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.”

before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He had told her to stay until their

had told him that she

had been observing Cale's eyes

like you are listening, but still plan to

old woman heard Cale's

alive and drink

woman reached her hand toward the fire for warmth before starting

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them

remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a

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 rid

the snowstorm, so it will open up a path

rarely warned Cale about anything, but he

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

closest thing to nature. Living and dying are

had caused the snowstorm

died by the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to

and stood

and Hong followed

Choi Han who got up as

remains you see by

head. Cale headed up to his room while Choi Han

Hong's question as soon

think I'll be able to turn people blind if I

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much of the snowstorm as possible before he fell

morning, Hong was a bit away from

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than

“More, more!”

voice made Cale push Hong, who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale Archie was

pushing a kitten into

may be rude, but he still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

to say when he heard Hong’s

“So tasty!”

heard Cale's voice as

get a stomach ache

who was next

so small that you won't ever get

Cale shook his head.

stomach ache if

to the side. Raon, who was

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

nodded her head at Raon's statement. She then started

Swoooooooosh-

after hearing something by his leg. On

“What are you doing?”

my fog like

looked toward Cale, who shared

“Splendid.”

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

all of this with an odd expression on

“W, what the hell!”

Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His gaze

the Black Swamp they

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

Paseton quickly looked around.

that there were no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why everybody

this itself

wind go by

snowstorm was creating strong gusts

many people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that it could

at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned

were completely

the people around

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

Cale was

young master Cale holds strength that is not

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

to push the wind away.

still felt a prickling pain every time, so he put

“Let’s go.”

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

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

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

“That is the plan.”

noticed the curiosity in

token from an ancient Dragon. It made sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She

just one

you

up quite a few things while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he

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

focused on