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.”

their daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her

woman had told him that

who had been observing

like you are listening, but still plan to

woman heard

alive and drink

toward the fire for

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them for the

drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a voice in his

destroy

Cale ignored it.

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

the World Tree in order

will open up a path for you if you use my

rarely warned Cale about anything, but he had something to say

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

the closest thing to nature. Living and dying are

had caused the snowstorm

by the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to be safe

glass down and stood up to head

and Hong

an order to Choi Han who got up

all of the remains you see by the lake.

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

deal with Hong's question as soon

be able to turn people

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

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

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

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

in his open mouth. This tingling sensation

“More, more!”

his arms closer to

kitten

may be rude, but he still 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?’

was what he was about to say when

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's

stomach ache if you eat too

who was next to him, responded

small that

Cale shook his head.

a stomach ache if you eat too many

to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat and using thermal

You need to be wary of catching a cold. Even great beings

Raon's statement.

Swoooooooosh-

something by his leg. On was creating fog

“What are you doing?”

make my fog like

looked toward Cale, who

“Splendid.”

Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to

watching all of this with an

“W, what the hell!”

see Archie stuttering. His gaze

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

frozen trees in front of them. He was just assuming the size of the

Paseton quickly looked around.

other lifeforms around the lake. That was why everybody was

itself was

wind go by without any

snowstorm was creating strong gusts

saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that

every speck of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will

were completely frozen in this area. That made it

people around Paseton were all

Raon, On, and Hong were all their

Cale was the

master Cale holds strength that is not

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

wind

every time, so he

“Let’s go.”

a path through the snowstorm so that he did

Hong up and 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

planning on using Eruhaben-nim's token right

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in Rosalyn’s

from an ancient Dragon. It made sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time that Cale was in

just one thing to evaluate

me if you have

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

her to ask him if she had any

focused on this