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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?”

It didn't crumble, it sank down.

“Mm.”

groaned and uncrossed

in a shaky voice as Cale’s eyes clouded over

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

in the

It described the incident.

them were even

Tree has

out a

Pope looked into the purifier’s firm gaze as

and the world started to become dyed

"Excuse me.”

to stop

the World Tree

it come back to life as

it continues its

Elves said a mysterious existence killed the World Tree

“Cale-nim.”

had been quietly listening, started

same. It is the same

nodded

is right.

difference was that

a village of the Elves to get the branch of the World Tree. This might have been just one step in eventually killing the World Tree. ‘Those

Ah!’

down at a

was in

black World

‘Mm.’

looked at him wondering what was going on, but... Cale waved them

nothing special

dark

exponentially. A new power started to rise and the power relations were reorganized. I will organize details about that in a document and explain at a later

Cale nodded his head.

can basically figure out the power relations without

of land that wasn’t dyed in dead

would be the

“But excuse me...”

spoke for the first time

a lot of creatures would die once a decent amount of the land was taken over by dead mana,

averaging nine-years-old and stopped talking. He

‘They already know.’

about what Shawn was about to say

what Shawn was about

Dark

his thoughts

had to kill a lot of living creatures. It would have been similar

Empire's Alchemists’ Bell Tower had been

“First.”

Cale once he started to speak. Cale was still

with the

was almost

youngest young lady Orsena mentioned white

top

need to visit the Black

confusion. Hong's ears twitched as

Why visit instead of

That’s weird, nya! It’s weird

but Cale

someone who only

heads as if this was expected

Han smiled innocently like Cale while Mary

we need to go where the

the Iska Empire on

gaze as she pointed

Black Bloods are called the House of Huayans here and they hold the

family is a

It’s a

moment as Raon commented and Hong

purifier is a Duke of another

that

House of Huayans has held the position of the Imperial Crown Prince's instructor since about 400 years ago without ever missing

Others just let

Pope smiled bitterly at

never sought out any other positions of power. Furthermore, they have the image of trying to delay the erosion of dead mana more than anybody

gaze that became vicious along with the bitter smile made it seem as if there was

House of Huayans is located in the Iska Empire's capital. They are right next to

he was uncertain about

looks difficult

who had been quiet this whole time looked

It was Sui Khan.

with it, I

this to be odd, but he held

if he wasn’t okay with it before asking the Pope

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