Trash of the Count's Family

Ancient Dragon Eruhaben who was heading toward Cale with a smile flinched after seeing Cale's expression.

Cale didn’t care as he reached his hand out toward Eruhaben.

“…What do you want?”

Eruhaben didn't know what Cale wanted from him. Cale responded back.

“Oh, you're going to feign ignorance, Eruhaben-nim?”

Cale's tone was extremely curt.

Cale started to speak again as the ancient Dragon slowly started to frown at Cale’s tone that was different than usual.

“Please hand over the ancient artifact.”

It was an oddly rude tone. However, Eruhaben who made eye contact with Cale did not complain about the tone.

Instead, he answered back was a calm expression.

“Ancient artifact? Didn’t you just hear it break?”

“Haaaa.”

Cale let out a deep sigh.

Eruhaben had to force himself not to flinch after hearing that sigh. He could see Cale Henituse look up at the ceiling of the training ground before looking back at him.

“Eruhaben-nim.”

Cale calmly continued on.

“Do I look like I fell for your trick?”

Cale stared right back at Eruhaben who was quietly observing him.

The ancient artifact.

The water coming from the jar that was full of vitality filled up to the user’s desired amount.

It only filled up as much as the user needed. It would break if it could not meet the user’s desires.

This was what the Mercenary King had told him.

“I have no intention on asking why you didn’t use the jar properly.”

Cale’s expression continued to remain calm while Eruhaben started to frown more and more.

“Haaa, you-”

Eruhaben started to speak, but could not continue. It was because Cale cut him off.

“The jar supposedly fills up as much as the user wants.”

One step, then another step.

Cale started to walk closer to the ancient Dragon.

“That ancient artifact will be useless in your hands right now, Eruhaben-nim.”

One thousand years.

He was someone who had lived for such a long time. Cale was not that scared of this Dragon who was the longest living of the species known for being arrogant and independent.

“It is useless because you do not wish to live much longer.”

One step.

Cale stopped just one step away from Eruhaben who started to speak.

“You're right.”

He did not disagree with Cale.

“That jar will not fill with any water even if you put it back in my hand.”

Eruhaben admitted that he did not wish to live much longer.

Cale saw that Eruhaben who had turned pale after the fight against the White Star looked fine again and asked back.

“Is it about one year?”

He remembered what a Wind Elemental had told him.

It said that Eruhaben had taken just one gulp.

Cale was asking how much vitality was in that one gulp.

“…Yes. I think I will probably live for another year.”

One year.

That was similar to the amount of time Eruhaben had left before using up his energy to fight against the White Star.

Eruhaben had determined that it would be enough.

"We will defeat the White Star within that time.”

The ancient Dragon sounded certain that they would defeat the White Star within that time. It was also his way of showing his will to make that happen.

“But how did you know?”

Eruhaben was asking the silent Cale how he knew about what he did with the ancient artifact.

He had not felt any type of magic spells or ancient powers outside the iron gate.

“Is that important?”

Cale bluntly responded back before continuing to speak.

“There is something I gained after fortifying the wind attribute ancient power.”

Cale had told the others that he had fortified the wind attribute ancient power, but not what that fortification entailed.

The group had not been curious as they were more focused on making Cale rest and eat.

“I can listen to the voices of the Wind Elementals when I want.”

“Ah.”

Eruhaben nodded his head.

Hearing the voices of Elementals. That did not require magic nor ancient powers.

It was something that happened naturally.

“The Elementals must have told you.”

“Something like that.”

Eruhaben just sighed after hearing Cale’s response.

The ancient Dragon tried to change topics to get past this situation, but Cale’s hand was still reaching out toward him.

He looked as if he would continue to stay like this if Eruhaben did not hand the jar over.

ancient Dragon

have realized it since you fought against

to

would take a Dragon saying this, but the White Star is very

would know after facing off against

the White Star is. He would know whether he

people who follow the

were among those who were subordinate to the White

group did not need to just fight

there may come a time when some

without

thought that such

that it would be better to preserve the ancient artifact

was a simple decision for

this and gain bonus time for

longer than he was

all of you have not lived out your full

of the others. They all needed to live

of a war. Even if they sacrificed their lives for

that Cale still had his hand reached out toward him

jar

sighed as he watched

fill up with water even while Cale

looked pale

though Cale needed a stronger body than anyone else because he may end up using his ancient powers

not

was because Cale did not wish

treats

also the

“Eruhaben-nim.”

at

putting the jar

when I hand

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

will be full of water at that

let out

all the way would mean that Eruhaben would wish to live

Such a day will

he had to hear

“It will.”

believed that such a day

when they were facing

they defeat

when

peace returns, they could relax and their lives would

such a day will

making sure everybody lived to see that

don't know

couldn’t read Cale's thoughts, just answered back before walking toward

outside the gate

“Eruhaben-nim.”

was someone who did not wish for the

bit

it to be just the two

do you want to chat

gate after hearing

soundproof barrier magic just in

“Soundproof barrier magic?”

“Yes sir.”

see that the smile had

any kind of spells, however, he cast a soundproof barrier

nobody outside will be able to hear our

Cale finally slowly opening his

“Dragons.”

thought about the World

what it

the Water

with three

had no choice but to keep thinking about the

that the

Dragon. Raon

how do Dragons find their

thinking that he needed to find Raon's parents, or at least the traces

“…A Dragon's parents?”

Yes sir.”

Eruhaben’s expression turned odd.

was something he had

Cale was not

also had something else to

know about the Castle

the Three Restricted

even odder after hearing Cale suddenly bringing up the Castle of

in ancient times yet. However, it was time to reveal

is apparently in the Castle of Light.

Eruhaben's eyes

where the Dragon Slayer village

reaction was greater than something

his head thinking about what the Scary

chances of that being the case are very

“Ho.”

let out a

the

about

Dragon started to speak as if responding

“The Castle of Light.”

that Wind Island was gone, the Castle of Light was one

familiar with

although humans probably don't know much about

other races probably did

Eruhaben knew something about that

were looking at

the final Dragon Lord’s

‘What?’

Cale's eyes opened wide.

The Castle of Light.

probable location of the Dragon

was the location of the final Dragon Lord’s

Lord was someone who experienced the ancient times and

the information he had heard from other ancient Dragons in the

born near the

experienced both the ancient

position

take on the title

we say that Dragon Lords disappeared after ancient

Dragons who could

Eruhaben had

said to have been the Dragon Lord’s

Dragon Lord position had carried on for generations along with the Dragon Catcher line and remained

he now realized that was

Something was weird.

who was born near the end of ancient

the first Dragon Slayer who was the only child to survive the final battle during

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