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?’

as he had no idea what was going on. Jack

because it suddenly got cold. T, that was all I was trying to

‘Cold?’

Jack's hand while Cale was trying to figure out what was going

Clang!

the teacup on the table

“It is a god.”

‘God?’

became even more

the aura of a

had figured out what Jack was feeling. A cold and scary feeling that could not be resolved by something like hot

his god, but I guess he can

really was fate that Jack became a

could at least feel it when

a god is scary, chilling, and

and swore all the time in response, she had

did not stop her from living her life following her own philosophy, her identity as a priestess kept

“…Miss Cage.”

looked toward Cage. He had calmed down a bit after a priestess serving

do you

hand out

seemed to be reaching for the compact

soon placed in his hand. Cale had put

whatever you

opened the compact mirror after hearing

Click.

see the old cracked

“Ah.”

He

are letters written

‘Letters here too?’

in

“What does it say?”

looked back at the mirror while continuing

“Condemnation. It says condemnation.”

word was

it allowed them to be certain that this compact mirror was the,

Sun God was not a

who acted according

fact that he was rational made

compassion. A judgment made without being swayed by

was relieved after seeing

‘condemnation,’ was not directed at

was scared. He also felt

coming

master-nim, I have no confidence to hold onto this

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

keep it

smiled in relief after hearing Cale's response. However, the smile

mirror with

Rex. Furthermore, he thoroughly explained the image of the destroyed Vatican and the conversation among

only blankly stare at Cale after hearing all of this. Cale started to speak

to

made Jack

We need to save

priestess patted his shoulder.

“Young master-nim.”

“Yes?”

“I respect you.”

after seeing

people like you do, young

could only nod his head at Jack's pure expression. He could not

I

seat. He said goodbye to the two priests and opened the door

“Young master-nim.”

“Gasp.”

Cale gasped in shock.

could see a pair

the Tiger shaman

“What, what is it?”

Gashan had a serious

power had come down. Did something happen? Are you

really

head to show Gashan that it was

so you don’t

“What?”

“Gasp.”

Cale gasped once again.

Raon raised his voice.

is shocked? You

‘…Kill?’

prevented Raon from saying anything

his lair since they returned from

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

such a little kid is a

at Raon with disbelief before turning

“Here you go.”

handed a bottle with a purple liquid to Cale. Raon's eyes started to

this the Dragon's

Rage,’ however, Cale did not

is the one from the Empire. Dragon's

purple liquid was the item they had stolen from

do you

the bottle in his magic bag as he

issues between the Empire and the Northern

flinched once again at Cale’s casual words. He felt as if he had heard about a

Raon's

“Ah, I see!”

was also very casual

Gashan started to worry.

someone who is too

too late

Cale asked Gashan.

Tigers good

“···Excuse me? Cliffs?”

It is a pretty

answered honestly

“Well, the warriors can.”

Smirk.

Cale started to smile.

“Is that so?”

would be bad, however, nature did not

the Gorge of Death when the

huh? The Gorge of

of the Five Forbidden Regions. The Gorge of

that was known for having the worst terrain was somewhere that monsters, humans, and animals all found difficult to live in. Furthermore, it was

about heading there. Cale casually

Rage will fall

“Ho.”

heard the ancient Dragon's

unlucky punk is