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.”

daughter and son-in-law who left before them and told her to take her time before joining them. He had told her to stay until their grandson grew up and got

him

who had been observing Cale's eyes turned her

are listening,

woman

and drink

woman reached her hand toward the fire for warmth before starting

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them

shook his wine glass toward the awkwardly smiling grandson, Sully, before drinking the remainder in one giant gulp. Cale heard

let's destroy

Cale ignored it.

table. Cale ignored that as well.

World Tree in order to get rid

it will open up a path for you if you use

warned Cale about anything, but he had something

that the World Tree is cruel when you see the snowstorm. However, the World

to nature. Living and dying are natural.

World Tree had caused the snowstorm

allowed the World Tree to be safe from

glass down and stood

Hong followed

an order to Choi

remains you see by the lake. Tell

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

Hong's question as soon

turn

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

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

was a bit away from the raging snowstorm when he opened

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than other poisons he had eaten

“More, more!”

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

a kitten

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

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

to

“So tasty!”

Cale's

a stomach ache if you eat too

who was next to

that you won't ever

Cale shook his head.

get a stomach ache if you eat too many

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

catching a

statement. She

Swoooooooosh-

something by his leg. On

“What are you doing?”

make my fog like this

looked toward Cale,

“Splendid.”

fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing

with an odd expression on his

“W, what the hell!”

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

a lake that was much wider than the Black Swamp

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.

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

itself was

this wind go by without any

was creating strong gusts

once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that it

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 made

the people around

Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all their

Cale was

young master Cale holds

many occasions where he was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who

wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was

prickling pain every time, so he put Hong down

“Let’s go.”

quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he

picked Hong up and approached Cale. They returned their hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong,

you planning

“That is the plan.”

curiosity in Rosalyn’s

token from an ancient Dragon. It made sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it.

one thing to

you

not to notice, he had never told her to ask him

fact that he told her to ask him if

focused on this