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.”

would go see their daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her

told him that

old woman who had been observing Cale's eyes turned her

are listening, but still plan

old woman heard

alive and drink all

old woman reached her hand toward the fire for warmth before starting

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them for

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

let's destroy that

Cale ignored it.

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

World Tree in order to

open up a path for you if

but he

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

Tree is the closest thing to nature.

World Tree had caused the snowstorm to protect itself

the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to be safe from the greed

glass down and stood up to head to

and Hong followed behind

to Choi Han who

of the remains you see

up to his room while Choi Han

question as soon as he laid down on

able to turn people blind if I eat this

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

to his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was

away from the raging snowstorm when he opened his

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

mouth. This tingling sensation

“More, more!”

arms closer to the snowstorm. The

a kitten into the

he still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

about to say when he

“So tasty!”

Cale's

ache if you

who was next to him, responded

so small that you won't

Cale shook his head.

ache if you eat too many

an, ‘ah,’ before nodding her head. She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur

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

Raon's statement. She then started

Swoooooooosh-

down after hearing something by his leg. On was creating fog next to

“What are you doing?”

make my

and looked toward Cale, who shared his

“Splendid.”

gave her some advice while standing next

this with

“W, what the hell!”

not to see Archie stuttering. His

wider than the Black Swamp they had seen in

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

Paseton quickly looked around.

other

itself

wind go by without

snowstorm was creating strong gusts

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

would prick at your skin, instilling fear that

even the ground were completely

the people around Paseton were all

Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all their usual

was

master Cale holds strength that is

occasions where he was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton looked

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

pain every time, so he

“Let’s go.”

so

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

planning on

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in Rosalyn’s

why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious

had said just one thing to

you have any

was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not

him if

focused on this