to his lair

recently returned, as he was at the entrance of the fifth

can't believe such a

at Raon with disbelief before turning back

“Here you go.”

handed a bottle with a purple liquid to Cale. Raon's eyes started to sparkle as he looked at

this the Dragon's

at the name, ‘Dragon's Rage,’ however, Cale

this is the one from the Empire.

item they had stolen

do you

his magic bag as he responded to Raon's

issues between the Empire and the

He felt as if he had heard about a large-scale

then heard Raon's voice

“Ah, I see!”

also very

Gashan started to worry.

under someone who is too

too late

Cale asked Gashan.

good

“···Excuse me? Cliffs?”

a pretty

answered honestly

“Well, the warriors can.”

Smirk.

Cale started to smile.

“Is that so?”

this would be bad,

head to the Gorge of Death when the

sir, huh? The Gorge of

Five Forbidden Regions. The Gorge

difficult to live in. Furthermore, it was so terrible that even plants could not survive well. It also had terrible weather because

hearing Cale talking about heading there. Cale casually

Dragon's Rage will fall upon the

“Ho.”

the

punk is quite