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.

is a baby Fire Elemental that is less than two years

“Oh, it's very young?”

Sully’s eyes opened wide.

seems to like you

The Fire Elemental says he likes this potential

Elemental

ignore the comments couldn't help but shake

just like how he has the explosive power of destruction inside his cute furball appearance, this young man is the same. He looks innocent on

kid has something like

could not

grandmother. He then bit down on his lips

not interested in contracting

when it was snowing or raining and closed it when he came in! He also

turned even

you really not

grandmother started to

You really can’t do anything

started to

this village because I was seduced by the Elementals. My daughter and son-in-law were punks who needed to go on adventures

gaze slowly headed toward his grandmother. The grandmother smiled

tie yourself down to the inn because of your old granny. Did you

and

looked toward Sully

her ability to run this inn was going down day after

her much money, but she had no way to survive in this cold place if she couldn't

could her grandson not

That's why this good little punk lives with his eyes and ears

example, ignoring

had seen Sully peeking around for

her grandson

only one thing this granny wants

was looking at the ground. He knew what his

I die. And live your life

he had avoided the

remembered how the red furball had

Silence filled the area.

at the inn because it did not have many customers in general. Human! It

Cale’s mind. It was not just the young

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

of noise noticed Choi Han. Choi Han was blankly standing there as if he was thinking about

‘What’s up with him?’

odd that Choi Han had seemed to be thinking about something since they left the World Tree

Han looked back at him at

“Cale-nim.”

a gaze that was saying,

started to speak as if he was

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

“…Huh?”

as Cale flinched after seeing Choi Han's vicious

“…I.”

Sully started to speak.

I would want to leave if

“Then you can leave.”

The grandmother bluntly responded.

about you,

headed toward his grandmother. As his grandmother was about

“You see, I…”

could see Cale smiling while shaking the chicken

a lot of

“Excuse me?”

enough for your grandmother to live peacefully.

“…Excuse me?”

Elementals looked toward Cale with

inn business.” That’s right! Human,

Raon

Cale continued to speak.

inn that hires employees who can take

Yes, yes indeed.

very strong because they are originally from the

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

locations on the Western continent, but we have inn number 1 on the Eastern

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

potentially a way to bring in some new income.” Human!

Cale started to smile.

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

a lot from Cale already or would

I benefit

officially make their presence known in the

imagined Hope and Adventure Loving Inn Number 2 as he

rent if you want as well. I will take care

asked Sully a

do you

gold halo was flowing out

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

was something only Sully and his

I want to be part of the family

grandmother before nodding his head toward

deceased grandfather. He had seen numerous travelers

looked toward this ball of yarn that was the only thing that had not left his side

want to be family with that

Ooooooooooong-

sparks flashed in