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.”

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

had told him that she would do

old woman who had been

are listening, but still plan to

old woman heard

will return alive and drink all of your

the

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for

drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a

destroy

Cale ignored it.

tapped on the table. Cale ignored

need to destroy the World Tree in order to get

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

Cale about anything, but he had something

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

Tree is the closest thing to nature. Living and dying are

caused the snowstorm to protect itself

the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to

down and stood up to head

Hong followed behind

an order to Choi Han who

up all of the remains you see by

Han stopped following him and nodded his head. Cale headed up to his room while Choi Han smiled before returning

question as

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

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

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 fell

morning, Hong was a bit away from the raging

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

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

“More, more!”

arms closer to the

kitten into the

had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

he was about to say when

“So tasty!”

Cale's voice

ache if you eat too

next

that you

Cale shook his head.

ache if

head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat and using thermal magic on himself,

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

Raon's statement. She then started to create a

Swoooooooosh-

by his leg. On was

“What are you doing?”

my

answered back and looked toward Cale, who

“Splendid.”

some advice while standing next to her in order to help

watching all of this with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His

a lake that was much wider than the Black Swamp

front of them. He

Paseton quickly looked around.

other lifeforms

itself

wind go by without any

creating strong gusts of

saw this snowstorm.

speck of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will

and even the ground were completely

the people around Paseton

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

Cale was

Cale holds

many occasions where he was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was standing tall

using the Sound of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing him every

prickling pain every time, so he put Hong

“Let’s go.”

create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not

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

planning

“That is the plan.”

noticed the curiosity in Rosalyn’s

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

said just one

if you

not to notice, he had never told

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

focused on