Trash of the Count's Family

TCF2-13

“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?”

crumble, it

“Mm.”

groaned and uncrossed

Cale’s eyes clouded over while

Elves came to find the humans at that time and informed the humans about the extinction

was written in the records

It described the incident.

Elves had looked desperate and some of them were even crying when they came to find

Tree

out a deep

looked into the purifier’s firm gaze

said and the

"Excuse me.”

his hand to

World Tree an

back to life as itself even if it

that why it continues its

not sure about that, oh esteemed purifier. Based on the records that were left behind, the Elves said a mysterious existence killed the World Tree and that the

“Cale-nim.”

had been

is the same as the

nodded his

Han is right. The

that the White Star had

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 bastards even made a fake World Tree

Ah!’

looked down at a badge

tree was in

a black World Tree at

‘Mm.’

odd look on his face and his long-time friends, who recognized it, looked at him wondering what was going on, but... Cale waved them off and motioned

nothing special

dark for saying there was nothing

of creatures dying rose exponentially. A new power started to rise and the power relations were reorganized.

Cale nodded his head.

figure out

percent of land that wasn’t dyed in dead mana

places would be the center

“But excuse me...”

for the first time

die once a decent amount of the land was taken over by dead mana, but,

and stopped talking. He looked at the others

‘They already know.’

about what Shawn was about to say or had quickly

was what Shawn was about

Dark

shared his thoughts in Cale’s

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

underground plaza of the Mogoru Empire's Alchemists’ Bell Tower had been full of bones

“First.”

he started to speak. Cale

Hunters messed with

was almost certain about

young lady

the top priority

like I'll need to visit

in confusion. Hong's ears twitched as he tilted his head to the side

Why visit

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

Pope flinched but Cale

someone who

up and the children averaging nine-years-old nodded their heads as if this was expected while some of the others slowly avoided

Choi Han smiled innocently like Cale while

to go where

gaze naturally headed toward the Iska Empire on the

must have noticed his gaze as she pointed to the

are called the House of Huayans

human's family is a Duke's

nya! It’s a great

as Raon commented

esteemed purifier is a Duke of another

that

Imperial Crown Prince's instructor since about 400 years ago

years? Others

Pope smiled bitterly

been the Emperor’s instructor but has 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 else. Of course, we have

seem as if there was some story behind it. However, the Pope seemed to have no desire

located in the Iska Empire's capital. They are right next

quietly mumbled as if he was uncertain

looks difficult to

had been quiet this whole time looked at Cale

It was Sui Khan.

with it, I can search it on

about Sui Khan, looked at him as if he found this to be odd, but he held back his questions after seeing Choi Han

if he wasn’t okay with it