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?”

It didn't crumble, it sank

“Mm.”

and

Cale’s eyes

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

written in the records of the

It described the incident.

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

Tree has

let out a

looked into the purifier’s

the world started to become dyed

"Excuse me.”

hand to stop her

the World

it come back to life as

it continues its

Based on the records that were left behind, the Elves said a

“Cale-nim.”

who had been quietly listening, started to

same. It is the same as

silently nodded his

is right. The pattern

was that the White Star had

tried to kill the Dragons as well and went to a village of the Elves to get the branch of the World Tree. This might have been

Ah!’

at a badge

was in that

was a black World

‘Mm.’

an 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 for the

nothing

dark for saying there

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

Cale nodded his head.

basically figure out the

percent of land that wasn’t dyed in dead mana

be the center

“But excuse me...”

the first time since

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

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

‘They already know.’

already thinking about what Shawn was about to say or had quickly realized it at what he

Shawn

Dark Elf is

shared his thoughts in Cale’s

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

Empire's Alchemists’ Bell Tower had been full

“First.”

looked at Cale once he started to speak.

Hunters messed with

was almost certain about

lady Orsena mentioned

the top

need to visit

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

visit

weird, nya! It’s weird that you are not

Pope flinched but Cale

been someone who

lips curled up and the children averaging nine-years-old nodded their heads as if this was expected while some of the others slowly avoided the Pope's wandering

innocently like Cale while Mary slowly nodded her head.

I guess we need to go where the

toward the Iska Empire on

noticed his gaze as she

Bloods are called the House of Huayans here

family is a Duke's

right, nya! It’s a great

moment as Raon commented

esteemed purifier is a Duke of another

aside that

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

years? Others just

Pope smiled bitterly at Eruhaben's

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 discovered that that is

with the bitter smile made it seem as if there was some story

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

quietly mumbled as if he was uncertain about

looks difficult

been quiet this whole

It was Sui Khan.

you’re okay with it, I

found this to be odd, but he held back his questions after seeing Choi Han nod his

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