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.”

had told her that he would go see their 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

woman had told him that she

been

like you are listening, but still plan to go

old woman

return alive and drink all of your

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

“Sully.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

charge them for the

Sully, before drinking the remainder in

destroy that

Cale ignored it.

were meowing as they tapped on the table. Cale ignored that as well. He remembered what Eruhaben had told

need to destroy the World Tree in order to

the World Tree controls the snowstorm, so it will open up

but he

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

is the closest thing to nature.

caused the snowstorm to protect itself

snowstorm, that allowed the World Tree to

down and stood up to

and Hong

an order to Choi Han who got up

up all of the remains you see by

stopped following him and nodded his head. Cale headed up to his room while

with Hong's question as soon as he laid

able to turn people blind if I

“Probably?”

“Ohhhhhh.”

to prepare for bed. Hong was thinking about how he could

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

“Ahhhhhhhhhh.”

started to land in his open mouth. This tingling sensation was different than

“More, more!”

was in his arms closer to the snowstorm. The Killer Whale

pushing a kitten into

still had a sense of morality. Archie opened and closed his mouth multiple times

“Tha, that-”

‘Shouldn’t we stop him?’

he was about to say when he

“So tasty!”

Cale's

get a stomach ache if you

next

that you

Cale shook his head.

get a stomach ache if you eat too

nodding her head. She then turned her head to the side. Raon, who was wearing

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

her head at Raon's statement.

Swoooooooosh-

after hearing something by his leg. On was

“What are you doing?”

to make my fog like

back and looked toward Cale, who shared his

“Splendid.”

before continuing to swirl her fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order

watching all of this with an odd

“W, what the hell!”

to see Archie

lake that was much wider than the Black Swamp they had seen in

be past the frozen trees in front

Paseton quickly looked around.

other lifeforms around the

this itself was

can just let this wind go by without any

was creating strong gusts of

away once they saw this

fear that you will be seriously poisoned if you

the ground were completely frozen in this area.

the people around

Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all their usual

was the

holds strength that is

was shocked by Cale's oppressive aura. Paseton

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

prickling pain every time, so he

“Let’s go.”

snowstorm so

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

master Cale, are you planning

“That is the plan.”

noticed the curiosity

sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time that Cale

said just one

me if you have

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

him if

focused on this