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?”

crumble, it sank down.

“Mm.”

suddenly groaned and

voice as Cale’s eyes clouded over while looking at Eruhaben’s

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

the

It described the incident.

of them were even crying

World Tree

out

looked into the purifier’s firm

and the world started

"Excuse me.”

to stop her for a

the World Tree

life as itself

that why it

purifier. Based on the records that were left behind, the Elves said a mysterious existence killed the World Tree and that the representatives of the different races

“Cale-nim.”

Han, who had been quietly

same. It is the

nodded his

right.

was that the White Star

branch of the World Tree. This might have been just one

Ah!’

looked down at a badge on

fake tree was in

black

‘Mm.’

on his face and his long-time friends, who recognized it, looked at him wondering what was going

is nothing special after

Pope’s expression was quite dark for saying there was

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.

out

that wasn’t dyed in

be

“But excuse me...”

the first time since coming

lot of creatures would die once a decent amount

and stopped talking. He

‘They already know.’

what Shawn was about to say or

was what Shawn

Cale, that Dark

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

plaza of the Mogoru Empire's Alchemists’ Bell Tower had

“First.”

looked at Cale once he started to

Hunters messed with the Roan

almost certain

young lady Orsena mentioned

top priority

like I'll need to visit the Black Bloods

twitched as he tilted his head to the

Why visit instead of

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

flinched but Cale

I ever been someone who only destroyed

The corners of Cale’s 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

while Mary slowly nodded her head. Choi

need to go where the

headed toward the

have noticed his gaze as she

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

family is a

right, nya! It’s a great family,

as Raon

purifier is a Duke of

that question for

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

years? Others just

bitterly at

House of Huayans has 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

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

in the Iska

he was

looks difficult

had been quiet this whole time looked

It was Sui Khan.

it, I can search it on

to be odd, but he held back his questions after seeing Choi

looked at Sui Khan’s tired smile as if he wasn’t okay with it before asking the Pope