Trash of the Count's Family

The group descended into silence.

The Killer Whale Archie and half-blooded Whale Paseton seemed to be at a loss for words while Rosalyn and Choi Han seemed to be contemplating something.

The silver kitten On avoided Cale’s gaze with an expression that seemed to be saying she expected as much from Cale.

However, Cale did not have time to pay attention to this silence as there was a loud voice echoing in his mind.

Human! You really are our human! We cannot let people get hurt during our firework show!

Raon sounded very excited. How could there be such a vicious six-year-old? Cale shook his head and looked toward Choi Han and Rosalyn.

Choi Han quietly looked back at Cale before starting to speak.

“What do I need to do?”

Choi Han had heard what Cale had said.

‘We don’t want to hurt anybody.’

Choi Han had no hesitation because Cale always thought like this, even when he was acting like a villain.

“We’ll figure it out together.”

He then smiled at Cale’s response. Together. For someone like Choi Han, who had lived for tens of years in solitude to survive, a word like, ‘together,’ was always nice to hear.

Cale then made eye contact with Rosalyn, who was also smiling.

“Sounds like a very effective plan and the perfect time to do it.”

“I knew you would say that, Miss Rosalyn.”

The two Whales seemed even more confused, but Cale did not care as he gave Paseton an order.

“Paseton, let’s get a place to stay first.”

“Ah, yes sir!”

“Then we will go sightseeing around the lake.”

Lake.

That word made Paseton gulp as he guided Cale’s group into the Paerun Kingdom’s capital.

People could not help but peek at them.

Their group had the typical travelers’ robes that made it difficult to see their faces. That was not weird.

However, there was someone these robed travelers were surrounding as if they were guarding him.

The white-haired priest was who the people were peeking at.

Cale felt their gazes and started to smile.

You are smiling like that again even though you are not talking to the crown prince!

As for Raon’s comment, he just ignored it as usual.

Crunch, crunch.

His footsteps were calm as he walked through the snow. Cale looked around him.

He did not see many people. The people who passed by them every so often were chatting with one another in quiet voices, but they all seemed to be happy.

It was quiet, but not solemn.

Cale casually walked as if he was taking a stroll through the park. Raon started to speak in his mind.

Human, there are many patrolling soldiers in addition to the guards at the entrance!

He’s very good about doing things without being told these days.

Cale was satisfied with Raon who was taking the initiative to do things now that he was one year older. Choi Han approached him and whispered in his ear.

“They said that we cannot go to the Northern part of the lake because they are preparing for the offering, but we should be able to force our way in anywhere if we want.”

Choi Han was good at reporting things now as well.

Cale was feeling very satisfied with the growth of Raon and Choi Han.

The Black Dragon that used to leave wild boars for him and the boy who followed him for food had both grown a lot. Cale looked forward with a proud heart.

Pat. Pat.

Hong patted him on the arm. Hong pointed to the front with his paws once Cale looked down. Hong seemed to be shocked.

“Meeeeeow!”

Hong meowed and asked with his gaze as he could not say anything right now.

‘Didn’t you say this is the place we are going to set on fire?’

Cale quickly understood what Hong was trying to say. [1]

“Yes, this is the place.”

The kitten and Rosalyn, who were both looking at Cale, could not say anything. Rosalyn turned her head. She could see the two Whales that had been standing speechless for a while.

Rosalyn understood what they were thinking.

‘…It's so big.’

She could see the lake of God's Tears in front of her.

The bottom of the completely dry lake was full of cracks. She slowly approached Cale.

corner of the Paerun Kingdom’s

once you followed the wide path

lake made everyone pause

Rosalyn cautiously asked Cale.

master Cale, isn’t this pretty much a third of

that way. It is smaller than I

‘Smaller?’

care as he put On and Hong down and started to walk while following the

split up and enjoy the view before we

away from

God’s tears.

done a lot of research on this

at the northern part of the lake. That place

toward a spot with not too many people and stopped in front of an information

< God's tears >

There is a legend about this lake. A god felt sorry for the Paerun

to become greedy for more and eventually lusted after something that they should not have touched. That made the god shed some tears

and

The humans finally realized their greed and protected this lake. They continue to pray that that god will once again bless this lake

this information

‘Who is it?

Which god is it?’

each

is the moment that

“The south.”

word, 'south,’ and turned

do you look so

Cale quickly turned his gaze away and started to

that punk

information from,

that was a symbol of his family and firmed his

was a white-haired man looking at the bottom of the dry lake. Cale peeked toward him and confirmed his thoughts. At the same time, he recalled

make that legend a reality. Clopeh, the successor to the Guardian Knight Sekka household, had made

Clopeh Sekka.

Paerun Kingdom’s Guardian

the Wyvern

point of the Northern

“…Wow.”

not help but

never expected to see

had not

was actually a good thing that he

because of that human over there? Mm, he is

‘A bit strong?’

flinched at

first five volumes of ‘The Birth of a Hero,’ even less than Imperial Prince

information, but nothing

as strong

as strong

in strength. That meant that Guardian Knight Clopeh

Han is

Cale turned his head.

them with a stiff expression. He had probably noticed

Choi Han stopped walking. Cale told Choi Han to hold his

naturally

three knights

recalled the information from, ‘The Birth of a Hero,’ as he listened to Raon, the wonderful danger

was the type to believe in legends, fables, and superstitions.

Cale's

come here with white hair and

to create a pillar of fire in the lake

much like a good person. No, you are a

to Raon's chaotic voice as if it was background music as he looked down

Shaaaaaaa-

back after feeling the gentle but cold winter breeze before he turned toward

he felt

he one of

believed that the person standing there was one of the citizens who had come

had not revealed himself

would make its presence known in the world. The

his white hair. It was because it was the symbol of the Guardian Knight Sekka household that he was extremely

who came up to him every so

strong shield and spear for

had dropped a drop of water as he gathered up the water

of water landed on a person and that person's hair had turned white. He was said

as the person who had received the

he was the

turned wide when he turned his

else

he saw a priest robe that was as white as the snow. Although there was no symbol on the robe to show which god

Swoooooooosh-

wind brushed past that white-haired

mumbled to himself as if he had

able to see him if

Clopeh flinched.

pierced

to the lake. That is the

written at the temple as well

about the god who went to

Knight Clopeh. He would soon head

unfrozen land, sea, and lakes in order to turn the current Paerun Kingdom into a

Who

started to walk toward the white-haired

as

will be able to meet him

‘Got you.’