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

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against the White Star a couple

how strong the White Star is. He would know whether he

many people

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need to

may come a time when some people get injured during

without having

that such an

would be better to

was a simple

and gain bonus

than he was supposed to

not lived out your

all needed to live

a war. Even if they

still had his hand reached out

that jar into

as he watched Cale's

not fill up with water even while Cale was

Cale looked pale and

fill even though Cale needed a stronger body than anyone

did not fill while

did not wish for it

treats

disbelief, but also the reason that he did not use the jar

“Eruhaben-nim.”

was at that

Cale looking at him after putting the jar away

when I hand this ancient artifact back

Smirk.

Cale started to smirk.

will be full of water at

out

all the way would mean that Eruhaben would wish

a day will never

to hear Cale’s

“It will.”

believed that such a day

wished to live longer when they were facing death or when they were

they defeat the

moment when everything

relax and their lives would start

that such

sure everybody

know

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

to show the others standing outside the

“Eruhaben-nim.”

there was someone who did not

bit more since we are

to be just the two of them for a

do you want to chat

the gate after hearing

use soundproof barrier magic just

“Soundproof barrier magic?”

“Yes sir.”

that the smile had disappeared off

knew that nobody outside was using any kind of spells,

be able to hear our

see Cale finally slowly opening his

“Dragons.”

about

it had told

Water of

is someone with three

why Cale had no choice but to keep thinking about the last

the

Dragon.

Dragons find their

parents, or at least the

“…A Dragon's parents?”

Yes sir.”

Eruhaben’s expression turned odd.

was something he

was

also had something else

know about

of the Three

hearing Cale suddenly bringing up the Castle of

about what happened in ancient times yet. However, it was time to reveal part of

village is apparently in the Castle of

Eruhaben's

the Dragon Slayer village is located?

after seeing the completely shocked ancient Dragon. The reaction was greater than something he had expected from someone just

thinking about

the chances of that being the case are very

“Ho.”

let out a

seeing the

about

started to speak as if responding to

“The Castle of Light.”

gone, the Castle of Light was one of the Two Restricted

was very familiar with that

place, although humans probably don't know much

all other races

something

Eruhaben were looking

the final Dragon Lord’s grave is

‘What?’

Cale's eyes opened wide.

The Castle of Light.

of

location of

final Dragon Lord was someone who experienced the ancient times and the world after

the information he had heard from other ancient Dragons

who was born

experienced both the

Dragon Lord position ended with that revered

take on the title of

why we say that Dragon Lords

Dragons who could become Dragon

had told him in the

to have been

that the Dragon Lord position had carried on for

that was

Something was weird.

born near the end of ancient

the only child

approximately