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.”

died a few years ago had told her that he would go see their daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told

him that she would

woman who had been observing Cale's eyes turned her

like you are listening,

woman

will return alive and drink all of your

the fire for warmth before starting

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

the remainder

destroy

Cale ignored it.

Cale ignored that as

in order

Tree controls the snowstorm, so it will open up a

Cale about anything, but

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

is the closest thing to nature. Living and dying are natural. Remember these

World Tree had caused the snowstorm to

the World Tree to be safe from the greed

wine glass down and stood up to head to his

Hong followed

order to Choi Han who got up as

up all of the remains you

up to his room while Choi Han smiled before returning to

Hong's question as soon as he laid

turn people

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat

morning, Hong was a bit away from the raging snowstorm when he opened his mouth

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

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

“More, more!”

push Hong, who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The

kitten into

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?’

about to say when he heard

“So tasty!”

Cale's voice as

ache if you eat too

who was next to him,

small that you

Cale shook his head.

ache if you eat too many

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 to

of catching

at Raon's statement. She then started to create

Swoooooooosh-

hearing something by his leg.

“What are you doing?”

to make my

answered back and looked toward

“Splendid.”

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

this with an

“W, what the hell!”

Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was

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

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

Paseton quickly looked around.

no other

this itself

can just let this wind go by

was creating strong gusts of

away once they saw 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 continued to go farther into the

the ground were completely frozen in this

around

Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all their

was the

master Cale holds strength that is not normally

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

know was that Cale was using the Sound of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was

pain every time, so he put Hong down on the

“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

are you planning on using Eruhaben-nim's

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in Rosalyn’s

mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it.

had said just one

me if you have any

not to notice, he had never told her to ask

to ask him if she had

on this