Trash of the Count's Family

Cale and the group returned to the inn they had previously stayed at. He seemed to be out of it as soon as he sat down and leaned back on the chair.

Human, that was very fun! I really am great and mighty!

On the other hand, the invisible Raon was extremely energetic. The Killer Whale Archie mumbled to himself in disbelief.

“…Those vicious bastards.”

The vicious bastards that he was talking about were the Elves of the End Village.

Cale looked up at the ceiling and recalled the sight of the Elves giving them a teary farewell.

‘You, you are leaving after staying such a short time? I am very sad.’

‘It was as if we had seen the beautiful sun underneath this frozen lake for the first time in a long time. I will never forget about our blessed time together for the rest of my life.’

The Elves were crying as they said things like that to Raon.

‘Do not worry! I will return again with Goldie gramps!’

The Elves had cheered after hearing Raon's excited remark.

Cale was tired after having to wade through the Elves and the Elementals to get out of the Lake of Despair. Cale then remembered the middle-aged Elf Chief who had continued to caress his hand.

‘It isn’t like we are strangers.’

‘How did I end up becoming a collective, ‘we,’ with the Elves?’

Cale did not know how it had happened, but decided that it wasn't a bad thing and pushed it aside in his mind.

Clack!

A wine glass was placed in front of him.

“What is this for?”

This was the inn Cale had stayed in before they went into the Lake of Despair. Cale asked the meaning of this wine glass as he looked toward the owner of the inn.

The old woman looked over Cale's group before mumbling to herself.

“…Looks like you returned alive.”

Cale had said the following to the old woman who had lost her daughter and son-in-law to the Lake of Despair.

‘I will return alive and drink all of your alcohol.’

The corners of the woman's eyes were shaking. Cale jokingly asked.

“It's free, right?”

“Bad boy! You look rich!”

The old woman smiled before peeking at the side of Cale's head and casually adding on.

“…Well, it looks like you are warm and don't need to drink in order to warm up. Just one glass should be enough.”

‘Warm?’

Both Cale and Raon flinched.

-Human! This human grandma is weird!

However, the old woman walked back to the chair by the fireplace before Cale could say anything. The old woman's grandson, Sully, walked up as Cale continued to watch her.

“…Grandmother asked me to give you some snacks as well.”

He slowly moved the dishes onto the table. However, his expression seemed to be complicated.

He was very curious about the Lake of Despair and how they had managed to return alive as he had lost his parents to the lake.

He was also curious about who they were and was also happy that they had returned alive.

But, most importantly, there was something that kept catching his attention.

“…Excuse me.”

He could not help but ask.

Unlike Cale, whose hair was brown thanks to magic, this boy actually had brown hair and freckles, making him look innocent.

Sully, who had never left this small village by the Lake of Despair, rubbed his eyes as he started to speak.

“Excuse me, guest-nim.”

Cale started to feel iffy.

The boy was not looking at Cale, but slightly off to the side. If you looked closely, you could tell that he was looking at the empty spot next to Cale's head.

It looked empty to Cale's eyes at least.

Sully started to speak.

“I'm sorry, I’m not sure if there is something wrong with my eyes. Ah, this is really weird.”

before pointing to the spot between Cale and Choi

and round red ball that looks like a ball of red fur? Am, am I hallucinating? Ah, what is wrong

Sully rubbed his eyes.

furball floating by Cale's side no matter how many times he

to think at that

driving me

‘He's an Elementalist?’

could not

speak at

to be

that red furball by the side of his head.

the Elemental was currently saving its energy

this red furball down underneath the Lake of Despair when the Elf priestess

‘Excuse me, Cale-nim.’

Elf priestess Adite had a worried look on her face as she

okay with you, one of our, mm, this baby fire Elemental-nim that was born less than a year ago would like to escort you to the entrance of the village outside the lake.

Cale looked toward Adite while wondering what kind

you have

determined its path yet was a fire Elemental. Adite quickly added on after

really wants to escort you, to the point that it

‘…It respects me?’

answered as if it was

such a destructive

hearing why

will go our separate ways once we get to the

‘Yes sir!’

and the red furball had floated over to the side of Cale's head

see

still rubbing his eyes as if he had seen a ghost, and toward

remembered what she

and

while recalling that statement. The word, ‘Elementalist,’ was currently stuck in Cale's mind. He turned his gaze

“Ahhhh!”

suddenly covered his face with his arms

Clang.

fell to the

suddenly floating

had a shocked expression on his face as he continued to look around as the

back toward the old woman. She was smiling brightly with her

told me when I said I could see them. He said that they were

toward Cale and continued

relieved that my daughter could not see them. I worried that she would

definitely talking about

the

down in this Land of Despair so that I could get glimpses of them when

turned her

had been relieved that she

glimpses of these beautiful Elementals that refused to

her grandson could

they do approach people

taking the initiative to approach a

woman looked back and forth between Sully, the Elemental, and Cale whom the Elemental

useless to my grandson, so pay up

Cale shook his head.

will freeload since you said the

Han and Archie looked toward Cale after that comment. However, Cale did not care as he continued to speak to the old woman who was

you

You clearly look like a

at the old woman's observation skills, but Cale did

expect him

an unexpected existence.

Will he go with us

‘No. Why would he?’

get involved with other

him who had ancient powers of all elements to

don't really have

with the Dominating Water inside. He

who the

‘The judge?’

Apparently, there is a judge who

and Ron who were originally from the

her hair before

heard that

‘Is that so?’

had not

about the Water of

‘…What?’

ended up

as she

Water of Judgment is

from the village

it because the information

‘…Can I borrow it?’

‘…The plank?’

he was being serious before

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