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 time

woman had told him that she would

had been observing Cale's eyes turned

like you are listening, but still plan

woman

return alive and

the fire

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for the

wine glass toward the awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp.

let's destroy

Cale ignored it.

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

Tree in

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

anything, but

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

thing to nature. Living

had caused the snowstorm to protect itself from

that allowed the World Tree to be safe from

put the wine glass down and stood up to head to

and Hong followed

an order to Choi Han who

all of the remains you see by

head. Cale headed up to his

with Hong's question as soon as he laid down on

able to turn people blind

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could

was a bit away from the raging snowstorm

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

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

“More, more!”

who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale Archie was watching this

kitten

rude, but he still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying anything before putting

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

was what he was about to say when he

“So tasty!”

heard Cale's voice as

a stomach ache if you

who was next to him, responded

is so small that you won't

Cale shook his head.

ache if you eat too many cold

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

of catching a cold. Even great beings can get

at Raon's statement. She then started to create

Swoooooooosh-

after hearing something by his leg. On was

“What are you doing?”

to make my fog

toward

“Splendid.”

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

this with

“W, what the hell!”

see Archie stuttering. His gaze was

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

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

Paseton quickly looked around.

no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why everybody was

this itself was

let this wind go by without

was creating strong

saw this snowstorm. The

skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned

grass, and even the ground were completely

people around Paseton were

Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon,

was

expected, young master Cale holds strength that is not

he was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura.

wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing

still felt a prickling pain every time,

“Let’s go.”

create a path through the snowstorm so

after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong,

Cale, are you planning on

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in

made sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had

just one thing to evaluate

you have

pretended not to notice, he had

fact that he told her to ask him if she

on this