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

him that she would

old woman who had been observing

looks like you are listening, but still plan to go

woman

return alive and drink

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

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard

let's destroy that

Cale ignored it.

meowing as they tapped on the table. Cale

need to destroy the World Tree in order to get rid of the

controls the snowstorm, so it will open up a path for you if you use

about anything, but

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

the closest thing to nature. Living and

caused the snowstorm to protect itself

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

wine glass down and stood up to head

and Hong followed behind

order to Choi Han who got up as

up all of the remains you see by the lake.

nodded his head. Cale headed up to his

with Hong's question as soon as he

think I'll be able to turn people blind if

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

his sister’s side in order to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could

next morning, Hong was a bit away from the

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

This tingling sensation

“More, more!”

made Cale push Hong, who was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer

a kitten into the

of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

what he was about to say when he heard Hong’s

“So tasty!”

heard Cale's voice as

get a stomach ache if

who was next to

so small that

Cale shook his head.

stomach ache if you eat

her head. She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing a fur coat

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

at Raon's statement. She then started

Swoooooooosh-

his leg. On was

“What are you doing?”

make my fog like this

and looked toward Cale, who

“Splendid.”

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

this with an odd

“W, what the hell!”

see Archie stuttering.

a lake that was much wider than the Black Swamp they had

in front of them.

Paseton quickly looked around.

were no other lifeforms around the lake. That

itself

wind go by

snowstorm was creating strong gusts of

turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind

instilling fear that you

completely frozen in this area. That made it even

people around Paseton were

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

was

expected, young master Cale holds strength

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

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

he still felt a prickling pain every time,

“Let’s go.”

snowstorm so that he did not have to feel this

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

Cale, are you planning

“That is the plan.”

the curiosity in Rosalyn’s

sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about

said just one thing to evaluate

if you have

teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told

him if she had any questions

focused on