“Cale-nim, do you think the path to the Wind Island will be difficult? Is there really a need for only one person to go?”

Choi Han calmly asked while Raon excitedly added on in Cale's mind. That’s right! I'm invisible, so I can go! There is nowhere a great and mighty Dragon cannot go!

Cale sighed and quietly looked at Choi Han.

Cale did not know about anything that happened after volume 5 of The Birth of a Hero.

What would Choi Han have done after volume 5?

‘Unlucky bastard.’

Cale was thinking that Choi Han was unluckier than himself.

He had lived happily for seventeen years before he was dropped into the Forest of Darkness and lived a terrible life that made you wonder if there was anything worse that could happen to a person.

Then his second hometown of Harris Village was destroyed and its people massacred.

After that, he did many good things for the greater good to grow stronger. Blood always followed behind that path of growth as if it was an obvious part of growth.

“…Cale-nim?”

“Unlucky bastard.”

Choi Han, who was looking at Cale with concern, closed his mouth after hearing Cale’s comment. Human! Choi Han is baffled while looking at you right now! I feel the same way! Who is calling who unlucky?

Cale just ignored the six-year-old’s comment.

He chose to focus on the voice of the Super Rock in his mind instead. You unlucky bastard.

‘…It feels oddly uncomfortable hearing this from the Super Rock as well.’

“What’s so unlucky about me?”

Cale started to grumble. He had a scowl on his face.

“I'm the eldest son of a Count, I'm rich, I am strong enough to not get beaten to death anywhere, well, I am a bit busy, but… And that business is making me famous- shit.”

Cale decided not to grumble anymore.

Just talking about it was making him angry. Huuu, how cute.

He ignored the Super Rock's comment.

He also ignored the pitiful gazes of the group who were shaking their heads at him. That led him to look toward the Mercenary King.

“You really are my friend. I feel like I found my soul's friend!”

‘What’s wrong with this bastard?’

Cale could see Bud Illis grabbing his hand.

“I'm the same! I'm the Mercenary King! I'm the head of the Mercenaries Guild! I’m also rich. And strong. But there’s a lot of work. And my life is on the line with that work. Shit!”

“…Haaaa.”

Cale slapped Bud Illis’s hand away before choosing to just look out at the foggy ocean.

That was the most relaxing thing to do.

However, once he could see an island through the fog…as they approached close enough for him to see the port…

Cale oddly started to frown.

“That is my hometown island!”

He could see a large island.

But that was not the issue. Human! Human! I feel like I smell alcohol!

“It’s the smell of alcohol!”

“It reeks of alcohol so much!”

On and Hong, whom the Mercenary King already found out were Cats, as well as Raon, the three children averaging nine-years-old scowled and commented on the scent coming from the port.

Cale watched the bow of the ship reach the port as he warned the children averaging nine-years-old.

“Ask Beacrox first before you drink anything here.”

Beacrox stoically nodded his head. The kittens nodded their heads as well.

Cale then gave the children averaging nine-years-old an extra gold coin as allowance before disembarking from the ship. Human! You really are a good person! You gave extra money than our allowance!

“Let’s all go around eating together!”

“I smell yummy food!”

Cale approached Choi Han who was warmly looking at the excited On and Hong and asked.

“How much do you need?”

“Excuse me?”

Cale handed over a bag with ten gold coins.

‘Unlucky bastard. I have to at least feed him a lot of delicious food.

It looks like he’s lost a lot of weight, so let’s fatten him back up.’

“This is for you.”

Choi Han had a shocked expression on his face, but Cale who had turned around and was walking with On and Hong in his arms could not see the expression.

However, the look of satisfaction on Cale's face slowly started to turn odd.

“Oh! Bud, you're back? The best drinker is back!”

“Wow, Bud, when did you get back? Your dad didn't say anything about you coming back.”

The islanders were warmly welcoming Bud who was walking toward the top of the island.

no see. Have you

Poeff. People were welcoming the mage

eye contact with Cale. He then immediately started

the

“…I see.”

Cale nodded his head.

Poeff continued to

lot of focus and

as he

and his group, who were

they headed toward the mountain on the island. He

people of this island seemed to be

types of grains or fruits. All

his head with a satisfied expression after hearing Glenn Poeff’s

coming from everywhere and there were definitely people who seemed to reek

Glenn continued to speak.

“Alcohol is art.”

‘Hmm?’

head after feeling that something was

beautiful and artistic, like magic. Even alcohol that is filled by one person will taste different based on the date, time, and temperature present when he filled the

seemed to slowly

is art, ART! That is why we need to treat it

Clap, clap, clap.

islanders started

Glenn always has such

is art indeed!” Ohhh, alcohol is art? How

“Meeeeeow.”

“Meeow.”

on the conversation

and approached Bud before whispering

“Hey.”

“Hmm?”

up and

at Cale's vicious

the peak of the mountain on the

a surprisingly smooth path was almost as easy to climb as a hill. Of course, it wouldn’t have mattered as Cale just used the Sound of the

‘This is weird.’

alcohol was disappearing as Cale went higher

that something

Swoooooooooooosh- Swoooooooosh-

sound of

and stronger gusts of wind filled Cale's ears

peak and looked toward the other side

“Over there.”

pointed to a spot beyond

up. Human! That looks

hear Raon's worried

Swoooooooooooosh- Swoooooooosh-

island that managed to even push away even the fog

not be

Swoooooooosh-

Wind.

directions, these blade-like

speaking, Cale could not even see the

was there based on the thousands, no, tens of thousands of wind blades and whirlwinds that

“Cale-nim.”

a serious expression on his

look artificial at

the serious

aura or mana. The things on that island

wind was roaring like

fitting to

ancient Dragon

a while since

turned toward Cale and calmly continued to

not need to

could hear Cale's usual relaxed voice respond

“I need to go.”

sounded confident in

take this difficult path. A path where you don't have to sacrifice yourself or others. However, it will be painful and difficult for your body. You could get hurt. But at least

Cale started to speak.

mind could

the easy

to go alone from

standing

it was difficult to keep his eyes open due to the ferocious

Wind Island.

the island was causing the rough waves, trying to

want to go with

too!” Same

averaging nine-years-old

Glenn Poeff had his arms

That island only shows the ancient artifact to one person

island that was difficult to see

"That is the entrance.”

a

remember what I

Last night.

how he

what Bud

the deepest spot in Wind Island. There is an altar

with a liquid when you hand it to an injured or dying person. Drinking the liquid will

ancient artifact in the

that jar seems to have a limit or maybe it is just old, but it cracks every time it is used. I guess this ancient artifact is one with a

until the

my family, the jar has been used three times until

return the jar back to the

to

Wind Island.

island at some point and created the first

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