Trash of the Count’s Family

him in a weak voice.

“You don't seem in that serious of a condition, Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben chuckled at Cale’s calm comment.
Even that looked weak but Eruhaben’s gaze was firm.

Mila, who was sitting next to the bed, started speaking.

“He is dying.”

“…Old…age……”

Eruhaben restored before Rosalyn raised her voice, unable to maintain her usual calm.

“It’s not from old age, it's because you pushed yourself too much!”

Eruhaben’s face was pale as he lay on the bed.
He did not have any injuries or broken bones.

However, his usually radiant gold hair had lost its light and was turning dull and shabby.
The radiant gold light was slowly fading away from the tip.

‘…No.’

Rosalyn bit down on her lips and looked toward Cale and Mila.

“Mila-nim! Young master Cale is here, so please, the artifact-!”

Rosalyn's fingertips were touching the small jar on the table next to the bed.
The jar was about the size of an alcohol bottle.
The item that had been full of cracks was now completely fine without any cracks.

“What should we do, young master Cale?”

Mila looked toward the owner of the artifact.

“I got rid of all the cracks with my Connect together.”

Mila’s attribute, ‘Connect together.’

“However, it is an item with a limited amount of life force so connecting it together will not bring out more than it is capable of holding.”

Cale had earned this jar artifact from the eastern continent's Wind Island.

This jar had the life force of the numerous people who had to die as sacrifices there.

It would break once all of the life force ran out.

“I cannot fill life force.
However, I was able to maximize the effect of the life force in it.”

She had made it so that the life force that could have an effect of 1 could have an effect of 1.5-2 instead.

She wasn't able to change it much, but she was able to increase the quality.

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“Young master Cale.”

Mila quietly called out to Cale once again.

Cale was looking down at Eruhaben as he spoke.

“Are you not going to drink it?”

Eruhaben closed his eyes after hearing Cale calmly ask that question.

Cale sat down on an empty chair next to Mila.

“The way of using this jar is simple.
You just need to drink the water that fills inside when you are holding it.”

He continued in a calm voice.

“The water will fill to the user’s desired amount of life force.”

Only about a gulp had filled into the artifact when Eruhaben first used it.

“One year.
That was the amount of time you wanted, Eruhaben-nim.
You said that that was enough.”

The White Star.
He just needed enough time until that bastard was caught.

“That is why you said that the jar would not fill with water even if you held it again.”

“…I did.”

Eruhaben responded with his eyes closed.

Eruhaben had given a reason to Cale when asked why he did not want any more of the jar’s power.
Cale clearly recalled that information.

The battles against the White Star and his numerous subordinates…

‘I'm sure there might be people who get hurt during battle.’

‘I decided it is better to preserve the artifact for any potential issues.’

‘Using this entire artifact would be me living an extra life.’

‘But all of you have not even lived the lives you were given.’

Eruhaben had refused to use the jar for any potential allies who may get injured.

“Please open your eyes.”

Eruhaben kept his eyes closed despite Cale’s stern voice.
However, he opened his eyes after hearing what Cale said next.

“Miss Rosalyn, try picking up the jar.”

Cale then continued speaking.

“Eruhaben-nim, please take a look.”

The ancient Dragon opened his eyes.

The pale Rosalyn was smiling at him.
There wasn’t even a single drop of water in the jar as she held it.

“Mila-nim.”

“Is it my turn?”

The still tired-looking Mila gently received the jar.

It did not fill up with water once again.

Cale reached his hand out.

“Eruhaben-nim, do you need to see more?”

The jar did not fill with water in his hand either.

“I'm sure it will be the same for the others as well.
This jar will not fill with water right now no matter which of our friends hold it.”

None of them wanted the life force.

Why?

This question was quite a useless question for the ancient Dragon.
He could figure out the answer based on how Rosalyn, Mila, and the children and other Dragons outside the door were looking at him.

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“Eruhaben-nim, there was something I told you back then.”

When the ancient Dragon had said that he didn’t need the jar…

Cale had said the following while putting the jar away.

‘I presume that the day will come when I give this jar back to you, Eruhaben-nim.’

Cale put the jar in Eruhaben's hand.

‘I'm pretty sure that the jar will be full at that time.’

Cale was certain.

Once they captured the White Star…
Once all of the battles were over…
Once he knew that everybody had survived…

If it was someone who wanted to be with the people he cared for…

No matter who it was…

“I was right, wasn’t I?”

They would want to live longer.

“…I feel so shameless.”

The jar was filling with water.

“There is no shame to this at all.
You wish to live longer, don't you? Then live.”

– Cale, I think that you are going to live a long life too.

Cale ignored the comment from the glutton priestess in his mind.

Cale smiled at Eruhaben, who seemed to be unable to control himself from all sorts of emotions building up inside him, and nonchalantly commented.

“You should receive an equivalent bonus if you worked hard.
Don’t you think so, Eruhaben-nim?”

Eruhaben chuckled.

‘Using this entire artifact would be me living an extra life.’

It reminded him of what he had said.

“Please drink it, Eruhaben-nim.”

Eruhaben flinched after looking up from the jar and at Cale.

“Otherwise, I will force your mouth open and pour it all in there.”

Eruhaben’s jaw dropped.

‘This punk, that gaze…’

“I'm someone who does what I say, Eruhaben-nim.”

‘He’s serious.

He’s very serious.’

Cale’s gaze slightly reminded him of Clopeh Sekka right now.

It was the first time Eruhaben got chills while looking at Cale.

Author’s Note

Hello, it is Yu Ryeo Han.

I am leaving this note with the end to Part 1 coming up soon.

November 29th.

Part 1 of this series will end at chapter 776, over three years since I started writing it in 2018.
🙂

After that, I will probably pause for a moment.

I have many things to say so I will return at the end of part 1.

Let’s roll until the end of part 1!

– Sincerely, Yu Ryeo Han