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 sank

“Mm.”

groaned and

a shaky voice as Cale’s eyes

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

the records

It described the incident.

Elves had looked desperate and some of them were even

Tree has

out a deep

the purifier’s firm gaze as she

the Elves said and the world

"Excuse me.”

to stop

the World

to life

that why it continues

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

“Cale-nim.”

had been quietly listening, started

same. It is the

nodded

Han is right. The

difference was that

as well and went to 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.

Ah!’

a

tree was in that

was a black World Tree

‘Mm.’

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

nothing special after

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

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

Cale nodded his head.

basically figure out the power

20 percent of land that wasn’t dyed in

places would be the center of

“But excuse me...”

for the first time

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

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

‘They already know.’

about to

was what Shawn was about to

Dark Elf

thoughts in Cale’s

of living creatures. It would have been similar to how the White Star was using the Mogoru Empire and creating

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

“First.”

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

with the Roan

was almost certain

youngest young lady Orsena

the top priority right

looks like I'll need to

head in confusion. Hong's ears twitched as

Why visit instead

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

flinched but Cale was

ever been someone who

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

Han smiled innocently like Cale while Mary slowly nodded her head. Choi

need to go where the

the Iska Empire on the

his gaze as she

the House of Huayans here and they hold the title

family is a Duke's

right, nya! It’s a great

a moment as

esteemed purifier is a

aside that question for

Huayans has held the position of the Imperial Crown Prince's instructor since

400 years? Others just

Pope smiled bitterly at

power. Furthermore, they have the image of trying to delay the erosion of dead mana more than anybody else. Of

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

of Huayans is located in the Iska Empire's capital.

as if he was uncertain about

looks difficult

this whole time looked at

It was Sui Khan.

okay with it, I can search

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

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