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

“Mm.”

suddenly groaned and uncrossed his

a shaky voice as Cale’s eyes clouded

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

written in the records of the

It described the incident.

some of them were

World Tree has

out a deep

purifier’s firm

is what the Elves said and the world started

"Excuse me.”

raised his hand to stop

the World

to life as itself even if it

it continues its life

oh esteemed purifier. Based on the records that were left behind, the Elves said a mysterious

“Cale-nim.”

Han, who had been quietly listening,

is the same

nodded his

right. The pattern

was that the

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 bastards even made a

Ah!’

at a

was in

a black World

‘Mm.’

long-time friends, who recognized it, looked at him wondering what was

is nothing special after

Pope’s expression was quite dark for saying there was nothing

rise and the power relations were reorganized. I will organize details about that

Cale nodded his head.

figure out the power relations

of land that wasn’t

places would be the center

“But excuse me...”

the first time since

a decent amount of the land was

and stopped talking. He looked at the others

‘They already know.’

was about to

what Shawn was about to

Dark Elf

his thoughts in

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

Mogoru Empire's Alchemists’ Bell Tower had been full of bones and dead

“First.”

looked at Cale once he started to speak. Cale was still organizing

Hunters messed with the

was almost certain about

young lady Orsena

top priority right

to visit the

ears twitched as he tilted

visit instead of

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

flinched but Cale was

I ever been someone who only destroyed

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 Mary

guess we need to

headed toward the Iska

gaze as she pointed

Huayans here and they hold the

is

nya! It’s a great family,

as

esteemed purifier is a Duke of

pushed aside that question

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

years? Others just

bitterly at

never sought out any other positions of power. Furthermore, they have the image of trying to delay the erosion

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

the Iska Empire's capital. They are right next to the Imperial

mumbled as if he was uncertain about

looks difficult

quiet this whole time looked

It was Sui Khan.

it, I

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

if he wasn’t okay with it before asking