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.”

before them and

had told him that she would do

been observing Cale's eyes turned her

are listening, but still plan

woman heard Cale's

will return alive and drink

toward the fire for warmth

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for

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

let's destroy that

Cale ignored it.

were meowing as they tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered

need to destroy the World Tree in order

the snowstorm, so it will open up a path for

about anything, but he had something

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

to nature. Living and dying

Tree had caused the snowstorm to protect

people died by the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to be safe

the wine glass down and stood up to

and Hong followed

quietly gave an order to Choi Han who got

of the remains you see by the lake. Tell

nodded his head. Cale headed up to his room

question as

be able to turn people blind

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

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

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

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

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

“More, more!”

who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale Archie was watching this

a kitten into the

morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

he was about to say

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's voice

stomach ache if

next to him,

so small that you won't

Cale shook his head.

get a stomach ache if

an, ‘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 himself,

right! You need to be wary of catching

her head at Raon's statement. She

Swoooooooosh-

after hearing something by his leg. On was creating

“What are you doing?”

make my fog like

back and looked toward Cale,

“Splendid.”

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

with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

see Archie

the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of Darkness with Cale

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 of the

Paseton quickly looked around.

there were no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why

this itself was

let this wind go by

was creating

they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that

every speck of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned if

the ground were completely frozen in this area. That

the people around Paseton were all

Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and

was the

holds strength that is

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

the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing him every time a poisonous snowflake landed on

every time, so he put Hong

“Let’s go.”

so that he did not have

color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong, Rosalyn, and Cale's hair seem very vividly red in contrast

are you planning on using Eruhaben-nim's

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in

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

had said just one thing to evaluate

me if you

a few things while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told

ask him if she had any questions proved that Rosalyn had

focused on