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.”

a few years ago had told her that he would go see their daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He had told her to stay until their

him that she

had been observing Cale's

looks like you are listening, but

old woman heard Cale's

will return alive and

her hand toward the fire for warmth before starting to

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

toward the awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder

destroy that

Cale ignored it.

on the table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered

Tree in order to get rid

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

Cale about anything, but he had something to say

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

the closest thing to nature. Living and

caused the snowstorm to protect itself from

allowed the World Tree

down and stood up to head to his

and Hong followed behind

quietly gave an order to Choi Han who got

remains you see by the lake. Tell

headed up to his room while

as soon as he laid down

I'll be able to turn people

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

excited as he quickly headed over to his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much of the snowstorm as possible before he

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

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

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

“More, more!”

his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale

pushing a kitten into the

sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

what he was about to say when

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's voice

a stomach ache if you

was next to him,

so small that you

Cale shook his head.

a stomach ache if

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

wary of catching a cold. Even great beings

head at Raon's statement.

Swoooooooosh-

after hearing something by his leg.

“What are you doing?”

make my fog like

answered back and looked toward Cale,

“Splendid.”

Dragon gave her some advice while standing

was watching all of this with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

half-blooded Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His

much wider than the Black Swamp they

Paseton could not clearly see the frozen 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.

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

itself

let this wind

was creating strong gusts

people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong

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

grass, and even the ground were completely frozen in this area. That

the people around Paseton were all

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

was the

Cale holds strength

aura. Paseton looked toward

the wind away. The Vitality of the

he still felt a prickling pain every time,

“Let’s go.”

quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he

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

planning on using Eruhaben-nim's token right

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in

mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time that Cale was

said just one thing to evaluate

you have any

picked up quite a few things while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told her to ask him if she had questions until this

him if she had any questions proved that

on