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.”

son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them.

had told him that she

who had been observing

are listening, but

old woman

and drink all of your

toward the fire for warmth before starting to

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

them for

the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard a voice in his

let's destroy that

Cale ignored it.

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

the World Tree in

will open up a path for you if

anything, but he had something

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

to nature. Living and dying

caused the snowstorm to

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

the wine glass down and stood up to head

Hong

quietly gave an order to Choi Han who got

the remains you see by

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

had to deal with Hong's question as soon as he laid down on

to turn people blind if I eat this

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

as he quickly headed over to his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could eat

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

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

open mouth. This tingling sensation was

“More, more!”

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

a kitten into

but he still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times without saying anything before putting his hand on Paseton's

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

what he was about to say when

“So tasty!”

Cale's voice

a stomach ache if you eat too

was next to him, responded

small that you won't ever

Cale shook his head.

get a stomach ache if you eat too

then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat and using thermal magic on himself, was sniffling next to

need to be wary of catching a cold. Even great beings can

Raon's statement. She then started to

Swoooooooosh-

hearing something by his leg. On was creating fog next

“What are you doing?”

make my fog

toward Cale, who shared

“Splendid.”

fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order to help her create a stronger

was watching all of this with an

“W, what the hell!”

half-blooded Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was focused up

wider than the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of

front of them. He was just assuming the size of the lake based

Paseton quickly looked around.

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

this itself

wind go by without

snowstorm was creating strong

made sense why many people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong

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

were completely frozen in this area. That made

people around Paseton were

Killer Whale Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and

was

master Cale holds

oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward

the Wind to push the wind away.

every time, so he put Hong down on the

“Let’s go.”

wanted to quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not have to feel this pain

They returned their hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong,

you planning

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in

a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She

one thing to evaluate her

me if you have any

few things while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told her to ask him if she

to ask him if she had

focused on