Trash of the Count's Family

“…A contract?”

The innkeeper’s grandson Sully sighed as he plopped down across from Cale.

Cale looked at Sully as he started to speak.

“You already know that it is an Elemental that is roaming around you.”

The last time he was at this inn, the innkeeper grandmother had said something while looking at the Fire Elemental roaming around Sully.

‘My husband told me when I said I could see them. He said that they were Elementals.’

‘I was relieved that my daughter could not see them. I worried that she would be like me and be able to see them.’

‘Because I was seduced by them. I settled down in this Land of Despair so that I could get glimpses of them when they appeared. But this damn lake seduced people even if they could not see the Elementals.’

The grandmother had said that she had built her home in this village because she fell for the Elementals.

Sully had heard her tell this story to Cale and the others.

“…Yes, I do.”

Sully continued to sigh. Cale continued to look at him before peeking away. Human! The old lady is smiling!

‘I know, right?’

Sully's grandmother was smiling while looking at Cale.

Cale heard the Wind Elemental's voice at that moment.

‘The baby Fire Elemental is sad. ‘Chaos, destruction, sorrow,’ is what he is saying.’

He naturally ignored the Wind Elemental's crazy comments.

“Do you not want to contract with the Elemental?”

Cale preferred to be blunt rather than beat around the bush. It was the same for Sully as well.

The innocent-looking young man with brown hair and freckles on his face started to speak.

“I, I thought it was messing with me!”

“…Hmm?”

He looked toward the fireball next to Cale with teary eyes.

“A red fire randomly passes by my window when I try to get some rest after work! Do you know how shocked I was the first time?! It scares me like that every night!”

He started to pull his hair with his hands.

Cale heard the Wind Elemental's urgent voice at that moment.

‘It’s not like that! The Fire Elemental said he waited until he was done with work and approached him to get closer! Please quickly deliver the message! Urgent, urgent!’

Cale opened his mouth to speak.

“Uhh…mm…the Fire Elemental says he waited until you were done with work before approaching you to get closer.”

“…Haaa. I see. I can understand that. But you see… Do you know what it does when I go to the kitchen to work? The fire in the kitchen forge suddenly shoots up! Do you know how much food I ended up burning because of it?”

Cale delivered the urgent response from the Wind Elemental.

“About that… Mm, the Fire Elemental wanted to contract with you and thought he should show you his powers to do that, and the only chance he had was when you came to the fire inside the kitchen.”

‘That’s right! He says he wanted to show the human the power of the fiery thunderbolt and the sea of fire!’

He did not share that part.

“…In addition.”

Sully still had more to say.

“It put some of the customers’ clothes on fire. It even lit their food on fire. That’s why there’s a rumor that the inn has a fire ghost possessing it!”

“Mm. He says those drunk people all cause a ruckus and made things difficult for you? That they even tried to mess with your grandmother?”

Sully's shoulders shook after hearing Cale’s response.

“…Now that I think about it, that was indeed the case.”

“Yes. He says he was trying to protect you. He also says he wasn’t really going to hurt them, he was just scaring them.”

Sully's voice slowly became quieter and weaker. He then started to frown as if he was trying to think about something before he started to quietly mumble.

“…But the bag of a customer who was attacked like that and left ended up burning. He said the fire ghost from here harmed him.”

“That customer said, ‘Just wait, I won't leave you alone.’ He was mumbling to himself that he was going to bring some adventurers he knew to cause a scene.”

“…Really?”

“Yes. That’s why he burnt his bag and turned him penniless.”

“Ah.”

Cale realized the odd atmosphere.

Sully was grumbling that he was harmed by the Fire Elemental and that it messed with him, but it was understandable after hearing the Fire Elemental’s side of the story.

‘He doesn’t seem to dislike the Fire Elemental.’

Cale started to speak again.

baby Fire Elemental that is

“Oh, it's very young?”

Sully’s eyes opened wide.

He seems to

Fire Elemental says he likes this potential

Elemental quickly

who was about to ignore the comments couldn't help but

of destruction inside his cute furball appearance, this young man is the same. He looks innocent on the outside, but he has the potential

kid has something

not

then noticed Sully look toward his grandmother. He then bit down on his lips and started

interested in

says that he always kept the window open when it was snowing or raining and closed it when he came

turned even

you really not

started to speak at

You really can’t

started to

because I was seduced by the Elementals. My daughter and son-in-law were punks who needed to go on adventures to live. That punk’s gramps

grandmother.

ignore the Elemental and tie yourself down to the inn because of your old

eyes opened wide and he avoided his

toward

ability to run this inn was going down

make her much money, but she had no way to survive

her grandson not

knows. That's why this good little punk lives with his eyes

example, ignoring the

for the Fire

knew her grandson

this granny

ground. He knew what his grandmother

die before I die. And live your life

he had avoided

how the red furball had

Silence filled the area.

many customers in general. Human! It feels a bit sad! It is

voice echoed in Cale’s mind. It was not just the young Dragon's

and the baby Fire Elemental are crying. Sooooob. The baby Fire Elemental says his contractor truly is a warm person with the destiny to destroy

because his mind was full of noise noticed Choi Han. Choi Han

‘What’s up with him?’

seemed to be

back at him at that moment

“Cale-nim.”

with a gaze

speak as if he was

Village? Did they just do

“…Huh?”

as Cale flinched after seeing

“…I.”

Sully started to speak.

certain I would want to leave if

“Then you can leave.”

The grandmother bluntly responded.

what about

pupils headed toward his grandmother. As his grandmother was about

“You see, I…”

could see Cale smiling while shaking the chicken

lot of

“Excuse me?”

rent this inn. The rent should be enough for your grandmother to live peacefully. I will also hire your grandmother if she wishes.

“…Excuse me?”

even the Elementals looked toward Cale

That’s right! Human,

Raon fluttered his

Cale continued to speak.

can take on most

Yes, yes indeed.

strong because they are originally

a magic device.’ Either that or he could make Ron put the bandit employees through rigorous training in order for them to learn

don’t have any locations on the Western continent, but we

who were

not making money. There’s potentially a way to bring in

Cale started to smile.

who said that they were willing to do anything and the Mercenaries Guild punks who were thinking about coming to

were all people who had benefited a lot from Cale already or would benefit

I benefit

Molan Household needed to officially make their presence known

Hope and Adventure Loving Inn Number 2 as he started

can prepay the rent if you want

asked Sully a

do you

gold halo was flowing out of

ball of yarn squirm and draw something in the air.

something only Sully and his grandmother

to be part of

toward his grandmother before nodding his head

with his grandmother and his deceased grandfather. He had

only

want to be family with that

Ooooooooooong-

flashed in the inn's