Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 169: Perhaps (4)

“That is crazy.”

Cale received the large wine glass from the young man.

He was currently at the closest village to the Lake of Despair.

This was the only small inn and restaurant in this village. The owner's grandson shook his hand frantically after hearing Rosalyn ask about the Lake of Despair.

“It might be okay in another season, but saying that you will go there in January is just asking to die.”

“Is that so? I guess people do go during the other seasons?”

Cale took a sip of the alcohol before quickly stopping.

The alcohol was warm. It was also pretty strong.

‘I asked for weak alcohol.’

This was the weakest alcohol they had but it already felt like his neck and stomach were burning.

Human, is alcohol tasty? Why do you keep drinking even though you are frowning?

Cale turned his gaze toward the empty chair. Although it looked empty, the invisible Raon was currently sitting there. Cale looked around before sternly starting to speak.

“No.”

A six-year-old drinking alcohol? That was not allowed, even if he was a Dragon.

What if Raon got drunk and blew up a mountain or something? That would be a giant disaster.

-…Alright.

Cale ignored Raon's disappointed voice. He then focused on Rosalyn's conversation with the man instead.

Currently, Cale's group had all dyed their hair the common brown color with magic. Of course, the Whales Paseton and Archie were wearing robes due to their stunning appearances.

“Mm, there are people who try to go during the spring or summer.”

The owner’s grandson lightly shook his shoulders.

This was one of the Five Forbidden Regions.

The courageous people did try to get there.

However, the results were never good. The man peeked over at his grandmother who was sitting by the fireplace before continuing to speak.

“The people who ran away after seeing the snowstorm managed to survive, however, only half of those who went into the snowstorm managed to survive.”

“But half of that group did survive.”

Choi Han interjected into the conversation.

The man shook his head.

“The ones who returned alive were all severely poisoned. They went blind soon after they returned.”

Blindness.

Cale had heard that the poison in the snowstorm made people grow weaker while going blind and losing their sense of direction.

Cale thought about this fact and started to think.

‘This is actually a cruel world if you think about it.’

The Desert of Death spewed out dead mana while the Lake of Despair had a poisonous snowstorm.

This world also had many scary existences outside of turmoil between people for power. There were many strong and cruel beings throughout this world, such as Beast people or races with the darkness affinity.

‘But that is why the monsters can't do anything.’

They all prevented the monsters from running wild. This led to the regions with monsters being very small. Of course, Cale did not care as he had no plans to meet with monsters.

The owner's grandson cautiously warned them as if he was worried about their first guests in a while.

“Anyway, please carefully think about it if you plan to go there. It is a very scary place.”

“Sully.”

The grandson stopped talking after hearing his grandmother, who had not said anything until now, call out his name. The inn owner looked toward the fire and started to speak.

“There is something I've felt as I watched people head to the Lake of Despair.”

The old woman's shadow seemed to fill up the walls that looked to be as old as her.

She had lived here since she was young. She ended up marrying a man who was an adventurer and the two of them had built this inn together.

They then had a daughter and watched her get married and give birth to her grandson.

The old woman turned her head.

She made eye contact with Cale.

“None of them listen.”

None of the people heading to the lake ever listened.

“My daughter and son-in-law were the same way.”

ago had told her that he would go see their daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He had told her to stay until their grandson grew up

had told him that she

old woman who had been observing Cale's eyes turned her

like you are listening, but still

woman heard Cale's

alive and drink all of your

the fire for warmth before starting to

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp.

let's destroy

Cale ignored it.

Hong were meowing as they tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered

in order to get

controls the snowstorm, so it will open up a path for you if

but he had something

that the World Tree is cruel when you see the snowstorm. However, the World Tree is an existence that has lived, died, and resurrected

closest thing to nature. Living and

Tree had caused the snowstorm to

allowed the World

the wine glass down and stood up

and Hong followed

Choi Han

the remains you see by the

head. Cale headed up to his room while Choi Han smiled before returning

had to deal with Hong's question as soon as he laid down on his

turn people blind if I eat

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much of the

next morning, Hong was a bit away from the raging snowstorm when he opened his

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

to land in his open mouth. This tingling sensation

“More, more!”

was in his arms closer

kitten into the

had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying anything before putting his hand on

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

to

“So tasty!”

heard Cale's voice

stomach ache if you

who was next to him, responded

so small that you won't ever get

Cale shook his head.

if you eat too many cold

before nodding her head. She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat and using thermal magic on himself, was sniffling next to

of catching

Raon's statement. She then started

Swoooooooosh-

down after hearing something by his

“What are you doing?”

want to make my fog

answered back and looked toward Cale, who shared his honest

“Splendid.”

before continuing to swirl her fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her

was watching all of this with an odd expression

“W, what the hell!”

pretended not to see Archie stuttering.

than the Black Swamp

frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of them. He was just assuming the size of the lake based on the size

Paseton quickly looked around.

no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why

this itself

wind

creating

away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so

speck of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned if you continued to go farther into the

and even the ground were completely frozen in

people around Paseton

Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all

Cale was

holds strength that is not

aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was

to push the wind away.

pain every time,

“Let’s go.”

create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not have to feel this pain

their hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was

master Cale, are you planning on using Eruhaben-nim's

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in Rosalyn’s

curious about it. She had been in her laboratory

one thing to evaluate

me if you

Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told her to ask him if she had

fact that he told her to ask him if she had any questions proved that

focused on