Trash of the Count's Family

# When I'm the angriest? (4)

Cale had a dilemma at that moment.

He had a thought like this.

‘This guy is an illusion, but would it be okay to call him Raon Miru?’

The three-year-old Dragon Cale met here was similar but different from the four-year-old Dragon. Not only was there the one year time difference, the way they were rescued and their environment afterwards were some of the many differences between the two Dragons.

Although this three-year-old Dragon and Raon Miru were the same…

Although they were similar…

They were still a bit different. Most importantly, the three-year-old Dragon was an illusion Cale would never see again.

That might have been the reason that…

“…Dodam.”

That word had burst out subconsciously.

Dodam dodam.

It was the pure Korean word for a child playing well and growing without being sick.

“Dodam?”

Raon slightly released Cale's collar and tilted his head in confusion. That was when Cale accepted it.

For the current Raon that he met in an illusion and would not be able to meet in reality…

Even if he was an illusion that would disappear once Cale left, Cale wanted to say this to the young three-year-old black Dragon.

“…Dodam Miru. Let’s go with that.”

‘You are going to grow well from here on.’

“Miru means Dragon.”

Purple light started to swirl from the bottom of Cale’s feet. Raon, Choi Han, and Cale all knew about this but they were looking at each other.

Cale put his hands around the two front paws on his collar and nonchalantly continued.

“Dodam means that you should play well and grow up safely without being sick.”

The young Dragon's dark blue eyes gently shook. However, the shaking soon stopped and a firm gaze looked back at Cale.

“You can change your name from Dodam when you become an adult.”

Choosing his own name and his own path wouldn't be bad if he safely grew up and became an adult.

Even if this was just an illusion, Cale wanted to tell the three-year-old Dragon about the future.

He wanted this farewell to not be a bad one.

The black Dragon released his grip on Cale’s collar and blankly mumbled to himself.

“…Dodam Miru.”

This was the first time Cale saw this three-year-old Dragon smile brightly.

“I like it.”

Cale smiled at that favorable response.

“It’s a good name.”

Cale nodded his head at Choi Han’s comment. It wasn’t a bad name for having just come up with it.

The purple light was up to Cale's waist now.

‘It's the opposite this time.’

The world Cale was looking at had turned blue or yellow until now but it was Cale who was being surrounded by the color this time.

“Goodbye.”

The black Dragon waved his front paw as if he wasn’t feeling anything. Choi Han chuckled and patted the Dragon's back while waiving to Cale with the other hand.

It truly wasn’t a bad farewell. Cale had that thought as he noticed the purple light and dust cover up to his face and turn things dark.

“Bye.”

He gave a final goodbye and let the darkness take him.

He could not hear anything.

He could only faintly see stuff as the amount of things he could see slowly dwindled.

Plop.

“Ugh.”

Choi Han quickly caught his body as it fell. The reddish brown eyes slowly lost focus as the body was completely covered in purple light.

That person named Cale was leaving.

Choi Han turned his head.

“…Cale.”

Dragon, Dodam Miru’s eyes were blinking as he memorized the

if he made up his mind about something, but Cale couldn’t hear it. He just noticed that the Dragon was mumbling something,

‘It’s ending.’

body was completely submerged in

* * *

covered in purple light

end of indignity.

that the area was slowly starting to turn dark from the

The last test in the God of

what it

Cale had

very hard until

heard the test’s

I can sense more emotion in the voice the farther I get in this

him through the test as he entered the indignity test was still stiff but he could sort of feel

things it said to guide him

the final test, wrath, ahead of you,

than the person challenging the multiple levels of the illusion

was at

Chhhhh- chhhhhh-

“Hmm?”

noise and noticed that there was

and purple mixed together and created a spark. A white light flashed for a moment in between

– To be honest.

white light blinked

Chhhhhh. Chhhhhh.

couldn’t catch the frequency properly. He heard a quiet but firm voice through that

was the voice of

overseeing these tests for a very long time and have thought that these

‘What?’

I have developed what you call, thought, while watching numerous

responded out

“…You have a conscience?”

Chhhhhh. Chhhhhh.

responded energetically through

a conscience at some point. It must be because I saw too many

It sounded plausible.

is why I wish to help the challengers out as much as possible, but it is

if they will reach

the area fluctuating around him with an odd look

and the white light was gone. More black light took over the area as he was slowly moving toward

test voice calmly

test. I was able to send my voice across little by little starting with that

one

toward the black light.

safe and

voice was stiff but had

on in this dark area as he moved

– Ah!

walking for a moment after

silent for a moment as if

For your

did not say anything after

– Mm.

you wish

up at

the voice cautiously continued, as if it

not sure how I can

“Speak freely.”

his arms and

helpful if he could

had been quite nice

let me explain it to you. First of all, when would you say that

I am

– Yes sir.

was silent for

Something popped into your mind,

not say anything. The test voice continued as if it was

I plan

“…What?”

in

watched as his view became dyed

– Please.

been oddly nice since the

– Please despair.

voice itself was

the God of Despair had created was an

the

* * *

his eyes to face

knew it would be like

could not hold himself

suddenly

test voice became

people become relieved to hear

should suspect such

sealed god. That bastard fed on people’s despair. He would try to eat you up if you showed any openings. In that case, that bastard would be willing to do anything and everything to

had no reason to trust the

why when the test