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.”

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

woman had told him that she would do

old woman who had been

looks like you are listening, but still plan to

woman heard

return alive and

old woman reached her hand toward the fire for warmth before

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

glass toward the awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one

destroy that

Cale ignored it.

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

Tree in order to get rid

open up a path for you if you

anything, but

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

closest thing to nature. Living and dying are natural.

Tree had caused the snowstorm

that allowed the World Tree to be safe from the

put the wine glass down and

and Hong followed behind

to Choi Han who got up as

you see by

nodded his head. Cale headed up to his room

had to deal with Hong's question as soon as he

turn people blind if I eat

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much

away from the raging snowstorm when he opened

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

land in his open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than other poisons he had

“More, more!”

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

pushing a kitten into

Archie opened and closed his mouth

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

was what he was about to

“So tasty!”

heard Cale's voice

ache if you

was next

so small that you won't ever

Cale shook his head.

a stomach ache if you eat too many cold

‘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

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

at Raon's statement. She

Swoooooooosh-

his leg. On was creating fog

“What are you doing?”

my

toward Cale,

“Splendid.”

Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to

this with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His

Black Swamp they had seen

the frozen trees in front of them.

Paseton quickly looked around.

other lifeforms around the lake. That was why everybody was

this itself was

just let this wind

was creating

saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong

fear that you will be

and even the ground were completely frozen in this

around

Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and

Cale was

holds strength

Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was standing tall against

the Sound of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart

time, so he put Hong down on the

“Let’s go.”

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

hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong, Rosalyn, and

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

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in Rosalyn’s

mage like Rosalyn would be curious

just one thing to evaluate

you have any

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

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

on