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 told her to take her time before

old woman had told him that she

had been observing Cale's eyes turned

listening, but still plan to go

old woman heard

and drink all of

the fire

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for the

wine glass toward the awkwardly smiling 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.

they tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as well.

Tree in order

will open up a path for you if

Cale about anything, but he had something to

the World Tree is an existence that has lived, died,

the closest thing to nature. Living and dying are natural. Remember

had caused the

many people died by the snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to

wine glass down and stood

Hong

to Choi

remains you see

head. Cale headed up

question as soon as he laid down

able to turn people blind if I eat this

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat as much of the snowstorm as possible before he fell

a bit away from the raging snowstorm when he opened his mouth

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

his open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than other

“More, more!”

voice made Cale push Hong, who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale Archie was watching this

kitten

a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying anything before putting

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

he was about to say when he heard

“So tasty!”

then heard Cale's

get a stomach ache

next to

is so small that

Cale shook his head.

ache if you eat too

out 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

catching a cold. Even great beings can get stuffy

at Raon's statement. She then

Swoooooooosh-

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

“What are you doing?”

to make my

looked toward Cale,

“Splendid.”

Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order to help

watching all of this with an odd expression

“W, what the hell!”

to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was

than the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of

frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of

Paseton quickly looked around.

no other lifeforms around the

itself was

let this wind go by without

snowstorm was creating strong gusts

people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that it could push

of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned if you continued to go farther into the

the ground were completely frozen

around Paseton were

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

Cale was

expected, young master Cale holds strength

aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was standing tall against

know was that Cale was using the Sound of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing him every time a poisonous snowflake landed

time, so he

“Let’s go.”

quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not have to

color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong, Rosalyn, and Cale's hair

you planning

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity

sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been

had said just one thing to

you

while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had

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

on