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.”

daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He had told

told him that she would do

who had been observing Cale's

are listening, but still plan

old woman

and drink all of

the

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for

awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a voice in his mind

let's destroy

Cale ignored it.

tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as

need to destroy the World Tree in order to get rid

open up a path for

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

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

nature. Living and

the snowstorm to protect

the World Tree to be safe

the wine glass down and stood

Hong followed behind

to Choi Han who got up

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 Choi Han smiled before returning

with Hong's question as

I'll be able to turn people blind

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could

from the raging snowstorm when

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

snow started to land in his open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than

“More, more!”

who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The

pushing a kitten into the

and closed his mouth multiple times without saying anything before putting his hand on

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

was about to say

“So tasty!”

Cale's voice as

a stomach ache if

was next

so small that you won't ever get

Cale shook his head.

a stomach ache if you eat too

before nodding her head. She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who

of catching a cold.

head at Raon's statement.

Swoooooooosh-

hearing something by his

“What are you doing?”

want to make my fog like this

and looked toward Cale, who shared his honest

“Splendid.”

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

with an odd

“W, what the hell!”

see Archie stuttering.

wider than the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of Darkness with

could not clearly see the frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of

Paseton quickly looked around.

said that there were no other lifeforms around the lake. That

this itself was

just let this wind

creating strong gusts of

why many people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The

skin, instilling fear that you

completely frozen in this area. That made it even

around Paseton were all

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

was

Cale holds strength that

by Cale's oppressive aura.

wind away. The Vitality of the Heart

a prickling pain every time, so he put Hong

“Let’s go.”

snowstorm so

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

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

“That is the plan.”

curiosity

curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time that Cale was

just one thing

me if you have

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

ask him if she

on