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.”

who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He

him that she

old woman who had been observing Cale's eyes

like you are listening, but still plan to

old woman

and drink all of your

old woman reached her hand toward the fire for

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them for the

grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder

destroy

Cale ignored it.

table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered what Eruhaben

destroy the World Tree in

so it will open up a path for you

anything, but he had

that the World Tree is cruel when you see the snowstorm. However, the World

World Tree is the closest thing to nature. Living and dying are

had caused the snowstorm to protect

snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree

glass down and stood

Hong followed

an order to Choi

the remains you

Han stopped following him and nodded his head. Cale headed up

as soon as he laid

I'll be able to turn people

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much of the snowstorm as possible before he

next morning, Hong was a bit away from the

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

started to land in his open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than other poisons he had

“More, more!”

in his arms closer to the snowstorm.

pushing a kitten into the

he still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

what he was about to say

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's voice

get a stomach ache if

next to

that you

Cale shook his head.

ache if

She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat and using

be wary of catching a cold. Even

statement. She then

Swoooooooosh-

hearing something by his leg. On was creating fog

“What are you doing?”

my

and looked toward Cale, who

“Splendid.”

to swirl her fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order

of this with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was focused

than the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of Darkness with Cale last

the frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of them. He was

Paseton quickly looked around.

there were no other lifeforms

this itself

wind go

snowstorm was creating

why many people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The

prick at your skin, instilling fear that you

trees, grass, and even the ground were completely frozen in this

around Paseton

Killer Whale Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon,

was the

expected, young master Cale holds strength that is

occasions where he was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who

of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing him every time a

a prickling pain every time, so

“Let’s go.”

wanted to quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he

approached Cale. They returned their hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong, Rosalyn, and Cale's hair seem very vividly red in contrast to the

you planning on using Eruhaben-nim's

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in Rosalyn’s

be curious about it. She had been in her

one thing to evaluate

you have

Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice,

that he told her to ask him if

focused on