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.”

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 and

told him that she would do

had been observing Cale's eyes

are listening, but

woman

and drink all of

woman reached her hand toward the fire for warmth before

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them

toward the awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a voice in his mind at

let's destroy that

Cale ignored it.

tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered what Eruhaben

in order to

it will open up a

about anything, but he had

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

to nature.

World Tree had caused the snowstorm to protect itself from

that allowed the World Tree to be safe from

wine glass down and stood up to head to his

Hong followed behind

Choi Han who

up all of the remains you see by the lake.

following him and nodded his head. Cale headed up to his room while Choi Han smiled before returning to

to deal with Hong's question as soon as he

I'll be able to turn people blind if I

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

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

was a bit away from the raging snowstorm when he opened his

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

mouth. This tingling sensation was different than other poisons he had eaten

“More, more!”

made Cale push Hong, who was in his arms closer to the

a kitten into the

a sense of morality. Archie opened and

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

he was about to say when he

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's voice

stomach ache if

next to him, responded

that you won't ever

Cale shook his head.

stomach ache if

an, ‘ah,’ 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

of catching a cold. Even great beings can get stuffy

statement. She

Swoooooooosh-

his leg. On was creating fog

“What are you doing?”

my fog like this

back and looked toward Cale, who shared his

“Splendid.”

Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order

watching all of this with

“W, what the hell!”

half-blooded Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was

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

Paseton could not clearly see the frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of them. He was just assuming

Paseton quickly looked around.

no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why

this itself was

wind go

was creating strong

this snowstorm. The wind was so strong

of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned if you

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

around Paseton were all

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

Cale was

holds strength that is

aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was standing tall

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

felt a prickling pain every time, so he put Hong down on

“Let’s go.”

wanted to quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not have to

normal color after seeing that nobody was

you planning on

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in Rosalyn’s

like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time

one

if you have

Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told her to

fact that he told her to ask him if

focused on this