Trash of the Count’s Family

r>“You ’re right! You need to be wary of catching a cold. Even great beings can get stuffy noses.”

On nodded her head at Raon ’s statement. She then started to create a fog.

Swoooooooosh-

Cale looked down after hearing something by his leg. On was creating fog next to him.

“What are you doing?”

“I want to make my fog like this snowstorm.”

On answered back and looked toward Cale, who shared his honest sentiments.

“Splendid.”

On calmly smiled before continuing to swirl her fog. The Black Dragon gave her some advice while standing next to her in order to help her create a stronger fog tornado.

Paseton was watching all of this with an odd expression on his face.

“W, what the hell!”

The half-blooded Whale Paseton pretended not to see Archie stuttering. His gaze was focused up ahead.

He saw a lake that was much wider than the Black Swamp they had seen in the Forest of Darkness with Cale last time.

Honestly speaking, Paseton could not clearly see the frozen lake that should be past the frozen trees in front of them. He was just assuming the size of the lake based on the size of the snowstorm.

Paseton quickly looked around.

The Black Dragon had said that there were no other lifeforms around the lake. That was why everybody was relaxed.

But this itself was amazing.

‘They can just let this wind go by without any issue.

The snowstorm was creating strong gusts of wind.

It made sense why many people turned away once they saw this snowstorm. The wind was so strong that it could push people back.

Furthermore, every speck of snow that landed on you would prick at your skin, instilling fear that you will be seriously poisoned if you continued to go farther into the snowstorm.

The trees, grass, and even the ground were completely frozen in this area. That made it even scarier.

However, the people around Paseton were all calm.

The Killer Whale Archie, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Raon, On, and Hong were all their usual selves.

Even Cale was the same.

‘As expected, young master Cale holds strength that is not normally visible.

There were many occasions where he was shocked by Cale ’s oppressive aura. Paseton looked toward Cale, who was standing tall against this wind.

What he did not know was that Cale was using the Sound of the Wind to push the wind away. The Vitality of the Heart was also healing him every time a poisonous snowflake landed on him.

However, he still felt a prickling pain every time, so he put Hong down on the ground.

“Lets go.”

He wanted to quickly create a path through the snowstorm so that he did not have to feel this pain anymore.

Rosalyn picked Hong up and approached Cale. They returned their hair to normal color after seeing that nobody was around, making Hong, Rosalyn, and Cale ’s hair seem very vividly red in contrast to the snow.

“Young master Cale, are you planning on using Eruhaben-nim ’s token right away?”

“That is the plan.”

Cale noticed the curiosity in Rosalyns eyes.

A token from an ancient Dragon. It made sense why a mage like Rosalyn would be curious about it. She had been in her laboratory the entire time that Cale was in the Empire.

Eruhaben had said just one thing to evaluate her achievements.

‘Ask me if you have any questions.

Rosalyn had picked up quite a few things while Eruhaben was teaching Raon. Although Eruhaben pretended not to notice, he had never told her to ask him if she had questions until this time.

The fact that he told her to ask him if she had any questions proved that Rosalyn had improved.

Cale focused on this part.

“Eruhaben-nim will teach you if you ask him about the token later.”

“You ’re right. Ill definitely ask him when we get back.”

Rosalyn nodded her head energetically. Cale remembered how excited Rosalyn had been that Eruhaben pretended not to see her listening in when he was teaching Raon.

Her determination was amazing.

Rosalyn looked at the token in Cales hand that was shining blue as if she was inspecting it before she heard Cale ’s voice.

“Miss Rosalyn, what do you think about creating a Magic Tower?”

“Yes. Excuse me?”

Cale casually responded back to Rosalyns question.

“Dont you think that you are qualified enough to do it?”

Rosalyn responded back with a calm expression on her face.

“You ’re right. I am qualified.”

Cale looked toward Rosalyn. She had her usual rational yet confident look on her face. Rosalyn was very clear about her status and abilities.

She was also certain about her dreams and aspirations.

Cale knew all of this as he responded back.

“Please let me know if you need money or magic stones.”

“Thank you very much.”

Rosalyn did not reject his offer. Cale responded back with a smile before starting to walk into the snowstorm with the token in his hand.

‘This is a bit difficult.

The snowstorm was so strong that he still felt pressure, even after pushing the wind away with the Sound of the Wind.

Cale walked out of the forest and toward the lake.

‘The Lake of Despair has been a Forbidden Region since ancient times.

He recalled what Eruhaben had said.

‘The World Tree does not meet with just anybody. The snow moves according to the World Trees will.

‘The World Tree gifts paradise to those who make it through the snowstorm.

Paradise.

Cale thought about the word,paradise, as he suddenly stopped walking.

He was right in front of the lake that was covered by a snowstorm.

He needed just one more step to stand on top of the edge of the lake.

Cale fumbled with the token in his hand as he stepped forward.

Click.

The token made a small noise as light started to pour out of it.

Cale stepped on the ice.

It was at that moment.

“Hmm?”

Cale stopped walking.

Crackle.

He looked down at his left hand that was not holding the token.

Red electric currents were crackling in his palm.

It was the Fire of Destruction.

Something else Eruhaben had told him passed through Cale ’s mind.

‘Well, there was a time the World Tree went wild and the snowstorm covered the entire north and froze everything. Even I have only heard about it as it was before my time, but it was said to be very scary.

‘Ah! The legend said that there was a human hero who got rid of all of that ice.

Cale suddenly remembered the Elf Chief he had met on the Ten Finger Mountains. She had handed him the book with the Super Rock legend as she said something.

‘It is quite a funny legend. A hero with a strong destructive power was supposedly extremely greedy for money. Once that hero died, the hero in this legend was said to have found the wealth of his friend and kept it safe.

‘Would a hero be greedy for money? Especially a hero who supposedly saved the world from freezing yet did not seek any power, influence, or fame? How could someone like that be greedy for money? Isnt it unbelievable?

Cale went back to what Eruhaben had said about the legend.

‘The legend has some nonsense about how the hero tried to burn up the World Tree as well. How could that be true? The World Tree didnt respond when I asked about it in the past. Wouldnt that response mean that it was false?

‘…Perhaps?

Cale felt the fiery thunderbolts on his palm as he lifted his head up.

Swooooooosh-

The snowstorm created a path that looked like a transparent cave following the direction of the blue light.

“Young master Cale, did you use the token?”

“Human! Why are you taking out your fiery thunderbolt?”

He heard Rosalyn ’s voice and Raon ’s urgent voice.

But Cale also heard a different voice at the same time.

The Super Rock was saying something different than usual.

Are you planning on destroying it?

‘This is a different pattern.