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.

because he is a baby Fire Elemental that

“Oh, it's very young?”

Sully’s eyes opened wide.

He seems to like

The Fire Elemental says he likes this

Wind Elemental

the comments couldn't help but shake

destruction inside his cute furball appearance, this young man is the same. He looks innocent on the outside, but he has the potential for a scary fiery thunderbolt inside

has something like

not believe

then bit down on his lips

in contracting

was snowing or raining and closed it when he came

expression turned even

you really

to

can’t do anything about

shoulders started to

and son-in-law were punks who needed to

gaze slowly headed toward his grandmother. The grandmother smiled at her

ignore the Elemental and tie yourself down to the inn

eyes opened wide and he

looked toward Sully

ability to run this inn was

had no way to survive in this cold place if she couldn't even

her grandson not know

good little punk lives

ignoring the

seen Sully peeking around for the

knew her grandson

this granny

ground. He knew what his grandmother was going

live your

was why he had avoided

hear its voice, but he remembered how the

Silence filled the area.

inn because it did not have many customers in general.

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

Fire Elemental says his contractor truly is a warm person with

who turned his head because his mind was full of noise noticed Choi Han. Choi Han was blankly standing there as if he was thinking

‘What’s up with him?’

Choi Han had seemed to be thinking about

at

“Cale-nim.”

looked at him with a

started to speak as if he was

massacred the people from Harris Village? Did they just do it to get dead mana from the Forest of Darkness to give

“…Huh?”

as Cale flinched after seeing Choi Han's vicious

“…I.”

Sully started to speak.

to leave

“Then you can leave.”

The grandmother bluntly responded.

what about you,

shaking pupils headed toward his grandmother. As his grandmother was about to

“You see, I…”

could see Cale smiling while shaking

lot

“Excuse me?”

be enough for your grandmother to live peacefully. I will also hire your grandmother if she wishes. She can be an inn

“…Excuse me?”

even the Elementals looked

inn business.” That’s right! Human, there

invisible Raon

Cale continued to speak.

can take on most

Yes, yes indeed.

because they are originally from the

language can be handled with a magic device.’ Either that or he could make Ron put the bandit employees through rigorous training in order

the Western continent, but we have inn number 1 on

shrugged his shoulders at the grandmother-grandson duo who were looking at him with blank expressions.

worry about not making money. There’s potentially a way to bring in some new income.” Human! How are we

Cale started to smile.

Elves who said that they were willing to do anything and the Mercenaries Guild punks who

people who had benefited a lot from Cale

I benefit from them

needed to officially make their presence known in the

and Adventure Loving Inn Number 2

prepay the rent if you want as well. I will take care of

then asked Sully

do you

gold halo

the red ball of yarn squirm and draw something in the air. It unraveled itself like yarn as it created letters

Sully and his

be part of

nodding his head

grandmother and his deceased grandfather.

the only thing

grandmother, want to

Ooooooooooong-

sparks flashed in