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.

Fire Elemental that is less than two years

“Oh, it's very young?”

Sully’s eyes opened wide.

seems to like you a

Elemental says

Wind Elemental quickly

about to ignore the comments couldn't help but shake in

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

in contracting

it was snowing or raining and closed it when

turned

really not

to speak at

can’t do anything about

shoulders started to

village 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 was an adventurer as well. Where

his grandmother. The grandmother

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

wide and he avoided his grandmother’s

toward Sully with

ability to run this inn was going down

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

could her grandson not

punk lives with

example, ignoring the

for

her

thing this granny wants from

He knew what his grandmother was going to

And live your life doing everything

he had avoided the

not hear its voice, but he remembered how the red furball had responded according to

Silence filled the area.

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

voice echoed in Cale’s mind. It was not

peace. Sooob, both I and the baby Fire Elemental are crying. Sooooob. The baby Fire Elemental says his contractor truly

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

‘What’s up with him?’

had found it odd that Choi Han had seemed to be thinking about something since they

him at

“Cale-nim.”

him with a

to speak as if he was responding

do you think they massacred the people from Harris Village? Did they just do it to

“…Huh?”

happened as Cale flinched after seeing

“…I.”

Sully started to speak.

to leave if

“Then you can leave.”

The grandmother bluntly responded.

what about

grandmother. As his

“You see, I…”

Cale smiling while shaking the

lot

“Excuse me?”

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

“…Excuse me?”

the Elementals looked toward Cale with

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

invisible Raon fluttered

Cale continued to speak.

that hires employees who can

Yes, yes indeed.

because they are originally from the

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

have any locations on the Western continent, but we have inn

the grandmother-grandson duo who were looking at him with

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

Cale started to smile.

that they were willing to do anything and

a lot from Cale already or would benefit in

benefit

to officially make their presence known in the Western continent

Inn Number 2 as he started to

the rent if you want

then asked Sully a

do you

like a gold halo was flowing out of

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

only Sully and his

part of the family too!

looked toward his grandmother before nodding his head toward the

with his grandmother and his deceased grandfather.

toward this ball of yarn that was the only thing that

grandmother, want to be family with that

Ooooooooooong-

sparks flashed in