Trash of the Count's Family

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“The concept of white magic here is different from what I know.”

Eruhaben crossed his legs as he spoke in a low voice.

After the issue with the Wall of Purification, they had followed the Pope into a study or office.

Cale’s group members were either sitting on couches and chairs around the room or standing and looking at the map on the table at the center of the room. Their gazes turned toward Eruhaben.

“Usually, white magic is a term given to magic using regular mana and not dead mana in order to differentiate it from black magic. The term is not used very often.”

The ancient Dragon then looked at the Pope who gulped.

‘Why did I not notice it?’

The Pope had not felt the ancient Dragon's presence earlier. However, the ancient Dragon gave off such a large presence once they came into the room and he took off his hood.

‘It is highly likely that he is a Dragon.’

There might be another Dragon in addition to that small and cute black Dragon. This one seemed like a proper adult Dragon as well. The moment the Pope had this hypothesis that was more of a certainty...

She couldn’t help but speak formally to the individual who was speaking informally to her.

“Yes sir, that is true. The basic magic that is used is also called white magic.”

Cale, who was seated next to Eruhaben, was thinking about how the youngest young lady Orsena had shouted, ‘white magic.’

‘Which white magic was she talking about?’

Was the seven year old talking about white magic using regular mana or was she talking about black magic that gave off a holy light?

The Pope continued to speak.

“Even now, that white magic, mm, I will just call white magic using regular mana just ‘magic’ in order to differentiate.”

Cale looked at the map.

The three continents of the Xiaolen World... Most of it was dyed black. The ocean was dyed black as well.

To be more specific, 81.29 percent of it was black as the world informed Cale earlier.

There was less than 20 percent that was maintaining its original color.

“Magic is still surviving through the named mage families. It is a symbol of a family's history and long-standing legitimacy.”

The Pope smiled awkwardly and continued to speak.

“Of course, magic is still used quite often as 20 percent of the lands maintain their functions.”

“How did the world end up like this?”

The Pope stopped talking for a moment at Eruhaben's question. She then let out a short sigh.

“...The land started to become dyed black about 300 years ago.”

“Mm.”

Choi Han groaned.

300 years.

That meant that the world was slowly taken over by dead mana since quite a long time ago.

“The cause?”

The ancient Dragon calmly asked while observing Cale who seemed to be deep in thought. He also looked at the Beast named Sui Khan, who seemed to be just as deep in thought.

However, the ancient Dragon couldn't help but look at the Pope after hearing her response.

"The start was the extinction of the Dragons.”

Boom!

The Pope turned her head after hearing a loud noise. The black Dragon, who was with the two Kittens, had slammed the ground with both front paws. Crack. The temple floor crumbled.

“Extinction?!”

Raon looked at Cale in shock and Cale shook his head.

“Please explain in detail, Pope-nim.”

“Of course, esteemed purifier.”

The Pope continued to speak in a more devoted voice.

“All of the Dragons on the three continents and the oceans died. The humans did not know about this at first. It was rare for humans to ever see Dragons.”

She was right.

Cale was a peculiar case but most humans would usually have no Dragon sightings throughout their lives.

"But one day, there was a sudden incident where a mountain in the center of the continent suddenly sank down.”

“A mountain crumbled?”

sir. It didn't crumble, it sank

“Mm.”

groaned and uncrossed his

Pope continued in a shaky voice as Cale’s eyes

find the humans at that time and informed the humans about the

written in the

It described the incident.

of them were even crying

World Tree

let out

Pope looked into the purifier’s firm gaze

the Elves said and the world started to become

"Excuse me.”

hand to stop her for

World Tree

life as itself even if

it

on the records that were left behind, the Elves said a mysterious existence killed the World Tree and that the representatives of the different races went

“Cale-nim.”

Han, who had been quietly listening, started

the same as the White Star's

nodded

is right. The pattern is

only difference was that the

and went to a village of the Elves to get the branch of the World Tree. This might have been just one step

Ah!’

at a badge on his

was

black

‘Mm.’

odd look on his face and his long-time friends, who recognized it, looked at him

is nothing special

was quite dark for saying

became taken over by dead mana and the number of creatures dying rose exponentially. A new power started to rise and the power relations were reorganized. I will organize details about that in a

Cale nodded his head.

figure out the power relations

that wasn’t dyed

be the center of

“But excuse me...”

time since coming into

would naturally appear as a lot of creatures would die once a decent amount of the land was taken over

children averaging nine-years-old and stopped talking. He

‘They already know.’

was about to say or had quickly realized it

Shawn was

that Dark

his thoughts

order to first create enough dead mana to dye the land, they would have had to kill a lot of living creatures. It would have been similar to how the White Star was using the Mogoru Empire and creating a large amount of dead mana underneath

Alchemists’ Bell Tower had been full of

“First.”

at Cale once he started to speak. Cale

with the Roan

was almost certain

youngest young lady Orsena

top priority

need to visit the Black

in confusion. Hong's ears twitched as he tilted his

Why visit instead

right, nya! That’s weird, nya! It’s weird that you are

flinched but Cale was

I ever been someone who only destroyed

corners of Cale’s lips curled up and the children averaging nine-years-old nodded their heads as if this was expected while some of the others

while

I guess we need to go

naturally headed toward the Iska Empire on the

have noticed his gaze as she pointed

are called the House of Huayans

is a Duke's

It’s

moment as Raon commented

esteemed purifier is a Duke of another

pushed aside that

held the position of the Imperial Crown Prince's instructor since about 400

400 years? Others

Pope smiled bitterly at

image of trying to delay the erosion of dead mana more than anybody else. Of course, we have discovered that that is not

gaze that became vicious along with the bitter smile made it seem as if there was some story behind it. However, the Pope seemed to have no desire

in the Iska Empire's

he was uncertain

looks difficult to

quiet this whole time

It was Sui Khan.

you’re okay with it, I can

this to be odd, but he held back his questions after seeing Choi Han nod his head as if he thought it would

smile as if he wasn’t okay with it before asking the